The 2019 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 131st 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 15 January 2019. The championship began on 18 March 2019 and ended on 27 October 2019.
St. Finbarr's entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Nemo Rangers at the quarter-final stage. Femoy secured promotion to the top tier championship after a 54-year absence.
On 27 October 2019, Nemo Rangers won the championship after a 2–08 to 0–10 defeat of Duhallow in the final at Páirc Uí Rinn. It was their 21st championship overall and their first title since 2017. It was a second successive final defeat for Duhallow.
John Hayes from the Carbery Rangers club was the championship's top scorer with 2-20.
Team changes To Championship
Promoted from the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship Fermoy
Results Divisional/colleges section
Preliminary round
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1John HayesCarbery Rangers2-202638.662Steven SherlockSt. Finbarr's1-222538.333Kevin DavisO'Donovan Rossa0-242438.004Luke ConnollyNemo Rangers2-152145.255Paul KerriganNemo Rangers3-112054.00Darren MurphyBallincollig2-142036.666Anthony O'ConnorDuhallow2-131963.167Cian DorganBallincollig0-171744.25Donncha O'ConnorDuhallow0-171753.208Conor RussellDouglas1-131644.00Eoghan McSweeneyDuhallow0-161662.66
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Steven SherlockSt. Finbarr's1-1114Carbery Rangers2Mark BuckleyDohenys2-0713St. Nicholas'3John HayesCarbery Rangers1-0912CastlehavenKevin DavisO'Donovan Rossa0-1212Clonakilty4John HayesCarbery Rangers1-0811St. Finbarr's5Darren MurphyBallincollig2-0410Clyda RoversLuke ConnollyNemo Rangers2-0410Duhallow6Daire ClearyUCC1-069SeandúnSeán O'DonovanIlen Rovers1-069FermoyCian DorganBallincollig0-099Kiskeam
References
External links Cork GAA website