The 2002 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 114th 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. The draw for the opening fixtures took place on 9 December 2001. The championship began on 7 April 2002 and ended on 6 October 2002.
Nemo Rangers
Nemo Rangers Hurling & Football Club is a Cork-based Gaelic Athletic Association club on the southside of Cork city, Ireland. The club was founded in 1922 and is involved in Gaelic football, hurling, Ladies football and Camogie.
History
Nemo R ...
entered the championship as the
defending champions.
On 6 October 2002, Nemo Rangers won the championship following a 0-15 to 1-07 defeat of
Bishopstown in the final.
This was their 13th championship title overall and their second title in succession.
Colin Corkery
Colin Corkery (born 5 January 1971) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for his local club Nemo Rangers and at senior level for the Cork county team from 1993 until 2004.
Playing career
Club
Corkery played his club football with t ...
from the Nemo Rangers club was the championship's top scorer with 2-33.
Results
Preliminary round
First round
Second round
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Ballincollig
Ballincollig () is a suburban town within the administrative area of Cork city in Ireland. It is located on the western side of Cork city, beside the River Lee on the R608 regional road. In 2016 it was the largest town in County Cork, at whic ...
received a bye in this round.
Third round
Fourth round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics
Top scorers
;Overall
;In a single game
Miscellaneous
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Nemo Rangers
Nemo Rangers Hurling & Football Club is a Cork-based Gaelic Athletic Association club on the southside of Cork city, Ireland. The club was founded in 1922 and is involved in Gaelic football, hurling, Ladies football and Camogie.
History
Nemo R ...
are the first club to win three titles in a row since
Clonakilty
Clonakilty (; ), sometimes shortened to Clon, is a town in County Cork, Ireland. The town is located at the head of the tidal Clonakilty Bay. The rural hinterland is used mainly for dairy farming. The town's population as of 2016 was 4,592. Th ...
between 1942-44.
* As a result of their victory in the final,
Nemo Rangers
Nemo Rangers Hurling & Football Club is a Cork-based Gaelic Athletic Association club on the southside of Cork city, Ireland. The club was founded in 1922 and is involved in Gaelic football, hurling, Ladies football and Camogie.
History
Nemo R ...
overtake
Lees, who had been top of the all-time roll of honour for 111 years, on the all-time roll of honour with 13 titles.
*
Bishopstown qualify for the final for the first time.
References
{{Cork Senior Football Championship
Cork Senior Football Championship