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2008 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship

For a history of the Ulster Club Championship, see Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. For the hurling equivalent, see Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship.

The 2008 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship was the 41st staging of the annual Ulster Senior Club Football Championship which is administered by Ulster GAA. Nine GAA county boards compete for the Séamus McFerran Cup. The championship started on 19 October 2008 and concluded with the final replay on 14 December 2008.

2008 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship
Tournament details
CountyUlster
Year2008
Winners
ChampionsCrossmaglen (7th win)
ManagerDonal Murtagh
CaptainJohn Donaldson

Crossmaglen Rangers won the competition, beating Ballinderry Shamrocks in the final, after a replay. Crossmaglen therefore went on to compete in the 2009 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.

Draw

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Preliminary Round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
            
Mayobridge (Down) 2–05
St Gall's (Antrim) 0–12
St Gall's (Antrim) 0–07
Cavan Gaels (Cavan) 1–07
Cavan Gaels (Cavan) 0–07
Ballinderry (Derry) 0–17
Latton (Monaghan) 0–10
Ballinderry (Derry) 1–11
Ballinderry (Derry) 1–10
R:
Crossmaglen (Armagh) 1–10
R:
St Eunan's (Donegal) 2–10
Clonoe (Tyrone) 1–08
St Eunan's (Donegal) 0–08
Crossmaglen (Armagh) 0–11
Crossmaglen (Armagh) 0–13
St Patrick's Donagh (Fermanagh) 0–06

Preliminary round

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19 October 2008
3.30pm 		Mayobridge (Down) 2–05 – 0–12 St Gall’s (Antrim) Páirc Esler, Newry
Referee: Martin Sludden (Tyrone)
Ronan Sexton 1-01
Brendan Coulter 1-01
Noel Sexton 0-03 (0-01 free) 		BBC report
Belfast Telegraph report 		CJ McGourty 0-04 (0-01 free)
Kevin Niblock 0-02
Karl Stewart 0-02 (0-01 free)
Sean Kelly 0-01
Anto Healy 0-01
Terry O'Neill 0-01
Kevin McGourty 0-01

Quarter-finals

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2 November 2008
2.30pm 		St Gall's (Antrim) 0–07 – 1–07 Cavan Gaels (Cavan) Casement Park, Belfast
Referee: Michael Hughes (Tyrone)
CJ McGourty 0-03
Sean Kelly 0-01
Kevin McGourty 0-01
S O'Neill 0-01
Karl Stewart 0-01
(frees?) 		BBC report
Hoganstand report
Belfast Telegraph report 		Seánie Johnston 0-05
Micheál Lyng 1-00
E Reilly 0-01
N Murray0-01
(frees?)
2 November 2008
2.30pm 		Latton (Monaghan) 0–10 – 1–11 Ballinderry (Derry) Dean McGlinchey Park, Ballinascreen
Referee: Jimmy White (Donegal)
Bernard O'Brien 0-03 (0-01 free)
Hugh McElroy 0-02 (0-02 frees)
Hughie Lennon 0-01
Aidan Farmer 0-01
Eoin Duffy 0-01
Noel Coyle 0-01
Martin O'Brien 0-01 		BBC report
Hoganstand report
Belfast Telegraph report 		Conleith Gilligan 0-06 (0-04 frees)
Raymond Wilkinson 1-02
Enda Muldoon 0-02
Kevin 'Moss' McGuckin 0-01
2 November 2008
2.30pm 		St Eunan's (Donegal) 2–10 – 1–08 Clonoe (Tyrone) Fr. Peter Campbell Park, Coalisland
Referee: J McKee (Armagh)
Brendan Devenney 0-04
K Sharkey 1-01
D McGinley 1-00
Ross Wherity 0-02
Conall Dunne 0-01
Rory Kavanagh 0-01
Kevin Rafferty 0-01
(frees?) 		BBC report
Hoganstand report
Belfast Telegraph report 		R.R. O'Neill 1-01
R.T. O'Neill 0-03
S McNulty 0-02
D Burke 0-01
Colm Doris 0-01
(frees?)
9 November 2008
2.30pm 		Crossmaglen (Armagh) 0–13 – 0–06 St Patrick's Donagh (Fermanagh) St. Oliver Plunkett Park, Crossmaglen
Referee: Brian Crowe (Cavan)
Oisín McConville 0-03 (0-02 frees)
Aaron Kernan 0-03 (0-02 frees)
David McKenna 0-02
Martin Aherne 0-02
Tony Kernan 0-02
Kyle Carragher 0-01 		BBC report
Hoganstand report
Belfast Telegraph report 		Shane McDermott 0-01
Patrick Cadden 0-01 (0-01 free)
Gary Maguire 0-01
Eamon Maguire 0-03 (0-01 free)

Semi-finals

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16 November 2008
2.30pm 		Cavan Gaels (Cavan) 0–07 – 0–17 Ballinderry (Derry) Athletic Grounds, Armagh
Referee: Pat McEnaney (Monaghan)
Micheál Lyng 0-02 (0-01 free)
R Maloney Derham 0-01
Enda King 0-01
Niall Murray 0-01
Seanie Johnston 0-01
C McClarey 0-01 		BBC report
Hogan Stand report
Belfast Telegraph report 		Coilin Devlin 0-05 (0-03 frees)
Raymond Wilkinson 0-03
Martin Harney 0-02
Enda Muldoon 0-02 (0-01 '45)
James Bateson 0-02
Darren Conway 0-01
Conleith Gilligan 0-01
Michael Bell 0-01
16 November 2008
2.30pm 		St Eunan's (Donegal) 0–08 – 0–11 Crossmaglen (Armagh) Brewster Park, Enniskillen
Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
Ross Wherity 0-03 (0-01 '45)
Conall Dunne 0-03 (0-02 frees)
Rory Kavanagh 0-01
P McGowan 0-01 		BBC report
Hogan Stand report
Belfast Telegraph report 		Oisín McConville 0-06 (0-05 frees)
John McEntee 0-02
Aaron Kernan 0-01 (0-01 free)
Tony Kernan 0-01
John Murtagh 0-01

Final

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30 November 2008
 ?.??pm 		Crossmaglen (Armagh) 1–10 – 1–10 Ballinderry (Derry) Brewster Park, Enniskillen
Referee: Martin Sludden (Tyrone)
Oisín McConville 1-02 (0-01/2 frees)
Aaron Kernan 0-02 (0-02 frees)
David McKenna 0-01
Michael McNamee 0-02
Stephen Kernan 0-01
Tony Kernan 0-01
Johnny Murtagh 0-01 		BBC report
Hogan Stand report
Belfast Telegraph report 		Coilin Devlin 0-06 (0-03/4 frees)
Niall McCusker 1-00
James Conway 0-01
Darren Conway 0-01
Enda Muldoon 0-01
Conleith Gilligan 0-01
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ballinderry Shamrocks
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crossmaglen Rangers
Ballinderry Shamrocks:
1 Michael Conlan
2 Declan Bell
3 Niall McCusker
4 Conor Wilkinson   2'   30'
5 Michael McIver
6 Kevin McGuckin   24'
7 Conor Nevin   39'
8 James Conway   8'
14 Enda Muldoon (c)
10 Martin Harney   33'
11 Darren Conway
? Coilin Devlin
13 Raymond Wilkinson
? Brian McGuckin   48'
15 Conleith Gilligan   60'
Substitutes:
?? Ronan McGuckin   60'   33'
?? Michael Bell   39'
?? James Bateson   48'
?? Gerard Cassidy   60'
Manager:
Martin McKinless
Crossmaglen Rangers:
1 Paul Hearty
2 Brendan McKeown
7 Paul Kernan
4 P McKeown
5 Aaron Kernan   2'
3 Francie Bellew   40'   52'
6 John Donaldson (c)
8 Tony McEntee
9 David McKenna
10 Michael McNamee   9'   39'
11 John McEntee   53'
12 Stephen Kernan   55'
13 Tony Kernan   30'   44'
14 Cathal Short   40'
15 Oisín McConville
Substitutes:
?? Johnny Murtagh   40'
?? Jamie Clarke   44'
?? Stephen Finnegan   52'
?? Rico Kelly   55'
Manager:
Donal Murtagh

MATCH RULES

  • 60 minutes.
  • Replay if necessary.
  • Nine named substitutes.
  • Maximum of 5 substitutions.

Replay

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14 December 2008
 ?.??pm 		Crossmaglen (Armagh) 0–12 – 1–04 Ballinderry (Derry) Brewster Park, Enniskillen
Referee: Brian Crowe (Cavan)
Oisín McConville 0-05 (0-02 frees, 0-01 penalty)
Michael McNamee 0-02
P. McKeown 0-01
Aaron Kernan 0-01 (0-01 free)
Jamie Clarke 0-01
Johnny Murtagh 0-01 		James Bateson 1-00
Conleith Gilligan 0-02 (0-01 free)
James Conway 0-01
Martin Harney 0-01
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ballinderry Shamrocks
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crossmaglen Rangers
Ballinderry Shamrocks:
Michael Conlan
Declan Bell   54'
Niall McCusker
Conor Wilkinson
Kevin McGuckin
Ronan McGuckin
Michael Bell
James Conway
Kevin 'Moss' McGuckin   45 to 48 (blood sub)'   57'
Darren Conway (c)
Conleith Gilligan
Raymond Wilkinson
Coilin Devlin
Martin Harney
Brian McGuckin   ht'
Substitutes:
James Bateson   ht'
Paul Wilson   54'
Ryan Scott   57'
Shane Rocks   45 to 48 (blood sub)'
Manager:
Martin McKinless
Crossmaglen Rangers:
Paul Hearty
Brendan McKeown
Paul Kernan
P McKeown
Aaron Kernan
Francie Bellew
John Donaldson (c)
Tony McEntee
David McKenna
Stephen Kernan   42'
John McEntee
Michael McNamee
Jamie Clarke   51'
Johnny Murtagh   55'
Oisín McConville
Substitutes:
Tony Kernan   42'
Kyle Carragher   51'
Johnathon Hanratty   55'
Manager:
Donal Murtagh

MATCH RULES

  • 60 minutes.
  • Extra-time if necessary.
  • Further replay if scores still level.
  • Nine named substitutes.
  • Maximum of 5 substitutions.

References

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  1. ^ "Club championship's under way". Hogan Stand. Lynn Publications. 9 October 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
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