2016 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship

2016 Ulster Club Senior Football Championship
Tournament details
Province Ulster
Year2016
TrophySeamus McFerran Cup
SponsorAllied Irish Banks
Date16 October - 27 November 2016
Teams9 (one from each of the 9 counties)
Defending champions Crossmaglen Rangers
Winners
Champions Slaughtneil (2nd win)
ManagerMickey Moran
CaptainFrancis McEldowney
Qualify forAll-Ireland Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-up Kilcoo
ManagerPaul McIver
CaptainConor Laverty
Other
Matches played8
Total scored13-160
Top Scorer Ryan Johnston (Kilcoo) (2-7)
WebsiteUlster GAA
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The 2016 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship was the 49th instalment of the annual Ulster Senior Club Football Championship organised by Ulster GAA. It was one of the four provincial competitions of the 2016–17 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.

Armagh's Crossmaglen Rangers were the 2015 champions,[1] but defeat in the Armagh semi-final meant they couldn't defend their title.[2]

Derry champions Slaughtneil claimed their second Ulster title by beating Down champions Kilcoo in the final.[3]

Teams

The Ulster championship is contested by the winners of the nine county championships in the Irish province of Ulster. Ulster comprises the six counties of Northern Ireland, as well as Cavan, Donegal and Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland.

County Team Last win
Antrim Erin's Own, Cargin[4]
Armagh Maghery Sean MacDermott's[5]
Cavan Ramor United[6]
Derry Slaughtneil[7] 2014
Donegal Glenswilly[8]
Down Kilcoo[9]
Fermanagh Derrygonnelly Harps[10]
Monaghan Scotstown[11] 1989
Tyrone Killyclogher St Mary's[12]

Bracket

Preliminary round Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
Killyclogher (Tyrone) 2-10
Erin's Own, Cargin (Antrim) 1-8
Killyclogher (Tyrone) 0-8
Slaughtneil (Derry) 1-11
Slaughtneil (Derry) 0-12
Derrygonnelly Harps (Fermanagh) 0-7
Slaughtneil (Derry) 0-12
Kilcoo (Down) 0-9
Maghery (Armagh) 1-13
Ramor United (Cavan) 1-10
Maghery (Armagh) 0-12
Kilcoo (Down) 4-13
Glenswilly (Donegal) 1-6
Scotstown (Monaghan) 0-9 Kilcoo (Down) 1-12
Kilcoo (Down) 1-8

Preliminary round

Preliminary round
Scotstown
(Monaghan)		0-9 – 1-8 Kilcoo
(Down)
Shane Carey 0-6 (0-4f), Rory Beggan 0-1 (0-1f), Donal Morgan 0-1, Darren Hughes 0-1 Report Ryan Johnston 1-0, Paul Devlin 0-3 (0-2f), Martin Devlin 0-2, Donal Kane 0-1 (0-1f), Aaron Branagan 0-1, Aaron Morgan 0-1
Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone)

Quarter-finals

Quarter-final
Killyclogher
(Tyrone)		2-10 – 1-8 Erin's Own, Cargin
(Antrim)
Mark Bradley 1-3 (0-2f), Simon O'Neill 0-4 (0-2f), James Carlin 1-1 Nathan Donnelly 0-1, Conall McCann 0-1 Report Tomas McCann 0-4 (0-4f), Ryan McKernan 1-0, Kevin Close 0-2 (0-2f), Michael McCann 0-1, Paul McCann 0-1
Referee: Padraig Hughes (Armagh)
Quarter-final
Slaughtneil
(Derry)		0-12 – 0-7 Derrygonnelly Harps
(Fermanagh)
Paul Bradley 0-5 (0-4f), Shane McGuigan 0-2 (0-1f), Francis McEldowney 0-1, Patsy Bradley 0-1, Cormac O'Doherty 0-1, Karl McKaigue 0-1, Barry McGuigan 0-1 Report Garvan Jones 0-3 (0-2f), Leigh Jones 0-2 (0-1f), Ryan Jones 0-1, Garvan McGinley 0-1
Referee: Noel Mooney (Cavan)
Quarter-final
Maghery
(Armagh)		1-13 – 1-10 Ramor United
(Cavan)
Stefan Forker 0-6 (0-3f), Aidan Forker 1-1 (0-1f), Seamus Forker 0-3 (0-2f), Niall Forker, James Lavery, Stephen Cusack 0-1 each Report Conor Bradley 0-4 (0-2f), James Bradley 1-1 (0-1f), Jack Doyle 0-3, Cathal Maguire 0-1, Kevin Mulvany 0-1
Referee: Niall Cullen (Fermanagh)
Quarter-final
Glenswilly
(Donegal)		1-6 – 1-12 Kilcoo
(Down)
Michael Murphy 1-2 (1-0 pen), Oisin Crawford 0-2, Gary McFadden 0-1 (0-1f), Brian Farrelly 0-1 Report Paul Devlin 0-4 (0-4f), Darragh O'Hanlon 1-1 (1-0 pen, 0-1f), Ryan Johnston 0-3, Niall Kane 0-1 (0-1 45), Eugene Branagan 0-1, Conor Laverty 0-1, Donal Kane 0-1
Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)

Semi-finals

Semi-final
Killyclogher
(Tyrone)		0-8 – 1-11 Slaughtneil
(Derry)
Mark Bradley 0-4 (0-3f), Simon O'Neill 0-1 (0-1f), Conall McCann 0-1, Tiernan Cox 0-1, Martin Swift 0-1 Report Paul Bradley 0-5 (0-5f), Meehaul McGrath 1-0, Christopher Bradley 0-2, Shane McGuigan 0-1 (0-1f), Sé McGuigan 0-1, Padraig Cassidy 0-1, Ronan Bradley 0-1
Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down)
Semi-final
Maghery
(Armagh)		0-12 – 4-13 Kilcoo
(Down)
Stefan Forker 0-4 (0-2f), Aidan Forker 0-2 (0-2f), Conor Mackle 0-2, Seamus Forker 0-1 (0-1f), Niall Forker 0-1, Ronan Lappin 0-1, Ben Crealey 0-1 Report Ceilum Doherty 2-1, Ryan Johnston 1-3, Paul Devlin 0-4 (0-3f), J. J. McLaughlin 1-0, Donal Kane 0-1 (0-1f), Gerard McEvoy 0-1 (0-1f), Eugene Branagan 0-1, Martin Devlin 0-1, Aaron Morgan 0-1
Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)

Final

Final
Slaughtneil
(Derry)		0-12 – 0-9 Kilcoo
(Down)
Shane McGuigan 0-5 (0-2f), Paul Bradley 0-2 (0-2f), Brendan Rogers 0-2, Chrissy McKaigue 0-1, Christopher Bradley 0-1, Cormac O'Doherty 0-1 Report Ceilum Doherty 0-3, Darragh O'Hanlon 0-2 (0-2f), Paul Devlin 0-1 (0-1f), Darryl Branagan 0-1, Ryan Johnston 0-1, Martin Devlin 0-1
Attendance: 9,125
Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Ryan Johnston Kilcoo 2-7 13 4 3.25
2 Paul Bradley Slaughtneil 0-12 12 3 4.00
Paul Devlin Kilcoo 0-12 12 4 3.00
4 Ceilum Doherty Kilcoo 2-4 10 4 2.50
Mark Bradley Killyclogher 1-7 10 2 5.00
Stefan Forker Maghery 0-20 10 2 5.00
7 Shane McGuigan Slaughtneil 0-8 8 3 2.67
8 Aidan Forker Maghery 1-3 6 2 3.00
Darragh O'Hanlon Kilcoo 1-3 6 4 1.50
Shane Carey Scotstown 0-6 6 1 6.00
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Ceilum Doherty Kilcoo 2-1 7 Maghery
2 Mark Bradley Killyclogher 1-3 6 Erin's Own, Cargin
Ryan Johnston Kilcoo 1-3 6 Maghery
Shane Carey Scotstown 0-6 6 Kilcoo
Stefan Forker Maghery 0-6 6 Ramor United
6 Michael Murphy Glenswilly 1-2 5 Kilcoo
Paul Bradley Slaughtneil 0-5 5 Derrygonnelly Harps
Paul Bradley Slaughtneil 0-5 5 Killyclogher
Shane McGuigan Slaughtneil 0-5 5 Kilcoo
10 James Carlin Killyclogher 1-1 4 Erin's Own, Cargin
Aidan Forker Maghery 1-1 4 Ramor United
James Bradley Ramor United 1-1 4 Maghery
Darragh O'Hanlon Kilcoo 1-1 4 Glenswilly
Tomas McCann Erin's Own, Cargin 0-4 4 Killyclogher
Simon O'Neill Killyclogher 0-4 4 Erin's Own, Cargin
Conor Bradley Ramor United 0-4 4 Maghery
Mark Bradley Killyclogher 0-4 4 Slaughtneil
Paul Devlin Kilcoo 0-4 4 Glenswilly
Paul Devlin Kilcoo 0-4 4 Maghery
Stefan Forker Maghery 0-4 4 Kilcoo

References

  1. ^ "Crossmaglen come out on top after epic Scotstown battle". RTÉ. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Shock as Crossmaglen beaten in Armagh semi-finals". RTÉ. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Ulster Club Football final: Slaughtneil beat Kilcoo to make history". BBC Northern Ireland. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  4. ^ "John Brennan delighted as Cargin secure back-to-back crowns". Belfast Telegraph. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Maghery finally claim first Armagh football title". The Irish Times. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Cole leads the way as Ramor young guns deny Castlerahan". Irish Independent. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Slaughtneil complete hat-trick of Derry titles". RTÉ. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Murphy masterclass fires Glenswilly to sweet success". Irish Independent. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Kilcoo defeat Clonduff to win their fifth consecutive and 14th Down Senior Football Championship". The Irish News. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Fermanagh SFC final: Derrygonnelly leave it late to retain crown as Gaels wilt". Belfast Telegraph. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Two second-half goals help Scotstown retain Monaghan title". The Irish Times. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Killyclogher punish Coalisland in Tyrone replay win". The Irish News. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2022.