2019 Carlow Senior Football Championship
Football league season
The 2019 Carlow Senior Football Championship is the 119th edition of the Carlow GAA's premier club gaelic football tournament for senior graded clubs in County Carlow, Ireland . The tournament consists of 8 teams, with the winner going on to represent Carlow in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship . The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.
Éire Óg were the defending champions after they defeated Rathvilly in the previous years final.
This was Ballinabranna's return to the senior grade after claiming the 2018 Carlow Intermediate Football Championship title, thus ending a 3-year exodus since being relegated in 2016.
Team changes
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The following teams have changed division since the 2018 championship season.
To S.F.C.
Promoted from 2019 Carlow Intermediate Football Championship
Ballinabranna - (Intermediate Champions)
From S.F.C.
Relegated to 2019 Carlow Intermediate Football Championship
Group stage
There are two groups of four teams. The top two teams in each group compete in the semi-finals. The bottom team in each group compete in the relegation Final.
Group A
Team
Éire Óg
3
2
1
0
45
35
+10
4
3
2
1
0
36
32
+4
4
3
2
1
0
36
35
-1
4
3
0
3
0
37
52
-15
0
Round 1
Old Leighlin 0-11 , 1-7 Tinryland, 25/7/2019.Éire Óg 3-15 , 1-9 Ballinabranna, 28/7/2019.Round 2
Éire Óg 0-11 , 0-10 Old Leighlin, 11/8/2019.Tinryland 1-10 , 0-11 Ballinabranna, 10/8/2019.Round 3
Old Leighlin 2-9 , 1-11 Ballinabranna, 24/8/2019.Tinryland 2-7 , 1-7 Éire Óg, 24/8/2019.
Group B
Round 1
Rathvilly 3-14 , 2-12 Bagenalstown Gaels, 26/7/2019.Palatine 0-15 , 2-5 Mount Leinster Rangers, 26/7/2019.Round 2
Rathvilly 1-13 , 0-4 Mount Leinster Rangers, 9/8/2019.Bagenalstown Gaels 1-09 , 0-11 Palatine, 11/8/2019.Round 3
Bagenalstown Gaels 3-8 , 1-12 Mount Leinster Rangers, 25/8/2019.Rathvilly 2-9 , 0-15 Palatine, 25/8/2019.
Knock-out stages
Finals
The winners and runners up of each group qualify for the quarter-finals.
Quarter-finals
13 September 2019
Palatine 1-8 - 1-7
Dr Cullen Park
Shane O'Neill 0-6 (0-5 f), Jamie Kenny 1-0, Craig Kearney 0-1 (0-1 f), Andrew Kehoe 0-1
Paul Broderick 0-4 (0-1 f), Shane Redmond 1-0, Diarmuid Walshe 0-1 (0-1 f), Niall Lowry 0-1, Mark Lawlor 0-1
15 September 2019
Bagenalstown Gaels
3-11 - 1-11
Dr Cullen Park
Robbie Kane 1-2 (0-1 f), Andrew Beaton 1-2, Darren Crooks 1-0, Jamie Clarke 0-3 (0-2 f), Cian Doyle 0-2, Ciaran Cunningham 0-1 (0-1 f), Liam Galway 0-1
Cathal Coughlan 1-4 (1 pen, 0-1 f), Seamus Kinsella 0-4 (0-3 f), Sean Bambrick 0-1, Mikey Bambrick 0-1, Patrick Hickey 0-1
Semi-finals
21 September 2019
Palatine 0-11 - 0-9
Rathvilly Dr Cullen Park
Stephen Reilly 0-2, Jason Kane 0-2, Shane O Neill 0-2, Conor Crowley 0-2, Andrew Kehoe 0-2, Jack Brennan 0-1
Brendan Murphy 0-4, Gary Dempsey 0-3, Darragh Murphy 0-1, JJ Smith 0-1
2 October 2019
Éire Óg 1-30 - 0-5
Bagenalstown Gaels
Dr Cullen Park
Cormac Mullins 1-4, Jordan Morrissey 0-4, Chris Blake 0-4, (0-1 f), Darragh O’Brien 0-3, Ross Dunphy 0-3, Sean Gannon 0-2, Colm Hulton 0-2, Rickie Keating 0-2, (45, f), Niall Quinlan 0-1, Richie Mahon 0-1, Mark Furey 0-1, Benny Kavanagh 0-1, Eoghan Ruth 0-1, Derek Hayden 0-1
Robbie Kane 0-4 (0-3 f), Ciaran Cunningham 0-1 (45)
Final
6 October 2019
Éire Óg 1-16 - 0-5
Palatine Dr Cullen Park
Chris Blake 0-06 (4 f), Recce Denieffe 1-01, Niall Quinlan 0-04 (3 f), Cormac Mullins 0-02, Jordan Morrissey 0-02, Rickie Keating 0-1 (1 f),
Report
Andrew Kehoe 0-02 (1 f), David Reid 0-01, Jack Brennan 0-01, Conor Crowley 0-01
Relegation play off
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