2019 Fermanagh Senior Football Championship

2019 Fermanagh SFC

Tournament details
County	Fermanagh
Province	Ulster
Level	Senior
Year	2019
Trophy	New York Cup
Sponsor	Quinn Building Products
Date	9 August - 22 September 2019
Teams	8
Defending champions	Derrygonnelly Harps
Winners
Champions	Derrygonnelly Harps (8th win)
Manager	Sean Flanagan[1]
Captain	Ryan Jones
Qualify for	2019 Ulster Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-up	Roslea Shamrocks
Manager	Peter McGinnity[2]
Captain	Seán Quigley
Promotion/Relegation
Relegated team(s)	Devenish St Mary's

The 2019 Fermanagh Senior Football Championship was the 113th edition of the Fermanagh GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior clubs in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The tournament consists of eight teams, with the winner representing Fermanagh in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship had a straight knock-out format.

Derrygonnelly Harps were the four-time defending champions after defeating Ederney St Joseph's in the previous years final.[3]

Derrygonnelly successfully completed their five-in-a-row by beating Roslea Shamrocks by 0-10 to 1-3 in the final.[4][5][6]

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2018 championship season.

To Championship Promoted from 2019 Intermediate Championship Belnaleck Art McMurroughs - (Intermediate Champions)[7]

From Championship Relegated to 2019 Intermediate Championship Belcoo O'Rahillys - (Relegation Play-off Losers)

Bracket

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Devenish St Mary's

0-6

Derrygonnelly Harps

0-13

Derrygonnelly Harps

0-8 0-12 (R)

Belnaleck Art McMurroughs

0-8 1-5 (R)

Belnaleck Art McMurroughs

2-7

Ederney St Joseph's

0-12

Derrygonnelly Harps

0-10

Roslea Shamrocks

1-3

Erne Gaels

0-7

Roslea Shamrocks

1-7

Roslea Shamrocks

0-9 2-9 (R)

Tempo Maguires

1-6 1-6 (R)

Tempo Maguires

1-12

Teemore Shamrocks

0-10

Quarter-finals

Devenish St Mary's v Derrygonnelly Harps

9 August 2019 Quarter-final	Devenish St Mary's	0-6 – 0-13	Derrygonnelly Harps	Enniskillen
19:00				Stadium: Brewster Park Referee: Oliver McShea

Tempo Maguires v Teemore Shamrocks

9 August 2019 Quarter-final	Tempo Maguires	1-12 – 0-10	Teemore Shamrocks	Enniskillen
20:30				Stadium: Brewster Park Referee: Gerard Gallagher

Belnaleck Art McMurroughs v Ederney St Joseph's

10 August 2019 Quarter-final	Belnaleck Art McMurroughs	2-7 – 0-12	Ederney St Joseph's	Enniskillen
20:00		Report		Stadium: Brewster Park Referee: Dermott Love

Erne Gaels Belleek v Roslea Shamrocks

11 August 2019 Quarter-final	Erne Gaels Belleek	0-7 – 1-7	Roslea Shamrocks	Ederney
18:30				Stadium: St Joseph's Park Referee: Eugene McDonagh

Semi-finals

Tempo Maguires v Roslea Shamrocks

23 August 2019 Semi-final	Tempo Maguires	1-6 – 0-9	Roslea Shamrocks	Enniskillen
20:00		Report		Stadium: Brewster Park Referee: James Lewis

Belnaleck Art McMurroughs v Derrygonnelly Harps

24 August 2019 Semi-final	Belnaleck Art McMurroughs	0-8 – 0-8	Derrygonnelly Harps	Enniskillen
19:00		Report		Stadium: Brewster Park Referee: Niall Cullen

Roslea Shamrocks v Tempo Maguires

31 August 2019 Semi-final replay	Roslea Shamrocks	2-12 – 0-9	Tempo Maguires	Enniskillen
17:00		Report		Stadium: Brewster Park Referee: Gerard McLaughlin

Derrygonnelly Harps v Belnaleck Art McMurroughs

31 August 2019 Semi-final replay	Derrygonnelly Harps	2-9 – 1-6	Belnaleck Art McMurroughs	Enniskillen
19:00				Stadium: Brewster Park Referee: Ferghal Cleary

Final

21 September 2019

14:30

Final

Derrygonnelly Harps	0-10 – 1-3	Roslea Shamrocks
Garvan Jones 0-3 (0-2f), Conall Jones 0-3 (0-1f), Garvan McGinley 0-1, Shane McGullion 0-1, Kevin Cassidy 0-1, Aidan McKenna 0-1	Report	Niall Cosgrove 1-0, Sean Quigley 0-1 (0-1f), Brendan Sherlock 0-1, John Connolly 0-1

Brewster Park, Enniskillen

Attendance: 2,327

Referee: Dermott Love

Relegation playoffs

The four losers of the quarter-finals playoff in this round. The two losers will face off in a relegation final, with the loser to be relegated to the 2020 Intermediate Football Championship.

Relegation semi-finals

Teemore Shamrocks v Ederney St Joseph's

24 August 2019 Relegation semi-final	Teemore Shamrocks	0-12 – 2-12	Ederney St Joseph's	Enniskillen
17:30				Stadium: Brewster Park Referee: Oliver McShea

Erne Gaels Belleek v Devenish St Mary's

25 August 2019 Relegation semi-final	Erne Gaels Belleek	0-19 – 1-15	Devenish St Mary's	Derrygonnelly
13:30				Stadium: Canon Maguire Park Referee: Barry Monaghan

Relegation final

Teemore Shamrocks v Devenish St Mary's

8 September 2019 Relegation Final	Teemore Shamrocks	2-14 – 0-13	Devenish St Mary's	Derrygonnelly
15:30				Stadium: Canon Maguire Park Referee: Nigel Sweeney

Ulster Senior Club Football Championship

Main article: 2019 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship

References

1. "Flanagan expecting final to go to the wire". The Impartial Reporter. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
2. "'We have to maximise possession' - McGinnity". The Impartial Reporter. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
3. "Harps romp to four in a row". Irish Independent. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
4. "Derrygonnelly make it a Fermanagh five in a row". RTÉ. 22 September 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
5. "Derrygonnelly prove too strong to complete their 'drive for five'". Irish Independent. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
6. "Derrygonnelly Harps see off Roslea to seal drive for five in Fermanagh". The Irish News. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
7. "Super second half secures Intermediate crown for Belnaleck". The Impartial Reporter. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2021.