1961 Cork Junior Football Championship
| Dates | 8 October - 10 December 1961 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Champions |  Mitchelstown (1st title) | ||
| Runners-up |  O'Donovan Rossa | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 6 | ||
| Goals scored | 19 (3.17 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 70 (11.67 per match) | ||
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The 1961 Cork Junior Football Championship was the 63rd staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by Cork County Board in 1895. The championship ran from 8 October to 10 December 1961.
The final was played on 10 December 1961 at Athletic Grounds in Cork, between Mitchelstown and O'Donovan Rossa, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[1] Mitchelstown won the match by 2–08 to 2–04 to claim their first ever championship title.[2][3][4]
Qualification[edit]
Results[edit]
Quarter-finals[edit]
| 8 October 1961 Quarter-final | Kinsale | 1-07 - 0-01 | Glenville | Cork Athletic Grounds |
| 15 October 1961 Quarter-final | O'Donovan Rossa | 2-06 - 1-04 | Adrigole | Wolfe Tone Park |
| 15 October 1961 Quarter-final | Mitchelstown | 4-10 - 2-05 | Castlemagner | Páirc Uí Shíocháin |
| 15 October 1961 Quarter-final | St Finbarr's | 1-06 - 0-06 | Canovee | Ballincollig Grounds |
Semi-finals[edit]
| 29 October 1961 Semi-final | Mitchelstown | 4-10 - 0-03 | Kinsale | Riverstown Sportsfield |
| Semi-final | O'Donovan Rossa | w/o - scr. | St Finbarr's |
Final[edit]
| 10 December 1961 Final | Mitchelstown | 2-08 - 2-04 | O'Donovan Rossa | Cork Athletic Grounds |
Championship statistics[edit]
Miscellaneous[edit]
- The quarter-final match between St Finbarr's and Canovee was abandoned after 49 minutes.
References[edit]
- ^ "Junior AFC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Club Titles - Cork". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
- ^ Ryan, Pat (9 January 2021). "Trailblazers Mitchelstown had to fight all the way to '61". The Corkman. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Avondhu Notes - 30 April 2021". Mitchesltown GAA website. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.