1963 Cork Senior Football Championship information
1963 Cork Senior Football Championship
Dates
7 April - 13 October 1963
Teams
23
Champions
University College Cork (5th title) Liam Scully (captain)
Runners-up
St. Nicholas' John Joe Kelly (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played
24
Goals scored
65 (2.71 per match)
Points scored
330 (13.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)
Bernard Coughlan (5-09)
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The 1963 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 75th staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 27 January 1963. The championship ran from 7 April to 13 October 1963.
Macroom entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by University College Cork in the semi-finals.[1][2]
The final was played on 13 October 1963 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork between University College Cork and St. Nicholas' in what was their first ever meeting in the final. University College Cork won the match by 1-06 to 1-05 to claim their fifth championship title overall and a first title in three years.[3][4]
Garda's Bernard Coughlan was the championship's top scorer with 5-09.
^"Hugo's death cuts link with glorious GAA era". The Southern Star. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
^"Macroom relieved to put painful memories to bed". Irish Examiner. 18 October 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
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^Tarrant, John (11 July 2020). "Millstreet's flair and fluency was rewarded with 1963 county title". The Corkman. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
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University College Cork (5th title)
St. Nicholas'
Bernard Coughlan (5-09)