2024 Cavan Senior Football Championship

2024 Kiernan's Service Station Cavan Senior Football Championship
Tournament details
County	Cavan
Province	Ulster
Year	2024
Trophy	Oliver Plunkett Cup
Sponsor	Kiernan's Service Station
Date	15 August – 20 October 2024
Teams	12
Defending champions	Gowna
Winners
Champions	Crosserlough (11th win)
Manager	Ryan Daly
Captain	Peter Smith
Qualify for	Ulster Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-up	Ramor United
Manager	Jude McNabb; Pat McNabb
Captain	Jack Brady
Promotion/Relegation
Relegated team(s)	Lavey
	← 2023 2025 →

The 2024 Cavan Senior Football Championship is the 115th edition of Cavan GAA's premier Gaelic football tournament for senior graded clubs in County Cavan, Ireland. The tournament consists of 12 teams, with the winner going on to represent Cavan in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship began on 15 August 2024.

Gowna entered the championship as two-time defending champions,^[5] but were dethroned at the semi-final stage by Ramor United.^[6] Crosserlough won the championship with an eight-point win over Ramor in the final.^[7]

Team changes

The following teams changed division since the 2023 championship season.

To Championship

Promoted from 2023 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship

Ballyhaise (Intermediate Champions)^[8]

From Championship

Relegated to 2024 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship

Lacken Celtic (Relegation play-off losers)

League stage

All 12 teams enter the competition at this stage. A random draw determines which teams face each other in each of the four rounds. No team can meet each other twice in the group stage. The top eight teams go into the quarter-finals, while the bottom four teams enter the relegation play-offs. The first round draw took place on 13 May 2024.^[9]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Crosserlough	4	4	0	0	91	34	+57	8	Advance to quarter-finals
2	Ballyhaise	4	3	0	1	69	65	+4	6
3	Ramor United	4	2	1	1	59	55	+4	5
4	Cavan Gaels	4	2	1	1	53	52	+1	5
5	Mullahoran	4	2	1	1	47	50	−3	5
6	Castlerahan	4	2	0	2	80	66	+14	4
7	Gowna	4	1	2	1	66	66	0	4
8	Ballinagh	4	2	0	2	53	62	−9	4
9	Kingscourt Stars	4	1	1	2	61	67	−6	3	Advance to relegation play-offs
10	Killygarry	4	1	0	3	71	68	+3	2
11	Lavey	4	1	0	3	49	71	−22	2
12	Laragh United	4	0	0	4	38	81	−43	0

Source: Cavan GAA

Round 1

15 August 2024 Round 1	Gowna	1–16 – 2–13	Kingscourt Stars	Kingspan Breffni
20:00				Referee: Noel Mooney

16 August 2024 Round 1	Killygarry	4–12 – 2–8	Castlerahan	Kingspan Breffni
20:00				Referee: Derek Argue

17 August 2024 Round 1	Ballinagh	0–14 – 1–9	Laragh United	Kingspan Breffni
17:00				Referee: Jim Giblin

17 August 2024 Round 1	Crosserlough	4–14 – 1–6	Lavey	Kingspan Breffni
19:00				Referee: Joe McQuillan

18 August 2024 Round 1	Mullahoran	0–14 – 0–11	Cavan Gaels	Kingspan Breffni
17:00				Referee: James Clarke

18 August 2024 Round 1	Ballyhaise	0–13 – 1–13	Ramor United	Kingspan Breffni
19:00				Referee: Brendan Sweeney

Round 2

23 August 2024 Round 2	Laragh United	0–6 – 2–18	Crosserlough	Edwin Carolan Community Park
20:00				Referee: Pat Clarke

23 August 2024 Round 2	Kingscourt Stars	2–12 – 1–11	Killygarry	Kingspan Breffni
20:00				Referee: Margaret Farrelly

24 August 2024 Round 2	Ballinagh	0–10 – 1–10	Cavan Gaels	Páirc Naomh Fionnán
18:30				Referee: Padraig Sheridan

24 August 2024 Round 2	Mullahoran	0–9 – 1–6	Ramor United	Kingspan Breffni
18:45		Report		Referee: Joe McQuillan

25 August 2024 Round 2	Castlerahan	1–14 – 0–12	Lavey	Dolan Park
14:00				Referee: Brendan Sweeney

25 August 2024 Round 2	Gowna	0–17 – 3–9	Ballyhaise	Ballinagh GAA Grounds
16:00		Report		Referee: Michael Lee

Round 3

29 August 2024 Round 3	Castlerahan	3–9 – 1–17	Ballyhaise	Kingspan Breffni
20:00				Referee: Pat Clarke

31 August 2024 Round 3	Killygarry	4–7 – 2–15	Ramor United	Lavey GAA Grounds
18:30		Report		Referee: Kieran Olwell

31 August 2024 Round 3	Crosserlough	2–15 – 0–11	Ballinagh	Joe Crowe Park
18:30				Referee: John Power

31 August 2024 Round 3	Gowna	1–12 – 1–12	Cavan Gaels	Kingspan Breffni
18:45		Report		Referee: Conor Dourneen

1 September 2024 Round 3	Mullahoran	2–10 – 0–10	Kingscourt Stars	Dolan Park
15:00		Report		Referee: Barry McMenamin

1 September 2024 Round 3	Laragh United	1–7 – 1–9	Lavey	Kingspan Breffni
17:00				Referee: Kieran McCarville

Round 4

8 September 2024 Round 4	Ballinagh	1–15 – 1–13	Lavey	St Felim's Park
14:30		Report		Referee: John Emmo

8 September 2024 Round 4	Cavan Gaels	1–11 – 1–10	Ramor United	St Matthew's Park
14:30				Referee: Jim Giblin

8 September 2024 Round 4	Crosserlough	2–14 – 0–8	Mullahoran	Joe Crowe Park
14:30				Referee: James Clarke

8 September 2024 Round 4	Castlerahan	5–16 – 0–10	Laragh United	Jim Smith Park
14:30				Referee: Derek Argue

8 September 2024 Round 4	Ballyhaise	2–12 – 1–11	Kingscourt Stars	Hugh O'Reilly Memorial Park
14:30				Referee: Brendan Sweeney

8 September 2024 Round 4	Gowna	0–15 – 2–8	Killygarry	Kingspan Breffni
14:30		Report		Referee: Margaret Farrelly

Knock-out stage

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Crosserlough

3–13

Ballinagh

0–6

Crosserlough

0–10

Cavan Gaels

0–8

Cavan Gaels

2–8

Mullahoran

0–12

Crosserlough

2–6

Ramor United

0–4

Ramor United

2–13

Castlerahan

1–8

Ramor United

2–10

Gowna

1–11

Ballyhaise

1–12

Gowna

3–10

Quarter-finals

20 September 2024 Quarter-final	Ballyhaise	1–12 – 3–10	Gowna	Kingspan Breffni
20:00		Report		Referee: Michael Lee

21 September 2024 Quarter-final	Cavan Gaels	2–8 – 0–12	Mullahoran	Kingspan Breffni
17:00				Referee: Barry McMenamin

22 September 2024 Quarter-final	Crosserlough	3–13 – 0–6	Ballinagh	Kingspan Breffni
15:00				Referee: Derek Argue

22 September 2024 Quarter-final	Ramor United	2–13 – 1–8	Castlerahan	Kingspan Breffni
16:45				Referee: Conor Dourneen

Semi-finals

5 October 2024 Semi-final	Crosserlough	0–10 – 0–8	Cavan Gaels	Kingspan Breffni
19:15		Report		Referee: Joe McQuillan

6 October 2024 Semi-final	Ramor United	2–10 – 1–11	Gowna	Kingspan Breffni
15:00		Report		Referee: Pat Clarke

Final

20 October 2024 Final	Crosserlough	2–6 – 0–4	Ramor United	Kingspan Breffni
16:00	Stephen Smith 1–1, Conor Rehill 1–0 (1–0m), Emmett Boylan 0–2 (0–1f), Brandon Boylan 0–1 (0–1f), Matthew Costello 0–1 (0–1f), James Smith 0–1	Report	Matthew Smith 0–2 (0–2f), James Bradley 0–1 (0–1f), Cathal Maguire 0–1	Referee: Barry McMenamin Man of the Match: Conor Rehill (Crosserlough)

Relegation play-offs

Relegation semi-finals

22 September 2024 Relegation semi-final	Kingscourt Stars	4–12 – 0–9	Laragh United	O'Raghallaigh Park
13:00				Referee: Kieran McCarville

22 September 2024 Relegation semi-final	Killygarry	3–11 – 0–5	Lavey	Athletic Grounds
13:00				Referee: John Power

Final

29 September 2024 Relegation final	Laragh United	1–10 – 1–10	Lavey	St Matthew's Park
13:00				Referee: Conor Dourneen

9 October 2024 Relegation final replay	Laragh United	1–11 – 0–9	Lavey	Kingspan Breffni
20:30				Referee: Noel Mooney

References

^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (18 October 2024). "Daly: 'The two deepest squads have probably made the final'". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
^ "Crosserlough captain Smith ready to embrace the challenge". The Anglo-Celt. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
^ Gartland, Niall (19 October 2024). "McNabb expects a close contest as Breffni decider takes on Tyrone tinge". Gaelic Life. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (18 October 2024). "Brady: 'There's a good, healthy respect between the clubs'". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
^ Roche, Frank (22 October 2023). "Cavan SFC final: First-half blitz ensures Gowna reclaim county crown". Irish Independent. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (6 October 2024). "Ramor dethrone Gowna to return to senior final". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (20 October 2024). "Wind helps Crosserlough to Cavan crown at Ramor expense". RTÉ. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (15 October 2023). "Ballyhaise claim Intermediate Championship title". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
^ McCaffrey, Sean (14 May 2024). "Cavan Club championship draws are made". Shannonside Northern Sound. Retrieved 8 September 2024.

External links

Official Cavan GAA Website

[1] Fitzpatrick, Paul (18 October 2024). "Daly: 'The two deepest squads have probably made the final'". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 22 October 2024.

[2] "Crosserlough captain Smith ready to embrace the challenge". The Anglo-Celt. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2024.

[3] Gartland, Niall (19 October 2024). "McNabb expects a close contest as Breffni decider takes on Tyrone tinge". Gaelic Life. Retrieved 22 October 2024.

[4] Fitzpatrick, Paul (18 October 2024). "Brady: 'There's a good, healthy respect between the clubs'". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 22 October 2024.

[5] Roche, Frank (22 October 2023). "Cavan SFC final: First-half blitz ensures Gowna reclaim county crown". Irish Independent. Retrieved 22 October 2023.

[6] Fitzpatrick, Paul (6 October 2024). "Ramor dethrone Gowna to return to senior final". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 6 October 2024.

[7] Fitzpatrick, Paul (20 October 2024). "Wind helps Crosserlough to Cavan crown at Ramor expense". RTÉ. Retrieved 22 October 2024.

[8] Fitzpatrick, Paul (15 October 2023). "Ballyhaise claim Intermediate Championship title". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 15 October 2023.

[9] McCaffrey, Sean (14 May 2024). "Cavan Club championship draws are made". Shannonside Northern Sound. Retrieved 8 September 2024.

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