2003 Cork Senior Football Championship

Dates

12 April 2003 – 19 October 2003

Teams

Sponsor

Permanent TSB

Champions

Castlehaven (13th title)
Liam Collins (captain)
James McCarthy (manager)

Runners-up

Clonakilty
Nigel Hayes (captain)
Eoin O'Mahony (manager)

Tournament statistics

Matches played

Top scorer(s)

Jurgen Werner (0-33)

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The 2003 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 115th 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 2002. The championship began on 12 October 2003 and ended on 19 October 2003.

Nemo Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Na Piarsaigh in the third round.^[1]

On 19 October 2003, Castlehaven won the championship following a 1-09 to 1–07 defeat of Clonakilty in the final.^[2] This was their third championship title overall and their first title since 1994.

O'Donovan Rossa's Jurgen Werner was the championship's top scorer with 0-33.

Results

Preliminary round

St. Nicholas' v Bantry Blues

12 April 2003 Preliminary round	St. Nicholas'	0-10 - 0-08	Bantry Blues	Kilmichael
	J Anderson 0-3, P O'Brien 0-3, D Cronin 0-2, E McCarthy 0-1, T O'Halloran 0-1.		P Clifford 0-2, J Canty 0-2, D Barron 0-2, G Canty 0-1, D O'Neill 0-1.

First round

Dohenys v Youghal

12 April 2003 First round	Dohenys	1-07 - 0-06	Youghal	Ballincollig
	D Farr 1-0, S Farr 0-3, J Collins 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1, D Healy 0-1.		P Moylan 0-4, J Grace 0-1, K Dempsey 0-1.

O'Donovan Rossa v Na Piarsaigh

12 April 2003 First round	O'Donovan Rossa	0-11 - 2-06	Na Piarsaigh	Clonakilty
	J Werner 0-6, C McCarthy 0-3, R Long 0-1, D O'Regan 0-1.		S Ó hAilpín 1-2, C O'Mahony 1-0, J Gardiner 0-3, C O'Sullivan 0-1.

Newcestown v Douglas

13 April 2003 First round	Newcestown	1-04 - 1-10	Douglas	Páirc Liam Mhic Cárthaigh, Ballygarvan
	D Heffernan 1-0, P Condon 0-2, J O'Sullivan 0-2.		G McLoughlin 1-1, F O'Sullivan 0-2, C Hogan 0-2, C Dineen 0-1, W Coveney 0-1, J Farrell 0-1, J O'Keeffe 0-1, S Bermingham 0-1.

Aghada v Mallow

13 April 2003 First round	Aghada	1-07 - 1-03	Mallow	Rathcormac
	D Creedon 1-1, G Melvin 0-3, J O'Connell 0-2, K O'Keeffe 0-1.		J O'Sullivan 1-0, R Sheehan 0-1, T O'Riordan 0-1, C Kerrisk 0-1.

Ballincollig v Clyda Rovers

13 April 2003 First round	Ballincollig	0-03 - 1-03	Clyda Rovers	Donoughmore
	C Weste 0-2, M Greene 0-1.		P Kissane 1-0, P Holland 0-3.

Clonakilty v Castlehaven

13 April 2003 First round	Clonakilty	1-09 - 1-16	Castlehaven	Rossa Park, Skibbereen
	C O'Donovan 0-7, C Murphy 1-0, M Harrington 0-1, B Walsh 0-1.		P Hurley 0-8, B Collins 1-0, C Crowley 0-3, D Burns 0-2, B Deasy 0-1, F Cahalane 0-1, D Cahalane 0-1.

Bishopstown v St. Finbarr's

16 April 2003 First round	Bishopstown	1-09 - 2-13	St. Finbarr's	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	J O'Shea 1-5, R Honohan 0-2, B Hussey 0-1, L Honohan 0-1.		F Murray 1-4, C McCarthy 1-3, R O'Mahony 0-3, J McCarthy 0-1, K Kelleher 0-1, R Curran 0-1.

Nemo Rangers v Bantry Blues

19 April 2003 First round	Nemo Rangers	3-12 - 0-02	Bantry Blues	Sam Maguire Park, Dunmanway
	D Mehigan 2-1, C Corkery 0-6, M McCarthy 1-1, L O'Sullivan 0-2, A Cronin 0-1, A Morgan 0-1.		P Clifford 0-1, D Barron 0-1.

Naomh Abán v St Michael's

24 April 2003 First round	Naomh Abán	2-09 - 0-06	St Michael's	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	M Ó Cróinín 1-5, Jason McCarthy 1-0, J McCarthy 0-1, C Twomey 0-1, D Cronin 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.		D O'Connell 0-4, W Sherlock 0-2.

Second round

Imokilly v Muskerry

18 May 2003 Second round	Imokilly	3-09 - 0-17	Muskerry	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	D O'Sullivan 0-5, P Ryan 1-1, J Deane 1-1, J O'Connor 1-1, S Collins 0-1.		S Twomey 0-7, S Prendeville 0-4, J White 0-2, L Conchammon 0-1, P Conchammon 0-1, A O'Shea 0-1, I Dorgan 0-1.

Youghal v St Michael's

18 May 2003 Second round	Youghal	2-08 - 2-06	St Michael's	Shanagarry
	P Moylan 0-4, A Healy 1-0, C Coleman 1-0, S Landers 0-2, K Dempsey 0-1, E Coleman 0-1.		M Mulconroy 2-2, W Sherlock 0-2, D Dempsey 0-1, G McPolin 0-1.

St. Nicholas' v Cork Institute of Technology

30 May 2003 Second round	St. Nicholas'	0-07 - 1-13	Cork Institute of Technology	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	P O'Brien 0-3, E McCarthy 0-2, D Cronin 0-1, J Anderson 0-1.		M Reidy 0-6, V Hurley 1-0, B Hegarty 0-2, DJ Fleming 0-2, B Dennehy 0-2, E O'Connor 0-1.

Beara v Mallow

31 May 2003 Second round	Beara	2-06 - 1-13	Mallow	Ballineen
	BJ O'Sullivan 2-2, C Harrington 0-1, A O'Regan 0-1, D Wiseman 0-1, P Harrington 0-1.		C O'Riordan 1-4, J O'Sullivan 0-4, R Sheehan 0-3, D Lavin 0-1, P O'Riordan 0-1.

Avondhu v O'Donovan Rossa

31 May 2003 Second round	Avondhu	1-07 - 1-16	O'Donovan Rossa	Kilmurry
	M Hennessy 1-0, N Noonan 0-2, S Maher 0-2, T Higgins 0-1, J O'Mahony 0-1, J O'Neill 0-1.		J Werner 0-5, C McCarthy 1-1, R Long 0-3, B Casey 0-2, N McCarthy 0-2, C Crowley 0-1, Dermot O'Sullivan 0-1, Donal O'Sullivan 0-1.

University College Cork v Clonakilty

31 May 2003 Second round	University College Cork	0-13 - 2-07	Clonakilty	Henry Ford Park, Ballinascarty
	C Brennan 0-6, P Galvin 0-2, B Sheehan 0-2, K O'Keeffe 0-1, MD Cahill 0-1, R Hussey 0-1.		C O'Donovan 1-4, P Griffin 1-1, N McCarthy 0-1.

Carbery v Ballincollig

31 May 2003 Second round	Carbery	0-08 - 1-07	Ballincollig	Newcestown
	K O'Sullivan 0-4, S Hayes 0-2, J O'Connell 0-1, J O'Regan 0-1.		C Weste 1-6, C O'Sullivan 0-1.

Duhallow v Bantry Blues

1 June 2003 Second round	Duhallow	1-11 - 0-17	Bantry Blues	Macroom
	G Murphy 1-4, R Casye 0-4, N O'Sullivan 0-2, A O'Sullivan 0-1.		D Barron 0-7, S McCarthy 0-4, P O'Rourke 0-2, J Canty 0-2, G Canty 0-1, D O'Neill 0-1.

Seandún v Newcestown

1 June 2003 Second round	Seandún	0-10 - 1-16	Newcestown	Coachford
	K O'Brien 0-4, F Murphy 0-2, A Keane 0-1, S Rea 0-1, R Scannell 0-1, P Triggs 0-1.		A O'Sullivan 1-2, P Condon 0-5, J O'Sullivan 0-4, H Curran 0-1, TJ Twomey 0-1, E Twomey 0-1, P Crowley 0-1, D Heffernan 0-1.

Carrigdhoun v Bishopstown

18 June 2003 Second round	Carrigdhoun	0-08 - 4-14	Bishopstown	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	G Spillane 0-2, G Shanahan 0-2, K Ashman 0-1, A Murphy 0-1, J Murphy 0-1.		J O'Shea 1-7, R Honohan 1-2, J Murphy 1-1, D Barrett 1-0 (og), S Conlisk 0-1, L Honohan 0-1, M Cogan 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.

University College Cork v Clonakilty

3 July 2003 Second round replay	University College Cork	0-14 - 2-11	Clonakilty	Henry Ford Park, Ballinascarty
	B Harty 0-4, K O'Keeffe 0-3, M Phelan 0-3, P Murphy 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-2.		C Murphy 0-6, P Griffin 1-1, S Quirke 1-0, T Anglin 0-1, C O'Donovan 0-1, C Calnan 0-1.

Third round

Dohenys v Ballincollig

28 June 2003 Third round	Dohenys	0-13 - 1-08	Ballincollig	Kilmurry
	S Farr 0-7, K Murray 0-2, M O'Donovan 0-2, D Healy 0-2.		J Miskella 1-4, C Weste 0-2, C O'Sullivan 0-1, L O'Toole 0-1.

Castlehaven v Clyda Rovers

28 June 2003 Third round	Castlehaven	2-07 - 0-11	Clyda Rovers	Ballingeary
	S Connolly 1-0, F Cahalane 1-0, C Crowley 0-3, P Hurley 0-2, N Cahalane 0-1, B Collins 0-1.		P Kissane 0-7, F Dorgan 0-2, D Cronin 0-1, I O'Shea 0-1.

Bishopstown v St. Nicholas'

6 July 2003 Third round	Bishopstown	1-16 - 0-10	St. Nicholas'	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	J O'Shea 0-11, R Honohan 1-1, J Murphy 0-2, N O'Donovan 0-1, C Doyle 0-1.		R Brosnan 0-6, N Harte 0-1, P O'Brien 0-1, T O'Halloran 0-1, L Leahy 0-1.

St. Finbarr's v Douglas

6 July 2003 Third round	St. Finbarr's	2-07 - 1-12	Douglas	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	J O'Sullivan 2-0, R O'Mahony 0-3, C McCarthy 0-2, R Curran 0-1, J O'Donoghue 0-1.		J Farrell 1-2, F O'Sullivan 0-5, P White 0-2, C McCarthy 0-2, B Hanrahan 0-1.

Cork Institute of Technology v Bantry Blues

6 July 2003 Third round	Cork Institute of Technology	1-13 - 2-08	Bantry Blues	Ballineen
	B Hegarty 1-1, DJ Fleming 0-2, R Keane 0-2, B Hickey 0-2, P Sheehan 0-2, S O'Sullivan 0-1, A O'Connor 0-1, B Dennehy 0-1, J Buckley 0-1.		D Barron 2-4, S McCarthy 0-2, G Canty 0-1, J Canty 0-1.

Imokilly v Mallow

11 July 2003 Third round	Imokilly	1-13 - 1-11	Mallow	Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy
	D O'Sullivan 0-8, T McCarthy 1-1, V O'Sullivan 0-2, P Fitzgerald 0-1, S Farrell 0-1.		C O'Riordan 1-3, J O'Sullivan 0-3, R Sheehan 0-3, D Lavin 0-1, A Aherne 0-1.

Aghada v Naomh Abán

13 July 2003 Third round	Aghada	0-11 - 1-07	Naomh Abán	Ballincollig
	J O'Connell 0-3, E O'Neill 0-3, A Kelleher 0-2, B Flaherty 0-1, R Crowley 0-1, C O'Brien 0-1.		M Ó Cróinín 1-6, D O'Sullivan 0-1.

Newcestown v O'Donovan Rossa

13 July 2003 Third round	Newcestown	1-05 - 0-14	O'Donovan Rossa	Sam Maguire Park, Dunmanway
	D Heffernan 1-1, D McCarthy 0-2, T Twomey 0-1, P Condon 0-1.		J Werner 0-6, C McCarthy 0-3, D O'Sullivan 0-1, S Crowley 0-1, R Long 0-1, B Casey 0-1, D Davis 0-1.

Nemo Rangers v Na Piarsaigh

13 July 2003 Third round	Nemo Rangers	1-05 - 0-11	Na Piarsaigh	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	C Corkery 1-3, J Masters 0-1, A Morgan 0-1.		J Gardiner 0-5, D Gardiner 0-2, C O'Mahony 0-2, C O'Sullivan 0-1, S McLoughlin 0-1.

Clonakilty v Youghal

20 July 2003 Third round	Clonakilty	1-13 - 0-10	Youghal	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	C Murphy 0-5, Timmy Anglin 1-1, P Griffen 0-2, K Meade 0-2, Tony Anglin 0-1, J Connolly 0-1, S Quirke 0-1.		P Moylan 0-5, C Coleman 0-2, K Dempsey 0-1, B Coleman 0-1, M Walsh 0-1.

Fourth round

O'Donovan Rossa v Aghada

20 July 2003 Fourth round	O'Donovan Rossa	1-07 - 1-07	Aghada	Brinny
	P Nealon 1-0, N McCarthy 0-2, R Long 0-1, C McCarthy 0-1, R Casey 0-1, C Keohane 0-1, J Werner 0-1.		E O'Neill 1-1, J O'Connell 0-2, T O'Keeffe 0-1, D Creedon 0-1, G Melvin 0-1, B Morrissey 0-1.

O'Donovan Rossa v Aghada

2 August 2003 Fourth round replay	O'Donovan Rossa	2-09 - 2-08	Aghada	Brinny
	C McCarthy 1-1, C Keohane 1-1, J Werner 0-4, R Long 0-1, B Casey 0-1, D Davis 0-1.		T O'Keeffe 1-3, B O'Flaherty 1-0, G Melvin 0-1, D Creedon 0-1, K O'Connor 0-1, P O'Neill 0-1, E O'Neill 0-1.

Na Piarsaigh v Dohenys

24 August 2003 Fourth round	Na Piarsaigh	1-10 - 2-04	Dohenys	Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
	S Ó hAilpín 1-2, J Gardiner 0-4, C O'Mahony 0-2, S McLoughlin 0-1, D Gardiner 0-1.		K Murray 1-0, M O'Donovan 1-0, S Farr 0-2, D Healy 0-1.

Quarter-finals

Castlehaven v Bishopstown

2 August 2003 Quarter-final	Castlehaven	2-10 - 1-11	Bishopstown	Clonakilty
	P Hurley 0-5, F Cahalane 1-1, B Collins 1-0, C Crowley 0-2, B Deasy 0-2.		S Conlesk 1-4, R Honohan 0-4, M Cogan 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, J O'Shea 0-1.

Douglas v Cork Institute of Technology

17 August 2003 Quarter-final	Douglas	0-09 - 1-04	Cork Institute of Technology	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	F O'Sullivan 0-5, J Farrell 0-2, G McLoughlin 0-1, W Coveney 0-1.		DJ Fleming 1-2, R Mageean 0-1, S Kinsella 0-1.

Clonakilty v Imokilly

21 September 2003 Quarter-final	Clonakilty	2-07 - 1-09	Imokilly	Páirc Liam Mhic Cárthaigh, Ballygarvan
	P Griffin 2-2, C Murphy 0-3, N Walsh 0-1, H Kenny 0-1.		J Deane 1-1, D Barrett 0-4, S Farrell 0-3, G Holland 0-1.

O'Donovan Rossa v Na Piarsaigh

27 September 2003 Quarter-final	O'Donovan Rossa	0-17 - 1-09	Na Piarsaigh	Clonakilty
	J Werner 0-07, C McCarthy 0-4, J O'Driscoll 0-2, N McCarthy 0-1, F McCarthy 0-1, R Long 0-1, C Keohane 0-1.		S Ó hAilpín 1-1, J Gardiner 0-4, C O'Mahony 0-4.	Referee: N Barrett

Semi-finals

Castlehaven v Douglas

21 September 2003 Semi-final	Castlehaven	0-13 - 0-05	Douglas	Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
	P Hurley 0-5, C Crowley 0-4, B Deasy 0-2, B Collins 0-1, D Burns 0-1.		F O'Sullivan 0-2, W Coveney 0-1, B Hanrahan 0-1, M Harrington 0-1.

Clonakilty v O'Donovan Rossa

5 October 2003 Semi-final	Clonakilty	1-11 - 1-09	O'Donovan Rossa	Sam Maguire Park, Dunmanway
	C Murphy 0-5, C O'Donovan 1-1, P Griffin 0-2, B Walsh 0-2, S Quirke 0-1.		C McCarthy 1-1, J Werner 0-4, N McCarthy 0-1, S Crowley 0-1, C Keohane 0-1, R Long 0-1.	Referee: D Linehan

Final

Castlehaven v Clonakilty

19 October 2003 Final	Castlehaven	1-09 - 1-07	Clonakilty	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	C Crowley 1-4, S Connolly 0-3, P Hurley, free, and Bernie Collins 0-1 each.	Report	C Murphy 0-5, 0-4 frees, P Griffin 1-0, B Walsh and C Murray 0-1 each.	Attendance: 14,526 Referee: D Linehan (Nemo Rangers)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Jurgen Werner	O'Donovan Rossa	0-33	33	7	4.71
2	James O'Shea	Bishopstown	2-24	30	4	7.50
3	Conrad Murphy	Clonakilty	1-24	27	6	4.50
4	Pádraigh Griffin	Clonakilty	5-08	23	6	3.83
4	Conor McCarthy	O'Donovan Rossa	3-14	23	7	3.28
5	Paudie Hurley	Castlehaven	0-21	21	5	4.20
6	Declan Barron	Bantry Blues	2-14	20	4	5.00
7	Colin Crowley	Castlehaven	1-16	19	5	3.80
8	Mícheál Ó Cróinín	Naomh Abán	2-11	17	2	8.50
9	John Gardiner	Na Piarsaigh	0-16	16	4	4.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	James O'Shea	Bishopstown	0-11	11	St. Nicholas'
2	Declan Barron	Bantry Blues	2-04	10	CIT
2	James O'Shea	Bishopstown	1-07	10	Carrigdhoun
3	Colin Weste	Ballincollig	1-06	9	Carbery
3	Mícheál Ó Cróinín	Naomh Abán	1-06	9	Aghada
4	Michael Mulconroy	St Michael's	2-02	8	Youghal
	Brendan Jer O'Sullivan	Beara	2-02	8	Mallow
	Pádraigh Griffin	Clonakilty	2-02	8	Imokilly
	James O'Shea	Bishopstown	1-05	8	St. Finbarr's
	Mícheál Ó Cróinín	Naomh Abán	1-05	8	St Michael's
	Paudie Hurley	Castlehaven	0-08	8	Clonakilty
	Diarmuid O'Sullivan	Imokilly	0-08	8	Mallow

References

^ Ellard, Michael (7 October 2002). "Corkery a colossus in Nemo victory". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 10 April 2019.
^ "Safety for 'Haven after late fright". Irish Independent. 20 October 2003. Retrieved 10 April 2019.

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