2007 Cork Senior Football Championship

Dates

7 April 2007 – 28 October 2007

Teams

Sponsor

Evening Echo

Champions

Nemo Rangers (16th title)
Niall Geary (captain)
Ephie Fitzgerald (manager)

Runners-up

Ilen Rovers
Brian O'Sullivan (captain)
Flor O'Driscoll (manager)

Relegated

St. Vincent's

Tournament statistics

Top scorer(s)

James Masters (2-29)

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The 2007 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 119th staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening fixtures took place on 10 December 2006. The championship began on 7 April 2007 and ended on 28 October 2007.

Nemo Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions.^[1]

On 28 October 2007, Nemo Rangers won the championship following a 0-12 to 0-09 defeat of Ilen Rovers in the final.^[2] This was their 16th championship title overall and their third title in succession.

Nemo's James Masters was the championship's top scorer with 2-29.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship

St. Vincent's

From Championship

Relegated to the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship

Mallow
St Michael's

Results

Preliminary round

Aghada v Dohenys

7 April 2007 Preliminary round	Aghada	0-09 - 0-12	Dohenys	Ovens
	C Fleming 0-4, S O'Keeffe 0-3, T O'Keeffe 0-1, P O'Neill 0-1.		D Nyhan 0-4, D O'Mahony 0-3, D O'Sullivan 0-3, G McCarthy 0-2.

Round 1

Ilen Rovers v Nemo Rangers

14 April 2007 Round 1	Ilen Rovers	1-11 - 3-20	Nemo Rangers	Clonakilty
	K O'Sullivan 0-6, S Casey 1-1, C O'Driscoll 0-3, J Wycherley 0-1.		J Masters 1-9, A Cronin 0-5, D Mehigan 1-0, M Cronin 1-0, S O'Brien 0-3, P Kerrigan 0-2, P Morgan 0-1.

St. Nicholas' v Carbery Rangers

14 April 2007 Round 1	St. Nicholas'	3-10 - 2-09	Carbery Rangers	Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
	P O'Brien 1-2, J Kearney 0-5, G Moylan 1-0, D Brosnan 1-0, R Brosnan 0-2, G Callinan 0-1.		S Hayes 1-2, J Hayes 0-5, M Moore 1-1, J Murphy 0-1.

Clonakilty v Ballincollig

14 April 2007 Round 1	Clonakilty	0-11 - 1-08	Ballincollig	Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
	C Callanan 0-5, D Murphy 0-2, P Griffin 0-2, M O'Brien 0-1, B Walsh 0-1.		J Miskella 1-0, P O'Mahony 0-3, A Donovan 0-2, L O'Toole 0-2, J Kelly 0-1.

Castlehaven v Douglas

15 April 2007 Round 1	Castlehaven	1-12 - 1-11	Douglas	Clonakilty
	C Crowley 1-4, S Cahalane 0-6, D Hurley 0-1, D Hegarty 0-1.		S McCarthy 0-4, E Cadogan 1-0, J Farrell 0-2, M Harrington 0-1, B Fitzgerald 0-1, T Sheehan 0-1, C Dineen 0-1, F O'Sullivan 0-1.

Naomh Abán v Bantry Blues

15 April 2007 Round 1	Naomh Abán	1-09 - 0-12	Bantry Blues	Inchigeela
	D Ó Cróinín 1-1, M Ó Cróinín 0-3, A Ó Loingsigh 0-1, S Mac Cárthaigh 0-1, S Ó Cuill 0-1, A Ó Cróinín 0-1, D Ó Súilleabháin 0-1.		D Barron 0-5, D O'Neill 0-4, G Canty 0-1, N Canty 0-1, P Clifford 0-1.

St. Vincent's v Bishopstown

17 April 2007 Round 1	St. Vincent's	1-08 - 1-10	Bishopstown	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	JP Murphy 1-5, D O'Connor 0-1, D Duggan 0-1, W McCarthy 0-1.		B Healy 1-8, C Murphy 0-1, C O'Neill 0-1.

St. Finbarr's v Aghada

18 April 2007 Round 1	St. Finbarr's	1-04 - 0-08	Aghada	Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton
	A Callanan 1-0, F Murray 0-3, R O'Mahony 0-1.		S O'Keeffe 0-3, G Melvin 0-2, T O'Keeffe 0-2, C Fleming 0-1.

O'Donovan Rossa v Na Piarsaigh

20 April 2007 Round 1	O'Donovan Rossa	2-11 - 0-09	Na Piarsaigh	Cloughduv
	C McCarthy 0-6, P Nealon 1-1, R Long 1-1, S Carmody 0-1, N Kearney 0-1, C Crowley 0-1.		J Gardiner 0-5, D Gardiner 0-1, A Brady 0-1, C O'Sullivan 0-1, G Sheehan 0-1.

Ballincollig v Clonakilty

28 April 2007 Round 1 replay	Ballincollig	2-11 - 1-07	Clonakilty	Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
	J Kelly 1-1, P O'Mahony 0-4, F Keohane 1-0, L O'Toole 0-2, P Kelly 0-1, J Miskella 0-1, A Donovan 0-1, C O'Sullivan 0-1.		P Griffin 1-1, C Murphy 0-3, C Callanan 0-3.

Naomh Abán v Bantry Blues

28 April 2007 Round 1 replay	Naomh Abán	1-09 - 0-09	Bantry Blues	Inchigeela
	D Ó Súilleabháin 1-2, M Ó Cróinín 0-5, D Ó Cróinín 0-1, C Ó Luasa 0-1.		D Barron 0-4, D O'Neill 0-2, D McGrath 0-1, J Canty 0-1, P Clifford 0-1.

Round 2

Clonakilty v St. Finbarr's

5 June 2007 Round 2	Clonakilty	1-14 - 0-05	St. Finbarr's	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	C Callanan 1-3, C Murphy 0-5, D Murphy 0-1, B Walsh 0-1, P Griffin 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1, C McManus 0-1, C O'Donovan 0-1.		F Murray 0-4, R Leahy 0-1.

Carbery Rangers v Na Piarsaigh

5 June 2007 Round 2	Carbery Rangers	2-09 - 1-14	Na Piarsaigh	Cloughduv
	S Hayes 1-1, J Hayes 0-4, K McMahon 1-0, M Moore 0-1, N Hayes 0-1, J Fitzpatrick 0-1, S Hayes 0-1.		S Glasgow 1-5, S O'Connor 0-4, J Gardiner 0-3, D Gardiner 0-2.

St. Vincent's v Bantry Blues

6 June 2007 Round 2	St. Vincent's	0-10 - 0-12	Bantry Blues	Ballineen
	G O'Connor 0-3, JP Murphy 0-3, K Goulding 0-1, T O'Connell 0-1, J Canniffe 0-1, C Barry 0-1.		J Canty 0-3, J O'Neill 0-2, G Canty 0-2, D Barron 0-2, R Lynch 0-2, J Griffin 0-1.

Douglas v Ilen Rovers

9 June 2007 Round 2	Douglas	0-11 - 0-13	Ilen Rovers	Clonakilty
	M Harrington 0-4, S McCarthy 0-3, B Fitzgerald 0-2, C Dineen 0-1, F O'Sullivan 0-1.		K O'Sullivan 0-6, E Sheehy 0-2, B O'Sullivan 0-2, S Casey 0-1, J Wycherley 0-1, J Sheehy 0-1.

Relegation playoffs

St. Finbarr's v Douglas

23 June 2007	St. Finbarr's	2-16 - 2-15	Douglas	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	K Murray 1-6, G McCarthy 1-3, G O'Connor 0-3, C McCarthy 0-1, R O'Mahony 0-1, R Curran 0-1, M Ryan 0-1.		S Moylan 1-5, E Cadogan 0-4, S McCarthy 1-0, M Harrington 0-2, B Fitzgerald 0-2, W Coveney 0-2.

Carbery Rangers v Douglas

6 July 2007	Carbery Rangers	3-09 - 1-12	Douglas	Newcestown
	J Hayes 1-4, K McMahon 1-2, S Hayes 1-1, J Fitzpatrick 0-1, B Shanahan 0-1.		S McCarthy 0-8, M Harrington 1-3, W Coveney 0-1.

Douglas v St. Vincent's

13 October 2007	Douglas	0-11 - 0-08	St. Vincent's	Church Road, Blackrock
	M Harrington 0-5, A Barry 0-2, J Farrell 0-2, N Heffernan 0-1, B Fitzgerald 0-1.		JP Murphy 0-3, D O'Connor 0-2, C Barry 0-1, G O'Connor 0-1, W McCarthy 0-1.

St. Finbarr's v St. Vincent's

27 September 2007	St. Finbarr's	0-13 - 0-06	St. Vincent's	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	F Murphy 0-4, R Leahy 0-3, G Leahy 0-3, R O'Mahony 0-2, J O'Donoghue 0-1.		G O'Connor 0-3, D O'Connor 0-1, P O'Sullivan 0-1, C Barry 0-1.

St. Finbarr's v Carbery Rangers

13 October 2007	St. Finbarr's	2-08 - 0-13	Carbery Rangers	Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
	R O'Mahony 1-1, R Leahy 1-1, R Curran 0-3, F Murray 0-2, C McCarthy 0-1.		J Hayes 0-7, D Hayes 0-3, S Hayes 0-2, K McMahon 0-1.

Carbery Rangers v St Vincent's

20 October 2007	Carbery Rangers	1-12 - 0-05	St Vincent's	Newcestown
	M Ronan 1-0, J Fitzpatrick 0-3, J Hayes 0-3, S Hayes 0-3, K McMahon 0-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1, J Murphy 0-1.		JP Murphy 0-2, G O'Connor 0-1, D Duggan 0-1, K Goulding 0-1.

Divisional/colleges section

Imokilly v Beara

14 April 2007 Round 1	Imokilly	0-08 - 1-16	Beara	Macroom
	D Wallace 0-3, P Cahill 0-2, C O'Reilly 0-1, B Hartnett 0-1, B Ó Tuama 0-1.		BJ O'Sullivan 0-6, KJ O'Sullivan 0-5, D O'Sullivan 1-0, J Goggin 0-2, A O'Sullivan 0-1, K O'Sullivan 0-1, D Wiseman 0-1.

Carbery v University College Cork

15 April 2007 Round 1	Carbery	0-16 - 1-11	University College Cork	Brinny
	C Keane 0-5, R O'Mahony 0-3, M O'Driscoll 0-2, C O'Driscoll 0-2, T Twomey 0-1, C O'Sullivan 0-1, J Clancy 0-1, F Arnold 0-1.		C Daly 1-2, M O'Donoghue 0-4, F Goold 0-2, J Goold 0-1, P Corrigan 0-1, K Mulvihill 0-1.

Muskerry v Cork Institute of Technology

16 April 2007 Round 1	Muskerry	1-10 - 1-10	Cork Institute of Technology	Coachford
	D O'Connell 1-1, P Dunlea 0-3, A Concannon 0-2, M O'Sullivan 0-1, T Kenny 0-1, G O'Halloran 0-1, N Buckley 0-1.		C O'Neill 1-1, B Sheehan 0-3, D Goulding 0-3, H Curran 0-1, R O'Connor 0-1, J McGillycuddy 0-1.

Seandún v Carrigdhoun

17 April 2007 Round 1	Seandún	1-06 - 0-10	Carrigdhoun	Páirc Liam Mhic Cárthaigh, Ballygarvan
	M Murphy 1-1, B McGinn 0-2, K Buckley 0-1, M Barry 0-1, M Mulconroy 0-1.		G White 0-3, J Kingston 0-3, P Murphy 0-1, W O'Brien 0-1, F Lynch 0-1, B Sweeney 0-1.

Avondhu v Duhallow

21 April 2007 Round 1	Avondhu	0-10 - 0-11	Duhallow	Glanworth
	A O'Brien 0-5, T Monaghan 0-2, E Pierce 0-1, D Relihan 0-1, P Kissane 0-1.		D O'Connor 0-5, N Cronin 0-3, G Murphy 0-2, B Dennehy 0-1.

Muskerry v Cork Institute of Technology

24 April 2007 Round 1 replay	Muskerry	1-08 - 1-12	Cork Institute of Technology	Coachford
	D O'Connell 1-2, T Kenny 0-2, P Dunlea 0-1, M Hodge 0-1, DD Dorgan 0-1, J White 0-1.		Darran O'Sullivan 1-2, D Goulding 0-4, H Curran 0-2, B Sheehan 0-1, C O'Neill 0-1, P O'Flynn 0-1, Denis O'Sullivan 0-1.

Beara v Carbery

9 May 2007 Round 2	Beara	0-08 - 1-07	Carbery	Ballineen
	BJ O'Sullivan 0-4, A O'Sullivan 0-2, J Goggin 0-1, D Carey 0-1.		C O'Driscoll 1-0, R Moloney 0-2, S Levis 0-1, M O'Driscoll 0-1, C Keane 0-1, T Twomey 0-1, D Aherne 0-1.

Round 3

Naomh Abán v St. Nicholas'

4 July 2007 Round 3	Naomh Abán	0-06 - 0-10	St. Nicholas'	Coachford
	M Ó Cróinín 0-3, G (Mór) Ó Loingsigh 0-1, Donncha Ó Cróinín 0-1, A Lynch 0-1.		G Moylan 0-4, J Kearney 0-3, R Brosnan 0-2, L Leahy 0-1.

Round 4

O'Donovan Rossa v Carrigdhoun

8 June 2007 Round 4	O'Donovan Rossa	0-07 - 0-15	Carrigdhoun	Rosscarbery
	P Nealon 0-3, C McCarthy 0-2, R Long 0-1, J Werner 0-1.		F Lynch 0-6, P Murphy 0-2, R O'Sullivan 0-2, G White 0-2, B O'Keeffe 0-1, J Shanahan 0-1, G Spillane 0-1.

Carbery v Ballincollig

9 June 2007 Round 4	Carbery	0-06 - 2-15	Ballincollig	Inchigeela
	C Keane 0-3, C O'Driscoll 0-1, D Aherne 0-1, R Moloney 0-1.		J Miskella 1-3, J Kelly 1-2, A O'Donovan 0-3, C O'Sullivan 0-2, L O'Toole 0-2, J O'Brien 0-1, B Cotter 0-1, F Keohane 0-1.

Nemo Rangers v Clonakilty

6 July 2007 Round 4	Nemo Rangers	0-09 - 0-09	Clonakilty	Newcetsown
	J Masters 0-5, P Kerrigan 0-2, A Cronin 0-1, M Cronin 0-1.		C O'Donovan 0-3, C Murphy 0-2, P Griffin 0-2, C Callanan 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1.

Duhallow v Bantry Blues

7 July 2007 Round 4	Duhallow	1-07 - 0-08	Bantry Blues	Macroom
	B Dennehy 0-5, J Cott 1-0, D O'Connor 0-1, J Buckley 0-1.		D O'Neill 0-4, D Barron 0-3, J Harrington 0-1.

Ilen Rovers v Cork Institute of Technology

8 July 2007 Round 4	Ilen Rovers	1-14 - 0-06	Cork Institute of Technology	Newcestown
	K O'Sullivan 0-6, J Wycherley 1-2, C O'Driscoll 0-2, F Collins 0-1, D Coughlan 0-1, A Holland 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1.		B Sheehan 0-3, D Goulding 0-2, E Murnane 0-1.

Dohenys v Castlehaven

8 July 2007 Round 4	Dohenys	0-14 - 0-11	Castlehaven	Wolfe Tone Park, Bantry
	G McCarthy 0-8, R O'Sullivan 0-1, M O'Donovan 0-1, D Nyhan 0-1, D Healy 0-1, M Milner 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1.		P Hurley 0-6, B Collins 0-2, L Collins 0-1, S Hurley 0-1, C Crowley 0-1.

Nemo Rangers v Clonakilty

25 August 2007 Round 4 replay	Nemo Rangers	1-09 - 0-11	Clonakilty	Newcestown
	P Kerrigan 0-5, D Kearney 1-1, S O'Brien 0-1, D Niblock 0-1, M Cronin 0-1.		C Callanan 0-3, C McManus 0-2, C Murphy 0-2, C O'Donovan 0-2, P Griffin 0-1, D Murphy 0-1.

Na Piarsaigh v Bishopstown

5 September 2007 Round 4	Na Piarsaigh	2-11 - 1-09	Bishopstown	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	S Glasgow 1-3, S O'Sullivan 1-1, J Gardiner 0-3, G Sheehan 0-2, C O'Sullivan 0-1, P Gould 0-1.		B Healy 0-5, P Cronin 1-0, J O'Shea 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1, C O'Neill 0-1 D Crowley 0-1.

Aghada v St. Nicholas'

30 September 2007 Round 4	Aghada	1-08 - 1-11	St. Nicholas'	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	S O'Keeffe 0-4, V Morrissey 1-0, P O'Neill 0-1, T O'Neill 0-1, C Power 0-1, P Kilbane 0-1.		R Brosnan 0-4, N Harte 1-0, J Kearney 0-3, G Moylan 0-1, D Brosnan 0-1, P O'Brien 0-1, G Callinan 0-1.

Quarter-finals

Duhallow v Ballincollig

30 September 2007 Quarter-final	Duhallow	2-08 - 0-13	Ballincollig	Doneraile
	B Dennehy 1-0, M Dilworth 1-0, N O'Sullivan 0-3, D O'Connor 0-3, J Buckley 0-1, N Cronin 0-1.		P O'Mahony 0-3, J Miskella 0-3, F Keohane 0-2, P Kelly 0-1, B Cotter 0-1, J Kelly 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1, C Weste 0-1.

Ilen Rovers v Dohenys

30 September 2007 Quarter-final	Ilen Rovers	0-12 - 1-08	Dohenys	Rosscarbery
	K O'Sullivan 0-7, B O'Sullivan 0-2, Donie Duggan 0-1 C O'Driscoll 0-1, E Sheehy 0-1.		G McCarthy 1-4, D O'Sullivan 0-1, D O'Donovan 0-1, P Collins 0-1, M Milner 0-1.

Nemo Rangers v Na Piarsaigh

30 September 2007 Quarter-final	Nemo Rangers	0-13 - 0-11	Na Piarsaigh	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	J Masters 0-7, P Kerrigan 0-4, S O'Brien 0-1, P Morgan 0-1.		J Gardiner 0-4, D Gardiner 0-2, S Glasgow 0-2, A Brady 0-1, G Noonan 0-1, P Gould 0-1.

St. Nicholas' v Carrigdhoun

6 October 2007 Quarter-final	St. Nicholas'	2-09 - 1-08	Carrigdhoun	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	P O'Brien 1-3, G Moylan 1-0, R Brosnan 0-3, J Kearney 0-2, D Cunningham 0-1.		G White 1-1, C Ó Conchúir 0-3, F Lynch 0-3, N Murphy 0-1.

Semi-finals

Ilen Rovers v Duhallow

13 October 2007 Semi-final	Ilen Rovers	3-08 - 1-08	Duhallow	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	C O'Driscoll 1-1, D Murphy 1-0, J Wycherley 1-0, K O'Sullivan 0-3, F Collins 0-1, D Coughlan 0-1, D Whooley 0-1, E Sheehy 0-1.		D O'Connor 1-4, M Dilworth 0-1, N O'Sullivan 0-1, N Cronin 0-1, J Buckley 0-1.

Nemo Rangers v St. Nicholas'

13 October 2007 Semi-final	Nemo Rangers	1-14 - 0-07	St. Nicholas'	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	J Masters 1-8, M Cronin 0-1, S O'Brien 0-1, P Kerrigan 0-1, D Kearney 0-1, B O'Driscoll 0-1, A Cronin 0-1.		R Brosnan 0-3, J Kearney 0-3, N Horgan 0-1.

Final

Nemo Rangers v Ilen Rovers

28 October 2007 Final	Nemo Rangers	0-12 - 0-09	Ilen Rovers	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	P Kerrigan 0-7, 4f; A Cronin 0-2; S O'Brien, P Morgan and D Kavanagh 0-1 each.	Report	K O'Sullivan (0-1f) and B O'Sullivan 0-3 each; D Coughlan, J Wycherly (free) and E Sheehy 0-1 each.	Referee: G Sweeney (Glenville)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	James Masters	Nemo Rangers	2-29	35	6	5.83
2	Kevin O'Sullivan	Ilen Rovers	0-31	31	6	5.16
3	John Hayes	Carbery Rangers	1-23	26	5	5.20
4	Paul Kerrigan	Nemo Rangers	0-21	21	6	3.50

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	James Masters	Nemo Rangers	1-09	12	Ilen Rovers
2	James Masters	Nemo Rangers	1-08	11	St. Nicholas'
2	Brian Healy	Bishopstown	1-08	11	St. Vincent's
3	Kevin Murray	St. Finbarr's	1-06	9	Douglas
4	J. P. Murphy	St. Vincent's	1-05	8	Bishopstown
	Stephen Glasgow	Na Piarsaigh	1-05	8	Carbery Rangers
	Stephen Moylan	Douglas	1-05	8	St. Finbarr's
	Ger McCarthy	Dohenys	0-08	8	Castlehaven
	Shane McCarthy	Douglas	0-08	8	Carbery Rangers
5	Colin Crowley	Castlehaven	1-04	7	Douglas
	John Hayes	Carbery Rangers	1-04	7	Douglas
	Ger McCarthy	Dohenys	1-04	7	Ilen Rovers
	Donncha O'Connor	Duhallow	1-04	7	Ilen Rovers
	John Hayes	Carbery Rangers	0-07	7	St. Finbarr's
	Kevin O'Sullivan	Ilen Rovers	0-07	7	Dohenys
	James Masters	Nemo Rangers	0-07	7	Na Piarsaigh
	Paul Kerrigan	Nemo Rangers	0-07	7	Ilen Rovers

References

^ O'Sullivan, Jim (30 October 2006). "Gift goal puts Nemo on road to glory". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
^ "Nemo dig deep to find edge against minnows". Irish Independent. 29 October 2007. Retrieved 14 April 2019.

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