1978 Cork Senior Football Championship
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The 1978 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 90th staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 9 April 1978 and ended on 17 September 1978. It was the first championship to use a group stage format followed by a knockout phase.
Dates | 9 April – 17 September 1978 | ||
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Teams | 20 | ||
Champions | Nemo Rangers (5th title) Brian Murphy (captain) | ||
Runners-up | St Michael's | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 35 | ||
Goals scored | 99 (2.83 per match) | ||
Points scored | 545 (15.57 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | Dinny Allen (2-36) | ||
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Nemo Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 17 September 1978, Nemo Rangers won the championship following a 1-09 to 1-03 defeat of St Michael's in the final.[1] This was their fifth championship title overall and their second title in succession. It was the first time that two teams had qualified for the final having earlier lost a match. St. Michael's became the first team since Fermoy in 1944 to lose three finals in-a-row.
Dinny Allen was the championship's top scorer with 2-36.