2019 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship

2019 Ulster Club Senior Football Championship
Tournament details
Province	Ulster
Year	2019
Trophy	Seamus McFerran Cup
Sponsor	Allied Irish Banks
Date	20 October - 2 December
Teams	9 (one from each of the 9 counties)
Defending champions	Gaoth Dobhair
Winners
Champions	Kilcoo (1st win)
Manager	Mickey Moran
Captain	Conor Laverty; Aidan Branagan
Qualify for	All-Ireland Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-up	Naomh Conaill
Manager	Martin Regan
Captain	Ciarán Thompson
Other
Matches played	8
Total scored	13-169
Top Scorer	Garvan Jones (Derrygonnelly) (0-14)
Website	Ulster GAA
	← 2018 2021 →

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

20 October 2019

14:30 GMT (UTC+0)

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

Corrigan Park, Belfast

Referee: Paul Faloon

Quarter-finals

2 November 2019

19:00 GMT (UTC+0)

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

Athletic Grounds, Armagh

Referee: Sean Hurson

3 November 2019

14:30 GMT (UTC+0)

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

Breffni Park, Cavan

Referee: Ciarán Branagan

3 November 2019

14:30 GMT (UTC+0)

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)

Páirc Esler, Newry

Referee: Joe McQuillan

3 November 2019

14:30 GMT (UTC+0)

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 Y Eamon McHugh Y Garvan McGinley Y Aidan McKenna Y Gary McKenna Y Conall Jones Y	6–5	Y Lee Brennan Y Daire Gallagher Y James Garrity Y Simon Garrity Y Niall Gormley N Lee Brennan

Brewster Park, Enniskillen

Referee: Niall McKenna

Semi-finals

16 November 2019

19:00 GMT (UTC+0)

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

Healy Park, Omagh

Referee: Noel Mooney

17 November 2019

15:00 GMT (UTC+0)

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

Athletic Grounds, Armagh

Referee: Padraig Hughes

Final

1 December 2019

14:00 GMT (UTC+0)

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

Healy Park, Omagh

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
1	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

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

[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".

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