The 1970 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 82nd staging of the
Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the
Cork County Board in
1887
Events
January–March
* January 11 – Louis Pasteur's anti-rabies treatment is defended in the Académie Nationale de Médecine, by Dr. Joseph Grancher.
* January 20
** The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Har ...
. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 25 January 1970. The championship began on 12 April 1970 and ended on 18 October 1970.
University College Cork entered the championship as the
defending champions, however, they were beaten by
St. Nicholas' in a
first round replay.
The
final was played on 18 October 1970 at the
Athletic Grounds
The Athletic Grounds ( ga, Páirc Lúthchleasaíochta) is a GAA stadium in Armagh, Northern Ireland. It is the county ground and administrative headquarters of Armagh GAA and is used for both Gaelic football and hurling.
Uses
The stadium i ...
in
Cork
Cork or CORK may refer to:
Materials
* Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product
** Cork (plug), a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container
***Wine cork
Places Ireland
* Cork (city)
** Metropolitan Cork, also known as G ...
between
Muskerry and
Nemo Rangers in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Muskerry won the match by 3-10 to 4-06 to claim their first ever championship title. It remains their only championship title.
Muskerry's
Noel Dunne
Noel Dunne (born 1948) is an Irish former hurler and Gaelic footballer. He played with club sides Cloughduv and Canovee, divisional side Muskerry and at inter-county level with Cork.
Career
Dunne first played hurling with the Cloughduv minor t ...
was the championship's top scorer with 1-25.
Team changes
To Championship
Promoted from the
Cork Intermediate Football Championship
*
St Michael's
Results
First round
Second round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics
Top scorers
;Top scorers overall
;Top scorers in a single game
Miscellaneous
*
Muskerry win their and to date only title.
*
Muskerry miss out on the ''double'' after losing out in the
hurling final.
*
Nemo Rangers qualify for the final for the first time.
References
{{Cork Senior Football Championship
Cork Senior Football Championship