1938 Cork Senior Football Championship

The 1938 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 50th staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887.

1938 Cork Senior Football Championship

Champions	St. Nicholas' (1st title) Jack Buckley (captain)
Runners-up	Clonakilty
← 1937 (Previous) (Next) 1939 →

Carbery entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 27 November 1938, St. Nicholas' won the championship following a 2–01 to 0–02 defeat of Clonakilty in the final.^[1] This was their first championship title.

Results

Final

St. Nicholas' v Clonakilty

27 November 1938 Final

St. Nicholas'

2-01 - 0-02

Clonakilty

Bandon Sportsfield, Bandon

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• St. Nicholas' make their first appearance at senior level.
• St. Nicholas' qualify for the final for the first time.
• St. Nicholas' win their first title.
• St. Nicholas' sister club Glen Rovers also won the Cork Hurling Championship. The following players completed the double: Paddy O'Donovan, Danny Matt Dorgan, Jack Lynch, Connie Buckley, Dan Moylan, Charlie Tobin and Tim Kiely.^[2]
• Clonakilty lose a sixth final seven years.

References

1. Hurley, Denis (30 November 2017). "St Nick's tradition for battling has stood to them in past and future". Evening Echo. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
2. "Club History". St. Nick's GAA website. Retrieved 27 June 2019.