The 1965 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 77th staging of the
Cork Senior Football Championship
The Cork Premier Senior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bon Secours Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Cork PSFC) is an annual club Gaelic football competition organised by the Cork Count ...
since its establishment by the
Cork County Board in
1887
Events
January–March
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* January 20
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. 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
University College Cork – National University of Ireland, Cork (UCC) ( ga, Coláiste na hOllscoile Corcaigh) is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland, and located in Cork.
The university was founded in 1845 as one ...
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.
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
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics
Top scorers
;Overall
;In a single game
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
*
St. Nicholas' win their first title since
1954.
References
{{Cork Senior Football Championship
Cork Senior Football Championship