2019 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship

2019 Ulster Club Senior Football Championship
Tournament details
Province Ulster
Year2019
TrophySeamus McFerran Cup
SponsorAllied Irish Banks
Date20 October - 2 December
Teams9 (one from each of the 9 counties)
Defending champions Gaoth Dobhair
Winners
Champions Kilcoo (1st win)
ManagerMickey Moran
CaptainConor Laverty
Aidan Branagan
Qualify forAll-Ireland Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-up Naomh Conaill
ManagerMartin Regan
CaptainCiarán Thompson
Other
Matches played8
Total scored13-169
Top Scorer Garvan Jones (Derrygonnelly) (0-14)
WebsiteUlster GAA
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The 2019 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship was the 52nd instalment of the annual competition organised by Ulster GAA. It was one of the four provincial competitions of the 2019–20 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.

Gaoth Dobhair from Donegal were the 2018 champions following their victory in the final over Monaghan's Scotstown.[1] They didn't get to defend the title after losing the Donegal county final to Naomh Conaill.

Down kings Kilcoo were crowned Ulster champions for the first time, defeating Naomh Conaill in the final.[2]

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[3]
Armagh Crossmaglen Rangers[4] 2015
Cavan Castlerahan[5]
Derry O'Donovan Rossa, Magherafelt[6]
Donegal Naomh Conaill[7]
Down Kilcoo[8]
Fermanagh Derrygonnelly Harps[9]
Monaghan Clontibret O'Neills[10]
Tyrone Trillick St Macartan's[11]

Bracket

Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Crossmaglen Rangers (Armagh) 0-9 (9)
Clontibret O'Neills (Monaghan) 0-10 (10)
Clontibret O'Neills (Monaghan) 0-9 (9)
Naomh Conaill (Donegal) 0-12 (12)
Castlerahan (Cavan) 0-11 (11)
Naomh Conaill (Donegal) 1-11 (14)
Naomh Conaill (Donegal) 2-9 (15)
Kilcoo (Down) 2-11 (17)
Kilcoo (Down) 1-11 (14)
Magherafelt (Derry) 0-9 (9)
Kilcoo (Down) 1-8 (11)
Derrygonnelly Harps (Fermanagh) 0-9 (9)
Trillick (Tyrone) 3-11 (20) 5 (p)
Erin's Own, Cargin (Antrim) 0-12 (12) Derrygonnelly Harps (Fermanagh) 1-17 (20) 6 (p)
Derrygonnelly Harps (Fermanagh) 2-10 (16)

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Preliminary round

Preliminary round
Erin's Own, Cargin
(Antrim)		0-12 (12) – (16) 2-10 Derrygonnelly Harps
(Fermanagh)
Kieran Close 0-5 (0-3f), Tomas McCann 0-3 (0-3f), Kevin McShane 0-2, Paul McCann 0-1, Jamie Gribben 0-1 Report Garvan Jones 0-5 (0-2f), Conall Jones 1-1 (0-1f), Gavin McGovern 1-1, Lee Jones 0-1, Garvan McGinley 0-1, Neil Gallagher 0-1
Referee: Paul Faloon

Quarter-finals

Quarter-final
Crossmaglen Rangers
(Armagh)		0-9 (9) – (10) 0-10 Clontibret O'Neills
(Monaghan)
Rían O'Neill 0-3 (0-2f), Oisín O'Neill 0-2, Paul Hughes 0-1, Kyle Carragher 0-1, Tony Kernan 0-1, Aaron Kernan 0-1 (0-1f) Report Conor McManus 0-6 (0-5f), Michael P. O'Dowd 0-2, Pauric Boyle 0-2
Referee: Sean Hurson
Quarterfinal
Castlerahan
(Cavan)		0-11 (11) – (14) 1-11 Naomh Conaill
(Donegal)
Cormac Daly 0-4, Karl Cosgrove 0-3 (0-1f), Stephen Cooney 0-1, Brian Ennis 0-1, Enda Flanagan 0-1, Sean Brady 0-1 Report Ciarán Thompson 1-2 (0-1f, 0-1 45), Anthony Thompson 0-3, Charles McGuinness 0-2 (0-1f), Leo McLoone 0-1, Brendan McDyer 0-1, Jeaic McKelvey 0-1, Dermot Molloy 0-1
Referee: Ciarán Branagan
Quarter-final
Kilcoo
(Down)		1-11 (14) – (9) 0-9 Magherafelt
(Derry)
Jerome Johnston 1-1, Eugene Branagan 0-2, Paul Devlin 0-2 (0-2f), Conor Laverty 0-2, Anthony Morgan 0-1, Aaron Branagan 0-1, Darryl Branagan 0-1, Ryan McEvoy 0-1 Report Emmet McGuckin 0-3 (0-2f), Conor Kearns 0-2, Cormac Murphy 0-2, Jared Monaghan 0-1, Shane Heavron 0-1 (0-1f)
Referee: Joe McQuillan
Quarter-final
Derrygonnelly Harps
(Fermanagh)		1-17 (20) – (20) 3-11 (a.e.t.) Trillick
(Tyrone)
Conall Jones 0-7 (0-5f), Garvan Jones 0-6 (0-3f), Eamon McHugh 1-0, Ryan Jones 0-3, Shane McGullion 0-1 Report Lee Brennan 0-7 (0-5f, 0-1 45), Ryan Gray 2-0, James Garrity 1-0, Liam Gray 0-2, Mattie Donnelly 0-1, Daire Gallagher 0-1
Penalties
  • Conall Jones checkY
  • Eamon McHugh checkY
  • Garvan McGinley checkY
  • Aidan McKenna checkY
  • Gary McKenna checkY
  • Conall Jones checkY
 6–5
  • checkY Lee Brennan
  • checkY Daire Gallagher
  • checkY James Garrity
  • checkY Simon Garrity
  • checkY Niall Gormley
  • ☒N Lee Brennan
Referee: Niall McKenna

Semi-finals

Semi-final
Clontibret O'Neills
(Monaghan)		0-9 (9) – (12) 0-12 Naomh Conaill
(Donegal)
Conor McManus 0-6 (0-5f), Dessie Mone 0-1, Francis Hughes 0-1, Darragh Hughes 0-1 Report Eoghan McGettigan 0-6 (0-3f), Ciarán Thompson 0-3 (0-2f), Kevin McGettigan 0-1, Leo McLoone 0-1, Brendan McDyer 0-1
Referee: Noel Mooney
Semi-final
Derrygonnelly Harps
(Fermanagh)		0-9 (9) – (11) 1-8 Kilcoo
(Down)
Garvan Jones 0-3 (0-2f), Conall Jones 0-1 (0-1f), Jack Love 0-1, Garvan McGinley 0-1, Stephen McGullion 0-1, Declan Cassidy 0-1, Kevin Cassidy 0-1 Report Aaron Branagan 1-1, Paul Devlin 0-2 (0-2f), Ryan McEvoy 0-2 (0-2f), Eugene Branagan 0-1, Ryan Johnston 0-1, Jerome Johnston 0-1
Referee: Padraig Hughes

Final

Final
Naomh Conaill
(Donegal)		2-9 (15) – (17) 2-11 Kilcoo
(Down)
Charles McGuinness 1-1, Jeaic McKelvey 1-0, Ethan O'Donnell 0-2, Ciarán Thompson 0-2 (0-2f), Anthony Thompson 0-1, Brendan McDyer 0-1, Eunan Doherty 0-1 Report Darryl Branagan 1-2, Aidan Branagan 1-0, Eugene Branagan 0-2, Ryan Johnston 0-2, Paul Devlin 0-2 (0-1f), Ryan McEvoy 0-1 (0-1f), Jerome Johnston 0-1, Conor Laverty 0-1
Referee: Sean Hurson

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Garvan Jones Derrygonnelly Harps 0-14 14 3 4.67
2 Conall Jones Derrygonnelly Harps 1-9 12 3 4.00
3 Conor McManus Clontibret O'Neills 0-12 12 2 6.00
4 Ciarán Thompson Naomh Conaill 1-7 10 3 3.33
5 Lee Brennan Trillick 0-7 7 1 7.00
6 Ryan Gray Trillick 2-0 6 1 6.00
Darryl Branagan Kilcoo 1-3 6 3 2.00
Jerome Johnston Kilcoo 1-3 6 3 2.00
Charles McGuinness Naomh Conaill 1-3 6 3 2.00
Paul Devlin Kilcoo 0-6 6 3 2.00
Eoghan McGettigan Naomh Conaill 0-6 6 2 3.00
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Conall Jones Derrygonnelly Harps 0-7 7 Trillick
Lee Brennan Trillick 0-7 7 Derrygonnelly Harps
3 Ryan Gray Trillick 2-0 6 Derrygonnelly Harps
Garvan Jones Derrygonnelly Harps 0-6 6 Trillick
Conor McManus Clontibret O'Neills 0-6 6 Crossmaglen Rangers
Conor McManus Clontibret O'Neills 0-6 6 Naomh Conaill
Eoghan McGettigan Naomh Conaill 0-6 6 Clontibret O'Neills
8 Ciarán Thompson Naomh Conaill 1-2 5 Castlerahan
Darryl Branagan Kilcoo 1-2 5 Naomh Conaill
Garvan Jones Derrygonnelly Harps 0-5 5 Erin's Own, Cargin
Kieran Close Erin's Own, Cargin 0-5 5 Derrygonnelly Harps

References

  1. ^ "Gaoth Dobhair edge out Scotstown in extra-time to win historic Ulster title". RTÉ. 2 December 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Kilcoo crowned Ulster champions for first time after thrilling win over Naomh Conaill". The42.ie. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Cargin see off Lamh Dhearg in epic Antrim Championship decider". The Irish News. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Second half blitz sees Cross' beat Ballymacnab and retain Armagh SFC". The Irish News. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Castlerahan edge Ramor to retain Cavan crown". RTÉ. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Magherafelt hold on for deserved win in controversial finale". The Irish News. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Naomh Conaill crowned new Donegal champions after three-game saga with Gaoth Dobhair". The42.ie. 30 October 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Back to black: Kilcoo return to Down throne after edging out Warrenpoint". The Irish News. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Derrygonnelly make it a Fermanagh five in a row". RTÉ. 22 September 2019. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Classy Clontibret end Scotstown's reign in Monaghan". RTÉ. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  11. ^ "Trillick lift eighth Tyrone SFC championship with victory over Errigal Ciaran". Irish Independent. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
  12. ^ "Fixtures & Results".