The 1968 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 80th staging of the

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since its establishment by the Cork County Board in

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. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 28 January 1968. The championship began on 7 April 1968 and ended on 6 October 1968. Beara entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by

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at the quarter-final stage. On 6 October 1968,

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won the championship following a 1-09 to 1-06 defeat of

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in a final replay. This was their second championship title overall and their first title since

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. Clonakilty's Tim F. Hayes was the championship's top scorer with 0-26.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the

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Results

First round

Second round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Finals

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;Overall ;In a single game

Miscellaneous

win the title for the first time since

. * Seandún qualified for the semi-final stage of the championship for the first time. *

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withdrew from the championship after the club's request to move their fixture with

References

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