The 1987 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 99th 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 21 December 1986. The championship began on 2 May 1987 and ended on 15 November 1987.
Imokilly entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 15 November 1987, Nemo Rangers won the championship following a 2–11 to 0–09 defeat of Imokilly in the final. This was their eighth championship title overall and their first title since 1983.
Ephie Fitzgerald from the Nemo Rangers club was the championship's top scorer with 1–15.
Team changes To Championship
Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship Castletownbere
From Championship
Regraded to the Cork Intermediate Football Championship Bantry Blues Macroom
Results First round
Second round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Ephie FitzgeraldNemo Rangers1-151853.602William O'RiordanAvondhu1-111427.003John ClearyCastlehaven1-101326.50Robert SwaineImokilly0-131343.255Dinny AllenNemo Rangers3-031252-406Steven O'BrienNemo Rangers2-051152.20Martin O'SullivanCastletownbere1-081133.668Mattie CahalaneO'Donovan Rossa3-011033.33Tony PowerSt. Finbarr's2-041025.00Jim DennehyDuhallow2-041025.00
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Tony PowerSt. Finbarr's2-039Clonakilty2Jim DennehyDuhallow2-028UCCWilliam O'RiordanAvondhu1-058DuhallowJohn ClearyCastlehaven1-058Muskerry5Johnny MurphyCastletownbere2-017CarrigdhounDinny AllenNemo Rangers2-017BearaSteven O'BrienNemo Rangers2-017ImokillyMartin O'SullivanCastletownbere1-047Carrigdhoun9Niall O'ConnorDuhallow1-036AvondhuDanny BuckleySt Michael's0-066PassageWilliam O'RiordanAvondhu0-066Na Piarsaigh
Miscellaneous
O'Donovan Rossa's 1–05 to 0–05 defeat of Bishopstown was their first ever victory at senior level.
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