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.
Season2017
ChampionsMoorefield (9th Title)
RelegatedAllenwod
Winning CaptainDaryl Flynn
Man Of The MatchKevin Murnaghan
Winning ManagerRoss 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

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

Round 1

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Round 2

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Round 2A

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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

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

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

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

Round 2B

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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

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

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

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

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

Round 3

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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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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

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

Semi-finals

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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

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

Final

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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

Relegation playoff

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Relegation Semi-Finals

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

Relegation Final

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

Leinster Senior Club Football Championship

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References

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  1. ^ "Leinster Leader". Irishnewsarchive.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.