2022 Cork Senior A Football Championship

Dates

22 July - 30 October 2022

Teams

Sponsor

Bon Secours Hospital

Champions

St. Michael's (1st title)
Seán Keating (captain)
Tom Lenihan (captain)
Dave Egan (manager)

Runners-up

Knocknagree
Fintan O'Connor (captain)
John Fintan Daly (manager)

Relegated

Bandon

Tournament statistics

Matches played

Goals scored

56 (2.33 per match)

Points scored

577 (24.04 per match)

Top scorer(s)

Kevin Davis (0-31)

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The 2022 Cork Senior A Football Championship was the third staging of the Cork Senior A Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2020. The championship ran from 22 July and 30 October 2022.

The final was played on 30 October 2022 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between St. Michael's and Knocknagree, in what was their first meeting in a final in this grade. St. Michael's won the match by 2-07 to 0-06 to claim their first ever championship title.^[1]

O'Donovan Rossa's Kevin Davis was the championship's top scorer with 0-31.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship

Newmarket^[2]

Relegated from the Cork Premier Senior Football Championship

Ilen Rovers^[3]

From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Premier Senior Football Championship

Mallow^[4]

Relegated to the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship

Bantry Blues^[5]

Group A

Group A table

Advance to knockout stage Advance to relegation play-off

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Clyda Rovers	3	2	1	0	49	45	4	5
O'Donovan Rossa	3	2	0	1	60	41	19	4
Ilen Rovers	3	1	0	2	41	51	-10	2
Newmarket	3	0	1	2	43	56	-13	1

Group A results

Newmarket v O'Donovan Rossa

23 July 2022 Round 1	Newmarket	1-10 - 3-16	O'Donovan Rossa	Castle Grounds
	C O’Keeffe 0-7 (0-6 f), C Browne 1-0, D Culloty 0-2 (0-1 f), B O’Connor 0-1.	Report	K Davis 0-8 (0-4 f), D Shannon 1-2, D Óg Hodnett, E Connolly 1-1 each, D Hourihane 0-2, B Crowley, T Hegarty 0-1 each.	Referee: P O'Leary (Cloughduv)

Ilen Rovers v Clyda Rovers

23 July 2022 Round 1	Ilen Rovers	1-12 - 1-13	Clyda Rovers	Kilmurry GAA Grounds
	D MacEoin 1-6 (0-3 f), S O’Donovan 0-4 (0-1 f), C O’Driscoll, A O’Driscoll 0-1 each.	Report	C Corbett 1-1 (0-1 m), E Walsh 0-4 (0-1 f), D O’Callaghan 0-3 f, C Flanagan 0-2 f, K Graham, N Hanley, C O’Sullivan 0-1 each.	Referee: P O'Leary (Kilmurry)

Clyda Rovers v Newmarket

12 August 2022 Round 2	Clyda Rovers	1-14 - 1-14	Newmarket	Kanturk Grounds
	E Walsh 0-5 (0-1 f), D O’Callaghan 1-1 (0-1 45), C Flanagan 0-4 (0-3 f), C Corbett 0-2, C O’Sullivan, D Cooney 0-1 each.	Report	C O’Keeffe 1-6 (0-2 f), D Culloty 0-5 (0-1 f), B O’Connor, P Allen, C Buttimer 0-1 each.	Referee: J McEvoy (Blarney)

Ilen Rovers v O'Donovan Rossa

14 August 2022 Round 2	Ilen Rovers	1-09 - 2-16	O'Donovan Rossa	Castlehaven Grounds
	D Mac Eoin (1-3, 1-0 pen, 0-1 free), A O’Driscoll and C O’Driscoll (0-2 each), D Hegarty and S O’Donovan (0-1 each).	Report	K Davis (0-6, 0-5 frees), T Hegarty (1-2), D Óg Hodnett (0-3), K Hurley (1-0), D Hourihane (0-2), M Collins, D Shannon and E Connolly (0-1 each).	Referee: A Long (Argideen Rangers)

Ilen Rovers v Newmarket

3 September 2022 Round 3	Ilen Rovers	0-14 - 0-13	Newmarket	Cloughduv Grounds
	A Holland (2 frees) and D McEoin (frees) (0-4 each), S O’Donovan (0-3, 0-1 free), M Sheehy (0-2), D Hegarty (0-1).		C O’Keeffe (0-8, 0-7 frees), B O’Connor (0-2), A Browne, B Daly and R O’Keeffe (0-1 each).	Referee: P O'Leary (Cloughduv)

Clyda Rovers v O'Donovan Rossa

3 September 2022 Round 3	Clyda Rovers	3-07 - 1-10	O'Donovan Rossa	Coachford Sportsfield
	D O’Callaghan (2-3, 0-1 free), D Cooney (1-1), E Walsh (0-2, 0-1 free), C Corbett (0-1).	Report	K Davis (0-6, 0-5 frees), N Daly (1-1), D Óg Hodnett (0-2), E Connolly (0-1).	Referee: J Ryan (Macroom)

Group B

Group B table

Advance to knockout stage Advance to relegation play-off

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh	3	2	1	0	46	43	3	5
Dohenys	3	1	2	0	44	37	7	4
Kiskeam	3	1	1	1	39	38	1	3
Bandon	3	0	0	3	38	49	-11	0

Group B results

Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh v Dohenys

22 July 2022 Round 1	Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh	0-13 - 1-10	Dohenys	St. Mary's Grounds
	D Seartan 0-3, C Ó Loinsigh 0-3 (0-1 45), B Seartan 0-3 (2f), A Ó Coinceannáin 0-2 f, D Mac Tomáis 0-2.	Report	F Herlihy 0-3, G Farr 0-3 f, M Buckley 1-0, J Kelly, M Quinn 0-1, J Collins 0-1, K White 0-1f.	Referee: J McEvoy (Blarney)

Bandon v Kiskeam

22 July 2022 Round 1	Bandon	0-10 - 1-10	Kiskeam	Clondrohid GAA Grounds
	B Collins 0-5 (0-2 f, 0-1 45), M McNamara 0-2, M Cahalane, J Mulcahy, D Crowley 0-1 each.	Report	T Casey 0-4 (0-1 45), S O’Sullivan 0-3, T Dennehy 1-0, T O’Sullivan, D Fitzgerald, D Scannell 0-1 each.	Referee: R Whelan (Aghada)

Dohenys v Bandon

12 August 2022 Round 2	Dohenys	0-20 - 1-10	Bandon	Ballinacarriga Grounds
	G Farr 0-5 (0-3 f), M Buckley 0-4 (0-1 f), F Herlihy, K White (0-1 f) 0-3 each, C O’Donovan, M Quinn, E Lavers, A O’Donovan and R Coakley 0-1 each.	Report	B Collins 1-2 (0-1 m), C Calnan, D Crowley, J Mulcahy 0-2, M Cahalane (f), C Long 0-1 each.	Referee: J Enright (Glengarriff)

Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh v Kiskeam

13 August 2022 Round 2	Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh	1-14 - 1-12	Kiskeam	Castle Grounds
	D Seartan 1-1, B Seartan 0-4 (0-1 f), D MacTomáis 0-3, C Ó Loinsigh 0-2, N Ó Laoire, C Ó Duinín, A Coinceannáin, L Ó Concùir 0-1 each.	Report	S Sullivan 1-6 (0-2 f), T O’Sullivan 0-3, T Casey, D Fitzgerald, G Casey 0-1 each.	Referee: A Whelton (Clonakilty)

Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh v Bandon

3 September 2022 Round 3	Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh	1-13 - 1-12	Bandon	Ballinacarriga Grounds
	B Seartan 0-5 (0-1 f), C Ó Loinsigh 0-3 (0-1 45), D Seartan 1-0, D MacTomáis 0-2, A Ó Coinceannáin (0-1 f), D Ó Ceallacháin, S Ó Tuama 0-1 each.	Report	M Sugrue 1-6 (0-4 f), J Mulcahy 0-2, D Crowley, J Walsh, M Cahalane, A O’Mahony 0-1 each.	Referee: J Enright (Glengarriff)

Dohenys v Kiskeam

3 September 2022 Round 3	Dohenys	0-11 - 1-08	Kiskeam	Castle Grounds
	M Buckley 0-3, F Herlihy (0-1 mark), B O’Donovan 0-2 each, Jerry Collins, C O’Donovan, G Farr, C O’Shea 0-1 each.	Report	T O’Sullivan 1-0, S O’Sullivan (0-2 f) 0-3, T Casey 0-2, M Casey, AJ O’Connor, G Casey 0-1 each.	Referee: C Dineen (Douglas)

Group C

Group C table

Advance to knockout stage

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
Team	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
St. Michael's	3	3	0	0	63	40	23	6
Knocknagree	3	1	0	2	49	46	3	2
Bishopstown	3	1	0	2	46	57	-11	2
Fermoy	3	1	0	2	35	50	-15	2

Group C results

Bishopstown v Fermoy

22 July 2022 Round 1	Bishopstown	2-06 - 0-16	Fermoy	Bride Rovers Grounds
	C Dunne 1-1, D O’Sullivan 1-0, J O’Sullivan 0-3 (0-2 f), S Collins, P O’Flynn 0-1 each.	Report	S Aherne 0-4, L Coleman (f), B Twomey 0-3 each, P De Roiste 0-2, D Dawson, D O’Flynn, J Molloy, D Daly 0-1 ea	Referee: J Bermingham (Bride Rovers)

St Michael's v Knocknagree

23 July 2022 Round 1	St Michael's	2-12 - 2-09	Knocknagree	Carrigadrohid Grounds
	A Hennessey 2-2, E Hegarty 0-5 (0-1 f), P Cunningham, T Lenihan, A Murphy, R O’Shaughnessy, D Lenihan 0-1 each.	Report	F O’Connor 1-6 (0-5 f), M McSweeney 1-0, G Looney, M Mahoney, D O’Connor 0-1 each.	Referee: A O'Connor (Ballygarvan)

St Michael's v Fermoy

13 August 2022 Round 2	St Michael's	1-17 - 0-11	Fermoy	Felix Sarsfield Memorial Park
	K Hegarty 1-3, R Cotter 0-6 (0-4 f), E Hegarty, A Hennessy, L O’Sullivan 0-2 each, P Cunningham, D Linehan 0-1 each.	Report	P de Roiste 0-5 (0-2 f), B Twomey 0-4 (0-2 f, 0-1 45), M Brennan, D O’Flynn 0-1 each.	Referee: B Coniry (Crosshaven)

Knocknagree v Bishopstown

14 August 2022 Round 2	Knocknagree	1-13 - 2-14	Bishopstown	Mallow GAA Complex
	JF Daly 1-1, G Looney, M McSweeney and D Moynihan 0-2 each, D Cooper, J Dennehy, M Dilworth, D O’Connor and N O’Connor 0-1 each, F O’Connor 0-1 (0-1 free).	Report	J O’Sullivan 0-6 (0-2 frees), C Dunne 1-1, O Devlin 1-0, S Collins, L Hogan and P Honohan 0-2 each, C Dorman 0-1.	Referee: A Hyland (Kilworth)

St Michael's v Bishopstown

3 September 2022 Round 3	St Michael's	2-19 - 2-08	Bishopstown	Páirc Uí Rinn
	A Murphy 0-5, R Cotter 0-4 (0-2 f), A Hennessy 0-3, P Cunningham, M O’Keeffe 1-0 each, K Hegarty 0-2, A O’Callaghan, D Meaney, E Hegarty, E O’Donovan, L O’Herlihy 0-1 each.	Report	J O’Sullivan 0-8 (0-6 f), S Collins, C Dunne 1-0 each.	Referee: P O'Driscoll (Bride Rovers)

Knocknagree v Fermoy

3 September 2022 Round 3	Knocknagree	3-09 - 1-05	Fermoy	O'Connell Park
	D O’Connor 2-1, F O’Connor 0-4 (0-2 f), M Doyle 1-0, M Dilworth 0-2, N O’Connor, M Mahoney 0-1 each.	Report	B Twomey 1-1, P de Róiste 0-2 (0-1 f), S Aherne, D O’Flynn 0-1 each.	Referee: C Walsh (Nemo Rangers)

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarter-Finals		Semi-Finals		Final

Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh (Muskerry)	0-15

Knocknagree (Duhallow)	1-15
		Clyda Rovers (Avondhu)	1-15

		Knocknagree (Duhallow)	1-17



				Knocknagree (Duhallow)	0-06

				St. Michael's (Seandun)	2-07
Dohenys (Carbery)	0-08

O'Donovan Rossa (Carbery)	0-13
		St. Michael's (Seandun)	2-21

		O'Donovan Rossa (Carbery)	2-11

Relegation playoff

Newmarket v Bandon

17 September 2022 Playoff	Newmarket	5-11 - 1-08	Bandon	Coachford Sportsfield
	R O’Keeffe 4-3, D O’Keeffe 1-0, C O’Keeffe 0-3, B O’Connor, D Culloty (f) 0-2 each, M Cottrell 0-1.	Report	M McNamara 1-0 pen, M Sugrue 0-3 f, C Calnan 0-2, C O’Mahony, P Murphy, D Crowley 0-1 each.	Referee: P O'Leary (Cloughduv)

Quarter-finals

Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh v Knocknagree

17 September 2022 Quarter-final	Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh	0-15 - 1-15	Knocknagree	Millstreet Grounds
	B Seartan 0-4 (0-2 f), A Ó Coinceannáin 0-4 f, C Ó Loingsigh, D Mac Tomáis 0-2 each, S Ó Tuama, L Ó Conchúir 0-1 each.	Report	M Doyle 1-1, F O'Connor 0-4 (0-3 f), Denis O’Connor 0-3, David O’Connor 0-2, G Looney, M Dilworth, M McSweeney, N O’Connor 0-1 each.	Referee: P O'Driscoll (Bride Rovers)

Dohenys v O'Donovan Rossa

18 September 2022 Quarter-final	Dohenys	0-08 - 0-13	O'Donovan Rossa	Wolfe Tone Park
	M Buckley 0-3 (0-1f), G Farr 0-2 (0-1f), M Quinn, C O’Shea, K White 0-1 each.	Report	K Davis 0-6 (0-3f, 0-1m), D Hourihane 0-4, R Byrne 0-2, D Shannon 0-1m	Referee: D Murnane (Macroom)

Semi-finals

St. Michael's v O'Donovan Rossa

1 October 2022 Semi-final	St. Michael's	2-21 - 2-11	O'Donovan Rossa	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	R Cotter 1-6 (0-2f), A Hennessy 0-4, E O'Donovan 1-1, E Hegarty, L O'Herlihy 0-3 each, T Lenihan, P Cunningham, D Meaney, A Murphy 0-1 each.	Report	K Davis 0-5 (0-4f), D Hourihane 1-2, D Shannon 1-1, D Óg Hodnett 0-2, T Hegarty 0-1.	Referee: J Ryan (Macroom)

Clyda Rovers v Knocknagree

1 October 2022 Semi-final	Clyda Rovers	1-15 - 1-17	Knocknagree	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	K Graham (1-2), C Corbett and E Walsh (0-2 frees) (0-3 each), D O’Callaghan (0-2, 0-1 free, 0-1 ’45), C O’Sullivan, C Flanagan, K Coffey, C Buckley and J Buckley (0-1 each).	Report	F O’Connor (1-5, 0-3 frees, 0-1 mark), M Dilworth and N O’Connor (0-3 each), M McSweeney, DR O’Connor (0-1 mark) and E McSweeney (0-2 each).	Referee: P O'Driscoll (Bride Rovers)

Final

St. Michael's v Knocknagree

30 October 2022 Final	St. Michael's	2-07 - 0-06	Knocknagree	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	A Hennessy 2-1, R Cotter 0-2 f, P Cunnigham, E Hegarty, K Hegarty, D Meaney 0-1 each.	Report	F O’Connor, E McSweeney (0-1 f) 0-2 each, M McSweeney, N O’Connor 0-1 each.	Referee: J Regan (Lough Rovers)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorer overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Kevin Davis	O'Donovan Rossa	0-31	31	5	6.20
2	Fintan O'Connor	Knocknagree	2-22	28	6	5.66
3	Conor O'Keeffe	Newmarket	1-24	27	4	6.75
4	Adam Hennessy	St. Michael's	4-12	24	5	4.80
5	Robbie Cotter	St. Michael's	1-18	21	4	5.25
6	Dan Mac Eoin	Ilen Rovers	2-13	19	3	6.33
7	Dan O'Callaghan	Clyda Rovers	3-09	18	4	4.50
8	Jamie O'Sullivan	Bishopstown	0-17	17	3	5.66
9	Ryan O'Keeffe	Newmarket	4-04	16	2	8.00
9	Ben Seartan	Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh	0-16	16	4	4.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Ryan O'Keeffe	Newmarket	4-03	15	Bandon
2	Dan O'Callaghan	Clyda Rovers	2-03	9	O'Donovan Rossa
	Seán O'Sullivan	Kiskeam	1-06	9	Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh
	Mark Sugrue	Bandon	1-06	9	Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh
	Dan Mac Eoin	Ilen Rovers	1-06	9	Clyda Rovers
	Conor O'Keeffe	Newmarket	1-06	9	Clyda Rovers
	Fintan O'Connor	Knocknagree	1-06	9	St. Michael's
	Robbie Cotter	St. Michael's	1-06	9	O'Donovan Rossa
9	Adam Hennessy	St. Michael's	2-02	8	Knocknagree
	Kevin Davis	O'Donovan Rossa	0-08	8	Newmarket
	Conor O'Keeffe	Newmarket	0-08	8	Ilen Rovers
	Jamie O'Sullivan	Bishopstown	0-08	8	St. Michael's

References

^ "St Michael's finally land county title with Adam Hennessy firing two goals past Knocknagree". Echo Live. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
^ "Newmarket stun Kanturk to snatch county PIFC title at the death". Echo Live. 5 December 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
^ "Carrigaline relegate Ilen Rovers with late Callum Barrett goal". Echo Live. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
^ Hurley, Denis (28 November 2021). "SAFC: Seán Hayes on target at death to give Mallow victory over St Michael's". Echo Live. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
^ McCarthy, Ger (30 October 2021). "SAFC: Denis Crowley leads the way as Bishoptown relegate Bantry". Echo Live. Retrieved 28 November 2021.