2021 Cork Premier Senior Football Championship#Final

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{{Infobox hurling championship

| name = 2021 Cork Premier Senior Football Championship

| image =

| imagesize =

| caption =

| dates = 14 July - 28 November 2021

| teams = 12 clubs
5 divisions/colleges

| sponsor = Bon Secours Hospital

| champions = File:Colours of Tipperary.svg St. Finbarr's

| count = 10

| champions captain = Ian Maguire

| champions manager = Paul O'Keeffe

| runners-up = File:Colours of Mayo.svg Clonakilty

| runners-up captain = Eoghan Deasy

| runners-up manager = Haulie O'Neill

| promoted =

| relegated = File:Colours of Limerick.svg Ilen Rovers

| matches = 28

| goals = 54

| points = 663

| top scorer = File:Colours of Tipperary.svg Steven Sherlock (3-41)

| previous year = 2020

| previous tournament = 2020 Cork Premier Senior Football Championship

| next year = 2022

| next tournament = 2022 Cork Premier Senior Football Championship

}}

The 2021 Cork Premier Senior Football Championship was the second staging of the Cork Premier Senior Football Championship and the 133rd staging overall of a championship for the top-ranking Gaelic football teams in Cork. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 29 April 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-40278158.html|title=West Cork group of death pick of county championship draws|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=29 April 2021|access-date=29 April 2021|first=Eoghan|last=Cormican}} The championship began on 20 July 2021 and ended on 28 November 2021.

Nemo Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they failed to make it out of the group stage after suffering two defeats.{{cite web|url=https://www.the42.ie/nemo-rangers-castlehaven-cork-senior-5534944-Aug2021/|title=Connolly hits two goals as Nemo Rangers win 2020 Cork senior football final against Castlehaven|publisher=The 42|date=29 August 2021|access-date=29 August 2021|first=Fintan|last=O'Toole}}{{cite web|url=https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40723188.html|title=Cork PSFC: Douglas cause shock of the day in the SFC with their win over Nemo and knocking out the champions|publisher=Echo Live|date=17 October 2021|access-date=17 October 2021|first=John|last=O'Shea}} Ilen Rovers were relegated after being beaten by Carrigaline in a playoff.{{cite web|url=https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40743741.html|title=Carrigaline relegate Ilen Rovers with late Callum Barrett goal|publisher=Echo Live|date=13 November 2021|access-date=13 November 2021|first=|last=}}

The final was played on 28 November 2021 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Clonakilty and St. Finbarr's, in what was their second ever final meeting and their first in 11 years. St. Finbarr's won the match by 0-14 to 0-13 to claim their tenth championship title overall and a first title since 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40754661.html|title=Sherlock delivers for St Finbarr's in epic climax to deny gallant Clonakilty|publisher=Echo Live|date=28 November 2021|access-date=28 November 2021|first=|last=}}

Steven Sherlock was the championship's top scorer with 3-41.

Team changes

=To Championship=

=From Championship=

Relegated to the Cork Senior A Football Championship

  • Bishopstown{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-40051946.html#:~:text=Ilen%20Rovers%20retained%20their%20Bon,Bishopstown%20at%20Clonakilty%20on%20Sunday.|title=Ilen Rovers preserve Premier status as Bishopstown relegated|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=20 September 2020|access-date=26 September 2020|first=Ger|last=McCarthy}}

Participating teams

=Clubs=

The seedings were based on final group stage positions from the 2020 championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-40275959.html|title=Cork GAA reveal seedings for county championship draws|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=27 April 2021|access-date=28 April 2021|first=Eoghan|last=Cormican}}

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class="wikitable sortable"
Team

! Location

! Colours

! Seeding

align=left style="background:#ACE1AF;"

|Castlehaven

|Castlehaven

|Blue and white

|1

align=left style="background:#ACE1AF;"

|Nemo Rangers

|Trabeg

|Black and green

|2

align=left style="background:#ACE1AF;"

|St. Finbarr's

|Togher

|Blue and yellow

|3

align=left style="background:#ccccff;"

|Newcestown

|Newcestown

|Red and yellow

|4

align=left style="background:#ccccff;"

|Ballincollig

|Ballincollig

|Green and white

|5

align=left style="background:#ccccff;"

|Valley Rovers

|Innishannon

|Green and white

|6

align=left style="background:#FFFF99;"

|Carbery Rangers

|Rosscarbery

|Green, white and gold

|7

align=left style="background:#FFFF99;"

|Douglas

|Douglas

|Black, green and white

|8

align=left style="background:#FFFF99;"

|Clonakilty

|Clonakilty

|Green and red

|9

align=left style="background:#FFC0CB;"

|Carrigaline

|Carrigaline

|Blue and gold

|10

align=left style="background:#FFC0CB;"

|Ilen Rovers

|Church Cross

|Green and white

|11

align=left style="background:#FFC0CB;"

|Éire Óg

|Ovens

|Red and yellow

|12

=Divisions and colleges=

class="wikitable sortable"
Team

! Location

! Colours

Carbery

|Barony of Carbery

|Purple and yellow

Duhallow

|Barony of Duhallow

|Orange and black

Imokilly

|East Cork

|Red and white

Muskerry

|Muskerry

|White and green

University College Cork

|College Road

|Red and black

Results

=Group A=

==Table==

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!rowspan=2 width=165|Team

!colspan=4|Matches

!colspan=3|Score

!rowspan=2width=20|Pts

align=center bgcolor=#efefef

!width=20|Pld

!width=20|W

!width=20|D

!width=20|L

!width=45|For

!width=45|Against

!width=30|Diff

align=center style="background:#ACE1AF;"

|style="text-align:left;"|Douglas

33002-381-29126
align=center style="background:#ACE1AF;"

|style="text-align:left;"|Valley Rovers

32017-300-32194
align=center

|style="text-align:left;"|Nemo Rangers

31026-393-28202
align=center style="background:#FFC0CB;"

|style="text-align:left;"|Carrigaline

30031-2612-44|
510

==Results==

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| date = 4 September 2021

| round = Round 1

| team1 = Nemo Rangers

| score = 0-11 - 1-09

| team2 = Valley Rovers

| report = [https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40373573.html Report]

| goals1 = L Connolly 0-4, J Horgan, C Horgan 0-2 each, P Kerrigan, R Dalton, B Murphy 0-1 each.

| goals2 = B Crowley 1-5 (0-4 f, 0-1 45), J Cottrell (f), C O'Leary, K Canty, C McCarthy 0-1 each.

| stadium = Páirc Liam Mhic Cárthaigh

| referee = P O'Driscoll (Bride Rovers)

}}

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| date = 4 September 2021

| round = Round 1

| team1 = Douglas

| score = 1-15 - 0-09

| team2 = Carrigaline

| report = [https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-40373603.html Report]

| goals1 = A O’Hare (1 45, 3 frees)(0-5); C Russell (1 free)(0-3), D McCarthy (1-1); B Lynch, D Ward, D Harte, B Hartnett, E Nash, S Powter (0-1 each).

| goals2 = D Drake (3 frees)(0-4); D Griffin (0-2); A Coholan, K Kavanagh (free), S Dwane (0-1 each).

| stadium = Páirc Uí Rinn

| referee = J Bermingham (Bride Rovers)

}}

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| date = 25 September 2021

| round = Round 2

| team1 = Nemo Rangers

| score = 6-17 - 1-09

| team2 = Carrigaline

| report = [https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40706540.html Report]

| goals1 = B O'Driscoll 2-5, L Connolly 2-1 (0-1 f), C Horgan 1-3, P Kerrigan 1-2, R Dalton, C Dalton 0-3 each.

| goals2 = D Drake 1-3 (1-0 pen, 0-1 f), B Pope 0-4 (0-2 f), C Murphy, D Greene 0-1 each.

| stadium = Páirc Uí Rinn

| referee = P O'Leary (Cloughduv)

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

| date = 25 September 2021

| round = Round 2

| team1 = Douglas

| score = 0-13 - 1-09

| team2 = Valley Rovers

| report = [https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40706393.html Report]

| goals1 = C Russell 0-6 (0-2 f), S Powter 0-2, B Hartnett, C Collins, A O’Hare, N Hartnett, B Lynch 0-1 each.

| goals2 = B Crowley 0-3 f, C McCarthy 1-0, J Cottrell (0-1 f, 0-1 m), E Delaney 0-2 each, J Kiely, W Hurley 0-1 each.

| stadium = Carrigaline GAA Grounds

| referee = D Murnane (Macroom)

}}

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| date = 17 October 2021

| round = Round 3

| team1 = Nemo Rangers

| score = 0-11 - 1-10

| team2 = Douglas

| report = [https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40723188.html Report]

| goals1 = L Connolly (0-5 frees) 0-5, B O’Driscoll (0-2 frees) 0-3 C Horgan 0-2, P Kerrigan.

| goals2 = C Russell (0-4 frees) 0-5, D Harte 1-0, B Hartnett 0-3, S Powter, A Sheehy 0-1 each.

| stadium = Páirc Uí Rinn

| referee = J Ryan (Macroom)

}}

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| date = 17 October 2021

| round = Round 3

| team1 = Valley Rovers

| score = 5-12 - 0-08

| team2 = Carrigaline

| report = [https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40723218.html Report]

| goals1 = E O’Reilly 3-2, E Delaney 1-1, J Kiely 1-0, B Crowley 0-3 (0-1 f), R O’Sullivan, F Lynch 0-2 each, C O’Leary, J Cottrell 0-1 each.

| goals2 = E Desmond, K O’Reilly 0-2 each, J McCarthy 0-2 f, L Boyle, D Drake 0-1 each.

| stadium = Ballinhassig GAA Grounds

| referee = A O’Connor (Ballygarvan)

}}

=Group B=

==Table==

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!rowspan=2 width=165|Team

!colspan=4|Matches

!colspan=3|Score

!rowspan=2width=20|Pts

align=center bgcolor=#efefef

!width=20|Pld

!width=20|W

!width=20|D

!width=20|L

!width=45|For

!width=45|Against

!width=30|Diff

align=center style="background:#ACE1AF;"

|style="text-align:left;"|Castlehaven

33005-403-3796
align=center style="background:#ACE1AF;"

|style="text-align:left;"|Éire Óg

32014-423-3964
align=center

|style="text-align:left;"|Newcestown

31021-303-31|
72
align=center

|style="text-align:left;"|Carbery Rangers

30031-282-33|
80

==Results==

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| date = 4 September 2021

| round = Round 1

| team1 = Carbery Rangers

| score = 1-09 - 1-15

| team2 = Éire Óg

| report = [https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40373510.html Report]

| goals1 = S Hayes 0-5 (0-2 f), J Hodnett 1-0, P O’Rourke, J O’Regan, J O’Rourke, Jerry O’Riordan 0-1 each.

| goals2 = D Goulding 0-6 (0-3 f), D Foley 1-0, C O’Callaghan 0-2, R O’Toole, K Hallissey, John Cooper, Joe Cooper, B Hurley (f), J Murphy, J Kelleher 0-1 each.

| stadium = Charlie Hurley Park

| referee = J Regan

}}

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| date = 4 September 2021

| round = Round 1

| team1 = Castlehaven

| score = 2-12 - 1-10

| team2 = Newcestown

| report = [https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40373525.html Report]

| goals1 = C Maguire 1-1 (0-1 mark), M Hurley 0-4, B Hurley 0-3f, C Cahalane 1-0, M Collins, J Walsh, J Cahalane, D Whelton 0-1 each.

| goals2 = S O’Sullivan 1-2, D Buckley 0-4 (0-3f), R O’Sullivan 0-3f, C Dinneen 0-1f.

| stadium = Ahamilla GAA Complex

| referee = C Dineen (Douglas)

}}

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| date = 25 September 2021

| round = Round 2

| team1 = Éire Óg

| score = 2-16 - 2-19

| team2 = Castlehaven

| report = [https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40706408.html Report]

| goals1 = D Goulding (0-5, 0-3 f, 0-1 45), D Foley (1-1), D Dineen (1-0), C O’Callaghan (0-3), R O’Flynn (0-2), D O’Herlihy, R O’Toole, J Murphy, K Hallissey, B Hurley (0-1 each).

| goals2 = B Hurley (1-6, 0-1 f), M Hurley (1-2, 0-1 f), C O’Driscoll (0-4), C Maguire (0-3), J Cahalane (0-2), D Whelton and M Collins (0-1 each).

| stadium = St Mary's Park

| referee = J Bermingham (Bride Rovers)

}}

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| date = 26 September 2021

| round = Round 2

| team1 = Newcestown

| score = 0-09 - 0-08

| team2 = Carbery Rangers

| report = [https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40706864.html Report]

| goals1 = R O’Sullivan 0-3 f, T Twomey, C Dinneen (0-1 f) 0-2 each, D Buckley, R O’Sullivan 0-1 each.

| goals2 = J O’Rourke 0-3, J Hayes 0-2 f, M Hodnett (m), P Shanahan (45), P O’Rourke 0-1 each.

| stadium = Ahamilla GAA Complex

| referee = A Long (Argideen Rangers)

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

| date = 17 October 2021

| round = Round 3

| team1 = Castlehaven

| score = 1-09 - 0-11

| team2 = Carbery Rangers

| report = [https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40723251.html Report]

| goals1 = B Hurley 1-6 (0-2 f), J Walsh, C Maguire, M Collins 0-1 each.

| goals2 = P O’Rourke 0-3, J O’Rourke 0-2, J Fitzpatrick, D Hayes, B Shanahan, K Scannell, A Jennings, J O’Riordan 0-1 each.

| stadium = Kilmacabea GAA Grounds

| referee = J Regan (Lough Rovers)

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

| date = 17 October 2021

| round = Round 3

| team1 = Newcestown

| score = 0-11 - 1-11

| team2 = Éire Óg

| report = [https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40723221.html Report]

| goals1 = R O’Sullivan 0-4 (0-2f, 0-1m), T Twomey 0-3, D Buckley (0-1f), G O’Donovan, S O’Sullivan, D Curran 0-1 each.

| goals2 = D Goulding 0-5 (0-4f), Joe Cooper 0-3, D Foley 1-0, C O’Callaghan 0-2, R O’Toole 0-1.

| stadium = Jack Fitzgerald Memorial Park

| referee = J Bermingham (Bride Rovers)

}}

=Group C=

==Table==

{{legend2|#ACE1AF|Advance to knockout stage|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend2|#FFC0CB|Advance to relegation play-off|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

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align=center bgcolor=#efefef

!rowspan=2 width=165|Team

!colspan=4|Matches

!colspan=3|Score

!rowspan=2width=20|Pts

align=center bgcolor=#efefef

!width=20|Pld

!width=20|W

!width=20|D

!width=20|L

!width=45|For

!width=45|Against

!width=30|Diff

align=center style="background:#ACE1AF;"

|style="text-align:left;"|St. Finbarr's

33003-443-33116
align=center style="background:#ACE1AF;"

|style="text-align:left;"|Clonakilty

32015-251-3524
align=center

|style="text-align:left;"|Ballincollig

31023-463-35112
align=center style="background:#FFC0CB;"

|style="text-align:left;"|Ilen Rovers

30031-325-44|
240

==Results==

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| date = 4 September 2021

| round = Round 1

| team1 = St. Finbarr's

| score = 2-15 - 1-17

| team2 = Ballincollig

| report = [https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40373477.html Report]

| goals1 = C Myers-Murray 2-3, S Sherlock 0-7 (0-2 f, 0-2 45), D O'Brien 0-2, C Dennehy, C Lyons, C Barrett 0-1 each.

| goals2 = C Dorgan 0-8 (0-3 f, 0-2 45), M Oldham 1-0, C Kiely, Darren Murphy 0-3 each, P O'Neill 0-2, P Kelly 0-1.

| stadium = Páirc Uí Rinn

| referee = A Long (Argideen Rangers_

}}

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| date = 5 September 2021

| round = Round 1

| team1 = Clonakilty

| score = 3-10 - 0-11

| team2 = Ilen Rovers

| report = [https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-40373918.html Report]

| goals1 = D O’Shea (0-3 frees, 1-0 pen)(2-5); R Mannix (1-1); S White (free), E Deasy, J Grimes, C Daly (0-1 each).

| goals2 = D Mac Eoin (frees), P O’Driscoll (1 free)(0-3 each); S O’Donovan (0-2); D Hegarty, M Sheehy, S Minihane (0-1 each).

| stadium = Rosscarbery GAA Grounds

| referee = D Murnane (Macroom)

}}

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| date = 25 September 2021

| round = Round 2

| team1 = Ballincollig

| score = 0-12 - 1-10

| team2 = Clonakilty

| report = [https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40706564.html Report]

| goals1 = D Murphy 0-4, L Fahey, D Dorgan (f) 0-2 each, JP Murphy, S Kiely, M Oldham, C Dorgan 0-1 each.

| goals2 = D Ó Sé 0-6 (0-4 f), S White 1-0, S McEvoy, B Ridgeway, J O’Mahony, L O’Donovan 0-1 each.

| stadium = Páirc Naomh Eoin

| referee = P O'Driscoll (Bride Rovers)

}}

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| date = 25 September 2021

| round = Round 2

| team1 = Ilen Rovers

| score = 1-11 - 0-17

| team2 = St. Finbarr's

| report = [https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40706534.html Report]

| goals1 = S Leonard 1-2, S O'Donovan 0-3 (0-1 f), Peter O'Driscoll (0-1 f), D MacEoin (0-1 f), A Holland 0-2 each.

| goals2 = S Sherlock 0-5 (0-2 f), C McCrickard 0-4, C Myers Murray 0-3, C Barrett, B Hayes 0-2 each, D Quinn 0-1.

| stadium = Henry Ford Park

| referee = J Ryan (Macroom)

}}

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| date = 17 October 2021

| round = Round 3

| team1 = Ballincollig

| score = 2-17 - 0-10

| team2 = Ilen Rovers

| report = [https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40723260.html Report]

| goals1 = C Dorgan 0-8 (0-5 f, 0-1 mark), D Murphy 0-4, M Oldham, JP Murphy 1-0 each, S Kiely 0-2, L Fahy, E Cooke, C Kiely 0-1 each.

| goals2 = S O’Donovan, Peter O’Driscoll (0-2 f) 0-3 each, S Leonard, D MacEoin (0-1 f, 0-1 45) 0-2 each.

| stadium = Randal Óg GAA Grounds

| referee = B Sweeney (Erin's Own)

}}

{{footballbox collapsible

| date = 17 October 2021

| round = Round 3

| team1 = St. Finbarr's

| score = 1-12 - 1-05

| team2 = Clonakilty

| report = [https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40723257.html Report]

| goals1 = S Sherlock 1-2 (0-2 f), E Dennehy, B Hayes, D O’Brien 0-2 each, I Maguire, A Lyne, C McRickard (mark) 0-1 each.

| goals2 = S McEvoy 1-1, D Ó Sé 0-2 f, J O’Mahony, R Mannix 0-1 each.

| stadium = Coachford Sportsfield

| referee = D Daly (Brian Dillons)

}}

=Divisional/colleges sections=

==Round 1==

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| date = 13 July 2021

| round = Round 1

| team1 = Muskerry

| score = w/o - scr.

| team2 = Imokilly

| report =

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium =

| referee =

}}

==Round 2==

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| date = 20 July 2021

| round = Round 2

| team1 = Carbery

| score = 0-06 - 0-16

| team2 = Muskerry

| report = [https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40341785.html Report]

| goals1 = R O’Donovan 0-2 ( 0-1 45, 0-1f), O Scannell, G O’Callaghan, S Ryan and K O’Brien 0-1 each.

| goals2 = M Healy 0-5 (0-1 f), L Casey and D Horgan 0-3 each, D Holmes 0-2, E O’Sullivan, J Kelleher and D Dineen 0-1 each.

| stadium = Castletown Sportsfield

| referee = J Regan (Lough Rovers)

}}

==Semi-final==

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| date = 29 September 2021

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = University College Cork

| score = 2-13 - 2-11

| team2 = Muskerry

| report = [https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40709705.html Report]

| goals1 = C Geaney 1-4 (0-2 f), D O’Connor 1-0, S Quilter 0-3, I Jennings 0-2, C Hayes 0-2, S O’Sullivan, D Geaney 0-1 each.

| goals2 = C Óg Jones 2-2, M Healy 0-4 f, D Dineen 0-2, F Goold, M Healy, J Kelleher 0-1 each.

| stadium = Páirc Uí Rinn

| referee = R Whelan (Aghada)

}}

==Final==

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| date = 3 October 2021

| round = Final

| team1 = Duhallow

| score = 0-10 - 0-08

| team2 = University College Cork

| report = [https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40712537.html Report]

| goals1 = C O’Callaghan 0-5, 3f, K Crowley 0-2, M Ellis, S Hickey 0-1 each.

| goals2 = C Hayes 0-3, C Geaney 0-2, M O’Gara, D Geaney and D Clear 0-1 each.

| stadium = Páirc Uí Rinn

| referee = A Long (Argideen Rangers)

}}

=Relegation stage=

==Playoff==

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| date = 13 November 2021

| round = Playoff

| team1 = Carrigaline

| score = 1-10 - 0-10

| team2 = Ilen Rovers

| report = [https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40743741.html Report]

| goals1 = E Desmond 0-6 (0-2 f), C Barrett 1-0, C Dungan 0-2 45, B Pope and D Greene 0-1 each.

| goals2 = D MacEoin 0-4 (0-2 f, 0-1 m), S O’Donovan 0-3 (0-1 f), S Leonard 0-2, Peter O’Driscoll 0-1.

| stadium = Carbery Rangers GAA Grounds

| referee = D Daly (Brian Dillons)

}}

=Knockout stage=

==Quarter-finals==

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| date = 29 October 2021

| round = Quarter-final

| team1 = St. Finbarr's

| score = 1-16 - 0-12

| team2 = Éire Óg

| report = [https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40732929.html Report]

| goals1 = S Sherlock 0-10 (0-3 f, 0-2 45), E Dennehy 1-0, C McCrickard, I Maguire 0-2 each, C Barrett, C Lyons 0-1 each.,

| goals2 = D Goulding 0-6 (0-4 f, 0-2 45), J Murphy 0-2, D Foley, J Cooper, K Hallissey, R O'Flynn 0-1 each.

| stadium = Páirc Uí Chaoimh

| referee = C Lane (Banteer)

}}

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| date = 31 October 2021

| round = Quarter-final

| team1 = Castlehaven

| score = 1-14 - 0-10

| team2 = Valley Rovers

| report = [https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40733733.html Report]

| goals1 = M Collins 1-2, B Hurley 0-5 (0-2 f), C O'Driscoll 0-4 (0-1 m), M Hurley, J Cahalane, R Minihane 0-1 each.

| goals2 = B Crowley 0-5 (0-4 f), F Lynch, R O'Sullivan, D Murphy, J Walsh, A Walsh-Murphy 0-1 each.

| stadium = Páirc Uí Chaoimh

| referee = D Murnane (Macroom)

}}

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| date = 31 October 2021

| round = Quarter-final

| team1 = Duhallow

| score = 1-09 - 0-13

| team2 = Clonakilty

| report = [https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40733847.html Report]

| goals1 = D O’Connor 0-5 (0-1 f, 0-1 m), J O’Connor 1-1 (0-1 m), C O’Callaghan, Shane Hickey, K Crowley 0-1 each.

| goals2 = D O’Shea 0-6 (0-5 f), J Grimes 0-2, S White, R Mannix (m), C Daly, S McEvoy, G Barry 0-1 each.

| stadium = Páirc Uí Chaoimh

| referee = A O'Connor (Ballygarvan)

}}

==Semi-finals==

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| date = 14 November 2021

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = Douglas

| score = 1-11 - 0-15

| team2 = Clonakilty

| report = [https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40744143.html Report]

| goals1 = A O’Hare 1-5 (1-0 pen, 0-1 f), D Hanrahan 0-3, A Sheehy, B Lynch, N Hartnett, C Russell (f) 0-1 each.

| goals2 = D Ó Sé 0-6 (0-5 f), S McEvoy 0-4, R Mannix 0-2, E Deasy, B Ridgeway, S White 0-1 each.

| stadium = Páirc Uí Chaoimh

| referee = D Murnane (Macroom)

}}

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| date = 14 November 2021

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = St. Finbarr's

| score = 3-16 - 3-16
Penalties:
5-4

| team2 = Castlehaven

| report = [https://www.the42.ie/castlehaven-st-finbarrs-cork-5601340-Nov2021/ Report]

| goals1 = S Sherlock 2-10 (0-4f), C McCrickard 1-2, C Myers-Murray, C Walsh, B Hayes, D O’Brien 0-1 each.

| goals2 = B Hurley 2-9 (0-3f, 0-2 ’45, 0-1 mark), M Hurley 1-1, C O’Driscoll, S Nolan 0-2 each, M Collins, C Maguire 0-1 each.

| stadium = Páirc Uí Chaoimh

| referee = J Ryan (Macroom)

}}

==Final==

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| date = 28 November 2021

| round = Final

| team1 = Clonakilty

| score = 0-13 - 0-14

| team2 = St. Finbarr's

| report = [https://www.the42.ie/cork-st-finbarrs-clonakilty-senior-5610937-Nov2021/ Report]

| goals1 = D O’Shea 0-6 (0-5f), S McEvoy, R Mannix 0-2 each, M Shanley, G Barry, J O’Mahony 0-1 each.

| goals2 = S Sherlock 0-7 (0-4f), I Maguire, D O’Brien 0-2 each, B Hayes, C McCrickard, C Myers-Murray 0-1 each.

| stadium = Páirc Uí Chaoimh

| referee = D Murnane (Macroom)

}}

Championship statistics

=Top scorers=

;Overall

class="wikitable"
Rank

! Player

! Club

! Tally

! Total

! Matches

! Average

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

|Steven Sherlock

|St. Finbarr's

|align=center|3-41

|align=center|50

|align=center|6

|align=center|8.33

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

|Brian Hurley

|Castlehaven

|align=center|4-29

|align=center|41

|align=center|5

|align=center|8.20

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

|Dara Ó Sé

|Clonakilty

|align=center|2-31

|align=center|37

|align=center|6

|align=center|6.16

rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|4

|Daniel Goulding

|Éire Óg

|align=center|0-22

|align=center|22

|align=center|4

|align=center|5.50

rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|5

|Billy Crowley

|Valley Rovers

|align=center|1-16

|align=center|19

|align=center|4

|align=center|4.75

rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|6

|Cian Dorgan

|Ballincollig

|align=center|0-17

|align=center|17

|align=center|3

|align=center|5.66

rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|7

|Luke Connolly

|Nemo Rangers

|align=center|2-10

|align=center|16

|align=center|3

|align=center|5.33

rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|8

|Cillian Myers-Murray

|St. Finbarr's

|align=center|2-08

|align=center|14

|align=center|5

|align=center|2.80

Michael Hurley

|Castlehaven

|align=center|2-08

|align=center|14

|align=center|5

|align=center|2.80

Alan O'Hare

|Douglas

|align=center|1-11

|align=center|14

|align=center|4

|align=center|3.50

Conor Russell

|Douglas

|align=center|0-14

|align=center|14

|align=center|4

|align=center|3.50

;In a single game

class="wikitable"
Rank

! Player

! Club

! Tally

! Total

! Opposition

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

|Steven Sherlock

|St. Finbarr's

|align=center|2-10

|align=center|16

|Castlehaven

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

|Brian Hurley

|Castlehaven

|align=center|2-09

|align=center|15

|St. Finbarr's

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

|Eoin O'Reilly

|Valley Rovers

|align=center|3-02

|align=center|11

|Carrigaline

Barry O'Driscoll

|Nemo Rangers

|align=center|2-05

|align=center|11

|Carirgaline

Dara Ó Sé

|Clonakilty

|align=center|2-05

|align=center|11

|Ilen Rovers

rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|6

|Steven Sherlock

|St. Finbarr's

|align=center|0-10

|align=center|10

|Éire Óg

rowspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|7

|Cillian Myers-Murray

|St. Finbarr's

|align=center|2-03

|align=center|9

|Ballincollig

Brian Hurley

|Castlehaven

|align=center|1-06

|align=center|9

|Éire Óg

Brian Hurley

|Castlehaven

|align=center|1-06

|align=center|9

|Carbery Rangers

rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|10

|Chris Óg Jones

|Muskerry

|align=center|2-02

|align=center|8

|UCC

Billy Crowley

|Valley Rovers

|align=center|1-05

|align=center|8

|Nemo Rangers

Cian Dorgan

|Ballincollig

|align=center|0-08

|align=center|8

|St. Finbarr's

Cian Dorgan

|Ballincollig

|align=center|0-08

|align=center|8

|Ilen Rovers

References

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