1996 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

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1996 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

Dates

15 September – 3 November 1996

Teams

Champions

Argideen Rangers (1st title)
Tony Crowley (captain)
Michael O'Brien (manager)

Runners-up

Fr. O'Neill's
Dick O'Brien (captain)
Denis Coughlan (manager)

Tournament statistics

Matches played

Goals scored

21 (3.5 per match)

Points scored

130 (21.67 per match)

Top scorer(s)

Michael Walsh (3-14)

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The 1996 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship was the 99th staging of the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board. The championship ran from 15 September to 3 November 1996.

The final was played on 3 November 1996 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Argideen Rangers and Fr. O'Neill's, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.^[1] Argideen Rangers won the match by 3–09 to 0–11 to claim their first ever championship title.^[2]^[3]

Argideen Rangers' Michael Walsh was the championship's top scorer with 3–14.

Qualification

Division	Championship	Champions
Avondhu	North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship	Fermoy
Carbery	South West Junior A Hurling Championship	Argideen Rangers
Carrigdhoun	South East Junior A Hurling Championship	Ballinhassig
Duhallow	Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship	Meelin
Imokilly	East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship	Fr. O'Neill's
Muskerry	Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship	Aghabullogue
Seandún	City Junior A Hurling Championship	Glen Rovers

Results

Quarter-finals

15 September 1996 Quarter-final	Argideen Rangers	3-14 - 3-10	Ballinora	Innishannon Grounds
	M Foley 1-4, M O'Callaghan 1-0, B Harte 1-0, M Walsh 0-3, T Crowley 0-3, J Crowley 0-2, N Cashman 0-1, M Harte 0-1.		P O'Mahony 0-7, M Murphy 2-0, J Murphy 1-1, D Lynch 0-1, P Cantillon 0-1.

22 September 1996 Quarter-final	Meelin	4-13 - 2-17	Glen Rovers	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	N Brosnan 0-9, P Curtin 2-1, T O'Mahony 1-0, D Fitzpatrick 1-0, T Brosnan 0-2, G Angland 0-1.		P Barry 0-6, P Power 1-1, C Ring 1-1, G O'Connor 0-3, B McGuckin 0-3, F Wall 0-2, M Goggin 0-1.

13 October 1996 Quarter-final	Fr. O'Neill's	1-13 - 0-08	Fermoy	St. Catherine's Park
	L Swayne 0-9, G Holland 1-1, C O'Brien 0-2, R O'Neill 0-1.		B Hazlewood 0-3, L Mannix 0-2, S Crowley 0-1, D Slattery 0-1, B McCarthy 0-1.

Semi-finals

6 October 1996 Semi-final	Argideen Rangers	2-15 - 1-06	Meelin	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	M Walsh 1-7, M Foley 1-2, J Crowley 0-2, B Harte 0-2, T Crowley 0-2.		N Brosnan 1-3, P Curtin 0-1, T Brosnan 0-1, K Brosnan 0-1.

20 October 1996 Semi-final	Fr. O'Neill's	2-06 - 0-08	Ballinhassig	Clonmult Memorial Park
	L Swayne 0-4, J O'Connell 1-0, C Millerick 1-0, D O'Neill 0-1, M Broderick 0-1.		D McCarthy 0-3, J O'Sullivan 0-2, S McCarthy 0-1, B Lombard 0-1.

Final

3 November 1996 Final	Argideen Rangers	3-09 - 0-11	Fr. O'Neill's	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	M Walsh 2-4, M Foley 1-2, B Harte 0-2, T Crowley 0-1.		L Swayne 0-7, J O'Connell 0-3, G Holland 0-1.	Referee: D O'Leary

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Michael Walsh	Argideen Rangers	3-14	23	3	7.66
2	Luke Swayne	Fr. O'Neill's	0-20	20	3	6.66
3	Mark Foley	Argideen Rangers	3-08	17	3	5.66
4	Ned Brosnan	Meelin	1-12	15	2	7.50
5	Philip Curtin	Meelin	2-02	8	2	4.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Michael Walsh	Argideen Rangers	2-04	10	Fr. O'Neill's
1	Michael Walsh	Argideen Rangers	1-07	10	Meelin
3	Ned Brosnan	Meelin	0-09	9	Glen Rovers
3	Luke Swayne	Fr. O'Neill's	0-09	9	Fermoy
5	Philip Curtin	Meelin	2-01	7	Glen Rovers
	Mark Foley	Argideen Rangers	1-04	7	Ballinora
	Luke Swayne	Fr. O'Neill's	0-07	7	Fermoy
	Paul O'Mahony	Ballinora	0-07	7	Argideen Rangers
9	Martin Murphy	Ballinora	2-00	6	Argideen Rangers
	Ned Brosnan	Meelin	1-03	6	Argideen Rangers
	Paddy Barry	Glen Rovers	0-06	6	Meelin

References

^ "Junior A County Hurling Finals 1971 - present". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
^ "1996 season". Argideen Rangers GAA website. 26 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
^ Moynihan, Michael (19 November 2005). "Fr O'Neills praying to go all the way". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 16 October 2022.

Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

Cork Junior Hurling Championship, 1895–1983

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Cork Junior A Hurling Championship, 1984–
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