1965 Cork Senior Football Championship

{{Short description|77th staging since Cork Country Board established it in 1887}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}}

{{Use Irish English|date=July 2021}}

{{Infobox hurling championship

| name = 1965 Cork Senior Football Championship

| image =

| imagesize =

| caption =

| dates = 11 April 1965 – 14 November 1965

| teams = 16

| sponsor =

| champions = File:Colours of Sligo.svg St. Nicholas'

| count = 4

| champions captain = John Joe Kelly

| champions manager =

| runners-up = File:Colours of Tipperary.svg St. Finbarr's

| runners-up captain =

| runners-up manager =

| promoted =

| relegated =

| matches = 15

| goals = 36

| points = 241

| top scorer = File:Colours of Down.svg Dan Harnedy (0-17)

| previous year = 1964

| previous tournament = 1964 Cork Senior Football Championship

| next year = 1966

| next tournament = 1966 Cork Senior Football Championship

}}

The 1965 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 77th staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 31 January 1965. The championship began on 11 April 1965 and ended on 14 November 1965.

University College Cork entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by St. Nicholas' in the semi-final.

On 14 November 1965, St. Nicholas' won the championship following a 2-04 to 0-06 defeat of St. Finbarr's in the final.{{cite web|url=http://homepage.eircom.net/~nicksgaa/history1.htm|title=Club History|publisher=St. Nick's GAA website|access-date=27 June 2019}} This was their fourth championship title and their first title since 1954.

University College Cork's Dan Harnedy was the championship's top scorer with 0-17.

Results

=First round=

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| date = 11 April 1965

| round = First round

| team1 = Muskerry

| score = 1-04 - 2-08

| team2 = St. Finbarr's

| goals1 = J Galvin 1-1, D Murphy 1-0, K Murphy 0-2, D McCarthy 0-1.

| goals2 = M Archer 1-1, D O'Driscoll 1-0, D Murphy 0-3, C Roche 0-3, P Lougheed 0-1.

| stadium = Charlie Hurley Park

| referee =

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| date = 18 April 1965

| round = First round

| team1 = Macroom

| score = 0-08 - 1-08

| team2 = Millstreet

| goals1 = J Murphy 0-4, H Casey 0-1, T O'Shea 0-1, N Fitzgerald 0-1, L Brownen 0-1.

| goals2 = W O'Leary 0-4, D O'Mahony 1-0, T Burke 0-2, B Kiely 0-1, J Corcoran 0-1.

| stadium = Coachford

| referee =

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| date = 25 April 1965

| round = First round

| team1 = Carrigdhoun

| score = 3-10 - 3-08

| team2 = Duhallow

| goals1 = J Murphy 3-1, C McGrath 0-4, J O'Flynn 0-2, N Sisk 0-1, B Greenway 0-1, M O'Donoghue 0-1.

| goals2 = D O'Sullivan 1-6, B O'Keeffe 1-0, S O'Shea 1-0, M O'Loughlin 0-1, C McCarthy 0-1.

| stadium = Castle Grounds

| referee =

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| date = 2 May 1965

| round = First round

| team1 = Clonakilty

| score = 1-11 - 0-09

| team2 = Imokilly

| goals1 = B Sexton 1-1, F Hayes 0-4, D O'Mahony 0-3, T O'Leary 0-2, C Lane 0-1.

| goals2 = W O'Regan 0-5, T Donoghue 0-1, J Whyte 0-1, M McCarthy 0-1, P Barry 0-1.

| stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds

| referee =

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| date = 2 May 1965

| round = First round

| team1 = Garda

| score = 2-02 - 4-10

| team2 = Beara

| goals1 = J Lowney 2-0, C Brosnan 0-1, J Long 0-1.

| goals2 = JJ Murphy 2-1, E O'Sullivan 2-1, B O'Neill 0-4, D Mullins 0-3, P O'Sullivan 0-1.

| stadium = Rossa Park

| referee =

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| date = 16 May 1965

| round = First round

| team1 = Avondhu

| score = 0-08 - 1-08

| team2 = Nemo Rangers

| goals1 = W Hanrahan 0-3, B Honohan 0-2, F Fay 0-1, D Murphy 0-1, C Kavanagh 0-1.

| goals2 = J Cogan 1-2, B Barrett 0-3, J Travers 0-1, J Allen 0-1, M Scully 0-1.

| stadium = Clonmult Memorial Park

| referee =

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| date = 23 May 1965

| round = First round

| team1 = University College Cork

| score = 1-12 - 0-03

| team2 = Seandún

| goals1 = D Harnedy 0-5, B O'Keeffe 1-0, D Philpott 0-3, D Geaney 0-3, D Ryan 0-1.

| goals2 = T Murphy 0-3.

| stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds

| referee =

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| date = 30 May 1965

| round = First round

| team1 = St. Nicholas'

| score = 1-08 - 0-09

| team2 = Carbery

| goals1 = P O'Brien 1-0, J Daly 0-3, M Coughlan 0-1, P Harte 0-1, D Moore 0-1, D O'Driscoll 0-1, F O'Neill 0-1.

| goals2 = F Collins 0-6, N Kehilly 0-2, J Carroll 0-1.

| stadium = Clonakilty Sportsfield

| referee =

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=Quarter-finals=

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| date = 27 June 1965

| round = Quarter-final

| team1 = St. Finbarr's

| score = 2-07 - 0-10

| team2 = Millstreet

| goals1 = M Healy 1-1, D Murphy 1-1, D McCarthy 0-3, M Archer 0-1, P O'Mahony 0-1.

| goals2 = T Burke 0-6, W O'Leary 0-2, C Kelleher 0-1, D Cronin 0-1.

| stadium = Castle Grounds

| referee =

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| date = 1 August 1965

| round = Quarter-final

| team1 = Beara

| score = 1-08 - 0-14

| team2 = University College Cork

| goals1 = P O'Shea 1-1, Con P O'Sullivan 0-2, JJ Murphy 0-2, Joe O'Sullivan 0-2, Paul O'Sullivan 0-1.

| goals2 = D Harnedy 0-5, D Geaney 0-4, F O'Rourke 0-2, D Philpott 0-2, B O'Keeffe 0-1.

| stadium = Rossa Park

| referee =

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| date = 22 August 1965

| round = Quarter-final

| team1 = Clonakilty

| score = 1-04 - 3-12

| team2 = Nemo Rangers

| goals1 = TF Hayes 1-1, K Dillon 0-2, P O'Sullivan 0-1.

| goals2 = B Barrett 2-3, S McGann 1-2, J Cogan 0-3, S Cotter 0-2, D Barrett 0-2.

| stadium = Charlie Hurley Park

| referee =

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| date = 26 August 1965

| round = Quarter-final

| team1 = Carrigdhoun

| score = 1-02 - 1-12

| team2 = St. Nicholas'

| goals1 = B Wylie 1-0, J Enright 0-1, C Cooney 0-1.

| goals2 = F O'Neill 1-2, J Daly 0-3, P Harte 0-2, P O'Brien 0-2, D Moore 0-1, D Coughlan 0-1, D Driscoll 0-1.

| stadium = Douglas Sportsfield

| referee =

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=Semi-finals=

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| date = 29 August 1965

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = St. Finbarr's

| score = 2-07 - 1-09

| team2 = Nemo Rangers

| goals1 = M Healy 1-0, D Murphy 1-0, C Roche 0-3, E Philpott 0-3, M Archer 0-1.

| goals2 = S McGann 0-4, J Travers 1-0, B Barrett 0-2, J Cogan 0-2, J McCarthy 0-1.

| stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds

| referee =

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| date = 10 October 1965

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = St. Nicholas'

| score = 2-09 - 0-11

| team2 = University College Cork

| goals1 = W Carroll 1-1, P Harte 1-0, J Daly 0-3, M Coughlan 0-2, D Coughlan 0-2, T Corbett 0-1.

| goals2 = D Harnedy 0-7, E Ryan 0-1, P Moynihan 0-1, B O'Keeffe 0-1, D Philpott 0-1.

| stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds

| referee =

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=Final=

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| date = 14 November 1965

| round = Final

| team1 = St. Nicholas'

| score = 2-04 - 0-06

| team2 = St. Finbarr's

| goals1 = W Carroll 2-1, T Corbett 0-2, P Harte 0-1.

| goals2 = C Roche 0-3, E Philpott 0-2, A Harrington 0-1.

| stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds

| referee = G Murphy (Innishannon)

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Championship statistics

=Top scorers=

;Overall

class="wikitable"
Rank

! Player

! Club

! Tally

! Total

! Matches

! Average

rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|1

|Dan Harnedy

|UCC

|align=center|0-17

|align=center|17

|align=center|3

|align=center|5.66

rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|2

|Brian Barrett

|Nemo Rangers

|align=center|2-08

|align=center|14

|align=center|3

|align=center|4.66

rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|3

|Bill Carroll

|St. Nicholas'

|align=center|3-02

|align=center|11

|align=center|2

|align=center|5.50

rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|4

|John Murphy

|Carrigdhoun

|align=center|3-01

|align=center|10

|align=center|2

|align=center|5.00

Denis Murphy

|St. Finbarr's

|align=center|2-04

|align=center|10

|align=center|4

|align=center|2.50

John Cogan

|Nemo Rangers

|align=center|1-07

|align=center|10

|align=center|3

|align=center|3.33

rowspan="6" style="text-align:center;"|7

|J. J. Murphy

|Beara

|align=center|2-03

|align=center|9

|align=center|2

|align=center|4.50

Ed O'Sullivan

|Beara

|align=center|2-03

|align=center|9

|align=center|2

|align=center|4.50

Dan O'Sullivan

|Duhallow

|align=center|1-06

|align=center|9

|align=center|1

|align=center|9.00

Seán McGann

|Nemo Rangers

|align=center|1-06

|align=center|9

|align=center|3

|align=center|3.00

Con Roche

|St. Finbarr's

|align=center|0-09

|align=center|9

|align=center|4

|align=center|2.25

Jackie Daly

|St. Nicholas'

|align=center|0-09

|align=center|9

|align=center|4

|align=center|2.25

;In a single game

class="wikitable"
Rank

! Player

! Club

! Tally

! Total

! Opposition

rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|1

|John Murphy

|Carrigdhoun

|align=center|3-01

|align=center|10

|Duhallow

rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|2

|Brian Barrett

|Nemo Rangers

|align=center|2-03

|align=center|9

|Clonakilty

Dan O'Sullivan

|Duhallow

|align=center|1-06

|align=center|9

|Carrigdhoun

rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|4

|J. J. Murphy

|Beara

|align=center|2-01

|align=center|7

|Garda

Ed O'Sullivan

|Beara

|align=center|2-01

|align=center|7

|Garda

Bill Carroll

|St. Nicholas'

|align=center|2-01

|align=center|7

|St. Finbarr's

Dan Harnedy

|UCC

|align=center|0-07

|align=center|7

|St. Nicholas'

rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|8

|Joe Lowney

|Garda

|align=center|2-00

|align=center|6

|Beara

Finbarr Collins

|Carbery

|align=center|0-06

|align=center|6

|St. Nicholas'

Tom Burke

|Millstreet

|align=center|0-06

|align=center|6

|St. Finbarr's

Championship statistics

=Miscellaneous=

References

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{{Cork Senior Football Championship}}

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