2017 Kildare Senior Football Championship

The 2017 Kildare Senior Football Championship is the 124th edition of the Kildare GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Kildare, Ireland. The tournament consists of 16 teams with the winner going on to represent Kildare in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship has a back-door format for the first two rounds before proceeding to a knock-out format. Generally, any team to lose two matches will be knocked out of the championship.

Kildare S.F.C.

Season	2017
Champions	Moorefield (9th Title)
Relegated	Allenwod
Winning Captain	Daryl Flynn
Man Of The Match	Kevin Murnaghan
Winning Manager	Ross Glavin
Matches played	??
← 2016 2018 →

Sarsfields were the defending champions after they defeated town rivals Moorefield in the previous years final, however their Newbridge town rivals exacted their revenge when dethroning them at the quarter-final stage.

This was the Round Tower's return to the senior grade after 4 years in the middle grade.

Allenwood were relegated to the 2018 I.F.C. after losing to Eadestown in the Relegation Final, and thus ending their 27 year stay in the top-flight of Kildare club football.

Team Changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2016 championship season.

To S.F.C.

Promoted from 2016 Kildare Intermediate Football Championship

• Round Towers - (Intermediate Champions)

From S.F.C.

Relegated to 2017 Kildare Intermediate Football Championship

• Monasterevin

Round 1

All 16 teams enter the competition in this round. The 8 winners progress to Round 2A while the 8 losers progress to Round 2B.

6 May 2017 14:00 Round 1	Celbridge	1-18 - 0-14	Round Towers	Hawkfield Referee: Fergal Barry
	David Hughes 0-5 (0-1f), Shane Harte 0-4, David Byrne 1-0, John Costello 0-3, Dylan Corcoran 0-2, Fergal Conway, Padraig Carty, Paddy Brophy 0-1 each	Report	Neil Scanlon 0-8 (0-6f), Matthew Kelly 0-2 (0-1f, 1 '45), Davy O'Neill, Jason O'Brien, Stuart Murphy 0-1 each

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6 May 2017 17:15 Round 1	Athy	0-13 - 1-8	Castledermot	Newbridge Referee: Billy O'Connell
	Liam McGovern 0-6 (0-4f), David Hyland and Niall Kelly 0-2 each, Kevin Feely, Cian Reynolds, Adrian Kelly 0-1 each	Report	Gavin Keating 1-1, Willie Kelly and Dan Gray (0-1f) 0-2 each, Pauric Murphy (0-1f), David Keating, Oisin Doherty 0-1 each

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6 May 2017 19:00 Round 1	Sarsfields	3-22 - 4-11	Maynooth	Newbridge Referee: Brendan Hickey
	Ray Cahill 1-5 (0-2f), Robbie Confrey 1-2, Caoimghin McDonnell 0-4, Matty Byrne 1-0, Con Kavanagh and Cian Costigan 0-3 each, Dan Nea 0-2, Sean Dempsey (0-1f), Ronan Fitzgibbon, Darran McHugh 0-1 each	Report	Neil Flynn 1-6 (0-6f), Danny O'Sullivan and Chris Canning 1-1 each, Paddy Hever 1-0, John McAndrew 0-2, Jonathan Flattery 0-1

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7 May 2017 14:00 Round 1	Naas	3-24 - 0-2	Eadestown	Hawkfield Referee: Fintan Barrett
	Eamonn Callaghan 0-7 (0-1f), Conor Mellett 1-4 (0-3f), David Gahan (1-0 pen) and Barry Murphy 1-1, Ronan Joyce 0-3 (0-1f), Joey Cocoman and Philly Cocoman 0-2 each, Brian Byrne, John Hill, Ailin McDermott, Brian Kane 0-1 each	Report	Steven Smith (0-1f) and Cian Bolton 0-1 each

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7 May 2017 15:30 Round 1	Leixlip	2-7 - 1-8	Allenwood	Hawkfield Referee: Liam Herbert
	Tommy Moolick 1-2, Eamon Murphy 1-1, Paddy Meagher 0-2, Niall White and Cormac O'Toole 0-1 each	Report	John Doyle 1-4 (0-1f), Johnny Byrne, Eanna O'Neill, Martin Baneham (0-1f), Killian Darling 0-1 each

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7 May 2017 17:15 Round 1	Johnstownbridge	2-15 - 1-13	Carbury	Newbridge Referee: Brendan Cawley
	Daniel Flynn 1-2, Cathal McNally 0-5, Paul Cribbin and Sean Hurley (0-3f) 0-3 each, Jimmy Farrell 1-0, Sam Doran 0-2	Report	Eoghan O'Flaherty 0-5f, Alan Kearney 1-0, Andy Dermody 0-3, Sean Costello and Terry Rossiter 0-2 each, Morgan O'Flaherty 0-1

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7 May 2017 19:00 Round 1	Moorefield	0-14 - 0-14	Confey	Newbridge Referee: Niall Colgan
	Mark Murray 0-6 (0-3f), James Murray, Eanna O'Connor, Cian O'Connor 0-2 each, Adam Tyrrell (0-1f) and Mark McDermott 0-1 each	Report	James Gately 0-6 (0-1f), Paddy Griffin, Gary Savage, Paul Divilly 0-2 each, Frankie Barry and Niall Carney 0-1 each

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14 May 2017 19:00 Round 1	Clane	2-11 - 1-12	St Laurence's	Newbridge Referee: Noel McKenna
	Brian McLoughlin 0-8 (0-4f, 1 sl), Jack McCreevy 0-3 (0-2f), Conor Doyle and Kyle Devey 1-0	Report	Padraig Fogarty 0-6 (0-5f), Chris Fenner 1-2 (1-0 pen, 0-1f), Sean Fahey 0-3, Padraig O'Neill 0-1

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10 May 2017 19:30 Round 1 Replay	Moorefield	1-16 - 1-5	Confey	Newbridge Referee: Billy O'Connell
		Report

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Round 2

Round 2A

The 8 winners from Round 1 enter this round. The 4 winners will enter the draw for the quarter-finals while the 4 losers will play in Round 3.

19 August 2017 17:15 Round 2A	Celbridge	1-14 - 0-12	Sarsfields	Newbridge Referee: Noel McKenna
	David Hughes 0-5f, Paddy Brophy 1-1, Fergal Conway 0-3, Shane Harte 0-2 (0-1f), Mick O'Grady, Kevin Flynn, David Byrne 0-1 each	Report	Ray Cahill 0-5 (0-3f), Alan Smith 0-4, Dan Nea 0-2 (0-1f), Cian Costigan 0-1

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19 August 2017 19:00 Round 2A	Athy	5-12 - 0-10	Clane	Newbridge Referee: Brendan Cawley
	Niall Kelly 2-2, Kevin Feely (1-0 pen, 0-2f) and Liam McGovern (0-2f) 1-2 each, Ross Bell 1-0, Tony Martin 0-2, Darroch Mulhall, Cian Reynolds, James Eaton 0-1 each	Report	Brian McLaughlin 0-7 (0-6f), Sean Christiansen, Eoin Naughton, Jack McCreevy 0-1 each

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20 August 2017 17:15 Round 2A	Johnstownbridge	0-20 - 1-10	Naas	Newbridge Referee: Niall Colgan
	Sean Hurley 0-5 (0-4f), Paul Cribbin, Cathal McNally and Daniel Flynn 0-3 each, Keith Cribbin (1 '45), Jimmy Farrell, Sam Doran 0-2 each	Report	Ronan Joyce 1-6 (0-5f), John Joyce 0-2, Paul McDermott and Ross Bergin 0-1 each

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20 August 2017 19:00 Round 2A	Moorefield	1-23 - 2-4	Leixlip	Newbridge Referee: Declan Peppard
	Aaron Mullins, Eanna O'Connor (1 '45), Adam Tyrrell (0-2f) 0-4 each, Ronan Sweeney 0-3, Niall Hurley-Lynch 1-0, Aaron Masterson and Eddie Heavey 0-2 each, Kevin Murnaghan, Cian O'Connor, Mark Murray, Ryan Houlihan 0-1 each	Report	Eamon Murphy 1-1, Brian Claffey 1-0, Paddy Meagher 0-2, Rob Tone 0-1

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Round 2B

The 8 losers from Round 1 enter this round. The 4 winners will go into the Round 3 while the 4 losers will enter the Relegation Playoffs.

19 August 2017 14:00 Round 2B	Confey	1-18 - 2-7	Eadestown	Clane Referee: Raymond Kelly
	Niall Carney 1-6 (0-4f), James Gately 0-4, Paddy Griffin 0-2, Conor Jennings (0-1f), Donal McClean, Gary Savage, Eoin Fitzpatrick, Conor Daly, Robbie McMahon 0-1 each	Report	Cian Bolton 1-2, Johnny Deane 1-0, Emmet Bolton and Steven Smith (0-1f) 0-2 each, Barry Lawlor 0-1

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19 August 2017 15:30 Round 2B	Carbury	0-25 - 2-13	Maynooth	Clane Referee: Conor Daly
	Eoghan O'Flaherty 0-8 (0-2f), Morgan O'Flaherty and Dale Redmond 0-3 each, Andy Dermody, Terry Rossiter, Stephen McGlynn, Shane Cummins 0-2 each, Brian O'Flaherty, Alan Kearney, James Kelly 0-1 each	Report	Neil Flynn 0-7 (0-3f, 1 '45), Sean Sinclair 1-1, John McAndrew 1-0, Ruadhan O'Giollain 0-2, P Murphy, Jonathan Flattery, Chris Canning 0-1

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20 August 2017 12:00 Round 2B	Round Towers	1-16 - 1-9	St Laurence's	Newbridge Referee: Liam Herbert
	Conor Hyland 1-2, Neil Scanlon 0-5 (0-3f), Cathal Daffy and Jason O'Brien 0-2 each, Mark Waters, Mark Byrne, Evan Flynn, Stuart Murphy, Matthew Kelly 0-1 each	Report	Padraig Fogarty 1-6 (0-4f), Stephen Mann, Jason McHugh, Eoin O'Neill 0-1

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20 August 2017 15:00 Round 2B	Castledermot	1-10 - 1-10	Allenwood	Hawkfield Referee: Fergal Barry
	Gavin Keating 0-5 (0-3f), Aaron Murphy 1-1, Bryan Nolan, Emmet O'Keefe, Johnny Mahon, Fionn O'Gorman 0-1 each		John Doyle 0-4f, Ernie Price 1-0, Darragh Malone and Martin Baneham 0-2 each, Johnny Byrne and Aaron Dunne 0-1 each

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24 August 2017 19:30 Round 2B Replay	Castledermot	0-14 - 0-10	Allenwood	Hawkfield Referee: Fintan Barrett
	Gavin Keating 0-4 (0-3f), Emmet O'Keefe 0-3, David Keating 0-2, Pauric Murphy (0-1f), Paddy Whelan, Aaron Murphy, Fionn O'Gorman, Dan Gray 0-1 each	Report	Johnny Byrne 0-4, John Doyle 0-3 (0-2f), Darragh Malone 0-2, Eric Judge 0-1f

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Round 3

The 4 losers from Round 2A enter this round and they play the 4 winners from Round 2B. The 4 winners will go into the draw for the quarter-finals.

2 September 2017 2:00pm Round 3	Clane	1-15 - 0-13	Leixlip	Newbridge Referee: Kieran Harris
		Report

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2 September 2017 3:45pm Round 3	Sarsfields	2-13 - 3-5	Castledermot	Newbridge Referee: Owen Murphy
		Report

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2 September 2017 5:30pm Round 3	Naas	2-13 - 0-12	Carbury	Hawkfield Referee: Noel McKenna
		Report

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2 September 2017 7:00pm Round 3	Round Towers	2-7 - 1-10	Confey	Hawkfield Referee: Brendan Cawley
		Report

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6 September 2017 8:00pm Round 3 Replay	Round Towers	3-14 - 1-11	Confey	Hawkfield Referee: Noel McKenna

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Quarter-Finals

Semi-Finals

Final

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Quarter-finals

16 September 2017 1:45 pm Quarter-Final	Johnstownbridge	3-17 - 0-8	Clane	Newbridge Referee: Brendan Hickey
	Paul Cribbin and Daniel Flynn 1-3 each, Sean Hurley 0-4f, Seamus McNally 1-0, Cathal McNally 0-3, Luke Flynn, Glen Doran, Jimmy Farrell, Sam Doran 0-1 each	Report	Brian McLoughlin 0-6f, Jake Devey and Eoin O’Neill (1 '45) 0-1 each

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16 September 2017 3:30 pm Quarter-Final	Moorefield	2-11 - 1-11	Sarsfields	Newbridge Referee: Noel McKenna
	Eanna O'Connor 1-2 (0-2f), Niall Hurley-Lynch 1-1, Adam Tyrrell 0-3 (0-2f), Eddie Heavey 0-2, Cian O'Connor, Mark Murray (0-1f), Ryan Houlihan 0-1 each	Report	Ray Cahill 1-9 (0-9f), Ben McCormack and Dan Nea (0-1f) 0-1 each

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16 September 2017 5:30 pm Quarter-Final	Athy	0-21 - 0-6	Round Towers	Hawkfield Referee: Billy O'Connell
	Liam McGovern 0-8 (0-6f), Darroch Mulhall 0-4, Niall Kelly 0-3, Kevin Feely 0-2, David Hyland, Pascal Connell, Hugh Mahon, James Eaton 0-1 each	Report	Neil Scanlon 0-3f, Mark Scanlon, Evan Flynn, Matthew Kelly 0-1 each

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16 September 2017 7:00 pm Quarter-Final	Celbridge	1-14 - 0-11	Naas	Newbridge Referee: Raymond Kelly
	David Hughes 1-1 (0-1f), Paddy Brophy 0-4, Shane Harte 0-3, Fergal Conway and Tony Archbold 0-2 each, Mick O'Grady and John Costello 0-1 each	Report	Ronan Joyce 0-7 (0-6f), Shane Bergin (1 '45), Paul McDermott, John Joyce, Eamonn Callaghan 0-1 each

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Semi-finals

30 September 2017 3:00 pm Semi-final	Celbridge	0-14 - 1-8	Johnstownbridge	Newbridge Referee: Raymond Kelly Man of the Match: Paddy Brophy
	David Hughes 0-4 (0-2f, 1 '45), Paddy Brophy 0-3, Tony Archbold and Mark O'Sullivan 0-2 each, Kevin Flynn, Shane Harte, David Byrne 0-1 each	Report	Paul Cribbin 0-4, Luke Flynn 1-0 pen, Cathal McNally 0-2, Sean Hurley (0-1f) and Jimmy Farrell 0-1 each

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30 September 2017 4:45 pm Semi-final	Moorefield	3-13 - 0-14	Athy	Newbridge Referee: Liam Herbert Man of the Match: Niall Hurley-Lynch
	Niall Hurley-Lynch 2-1, Adam Tyrrell (0-2f) and Eanna O'Connor (0-1f) 0-5 each, Eddie Heavey 1-0, Ronan Sweeney 0-2	Report	Liam McGovern 0-7 (0-3f), Pascal Connell, Darroch Mulhall, Tony Gibbons 0-2 each, Kevin Feely 0-1f

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Final

15 October 2017 3:30 pm Final	Moorefield	0-11 - 0-9	Celbridge	St. Conleth's Park Referee: Noel McKenna (Ballyteague) Man of the Match: Kevin Murnaghan
	Adam Tyrrell (0-4f) and Eanna O'Connor (0-3f, 1 '45) 0-4 each, Eddie Heavey 0-2, Kevin Murnaghan 0-1	Report	David Hughes (0-2f) and Shane Harte (0-2f) 0-3 each, Kevin Flynn, Paddy Brophy, Dylan Corcoran 0-1 each

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Relegation playoff

Relegation Semi-Finals

• St. Laurence's 2-13, 1-9 Allenwood, Hawkfield, 14/9/2017,
• Maynooth 1-8, 0-9 Eadestown, Hawkfield, 14/9/2017,

Relegation Final

• Eadestown 3-12, 1-13 Allenwood, Hawkfield, 24/9/2017,

Leinster Senior Club Football Championship

Main article: 2017–18 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship