The 2008 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 120th 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
* 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 fixtures took place in December 2007. The championship began on 18 April 2008 and ended on 5 October 2008.
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 5 October 2008, Nemo Rangers won the championship following a 0-13 to 0-05 defeat of
Douglas
Douglas may refer to:
People
* Douglas (given name)
* Douglas (surname)
Animals
*Douglas (parrot), macaw that starred as the parrot ''Rosalinda'' in Pippi Longstocking
*Douglas the camel, a camel in the Confederate Army in the American Civil W ...
in the final.
This was their 17th championship title overall and their fourth title in succession.
James Masters from the Nemo Rangers club was the championship's top scorer with 1-30.
Team changes
To Championship
Promoted from the
Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship
The Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Bon Secours Cork County Premier Intermediate Football Championship and abbreviated to the Cork PIFC) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the ...
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Mallow
From Championship
Relegated to the
Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship
The Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Bon Secours Cork County Premier Intermediate Football Championship and abbreviated to the Cork PIFC) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the ...
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St. Finbarr's
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St. Vincent's
Results
Divisions/colleges section
Round 1
Round 2
Relegation play-offs
Round 3
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics
Top scorers
;Top scorers overall
;Top scorers 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 four titles in a row.
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Douglas
Douglas may refer to:
People
* Douglas (given name)
* Douglas (surname)
Animals
*Douglas (parrot), macaw that starred as the parrot ''Rosalinda'' in Pippi Longstocking
*Douglas the camel, a camel in the Confederate Army in the American Civil W ...
qualify for the final for the first time.
References
{{Cork Senior Football Championship
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 ...
Cork Senior Football Championship