This article lists players who have captained the Cork senior Gaelic football team in the Munster Senior Football Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The captain is no longer chosen from the club that has won the Cork Senior Football Championship.
List of Captains
| Year | Player | Club | National Titles | Provincial Titles |
| 2019 | Ian Maguire | St. Finbarr's | ||
| 2018 | Ian Maguire | St. Finbarr's | ||
| 2017 | Paul Kerrigan | Nemo Rangers | ||
| 2016 | Paul Kerrigan | Nemo Rangers | ||
| 2015 | Michael Shields | St. Finbarr's | ||
| 2014 | Michael Shields | St. Finbarr's | ||
| 2013 | Graham Canty | Bantry Blues | ||
| 2012 | Graham Canty | Bantry Blues | Munster Football Final winning captain | |
| 2011 | Graham Canty | Bantry Blues | ||
| 2010 | Graham Canty | Bantry Blues | All-Ireland Football Final winning captain | |
| 2009 | Graham Canty | Bantry Blues | Munster Football Final winning captain | |
| 2008 | Graham Canty | Bantry Blues | Munster Football Final winning captain | |
| 2007 | Derek Kavanagh | Nemo Rangers | ||
| 2006 | Derek Kavanagh | Nemo Rangers | Munster Football Final winning captain | |
| 2005 | Eoin Sexton | Kilbrittain | ||
| 2004 | Colin Crowley | Castlehaven | ||
| 2003 | Martin Cronin | Nemo Rangers | ||
| 2002 | Colin Corkery | Nemo Rangers | Munster Football Final winning captain | |
| 2001 | Joe Kavanagh | Nemo Rangers | ||
| 2000 | Philip Clifford | UCC | ||
| 1999 | Philip Clifford | Bantry Blues | Munster Football Final winning captain | |
| 1998 | Ciarán O'Sullivan | Urhan | ||
| 1997 | Brian Murphy | Clonakilty | ||
| 1996 | Mark O'Connor | Bantry Blues | ||
| 1995 | Niall Cahalane | Castlehaven | Munster Football Final winning captain | |
| 1994 | Stephen O'Brien | Nemo Rangers | Munster Football Final winning captain | |
| 1993 | Mick McCarthy | O'Donovan Rossa | Munster Football Final winning captain | |
| 1992 | Danny Culloty | Duhallow | ||
| 1991 | Danny Culloty | Duhallow | ||
| 1990 | Larry Tompkins | Castlehaven | All-Ireland Football Final winning captain | Munster Football Final winning captain |
| 1989 | Dinny Allen | Nemo Rangers | All-Ireland Football Final winning captain | Munster Football Final winning captain |
| 1988 | Tony Nation | Nemo Rangers | Munster Football Final winning captain | |
| 1987 | Conor Counihan | Aghada | Munster Football Final winning captain | |
| 1986 | ||||
| 1985 | Conor Counihan | Aghada | ||
| 1984 | Jimmy Kerrigan | Nemo Rangers | ||
| 1983 | Christy Ryan | St. Finbarr's | Munster Football Final winning captain | |
| 1982 | Dinny Allen | Nemo Rangers | ||
| 1981 | St. Finbarr's | |||
| 1980 | Christy Ryan | St. Finbarr's | ||
| 1979 | Brian Murphy | Nemo Rangers | ||
| 1978 | Brian Murphy | Nemo Rangers | ||
| 1977 | Jimmy Barry-Murphy | St. Finbarr's | ||
| 1976 | Dinny Allen | Nemo Rangers | ||
| 1975 | Jimmy Barrett | Nemo Rangers | ||
| 1974 | Denis Coughlan | St. Nicholas' | Munster Football Final winning captain | |
| 1973 | Billy Morgan | Nemo Rangers | All-Ireland Football Final winning captain | Munster Football Final winning captain |
| 1972 | Donal Hunt | Bantry Blues | ||
| 1971 | Mick Scannell | Naomh Abán | Munster Football Final winning captain | |
| 1970 | Pat Doherty | UCC | ||
| 1969 | ||||
| 1968 | ||||
| 1967 | Denis Coughlan | St. Nicholas' | Munster Football Final winning captain | |
| 1966 | Jerry O'Sullivan | St. Nicholas' | Munster Football Final winning captain |
See also
- List of Cork senior ladies' Gaelic football team captains