1996 Cork Senior Football Championship
# 1996 Cork Senior Football Championship

The 1996 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 108th 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 on 10 December 1995. The championship began on 27 April 1996 and ended on 20 October 1996.

Bantry Blues entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Beara at the quarter-final stage.

On 20 October 1996, Clonakilty won the championship following a 1–09 to 0–10 defeat of University College Cork in the final. This was their 8th championship title overall and their first title since 1952.

Colin Corkery from the Nemo Rangers club was the championship's top scorer with 0-21.

## Team changes

### To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football Championship

* Dohenys

## Championship statistics

### Top scorers

**Overall**

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Colin Corkery | Nemo Rangers | 0-21 | 21 | 2 | 10.50 |
| 2 | Neville Murphy | O'Donovan Rossa | 1-17 | 20 | 2 | 10.00 |
| 3 | Eoin O'Mahony | Clonakilty | 0-16 | 16 | 5 | 3.20 |
| 4 | Mícheál Ó Cróinín | UCC | 3-05 | 14 | 4 | 3.50 |
| 4 | Fionán Murray | St. Finbarr's | 1-11 | 14 | 5 | 2.80 |
| 6 | Ciarán O'Sullivan | Beara | 1-09 | 12 | 3 | 4.00 |
| 6 | Kevin Harrington | Bantry Blues | 1-09 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 |
| 6 | John Buckley | UCC | 1-09 | 12 | 4 | 3.00 |
| 9 | Jason Whooley | UCC | 1-08 | 11 | 4 | 2.75 |
| 9 | Johnny Crowley | UCC | 1-08 | 11 | 4 | 2.75 |
| 9 | Podsie O'Mahony | Ballincollig | 0-11 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |

**In a single game**

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Colin Corkery | Nemo Rangers | 0-12 | 12 | UCC |
| 2 | Neville Murphy | O'Donovan Rossa | 1-07 | 10 | St. Nicholas' |
| 3 | Ciarán O'Sullivan | Beara | 1-06 | 9 | UCC |
| 3 | Colin Corkery | Nemo Rangers | 0-09 | 9 | Mallow |
| 5 | John Buckley | UCC | 1-05 | 8 | Glanmire |
| 6 | Mícheál Ó Cróinín | UCC | 2-01 | 7 | Nemo Rangers |
| 6 | Richie Lewis | Aghada | 1-04 | 7 | Dohenys |
| 6 | Podsie O'Mahony | Ballincollig | 0-07 | 7 | Bishopstown |
| 6 | Brian McSweeney | St. Nicholas' | 0-07 | 7 | O'Donovan Rossa |
| 6 | Kevin Harrington | Bantry Blues | 0-07 | 7 | Na Piarsaigh |

### Miscellaneous

* Clonakilty win the title for the first time since 1952.
* University College Cork qualify for the final for the first time since 1980.
