107-763: The Cork Premier Senior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the McCarthy Insurance Group Cork Premier Senior Football Championship and abbreviated to the Cork PSFC ) is an annual club Gaelic football competition organised by the Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the top-ranking senior clubs and amalgamated teams in the county of Cork in Ireland , deciding
214-494: A crowd of 70,000 spectators. By 1958, Wembley Stadium hosted annual exhibition games of Gaelic football in England, before tens of thousands of spectators. Ladies' Gaelic football has become increasingly popular with women since the 1970s. In 1967, Australian journalist, broadcaster, and VFL umpire Harry Beitzel , inspired by watching the 1966 All-Ireland senior football final on television, sent an Australian team known as
321-567: A dozen clubs had been established in the US by 1893. The first clubs appeared in England in 1896. Around 1900 the game began to resemble more closely to the running game of today, players were able to lift the ball off the ground and run and carry it if they bounced it every 4 yards. The first match played in Australia was in 1902 finding a niche in Queensland during a period when Australian football there
428-450: A field committee was set up to provide the club with a hurling and football pitch. They bought seven acres in 1977 for £7,000 following fundraising activities. The official opening took place on 24 June 1995 when it was officially opened by then GAA President Jack Boothman . A second smaller pitch for training and juvenile matches was opened in 1999. In recent years the club has sought to expand their grounds further. In 2004, they completed
535-437: A first-round defeat. In the two decades that followed the championship format continued to evolve with a number of minor tweaks. The provision of a second chance for defeated teams was later expanded to allow teams the opportunity of being defeated twice and still remain in the championship. The splitting of the intermediate grade in two resulted in the introduction of relegation in 2006 , with Mallow and St. Michael's becoming
642-443: A larger ground. 2. There shall not be less than 14 or more than 21 players a side in regular matches. 3. There shall be two umpires and a referee. Where the umpires disagree the referee's decision shall be final. There shall also be a goal umpire at each end of the ground to watch for goals and points. The referee shall keep the time, and throw up the ball at the commencement of each goal. 4. The goalposts shall stand at each end in
749-468: A part in the promotion of Ireland's national games in the parish. In 1887, the club played in the first ever Cork Senior Football final, losing to Lees 0-4 to 0-1. Afterwards it vied in competition with Midleton GAA Club , continuously challenging for senior honours. By the early 1920s however the club had a decline in fortunes as due to mainly economic reasons, a lot of people in the Lisgoold parish moved to
856-404: A player from throwing the ball a little in front to allow himself more freedom in kicking it. 11. Where the rules are broken the referee may allow a free kick if he thinks fit. In such a free kick the ball must be kicked from the ground. No player on the opposite side is to approach nearer than 14 yards until the ball is kicked; but if the free kick is allowed nearer than 14 yards of the goal line,
963-408: A prominent role, something which had an adverse effect on the smooth running of the championships. Civil unrest following a series of events, including the murder of Lord Mayor Tomás Mac Curtain , the death from hunger strike of Lord Mayor Terence MacSwiney and the burning of Cork at the height of the war, resulted in the cancellation of the championships in 1921 and 1922. The first decades of
1070-504: A scoreless draw. The replay two weeks later saw Lees record the first championship victory after a 1-02 to no score win over Emmets. The final first-round game between Lisgoold and Midleton also ended in a draw, however, it became the first ever championship match to feature extra-time when two fifteen-minute periods were played after the initial hour. The first final to be played took place on 10 July 1887, with Lees beating Lisgoold by 0-04 to 0-01. They later went on to represent Cork in
1177-551: A special enclosure in Cork City Park, with the first match taking place "in the presence of several thousand persons" on 6 March 1887. Mr. J. E. Kennedy acted as referee and Messrs E. Cotter and W. Sheehan performed the duties of goal umpires. That game between Lees and Emmets was described in the Cork Examiner as being "closely contested", however, it was "not characterized [sic] by any particularly brilliant play" and ended in
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#17330859767131284-565: A sponsorship deal. In 2020, Bon Secours Hospital were unveiled as the new title sponsor of the Cork Premier Senior Championship. McCarthy Insurance Group became the new title sponsor in December 2023. The Cork Premier Senior Football Championship winners qualify for the subsequent Munster Senior Club Football Championship . This place is reserved for club teams only as divisional and amalgamated teams are currently not allowed in
1391-444: A variable number of substitutes. Gaelic football is one of four sports (collectively referred to as the " Gaelic games ") controlled by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), the largest sporting organisation in Ireland . Along with hurling and camogie , Gaelic football is one of the few remaining strictly amateur sports in the world, with players, coaches, and managers prohibited from receiving any form of payment. Gaelic football
1498-410: A win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record. The top two teams in each group qualify for the quarter-finals. Divisional and colleges section: University College Cork , Cork Institute of Technology and the divisional sides compete in a separate section, with one team qualifying for
1605-716: Is France, where it has been growing lately, not least in the Celtic region of Brittany . Gaelic Park in New York City is the largest purpose-built Gaelic sports venue outside Ireland. Three major football competitions operate throughout the year: the National Football League and the All-Ireland Senior Championship operate on an inter-county basis, while the All-Ireland Club Championship
1712-412: Is as follows: 15 teams of the 29 who have won the championship have successfully defended the title. These are: Gaelic football Gaelic football ( Irish : Peil Ghaelach ; short name Peil ) , commonly known as simply Gaelic , GAA or football , is an Irish team sport . A form of football , it is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of
1819-545: Is contested by individual clubs. The All-Ireland Senior Championship is considered the most prestigious event in Gaelic football. Under the auspices of the GAA, Gaelic football is a male-only sport; however, the related sport of ladies' Gaelic football is governed by the Ladies' Gaelic Football Association . Similarities between Gaelic football and Australian rules football have allowed
1926-439: Is driven over the goal line, and not through the goal, the goalkeeper shall have a free kick from the goal, and no player on the opposite side to approach nearer than the 21-yard line until the ball is kicked. If the ball is driven over the goal line by a player whose goal line it is, it shall count one point for the opposite side; if driven over the goal line within 21 feet of either goal post, it shall count three points; if through
2033-557: Is mainly played on the island of Ireland, although units of the Association exist in Great Britain , mainland Europe, North America, Africa, Asia and Oceania. The final of the All-Ireland Senior Championship , held every year at Croke Park , Dublin , draws crowds of more than 80,000 people. Outside Ireland, football is mainly played among members of the Irish diaspora . A notable exception
2140-681: Is most likely the "football kicking under the Irish rules" that Thomas Croke later recalled in County Cork . Irish football is a great game and worth going a long way to see when played on a fairly laid out ground and under proper rules. Many old people say just hurling exceeded it as a trial of men. I would not care to see either game now as the rules stand at present. I may say there are no rules and therefore those games are often dangerous. Irish historian Garnham, citing R.M. Peter's Irish Football Annual of 1880, argued that Gaelic football did not exist before
2247-659: Is presented with the Andy Scannell Cup. Andy Scannell , a teacher at Clondulane National School outside Fermoy, was a County Senior Football selector when Cork won the Sam Maguire in 1945. He was later Chairman of the North Cork Division before taking office as Cork County Chairman in the early '50s, and steered the county to All-Ireland hurling victory during his term. 3 The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Cork Senior Football Championship titles,
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#17330859767132354-521: The United Irishman newspaper. Throughout 1886, county committees were established, with the Cork County Board affiliating on 19 December 1886. Plans to hold championships in both hurling and football were drawn up over the following weeks, with an advert inviting teams to enter appearing in the Cork Examiner on 15 January 1887. The cost of entering a team was 2s 6d and the closing date for entries
2461-421: The 1954 season . In the decades that followed the 1950s, they captured their first football title in 1961 followed with another in 1964. The 1970s saw hurling titles gained in 1971 and 1977. The 1971 team lost out on the 'B' championship double as they lost to Youghal in the 1971 'B' football final. The club nearly made the 1981 East Cork 'A' hurling final but lost out to the eventual runners-up Dungourney in
2568-653: The Cork junior B hurling Final in Páirc Uí Rinn on a score-line of 2-19 to 1-7. A month later, they added the East Cork Junior B Championship by beating St.Catherines 2-18 to 1-9 in the final. Around this time a new Munster and All-Ireland competition was organised for Junior 'B' level, this meant Lisgoold faced St Brendan's of (Kerry) in the Munster Quarter-final. They succeeded in this encounter but succumbed at
2675-480: The United Ireland magazine on 7 February 1887. The original rules bear many similarities to modern football with the requirement to kick, handpass, and the basic scoring system, however, the original rules also included many Australian features including additional scoring posts (removed later in 1910 ). The code had already begun to diverge, with the mark being deprecated, the soccer ball being adopted, and carrying
2782-562: The Victorian Rules (first codified in 1859 and then played extensively in the Colony of Victoria and Colony of Queensland and to a lesser extent in the colonies of New South Wales and New Zealand ). This kicking variety of football was even played with an oval ball which became customary in Australia in the 1870s and that scoring was achieved only by kicking goals. A major difference between
2889-420: The "Galahs" including South Melbourne 's Bob Skilton , Richmond 's Royce Hart , Carlton 's Alex Jesaulenko and Melbourne and Carlton legend Ron Barassi as captain-coach – to play against Mayo and All-Ireland champions Meath, which was the first recorded major interaction between the two codes. Lisgoold GAA Lisgoold GAA Club is a gaelic football , hurling and ladies football club based in
2996-420: The "field game" in which the object was to put the ball through arch-like goals, formed from the boughs of two trees, and; the epic "cross-country game", which lasted the whole of a Sunday (after mass ) and was won by taking the ball across a parish boundary. "Wrestling", "holding" opposing players, and carrying the ball were all allowed. Some accounts of traditional Irish football come not from Ireland, but from
3103-412: The 1840s in the Colony of Victoria including Melbourne at Batman's Hill and the goldfields in the Colony of Victoria . The account of H C A Harrison , one of the seminal in the history of Victorian football, of Irish rules was that it gave players "the full ability to kick anybody that came within reach". Shin-kicking (or hacking ) was a major feature of traditional Irish football and also one of
3210-546: The 1858 Cambridge Rules ) and Blackheath (1862 club rules). County Limerick was a stronghold of the game in the 1880s, and the Commercials Club in Limerick , founded by employees of Cannock's Drapery Store, was one of the first to impose a set of rules, which was adapted by other clubs in the city. These rules are believed to be the basis for the rules that were later adopted by the GAA and appear to have contained some of
3317-494: The 1880s and curious about the origin of the distinctive features believed that clubs from England in 1868 most likely introduced elements of their codes including the " mark " (a free kick to players who cleanly catch the ball, which was a feature of the matches played in the 1880s), lack of offside and scoring by kicking between the upright posts. Unable to identify the source of these peculiar traits he concluded that they must have been introduced by Trinity, Cambridge (those known as
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3424-488: The 1880s are scant. USGAA makes the unsourced claim that matches were played at Hyde Park, San Francisco in the 1850s. During the 1860s and 1870s, rugby football started to become popular in Ireland. Trinity College Dublin was an early stronghold of rugby, and the rules of the (English) Football Association were codified in 1863 and distributed widely. By this time, according to Gaelic football historian Jack Mahon, even in
3531-510: The 1994 squad they strung together a run of victories. They produced a 9-game unbeaten run in championship (16 if including friendlies) to land three trophies that were available to them that season. They secured the East Cork County section title in July 2008, beating Ballinacurra. On 23 August 2008, the Lisgoold junior hurlers captured the club's second adult county title by beating St Mary's in
3638-564: The 2007 season where the footballers won the East Cork 'B' Championship after a 24-year gap, and were now promoted to 'A' grade for 2008, this coupled with the Under-16's Hurlers winning county championship run in the same year, the 2008 season promised to be a great one for the junior hurlers. Promotion to division two in the East Cork league was achieved in May, which set them up for championship season. Like
3745-549: The Cork County Championships. The club at that time decided to enter the football competition. On 30 January 1887, the following draws were made for the first County Championships: Football Draw The first County Championship game took place on 6 March at Cork Park, a scoreless draw between Emmetts and Lees in the football championship. Lees won the replay and went on to contest the final against Lisgoold, who took three games to overcome neighbours Midleton. The score in
3852-512: The Cork Park enclosure. Managers in the Cork Championship are involved in the day-to-day running of the team, including the training, team selection, and sourcing of players. Their influence varies from club-to-club and is related to the individual club committees. The manager is assisted by a team of two or three selectors and a backroom team consisting of various coaches. The winning team
3959-464: The County Convention on 5 February 1978, delegates voted by 138 to 83 in favour of abandoning the knock-out format and adopting a group stage. This format was used for three successive season from 1978 until 1980 , with Nemo Rangers and St. Finbarr's becoming the first teams to win the championship after suffering a defeat. At the County Convention on 25 January 1981, it was decided to abandon
4066-707: The County Final was Lees two points, two forfeit points to Lisgoold’s one point. Teams were as follows: Lees: W Daly (Capt), MJ Shortall, BD O’Connor, R Seward, D Lyons, T Lucy, C Walsh, E Hanna, J Breslin, W Douglas, P McCarthy, PM Nunan, F O’Keeffe, J O’Sullivan, J O’Callaghan, J Thornhill, M Hasset, M Higgins, W Barret, W Donovan, A Collins. Lisgoold: W Ring (Capt), C Ryan, P Tattan, T Mackey, L Cullinane, D Ward, Jas Fitzgerald, J Fitzgerald, T Meara, T Clancy, M Riordan, C Kenny, M Dillon, J Barry, J Ward, W Casey, J Casey, M Morrison, J O’Keeffe, T Riordan, T Leary. Referee: W Sheehan, Carrignavar. Summary: 1994
4173-590: The Irish countryside, caid had begun to give way to a "rough-and-tumble game", which even allowed tripping. The first account of what the founders of modern Gaelic football referred to as Irish football dates to 1873. Paddy Begley notes that in County Kerry in 1870 only soccer and rugby were played, although historian Paddy Foley notes that by 1874 a third, very different form of football began to emerge and spread across South-West Ireland . At Killarney , these highly popular matches were virtually indistinguishable from
4280-567: The Irish diaspora, often in celebrating traditional events such as St Patrick's Day. The largest such communities existed in Britain, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand. Many of the earliest football matches in Australia date back to the 1840s amongst Irish immigrants. In the Colony of South Australia , there are several accounts of Irish football being played at Thebarton in 1843 and again in 1853. There were similar accounts of football in
4387-522: The Junior Footballers were involved in two out of the last three East Cork finals, they faltered in championship this season, being knocked out by Dungourney in the second round. However, they recovered and produced steady results eventually qualifying for the league final. On 9 October 2014, they defeated Glenbower Rovers (who won the two finals that Lisgoold lost in) in Glenbower's home pitch to win by
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4494-512: The Lisgoold junior hurlers capturing the club's first adult county title by beating Buttevant in the Cork Junior B hurling Final in Páirc Uí Chaoimh on a score-line of 3-6 to 1-11. A month later they added the East Cork Junior B Championship by beating Sarsfields 1-9 to 0-8 in the final. This cemented their promotion to the East Cork 'A' grade championship where they stayed competing until
4601-536: The Lyons or Newcastle), was charged with accidentally stabbing a player named William Bernard. A field near Newcastle, South Dublin is still known as the football field. The Statute of Galway of 1527 allowed the playing of "foot balle" and archery but banned " ' hokie'—the hurling of a little ball with sticks or staves" as well as other sports. By the 17th century, the situation had changed considerably. The games had grown in popularity and were widely played. This
4708-527: The O'Brien Board under the presidency of Fr. Carver. These three boards ran their own separate championships over the following two seasons, however, the Cork County Board remained as the official administrative branch of the GAA. In 1890 , Midelton, as official county champions, became the first Cork representatives to win the All-Ireland Championship . The three individual boards unified under
4815-477: The Victorian Rules of 1866. It is not known how or when these Victorian Rules reached Ireland, though many of the goldrush Irish immigrants returned to Ireland during the 1870s and 1880s as the colonial fortunes faded. At a similar point in time, the same football rules were proposed as an alternative to those of soccer and rugby in northern England but did not take root there. Playing the code under its own rules
4922-461: The ball not allowed, as such there was no requirement to bounce or solo the ball carrying the ball remained illegal until the turn of the 20th century. The game was intended to promote peace and harmony, rejecting the violence of other football codes, and Davin even included a requirement for players to hold hands with their opponents though this practice fell out of favour. The first game of Gaelic football under GAA rules (developed by Maurice Davin)
5029-469: The ball were permitted. However even "foot-ball" was banned by the severe Sunday Observance Act of 1695 , which imposed a fine of one shilling (a substantial amount at the time) for those caught playing sports. It proved difficult, if not impossible, for the authorities to enforce the Act and the earliest recorded inter-county match in Ireland was one between Louth and Meath , at Slane , in 1712, about which
5136-462: The banner of the Cork County Board in 1891, with the championship continuing to be run on a divisional basis. The championship reverted to a straight knock-out format in 1892 , with the first and second teams being separated in the draw. On 10 March 1907, the newly built Cork Athletic Grounds hosted the final for the very first time. It remained as the regular final venue for the following 67 years. The War of Independence (1919-1921) saw Cork take
5243-431: The centre of the goal line. They shall be 21 feet apart, with a crossbar 8 feet from the ground. Besides the goal posts, there shall be two upright posts standing in each goal line 21 feet from the goal posts. A goal is won when the ball is driven between the goalposts and under the crossbar. A point is counted when the ball is driven over the crossbar, or the goal line, within 21 feet of either goal post. 5. The captains of
5350-448: The championship. In the 45 years since then they have won a total of 21 championship titles. In spite of brief periods of dominance by other teams, most notably St. Finbarr's who won five titles between 1976 and 1985, Nemo Rangers have established themselves as the dominant force of Cork Gaelic football. For over 100 years the championship used a single elimination format . Each team was afforded only one defeat before being eliminated from
5457-526: The championship. The creation of the divisions in the 1920s added a new dimension to the championship. These divisional teams, which were composed of junior and intermediate players, competed in a preliminary section with the two winning teams advancing to the championship proper which retained its single elimination format. The introduction of a "back door" system at inter-county level in the All-Ireland Hurling Championship in 1997 lead to
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#17330859767135564-777: The club (representing County Limerick) later won the inaugural 1887 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final . English (Association) football started to take hold, especially in Ulster , in the 1880s. By the mid-1880s it had become so popular that it was feared by many to completely displace Irish football. Ball-playing, hurling, football kicking, according to Irish rules, 'casting', leaping in various ways, wrestling, handy-grips, top-pegging, leap-frog, rounders, tip-in-the-hat, and all such favourite exercises and amusements amongst men and boys, may now be said to be not only dead and buried, but in several localities to be entirely forgotten and unknown. Irish football, however, continued its grip on
5671-857: The club re-graded to 'B' grade in December 1999 for the 2000 season. 1994 Season: 1994 East Cork Junior B Hurling Championship 1994 East Cork Junior B County Section Hurling Championship Cork County Junior B Hurling Championship: Panel: Liam Walsh, Jerry Ryan, Martin T. Hickey, Timmy McAuliffe, Matt Murphy, Mike Woods, Tom Gentleman, Ollie Williams, Ned O'Keeffe, Tom Nagle, Declan O'Shea, Sean O'Shea, Donie Murphy (Captain.) Pete O'Keffee, Brian Woods, Joe Ryan, Willie O'Keeffe, Mike Barry, Liam Hickey, Seamus Fleming, Denis McCarthy, Eugene Hegarty, Michael Mulcahy, Seamus McSweeney, Declan Whelan, Liam Sheehan. Scorers (in County final vs Buttevant ): B.Woods 2-1 T.McCaulliffe 1-1, T.Gentleman 0-3, Donie Murphy 0-1. Junior Season Summary: The 2007 season
5778-464: The club. This included the club's first underage county title which was a Cork county minor hurling league title in 2003, a Cork County U-16 hurling Championship in 2007, their second Cork Junior B hurling title in 2008, a first Under-21 title (after losing six finals) with victory coming against Cobh in the 2009 East Cork Final, an All-Ireland hurling sevens title and an East Cork Division One football title which were both captured in 2014. The latter
5885-617: The competition winners through a group and knockout format. It is the most prestigious competition in Cork Gaelic football. Introduced in 1887 as the Cork Senior Football Championship , it was initially a straight knockout tournament open only to senior-ranking club teams, with its winner reckoned as the Cork county champion. The competition took on its current name in 2020 , adding a round-robin group stage for clubs and limiting
5992-407: The construction of an outdoor Ball Alley as well as floodlights for the second smaller pitch. In 2016 the club has completed a new clubhouse building fitted with two new dressing rooms, a referees room, a gym, a meeting room and toilet facilities. They also have refurbished and expanded their old dressing rooms and, in 2019, constructed an AstroTurf pitch. Lisgoold was involved in the first draw of
6099-407: The county the chance of winning a senior championship medal. Beara became the first division to win the title when they beat Clonakilty in the 1932 final . After 90 years of using the single-elimination straight knock-out format, problems arose regarding the standard of the competing teams. A special committee was established to examine the possibility of restructuring the championship format. At
6206-551: The creation of the Cork Premier Senior Championship and the Cork Senior A Championship . Group stage: The 12 club teams are divided into three groups of four. Over the course of the group stage, which features one game in April and two games in August, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed at least three games. Two points are awarded for
6313-499: The development of international rules football , a hybrid sport , and a series of Test matches has been held regularly since 1998. While Gaelic football as it is known today dates back to the late 19th century, various kinds of football were played in Ireland before this time. The first legal reference to football in Ireland was in 1308, when John McCrocan, a spectator at a football game at Novum Castrum de Leuan (the New Castle of
6420-1048: The final in Dungourney. This meant they were playing 'A' grade championship for the first time since 1999, and in football for the first time since 1985. 2007 Junior Season: 2007 East Cork Junior B County Section Football Championship 2007 East Cork Junior B Football Championship 2007 Junior Football Panel: Ciaran Cronin , Michael Beirne, Kevin O'Shea, Mike O'Shea, Patrick O'Mahony, Kevin O'Loughin, Owen Hegarty, Barry Ahern, Charles Smart, Tomas Coleman, Paul Stack, Paul O'Brien, John Paul O'Brien, Denis Murphy, Tim Mulcahy, Denis O'Brien, Maurice Mulcahy, Noel Connery, Donal O'Leary, Finbarr Brosnan, Maurice O'Connell, Jer O'Connell, Wayne Kingston, Liam Foley, Jamie Woods, Alan Conroy, Patrick Connery, Noel O'Riordan, Darren Stack, Dave O'Sullivan, Mike O'Riordan, Patrick Connery. Scorers (in East Cork final vs Carrigtwohill ): Jer O'Connell 0-5, Ciaran Cronin 1-1, Kevin O'Shea 0-3, Charles Smart, Barry Ahern 0-1 each. Summary: After
6527-562: The first All-Ireland Championship . The 1888 championship saw an increase in the number of participating teams to 27 from 25 different clubs, with Midleton and Lisgoold also fielding second teams. In an effort to cut down on travel costs for clubs, the County Board adopted a divisional structure to the championship. The participating teams were divided into seven divisions along geographic lines; Cork City, East Cork, Mid Cork, North Cork, North-East Cork, South Cork and West Cork. Tracton were
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#17330859767136634-612: The first teams to be relegated that year. Prior to this teams were allowed to decide for themselves if they wanted to regrade or retain their senior status. City club Lees were the dominant force during the first thirty years of the championship. Between 1887 and 1914 they won ten championship titles before going into a period of decline. Their hegemony was closely followed by Fermoy who enjoyed their own golden era by winning six championships between 1895 and 1906. Lees city based rivals, Nils , also featured regularly in county finals and won six titles between 1894 and 1925. Macroom joined
6741-505: The game, two types of scores are possible: points and goals. A point is awarded for kicking or hand-passing the ball over the crossbar, signalled by the umpire raising a white flag. A goal is awarded for kicking the ball under the crossbar into the net (the ball cannot be hand-passed into the goal), signalled by the umpire raising a green flag. Positions in Gaelic football are similar to those in other football codes and comprise one goalkeeper , six backs, two midfielders, and six forwards, with
6848-432: The goal it shall count a goal. 9. The match shall be decided by the greater number of goals. When no goal is made, or when the goals are even, it shall be decided by the greater number of points. 10. The ball must be struck with the hand. It may be caught when off the ground, and the player catching it may kick it any way he pleases, but must not carry it or throw it forward. Note. — There is nothing in this rule to prevent
6955-478: The group stage format and introduce a new graded draw with divisional, rural and city clubs all being grouped individually. The winners of the first two groupings progressed to one semi-final, with two of the city teams qualifying for the other semi-final. The new format was introduced to guarantee a city-county pairing in the final. The County Board voted to revert to the single-elimination straight knock-out format in 1982 . In 1995 , Cork Regional Technical College
7062-408: The idea of introducing a second chance for defeated teams at county level. In the twenty-year period from the late 1990s to 2017, the championship underwent a number of format changes. The provision of a second chance for defeated teams was later expanded to allow teams the opportunity of being defeated twice and still remain in the championship. The splitting of the intermediate grade in two resulted in
7169-402: The introduction of relegation in 2006. Prior to this teams were allowed to decide for themselves if they wanted to regrade or retain their senior status. In 2015 the championship once again reverted to a double elimination format . On 2 April 2019, a majority of 136 club delegates voted to restructure the championship once again. The new format led to the splitting of the championship in two and
7276-428: The junior hurlers won the club's first adult county title winning the Cork Junior B Hurling final beating Buttevant . This coupled with winning their fourth East Cork Junior 'B' hurling title a month later beating Sarsfields . The official opening took place of Páirc Lios gCúl seven months later when it was officially open by then GAA President Jack Boothman . Following this, several Juvenile and Adult titles came to
7383-492: The knock-out stage. Preliminary quarter-finals: Two lone preliminary quarter-finals feature the three third-placed teams from the group stage and the winners of the divisional and colleges section. Two teams qualify for the next round. Quarter-finals: The four quarter-finals feature the six teams from the group stage and the two preliminary quarter-final winners. Four teams qualify for the next round. Semi-finals: The two semi-finals feature four teams. Two teams qualify for
7490-584: The knockout phase that culminates with the final match at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in October. The winner of the Cork Premier Senior Championship, as well as being presented with the Andy Scannell Cup, qualifies for the subsequent Munster Club Championship . In 2020, the intended format was disrupted and slightly amended due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games . The competition has been won by 29 teams, 19 of which have won it more than once. Nemo Rangers are
7597-401: The knockout stage are played at either Páirc Uí Rinn or Páirc Uí Chaoimh . The final has been played at the rebuilt Páirc Uí Chaoimh since it opened in 2017. The rebuilding process meant that the finals of 2015 and 2016 were hosted at Páirc Uí Rinn . Continuing work on the pitch at the new stadium resulted in the 2019 final also being played at Páirc Uí Rinn. Prior to rebuilding, the final
7704-665: The main reasons why it failed to be widely adopted in Australia. Irish football was also played in the Colony of New Zealand in the 1860s and 1870s in Auckland during Thomas Croke 's term as Archbishop there. An 1882 theatrical performance in New York portrays a controversial Irish football match on Saint Nicholas Day 6 December 1790 at the school of Champs de Mars in Paris. Despite a large Irish population references to it being played in America before
7811-927: The match by four points on a 4-3 to 3-2 score line. They were now in the All-Ireland final against a side from Wexford called CrossBeg Ballymurn . In the first half of the final Lisgoold went into a lead of 3-3 to 1-1 at half-time. While the Wexford team did fight back in the second half, Lisgoold held on and collected their first ever all-Ireland title at the score line of 4-7 to 4-1. Record of Results: Group Four Knockout Stage: Panel: Ciaran Cronin (Captain), John Cronin, Maurice O'Connell, Jer O'Connell, Noel Connery, Cathal Cashman, John Cashman, Jamie Woods, Denis O’Brien, Andrew O’Donovan. Scorers (Overall): J,Cronin 14-8, J,Woods 11-6, J.Cashman 9-11, M.O’Connell 5-6, Cathal Cashman 2-1, Denis O’Brien 1-0, Noel Connery 0-1. Junior Football Team Summary: Even though
7918-463: The match, full power to disqualify any player or order him to stand aside and discontinue play, for any act he may consider unfair, as set out in Rule 6, or for vicious play. No nails or iron tips are allowed on the boots. Strips of leather fastened on the soles will prevent slipping. The dress for hurling and football is to be knee breeches and stockings and shoes or boots. Gaelic football spread throughout
8025-469: The most successful team in the tournament's history, having won it 23 times. Nemo Rangers have established themselves as the dominant force in Cork football by winning 23 county finals out of the 27 they have been in. Castlehaven are the title-holders, defeating Nemo Rangers by 0-16 to 0-11 in the 2024 final . Following the foundation of the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1884, new rules for Gaelic football and hurling were drawn up and published in
8132-511: The new century brought new teams but not in a traditional sense. Food production company Crosse & Blackwell , third level educational institution University College Cork (UCC) and Collins Military Barracks all entered teams, however, UCC are the only team to continue fielding a team as of 2020 . The creation of the divisional boards in the late 1920s added a new dimension to the championship. These divisional teams were composed of junior and intermediate players and afforded every player in
8239-469: The next round. Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared champions. 22 teams will compete in the 2025 Cork Premier Senior Football Championship : 12 clubs in the group stage and 10 divisional teams in the divisional/colleges section. TSB Bank became the first title sponsor of the championship, serving in that capacity until 2005 when the Evening Echo signed
8346-509: The next two games, they beat Lucan Sarsfields (Dublin) and Brosna Gaels (Offaly). The final two group games were wins over Sixmilebridge (Clare) & Rathdowney (Laois). So, Lisgoold qualified top of their group for the All-Ireland Quarter-Final, in this game they got past Shanahoe of Laois. This meant again (as in 2012) they reached an All-Ireland semi-final against Shannon Rovers (Tipperary). On this occasion Lisgoold won
8453-502: The number divisional entrants to the championship proper. In its present format, the Cork Premier Senior Championship begins with a preliminary qualifying round for the divisional teams and educational institutions. The sole surviving team from this stage automatically qualified for the knockout phase. The 12 club teams are drawn into three groups of four teams and play each other in a single round-robin system . The three group winners, three runners-up and three third-placed teams proceed to
8560-469: The only representatives from South Cork. The six divisional champions and Tracton , as the sole South Cork representatives, qualified for the county-wide series of games. Towards the end of 1888, a serious split in the Association in Cork lead to the existence of three rival and distinct county boards. 40 clubs left the official board and affiliated to the Cork Board, under the presidency of Fr. O'Connor, and
8667-436: The opposite players need not stand behind that line. 12. If the ball strikes a bystander near the sideline, except the referee or umpire, it shall be considered out of play and must be thrown in as directed in Rule 8. If it occurs near the goal line it shall be considered out of play and must be kicked from the goal. In the latter case, the referee may allow one point or more if he thinks fit. 13. The referee shall have, during
8774-564: The parishes of Ballinacurra and Aghada. However the club survived and eventually the first adult title was claimed by the club as Captain Dan Joe McCarthy led the 1952 hurlers to the East Cork 'B' title against Watergrasshill . Further success for the club followed when their own Willie Moore played for the Cork senior hurling team. During his time with the Cork team, he won one All-Ireland winners' medal vs Wexford and one Munster winners' medal vs Tipperary . He won these two medals in
8881-614: The poet Séamas Dall Mac Cuarta wrote a poem of 88 verses beginning "Ba haigeanta". A six-a-side version was played in Dublin in the early 18th century, and 100 years later, there were accounts of games played between County sides (Prior, 1997). By the early 19th century, various football games, referred to collectively as caid , were popular in County Kerry , especially the Dingle Peninsula . Father W. Ferris described two forms of caid :
8988-560: The provincial championship. If a divisional side wins the Cork Championship then the runners-up, if they are a club team, qualify for the Munster Championship. This has occurred on several occasions. Fixtures in the group stage of the championship are usually played at a neutral venue that is deemed halfway between the participating teams. Some of the more common venues include Charlie Hurley Park , Brinny Sportsfield , Coachford Pitch , Sam Maguire Park and Rossa Park . All games in
9095-405: The referee may think fit, and his side cannot substitute another man. Wrestling shall not be allowed. 7. The time of actual play shall be one hour, and sides are to be changed only at half-time. 8. When a player drives the ball over the sideline, it shall be thrown back from the point where it first crossed the line by a player on the opposite side. It may be thrown in any direction. When the ball
9202-485: The roll of honour by winning their first championship in 1909. Seven more titles followed up to 1935. After University College Cork made the breakthrough and dominated the 1920s, the following decade was dominated by divisional sides. Beara lead the way by claiming four championship titles between 1932 and 1940, while Duhallow and Carbery also won two championship titles at this time. Clonakilty made their own breakthrough by winning their first championship in 1939. It
9309-513: The rules widely distributed in 1887. The GAA sought to promote traditional Irish sports, such as hurling, and to reject "foreign" (particularly English) imports. The first Gaelic football rules, showing the influence of hurling (and incorporating some of the Victorian Rules of 1866 and 1877 ) represented the strong desire to differentiate from association football (and rugby)—for example in their lack of an offside rule . The rules were first drawn up by Maurice Davin in 1884 and later published in
9416-1088: The semi-final stage to Bruree of (Limerick). However they were now back competing at Junior 'A' Grade level in hurling and football for the first time since 1985. 2008 Season: 2008 East Cork Junior B County Section Hurling Championship 2008 East Cork Junior B Hurling Championship Cork County Junior B Hurling Championship Munster Junior B Hurling Championship* Panel: Ciaran Cronin , Kevin O'Shea, Barry Stack, Mike O'Shea, Patrick O'Mahony, Kevin O'Loughin, Owen Hegarty, Barry Ahern, Charles Smart, Conor Walsh, Paul Stack, Denis O'Brien, Maurice Mulcahy, Noel Connery, Finbarr Brosnan, Donal O'Leary, John Cronin, Jonathon O'Shea, Maurice O'Connell, Robert Smart, Jer O'Connell, Wayne Kingston, Liam Foley, Jamie Woods, Alan Conroy, Patrick Connery, Noel O'Riordan, Darren Stack, Barry Guilly, Mike O'Riordan, Patrick Geary. Scorers (in County final vs St. Mary's ): Maurice O'Connell 2-7, Wayne Kingston 0-3, Jonathon O'Shea 0-3, Rob Smart 0-3, Liam Foley 0-2, Denis O'Brien 0-1. *The Munster Junior B Hurling & Football Championships
9523-444: The semi-final. In 1983 they lost to St.Catherines in the earlier rounds of the East Cork 'A' hurling Championship. The 'Saints' who would go on to win the 1983 Cork Junior A hurling title that season, but Lisgoold had the consolation of winning the 1983 'B' Football championship later on in the year. The club went into a slow decline, but come the 1990s the club flourished when it established its Juvenile section in 1991. In 1994,
9630-402: The southern counties. Accounts from 1889 state that the variety of football that was becoming popular in Ireland in 1884 bore little resemblance at all to the old mob football and was received by the public as more a hybrid of English and Scotch football. Irish forms of football were not formally arranged into an organised playing code by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) until 1884 with
9737-411: The sport is to score by kicking or punching the ball into the other team's goal (3 points) or between two upright posts above the goal and over a crossbar 2.5 metres (8 ft 2 in) above the ground (1 point). Players advance the ball up the field with a combination of carrying, bouncing, kicking, hand-passing, and soloing (dropping the ball and then toe-kicking the ball upward into the hands). In
9844-430: The teams shall toss for choice of sides before commencing play, and the players shall stand in two ranks opposite each other in the centre of the field until the ball is thrown up, each holding the hand of one of the other side. 6. Pushing or tripping behind, holding from behind, catching below knees, or butting with the head, shall be deemed foul, and the player so offending shall be ordered to stand aside for such time as
9951-464: The two styles is that the Irish variety featured high kicking " up and under " whereas in colonial Victoria, the little marks or foot passes were much more common. While the founders of the game were all familiar with or played rugby, including Cusack and Davin, few had played Irish football as it was so rare outside of the South-West, though the influence of this football on the founders was obvious, this
10058-564: The village of Lisgoold , County Cork , Ireland . The club draws its support from Leamlara, Ballincurrig, Peafield and Lisgoold itself. The club fields teams in Cork GAA and Imokilly GAA divisional competitions. The club was founded in 1887. From initial beginnings in the barrack field in Ballincurrig, through to the club's modern location in Páirc Lios gCúl in Lisgoold village, it has played
10165-519: The world in the late 19th century. Despite a huge Irish American population there was limited awareness of the game in America, though there was limited knowledge of its rules, apart from that the ball cannot be lifted from the ground by hand, and throttling is banned. It was first played in North America in the 1890s with games being played in both Canada and the United States in 1892. More than
10272-419: Was 29 January 1887. The championship draw took place at 23 Maylor Street on the day after the closing date and "the utmost good feeling was displayed, and...the contesting parties were agreeably satisfied" as the draw took place. Seven clubs entered: Blarney (who later withdrew), Carrignavar , Emmets , Glanmire , Lees , Lisgoold , Midleton . All of the matches in the inaugural championship took place at
10379-448: Was a significant year where the footballers won the East Cork 'B' Championship for the first time since 1983. A very poor run of form meant a poor start to the season where they would finish eventually fourth in the division two league. They lost the East Cork County section title in April 2008, to Russell Rovers . However they bounced back producing a title winning run, landing the East Cork Junior B Championship beating Carrigtwohill in
10486-605: Was attacked by the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC), including its Auxiliary Division . 14 people were killed and 65 were injured. Among the dead was Tipperary footballer Michael Hogan , for whom the Hogan Stand at Croke Park (completed in 1924) was named. In 1930 the GAA banned children found playing rugby instead of Gaelic football. In 1939, at Yankee Stadium in New York City , Kerry played Galway in front of
10593-511: Was due to the patronage of the gentry. Now instead of opposing the games it was the gentry and the ruling class who were serving as patrons of the games. Games were organised between landlords with each team comprising 20 or more tenants. Wagers were commonplace with purses of up to 100 guineas (Prior, 1997). The earliest record of a recognised precursor to the modern game dates from a match in County Meath in 1670, in which catching and kicking
10700-531: Was hosted by the original Páirc Uí Chaoimh since it opened in 1976. The final was played at the Mardyke in 1974 and 1975, while in the 70 years prior to the development of Páirc Uí Chaoimh the final was usually played at the Cork Athletic Grounds . From the inaugural championship in 1887 up to the turn of the 20th century, the final was held at a variety of venues in the city and around the county, most notably
10807-508: Was in recess. Some Gaelic Athletic Associations began to impose strict nationalistic policies during this time. For example, in Connacht free kicks began to be introduced into some leagues penalising speaking of any language but Irish, and imposing a rule that the referee may speak only in Irish. On Bloody Sunday in 1920 , during the Irish War of Independence , a football match at Croke Park
10914-415: Was only established in 2007. Hense, why no record of it exists in 1994. Summary: On 6 September 2014, the Lisgoold junior hurlers captured the club's first All-Ireland title at the junior sevens tournament, run by St Jude's GAA Club in Dublin. First up in opposition were Clonakenny (Tipperary), against whom Lisgoold managed a narrow margin win with a last minute goal on a 6-2 to 5-4 score line. In
11021-409: Was permitted to field a team in the championship for the first time. The introduction of a "back door" system at inter-county level in the All-Ireland Hurling Championship in 1997 led to the idea of introducing a second chance for defeated teams at county level. In 2000 a double-elimination format was introduced which afforded all club teams a second chance by remaining in the championship after
11128-459: Was played near Callan, Co Kilkenny in February 1885. From 1886 the GAA banned tackling. The widely published GAA rules were as follows: 1. The ground for full teams (21 aside) shall be 140 yards long by 84 yards broad, or as near that size as can be got. The ground must be properly marked by boundary lines. Boundary lines are to be at least five yards from the fences. Note— There is no objection to
11235-414: Was the first of seven titles up to 1952. The rest of the decade belonged to St. Finbarr's , who became the first single-entity club to win championship titles in both hurling and Gaelic football. After a period in the doldrums, UCC were back as a dominant force by winning five championships between 1960 and 1973. Since winning their first championship title in 1972, Nemo Rangers have gone on to dominate
11342-456: Was the first time the club collected an 'A' grade title. Also the club has seen several of its players representing the club at Cork level in both codes. For the 2019 season, the first adult team was competing at Junior A level hurling and football in the Imokilly (East Cork) division. After many years of playing in fields around the parish, the club decided to build a home of its own. In 1975,
11449-402: Was the year the club won their first adult county title. Following a slow-start to the season, they produced a 10-game unbeaten run in the championship (16 if including friendlies) to land three trophies that were available to them that season. They secured the East Cork County section title in August 1994, beating Carrignavar. This kicked off a county campaign which ended on 23 October 1994, where
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