1988 Cork Intermediate Football Championship

Dates

7 May - 11 September 1988

Teams

Champions

Kilshannig (1st title)
William O'Riordan (captain)
John O'Mahony (manager)

Runners-up

Ballincollig

Tournament statistics

Matches played

Goals scored

25 (1.47 per match)

Points scored

279 (16.41 per match)

Top scorer(s)

William O'Riordan (2-17)

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The 1988 Cork Intermediate Football Championship was the 53rd staging of the Cork Intermediate Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place at the Cork Convention on 13 December 1987. The championship began on 7 May 1988 and ended on 11 September 1988.

On 11 September 1988, Kilshannig won the championship following a 2–09 to 1–07 defeat of Ballincollig in the final. This was their first ever championship title. It remains their only championship title in the grade.^[1]^[2]

Kilshannig's William O'Riordan was the championship's top scorer with 2–17.

Results

First round

Kilshannig v Nemo Rangers

7 May 1988 First round	Kilshannig	1-08 - 0-10	Nemo Rangers	Coachford
	W O'Riordan 1-5, P O'Connell 0-1, É O'Sullivan 0-1, G O'Sullivan 0-1.		G O'Regan 0-4, C Murphy 0-3, S Hayes 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1, P Galvin 0-1.

Doneraile v Douglas

7 May 1988 First round	Doneraile	1-11 - 3-05	Douglas	Rathcormac
	N Landy 1-1, K Stack 0-3, P Nelligan 0-3, P Harrington 0-2, T Mannix 0-1, C Hannon 0-1.		A Cotter 2-0, M O'Regan 1-0, D O'Leary 0-2, D Larkin 0-1, P Lynch 0-1, J Horgan 0-1.	Referee: B Cody (Midleton)

Bantry Blues v Rockchapel

8 May 1988 First round	Bantry Blues	0-08 - 1-05	Rockchapel	Ballyvourney
	S Dineen 0-4, B Terry 0-3, J Cotter 0-1.		Joe Casey 1-4, A O'Mahony 0-1.	Referee: L Ware (Ballyvourney)

Mallow v Ballincollig

8 May 1988 First round	Mallow	0-07 - 0-13	Ballincollig	Donoughmore
	R Sheehan 0-3, S Browne 0-2, S Murphy 0-1, D Buckley 0-1.		T O'Reilly 0-4, D Burke 0-2, D Lucey 0-2, D Murphy 0-2, C O'Connell 0-1, D O'Driscoll 0-1, B McCarthy 0-1.	Referee: J O'Mahony (Kanturk)

Valley Rovers v Bishopstown

8 May 1988 First round	Valley Rovers	0-13 - 1-02	Bishopstown	Ballygarvan
	G Slyne 0-7, P O'Sullivan 0-2, A Crowley 0-2, P Coleman 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1.		J Cronin 1-0, M Buckley 0-2.

Mayfield v Kilmurry

8 May 1988 First round	Mayfield	0-07 - 1-08	Kilmurry	Inniscarra
	J Coomey 0-2, J Nodwell 0-1, J Conroy 0-1, D Kennedy 0-1, S O'Donovan 0-1.		C Barry-Murphy 0-5, S Kearney 1-0, S Murphy 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1, G Lally 0-1.

Bantry Blues v Rockchapel

15 May 1988 First round replay	Bantry Blues	0-07 - 1-11	Rockchapel	Ballyvourney
	B Terry 0-3, G Lynch 0-2, S Dineen 0-1, J Cotter 0-1.		T Carroll 1-3, Jerry Casey 0-3, A O'Mahony 0-2, Joe Casey 0-1, D O'Mahony 0-1, S Curtin 0-1.	Referee: L Ware (Ballyvourney)

Macroom v Passage

22 May 1988 First round	Macroom	2-10 - 0-06	Passage	Innishannon
	L Gould 0-6, J Neville 1-1, N Twomey 1-0, D Crowley 0-1, M Browne 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1.		L Lester 0-4, B Harrington 0-1, G Murphy 0-1.	Referee: N Hallahan (Bandon)

Doneraile v Douglas

11 June 1988 First round replay	Doneraile	0-13 - 1-07	Douglas	Rathcormac
	P Harrington 0-10, G Harrington 0-1, R Landy 0-1, D Cahill 0-1.		F Birmingham 1-1, T Hurley 0-3, D O'Leary 0-1, A Cotter 0-1, M Sheehan 0-1.	Referee: B Cody (Midleton)

Fermoy received a bye in this round.

Second round

Ballincollig v Valley Rovers

24 July 1988 Second round	Ballincollig	0-10 - 0-03	Valley Rovers	Ovens
	T O'Reilly 0-4, D Murphy 0-3, D Burke 0-1, N O'Donovan 0-1, D O'Driscoll 0-1.		B O'Sullivan 0-1, TJ Deasy 0-1, P Burke 0-1.	Referee: S O'Keeffe (St. Michael's)

Kilmurry v Doneraile

24 July 1988 Second round	Kilmurry	1-07 - 0-10	Doneraile	Glantane
	S Kearney 1-0, D O'Sullivan 0-3, M O'Mahony 0-1, M Kelleher 0-1, S Murphy 0-1.		P Nelligan 0-4, J Landy 0-3, P Harrington 0-1, T Mannix 0-1, N Landy 0-1.	Referee: R Murphy (Lyre)

Rockchapel v Macroom

24 July 1988 Second round	Rockchapel	1-14 - 1-11	Macroom	Boherbue
	DA O'Mahony 1-2, Jerry Casey 0-5, Joe Casey 0-2, J Murphy 0-2, S Curtin 0-1, A O'Mahony 0-1, T O'Callaghan 0-1.		L Gould 0-4, J O'Connor 1-0, J Neville 0-2, G McPolin 0-2, D Crowley 0-1, J White 0-1, S O'Connor 0-1.

Kilshannig v Fermoy

24 July 1988 Second round	Kilshannig	1-08 - 1-05	Fermoy	Mallow
	P Murphy 1-1, W O'Riordan 0-3, P O'Connell 0-2, M Murphy 0-1, D O'Connell 0-1.		M Dolan 1-1, D Pyne 0-1, P Donnellan 0-1, T Cooney 0-1, D Coomey 0-1.

Kilmurry v Doneraile

7 August 1988 Second round replay	Kilmurry	1-02 - 1-09	Doneraile	Glantane
	D O'Sullivan 1-0, G Lally 0-1, G Linehan 0-1.		J Crowley 1-1, P Harrington 0-3, P Nelligan 0-2, D Cahill 0-2, N Landy 0-1.	Referee: R Murphy (Lyre)

Semi-finals

Kilshannig v Rockchapel

21 August 1988 Semi-final	Kilshannig	0-10 - 0-09	Rockchapel	Kanturk
	W O'Riordan 0-5, J O'Donoghue 0-2, É O'Sullivan 0-1, M Murphy 0-1, P O'Connell 0-1.		Jerry Casey 0-4, Joe Casey 0-3, T Carroll 0-1, D O'Mahony 0-1.	Referee: E Porter (Brian Dillons)

Ballincollig v Doneraile

4 September 1988 Semi-final	Ballincollig	2-10 - 1-04	Doneraile	Watergrasshill
	T O'Reilly 1-2, B McCarthy 1-2, D O'Driscoll 0-2, C O'Connell 0-1, D Murphy 0-1, P Coomey 0-1, K Coomey 0-1.		T Mannix 1-1, K Stack 0-1, P Nelligan 0-1, B Stack 0-1.	Referee: E Porter (Brian Dillons)

Final

Kilshannig v Ballincollig

11 September 1988 Final	Kilshannig	2-09 - 1-07	Ballincollig	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	W O'Riordan 1-4, É O'Sullivan 1-1, P O'Connell 0-2, J O'Donoghue 0-1, P Murphy 0-1.		T O'Reilly 1-2, D Murphy 0-3, T Weste 0-1, C O'Connell 0-1.	Referee: J O'Leary

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	William O'Riordan	Kilshannig	2-17	23	4	5.75
2	Tadhg O'Reilly	Ballincollig	2-12	18	4	4.50
3	Paddy Harrington	Doneraile	0-16	16	5	3.20

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Paddy Harrington	Doneraile	0-10	10	Douglas
2	William O'Riordan	Kilshannig	1-05	8	Nemo Rangers
3	Joe Casey	Rockchapel	1-04	7	Bishopstown
	William O'Riordan	Kilshannig	1-04	7	Ballincollig
	Ger Slyne	Valley Rovers	0-07	7	Bishopstown
6	Aidan Cotter	Douglas	2-00	6	Doneraile
	Tom Carroll	Rockchapel	1-03	6	Bantry Blues
	Leo Gould	Macroom	0-06	6	Passage
9	Denis A. O'Mahony	Rockchapel	1-02	5	Macroom
	Tadhg O'Reilly	Ballincollig	1-02	5	Doneraile
	Brian McCarthy	Ballincollig	1-02	5	Doneraile
	Tadhg O'Reilly	Ballincollig	1-02	5	Kilshannig
	C. Barry-Murphy	Kilmurry	0-05	5	Mayfield
	Jerry Casey	Rockchapel	0-05	5	Macroom
	William O'Riordan	Kilshannig	0-05	5	Rockchapel

References

^ "Kilshannig's heroes are feted". The Corkman. 24 March 2011. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
^ Malone, Brendan (27 March 2014). "Celebration on 25th anniversary of Kilshanning's famous double". The Corkman. Retrieved 21 October 2018.

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