2022 Cork Junior A Football Championship Explained

The 2022 Cork Junior A Football Championship was the 124th staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1895. The championship ran from 15 October to 13 November 2022.

The final was played on 13 November 2022 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Kilmurry and Cobh, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.^[1] Kilmurry won the match by 1-12 to 0-08 to claim their fifth championship title overall and a first title in 36 years.^[2]

Buttevant's Mark Lenehan was the championship's top scorer with 2-08.

Qualification

Division	Championship	Champions
Avondhu	North Cork Junior A Football Championship	Buttevant	[3]
Beara	Beara Junior A Football Championship	Urhan
Carbery	South West Junior A Football Championship	St. James's	[4]
Carrigdhoun	South East Junior A Football Championship	Kinsale
Duhallow	Duhallow Junior A Football Championship	Cullen	[5]
Imokilly	East Cork Junior A Football Championship	Cobh	[6]
Muskerry	Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship	Kilmurry	[7]
Seandún	City Junior A Football Championship	St. Michael's	[8]

Divisional Championships

Duhallow Junior A Football Championship

Group A

	Team		W	D	L			Qualification
1	Cullen	2	2	0	0	+1	4	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Castlemagner	2	1	0	1	-1	2
4	Kiskeam	2	0	0	2	+0	0

Castlemagner 1-12 - 0-16 Cullen

Group B

	Team		W	D	L			Qualification
1	Kanturk	3	3	0	0	+8	6	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Lyre	3	2	0	1	+14	4
3	Knocknagree	3	1	0	2	-6	2
4	Newmarket	3	0	0	3	-16	0

Lyre 4-14 - 1-07 Newmarket

Kanturk 1-12 - 1-09 Knocknagree

Lyre 1-05 - 1-10 Kanturk

Lyre 2-12 - 1-12 Knocknagree

Knockout Stage

North Cork Junior A Football Championship

Group A

	Team							Qualification
1	Fermoy	3	2	1	0	+17	5	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Kilshannig	3	2	0	1	-8	4
3	Clyda Rovers	3	1	0	2	-7	2
4	Mallow	3	0	1	2	-2	1

Group B

	Team							Qualification
1	Buttevant	3	3	0	0	+22	6	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Killavullen	3	2	0	1	+5	4
3	Ballyhooly	3	1	0	2	+7	2
4	Ballyclough	3	0	0	3	-34	0

Group C

	Team							Qualification
1	Charleville	2	2	0	0	+28	4	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Kilworth	2	1	0	1	-5	2
3	Liscarroll Churchtown Gaels	2	0	0	2	-23	0

Knockout Stage

Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship

Group 1

	Team		W	D	L			Qualification
1	Kilmurry	3	3	0	0	+38	6	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Kilmichael	3	1	1	1	-4	3
3	Clondrohid	3	1	0	2	-4	2
4	Dripsey	3	0	1	2	-30	1

Group 2

	Team		W	D	L			Qualification
1	Canovee	2	2	0	0	+6	4	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Eire Og	2	1	0	1	+1	2
3	Cill na Martra	2	0	0	2	-7	0

Group 3

	Team		W	D	L			Qualification
1	Ballincollig	2	1	0	1	+7	2	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Grenagh	2	1	0	1	-2	2
3	Donoughmore	2	1	0	1	-5	2

Group 4

	Team		W	D	L			Qualification
1	Inniscarra	2	2	0	0	+8	4	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Aghinagh	2	1	0	1	+12	2
3	Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh	2	0	0	2	-20	0

Knockout Stage

South West Junior A Football Championship

Group 1

	Team		W	D	L			Qualification
1	Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh's	3	2	0	1	+1	4	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Argideen Rangers	3	2	0	1	+0	4
3	Barryroe	3	2	0	1	-1	4
4	Bandon	3	0	0	3	+0	0	Relegation Playoff

Group 2

	Team		W	D	L			Qualification
1	St Mary's	3	3	0	0	+19	6	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	St. James's	3	2	0	1	+12	4
3	Castlehaven	3	1	0	2	-7	2
4	St. Colum's	3	0	0	3	-24	0	Relegation Playoff

Group 3

	Team		W	D	L			Qualification
1	Ballinascarthy	3	3	0	0	+24	6	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Kilmacabea	3	2	0	1	+21	4
3	Kilbrittain	3	1	0	2	-16	2
4	Clonakilty	3	0	0	3	-29	0	Relegation Playoff

Group 4

	Team		W	D	L			Qualification
1	Randal Og	3	3	0	0	+19	6	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Carbery Rangers	3	2	0	1	+25	4
3	Newcestown	3	1	0	2	-11	2
4	Muintir Bháire	3	0	0	3	-33	0	Relegation Playoff

Knockout StageRelegation Playoff

Bandon 2-08 - 1-06 Muintir Bháire

City Junior A Football Championship

First Round

Brian Dillons 4-12 - 0-13 Whitechurch

Bishopstown 1-08 - 2-12 Delanys

Mayfield 1-19 - 2-18 Douglas

Nemo Rangers 0-07 - 1-09 St Michael's

Passage 8-14 - 0-03 St Vincent's

Second Round

White's Cross 1-06 - 1-15 Mayfield

St Vincent’s 1-06 - 3-14 Whitechurch

Bishopstown 2-06 - 1-17 Nemo Rangers

Third Round

White's Cross 1-05 - 2-11 Delanys

Quarter-Finals

St Michael's 1-11 - 1-08 Whitechurch

Mayfield 4-10 - 2-14 Passage

Nemo Rangers 2-08 - 3-06 Douglas

Brian Dillons 1-10 - 1-08 Delanys

Semi-Finals

Brian Dillons 2-09 - 1-11 Mayfield

Douglas 0-08 - 2-11 St Michael's

Final

Brian Dillons 1-11 - 2-11 St Michael's

South East Junior A Football Championship

Group 1

	Team		W	D	L			Qualification
1	Kinsale	3	3	0	0	+20	6	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Carrigaline	3	2	0	1	+9	4
3	Ballymartle	3	1	0	2	-14	2
3	Tracton	3	0	0	3	-15	0

Group 2

	Team		W	D	L			Qualification
1	Shamrocks	2	2	0	0	+29	4	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Valley Rovers	2	1	0	1	-5	2
3	Belgooly	2	0	0	2	-24	0

Group 3

	Team		W	D	L			Qualification
1	Ballygarvan	2	2	0	0	+28	4	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Ballinhassig	2	1	0	1	-7	2
3	Courcey Rovers	2	0	0	2	-21	0

Knockout Stage

East Cork Junior A Football Championship

Group A

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Cloyne	3	2	0	1	+2	4	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Bride Rovers	3	2	0	1	-2	4
3	Glenbower Rovers	3	1	0	2	+1	2
4	Aghada	3	1	0	2	-1	2

Group B

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Castlemartyr	3	2	1	0	+2	5	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Cobh	3	2	0	1	+12	4
3	Carrigtwohill	3	1	1	1	+0	3
4	Midleton	3	0	0	3	-14	0

Group C

	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Diff	Pts	Qualification
1	Carrignavar	3	2	1	0	+16	5	Advance to Knockout Stage
2	Youghal	3	2	0	1	-3	4
3	Lisgoold	3	1	0	2	-9	2
4	Erin's Own	3	0	1	2	-4	1

Knockout Stage

Fixtures and results

Final

Championship Statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Mark Lenehan	Buttevant	2-08	14	2	7.00
2	Conor Lowney	Urhan	2-07	13	2	6.50
3	Pádraig Berhanu	Kilmurry	3-02	11	3	3.66
	Liam Wall	Kilmurry	1-08	11	3	3.66
5	Conchubhar Harrington	Urhan	1-06	9	2	4.50

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Mark Lenehan	Buttevant	2-04	10	St. Michael's
2	Conchubhar Harrington	Urhan	1-06	9	Kinsale
3	Conor Lowney	Urhan	1-05	8	Kilmurry
4	Aaron Hayes	St. James'	1-02	5	Kilmurry
	Frank Hayes	St. James'	1-02	5	Kilmurry
	Michael Murphy	Kinsale	1-02	5	Urhan
	Conor Lowney	Urhan	1-02	5	Kinsale
	Luke Murphy	Cullen	0-05	5	Cobh
	Cian Spriggs	Cobh	0-05	5	Buttevant
	Michael O'Neill	Buttevant	0-05	5	Cobh
	Liam Wall	Kilmurry	0-05	5	Cobh

External links

• Cork GAA website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cobh and Kilmurry show steel to set up exciting JAFC final showdown. Irish Examiner. 29 October 2022. 31 October 2022.
2. Web site: Liam Wall and Padraig Berhanu fire Kilmurry to Junior A glory against Cobh. Echo Live. 13 November 2022. 13 November 2022.
3. Web site: Conor Hanlon the star as Buttevant see off Charleville to claim Avondhu football crown. The Corkman. 20 September 2022. 30 September 2022. Pat. Ryan.
4. Web site: 'This is like a dream' - St James seal promotion after convincing West Cork final win . Irish Examiner. 25 September 2022. 25 September 2022. Ger. McCarthy.
5. Web site: Cullen crush Kanturk's second team to lift Duhallow JAFC crown. Evening Echo. 11 September 2022. 11 September 2022. John. Tarrant.
6. Web site: Hilliard hat-trick seals East Cork Junior football title for Cobh. Irish Examiner. 18 September 2022. 25 September 2022. Ger. McCarthy.
7. Web site: Padraig Berhanu's two goals secure Mid Cork title for Kilmurry footballers. Echo Live. 11 September 2022. 25 September 2022. Barry. O'Mahony.
8. Web site: Falvey goals power St Michael's to City junior crown. Irish Examiner. 18 September 2022. 25 September 2022. Ger. McCarthy.