The 1969 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 81st 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 26 January 1969. The championship ran from 6 April to 26 October 1969.
Carbery entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by St. Nicholas' in the quarter-finals.
The final was played on 26 October 1969 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork between University College Cork and St. Nicholas' in what was their first meeting in the final in six years. UCC won the match by 0-09 to 0-08 to claim their seventh championship title overall and their first title since 1964. It was their 7th championship title overall and their first title since 1964.
Teddy O'Brien was the championship's top scorer with 2-20.
Team changes To Championship
Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship Cobh
Results First round
Second round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Teddy O'BrienSt. Nicholas'2-202646.502Tim F. HayesClonakilty3-112036.663Brendan LynchUCC3-101936.334Eric PhilpottUCC4-051744.255Denis O'DriscollSt. Nicholas'2-091543.756Jerry HorganAvondhu2-081434.667Tom MonaghanAvondhu3-041334.338Mick FarrCarbery3-021125.50Jimmy BarrettAvondhu3-021133.66Bob HonohanAvondhu3-021133.66
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Eric PhilpottUCC4-0214Carrigdhoun2Tim F. HayesClonakilty2-0410Avondhu3Brendan LynchUCC1-069Carrigdhoun4Séamus GillenSt. Finbarr's1-058Nemo RangersGeorge WardCobh1-058CarberyTeddy O'BrienSt. Nicholas'0-088Garda7Joe DowneyMacroom2-017AvondhuTom MonaghanAvondhu2-017MacroomBob HonohanAvondhu2-017MacroomMick FarrCarbery2-017CobhBrendan LynchUCC2-017Nemo RangersTim F. HayesClonakilty1-047BearaTeddy O'BrienSt. Nicholas'1-047CarberyJerry HorganAvondhu1-047ClonakiltyTeddy O'BrienSt. Nicholas'1-047Clonakilty
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