The 1988 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 100th staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 13 December 1987. The championship began on 24 April 1988 and ended on 30 October 1988.
Nemo Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 30 October 1988, Nemo Rangers won the championship following a 2-08 to 0-10 defeat of Duhallow in the final. This was their ninth championship title overall and their second title in succession.
Duhallow's Niall O'Connor was the championship's top scorer with 1-25.
Team changes To Championship
Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship Glanmire
From Championship
Regraded to the Cork Intermediate Football Championship Passage
Results First round
Second round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Niall O'ConnorDuhallow1-252855.602Eoin O'MahonyNemo Rangers2-152154.203Ephie FitzgeraldNemo Rangers2-131953.804Mick McCarthyO'Donovan Rossa1-141735.665Ronan SheehanAvondhu0-161644.006Dinny AllenNemo Rangers3-061553.00Paul McGrathBishopstown0-151535.008Tony NationNemo Rangers1-111452.809John NevilleMuskerry1-081125.50John BarrettAvondhu1-081133.66Teddy McCarthyGlanmire0-111142.75
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Ephie FitzgeraldNemo Rangers1-0912St Michael's2Eoin O'MahonyNemo Rangers2-039MillstreetNiall O'ConnorDuhallow1-069MuskerryMick McCarthyO'Donovan Rossa0-099Carbery5Tony NationNemo Rangers0-099Glanmire6Ger ManleyMuskerry1-047St. Nicholas'John NevilleMuskerry1-047St. Nicholas'John BarrettAvondhu1-047BishopstownPaul McGrathBishopstown0-077AvondhuNiall O'ConnorDuhallow0-077BishopstownNiall O'ConnorDuhallow0-077Nemo Rangers
Miscellaneous
Glanmire qualified for the semi-finals of the championship for the very first time.
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