2024 Cork Junior A Football Championship
Dates | 10 November - 8 December 2024 | ||
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Teams | 7 | ||
Sponsor | McCarthy Insurance Group | ||
Champions | Inniscarra (1st title) John O'Callaghan (captain) Daire Holland (manager) | ||
Runners-up | Ballygarvan Ray O'Halloran (captain) Liam Sheehan (manager) | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 6 | ||
Goals scored | 13 (2.17 per match) | ||
Points scored | 107 (17.83 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | Seán O'Donoghue (2-07) | ||
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The 2024 Cork Junior A Football Championship was the 126th staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1895. The championship ran from 10 November to 8 December 2024.
The final was played on 8 December 2024 at Páirc Uí Rinn in Cork, between Inniscarra and Ballygarvan, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[1] Inniscarra won the match by 1-07 to 1-06 to claim their first ever championship title.[2][3]
Inniscarra's Seán O'Donoghue was the championship's top scorer with 2-07.
Qualification
Divisional championships
Duhallow final
Castlemagner 2–11
Knocknagree 0–07
North Cork final
Liscarroll Churchtown Gaels 1–13
Charleville 0–10
Mid Cork final
Inniscarra 0–10, 3–10 (R)
Aghinagh 0–10, 3–09 (R)
Carbery final
Kilmacabea 1–12
Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's 1–04
Cork City final
Douglas 1–08
Nemo Rangers 0–10
South East final
Ballygarvan 5–11
Carrigaline 2–11
East Cork final
Castlemartyr 1–10
Carrigtwohill 0–12
Results
Quarter-finals
10 November 2024 Quarter-final | Douglas | 1-05 - 0-14 | Kilmacabea | Ahamilla Complex |
Report | C McCarthy 0-4, D Gore 0-4, M Collins 0-1, I Jennings 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1, R Hourihane 0-1, J Collins 0-1, E Shanahan 0-1. |
10 November 2024 Quarter-final | Liscarroll/Churchtown Gaels | 0-08 - 1-12 | Ballygarvan | Blarney Grounds |
P O’Shea 0-4 (0-2 f), Colin O’Brien S Delee, S O Callaghan, S Kileen 0-1 each. | Report | E O'Connor 1-3 (0-1 f), R O’Halloran 0-5, D Mackey 0-2, S Brady, N Dowd 0-1 each. |
10 November 2024 Quarter-final | Castlemagner | 1-08 - 4-08 | Inniscarra | Páirc Eoin Mhic Charthaigh |
E Magner 1-1, Cormac O'Sullivan 0-4, D Linehan 0-2. | Report | S O'Donoghue 2-2, D O'Sullivan 1-3, D O'Connell 1-0, S Dineen 0-1, F Horgan 0-1, D O'Keeffe 0-1. |
- Castlemartyr received a bye in this round.
Semi-finals
1 December 2024 Semi-final | Castlemartyr | 0-09 - 1-12 | Ballygarvan | Páirc Uí Rinn |
M Kelly 0-4 (0-1 f), J McGann 0-2, B McGann, C Joyce, J Stack 0-1 each. | Report | R O’Halloran 0-5, S Brady 1-0, E O’Connor 0-3, S Fenton, P O’Halloran, N Dowd, D O’Mahony 0-1 each. |
1 December 2024 Semi-final | Inniscarra | 2-09 - 1-09 | Kilmacabea | Páirc Uí Rinn |
D O’Connell 1-1 (0-1 m), L O’Connor 0-4 (0-1 f, 0-1 m), J O’Dwyer 1-0, S O’Donoghue 0-2 (0-1 f), D O’Keeffe, S Dineen 0-1 each. | Report | C McCarthy 0-5 (0-4 f), L McCarthy 1-0, D Gore 0-2, I Jennings, E Shanahan 0-1 each. |
Final
8 December 2024 Final | Ballygarvan | 1-06 - 1-07 | Inniscarra | Páirc Uí Rinn |
S Brady 1-1, E O’Connor 0-3 f, D O’Connor, R O’Halloran 0-1 each. | Report | S O’Donoghue 0-3 (0-1 f), J O'Callaghan 1-0, D O’Keeffe 0-2, L O’Connor (f), S Dineen 0-1 each. | Referee: P Finnegan (Douglas) |
Top scorers
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Seán O'Donoghue | Inniscarra | 2-07 | 13 | 3 | 4.33 |
2 | Evan O'Connor | Ballygarvan | 1-09 | 12 | 3 | 4.00 |
3 | Ray O'Halloran | Ballygarvan | 0-11 | 11 | 3 | 3.66 |
4 | Colin McCarthy | Kilmacabea | 1-06 | 9 | 2 | 4.50 |
5 | Seán Brady | Ballygarvan | 2-02 | 8 | 3 | 2.66 |
References
- ^ "Youthful Ballygarvan hoping to seize their chance in County JAFC final". Echo Live. 7 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "Seán O'Donoghue the hero as Inniscarra come back from the dead to win County JAFC title against Ballygarvan". Echo Live. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "O'Donoghue the hero as Inniscarra crowned Cork Junior A champions". Irish Examiner. 8 December 2024. Retrieved 8 December 2024.
- ^ "Liscarroll/Churchtown Gaels lift first ever Avondhu JAFC title seeing off Charleville". The Corkman. 6 November 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ "Kilmacabea land first Carbery JAFC in four years". Echo Live. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ "Ballygarvan too strong for Carrigaline to retain South East JAFC title". Echo Live. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ "Duhallow JAFC final: First half goals allow Castlemagner storm past Knocknagree". The Corkman. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ "Stack goal crucial as Castlemartyr pip Carrigtwohill to East Cork crown". Irish Examiner. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ "Iniscarra edge out Aghinagh after six-goal Muskerry final classic". Echo Live. 2 November 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
- ^ "Douglas complete junior double with defeat of neighbours Nemo Rangers". Echo Live. 26 October 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.