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117th staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship

2015 Cork Junior A Football Championship
Dates12 September - 25 October 2015
Teams8
SponsorEvening Echo
Champions Bandon (5th title)
Pat Prendergast (captain)
Colm Aherne (manager)
Runners-up Iveleary
Brian Cronin (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored21 (2.63 per match)
Points scored176 (22 per match)
Top scorer(s) Mark Sugrue (4-18)
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The 2015 Cork Junior A Football Championship was the 117th staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board. The draw for the opening fixtures took place on 14 December 2014. The championship ran from 12 September to 25 October 2015.

The final was played on 25 October 2015 at Páirc Uí Rinn in Cork, between Bandon and Iveleary, in what was their first meeting in the final in 86 years. Bandon won the match by 3-11 to 2-09 to claim their fifth championship title overall and a first title in 40 years.

Bandon's Mark Sugrue was the championship's top scorer with 4-18.

Qualification

Division Championship Representatives
Avondhu North Cork Junior A Football Championship Ballyclough
Beara Beara Junior A Football Championship Urhan
Carbery South West Junior A Football Championship Bandon
Carrigdhoun South East Junior A Football Championship Ballinhassig
Duhallow Duhallow Junior A Football Championship Knocknagree
Imokilly East Cork Junior A Football Championship Fr. O'Neill's
Muskerry Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship Iveleary
Seandún City Junior A Football Championship Delaney Rovers

Results

Quarter-finals

Ballyclough v Ballinhassig
12 September 2015 Quarter-final Ballyclough 2-07 - 1-05 Ballinhassig Mourneabbey Grounds
C O'Neill 1-3, T O'Shea 1-3, T O'Neill 0-1. D O'Sullivan 0-4, C Reynolds 1-0, F O'Leary 0-1. Referee: C Ó Murchú (Brian Dillons)
Iveleary v Urhan
19 September 2015 Quarter-final Iveleary 2-15 - 1-10 Urhan Wolfe Tone Park
B Cronin 2-5, C Vaughan 0-8, S Lehane 0-1, B O'Leary 0-1. V Lehane 1-1, M O'Neill 0-2, C Harrington 0-2, P O'Shea 0-2, S O'Sullivan 0-1, F Dwyer 0-1, C Lowney 0-1. Referee: F Quill (Bantry Blues)
Bandon v Delaney Rovers
26 September 2015 Quarter-final Bandon 1-18 - 1-11 Delaney Rovers Páirc Liam Mhic Cárthaigh
M Sugrue 0-7, D Crowley 1-3, B Collins 0-5, P Crowley 0-2, R Crowley 0-1. C McCarthy 0-6, D Quinlan 1-1, C Healy 0-2, D Ahern 0-1, J Hosford 0-1. Referee: J Ryan (Macroom)
Knocknagre v Fr. O'Neill's
4 October 2015 Quarter-final Knocknagre 1-19 - 1-05 Fr. O'Neill's Mallow GAA Complex
JF Daly 1-5, A O'Connor 0-5, M Dilworth 0-5, G O'Connor 0-1, K Daly 0-1, S Heelan 0-1, F O'Connor 0-1. P Higgins 1-0, S Harrington 0-3, L Dunne 0-1, D Harrington 0-1.

Semi-finals

Ballyclough v Iveleary
27 September 2015 Semi-final Ballyclough 2-09 - 0-15 Iveleary Dromtarriffe Grounds
T O'Neill 1-2, C O'Neill 0-5, T O'Shea 1-0, A Finnegan 0-1, D Buckley 0-1. B Cronin 0-6, C Vaughan 0-3, S Galvin 0-1, B O'Leary 0-1, G O'Riordan 0-1, K Manning 0-1, F McSweeney 0-1. Referee: M O'Leary (Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's)
Iveleary v Ballyclough
9 October 2015 Semi-final replay Iveleary 2-15 - 0-07 Ballyclough Mourneabbey Grounds
C Vaughan 0-7, B Cronin 1-2, D O'Riordan 1-0, C Óg Jones 0-3, F McSweeney 0-1, B O'Leary 0-1, G McSweeney 0-1. C O'Neill 0-3, T O'Shea 0-3, A Finnegan 0-1. Referee: M O'Keeffe (Drotarriffe)
Bandon v Knocknagree
10 October 2015 Semi-final Bandon 1-13 - 1-07 Knocknagree Castle Grounds
M Sugrue 1-7, B Collins 0-3, D Crowley 0-2, E O'Donovan 0-1. P O'Connor 1-0, A O'Connor 0-3, JF Daly 0-1, M Dilworth 0-1, F O'Connor 0-1, J O'Keeffe 0-1. Referee: T Hayes (Éire Óg)

Final

Bandon v Iveleary
25 October 2015 Final Bandon 3-11 - 2-09 Iveleary Páirc Uí Rinn
M Sugrue 3-4, B Collins 0-4, D Crowley 0-3. C Vaughan 1-3, S Lehane 1-2, B Cronin 0-2, C Óg Jones 0-2. Referee: B Coniry (Crosshaven)

Championship Statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Mark Sugrue Bandon 4-18 30 3 10.00
2 Brian Cronin Iveleary 3-15 24 4 6.00
Cathal Vaughan Iveleary 1-21 24 4 6.00
4 Colm O'Neill Ballyclough 1-11 14 3 4.66
5 Teddy O'Shea Ballyclough 2-06 12 3 4.00
Barry Collins Bandon 0-12 12 3 4.00
7 Darren Crowley Bandon 1-08 11 3 3.66
8 John Fintan Daly Knocknagree 1-06 9 2 4.50
9 Anthony O'Connor Knocknagree 0-08 8 2 4.00
10 Seán Lehane Iveleary 1-03 6 4 1.50
Thomas O'Neill Ballyclough 1-03 6 3 2.00
Ciarán McCarthy Delaney Rovers 0-06 6 1 6.00
Matthew Dilworth Knocknagree 0-06 6 2 3.00
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Mark Sugrue Bandon 3-04 13 Iveleary
2 Brian Cronin Iveleary 2-05 11 Urhan
3 Mark Sugrue Bandon 1-07 10 Knocknagree
4 John Fintan Daly KNocknagree 1-05 8 Fr. O'Neill's
Cathal Vaughan Iveleary 0-08 8 Urhan
6 Mark Sugrue Bandon 0-07 7 Delaney Rovers
Cathal Vaughan Iveleary 0-07 7 Ballyclough
8 Colm O'Neill Ballyclough 1-03 6 Ballinhassig
Teddy O'Shea Ballyclough 1-03 6 Ballinhassig
Darren Crowley Bandon 1-03 6 Delaney Rovers
Cathal Vaughan Iveleary 1-03 6 Bandon
Brian Cronin Iveleary 0-06 6 Ballyclough
Ciarán McCarthy Delaney Rovers 0-06 6 Bandon

References

  1. "Junior A FC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. "Sugrue scores hat trick as Bandon win county football final". The Southern Star. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  3. "VIDEO: Mark Sugrue inspires Bandon victory". Irish Examiner. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
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