The 2016 Fermanagh Senior Football Championship was the 110th edition of the Fermanagh GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior clubs in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The tournament consists of 8 teams, with the winner representing Fermanagh in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship had a straight knock-out format.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| County | Fermanagh |
| Province | Ulster |
| Level | Senior |
| Year | 2016 |
| Trophy | New York Cup |
| Sponsor | Quinn Building Products |
| Date | 27 August - 2 October 2016 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Defending champions | Derrygonnelly Harps |
| Winners | |
| Champions | Derrygonnelly Harps (5th win) |
| Manager | Martin Greene[1] |
| Captain | Ryan Jones |
| Qualify for | 2016 Ulster Club SFC |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Erne Gaels Belleek |
| Manager | Maurice McLaughlin[2] |
| Captain | Ryan Lyons Jack McCann[3] |
| Promotion/Relegation | |
| Relegated team(s) | Irvinestown St Molaise St Patrick's Donagh |
Derrygonnelly Harps entered as defending champions after their victory over Roslea Shamrocks the previous year.[4]
Derrygonnelly successfully defended their title after defeating Erne Gaels in the final by a point.[5]
Team changes
editThe following teams have changed division since the 2015 championship season.
To ChampionshipeditPromoted from 2015 Intermediate Championship
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From ChampionshipeditRelegated to 2016 Intermediate Championship
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Bracket
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Erne Gaels Belleek | 3-16 | |||||||||||||
| Irvinestown St Molaise | 2-10 | |||||||||||||
| Erne Gaels Belleek | 2-11 | |||||||||||||
| Roslea Shamrocks | 1-6 | |||||||||||||
| Roslea Shamrocks | 1-17 | |||||||||||||
| St Patrick's Donagh | 0-17 | |||||||||||||
| Erne Gaels Belleek | 1-7 | |||||||||||||
| Derrygonnelly Harps | 0-11 | |||||||||||||
| Derrygonnelly Harps | 1-14 | |||||||||||||
| Ederney St Joseph's | 0-9 | |||||||||||||
| Derrygonnelly Harps | 2-13 | |||||||||||||
| Devenish St Mary's | 0-9 | |||||||||||||
| Devenish St Mary's | 1-11 | |||||||||||||
| Teemores Shamrocks | 0-11 | |||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
editAll 8 teams enter the competition at this stage. The four winners progress to the semi-finals while the four losers enter the relegation semi-finals.
| 27 August 2016 Quarter-final | Erne Gaels Belleek | 3-16 – 2-10 | Irvinestown St Molaise | Derrygonnelly |
| 17:30 | Stadium: Canon Maguire Park Referee: Noel Davis |
| 27 August 2016 Quarter-final | Devenish St Mary's | 1-11 – 0-11 | Teemore Shamrocks | Derrygonnelly |
| 19:00 | Stadium: Canon Maguire Park Referee: James Lewis |
| 28 August 2016 Quarter-final | Roslea Shamrocks | 1-17 – 0-17 | St Patrick's Donagh | Enniskillen |
| 13:30 | Stadium: Brewster Park Referee: Joseph Corcoran |
| 28 August 2016 Quarter-final | Derrygonnelly Harps | 1-14 – 1-9 | Ederney St Joseph's | Enniskillen |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Brewster Park Referee: Martin Higgins |
Semi-finals
edit| 11 September 2016 Semi-final | Erne Gaels Belleek | 2-11 – 1-6 | Roslea Shamrocks | Enniskillen |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Brewster Park Referee: Eugene McDonagh |
| 11 September 2016 Semi-final | Derrygonnelly Harps | 2-13 – 0-9 | Devenish St Mary's | Enniskillen |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Brewster Park Referee: Ferghal Cleary |
Final
edit| Erne Gaels Belleek | 1-7 – 0-11 | Derrygonnelly Harps |
|---|---|---|
| Seamus Ryder 0-5 (0-3f), Ryan Lyons 1-0, Barry McCann 0-1, Thomas McCaffrey 0-1 (0-1f) | Report | Paul Ward 0-4, Leigh Jones 0-2 (0-1f), Declan Cassidy 0-2, Neil Gallagher 0-1, Ryan Jones 0-1, Garvan Jones 0-1 (0-1f) |
Relegation play-offs
edit| 10 September 2016 Relegation Final | Irvinestown St Molaise | 0-9 – 1-12 | Teemore Shamrocks | Derrylin |
| 16:45 | Stadium: O'Connell Park |
| 10 September 2016 Relegation Final | Ederney St Joseph's | 2-13 – 1-14 | St Patrick's Donagh | Derrylin |
| 18:15 | Stadium: O'Connell Park |
References
edit- ^ "Harps must match Erne Gaels hunger - Greene". The Impartial Reporter. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Play the game not the occasion is McLaughlin's message". The Impartial Reporter. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Last year is standing to us as McCann looks to final". The Impartial Reporter. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "High scoring Harps win Fermanagh County final in style". The Impartial Reporter. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Fermanagh SFC final: Derrygonnelly leave it late to retain crown as Gaels wilt". Belfast Telegraph. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
- ^ "Strong second half takes Irvinestown to the title". The Impartial Reporter. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2021.