1987 Cork Intermediate Football Championship

1987 Cork Intermediate Football Championship
Dates	3 May - 1 November 1987
Teams	17
Champions	Glanmire (1st title); Teddy McCarthy (captain)
Runners-up	Fermoy; Denis Twomey (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	19
Goals scored	43 (2.26 per match)
Points scored	280 (14.74 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Alan Copps (2-13)
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The 1987 Cork Intermediate Football Championship was the 52nd staging of the Cork Intermediate Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 21 December 1986.

The final was played on 1 November 1987 at Bride Rovers Park, between Glanmire and Fermoy, in what was their first ever final meeting.^[1] Glanmire won the match by 3–05 to 0–06 to claim their first ever championship title.^[2]^[3]

Mallow's Alan Copps was the championship's top scorer with 2–13.

Results

First round

3 May 1987 First round	Bishopstown	2-03 - 2-13	Doneraile	Coachford GAA Grounds
	R Shields 1-1, N Carroll 1-0, M Lyons 0-1, C Coffey 0-1.		D Cahill 1-3, P Nelligan 0-5, N Landy 1-0, K Stack 0-3, B Stack 0-1, P Harrington 0-1.

Second round

3 May 1987 Second round	Donoughmore	2-07 - 4-08	Glanmire	Blarney GAA Grounds
	D Moran 2-0, G O'Rourke 0-5, J O'Sullivan 0-2.		T McCarthy 1-2, T Murphy 1-1, J Barry 1-1, S O'Farrell 1-0, B Lotty 0-3, L Hedderman 0-1.

16 May 1987 Second round	Fermoy	0-08 - 0-04	Kilshannig	Castletownroche GAA Grounds
	W Frawley 0-2, M Dolan 0-2, D Pyne 0-2, F O'Groarke 0-2.		P O'Connell 0-2, W O'Riordan 0-1, P Corbett 0-1.

17 May 1987 Second round	Doneraile	2-08 - 1-11	Ballincollig	Mallow GAA Grounds
	P Nelligan 1-2, T Cahill 1-0, P Harrington 0-3, Mannix 0-1, K Stack 0-1, B Stack 0-1.		D Murphy 0-8, JJ Murphy 1-2, G Ring 0-1.

17 May 1987 Second round	Douglas	0-06 - 3-06	Dohenys	Páirc Naomh Eoin
	Larkin 0-2, J Murphy 0-2, E Forde 0-1, F Bermingham 0-1.		D Herlihy 1-1, K Farr 1-1, S Mohan 1-0, T Ross 0-1, H Ross 0-1, I Kingston 0-1, B Herlihy 0-1.

17 May 1987 Second round	Nemo Rangers	1-10 - 1-10	Knocknagree	O'Connell Park
	C Murphy 1-0, D Bevan 0-2, C Whelan 0-2, B Sheehan 0-1, D Daly 0-1, M Lynch 0-1, D Murphy 0-1, D Galvin 0-1, J Noone 0-1.		Niall O'Connor 0-5, D Kelleher 1-1, D O'Connor 0-2, F O'Connor 0-1, Noel O'Connor 0-1.

17 May 1987 Second round	Macroom	0-08 - 2-08	Mallow	Dromtarriffe GAA Grounds
	T Kelleher 0-4, J Neville 0-3, C Corrigan 0-1.		P Healy 1-0, N Lehane 1-0, R Sheehan 0-3, A Copps 0-3, S Browne 0-1, D Murphy 0-1.

17 May 1987 Second round	Kilmurry	1-11 - 1-08	Mayfield	Éire Óg Grounds
	G Lenihan 1-1, S Murphy 0-3, D O'Sullivan 0-2, M Kelleher 0-2, T Fitzgerald 0-1, M O'Neill 0-1, C Barry-Murphy 0-1.		D Crowley 0-4, S Lucey 1-0, F Mulvihill 0-2, J Coomey 0-1, P Byrnes 0-1.

17 May 1987 Second round	Bantry Blues	1-06 - 0-05	St. Finbarr's	Rosscarbery GAA Grounds
	P O'Driscoll 1-3, J Cotter 0-1, M Edgeworth 0-1, N Crowley 0-1.		J Keating 0-4, R Kenny 0-1.

23 May 1987 Second round replay	Nemo Rangers	2-09 - 1-06	Knocknagree	Donoughmore GAA Grounds
	C Murphy 1-1, D Bevan 1-1, C Whelan 0-4, M Lynch 0-2, M Dorgan 0-1.		F O'Connor 1-2, Niall O'Connor 0-3, D Kelleher 0-1.

24 May 1987 Second round replay	Doneraile	1-10 - 1-08	Ballincollig	Mallow GAA Grounds
	P Harrington 0-6, J Landy 1-0, K Stack 0-1, J Cusack 0-1, T Mannix 0-1, P Nelligan 0-1.		D Murphy 0-8, J Lucey 1-0.

Quarter-finals

4 July 1987 Quarter-final	Glanmire	1-10 - 1-06	Doneraile	Mitchelstown GAA Grounds
	B Lotty 1-2, T McCarthy 0-4, L Hedderman 0-2, D Kenneally 0-1, B Óg Murphy 0-1.		J Landy 1-2, P Harrington 0-4.

5 July 1987 Quarter-final	Nemo Rangers	0-08 - 0-05	Dohenys	Innishannon Grounds
	M Dorgan 0-4, S Calnan 0-4.		C Noonan 0-2, T Ross 0-1, H Ross 0-1, T Kearney 0-1.

11 July 1987 Quarter-final	Fermoy	2-11 - 1-08	Bantry Blues	Castle Grounds
	R Connolly 2-2, W Frawley 0-3, D Pyne 0-2, M Dolan 0-2, M Pyne 0-1, W Morrison 0-1.		P O'Driscoll 1-3, J Cotter 0-2, M O'Connor 0-1, G Lynch 0-1, GD Barry 0-1.

11 July 1987 Quarter-final	Mallow	2-06 - 0-12	Kilmurry	Delaney Rovers Grounds
	A Copps 1-3, E Lehane 1-0, S Browne 0-1, R Sheehan 0-1, P Buckley 0-1.		Martin Kelleher 0-6, G Lally 0-3, G Lenihan 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1, S Murphy 0-1.

23 August 1987 Quarter-final replay	Mallow	2-06 - 1-07	Kilmurry	Tank Field
	A Copps 1-4, D Buckley 1-0, P Buckley 0-1, P O'Sullivan 0-1.		M O'Neill 1-1, S Murphy 0-3, M Kelleher 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1, C Barry-Murphy 0-1.

Semi-finals

30 August 1987 Semi-final	Fermoy	1-10 - 0-06	Mallow	Castletownroche GAA Grounds
	D Pyne 0-4, M Dolan 1-0, P Donnellan 0-3, W Frawley 0-1, F Groarke 0-1, M Pyne 0-1.		A Copps 0-3, R Sheehan 0-1, D Murphy 0-1, P O'Sullivan 0-1.

24 October 1987 Semi-final	Glanmire	1-07 - 0-06	Nemo Rangers	Mayfield GAA Grounds
	B Lotty 1-1, T McCarthy 0-2, B Óg Murphy 0-2, P O'Callaghan 0-1, L Hedderman 0-1.		C Murphy 0-3, S Calnan 0-2, D Daly 0-1.

Final

1 November 1987 Final	Glanmire	3-05 - 0-06	Fermoy	Bride Rovers Park
	L Hedderman 2-0, T Murphy 1-1, D Kenneally 0-2, B Óg Murphy 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1.		D Pyne 0-2, M Dolan 0-1, M Pyne 0-1, S Dennehy 0-1, P Donnellan 0-1.	Referee: R Murphy

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Alan Copps	Mallow	2-13	19	4	4.75
2	Denis Murphy	Ballincollig	0-16	16	2	8.00
3	Paddy Harrington	Doneraile	0-14	14	4	3.50
4	Pat O'Driscoll	Bantry Blues	2-06	12	2	6.00
	Brian Lotty	Glanmire	2-06	12	4	3.00
	Teddy McCarthy	Glanmire	1-09	12	4	3.00
7	Paul Neligan	Doneraile	2-06	11	4	2.75
8	Charlie Murphy	Nemo Rangers	2-04	10	3	3.33
	Liam Hedderman	Glanmire	2-04	10	4	2.50
	Davy Pyne	Fermoy	0-10	10	4	2.50

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Ray Connolly	Fermoy	2-02	8	Bantry Blues
	Denis Murphy	Ballincollig	0-08	8	Doneraile
	Denis Murphy	Ballincollig	0-08	8	Doneraile
4	Alan Copps	Mallow	1-04	7	Bantry Blues
5	Denis Moran	Donoughmore	2-00	6	Glanmire
	Liam Hedderman	Glanmire	2-00	6	Fermoy
	Declan Cahill	Doneraile	1-03	6	Bishopstown
	Pat O'Driscoll	Bantry Blues	1-03	6	St. Finbarr's
	Pat O'Driscoll	Bantry Blues	1-03	6	Fermoy
	Alan Copps	Mallow	1-03	6	Kilmurry
	Paddy Harrington	Doneraile	0-06	6	Ballincollig
	Martin Kelleher	Kilmurry	0-06	6	Mallow

References

^ "Páirc na Bríde: a history". Bride Rovers GAA website. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
^ "Kerry legend to guide Glanmire Intermediate footballers in 2021". Echo Live. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
^ "Glanmire Parish/Club History". Glanmire GFC website. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

[1] "Páirc na Bríde: a history". Bride Rovers GAA website. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

[2] "Kerry legend to guide Glanmire Intermediate footballers in 2021". Echo Live. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

[3] "Glanmire Parish/Club History". Glanmire GFC website. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2021.

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