The 2021 Cavan Senior Hurling Championship was the 62nd staging of the Cavan Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cavan County Board in 1908. The championship ran from 9 August to 5 November 2021
| Dates | 9 August – 5 November 2021 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 4 | ||
| Champions |  Cootehill Celtic (6th title)Joe Fitzgerald (captain) Brian Brady (manager) | ||
| Runners-up |  Pearse Óg | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 6 | ||
| Goals scored | 14 (2.33 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 159 (26.5 per match) | ||
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Mullahoran St Joseph's entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify for the final from the group stage.[1][2]
The final was played on 5 November 2021 at Kingspan Breffni Park in Cavan, between Cootehill Celtic and Pearse Óg, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Cootehill Celtic won the match by 2–12 to 2–11 to claim their sixth championship title overall and a first title in five years.[3][4]
Group stage
editGroup stage table
editFinalists
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Cootehill Celtic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 40 | 16 | 5 |
| Pearse Óg | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 42 | 1 | 5 |
| Mullahoran St Joseph's | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 52 | 7 | 3 |
| East Cavan Gaels | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 39 | -24 | 0 |
Group stage results
edit| 9 August 2021 Round 1 | East Cavan Gaels | 0-10 - 2-13 | Mullahoran St Joseph's | Hugh O'Reilly Memorial Park |
| J Barry 0-4, J McGuinness 0-2, R Farrell 0-2, K McGuinness 0-1, A Baldwin 0-1. | F Reilly 1-3, D Dalton 0-4, C Kelly 1-0, E Dalton 0-2, S McKeogh 0-2, R Smith 0-1, P Brady 0-1. |
| 9 August 2021 Round 1 | Pearse Óg | 2-12 - 2-13 | Cootehill Celtic | Annalee Park |
| J Smith 0-9, E Hill 2-0, B O'Rourke 0-2, O Keating 0-1. | C Boyle 0-6, D Carney 1-2, C Shalvey 1-0, C Carney 0-3, R Craig 0-1, E Magee 0-1. |
| 16 August 2021 Round 2 | Cootehill Celtic | 1-17 - 0-05 | East Cavan Gaels | Hugh O'Reilly Memorial Park |
| 23 August 2021 Round 2 | Mullahoran St Joseph's | 2-17 - 2-19 | Pearse Óg | Our Lady of Lourdes Park |
| 30 August 2021 Round 3 | Pearse Óg | w/o - scr. | East Cavan Gaels |
| 30 August 2021 Round 3 | Mullahoran St Joseph's | 2-11 - 0-17 | Cootehill Celtic | Our Lady of Lourdes Park |
Knockout stage
editFinal
edit| 5 November 2021 Final | Cootehill Celtic | 1-16 - 0-09 | Pearse Óg | Kingspan Breffni Park |
| Referee: J Emo (Butlersbridge) |
References
edit- ^ "County final round-up". Hogan Stand. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Sunday's club GAA results". RTÉ Sport. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "Celts edge Pearse Og to claim Cavan SHC title". Hogan Stand. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ "East Cavan Gaels to test Cootehill Celtic's resolve". The Anglo-Celt. 5 August 2023. Retrieved 6 August 2024.