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2011 Cadbury Munster Under 21
Football Championship Final
Cork vs. Kerry
www.cadburygaau21.com www.munster.gaa.ie
When – Wednesday April 6th at 7:30pm
Where – Pairc Ui Rinn Cork (GPS co-ordinates - 51.891471, 8.437157)
Referee – Derek O’Mahony (Tipperary)
Standby Referee - Maurice Condon (Waterford)
Linesman - Alan Kissane (Waterford)
Sideline Official - Paul Foley( Waterford)
Umpires - Fran O'Leary, Ger Meagher, Stan Barlow and Liam Barrett (Tipperary)
Extra time – (2 periods x 10 minutes only) to be played if sides finish level at the end of 60 minutes
Next Round – the winners play the Connacht Champions (Galway or Roscommon) on Saturday
April 16th in the All-Ireland Semi-Final
Admission Prices –
Adult - €15
Student/OAP with appropriate ID Card - €10
Under 16s are free
Contact Munster GAA PRO Ed Donnelly at pro.munster@gaa.ie for more information
For the Record
Cork Kerry
2011 Team Management John Cleary John Kennedy
(Castlehaven – Coach), (Bainisteoir –Asdee)
Mick O'Loughlin (Bishopstown) Tom Prendergast (Keel)
Donal McCarthy Liam Brosnan (Currow)
(Valley Rovers)
Michael Linehan (Killavullen)
Brian Herlihy (Dohenys)
2011 Team Captain Aidan Walsh (Kanturk) Mark Griffin
(St Michaels Foilmore)
Under 21 players on their Aidan Walsh and Jonathan Lyne (Legion),
respective Senior Football Ciaran Sheehan Peter Crowley (Laune
Panels Rangers), Paul Geaney (An
Daingean), Daithí Casey (Dr.
Crokes), Barry John Walsh and
Barry John Keane (both Kerins
O'Rahilly's)
2010 Championship Lost Munster Quarter-Final to Defeated Cork by 0-19 to 1-8
Performance Kerry by 0-19 to 1-8 in the Quarter-Final and
Waterford by 1-18 to 0-3 in the
Semi-Final. Kerry lost to
Tipperary by 1-7 to 1-6 in the
Munster Final.
Number of Munster Under 21 21 25
Football titles
Last Munster Under 21 2009 2008
Football Title
Munster Under 21 Football Played – 25 Played – 24
Championship Record since Won – 19 Won – 13
2000 Lost – 5 Lost – 9
Drawn – 1 Drawn – 2
Last meeting in the Munster 2010 Munster Quarter-Final – March 13th at Austin Stack Park
Under 21 Football Tralee - Kerry 0-19 Cork 1-8 – Barry John Keane scored 7
Championship points, 5 from play while Barry John Walsh and Paul Geaney
added 4 points each to ensure a comprehensive Kerry win
What happened 3 years ago? Cork defeated Limerick in the Defeated Clare and Cork to
Quarter-Final before losing out qualify for the Munster Final.
2008 Munster Minor Football to Kerry by 0-13 to 0-11 in the Won the Munster Final after a
Championship Round-up Semi-Final. replay victory over Tipperary.
2011 Munster Under 21 Football Championship Matches played to date
Tipperary 1-14 Waterford 1-4 - March 9th @ Fraher Field Dungarvan (Munster Quarter-Final)
Tipperary: Jack English; Mark Hanly, Jonathan Ryan, Robbie Kiely; Donagh Leahy, Eddie Kenrick, John
O’Callaghan (0-1); Peter Acheson (0-1), Donagh Heffernan; Billy Hewitt, Thomas Hanly, Aldo Matassa (0-
1); Conor Sweeney (1-6, 0-5 frees), David Butler (0-3), David McGrath (0-1)
Subs: Michael O’Dwyer for Thomas Hanly (38th minute), Gavin Ryan for Donagh Leahy (50th minute), Paul
McEvoy (0-1) for Billy Hewitt (54th minute). Liam Boland for David Butler (55th minute), Kevin O’Riordan for
Peter Acheson (57th minute)
Waterford: Kevin Williams; Mark Cummins, Shane O’Cuirrin, Mark Wyse; Thomas Walsh, David Phelan (1-
0), Jamie Kirwan; Ronan Cahill (Captain), Niall Walsh (0-1); Conor Buckley, Adam Brophy, James Coade;
David Grey (0-1), Tadhg Houlihan, Paul Whyte (0-2, 0-1 free, 0-1 45)
Sub: Eoin Walsh for James Coade (HT), Paul Drohan for Conor Buckley (49th minute), Ian Power for Paul
Whyte (52nd minute), Sean Burke for Thomas Walsh (56th minute)
Referee: Padraig O’Sullivan (Kerry)
Limerick 2-11 Clare 0-15 (AET) - March 9th @ Pairc na Gael Limerick (Munster Quarter-Final)
Limerick: Brian Scanlon; Paul Martin, Mike Sheehan, Ray O’Flaherty; Patrick Sheehan, Paul Hannon,
Padraig Quinn; Tom McCarthy, Padraig Horan; Seamus O’Carroll, James Kelly, Donagh Kelly (Captain);
Eoghan O’Connor, Jack Donovan, Patrick O’Donnell.
Subs: Barry Ryan for Horan (39); Padraig Scanlon for O’Donnell (45); Aidan O’Sullivan for Quinn (inj. 53);
Eoin Cahill for Ryan (inj. 55); Jamie Richardson for D Kelly (59).
Extra-time: Paudie O’Connor (additional player 60); Padraig Quinn for Martin (79).
Clare: Jamie Joyce; Joe Blake, Sean Brennan, Sean Cormican; Stephan Collins, Liam Markham, Stephan
Tierney; Conor Ryan, Shane Brennan; Podge Collins, Michael Malone, Conor Cormican; Podge McMahon
(Captain), Cathal McInerney, Killian Malone.
Subs: Darren O’Neill for Conor Cormican (30); Joe Curtin for Michael Malone (45).
Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)
Cork 0-21 Tipperary 2-3 - March 23rd @ Pairc Ui Rinn (Munster Semi-Final)
CORK : John Mellet; Liam Jennings, Damien Cahalane, Alan Cronin; Peter Daly, Tom Clancy (Clonakilty),
Jamie Wall; Michael Ó Laoire (0-3), Aidan Walsh (capt); Ciaran Sheehan (0-4), Mark Collins (0-8, 0-5
frees), John O’Rourke; Donal Óg Hodnett, Barry O’Driscoll (0-4, one free), Paul Honohan (0-2).
Subs : Brian Coughlan for O’Driscoll (55 mins), Eoin Buckley for Hodnett and David Nation for Walsh (57
mins), Thomas Clancy (Fermoy) for Wall and Danny O’Donovan for Cronin (59 mins).
Tipperary : Jack English; Mark Hanly, Jonathan Ryan, Robbie Kiely; Donagh Leahy (1-0), Eddie Kenrick,
John O’Callaghan; Donagh Heffernan, Peter Acheson (0-1); Billy Hewitt, Alan Moloney, Aldo Matassa;
Conor Sweeney (0-1, free), David Butler, David McGrath (1-0).
Subs: Gavin Ryan for Kenrick (17 mins), Michael O’Dwyer for Hewitt (half-time), Liam Boland (0-1) for
Butler (44 mins), Thomas Hanly for Matassa (45 mins), Graham Quinn for M Hanly (55 mins)
Referee: Maurice Condon (Waterford)
Kerry 3-15 Limerick 2-6 - March 23rd @ Pairc na Gael Limerick (Munster Semi-Final)
Kerry: Brian Kelly; Peter Crowley, Mark Griffin, Pa Kilkenny; Jack Sherwood, Barry Shanahan, Jonathan
Lyne; Colm Moriarty, Edmund Walsh; James O'Donoghue, Barry John Walsh, Alan Fitzgerald; Steven
O'Brien, Daithi Casey, Paul Greaney. Subs: James Walsh for Moriarty (41), Niall O'Shea for Casey (51)
Limerick: Brian Scanlon; Paul Martin, Mike Sheehan, Ray O'Flaherty; Patrick Sheehan, Paul Hannon,
Padraig Quinn; Tom McCarthy, Padraig Horan; Padraig Scanlon, James Kelly, Donagh Kelly; Patrick
O'Donnell, Jack Donovan, Eoghan O'Connor
Referee: Rory Hickey (Clare)
2011 Top Scorers – Munster Under 21 Football Championship
Eoghan O’Connor (Limerick) - 1-10, 1-8 frees
Conor Sweeney (Tipperary) - 1-7, 0-6 frees
Paul Geaney (Kerry) – 2-3, 0-2 frees
Mark Collins (Cork) - 0-8, 0-5 frees
James O'Donoghue (Kerry) – 1-4
Cathal McInerney (Clare) - 0-6, 0-3 frees
Barry John Walsh (Kerry) – 0-5
Killian Malone (Clare) - 0-5, 0-3 frees
James Kelly (Limerick) - 1-2
Jack Donovan (Limerick) - 1-2
Barry O’Driscoll (Cork) - 0-4, 0-1 free
Ciaran Sheehan (Cork) - 0-4
Donagh Kelly (Limerick) – 1-1
David McGrath (Tipperary) – 1-1
Michael Ó Laoire (Cork) - 0-3
Donagh Leahy (Tipperary) - 1-0
David Phelan (Waterford) - 1-0
David Butler (Tipperary) - 0-3
Paul Whyte (Waterford) - 0-2, 0-1 free, 0-1 45
Podge McMahon (Clare) - 0-2, 0-1 free
Peter Acheson (Tipperary) – 0-2
Paul Honohan (Cork) - 0-2
John O’Callaghan (Tipperary), Aldo Matassa (Tipperary), Paul McEvoy (Tipperary), Niall Walsh
(Waterford), David Grey (Waterford), Seamus O’Carroll (Limerick), Podge Collins (Clare), Daniel Gallery
(Clare), Tom McCarthy (Limerick), Edmund Walsh (Kerry), Alan Fitzgerald (Kerry), Liam Boland (Tipperary)
– 0-1 each
UCC – 2011 Sigerson Cup Champions
The Football panel for the University College Cork (the 2011 Sigerson Cup champions) included
12 Under 21 Footballers who will be part of the Cork and Kerry in the Munster Final.
Cork - Barry O'Driscoll, Mark Collins, Shane Beston, Brian Coughlan, Darren Farry, Eoin Buckley, David
Nation, Liam Jennings and Paul Honohan
Kerry - Peter Crowley, Daithí Casey and Stephen O’Brien
Munster Under 21 Football Championship – Cork vs. Kerry Past Meetings
Date Stage Venue Result
1962/12/09 Final Kenmare Kerry 2-7 Cork 1-4
1963/03/22 Final Clonakilty Cork 2-3 Kerry 1-4
1964/06/19 Semi-Final Fitzgerald Stadium Killarney Kerry 2-7 Cork 1-1
1966/08/18 Final Cork Athletic Grounds Kerry 3-8 Cork 0-14
1969/08/17 Final Fitzgerald Stadium Killarney Cork 1-14 Kerry 1-11
1970/07/15 Semi-Final Cork Athletic Grounds Cork 2-13 Kerry 0-10
1971/07/08 Semi-Final Fitzgerald Stadium Killarney Cork 3-6 Kerry 1-12
1971/08/04 Semi-Final Replay Cork Athletic Grounds Cork 3-9 Kerry 2-3
1972/08/22 Final Fitzgerald Stadium Killarney Kerry 1-11 Cork 2-7
1973/08/01 Final Skibbereen Kerry 2-12 Cork 1-12
1974/08/03 Final Cahirciveen Cork 3-5 Kerry 1-10
1975/05/08 Quarter-Final Mardyke Kerry 1-13 Cork 1-7
1976/07/28 Final Dingle Kerry 2-16 Cork 1-6
1977/08/09 Final Pairc Ui Chaoimh Kerry 2-8 Cork 0-8
1978/08/16 Final Fitzgerald Stadium Killarney Kerry 0-14 Cork 0-8
1979/04/18 Quarter-Final Pairc Ui Chaoimh Cork 4-11 Kerry 2-9
1981/08/12 Final Austin Stack Park Tralee Cork 0-11 Kerry 0-5
1982/08/05 Final Pairc Ui Chaoimh Cork 2-12 Kerry 0-4
1983/09/07 Final Castleisland Kerry 1-10 Cork 0-12
1986/04/16 Quarter-Final Pairc Ui Chaoimh Cork 0-11 Kerry 0-6
1988/04/06 Semi-Final Austin Stack Park Tralee Kerry 0-12 Cork 0-11
1989/03/30 Quarter-Final Pairc Ui Chaoimh Cork 2-11 Kerry 0-9
1990/04/11 Final Austin Stack Park Tralee Kerry 2-9 Cork 0-9
1991/04/11 Final Pairc Ui Chaoimh Kerry 1-9 Cork 0-10
1992/07/31 Final Austin Stack Park Tralee Kerry 3-12 Cork 1-8
1993/07/08 Semi-Final Pairc Ui Chaoimh Kerry 2-8 Cork 1-6
1994/04/27 Quarter-Final Austin Stack Park Tralee Cork 2-12 Kerry 1-10
1996/04/24 Semi-Final Pairc Ui Chaoimh Kerry 2-14 Cork 0-8
1997/04/16 Final Austin Stack Park Tralee Kerry 2-11 Cork 3-8
1997/04/24 Final Replay Pairc Ui Rinn Kerry 0-12 Cork 1-7
1999/04/14 Final Austin Stack Park Tralee Kerry 1-10 Cork 0-7
2001/03/31 Semi-Final Pairc Uí Chaoimh Cork 1-11 Kerry 1-10
2004/08/18 Final Austin Stack Park Tralee Cork 0-13 Kerry 0-12
2005/03/12 Quarter-Final Pairc Ui Rinn Cork 2-13 Kerry 1-14
2006/03/11 Quarter-Final Fitzgerald Stadium Killarney Cork 0-10 Kerry 0-10
2006/03/18 Quarter-Final Pairc Ui Rinn Cork 1-14 Kerry 2-8
Replay
2008/03/22 Semi-Final Austin Stack Park Tralee Kerry 0-15 Cork 0-10
2009/03/14 Quarter-Final Pairc Ui Chaoimh Cork 1-17 Kerry 0-9
2010/03/13 Quarter-Final Austin Stack Park Tralee Kerry 0-19 Cork 1-8
Munster Under 21 Football Championship
Cork vs. Kerry Past Meetings Breakdown
Overall Matches at Matches at Finals Matches Matches played
Record Cork venue Kerry venue Only played in April at Pairc Ui Rinn
Played 39 19 20 20 10 3
Cork 16 11 5 6 3 2
Kerry 20 8 12 13 6 1
Drawn 3 0 3 1 1 0
- Cork have won the last 4 matches against Kerry played at a Cork venue.
- The last meeting of Cork and Kerry in a Munster Under 21 Football Final was in 2004 when Cork defeated
Kerry by 0-13 to 0-12 at Austin Stack Park Tralee
- Kerry’s last Munster Under 21 Football Final victory over Cork came in the 1997 replay, winning by 0-12 to 1-
7 at Pairc Ui Rinn
- The highest score by an individual team in a Cork vs. Kerry Under 21 Football match was in 1979 when Cork
defeated Kerry by 4-11 to 2-9
- The highest margin of victory in a Cork vs. Kerry Under 21 Football match came in the 1982 final when Cork
defeated Kerry by 2-12 to 0-4 at Pairc Ui Chaoimh.
Munster Under 21 Football Finals
1962 @ Kenmare Kerry 2-7 Cork 1-4
1963 @ Clonakilty Cork 2-3 Kerry 1-4
1964 @ Kilmallock Kerry 0-15 Tipperary 1-2
1965 @ Castletownroche Cork 2-14 Tipperary 1-6
1966 @ Cork Ath. Grounds Kerry 3-8 Cork 0-14
1967 @ Listowel Kerry 2-12 Clare 1-7
1968 @ Kilrush Kerry 5-7 Clare 2-9
1969 @ Killarney Cork 1-14 Kerry 1-11
1970 @ Buttevant Cork 5-12 Clare 1-7
1971 @ Fermoy Cork 1-10 Waterford 2-5
1972 @ Killarney Kerry 1-11 Cork 2-7
1973 @ Skibbereen Kerry 2-12 Cork 1-12
1974 @ Cahirciveen Cork 3-5 Kerry 1-10
1975 @ Killorglin Kerry 0-17 Waterford 1-5
1976 @ Dingle Kerry 2-16 Cork 1-6
1977 @ Pairc Ui Chaoimh Kerry 2-8 Cork 0-8
1978 @ Killarney Kerry 0-14 Cork 0-9
1979 @ Limerick Cork 1-11 Clare 1-9
1980 @ Bruff Cork 3-15 Clare 0-4
1981 @ Tralee Cork 0-11 Kerry 0-5
1982 @ Pairc Ui Chaoimh Cork 2-12 Kerry 0-4
1983 @ Castleisland Kerry 1-10 Cork 0-12
1984 @ Askeaton Cork 1-18 Limerick 0-4
1985 @ Tralee Cork 1-18 Clare 1-7
1986 @ Clonmel Cork 0-8 Tipperary 0-7
1987 @ Tralee Kerry 0-7 Tipperary 0-7 Draw
@ Clonmel Kerry 0-15 Tipperary 1-11 Replay
1988 @ Cooraclare Kerry 0-14 Clare 2-6
1989 @ Limerick Cork 3-15 Clare 1-7
1990 @ Tralee Kerry 2-9 Cork 0-9
1991 @ P. Ui Chaoimh Kerry 1-8 Cork 0-10
1992 @ Tralee Kerry 3-12 Cork 1-8
1993 @ Waterford Kerry 1-21 Waterford 3-5
1994 @ Dungarvan Cork 2-11 Waterford 0-4
1995 @ Killarney Kerry 1-21 Waterford 2-5
1996 @ Tralee Kerry 3-14 Clare 0-6
1997 @ Tralee Kerry 2-11 Cork 3-8 Draw
@ Pairc Ui Rinn Kerry 0-12 Cork 1-7 Replay
1998 @ Tralee Kerry 3-10 Tipperary 1-11
1999 @ Tralee Kerry 1-10 Cork 0-7
2000 @ Dungarvan Limerick 0-7 Waterford 0-4
2001 @ Kilmallock Cork 1-12 Limerick 0-8
2002 @ Ennis Kerry 3-15 Clare 2-11
2003 @ Waterford Waterford 2-8 Kerry 1-9
2004 @ Tralee Cork 0-13 Kerry 0-12
2005 @ Limerick Cork 1-14 Limerick 1-11
2006 @ Pairc Ui Rinn Cork 4-14 Waterford 1-6
2007 @ Limerick Cork 3-19 Tipperary 3-12
2008 @ Ardfinnan Kerry 0-15 Tipperary 2-7
2009 @ Thurles Cork 1-9 Tipperary 2-5
2010 @ Tralee Tipperary 1-7 Kerry 1-6
CADBURY MUNSTER GAA FOOTBALL UNDER 21 CHAMPIONSHIP 2011
Quarter Finals
Wednesday March 9th
@ Pairc na nGael, Limerick Limerick 2-11 Clare 0-15 (after extra time)
@ Fraher Field, Dungarvan Tipperary 1-14 Waterford 1-4
Semi-Finals
Wednesday March 23rd
@ Pairc Uí Rinn, Cork Cork 0-21 Tipperary 2-3
@ Pairc na nGael, Limerick Kerry 3-15 Limerick 2-6
WEDNESDAY APRIL 6th.
FINAL
@ Pairc Ui Rinn, Cork Cork v Kerry @ 7.30pm
EXTRA TIME IN ALL GAMES
Cadbury have sponsored the championship since 2005 and are delighted to announce a
number of new initiatives aimed at further rewarding GAA players and supporters
across the island of Ireland.
Cadbury Hero of the Future Awards:
The Cadbury Hero of the Future Award is selected by public voting on www.cadburygaau21.com and adjudication
from Kerry legend Darragh O’Sé, Kildare Senior Footballer Dermot Earley, former Dublin Manager Paul Caffrey and
TG4 journalist Micheal Ó Domhnaill. The winning player will win a holiday voucher for himself, €1000 for his club
and €1000 for his county board. Cadbury also offer each of the 15 Hero’s of the Match a training kit for their club.
Past winners are: 2006: Keith Higgins from Mayo 2007: Fintan Goold from Cork; 2008: Killian Young from Kerry
2009: Colm O’Neill from Cork; 2010: Rory O’Carroll from Dublin
Cadbury Buses
This year’s campaign will continue with the project started in 2010 and have fully branded, bespoke buses, taking
supporters of the four All-Ireland semi-finalists and two All-Ireland finalists to the matches. These will be promoted in
the relevant counties and help to facilitate greater supporter engagement.
MUNSTER UNDER 21 FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP ROLL OF HONOUR
Kerry (25)
1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992,
1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2008
Cork (21)
1963, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1994,
2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Waterford (1) - 2003 Limerick (1) – 2000 Tipperary (1) - 2010
1962-2011
At the Munster Council Convention of 1961 held in Tralee it was suggested that an Under
21competition be inaugurated.
Convention of 1962, held in Thurles, decided to inaugurate an Under 21 Football competition
The first game in this new competition was played on the 22/7/1962 with Cork defeating Waterford in a
quarter final clash at the Cork Athletic Grounds. The second quarter final, Limerick v Kerry, did not
take place as Limerick were unable to field a team because of Club commitments. In the semi-finals
Cork defeated Tipperary while Kerry overcame the Clare challenge. The final was played in Kenmare
on the 9th. of December with victory going to the Kerry side on a 2-7 to 1-4 scoreline. Both teams who
played in the inaugural Munster Under 21 Football Final in 1962 will be honoured at the 2011 Munster
Under 21 Football Final – see original match report below.
Cork were victorious in the 1963 competition and the winning team was – Ray Cawley, Dermot Kehilly, John
McGrath, Des Nangle, Donal Buckley, Denis Coughlan, Gus Harrington, Brendan Coughlan, Paul O’Sullivan,
Mick Coughlan, Ned Coughlan, Dan Haredy, J.J. Murphy, Tim F. Hayes, Flor Hayes. Current Kerry Under 21
Football Selector Tom Prendergast was a member of the 1963 Kerry Under 21 Football team which lost to
Cork in the final.
Kerry were winners in 1964 and they went on to defeat Galway and Laois and so capture the first All-
Ireland Title in this grade.
Kerry and Cork have dominated this competition and only once in the history of the championship were one
or both counties not involved in the final. That was in 2000 when Limerick played Waterford in the Final in
Dungarvan with Limerick lifting the crown for the first and only time on a 0-7 to 0-4 scoreline. The winning
Limerick Team was Mike Keogh, Mark O’Riordan, Pat Fitzgerald, Brian Geary, Conor Mullane, Stephen
Lucey, Tommy Stack. Jason Stokes, John Galvin (Captain), Pat Aherne, Timmy Carroll, Declan Brouder,
Conor Fitzgerald, Brian Begley, Colm Hickey.
Waterford lifted the title for the only time in 2003 when they overcame Cork in the semi-final and
Kerry in the final on a 2-8 to 1-9 scoreline. The victorious Waterford team was – David Hickey,
Michael Crotty, Ger Hayes, John O’Reilly, Niall Hennessy (Captain), Edmond Rockett, John Hurney,
Sean Dempsey, Michael Walsh, Liam Ó Lonáin, Mark Power, Tony Whelan, Bob Costello, Shane
Walsh, Billy Harty
Tipperary, who suffered defeat in 9 finals, recorded their first Munster Under 21 Football success when they
overcame Kerry 1-7 to 1-6 in Tralee in 2010. The victorious Tipperary team was – Kieran Kenrick, Robbie
Kiely, Ciaran McDonald (Captain), Donal Lynch, Padraig O’Dwyer, John Coghlan, Dara Dwyer, Alan
Moloney, Peter Acheson, Sean Carey, Bernard O’Brien, Aldo Matassa, Conor Sweeney, Brian O’Meara,
Michael O’Dwyer
For the record Cork have appeared in 35 finals: Kerry in 33 finals: Tipperary in 10 finals: Clare in 10
finals: Waterford in 8 finals and Limerick in 4 finals
Only 2 Finals have been drawn. The 1987 final between Kerry and Tipperary played in Tralee finished level,
0-7 each and in the replay in Clonmel victory went to Kerry on a 0-15 to 1-11 scoreline. The 1997 final
between Cork and Kerry also finished all square, Kerry 2-11 Cork 3-8, in Tralee with victory going to the
Kerry side in the replay at Pairc Ui Rinn on a 0-12 to 1-7 scoreline
Present Cork Under 21 Selector Mick O'Loughlin won a Munster Under 21 Medal in 1965 losing to
Kildare in the All Ireland Final
Present Cork Under 21 Manager John Cleary won Munster and All Ireland Under 21 Medals in 1984
Munster Under 21 Football Cup:
Corn na Cásca presented by the Munster Council in 1966 to commemorate the jubilee of the 1916 Rising.
All Ireland Under 21 Football Championship
In Under 21 Football All Ireland Roll of Honour Cork have won 11 Titles and Kerry have 10 Titles to their
credit. Cork were All Ireland Under 21 Champions in 1970, 1971, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1994,
2007, 2009. Kerry titles were won in 1964, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2008
1962 Munster Under 21 Football Final
Kerry 2-7 Cork 1-4
Match Report from the Kerryman newspaper edition of December 15th 1962
First half goals put Kerry on high road to victory
Burke inspired Cork’s great comeback in exciting Munster under 21 final
Kerry’s football dominance over Cork continues. The latest Kingdom success was gained after sixty
minutes of full-blooded football at the Fr. Breen Memorial Park, Kenmare, on Sunday when the Kerrymen
outlasted their rebel county rivals and became the first holders of the newly-created Munster Under 21
competition. On a dry but wind-swept pitch a fair-sized crowd saw some very exciting, but often over-
robust, football. Whilst there is no denying Kerry’s right to the honours, one must, nevertheless, give those
gallant, stout-hearted, Corkmen a pat on the back for the manner in which they battled back when the odds
seemed to be totally against them in the second half.
And it was into that second half that most of the thrills and mills of the game were crowded. The spectators
loved every minute of this football with a Christmas spice in it, but I’m afraid that at times it became more
than just seasoned with it - one is almost inclined to say it became poisoned with it. Kerry had turned over
after the interval leading by 2-3 to 0-2 and when first Derry O’Shea (from a Dom O’Donnell - Rody
O’Donnell move) and then the latter (free) had points in the second and eighth minutes respectively, it
looked as if Cork had run out of steam.
Then just precisely when it looked like being a runaway win for the Kingdom back surged those gritty Cork
boys with a wave of fiery football that had their opponents groggy and groping. In fact, were it not for
goalkeeper Pete Hanley, Kenmare, Kerry’s eventual success story might never have been.
Daring saves
It was daring saves in the face of the tornado-force onslaughts of the vanquished that enabled his
distressed colleagues to weather the storm and then continue their victory voyage. The Cork comeback
started in the eleventh minute when, after Hanley had parried a seemingly unstoppable shot from the boot
of Mitchelstown’s Ned Coughlan, in dashed corner forward Mick Archer to send the ball rasping into the
net. That score brought new life to the previously floundering Rebel County men. Their football now
assumed an air of urgency and dedication which had to be seen to be believed.
It was now that Mitchelstown banker Mick Burke - he had moved from full-forward to midfield towards the
close of the first half started to open up. His clutching hands pulled down the ball time after time over the
heads of friend and foe alike; and once in possession he was never put out of his stride. He cut holes in the
Kerry defence and then smartly placed his inside colleagues. Burke’s fellow Mitchelstown player Ned
Coughlan, who was now foraging for all he was worth at full-forward, came within a fraction of rounding off
at least two of these Burke inspired movements. That he didn’t was due primarily to the unfaltering attention
paid to him by North Kerry’s Paud O’ Donoghue who had earlier moved from centre half back to full.
Brendan Larkin further boosted Cork’s comeback hopes when in the fourteenth minute, he took a pass from
Mick Archer to slam over a point.
Definite stand
The losers kept up the pressure as they weaved the ball goalwards from midfield, where Burke was now
playing football that had mentors on the sideline wild with delight. In fact it was he who cut through for
another point in the seventeenth minute of the half. That score cut Kerry’s lead to four points (2-5 to 1-4):
sensing the obvious stress of their rivals, the losers kept hammering away in a search for the scores that
would put them on top. But magnificently and all as they strove they never scored again, due mainly to the
steel-shod defensive barrier set up by their rivals.
That second half was punctuated from an early stage by frequent flare-ups among rival players. These out-
bursts grew in intensity as the game progressed and one waited in vain for some stern action from referee
Moss Colbert, Abbeyfeale. I couldn’t help but recall this year’s Munster senior final between the two
counties. A definite stand by referee Colbert at the outset of the trouble would have halted the rule-breakers
in their tracks and spared spectators having to witness such unsavoury conduct.
Having survived the full fury of the losers’ fight back Kerry came again and it was only fitting that their next
score should be notched by master forward Derry O’Shea. And what a score it was too. The Tralee John
Mitchels left half-forward ran on to the ball around the half-way line and immediately sprinted off on a
dazzling hand-to-toe run along the left wing with Macroom’s John O’Donoghue trying to overtake him; then,
quicker than it takes to tell, the Tralee speed merchant changed direction, sidestepped the lunging figure of
centre half-back, Eugene O’Connor and neatly lofted the ball over the bar for a capital point. That was in
the 23rd minute.
After a further five minutes of up and down play the winners struck again, when burly Roddy O’Donnell put
his namesake Dom is possession and the latter duly obliged by sending over the bar. That was the last
score of the game though the pace never slackened until the final whistle.
In the first half Cork, though playing against a very strong cross-wind, got off to a wonderful start with two
beautifully taken points by Mick Burke and Paddy Barry, within eight minutes. Then the exchanges took an
amazing turn which saw Kerry exert the pressure and as a result of this their forwards whipped in a point
and followed with two shock goals…scores which knocked the losers off their stride and set the winners on
the high road to victory.
Centre half-forward Seamus Roche pointed in the eleventh minute; then a weak kick out by goal man
Cawley saw Roddy O’Donnell get the ball, pass it to Dom O’Donnell who made no mistake in cracking
home a stinging goal. The second followed promptly; Cawley stopped a tremendous shot, but before he
had time to recover the forwards came thundering in and the ball was hustled into the back of the net.
Towards the close of the half Cork brought Mick Burke to mid-field to partner Coughlan, switched hurler
Patsy Harte centre half-forward and put midfielder Brendan Larkin on the left wing. Whilst they failed to
completely break Kerry’s grip on the game, these changes brought more punch and cohesion to the ranks
of the Corkmen. Before the half time whistle Kerry added further points from Joe Driscoll and Roche to
leave them ahead at this stage by 2-3 to 0-2.
Big Impression
While the standard of play was not such as to rate a top performance tag, there were several outstanding
displays by performers on both sides. Pride of place here must unhesitatingly go to Kerry’s ever-alert goal-
keeper, Pete Hanley. He, it was, who stood between the losers’ forwards and certain goals on several
occasion during the game. Whether in the air or on the ground the Kenmare man was eagle-eyed in his
interceptions and deer-swift in his clearances. On this form he must have made a very big impression on
the Kerry selectors present.
Paud O’Donoghue, first at centre half-back and later in the full line, was the very essence of solidity. He
rarely put a foot wrong and his dashing clearances when the heat was really on in the second half were
grand efforts. He had a very stiff task on hands in this half in coping with the wiles of quick-thinking Ned
Coughlan.
Joe Joe Barrett was another to turn in a wonderful performance. Both at right full-back and later in the half
line he caught and kicked with precision and assurance. He went off injured in the second half but later
returned to finish in a blaze of glory. Half-backs Pat Aherne and, more especially, Campman Joe Driscoll
also had their moments of grandeur. Midfielder Denis O’Sullivan, though never really outstanding, put in
some Trojan work and set his forwards attaching with his quick breaks from the centre spot. The fact that
the winners’ attack was composed of five John Mitchels men speaks for itself. The division was always
moving with smoothness and though pitted against a rock sound defence it accomplished a wealth of good
work.
Master-mind
Derry O’Shea was the mastermind of the attack and his probing runs often had the opposing backs in a
whirl. He was best assisted by the two O’Donnell’s, Dom and Roddy. If for no other reason than the fact
that he blue-printed his side’s great second half comeback. Mick Burke deserves to be rated Cork’s man-
of-the-match. When he got going at midfield he had no equal and some of his defence-splitting runs
deserved a better fate.
I also admired Ned Coughlan’s football very much on Sunday. Unfortunately, too much work was entrusted
to him; had he got adequate assistance in his scoring attempts in the second half he could have left a much
deeper imprint on the game. Right full-forward Mick Archer was another to frequently catch the eye in
attack and he took his goal in dashing style. Hero of the losers’ defence was unquestionably Donal Kehily
in the right corner. He out sped and outmaneuvered anybody who came his way and but for him in the
second half the winners must have had a much bigger bag of scores. Here, indeed, was a consolation in
defeat for the Cork mentors. It was little wonder that trainer Jim Barry looked so pleased every time Kehily
cleared the ball. Perhaps, Jim was thinking of higher games and bigger days ahead for Donal.
Centre half-back Eugene O’Connor, a star minor of last year, was also in sparkling form and frequently
turned defence into attack. Ballincollig’s Des Nangle had his bright moments in the left corner of the
defence. Substitute Frank Cogan showed us glimpses at midfield, of what he could do when brought in to
replace Paddy Barry midway through the second half. How he happened to be on the sideline so long
baffles me.
Kerry-P. Hanley; J. J. Barrett, B. Galvin, P. Kerins; P. Ahern, P. O’Donoghue, J. Driscoll, M. Fleming, D.
O’Sullivan; W. Fogarty, S. Roche, D O’Shea; D. O’Donnell, R. O’Donnell, J. O’Shea.
Subs-D. Lovett for Barrett; Barrett for Lovett.
Cork-R. Cawley; D. Kehily, J. McGrath, D. Nangle, J. O’Donoghue, E. O’Connor, A. Harrinon; B. Larkin, E.
Coughlan; P. Barry, D. Barrett, P. Harte; M. Archer, M. Burke, T. Monaghan.
Sub- F. Cogan for Barry
Referee - M. Colbert (Limerick)
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