2001 Cork Junior A Football Championship
Dates28 September – 2 December 2001
Teams8
ChampionsBorder Ilen Rovers (1st title)
Brian O'Sullivan (captain)
Runners-upBorder Kinsale
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored17 (2.13 per match)
Points scored188 (23.5 per match)
2000 (Previous) (Next) 2002

The 2001 Cork Junior A Football Championship was the 103rd staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by Cork County Board in 1895. The championship ran from 28 September to 2 December 2001.

The final was played on 2 December 2001 at Charlie Hurley Park in Bandon, between Ilen Rovers and Kinsale, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[1] Ilen Rovers won the match by 0–14 to 1–04 to claim their first ever championship title.[2][3]

Qualification

Division Championship Champions
Avondhu North Cork Junior A Football Championship Mitchelstown
Beara Beara Junior A Football Championship Adrigole
Carbery South West Junior A Football Championship Ilen Rovers
Carrigdhoun South East Junior A Football Championship Kinsale
Duhallow Duhallow Junior A Football Championship Rockchapel
Imokilly East Cork Junior A Football Championship Cloyne
Muskerry Mid Cork Junior A Football Championship Grenagh
Seandún City Junior A Football Championship Mayfield

Results

Quarter-finals

28 September 2001 Quarter-final Cloyne 2-12 - 1-11 Rockchapel Ballyclough Grounds
29 September 2001 Quarter-final Adrigole 1-11 - 0-07 Mayfield Páirc Tadhg na Samhna
3 November 2001 Quarter-final Kinsale 1-09 - 0-12 Mitchelstown Riverstown Sportsfield
4 November 2001 Quarter-final Ilen Rovers 2-11 - 2-09 Grenagh Kilmichael Grounds
11 November 2001 Quarter-final replay Kinsale 2-17 - 1-18
(aet)
Mitchelstown Riverstown Sportsfield

Semi-finals

11 November 2001 Semi-final Ilen Rovers 1-17 - 0-04 Cloyne Éire Óg Grounds
18 November 2001 Semi-final Kinsale 3-09 - 0-13 Adrigole Páirc Tadhg na Samhna

Final

2 December 2001 Final Ilen Rovers 0-14 - 1-04 Kinsale Charlie Hurley Park

References

  1. "Junior AFC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. "Junior county glory in 2001 drove Ilen Rovers footballers to new heights". Echo Live. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  3. O'Flynn, Diarmuid (27 October 2007). "Collins hoping Ilen will call the tune". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
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