The 1961 Cork Junior Football Championship was the 63rd staging of the Cork Junior A Football Championship since its establishment by Cork County Board in 1895. The championship ran from 8 October to 10 December 1961.
The final was played on 10 December 1961 at Athletic Grounds in Cork, between Mitchelstown and O'Donovan Rossa, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Mitchelstown won the match by 2–08 to 2–04 to claim their first ever championship title.
Qualification
DivisionChampionshipRepresentativesAvondhuNorth Cork Junior A Football ChampionshipMitchelstownBearaBeara Junior A Football ChampionshipAdrigoleCarberySouth West Junior A Football ChampionshipO'Donovan RossaCarrigdhounSouth East Junior A Football ChampionshipKinsaleDuhallowDuhallow Junior A Football ChampionshipCastlemagnerImokillyEast Cork Junior A Football ChampionshipGlenvilleMuskerryMid Cork Junior A Football ChampionshipCanoveeSeandúnCity Junior A Football ChampionshipSt Finbarr's
Results Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Miscellaneous
The quarter-final match between St Finbarr's and Canovee was abandoned after 49 minutes.
References