The 2008 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 120th staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening fixtures took place in December 2007. The championship began on 18 April 2008 and ended on 5 October 2008.
Nemo Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 5 October 2008, Nemo Rangers won the championship following a 0-13 to 0-05 defeat of Douglas in the final. This was their 17th championship title overall and their fourth title in succession.
James Masters from the Nemo Rangers club was the championship's top scorer with 1-30.
Team changes To Championship
Promoted from the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship Mallow
From Championship
Relegated to the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship St. Finbarr's St. Vincent's
Results Divisions/colleges section
Round 1
Round 2
Relegation play-offs
Round 3
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1James MastersNemo Rangers1-303365.502Kevin O'SullivanIlen Rovers1-262955.803Mark HarringtonDouglas2-182464.004Donncha O'ConnorDuhallow2-162254.40Paul KerriganNemo Rangers1-192263.665Ger McCarthyDohenys0-212137.006Declan BarronBantry Blues0-202045.007Cian O'RiordanMallow1-161944.758Cian FlemingAghada2-121836.009Trevor O'KeeffeAghada4-051735.66
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Kevin O'SullivanIlen Rovers1-0912St. Nicholas'2Ger McCarthyDohenys0-1010Mallow3Ger McCarthyDohenys0-099Na Piarsaigh4Alan CroninNemo Rangers2-028AghadaTrevor O'KeeffeAghada2-028Nemo RangersBarry O'DriscollNemo Rangers2-028DuhallowDonncha O'ConnorDuhallow1-058CITMícheál Ó CróinínNaomh Abán0-088DohenysJames MastersNemo Rangers0-088Castlehaven5Trevor O'KeeffeAghada2-017Bantry BluesCian FlemingAghada2-017CastlehavenPaul KerriganNemo Rangers1-047Carbery RangersMark HarringtonDouglas1-047ClonakiltyCian O'RiordanMallow1-047Bantry BluesDeclan BarronBantry Blues0-077Na PiarsaighDonncha O'ConnorDuhallow0-077O'Donovan RossaPaudie HurleyCastlehaven0-077Aghada Miscellaneous Nemo Rangers are the first club to win four titles in a row. Douglas qualify for the final for the first time.
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