1997 Cork Senior Football Championship


The 1997 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 109th staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening fixtures took place on 8 December 1996. The championship began on 10 May 1997 and ended on 9 November 1997.
Clonakilty entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Muskerry in the second round.
On 9 November 1997, Beara won the championship following a 1-10 to 1-07 defeat of Castlehaven in a replay of the final. This was their 6th championship title overall and their first title since 1967.
Beara's Ciarán O'Sullivan was the championship's top scorer with 1-24.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship

First round

Second round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Finals

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;Overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Ciarán O'SullivanBeara1-242755.40
2John ClearyCastlehaven0-252564.16
3Dermot O'SullivanDuhallow1-212446.00
4Ronan SheehanMallow3-091829.00
4Derek BarrettCobh0-181853.60
5Colin CrowleyCastlehaven3-061562.50
5Larry TompkinsCastlehaven1-121562.50
6Séamus SpencerBeara2-081452.80
7Noel TwomeyMuskerry2-071334.33
7Jason WhooleyCarbery1-101326.50

;In a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Ronan SheehanMallow2-039Aghada
1Ronan SheehanMallow1-069Imokilly
1Ciarán O'SullivanBeara0-099Clyda Rovers
2Noel TwomeyMuskerry1-058Bishopstown
2Jason WhooleyCarbery1-058Imokilly
2Dermot O'SullivanDuhallow0-088Muskerry
3Michael LewisAghada2-017Mallow
3Austin AherneMallow2-017Aghada
3Dermot O'SullivanDuhallow0-077Duhallow
3Paul McGrathBishopstown0-077Muskerry
3Mark O'SullivanUCC0-077O'Donovan Rossa
3Podsie O'MahonyBallincollig0-077Duhallow
3Derek BarrettImokilly0-077Dohenys