The 1942 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 54th staging of the

Cork Senior Football Championship The Cork Premier Senior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the McCarthy Insurance Group Cork Premier Senior Football Championship and abbreviated to the Cork PSFC) is an annual club Gaelic football competition organised by t ...

since its establishment by the Cork County Board in

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. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 25 January 1942. The championship began on 12 April 1942 and ended on 27 September 1942. St. Nicholas' entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they surrendered their title after refusing to agree to a replay with

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. On 27 September 1942,

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won the championship following a 1–08 to 1–05 defeat of

in the final. This was their second championship title overall and their first title since

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Format change

A motion by

to divide the county into three divisions for the purpose of playing off the championship was passed by the County Convention. The three divisions effectively operated at local level and cut down on travel costs as a time when there was strict rationing of fuel.

Format change

Results

Division 1

Division 2

Division 3

Semi-final

Final

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