The 1997 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 109th 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 1996. The championship began on 10 May 1997 and ended on 9 November 1997.
Clonakilty entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Muskerry in the second round.
On 9 November 1997, Beara won the championship following a 1-10 to 1-07 defeat of Castlehaven in a replay of the final. This was their 6th championship title overall and their first title since 1967.
Beara's Ciarán O'Sullivan was the championship's top scorer with 1-24.
Team changes To Championship
Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship Clyda Rovers
Results First round
Second round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
Championship statistics Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Ciarán O'SullivanBeara1-242755.402John ClearyCastlehaven0-252564.163Dermot O'SullivanDuhallow1-212446.004Ronan SheehanMallow3-091829.00Derek BarrettCobh0-181853.606Colin CrowleyCastlehaven3-061562.50Larry TompkinsCastlehaven1-121562.508Séamus SpencerBeara2-081452.809Noel TwomeyMuskerry2-071334.33Jason WhooleyCarbery1-101326.50
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Ronan SheehanMallow2-039AghadaRonan SheehanMallow1-069ImokillyCiarán O'SullivanBeara0-099Clyda Rovers4Noel TwomeyMuskerry1-058BishopstownJason WhooleyCarbery1-058ImokillyDermot O'SullivanDuhallow0-088Muskerry7Michael LewisAghada2-017MallowAustin AherneMallow2-017AghadaDermot O'SullivanDuhallow0-077DuhallowPaul McGrathBishopstown0-077MuskerryMark O'SullivanUCC0-077O'Donovan RossaPodsie O'MahonyBallincollig0-077DuhallowDerek BarrettImokilly0-077Dohenys
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