# 2023 Cork Senior A Football Championship

The 2023 Cork Senior A Football Championship was the fourth 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 11 December 2022. The championship ran from 28 July to 11 November 2023.
The final was played on 11 November 2023 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Newcestown and Dohenys, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Newcestown won the match by 0-13 to 0-08 to claim their first ever championship title. They were the first team to complete the double, having earlier claimed the Cork SAHC title.
Newcestown's David Buckley was the championship's top scorer with 0-37.

## Team changes
### To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship
* Kanturk
Relegated from the Cork Premier Senior Football Championship
* Newcestown

### From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Premier Senior Football Championship
* St. Michael's
Relegated to the Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship
* Bandon

## Group A
### Group A table

Knockout stage  Relegation playoff
| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Knocknagree | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 40 | 5 | 4 |
| Kanturk | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 55 | 4 | 4 |
| O'Donovan Rossa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 50 | 4 | 4 |
| Fermoy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 58 | -13 | 0 |

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

Knockout stage
| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Newmarket | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 34 | 13 | 5 |
| Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 3 |
| Clyda Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 42 | -5 | 2 |
| Kiskeam | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 42 | -8 | 2 |

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

Knockout stage  Relegation playoff
| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Dohenys | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 39 | 13 | 6 |
| Newcestown | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 37 | 7 | 4 |
| Bishopstown | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 47 | -3 | 2 |
| Ilen Rovers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 51 | -17 | 0 |

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

| Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | Final |
| | | Newmarket | 0-10 | | |
| Kanturk | 1-07 | Newcestown | 0-12 | | |
| Newcestown | 2-04p | | | Newcestown | 0-13 |
| | | | | Dohenys | 0-8 |
| | | Dohenys | 1-19 | | |
| Knocknagree | 0-10 | Knocknagree | 2-12 | | |
| Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh | 0-08 | | | | |

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

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | David Buckley | Newcestown | 0-37 | 37 | 6 | 6.16 |
| 2 | Anthony O'Connor | Knocknagree | 2-22 | 28 | 5 | 5.60 |
| 3 | David Lardner | Fermoy | 0-23 | 23 | 4 | 5.75 |
| 4 | Ian Walsh | Kanturk | 1-18 | 21 | 4 | 5.25 |
| 4 | Colm O'Shea | Dohenys | 0-21 | 21 | 5 | 4.20 |
| 6 | Ben Seartan | Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh | 1-17 | 20 | 4 | 5.00 |
| 7 | Keith White | Dohenys | 2-11 | 17 | 5 | 3.40 |
| 8 | Thomas Casey | Kiskeam | 2-10 | 16 | 3 | 5.33 |
| 9 | Hugh O'Connor | Newmarket | 0-15 | 15 | 4 | 3.75 |
| 10 | Mark Buckley | Dohenys | 2-08 | 14 | 5 | 2.80 |
| 10 | Conor Corbett | Clyda Rovers | 1-11 | 14 | 3 | 4.66 |
| 10 | Kevin Davis | O'Donovan Rossa | 0-14 | 14 | 3 | 4.66 |

#### In a single game

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Anthony O'Connor | Knocknagree | 1-08 | 11 | Fermoy |
| 2 | Colin Walsh | Kanturk | 1-06 | 9 | O'Donovan Rossa |
| 2 | David Buckley | Newcestown | 0-09 | 9 | Bishopstown |
| 2 | David Buckley | Newcestown | 0-09 | 9 | Dohenys |
| 5 | Conor Corbett | Clyda Rovers | 1-05 | 8 | Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh |
| 5 | Ben Seartan | Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh | 1-05 | 8 | Newmarket |
| 5 | Ian Walsh | Kanturk | 1-05 | 8 | O'Donovan Rossa |
| 5 | Ben Seartan | Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh | 0-08 | 8 | Clyda Rovers |
| 5 | Dan Mac Eoin | Ilen Rovers | 0-08 | 8 | Dohenys |
| 5 | David Lardner | Fermoy | 0-08 | 8 | Knocknagree |
| 5 | Fionn Herlihy | Dohenys | 0-08 | 8 | Knocknagree |