2022 Cork Junior A Football Championship

Dates

15 October - 13 November 2022

Teams

Sponsor

Bon Secours

Champions

Kilmurry (5th title)
William Ronan (captain)
Fionn Warren (captain)
Cormac Linehan (manager)

Runners-up

Cobh
Adam McCarthy (captain)

Tournament statistics

Matches played

Goals scored

18 (2.57 per match)

Points scored

110 (15.71 per match)

Top scorer(s)

Mark Lenehan (2-08)

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The 2022 Cork Junior A Football Championship was the 124th staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1895. The championship ran from 15 October to 13 November 2022.

The final was played on 13 November 2022 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Kilmurry and Cobh, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Kilmurry won the match by 1-12 to 0-08 to claim their fifth championship title overall and a first title in 36 years.

Buttevant's Mark Lenehan was the championship's top scorer with 2-08.

Qualification

Division	Championship	Champions
Avondhu	North Cork Junior A Football Championship	Buttevant
Beara	Beara Junior A Football Championship	Urhan
Carbery	South West Junior A Football Championship	St. James's
Carrigdhoun	South East Junior A Football Championship	Kinsale
Duhallow	Duhallow Junior A Football Championship	Cullen
Imokilly	East Cork Junior A Football Championship	Cobh
Muskerry	Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship	Kilmurry
Seandún	City Junior A Football Championship	St. Michael's

Divisional Championships

Duhallow Junior A Football Championship

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Cullen	2	2	0	+1	4	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Castlemagner	2	1	1	-1	2	Advance to Knockout Stage
4	Kiskeam	2	0	2	+0	0

Castlemagner 1-12 - 0-16 Cullen

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Kanturk	3	3	0	+8	6	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Lyre	3	2	1	+14	4	Advance to Knockout Stage
3	Knocknagree	3	1	2	-6	2
4	Newmarket	3	0	3	-16	0

Lyre 4-14 - 1-07 Newmarket

Kanturk 1-12 - 1-09 Knocknagree

Lyre 1-05 - 1-10 Kanturk

Lyre 2-12 - 1-12 Knocknagree

Knockout Stage

Semi-Finals		Final

Cullen	4-13

Lyre	1-04
		Cullen	4-16

		Kanturk	1-02
Kanturk	0-11

Castlemagner	1-07

North Cork Junior A Football Championship

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Fermoy	3	2	1	0	+17	5	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Kilshannig	3	2	0	1	-8	4	Advance to Knockout Stage
3	Clyda Rovers	3	1	0	2	-7	2
4	Mallow	3	0	1	2	-2	1

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Buttevant	3	3	0	+22	6	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Killavullen	3	2	1	+5	4	Advance to Knockout Stage
3	Ballyhooly	3	1	2	+7	2
4	Ballyclough	3	0	3	-34	0

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Charleville	2	2	0	+28	4	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Kilworth	2	1	1	-5	2	Advance to Knockout Stage
3	Liscarroll Churchtown Gaels	2	0	2	-23	0

Knockout Stage

Quarter-Finals		Semi-Finals		Final

Buttevant	3-16

Kilshannig	0-02
		Fermoy	0-07

		Buttevant	1-14



				Buttevant	1-09

				Charleville	1-08
Killavullen	2-10

Kilworth	2-11
		Charleville	0-15

		Kilworth	0-11

Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Kilmurry	3	3	0	0	+38	6	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Kilmichael	3	1	1	1	-4	3	Advance to Knockout Stage
3	Clondrohid	3	1	0	2	-4	2
4	Dripsey	3	0	1	2	-30	1

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Canovee	2	2	0	+6	4	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Eire Og	2	1	1	+1	2	Advance to Knockout Stage
3	Cill na Martra	2	0	2	-7	0

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Ballincollig	2	1	1	+7	2	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Grenagh	2	1	1	-2	2	Advance to Knockout Stage
3	Donoughmore	2	1	1	-5	2

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Inniscarra	2	2	0	+8	4	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Aghinagh	2	1	1	+12	2	Advance to Knockout Stage
3	Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh	2	0	2	-20	0

Knockout Stage

Quarter-Finals		Semi-Finals		Final

Kilmurry	0-11

Eire Og	0-04
		Kilmurry	1-13

		Canovee	1-10
Canovee	3-08

Grenagh	0-06
				Kilmurry	3-10

				Aghinagh	1-08
Inniscarra	3-18

Kilmichael	0-09
		Inniscarra	1-11

		Aghinagh	1-13
Aghinagh	3-11

Ballincollig	1-15

South West Junior A Football Championship

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh's	3	2	1	+1	4	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Argideen Rangers	3	2	1	+0	4	Advance to Knockout Stage
3	Barryroe	3	2	1	-1	4
4	Bandon	3	0	3	+0	0	Relegation Playoff

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	St Mary's	3	3	0	+19	6	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	St. James's	3	2	1	+12	4	Advance to Knockout Stage
3	Castlehaven	3	1	2	-7	2
4	St. Colum's	3	0	3	-24	0	Relegation Playoff

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Ballinascarthy	3	3	0	+24	6	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Kilmacabea	3	2	1	+21	4	Advance to Knockout Stage
3	Kilbrittain	3	1	2	-16	2
4	Clonakilty	3	0	3	-29	0	Relegation Playoff

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Randal Og	3	3	0	+19	6	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Carbery Rangers	3	2	1	+25	4	Advance to Knockout Stage
3	Newcestown	3	1	2	-11	2
4	Muintir Bháire	3	0	3	-33	0	Relegation Playoff

Knockout Stage

Quarter-Finals		Semi-Finals		Final

Ballinascarthy	0-10

St. James's	2-12
		St. James's	2-11

		St Mary's	1-11
St Mary's	1-13

Kilmacabea	2-09
				St. James's	0-11

				Argideen Rangers	0-05
Randal Og	0-11

Argideen Rangers	1-14
		Argideen Rangers	1-09

		Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh's	1-06
Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh's	0-08

Carbery Rangers	0-05

Relegation Playoff

Bandon 2-08 - 1-06 Muintir Bháire

City Junior A Football Championship

First Round

Brian Dillons 4-12 - 0-13 Whitechurch

Bishopstown 1-08 - 2-12 Delanys

Mayfield 1-19 - 2-18 Douglas

Nemo Rangers 0-07 - 1-09 St Michael's

Passage 8-14 - 0-03 St Vincent's

Second Round

White's Cross 1-06 - 1-15 Mayfield

St Vincent’s 1-06 - 3-14 Whitechurch

Bishopstown 2-06 - 1-17 Nemo Rangers

Third Round

White's Cross 1-05 - 2-11 Delanys

Quarter-Finals

St Michael's 1-11 - 1-08 Whitechurch

Mayfield 4-10 - 2-14 Passage

Nemo Rangers 2-08 - 3-06 Douglas

Brian Dillons 1-10 - 1-08 Delanys

Semi-Finals

Brian Dillons 2-09 - 1-11 Mayfield

Douglas 0-08 - 2-11 St Michael's

Final

Brian Dillons 1-11 - 2-11 St Michael's

South East Junior A Football Championship

Group 1

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Kinsale	3	3	0	+20	6	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Carrigaline	3	2	1	+9	4	Advance to Knockout Stage
3	Ballymartle	3	1	2	-14	2
3	Tracton	3	0	3	-15	0

Group 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Shamrocks	2	2	0	+29	4	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Valley Rovers	2	1	1	-5	2	Advance to Knockout Stage
3	Belgooly	2	0	2	-24	0

Group 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Ballygarvan	2	2	0	+28	4	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Ballinhassig	2	1	1	-7	2	Advance to Knockout Stage
3	Courcey Rovers	2	0	2	-21	0

Knockout Stage

Quarter-Finals		Semi-Finals		Final

Ballygarvan	2-09

Valley Rovers	0-05
		Kinsale	1-10

		Ballygarvan	1-09



				Kinsale	2-15

				Ballinhassig	0-04
Ballinhassig	2-11

Carrigaline	1-07
		Shamrocks	2-09

		Ballinhassig	2-12

East Cork Junior A Football Championship

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Cloyne	3	2	1	+2	4	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Bride Rovers	3	2	1	-2	4	Advance to Knockout Stage
3	Glenbower Rovers	3	1	2	+1	2
4	Aghada	3	1	2	-1	2

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Castlemartyr	3	2	1	0	+2	5	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Cobh	3	2	0	1	+12	4	Advance to Knockout Stage
3	Carrigtwohill	3	1	1	1	+0	3
4	Midleton	3	0	0	3	-14	0

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Carrignavar	3	2	1	0	+16	5	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Youghal	3	2	0	1	-3	4	Advance to Knockout Stage
3	Lisgoold	3	1	0	2	-9	2
4	Erin's Own	3	0	1	2	-4	1

Knockout Stage

Quarter-Finals		Semi-Finals		Final

Cloyne	2-11

Youghal	1-12
		Castlemartyr	4-13

		Cloyne	1-16



				Castlemartyr	2-09

				Cobh	4-11
Bride Rovers	0-07

Cobh	4-08
		Carrignavar	0-03

		Cobh	2-10

Fixtures and results

Bracket

Quarter-Finals		Semi-Finals		Final

St James's (Carbery)	2-07

Kilmurry (Muskerry)	2-10
		Kilmurry (Muskerry)	1-10

		Urhan (Beara)	1-06
Kinsale (Carrigdhoun)	1-09

Urhan (Beara)	3-09
				Kilmurry (Muskerry)	1-12

				Cobh (Imokilly)	0-08
Cullen (Duhallow)	0-05

Cobh (Imokilly)	1-05
		Cobh (Imokilly)	2-07

		Buttevant (Avondhu)	0-09
St Michael's (Seandun)	1-04

Buttevant (Avondhu)	3-09

Quarter-finals

St James' v Kilmurry

15 October 2022 Quarter-final	St James'	2-07 - 2-10	Kilmurry	St. Mary's Park
	A Hayes 1-2, F Hayes 1-2, J O'Driscoll 0-1, M McCarthy 0-1, A O'Shea 0-1.		P Berhanu 1-1, L Wall 1-0, R Leahy 0-3, T Collins 0-2, W Buckley 0-1, W Ronan 0-1, R Duggan 0-1, P Hinchion 0-1.	Referee: B Coniry (Crosshaven)

Kinsale v Urhan

15 October 2022 Quarter-final	Kinsale	1-09 - 3-09	Urhan	Sam Maguire Park
	M Murphy 1-2, B Coughlan 0-4, J Murphy 0-2, H Sheehan 0-1.		C Harrington 1-6, C Lowney 1-2, D Crowley 1-0, P O'Shea 0-1.	Referee: L O'Shea (Carbery Rangers)

Cullen v Cobh

15 October 2022 Quarter-final	Cullen	0-05 - 1-05	Cobh	Mourneabbey Grounds
	L Murphy 0-5 (0-2f, 0-1’45).	Report	D Kearney 1-1, C Spriggs 0-2 (0-1f), D Heelan 0-1f, S Cummins 0-1	Referee: C Murphy (Glanworth)

St Michael's v Buttevant

15 October 2022 Quarter-final	St Michael's	1-04 - 3-09	Buttevant	Grenagh Grounds
	D Cremin 1-1, E Sheehan 0-1, E Buckley 0-1, M Drummond 0-1.		M Lenehan 2-4, R Fowley 1-0, M O'Neill 0-2, K Bowles 0-1, C Hanlon 0-1, K O'Keeffe 0-1.	Referee: D Carroll (Kanturk)

Semi-finals

Kilmurry v Urhan

29 October 2022 Semi-final	Kilmurry	1-10 - 1-06	Urhan	Wolfe Tone Park
	P Berhanu 1-0, T Collins 0-3, L Wall 0-3, J O'Mullane 0-2, D McCarthy 0-1, K Kelleher 0-1.		C Lowney 1-5, P O'Shea 0-1.

Cobh v Buttevant

29 October 2022 Semi-final	Cobh	2-07 - 0-09	Buttevant	Moore Park
	C Spriggs (0-5, 3f), S Hilliard (1-0), C Farrell (1-0), N O'Connell (0-1), D Heelan (0-1).	Report	M O'Neill 0-5 (0-4f), M Lenahan (0-4).	Referee: C Nolan (Bishopstown)

Final

Kilmurry v Cobh

13 November 2022 Final	Kilmurry	1-12 - 0-08	Cobh	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	L Wall 0-5 (1f), P Berhanu 1-1, R Duggan 0-2, L Aisling, James O’Mullane, T Collins (f), R Leahy 0-1 each.	Report	N O’Connell 0-3, F Duggan 0-2 (0-1 f), C Spriggs (f), S Hilliard, A Lynch 0-1 each.	Referee: A Whelton (Clonakilty)

Championship Statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Mark Lenehan	Buttevant	2-08	14	2	7.00
2	Conor Lowney	Urhan	2-07	13	2	6.50
3	Pádraig Berhanu	Kilmurry	3-02	11	3	3.66
3	Liam Wall	Kilmurry	1-08	11	3	3.66
5	Conchubhar Harrington	Urhan	1-06	9	2	4.50

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Mark Lenehan	Buttevant	2-04	10	St. Michael's
2	Conchubhar Harrington	Urhan	1-06	9	Kinsale
3	Conor Lowney	Urhan	1-05	8	Kilmurry
4	Aaron Hayes	St. James'	1-02	5	Kilmurry
	Frank Hayes	St. James'	1-02	5	Kilmurry
	Michael Murphy	Kinsale	1-02	5	Urhan
	Conor Lowney	Urhan	1-02	5	Kinsale
	Luke Murphy	Cullen	0-05	5	Cobh
	Cian Spriggs	Cobh	0-05	5	Buttevant
	Michael O'Neill	Buttevant	0-05	5	Cobh
	Liam Wall	Kilmurry	0-05	5	Cobh

References

"Cobh and Kilmurry show steel to set up exciting JAFC final showdown". Irish Examiner. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
"Liam Wall and Padraig Berhanu fire Kilmurry to Junior A glory against Cobh". Echo Live. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
Ryan, Pat (20 September 2022). "Conor Hanlon the star as Buttevant see off Charleville to claim Avondhu football crown". The Corkman. Retrieved 30 September 2022.
McCarthy, Ger (25 September 2022). "'This is like a dream' - St James seal promotion after convincing West Cork final win". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
Tarrant, John (11 September 2022). "Cullen crush Kanturk's second team to lift Duhallow JAFC crown". Evening Echo. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
McCarthy, Ger (18 September 2022). "Hilliard hat-trick seals East Cork Junior football title for Cobh". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
O'Mahony, Barry (11 September 2022). "Padraig Berhanu's two goals secure Mid Cork title for Kilmurry footballers". Echo Live. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
McCarthy, Ger (18 September 2022). "Falvey goals power St Michael's to City junior crown". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 25 September 2022.

External links

Cork GAA website

Cork Junior A Football Championship

Cork Junior Football Championship, 1895–1983

Championships

Cork Junior A Football Championship, 1984–
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