1976 Cork Senior Football Championship
The 1976 Cork Senior Football Championship was the 88th staging of the Cork Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in [1887 Cork (city)|Cork Senior Football Championship|1887]. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 24 January 1976.
Nemo Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by St. Finbarr's in the [|semi-finals].
The [|final] was played on 14 November 1976 at the newly-opened Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between St. Finbarr's and St. Michael's, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. St. Finbarr's won the match by 1-10 tp 1-07 to claim their fourth championship title overall and a first title in 17 years.
Billy Field was the championship's [|top scorer] with 1-30.
Team changes
To Championship
Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Football ChampionshipChampionship statistics
Top scorers
;Overall| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Billy Field | St. Michael's | 1-30 | 33 | 5 | 6.60 |
| 2 | Jimmy Barry-Murphy | St. Finbarr's | 3-08 | 17 | 4 | 4.25 |
| 3 | Éamonn O'Donoghue | St. Michael's | 4-03 | 15 | 5 | 3.00 |
| 3 | Danny Buckley | St. Michael's | 3-06 | 15 | 5 | 3.00 |
| 5 | Frank O'Sullivan | St. Nicholas' | 2-08 | 14 | 3 | 4.66 |
| 5 | Dermot MacCurtain | St. Michael's | 2-08 | 14 | 5 | 2.80 |
| 7 | Gerry McCarthy | St. Finbarr's | 1-10 | 13 | 4 | 3.25 |
| 8 | Donal Hunt | Bantry Blues | 2-06 | 12 | 4 | 3.00 |
| 9 | Seán Murphy | UCC | 1-08 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |
| 9 | Kieran Collins | Nemo Rangers | 0-11 | 11 | 3 | 3.66 |
;In a single game
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Tony Goulding | St. Finbarr's | 3-00 | 9 | Duhallow |
| 1 | Frank O'Sullivan | St. Nicholas' | 2-03 | 9 | Carrigdhoun |
| 1 | Billy Field | St. Michael's | 1-06 | 9 | Avondhu |
| 1 | Tony Murphy | Carbery | 0-09 | 9 | Nemo Rangers |
| 5 | Noel Dunne | Muskerry | 1-05 | 8 | Millstreet |
| 5 | Christy Kearney | UCC | 1-05 | 8 | Na Piarsaigh |
| 5 | Denis Collins | Dohenys | 1-05 | 8 | Macroom |
| 5 | Billy Field | St. Michael's | 0-08 | 8 | UCC |
| 9 | Éamonn O'Donoghue | St. Michael's | 2-01 | 7 | Avondhu |
| 9 | Noel Murphy | Bishopstown | 2-01 | 7 | Clonakilty |
| 9 | Dermot MacCurtain | St. Michael's | 1-04 | 7 | Millstreet |
| 9 | Jimmy Barry-Murphy | St. Finbarr's | 1-04 | 7 | Duhallow |
| 9 | Donal Hunt | Bantry Blues | 1-04 | 7 | Beara |
| 9 | Dermot MacCurtain | St. Michael's | 0-07 | 7 | Millstreet |
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- St. Finbarr's won first title in 17 years.
- St. Michael's qualify for their first final.
- This was the first final to be played at the newly built Páirc Uí Chaoimh.