1987 Cork Intermediate Football Championship

The 1987 Cork Intermediate Football Championship was the 52nd staging of the Cork Intermediate Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 21 December 1986.

1987 Cork Intermediate Football Championship

Dates	3 May - 1 November 1987
Teams	17
Champions	Glanmire (1st title) Teddy McCarthy (captain)
Runners-up	Fermoy Denis Twomey (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	19
Goals scored	43 (2.26 per match)
Points scored	280 (14.74 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Alan Copps (2-13)
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The final was played on 1 November 1987 at Bride Rovers Park, between Glanmire and Fermoy, in what was their first ever final meeting.^[1] Glanmire won the match by 3–05 to 0–06 to claim their first ever championship title.^[2][3]

Mallow's Alan Copps was the championship's top scorer with 2–13.

Results

First round

Bishopstown v Doneraile

3 May 1987 First round	Bishopstown	2-03 - 2-13	Doneraile	Coachford GAA Grounds
	R Shields 1-1, N Carroll 1-0, M Lyons 0-1, C Coffey 0-1.		D Cahill 1-3, P Nelligan 0-5, N Landy 1-0, K Stack 0-3, B Stack 0-1, P Harrington 0-1.

Second round

Donoughmore v Glanmire

3 May 1987 Second round	Donoughmore	2-07 - 4-08	Glanmire	Blarney GAA Grounds
	D Moran 2-0, G O'Rourke 0-5, J O'Sullivan 0-2.		T McCarthy 1-2, T Murphy 1-1, J Barry 1-1, S O'Farrell 1-0, B Lotty 0-3, L Hedderman 0-1.

Fermoy v Kilshannig

16 May 1987 Second round	Fermoy	0-08 - 0-04	Kilshannig	Castletownroche GAA Grounds
	W Frawley 0-2, M Dolan 0-2, D Pyne 0-2, F O'Groarke 0-2.		P O'Connell 0-2, W O'Riordan 0-1, P Corbett 0-1.

Doneraile v Ballincollig

17 May 1987 Second round	Doneraile	2-08 - 1-11	Ballincollig	Mallow GAA Grounds
	P Nelligan 1-2, T Cahill 1-0, P Harrington 0-3, Mannix 0-1, K Stack 0-1, B Stack 0-1.		D Murphy 0-8, JJ Murphy 1-2, G Ring 0-1.

Douglas v Dohenys

17 May 1987 Second round	Douglas	0-06 - 3-06	Dohenys	Páirc Naomh Eoin
	Larkin 0-2, J Murphy 0-2, E Forde 0-1, F Bermingham 0-1.		D Herlihy 1-1, K Farr 1-1, S Mohan 1-0, T Ross 0-1, H Ross 0-1, I Kingston 0-1, B Herlihy 0-1.

Nemo Rangers v Knocknagree

17 May 1987 Second round	Nemo Rangers	1-10 - 1-10	Knocknagree	O'Connell Park
	C Murphy 1-0, D Bevan 0-2, C Whelan 0-2, B Sheehan 0-1, D Daly 0-1, M Lynch 0-1, D Murphy 0-1, D Galvin 0-1, J Noone 0-1.		Niall O'Connor 0-5, D Kelleher 1-1, D O'Connor 0-2, F O'Connor 0-1, Noel O'Connor 0-1.

Macroom v Mallow

17 May 1987 Second round	Macroom	0-08 - 2-08	Mallow	Dromtarriffe GAA Grounds
	T Kelleher 0-4, J Neville 0-3, C Corrigan 0-1.		P Healy 1-0, N Lehane 1-0, R Sheehan 0-3, A Copps 0-3, S Browne 0-1, D Murphy 0-1.

Kilmurry v Mayfield

17 May 1987 Second round	Kilmurry	1-11 - 1-08	Mayfield	Éire Óg Grounds
	G Lenihan 1-1, S Murphy 0-3, D O'Sullivan 0-2, M Kelleher 0-2, T Fitzgerald 0-1, M O'Neill 0-1, C Barry-Murphy 0-1.		D Crowley 0-4, S Lucey 1-0, F Mulvihill 0-2, J Coomey 0-1, P Byrnes 0-1.

Bantry Blues v St. Finbarr's

17 May 1987 Second round	Bantry Blues	1-06 - 0-05	St. Finbarr's	Rosscarbery GAA Grounds
	P O'Driscoll 1-3, J Cotter 0-1, M Edgeworth 0-1, N Crowley 0-1.		J Keating 0-4, R Kenny 0-1.

Nemo Rangers v Knocknagree

23 May 1987 Second round replay	Nemo Rangers	2-09 - 1-06	Knocknagree	Donoughmore GAA Grounds
	C Murphy 1-1, D Bevan 1-1, C Whelan 0-4, M Lynch 0-2, M Dorgan 0-1.		F O'Connor 1-2, Niall O'Connor 0-3, D Kelleher 0-1.

Doneraile v Ballincollig

24 May 1987 Second round replay	Doneraile	1-10 - 1-08	Ballincollig	Mallow GAA Grounds
	P Harrington 0-6, J Landy 1-0, K Stack 0-1, J Cusack 0-1, T Mannix 0-1, P Nelligan 0-1.		D Murphy 0-8, J Lucey 1-0.

Quarter-finals

Glanmire v Doneraile

4 July 1987 Quarter-final	Glanmire	1-10 - 1-06	Doneraile	Mitchelstown GAA Grounds
	B Lotty 1-2, T McCarthy 0-4, L Hedderman 0-2, D Kenneally 0-1, B Óg Murphy 0-1.		J Landy 1-2, P Harrington 0-4.

Nemo Rangers v Dohenys

5 July 1987 Quarter-final	Nemo Rangers	0-08 - 0-05	Dohenys	Innishannon Grounds
	M Dorgan 0-4, S Calnan 0-4.		C Noonan 0-2, T Ross 0-1, H Ross 0-1, T Kearney 0-1.

Fermoy v Bantry Blues

11 July 1987 Quarter-final	Fermoy	2-11 - 1-08	Bantry Blues	Castle Grounds
	R Connolly 2-2, W Frawley 0-3, D Pyne 0-2, M Dolan 0-2, M Pyne 0-1, W Morrison 0-1.		P O'Driscoll 1-3, J Cotter 0-2, M O'Connor 0-1, G Lynch 0-1, GD Barry 0-1.

Mallow v Kilmurry

11 July 1987 Quarter-final	Mallow	2-06 - 0-12	Kilmurry	Delaney Rovers Grounds
	A Copps 1-3, E Lehane 1-0, S Browne 0-1, R Sheehan 0-1, P Buckley 0-1.		Martin Kelleher 0-6, G Lally 0-3, G Lenihan 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1, S Murphy 0-1.

Mallow v Kilmurry

23 August 1987 Quarter-final replay	Mallow	2-06 - 1-07	Kilmurry	Tank Field
	A Copps 1-4, D Buckley 1-0, P Buckley 0-1, P O'Sullivan 0-1.		M O'Neill 1-1, S Murphy 0-3, M Kelleher 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1, C Barry-Murphy 0-1.

Semi-finals

Fermoy v Mallow

30 August 1987 Semi-final	Fermoy	1-10 - 0-06	Mallow	Castletownroche GAA Grounds
	D Pyne 0-4, M Dolan 1-0, P Donnellan 0-3, W Frawley 0-1, F Groarke 0-1, M Pyne 0-1.		A Copps 0-3, R Sheehan 0-1, D Murphy 0-1, P O'Sullivan 0-1.

Glanmire v Nemo Rangers

24 October 1987 Semi-final	Glanmire	1-07 - 0-06	Nemo Rangers	Mayfield GAA Grounds
	B Lotty 1-1, T McCarthy 0-2, B Óg Murphy 0-2, P O'Callaghan 0-1, L Hedderman 0-1.		C Murphy 0-3, S Calnan 0-2, D Daly 0-1.

Final

Glanmire v Fermoy

1 November 1987 Final	Glanmire	3-05 - 0-06	Fermoy	Bride Rovers Park
	L Hedderman 2-0, T Murphy 1-1, D Kenneally 0-2, B Óg Murphy 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1.		D Pyne 0-2, M Dolan 0-1, M Pyne 0-1, S Dennehy 0-1, P Donnellan 0-1.	Referee: R Murphy

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Alan Copps	Mallow	2-13	19	4	4.75
2	Denis Murphy	Ballincollig	0-16	16	2	8.00
3	Paddy Harrington	Doneraile	0-14	14	4	3.50
4	Pat O'Driscoll	Bantry Blues	2-06	12	2	6.00
	Brian Lotty	Glanmire	2-06	12	4	3.00
	Teddy McCarthy	Glanmire	1-09	12	4	3.00
7	Paul Neligan	Doneraile	2-06	11	4	2.75
8	Charlie Murphy	Nemo Rangers	2-04	10	3	3.33
	Liam Hedderman	Glanmire	2-04	10	4	2.50
	Davy Pyne	Fermoy	0-10	10	4	2.50

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Ray Connolly	Fermoy	2-02	8	Bantry Blues
	Denis Murphy	Ballincollig	0-08	8	Doneraile
	Denis Murphy	Ballincollig	0-08	8	Doneraile
4	Alan Copps	Mallow	1-04	7	Bantry Blues
5	Denis Moran	Donoughmore	2-00	6	Glanmire
	Liam Hedderman	Glanmire	2-00	6	Fermoy
	Declan Cahill	Doneraile	1-03	6	Bishopstown
	Pat O'Driscoll	Bantry Blues	1-03	6	St. Finbarr's
	Pat O'Driscoll	Bantry Blues	1-03	6	Fermoy
	Alan Copps	Mallow	1-03	6	Kilmurry
	Paddy Harrington	Doneraile	0-06	6	Ballincollig
	Martin Kelleher	Kilmurry	0-06	6	Mallow