2001 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

2001 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
Dates29 September – 11 November 2001
Teams7
SponsorTSB Bank
Champions Courcey Rovers (1st title)
Denis Twomey (captain)
Runners-up Charleville
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored17 (2.83 per match)
Points scored129 (21.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) John Quinlan (2-15)
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The 2001 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship was the 104th staging of the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1895. The championship ran from 30 September 2001 to 11 November 2001.

The final was played on 11 November 2001 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Courcey Rovers and Charleville, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[1] Courcey Rovers won the match by 3-09 to 3-07 to claim their first ever championship title.[2][3]

Charleville's John Quinlan was the championship's top scorer with 2-15.

Qualification

Division Championship Champions
Avondhu North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship Charleville
Carbery West Cork Junior A Hurling Championship Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's
Carrigdhoun South East Junior A Hurling Championship Courcey Rovers
Duhallow Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship Freemount
Imokilly East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship Fr. O'Neill's
Muskerry Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship Grenagh
Seandún City Junior A Hurling Championship Glen Rovers

Results

First round

Charleville v Glen Rovers
29 September 2001 First round Charleville 0-13 - 2-06 Glen Rovers Bride Rovers Park
J Quinlan 0-6, M Gammell 0-3, T Fitzgibbon 0-2, M Aherne 0-1, P Gammell 0-1. C Buckley 1-1, Derek Goggin 1-0, J Coughlan 0-1, D Cooper 0-1, M O'Connell 0-1, P O'Brien 0-1, R Kelleher 0-1.
Courcey Rovers v Grenagh
30 September 2001 First round Courcey Rovers 6-17 - 2-07 Grenagh Páirc Uí Chaoimh
M O'Donovan 2-3, J Murphy 1-4, B Hayes 1-3, D Twomey 1-1, S Hayes 1-0, N Murphy 0-3, D Murphy 0-1, V Hurley 0-1, D Hayes 0-1. D O'Riordan 2-0, D Dorgan 0-3, S Coleman 0-2, T Kenny 0-1, John Russell 0-1.
Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's v Fr. O'Neill's
14 October 2001 First round Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's 0-16 - 0-15 Fr. O'Neill's Páirc Uí Rinn
JP O'Callaghan 0-11, S Coughlan 0-2, G McCarthy 0-1, C O'Leary 0-1, J Nyhan 0-1. L Swyane 0-6, E Conway 0-4, E Holland 0-2, A Brett 0-2, M Broderick 0-1.

Semi-finals

Charleville v Freemount
7 October 2001 Semi-final Charleville 0-14 - 1-08 Freemount Páirc Uí Chaoimh
J Quinlan 0-5, M Gammell 0-4, J Collins 0-2, T Fitzgibbon 0-1, S McSweeney 0-1, M Aherne 0-1. M Enright 1-0, D Broderick 0-3, B Broderick 0-2, J O'Flynn 0-2, B Murphy 0-1.
Courcey Rovers v Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's
21 October 2001 Semi-final Courcey Rovers 1-09 - 0-08 Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's Riverstick
N Murphy 0-5, M O'Donovan 1-1, J Murphy 0-1, D Hayes 0-1, B Hayes 0-1. JP O'Callaghan 0-6, D Nyhan 0-1, D Collins 0-1.

Final

Courcey Rovers v Charleville
11 November 2001 Final Courcey Rovers 3-09 - 3-07 Charleville Páirc Uí Chaoimh
M O'Donovan 2-0, J Murphy 1-1, N Murphy 0-4, B Hayes 0-2, S Hayes 0-1, J Murphy 0-1. J Quinlan 2-4, J Collins 1-0, M Gammell 0-2, M Aherne 0-1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 John Quinlan Charleville 2-15 21 3 7.00
2 Michael O'Donovan Courcey Rovers 5-04 19 3 6.33
3 John Paul O'Callaghan Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's 0-17 17 2 8.50
4 John Murphy Courcey Rovers 2-06 12 3 4.00
Niall Murphy Courcey Rovers 0-12 12 3 4.00
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 John Paul O'Callaghan Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's 0-11 11 Fr. O'Neill's
2 John Quinlan Charleville 2-04 10 Courcey Rovers
3 Michael O'Donovan Courcey Rovers 2-03 9 Grenagh
4 John Murphy Courcey Rovers 1-04 7 Grenagh
5 Dan O'Riordan Grenagh 2-00 6 Courcey Rovers
Brian Hayes Courcey Rovers 1-03 6 Grenagh
John Quinlan Charleville 0-06 6 Glen Rovers
Luke Swayne Fr. O'Neill's 0-06 6 Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's
John Paul O'Callaghan Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's 0-06 6 Courcey Rovers

Miscellaneous

References

  1. ^ "Junior A County Hurling Finals 1971 - present". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Courcey win JHC final". Hogan Stand. 19 November 2001. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  3. ^ "History in brief". Courcey Rovers GAA website. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  4. ^ "History". Diarmuid Ó Mathúna's GAA website. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
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