# 2024 Cork Senior A Football Championship

The 2024 Cork Senior A Football Championship was the fifth staging of the Cork Senior A Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 2020. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 14 December 2023. The championship ran from 26 July to 27 October 2024.
The final was played on 27 October 2024 at SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Carrigaline and Knocknagree, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Carrigaline won the match by 0-16 to 1-11 to claim their first ever championship title.
Knocknagree's Anthony O'Connor was the championship's top scorer with 4-20.

## Team changes
### To Championship

Relegated from the Cork Premier Senior Football Championship
* Carrigaline
Promoted from the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship
* Cill na Martra

### From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Premier Senior Football Championship
* Newcestown
Relegated to the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship
* Ilen Rovers

## Group A
### Group A table

Quarter-finalists  Relegation playoff
| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Carrigaline | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 35 | 14 | 6 |
| Cill na Martra | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 58 | 47 | 11 | 4 |
| Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 49 | -1 | 2 |
| Kiskeam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 46 | -24 | 0 |

### Group A results
## Group B
### Group B table

Semi-finalists  Quarter-finalists
| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Kanturk | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 33 | 23 | 6 |
| Dohenys | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 41 | 12 | 4 |
| O'Donovan Rossa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 63 | -25 | 2 |
| Fermoy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 47 | -10 | 0 |

### Group B results
## Group C
### Group C table

Semi-finalists  Quarter-finalists  Relegation playoff
| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Knocknagree | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 34 | 30 | 6 |
| Bishopstown | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 40 | -3 | 4 |
| Newmarket | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 2 |
| Clyda Rovers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 61 | -27 | 0 |

### Group C results
## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals |
| | | Kanturk (Duhallow) |
| Carrigaline (Carrigdhoun) | 1-13 | Carrigaline (Carrigdhoun) |
| Bishopstown (Seandun) | 1-11 | |
| | | Knocknagree (Duhallow) |
| Dohenys (Carbery) | 2-14 | Dohenys (Carbery) |
| Cill na Martra (Muskerry) | 0-14 | |

### Final
## Championship statistics
### Top scorers
#### Overall

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Anthony O'Connor | Knocknagree | 4-20 | 32 | 5 | 6.40 |
| 2 | Grantas Bucinskas | Kanturk | 1-21 | 24 | 4 | 6.00 |
| 3 | Kevin Davis | O'Donovan Rossa | 2-16 | 22 | 3 | 7.33 |
| 3 | Denis O'Connor | Knocknagree | 1-19 | 22 | 5 | 4.40 |
| 3 | Niall Coakley | Carrigaline | 1-19 | 22 | 6 | 3.66 |
| 6 | Conor Dunne | Bishopstown | 1-18 | 21 | 4 | 5.25 |
| 6 | Keith White | Dohenys | 0-21 | 21 | 5 | 4.20 |
| 8 | Brian Coakley | Carrigaline | 1-17 | 20 | 6 | 3.33 |
| 9 | Shane Ó Duinnín | Cill na Martra | 2-13 | 19 | 4 | 4.75 |
| 9 | Ben Twomey | Fermoy | 1-16 | 19 | 3 | 6.33 |

#### In a single game

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Anthony O'Connor | Knocknagree | 2-05 | 11 | Clyda Rovers |
| 1 | Ben Twomey | Fermoy | 0-11 | 11 | O'Donovan Rossa |
| 3 | Kevin Davis | O'Donovan Rossa | 1-06 | 9 | Fermoy |
| 4 | Shane Ó Duinnín | Cill na Martra | 2-02 | 8 | Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh |
| 4 | Anthony O'Connor | Knocknagree | 1-05 | 8 | Dohenys |
| 4 | Conor Dunne | Bishopstown | 1-05 | 8 | Clyda Rovers |
| 4 | Ben Seartan | Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh | 0-08 | 8 | Cill na Martra |
| 4 | Grantas Bucinskas | Kanturk | 0-08 | 8 | Dohenys |
| 4 | Grantas Bucinskas | Kanturk | 0-08 | 8 | Carrigaline |
| 10 | Denis O'Connor | Knocknagree | 1-04 | 7 | Clyda Rovers |
| 10 | Kevin Davis | O'Donovan Rossa | 1-04 | 7 | Dohenys |
| 10 | Ben Twomey | Fermoy | 1-04 | 7 | Dohenys |