The 2021 Cork Premier Senior Football Championship was the second staging of the Cork Premier Senior Football Championship and the 133rd staging overall of a championship for the top-ranking Gaelic football teams in Cork. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 29 April 2021. The championship began on 20 July 2021 and ended on 28 November 2021.
Nemo Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they failed to make it out of the group stage after suffering two defeats. Ilen Rovers were relegated after being beaten by Carrigaline in a playoff.
The final was played on 28 November 2021 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Clonakilty and St. Finbarr's, in what was their second ever final meeting and their first in 11 years. St. Finbarr's won the match by 0-14 to 0-13 to claim their tenth championship title overall and a first title since 2018.
Steven Sherlock was the championship's top scorer with 3-41.
Team changes To Championship
Promoted from the Cork Senior A Football Championship Éire Óg
From Championship
Relegated to the Cork Senior A Football Championship Bishopstown
Participating teams Clubs
The seedings were based on final group stage positions from the 2020 championship.
Team Location Colours SeedingCastlehavenCastlehavenBlue and white1Nemo RangersTrabegBlack and green2St. Finbarr'sTogherBlue and yellow3NewcestownNewcestownRed and yellow4BallincolligBallincolligGreen and white5Valley RoversInnishannonGreen and white6Carbery RangersRosscarberyGreen, white and gold7DouglasDouglasBlack, green and white8ClonakiltyClonakiltyGreen and red9CarrigalineCarrigalineBlue and gold10Ilen RoversChurch CrossGreen and white11Éire ÓgOvensRed and yellow12
Divisions and colleges
Team Location ColoursCarberyBarony of CarberyPurple and yellowDuhallowBarony of DuhallowOrange and blackImokillyEast CorkRed and whiteMuskerryMuskerryWhite and greenUniversity College CorkCollege RoadRed and black
Results Group A Table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffDouglas33002-381-29126Valley Rovers32017-300-32194Nemo Rangers31026-393-28202Carrigaline30031-2612-44-510
Results
Group B Table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffCastlehaven33005-403-3796Éire Óg32014-423-3964Newcestown31021-303-31-72Carbery Rangers30031-282-33-80
Results
Group C Table
TeamMatchesScorePtsPldWDLForAgainstDiffSt. Finbarr's33003-443-33116Clonakilty32015-251-3524Ballincollig31023-463-35112Ilen Rovers30031-325-44-240
Results
Divisional/colleges sections Round 1
Round 2
Semi-final
Final
Relegation stage Playoff
Knockout stage Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Steven SherlockSt. Finbarr's3-415068.332Brian HurleyCastlehaven4-294158.203Dara Ó SéClonakilty2-313766.164Daniel GouldingÉire Óg0-222245.505Billy CrowleyValley Rovers1-161944.756Cian DorganBallincollig0-171735.667Luke ConnollyNemo Rangers2-101635.338Cillian Myers-MurraySt. Finbarr's2-081452.80Michael HurleyCastlehaven2-081452.80Alan O'HareDouglas1-111443.50Conor RussellDouglas0-141443.50
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Steven SherlockSt. Finbarr's2-1016Castlehaven2Brian HurleyCastlehaven2-0915St. Finbarr's3Eoin O'ReillyValley Rovers3-0211CarrigalineBarry O'DriscollNemo Rangers2-0511CarirgalineDara Ó SéClonakilty2-0511Ilen Rovers6Steven SherlockSt. Finbarr's0-1010Éire Óg7Cillian Myers-MurraySt. Finbarr's2-039BallincolligBrian HurleyCastlehaven1-069Éire ÓgBrian HurleyCastlehaven1-069Carbery Rangers10Chris Óg JonesMuskerry2-028UCCBilly CrowleyValley Rovers1-058Nemo RangersCian DorganBallincollig0-088St. Finbarr'sCian DorganBallincollig0-088Ilen Rovers
References
External links Cork GAA website