2008 Cork Senior Football Championship

Dates

18 April 2008 – 5 October 2008

Teams

Sponsor

Evening Echo

Champions

Nemo Rangers (17th title)
Maurice McCarthy (captain)
Ephie Fitzgerald (manager)

Runners-up

Douglas
Tom Sheehan (captain)
Ronan McCarthy (manager)

Relegated

Bantry Blues

Tournament statistics

Matches played

Goals scored

55 (1.49 per match)

Points scored

742 (20.05 per match)

Top scorer(s)

James Masters (1-30)

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The 2008 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 120th 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 in December 2007. The championship began on 18 April 2008 and ended on 5 October 2008.

Nemo Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions.^[1]

On 5 October 2008, Nemo Rangers won the championship following a 0-13 to 0-05 defeat of Douglas in the final.^[2] This was their 17th championship title overall and their fourth title in succession.

James Masters from the Nemo Rangers club was the championship's top scorer with 1-30.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship

Mallow

From Championship

Relegated to the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship

St. Finbarr's
St. Vincent's

Results

Divisions/colleges section

Seandún v Beara

20 April 2008 Round 1	Seandún	2-10 - 0-10	Beara	Rossa Park, Skibbereen
	R O'Mahony 1-3, JP Murphy 0-5, B McGinn 1-1, T O'Connell 0-1.		KJ O'Sullivan 0-5, BJ O'Sullivan 0-3, C Harrington 0-1, G Lowney 0-1.	Referee: S Collins (Carrigaline)

University College Cork v Carbery

21 April 2008 Round 1	University College Cork	2-08 - 1-15	Carbery	Páirc Naomh Eoin, Newcestown
	C Daly 1-0, T O'Regan 1-0, F Gould 0-3, W Kennedy 0-1, D Gould 0-1, P Corrigan 0-1, D Farrell 0-1, J Gould 0-1.		C O'Driscoll 0-5, C Keane 1-1, D O'Donovan 0-4, F Arundel 0-2, R Moloney 0-1, T Twomey 0-1, M Barrett 0-1.	Referee: P O'Leary (Kilmurry)

Duhallow v Imokilly

23 April 2008 Round 1 D	Duhallow	1-15 - 0-05	Imokilly	Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy
	J Buckley 1-3, B Sheehan 0-4, N Fleming 0-4, N O'Sullivan 0-2, D Flynn 0-1, G Murphy 0-1.		D Holden 0-4, K Mulvihill 0-1.	Referee: D O'Farrell (Mitchelstown)

Avondhu v Cork Institute of Technology

25 April 2008 Round 1 A	Avondhu	0-09 - 2-11	Cork Institute of Technology	Watergrasshill
	P Kissane 0-5, A O'Brien 0-2, M O'Brien 0-1, D O'Hagan 0-1.		D Goulding 0-6, J Murphy 1-0, E Lyons 1-0, M O'Connor 0-2, H Curran 0-1, P O'Flynn 0-1, R Leahy 0-1.	Referee: D O'Leary (Kilmurry)

Muskerry v Carrigdhoun

5 May 2008 Round 1	Muskerry	0-12 - 0-06	Carrigdhoun	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	A Concannon 0-4, P Dunlea 0-3, S Kelly 0-2, C Brosnan 0-1, S Foley 0-1, E Lougheed 0-1.		G White 0-2, K Corrigan 0-2, E Murphy 0-1, J Kingston 0-1.	Referee: J Dorgan (Nemo Rangers)

Cork Institute of Technology v Duhallow

10 May 2008 Round 2	Cork Institute of Technology	2-07 - 1-11	Duhallow	Dr. Croke Park, Ballyclough
	P O'Flynn 1-1, R Leahy 1-0, D Goulding 0-3, H Curran 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, A O'Reilly 0-1.		D O'Connor 1-5, N O'Sullivan 0-2, D Flynn 0-1, N Fleming 0-1, J Buckley 0-1, M Dilworth 0-1.

Round 1

Carbery Rangers v Bishopstown

18 April 2008 Round 1	Carbery Rangers	0-13 - 0-05	Bishopstown	Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
	S Hayes 0-4, K McMahon 0-3, B Shanahan 0-2, D Creedon 0-2, John Hayes 0-2.		J Ferriter 0-2, S Murphy 0-1, P Honohan 0-1, E Ryan 0-1.	Referee: C McAllister (Aghada)

Naomh Abán v Dohenys

18 April 2008 Round 1	Naomh Abán	0-10 - 0-09	Dohenys	Inchigeelagh
	M Ó Cróinín 0-8, A Ó Cróinín 0-1, S Ó Laoire 0-1.		P McCarthy 0-2, G McCarthy 0-2, D O'Donovan 0-1, T O'Donovan 0-1, D Lyons 0-1, K Crowley 0-1, P Collins 0-1.	Referee: C Lyons (Nemo Rangers)

Na Piarsaigh v Bantry Blues

18 April 2008 Round 1	Na Piarsaigh	1-10 - 0-12	Bantry Blues	Sam Maguire Park, Dunmanway
	P Gould 1-0, D McDonnell 0-3, J Gardiner 0-3, D Gardiner 0-2, S Glasgow 0-1, A Hurley 0-1.		D Barron 0-7, S Drummey 0-3, R Lynch 0-1, R Harrington 0-1.	Referee: C Lane (Banteer)

Nemo Rangers v Aghada

18 April 2008 Round 1	Nemo Rangers	3-10 - 2-07	Aghada	Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton
	A Cronin 2-2, J Masters 0-5, D Kearney 1-1, P Kerrigan 0-1, D Mehigan 0-1.		T O'Keeffe 2-2, C Fleming 0-5.	Referee: M Collins (Clonakilty)

O'Donovan Rossa v Ballincollig

18 April 2008 Round 1	O'Donovan Rossa	1-09 - 0-09	Ballincollig	Ballineen
	C McCarthy 1-3, B Dwyer 0-3, N Kearney 0-1, R McCarthy 0-1, S Carmody 0-1.		P O'Mahony 0-4, J Kelly 0-2, L O'Toole 0-1, B Cotter 0-1, S O'Donoghue 0-1.	Referee: J Dorgan (Nemo Rangers)

Castlehaven v Mallow

19 April 2008 Round 1	Castlehaven	0-12 - 0-10	Mallow	Macroom
	P Hurley 0-3, S Cahalane 0-3, C Crowley 0-2, D Burns 0-2, M Collins 0-1, B Collins 0-1.		C O'Riordan 0-5, J O'Sullivan 0-3, B O'Halloran 0-1, J Hayes 0-1.	Referee: J Dorgan (Nemo Rangers)

Douglas v Clonakilty

20 April 2008 Round 1	Douglas	1-13 - 0-08	Clonakilty	Brinny Sportsfield, Brinny
	M Harrington 1-4, J Farrell 0-3, F O'Sullivan 0-3, C Dineen 0-1, C Hogan 0-1, W Coveney 0-1.		P Griffin 0-5, C Callanan 0-2, C McManus 0-1.	Referee: P Downey (Inniscarra)

Ilen Rovers v St. Nicholas'

2 May 2008 Round 1	Ilen Rovers	2-11 - 0-09	St. Nicholas'	Sam Maguire Park, Dunmanway
	K O'Sullivan 1-9, A Holland 1-1, C O'Driscoll 0-1.		R Brosnan 0-6, D Busteed 0-1, K Barry 0-1, G Moylan 0-1.	Referee: C McAllister (Ballinacurra)

Round 2

Clonakilty v Bishopstown

11 May 2008 Round 2	Clonakilty	1-10 - 0-06	Bishopstown	Brinny
	C Callanan 1-3, P Griffin 0-2, C Murphy 0-2, N Hayes 0-1, N Griffin 0-1, B Walsh 0-1.		P Honohan 0-2, R Honohan 0-1, E Ryan 0-1, J O'Shea 0-1, B Healy 0-1.

Aghada v Bantry Blues

18 May 2008 Round 2	Aghada	3-12 - 0-09	Bantry Blues	Charlie Hurley Park, Bandon
	T O'Keeffe 2-1, C Fleming 0-6, P O'Neill 1-2, JP O'Connor 0-3.		D Barron 0-4, S Drummey 0-3, J Canty 0-1, D O'Neill 0-1.	Referee: J Dorgan (Nemo Rangers)

Ballincollig v St. Nicholas'

1 June 2008 Round 2	Ballincollig	1-09 - 0-10	St. Nicholas'	Páirc Liam Mhic Cárthaigh, Ballygarvan
	C O'Sullivan 1-0, P O'Mahony 0-2, J Kelly 0-2, J O'Brien 0-2, N Allen 0-1, E Hegarty 0-1, A Donovan 0-1.		R Brosnan 0-6, P O'Brien 0-1, G Moylan 0-1, D Busteed 0-1, G Callinan 0-1.	Referee: G McSweeney (Glenville)

Dohenys v Mallow

1 June 2008 Round 2	Dohenys	0-13 - 0-10	Mallow	Carrigadrohid
	G McCarthy 0-10, D O'Sullivan 0-1, P Deane 0-1, K Crowley 0-1.		J Hayes 0-4, J O'Sullivan 0-3, C O'Riordan 0-3.	Referee: P O'Leary (Kilmurry)

Relegation play-offs

Bishopstown v Bantry Blues

22 June 2008 Semi-final	Bishopstown	0-15 - 0-10	Bantry Blues	Inchigeelagh
	P Honohan 0-5, B Healy 0-3, J O'Shea 0-2, R Honohan 0-2, N O'Donovan 0-1, P Cronin 0-1, A Coomey 0-1.		D Barron 0-4, D O'Neill 0-3, D McGragh 0-1, G Canty 0-1, K Harrington 0-1.	Referee: P Downey (Inniscarra)

St. Nicholas' v Mallow

11 July 2008 Semi-final	St. Nicholas'	2-08 - 1-10	Mallow	Páirc Eoin Mhic Cárthaigh, D'more
	R Brosnan 1-1, D Brosnan 0-4, N Harte 1-0, G Callinan 0-2, N Horgan 0-1.		P Dineen 1-2, C O'Riordan 0-4, S Cronin 0-1, K McCarthy 0-1, D Hayes 0-1, D Kerrisk 0-1.	Referee: N Barrett (Carrigtwohill)

Bantry Blues v Mallow

18 July 2008 Round 3	Bantry Blues	0-10 - 3-08	Mallow	Kilmurry
	D Barron 0-5, J Canty 0-3, D O'Neill 0-2.		C O'Riordan 1-4, S Cronin 1-1, M O'Brien 1-0, J Hayes 0-2, B Doyle 0-1.	Referee: P O'Leary (Kilmurry)

Round 3

Ilen Rovers v Seandún

18 June 2008 Round 3	Ilen Rovers	0-10 - 0-07	Seandún	Macroom
	K O'Sullivan 0-4, A Holland 0-2, C O'Driscoll 0-2, J Wycherley 0-1, E Sheehy 0-1.		JP Murphy 0-6, D O'Connor 0-1.	Referee: P O'Leary (Kilmurry)

Clonakilty v Carbery

21 June 2008 Round 3	Clonakilty	1-11 - 0-10	Carbery	Castlehaven
	P Griffin 0-4, C Callanan 1-0, B Walsh 0-3, C Murphy 0-2, S Nagle 0-1, D Murphy 0-1.		D O'Donovan 0-5, C O'Driscoll 0-3, C Keane 0-1, M Barrett 0-1.	Referee: J Kearney (Na Piarsaigh)

Duhallow v O'Donovan Rossa

21 June 2008 Round 3	Duhallow	1-13 - 0-07	O'Donovan Rossa	Macroom
	D O'Connor 0-7, D Flynn 1-0, N Fleming 0-2, N Cronin 0-1, D Gayer 0-1, G Murphy 0-1, C Murphy 0-1.		C McCarthy 0-5, B O'Dwyer 0-2.	Referee: G Harrington (Carrigaline)

Ballincollig v Muskerry

22 June 2008 Round 3	Ballincollig	0-09 - 0-08	Muskerry	Cloughduv
	A Donovan 0-3, P O'Mahony 0-2, N Allen 0-2, J Kelly 0-1, E Burke 0-1.		P Dunlea 0-3, N O'Leary 0-1, S Kiely 0-1, A Concannon 0-1, C Brosnan 0-1.	Referee: J Dorgan (Nemo Rangers)

Castlehaven v Aghada

22 June 2008 Round 3	Castlehaven	1-14 - 3-07	Aghada	Brinny
	P Hurley 0-7, M Collins 1-1, C Crowley 0-3, S Cahalane 0-2, D Burns 0-1.		C Fleming 2-1, T Houlihan 1-0, T O'Keeffe 0-2, P O'Neill 0-2, G Melvin 0-1, K O'Connor 0-1.	Referee: C Lane (Banteer)

Douglas v Naomh Abán

22 June 2008 Round 3	Douglas	2-14 - 0-03	Naomh Abán	Cloughduv
	M Harrington 1-3, S McCarthy 0-6, T Sheehan 1-0, W Coveney 0-2, C Dineen 0-1, G McLoughlin 0-1, J Farrell 0-1.		A Ó Loingsigh 0-1, M Ó Cróinín 0-1, G Ó Loingsigh 0-1.	Referee: G Sweeney (Glenville)

Nemo Rangers v Carbery Rangers

22 June 2008 Round 3	Nemo Rangers	2-11 - 1-06	Carbery Rangers	St. Mary's Park, Enniskeane
	P Kerrigan 1-4, J Masters 1-3, B O'Driscoll 0-3, A Cronin 0-1.		S Hayes 1-1, J Hayes 0-4, D Hayes 0-1.	Referee: C McAllister (Aahada)

Na Piarsaigh v Dohenys

16 August 2008 Round 3	Na Piarsaigh	2-12 - 0-12 (aet)	Dohenys	Kilmurry
	J Gardiner 1-3, T Ó hAilpín 1-0, P Gould 0-3, G Sheehan 0-2, D Gardiner 0-2, A Hurley 0-1, W Long 0-1.		G McCarthy 0-9, D O'Sullivan 0-2, D Healy 0-1.	Referee: C Lane (Banteer)

Quarter-finals

Ilen Rovers v Clonakilty

20 July 2008 Quarter-final	Ilen Rovers	1-14 - 1-10	Clonakilty	Rosscarbery
	A Holland 1-2, K O'Sullivan 0-5, E Sheehy 0-2, J Wycherley 0-2, C O'Driscoll 0-1, K Daly 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1.		P Griffin 1-1, B Walsh 0-3, C Callanan 0-2, D Murphy 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1, C O'Donovan 0-1.	Referee: G Sweeney (Glenville)

Nemo Rangers v Castlehaven

20 July 2008 Quarter-final	Nemo Rangers	1-10 - 1-10	Castlehaven	Castletown-Kinneigh
	J Masters 0-6, P Kerrigan 0-4, B O'Driscoll 1-0.		B Collins 1-0, P Hurley 0-3, C Hayes 0-2, D Burns 0-2, S Cahalane 0-2, S Hurley 0-1.	Referee: G Harrington (Carrigaline)

Douglas v Ballincollig

6 September 2008 Quarter-final	Douglas	0-09 - 0-06	Ballincollig	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	M Harrington 0-4, S McCarthy 0-1, F O'Sullivan 0-1, T Sheehan 0-1, C Dineen 0-1, B Fitzgerald 0-1.		P O'Mahony 0-4, P Kelly 0-1, J Kelly 0-1.	Referee: N Barrett (Carrigtwohill)

Duhallow v Na Piarsaigh

6 September 2008 Quarter-final	Duhallow	2-10 - 0-05	Na Piarsaigh	Coachford
	B Dennehy 1-2, L McLoughlin 1-1, N Fleming 0-2, D O'Connor 0-2, A Walsh 0-1, B Daly 0-1, D Gayer 0-1.		J Gardiner 0-3, S Glasgow 0-1, P Gould 0-1.	Referee: D Farrell (Mitchelstown)

Nemo Rangers v Castlehaven

6 September 2008 Quarter-final replay	Nemo Rangers	0-14 - 1-04	Castlehaven	Castletown-Kinneigh
	J Masters 0-8, P Kerrigan 0-4, B O'Driscoll 0-2.		S Cahalane 1-2, N Collins 0-1, B Collins 0-1.	Referee: G Sweeney (Glenville)

Semi-finals

Douglas v Ilen Rovers

13 September 2008 Semi-final	Douglas	0-12 - 0-12	Ilen Rovers	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	M Harrington 0-4, S McCarthy 0-4, W Coveney 0-1, K Murphy 0-1, N Gannon 0-1, B Fitzgerald 0-1.		K O'Sullivan 0-6, B O'Sullivan 0-3, C O'Driscoll 0-2, K Daly 0-1.	Referee: C Lane (Banteer)

Nemo Rangers v Duhallow

13 September 2008 Semi-final	Nemo Rangers	2-10 - 1-08	Duhallow	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	B O'Driscoll 2-2, J Masters 0-5, M McCarthy 0-1, A Cronin 0-1, P Kerrigan 0-1.		D O'Connor 1-2, M Dilworth 0-2, D Flynn 0-1, B Dennehy 0-1, B Daly 0-1, N Fleming 0-1.	Referee: G Sweeney (Glenville)

Douglas v Ilen Rovers

27 September 2008 Semi-final replay	Douglas	0-11 - 0-09	Ilen Rovers	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	S McCarthy 0-5, S O'Sullivan 0-2, B Fitzgerald 0-1, M Harrington 0-1, K Murphy 0-1, R Keating 0-1.		K O'Sullivan 0-2, C O'Driscoll 0-2, A Holland 0-2, K Daly 0-1, D Coughlan 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1.	Referee: N Barrett (Carrigtwohill)

Final

Nemo Rangers v Douglas

5 October 2008 Final	Nemo Rangers	0-13 - 0-05	Douglas	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	P Kerrigan 0-5 (0-1 free); J Masters 0-3; S O’Brien 0-2; D Niblock, M McCarthy and D Kearney (free) 0-1 each.	Report	M Harrington 0-2 (0-1 free); F O’Sullivan (free), B Fitzgerald and T Sheehan 0-1 each.	Attendance: 7,604 Referee: M Collins (Clonakilty)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	James Masters	Nemo Rangers	1-30	33	6	5.50
2	Kevin O'Sullivan	Ilen Rovers	1-26	29	5	5.80
3	Mark Harrington	Douglas	2-18	24	6	4.00
4	Donncha O'Connor	Duhallow	2-16	22	5	4.40
4	Paul Kerrigan	Nemo Rangers	1-19	22	6	3.66
5	Ger McCarthy	Dohenys	0-21	21	3	7.00
6	Declan Barron	Bantry Blues	0-20	20	4	5.00
7	Cian O'Riordan	Mallow	1-16	19	4	4.75
8	Cian Fleming	Aghada	2-12	18	3	6.00
9	Trevor O'Keeffe	Aghada	4-05	17	3	5.66

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Kevin O'Sullivan	Ilen Rovers	1-09	12	St. Nicholas'
2	Ger McCarthy	Dohenys	0-10	10	Mallow
3	Ger McCarthy	Dohenys	0-09	9	Na Piarsaigh
4	Alan Cronin	Nemo Rangers	2-02	8	Aghada
	Trevor O'Keeffe	Aghada	2-02	8	Nemo Rangers
	Barry O'Driscoll	Nemo Rangers	2-02	8	Duhallow
	Donncha O'Connor	Duhallow	1-05	8	CIT
	Mícheál Ó Cróinín	Naomh Abán	0-08	8	Dohenys
	James Masters	Nemo Rangers	0-08	8	Castlehaven
5	Trevor O'Keeffe	Aghada	2-01	7	Bantry Blues
	Cian Fleming	Aghada	2-01	7	Castlehaven
	Paul Kerrigan	Nemo Rangers	1-04	7	Carbery Rangers
	Mark Harrington	Douglas	1-04	7	Clonakilty
	Cian O'Riordan	Mallow	1-04	7	Bantry Blues
	Declan Barron	Bantry Blues	0-07	7	Na Piarsaigh
	Donncha O'Connor	Duhallow	0-07	7	O'Donovan Rossa
	Paudie Hurley	Castlehaven	0-07	7	Aghada

Miscellaneous

Nemo Rangers are the first club to win four titles in a row.
Douglas qualify for the final for the first time.

References

^ "Nemo dig deep to find edge against minnows". Irish Independent. 29 October 2007. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
^ "Four-in-a-row joy for Nemo". Irish Examiner. 6 October 2008. Retrieved 14 April 2019.

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