1970 Cork Intermediate Football Championship

1970 Cork Intermediate Football Championship
Dates19 April – 15 November 1970
Teams9
ChampionsBorder St Finbarr's (2nd title)
Pat Lougheed (captain)
Runners-upBorder Youghal
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored24 (3 per match)
Points scored147 (18.38 per match)
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The 1970 Cork Intermediate Football Championship was the 35th staging of the Cork Intermediate Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the first round fixtures took place on 25 January 1970. The championship ran from 19 April to 15 November 1970.

The final, which was a replay, was played on 15 November 1970 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between St Finbarr's and Youghal, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. St Finbarr's won the match by 3–06 to 1–07 to claim their first second championship title overall and a first title in 40 years.[1][2]

Results

First round

19 April 1970 First round Kilmurry 2-06 - 2-05 Dohenys Charlie Hurley Park

Second round

19 April 1970 Second round Newcestown 1-05 - 1-07 Canovee Charlie Hurley Park
14 June 1970 Second round Youghal 3-08 - 2-04 St Vincent's Clonmult Memorial Park
14 June 1970 Second round Kilmurry 0-16 - 0-10 Urhan Wolfe Tone Park

Semi-finals

5 July 1970 Semi-final Canovee 0-11 - 1-11 St Finbarr's Páirc Uí Chonchúir
4 October 1970 Semi-final Youghal 3-08 - 3-07 Kilmurry Cork Athletic Grounds

Final

18 October 1970 Final St Finbarr's 1-08 - 1-08 Youghal Cork Athletic Grounds

Final replay

15 November 1970 Final replay St Finbarr's 3-06 - 1-07 Youghal Cork Athletic Grounds

References

  1. ↑ "Intermediate Football Finals 1970-2005". Cork GAA results website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "The Barrs - a history". St. Finbarr's GAA website. Archived from the original on 2 July 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2022.