| Dates | 9 September - 28 October 1973 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Champions |  Naomh Abán (2nd title) | ||
| Runners-up |  Mitchelstown | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 8 | ||
| Goals scored | 13 (1.63 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 120 (15 per match) | ||
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The 1973 Cork Junior Football Championship was the 75th staging of the Cork Junior Football Championship since its establishment by Cork County Board in 1895. The championship ran from 9 September to 28 October 1973.
The final was played on 28 October 1973 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between Naomh Abán and Mitchelstown, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[1] Naomh Abán won the match by 2-15 to 0-05 to claim their first ever championship title.[2]
Qualification
Results
Quarter-finals
| 16 September 1973 Quarter-final | Douglas | 1-11 - 1-05 | Castlehaven | Charlie Hurley Park |
| 16 September 1973 Quarter-final | Naomh Abán | 0-08 - 0-04 | Urhan | Wolfe Tone Park |
| 16 September 1973 Quarter-final | Glenville | 0-06 - 0-06 | Kinsale | Cork Athletic Grounds |
| 30 September 1973 Quarter-final | Mitchelstown | 2-06 - 0-07 | Dromtarriffe | Castletownroche Grounds |
| 30 September 1973 Quarter-final replay | Glenville | 0-07 - 4-04 | Kinsale | Ballinlough Grounds |
Semi-finals
| 7 October 1973 Semi-final | Mitchelstown | 2-08 - 0-09 | Douglas | Castlelyons Grounds |
| J Barrett 0-6, B Honohan 1-1, D Russell 1-1. | C Kavanagh 0-5, B Larkin 0-2, M O'Regan 0-1, T O'Leary 0-1. |
| 21 October 1973 Semi-final | Naomh Abán | 0-14 - 1-06 | Kinsale | Cloughduv Grounds |
| J Lynch 0-6, S Mullane 0-5, C Twomey 0-1, D Scannell 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1. | C O'Callaghan 1-0, T Fogarty 0-2, J Hurley 0-2, M Burke 0-1, JJ Hurley 0-1. | Referee: L Meade (Ballinascarthy) |
Final
| 28 October 1973 Final | Naomh Abán | 2-15 - 0-05 | Mitchelstown | Cork Athletic Grounds |
| D McCarthy 1-2, D Scannell 0-5, J Lynch 0-4, P Lynch 1-0, M Scannell 0-2, S Mullane 0-2. | J Barrett 0-3, B Honohan 0-1, JJ Lynch 0-1. |
References
- ^ "Junior AFC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Stair Naomh Abán". Naomh Abán GAA website. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
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