2004 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

The 2004 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship was the 107th staging of the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1895. The championship began on 17 October 2004 on 14 November 2004.

2004 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

Dates	17 October 2004 – 14 November 2004
Teams	7
Sponsor	TSB Bank
Champions	Ballygarvan (1st title) Joe Kennefick (captain) Jim Dowd (manager)
Runners-up	Grenagh John Russell (captain) Brendan O'Driscoll (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	8
Goals scored	20 (2.5 per match)
Points scored	210 (26.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Liam Dillon (1-33)
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On 14 November 2004, Ballygarvan won the championship following a 3-7 to 1-12 defeat of Grenagh in the final. This was their first championship title in the grade.

Ballygarvan's Liam Dillon was the championship's top scorer with 1-33.

Qualification

Division	Championship	Champions
Avondhu	North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship	Ballygiblin
Carbery	South West Junior A Hurling Championship	Clonakilty
Carrigdhoun	South East Junior A Hurling Championship	Ballygarvan
Duhallow	Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship	Kilbrin
Imokilly	East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship	Sarsfields
Muskerry	Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship	Grenagh
Seandún	City Junior A Hurling Championship	St. Finbarr's

Results

First round

Ballygarvan v St. Finbarr's

26 September 2004 First round	Ballygarvan	0-15 - 1-07	St. Finbarr's	Carrigaline
	L Dillons 0-10, S White 0-3, S O'Leary 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.		P Landers 1-0, G O'Regan 0-2, N Hosford 0-2, S Fuller 0-1, K McTiernan 0-1, K O'Brien 0-1.

Clonakilty v Sarsfields

17 October 2004 First round	Clonakilty	1-11 - 0-13	Sarsfields	Páirc Uí Rinn
	D Murphy 0-6, Timmy Anglin 1-1, P O'Regan 0-3, M Nolan 0-1.		C Duggan 0-5, T Óg Murphy 0-4, J O'Connor 0-2, G O'Neill 0-1, J Barry 0-1.

Grenagh v Ballygiblin

17 October 2004 First round	Grenagh	1-21 - 1-14	Ballygiblin	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	D Dalton 1-3, D Dorgan 0-5, G Russell 0-4, S Coleman 0-4, J Russell 0-2, A O'Neill 0-1, T Kenny 0-1, D Daly 0-1.		M Allen 1-4, D Moher 0-7, K Duggan 0-1, T Tierney 0-1, J Murphy 0-1.

Semi-finals

Ballygarvan v Kilbrin

16 October 2004 Semi-final	Ballygarvan	1-11 - 1-11	Kilbrin	Coachford Sportsfield
	L Dillon 0-7, S O'Leary 1-1, K Ashman 0-1, M Sheedy 0-1, W Halloran 0-1.		D Crowley 1-4, S O'Riordan 0-4, D Aherne 0-2, T McMahon 0-1.

Ballygarvan v Kilbrin

24 October 2004 Semi-final replay	Ballygarvan	4-08 - 2-14 (aet)	Kilbrin	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	S White 1-2, K Ashman 1-1, C O'Connor 1-0, A Butler 1-0, S O'Leary 0-3, F Barry 0-1, W O'Halloran 0-1.		D Crowley 2-7, N O'Callaghan 0-3, I O'Sullivan 0-1, S O'Riordan 0-1, D Aherne 0-1, T O'Riordan 0-1.

Grenagh v Clonakilty

30 October 2004 Semi-final	Grenagh	1-15 - 0-11	Clonakilty	Páirc Uí Rinn
	D Dorgan 0-7, D Dalton 1-1, A O'Neill 0-2, D Daly 0-2, G Russell 0-2, C Kenny 0-1.		D Murphy 0-9, K Kennedy 0-1, M Nolan 0-1.

Ballygarvan v Kilbrin

7 November 2004 Semi-final 2nd replay	Ballygarvan	2-20 - 1-20 (aet)	Kilbrin	Páirc Uí Rinn
	L Dillon 1-12, G White 1-0, K Ashman 0-2, G Spillane 0-2, C O'Connor 0-1, S O'Leary 0-1, S White 0-1, A Butler 0-1.		D Crowley 0-7, D Aherne 0-4, I O'Sullivan 0-4, D Breen 1-0, N O'Reilly 0-2, T McMahon 0-1, N O'Callaghan 0-1, S O'Riordan 0-1.

Final

Ballygarvan v Grenagh

14 November 2004 Final	Ballygarvan	3-07 - 1-12	Grenagh	Páirc Uí Rinn
	S O'Leary 2-0, L Dillon 0-4, K Ashman 1-0, C O'Connor 0-1, M Dowd 0-1, G White 0-1.		D Dorgan 0-6, S Coleman 1-1, T Kenny 0-1, J Russell 0-1, A O'Neill 0-1, D Dalton 0-1, G Russell 0-1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Liam Dillon	Ballygarvan	1-33	36	4	9.00
2	Damien Crowley	Kilbrin	3-18	27	3	9.00
3	Diarmuid Dorgan	Grenagh	0-18	18	3	6.00
4	Shane O'Leary	Ballygarvan	3-06	15	5	3.00
	Denis Murphy	Clonakilty	0-15	15	2	7.50
5	Dean Dalton	Grenagh	2-05	11	3	3.66

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Liam Dillon	Ballygarvan	1-12	15	Kilbrin
2	Damien Crowley	Kilbrin	2-07	13	Ballygarvan
3	Liam Dillon	Ballygarvan	0-10	10	St. Finbarr's
4	Denis Murphy	Clonakilty	0-09	9	Grenagh
5	Michael Allen	Ballygiblin	1-04	7	Grenagh
	Damien Crowley	Kilbrin	1-04	7	Ballygarvan
	Liam Dillon	Ballygarvan	0-07	7	Kilbrin
	Damien Crowley	Kilbrin	0-07	7	Ballygarvan
	Dave Moher	Ballygiblin	0-07	7	Grenagh
	Diarmuid Dorgan	Grenagh	0-07	7	Clonakilty

Miscellaneous

• Ballygiblin qualified for the championship for the very first time in their history.