The 1996 Cork Junior A Football Championship was the 98th staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by Cork County Board in 1895. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 10 December 1995. The championship ran from 29 September to 10 November 1996.
The final was played on 10 November 1996 at Páirc Uí Rinn in Cork, between Kilshannig and Youghal, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Kilshannig won the match by 1–07 to 0–05 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title since 1985.
Dan O'Brien and Jimmy Dennehy were the championship's joint-top scorers
Qualification
DivisionChampionshipRepresentativesAvondhuNorth Cork Junior A Football ChampionshipDeel RoversKilshannigBearaBeara Junior A Football ChampionshipGarnishCarberySouth West Junior A Football ChampionshipIlen RoversCarrigdhounSouth East Junior A Football ChampionshipValley RoversDuhallowDuhallow Junior A Football ChampionshipKiskeamImokillyEast Cork Junior A Football ChampionshipYoughalMuskerryMid Cork Junior A Football ChampionshipBallinoraSeandúnCity Junior A Football ChampionshipNemo Rangers
Results Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Dan O'BrienDeel Rovers3–031226.00Jimmy DennehyKiskeam0–121226.003Liam O'SullivanNemo Rangers2–041025.00Brendan ColemanYoughal0–101033.335John FlynnYoughal2–01732.33
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Liam O'SullivanNemo Rangers2–039Ilen Rovers2Dan O'BrienDeel Rovers2–028Ballinora3Jimmy DennehyKiskeam0–077Valley Rovers4John FlynnYoughal2–006Nemo Rangers5Donal LinehanDeel Rovers1–025KiskeamWilliam O'RiordanKilshannig1–025YoughalBrendan ColemanYoughal0–055GarnishRobert WalshGarnish0–055YoughalJimmy DennehyKiskeam0–055Deel Rovers
Miscellaneous
A delay in the completion of the divisional championships resulted in Deel Rovers and Youghal being nominated to represent Avondhu and Imokilly respectively. Deel Rovers had actually qualified for the county final but were beaten by Kilshannig in the North Cork final, who then took their place in the championship. After being beaten in the final, Youghal were later beaten by Fr. O'Neill's in the East Cork final.
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