1984 Cork Intermediate Football Championship
{{short description|Gaelic football competition}}
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{{Use Irish English|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox hurling championship
| name = 1984 Cork Intermediate Football Championship
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| dates = 22 April - 16 September 1984
| teams = 21
| sponsor =
| champions = File:Colours of Sligo.svg Midleton
| count = 1
| champions captain = Dave Crotty
| champions manager =
| runners-up = File:Colours of Cork.svg O'Donovan Rossa
| runners-up captain = Mattie Cahalane
| runners-up manager =
| promoted =
| relegated =
| matches = 21
| goals = 46
| points = 362
| top scorer = File:Colours of Cork.svg Mick McCarthy (1-34)
| previous year = 1983
| previous tournament = 1983 Cork Intermediate Football Championship
| next year = 1985
| next tournament = 1985 Cork Intermediate Football Championship
}}
The 1984 Cork Intermediate Football Championship was the 49th staging of the Cork Intermediate Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 29 January 1984. The championship ran from 22 April to 16 September 1984.
The final was played on 16 September 1984 at the Ballinspittle Grounds, between Midleton and O'Donovan Rossa, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Midleton won the match by 2-11 to 1-12 to claim their first ever championship title.{{cite web|url=http://homepage.eircom.net/~kod/intermediate_football_2.htm|title=Intermediate Football Finals 1970-2005|publisher=Cork GAA results website|date=|access-date=28 November 2021|first=|last=}}{{cite web|url=https://www.midletongaa.com/history|title=History|publisher=Midleton GAA website|date=|access-date=26 July 2022|first=|last=}}
O'Donovan Rossa's Mick McCarthy was the championship's top scorer with 1-34.
Results
=First round=
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| date = 22 April 1984
| round = First round
| team1 = Glanworth
| score = 1-05 - 1-11
| team2 = Douglas
| report =
| goals1 = J Murphy 1-0, P Quirke 0-2, J O'Brien 0-2, P O'Brien 0-1.
| goals2 = C Kavanagh 0-6, P Walsh 1-1, D Kennedy 0-2, P Lynch 0-1, E Ford 0-1.
| stadium = Páirc Lios gCúl
| referee =
}}
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| date = 22 April 1984
| round = First round
| team1 = Bandon
| score = 2-08 - 3-13
| team2 = Midleton
| report =
| goals1 = O Kelly 1-1, J Gabriel 1-1, J Fitzgerald 0-2, P Crowley 0-2, N Crowley 0-2.
| goals2 = C O'Neill 1-4, V O'Neill 1-0, J Boylan 1-0, G Fitzgerald 0-3, E O'Leary 0-3, K Coakley 0-2, T McCarthy 0-1.
| stadium = Church Road
| referee =
}}
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| date = 22 April 1984
| round = First round
| team1 = St. Finbarr's
| score = 1-06 - 1-06
| team2 = Castletownbere
| report =
| goals1 = L Walsh 1-0, M Murphy 0-2, M Carey 0-2, T Power 0-1, E Haines 0-1.
| goals2 = J Murphy 1-1, C Collins 0-2, M O'Sullivan 0-2, O O'Sullivan 0-1.
| stadium = Aughaville Grounds
| referee =
}}
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| date = 29 April 1984
| round = First round replay
| team1 = St. Finbarr's
| score = 1-08 - 0-04
| team2 = Castletownbere
| report =
| goals1 = V Twomey 1-0, T Power 0-3, K Scanlon 0-2, E Haines 0-2, M Murphy 0-1.
| goals2 = M O'Sullivan 0-2, D O'Driscoll 0-1, J Murphy 0-1.
| stadium = Aughaville Grounds
| referee =
}}
=Second round=
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| date = 22 April 1984
| round = Second round
| team1 = Donoughmore
| score = 1-08 - 0-12
| team2 = Doneraile
| report =
| goals1 = J Barrett 1-1, G O'Rourke 0-4, J O'Sullivan 0-2, S O'Regan 0-1.
| goals2 = P Nelligan 0-3, T Mannix 0-3, P Harrington 0-2, T Cole 0-2, K Stack 0-1, C Hannon 0-1.
| stadium = O'Connell Park
| referee =
}}
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| date = 22 April 1984
| round = Second round
| team1 = Dohenys
| score = 1-08 - 1-06
| team2 = Mitchelstown
| report =
| goals1 = Barry Herlihy 0-5, Brian Herlihy 1-1, K Sheehan 0-1, C O'Rourke 0-1.
| goals2 = A Browne 1-0, G Mulcahy 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-2, M Shinnick 0-1, M Noonan 0-1.
| stadium = Ballinhassig Grounds
| referee =
}}
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| date = 22 April 1984
| round = Second round
| team1 = Kildorrery
| score = 0-05 - 3-11
| team2 = O'Donovan Rossa
| report =
| goals1 = A O'Connor 0-3, J O'Connor 0-1, B O'Connor 0-1.
| goals2 = M McCarthy 1-8, J Evans 1-1, H Thornhill 1-0, M Burns 0-2.
| stadium = Ballinhassig Grounds
| referee =
}}
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| date = 22 April 1984
| round = Second round
| team1 = Grange
| score = 3-14 - 0-04
| team2 = St. Vincent's
| report =
| goals1 = N Kirby 1-4, J Roche 1-2, T O'Rourke 1-1, B O'Neill 0-3, F Grourke 0-2, M McCarthy 0-2.
| goals2 = P O'Regan 0-3, R O'Donovan 0-1.
| stadium = Bride Rovers Park
| referee =
}}
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| date = 22 April 1984
| round = Second round
| team1 = Glanmire
| score = 2-06 - 2-06
| team2 = Fermoy
| report =
| goals1 = D Crowley 1-1, B Lotty 1-0, P Barry 0-2, J Barry 0-1, J Ryan 0-1, N Heffernan 0-1.
| goals2 = E Hickey 2-0, B Shinnick 0-4, M Dennehy 0-1, P Dennehy 0-1.
| stadium = Bride Rovers Park
| referee =
}}
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| date = 22 April 1984
| round = Second round
| team1 = Nemo Rangers
| score = 1-08 - 0-12
| team2 = Ballincollig
| report =
| goals1 = C Whelan 1-4, D Daly 0-1, D O'Driscoll 0-1, D Lenihan 0-1, N Maxwell 0-1.
| goals2 = F Daly 0-5, T O'Reilly 0-3, B McCarthy 0-2, G Ring 0-1, D O'Driscoll 0-1.
| stadium = Bishopstown Grounds
| referee =
}}
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| date = 2 May 1984
| round = Second round replay
| team1 = Glanmire
| score = 1-10 - 2-04
| team2 = Fermoy
| report =
| goals1 = T Murphy 1-1, N Heffernan 0-4, Brian Lotty 0-3, B Óg Murphy 0-1, Brendan Lotty 0-1.
| goals2 = J Carey 1-2, J Lonergan 1-0, B Shinnick 0-2.
| stadium = Bride Rovers Park
| referee =
}}
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| date = 27 May 1984
| round = Second round
| team1 = St. Finbarr's
| score = 1-07 - 0-08
| team2 = Mayfield
| report =
| goals1 = J O'Callaghan 1-4, T Power 0-2, M Murphy 0-1.
| goals2 = F Mulvihill 0-2, D Kennedy 0-2, F Kelleher 0-1, J Neville 0-1, S Long 0-1, K Hyland 0-1.
| stadium = Church Road
| referee =
}}
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| date = 10 June 1984
| round = Second round
| team1 = Douglas
| score = 1-04 - 1-09
| team2 = Midleton
| report =
| goals1 = C Kavanagh 1-0, M O'Regan 0-1, E Forde 0-1, P Walsh 0-1, J Murphy 0-1.
| goals2 = T McCarthy 1-1, C O'Neill 0-3, G Fitzgerald 0-2, G Glavin 0-2, E Cleary 0-1.
| stadium = Caherlag Grounds
| referee =
}}
=Quarter-finals=
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| date = 15 June 1984
| round = Quarter-final
| team1 = Midleton
| score = 1-14 - 0-11
| team2 = St. Finbarr's
| report =
| goals1 = C O'Neill 0-8, J Boylan 1-0, G Fitzgerald 0-3, T McCarthy 0-2, G Glavin 0-1.
| goals2 = J O'Callaghan 0-4, T Power 0-3, M Lynch 0-1, D Kelleher 0-1, K Scannell 0-1, E Haynes 0-1.
| stadium = Carrigtwohill Grounds
| referee =
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| date = 17 June 1984
| round = Quarter-final
| team1 = Dohenys
| score = 2-11 - 2-05
| team2 = Grange
| report =
| goals1 = C O'Rourke 1-2, R Kelleher 1-1, D Herlihy 0-4, B Herlihy 0-4.
| goals2 = B O'Neill 1-1, M McCarthy 1-0, J Roche 0-3, N McCarthy 0-1.
| stadium = Innishannon Grounds
| referee =
}}
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| date = 8 July 1984
| round = Quarter-final
| team1 = Doneraile
| score = 2-13 - 2-07
| team2 = Glanmire
| report =
| goals1 = P Nelligan 1-1, D Cahill 1-1, P Harrington 0-4, T Cole 0-2, K Stack 0-2, N Landy 0-2, T Mannix 0-1.
| goals2 = T McCarthy 1-1, Brendan Lotty 1-1, N Heffernan 0-3, T Murphy 0-2.
| stadium = Bride Rovers Park
| referee =
}}
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| date = 14 July 1984
| round = Quarter-final
| team1 = O'Donovan Rossa
| score = 1-08 - 1-08
| team2 = Ballincollig
| report =
| goals1 = M Burns 1-2, M McCarthy 0-5, A Davis 0-1.
| goals2 = T O'Reilly 0-5, D O'Driscoll 1-0, T Gabriel 0-2, C O'Connell 0-1.
| stadium = Inchigeelagh Grounds
| referee =
}}
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| date = 21 July 1984
| round = Quarter-final replay
| team1 = O'Donovan Rossa
| score = 0-11 - 1-07
| team2 = Ballincollig
| report =
| goals1 = M McCarthy 0-6, I Breen 0-2, J Evans 0-1, N Cleary 0-1, D Walsh 0-1.
| goals2 = T Goulding 1-0, T O'Reilly 0-3, F Daly 0-2, P Coomey 0-1, G Gabriel 0-1.
| stadium = Inchigeelagh Grounds
| referee =
}}
=Semi-finals=
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| date = 19 August 1984
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Midleton
| score = 0-15 - 1-06
| team2 = Dohenys
| report =
| goals1 = C O'Neill 0-5, K Hennessy 0-3, G Fitzgerald 0-2, P Hartnett 0-2, G Glavin 0-1, J Fenton 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1.
| goals2 = B Herlihy 1-3, R Kelleher 0-1, T Ross 0-1, D Herlihy 0-1.
| stadium = Minane Bridge Grounds
| referee = D Collins (Kinsale)
}}
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| date = 19 August 1984
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = O'Donovan Rossa
| score = 0-12 - 0-08
| team2 = Doneraile
| report =
| goals1 = M McCarthy 0-8, M Burns 0-1, N Cleary 0-1, M Hodnett 0-1, A Davis 0-1.
| goals2 = T Mannix 0-2, P Harrington 0-2, T Cole 0-1, P Nelligan 0-1, K Stack 0-1, J Landy 0-1.
| stadium = Páirc Uí Chaoimh
| referee = D O'Connor
}}
=Final=
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| date = 16 September 1984
| round = Final
| team1 = Midleton
| score = 2-11 - 1-12
| team2 = O'Donovan Rossa
| report =
| goals1 = S O'Brien 1-2, G Fitzgerald 1-1, C O'Neill 0-2, T McCarthy 0-2, J Boylan 0-1, J Fenton 0-1, K Coakley 0-1, G Glavin 0-1.
| goals2 = M McCarthy 0-7, I Breen 1-1, J Evans 0-1, F Kearney 0-1, D Walsh 0-1, C O'Regan 0-1.
| stadium = Ballinspittle Grounds
| referee = D Collins (Kinsale)
}}
Championship statistics
=Top scorers=
;Overall
| class="wikitable" |
| Rank
! Player ! Club ! Tally ! Total ! Matches ! Average |
|---|
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|1
|align=center|1-34 |align=center|37 |align=center|5 |align=center|7.40 |
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|2
|align=center|1-22 |align=center|25 |align=center|5 |align=center|5.00 |
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|3
|Barry Herlihy |align=center|1-12 |align=center|15 |align=center|3 |align=center|5.00 |
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|4
|align=center|1-11 |align=center|14 |align=center|5 |align=center|2.80 |
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|5
|James O'Callaghan |align=center|1-08 |align=center|11 |align=center|2 |align=center|5.50 |
;In a single game
| class="wikitable" |
| Rank
! Player ! Club ! Tally ! Total ! Opposition |
|---|
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|1
|align=center|1-08 |align=center|11 |
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|2
|align=center|0-08 |align=center|8 |
| Colm O'Neill
|align=center|0-08 |align=center|8 |
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"|4
|align=center|1-04 |align=center|7 |
| Ned Kirby
|align=center|1-04 |align=center|7 |
| Clem Whelan
|align=center|1-04 |align=center|7 |
| James O'Callaghan
|align=center|1-04 |align=center|7 |
| Mick McCarthy
|align=center|0-07 |align=center|7 |
| rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|10
|Éamonn Hickey |align=center|2-00 |align=center|6 |
| Barry Herlihy
|align=center|1-03 |align=center|6 |
| Cyril Kavanagh
|align=center|0-06 |align=center|6 |
| Mick McCarthy
|align=center|0-06 |align=center|6 |