2015 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship

2015 Ulster Club Senior Football Championship
Tournament details
Province	Ulster
Year	2015
Trophy	Seamus McFerran Cup
Sponsor	Allied Irish Banks
Date	18 October - 29 November 2015
Teams	9 (one from each of the 9 counties)
Defending champions	Slaughtneil
Winners
Champions	Crossmaglen Rangers (11th win)
Manager	Oisín McConville; John McEntee
Captain	Paul Hearty
Qualify for	All-Ireland Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-up	Scotstown
Manager	Mattie McGleenan
Captain	Donal Morgan
Other
Matches played	8
Total scored	22-180
Top Scorer	Darren Hughes (Scotstown) (4-6)
Website	Ulster GAA
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The 2015 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship was the 48th instalment of the annual Ulster Senior Club Football Championship organised by Ulster GAA. It was one of the four provincial competitions of the 2015–16 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.

Slaughtneil from Derry entered the championship as defending champions.^[1] Monaghan champions Scotstown ended their reign at the quarter-final stage.^[2]

Armagh kingpins Crossmaglen Rangers secured their 11th Ulster club title after beating Scotstown in the final.^[3]

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^[4]
Armagh	Crossmaglen Rangers^[5]	2012
Cavan	Kingscourt Stars^[6]
Derry	Slaughtneil^[7]	2014
Donegal	Naomh Conaill^[8]
Down	Kilcoo^[9]
Fermanagh	Derrygonnelly Harps^[10]
Monaghan	Scotstown^[11]	1989
Tyrone	Trillick St Macartan's^[12]

2015 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship

Preliminary round

Quarter-Finals

Semi-Finals

Final

Crossmaglen Rangers (Armagh)

2-15

Erin's Own, Cargin (Antrim)

0-13

Crossmaglen Rangers (Armagh)

0-12

Kilcoo (Down)

0-8

Kingscourt Stars (Cavan)

0-5

Kilcoo (Down)

3-15

Crossmaglen Rangers (Armagh)

2-17 (aet)

Scotstown (Monaghan)

2-12 (aet)

Naomh Conaill (Donegal)

1-11

Trillick (Tyrone)

2-9

Trillick (Tyrone)

2-7

Scotstown (Monaghan)

2-9

Scotstown (Monaghan)

1-15

Slaughtneil (Derry)

4-13

Slaughtneil (Derry)

0-15

Derrygonnelly Harps (Fermanagh)

1-4

Preliminary round

18 October 2015

15:30 GMT (UTC+0)

Preliminary round

Slaughtneil (Derry)	4-13 – 1-4	Derrygonnelly Harps (Fermanagh)
Christopher Bradley 2-3 (0-1f), Cormac O'Doherty 1-2, Paul Bradley 0-3 (0-2f), Karl McKaigue 1-0, Chrissy McKaigue 0-1, Barry McGuigan 0-1, Patsy Bradley 0-1, Padraig Kelly 0-1, Sé McGuigan 0-1	Report	Paul Ward 1-1, Leigh Jones 0-2 (0-2f), Declan Cassidy 0-1

Owenbeg, Dungiven

Referee: Martin McNally

Quarter-finals

1 November 2015

14:30 GMT (UTC+0)

Quarter-final

Crossmaglen Rangers (Armagh)	2-15 – 0-13	Erin's Own, Cargin (Antrim)
Tony Kernan 0-4 (0-2f, 0-1 45), Johnny Hanratty 1-1, Aaron Kernan 0-3 (0-2f), Oisín O'Neill 0-3, Johnny Murtagh 1-0, Mickey McNamee 0-2, Stephen Kernan 0-2	Report	Michael Magill 0-5 (0-2 45), Kieran Close 0-3 (0-1f), Tomas McCann 0-2 (0-1f), Michael McCann 0-2, Tony Scullion 0-1

Athletic Grounds, Armagh

Referee: Joe McQuillan

1 November 2015

14:30 GMT (UTC+0)

Quarter-final

Kingscourt Stars (Cavan)	0-5 – 3-15	Kilcoo (Down)
Barry Reilly 0-3 (0-1f), Cian McArdle 0-2 (0-2f)	Report	Paul Devlin 2-2, Jerome Johnston 1-2, Darragh O'Hanlon 0-5 (0-2f), Conor Laverty 0-5, Donal Kane 0-1

Breffni Park, Cavan

Referee: Barry Cassidy

1 November 2015

14:30 GMT (UTC+0)

Quarter-final

Naomh Conaill (Donegal)	1-11 – 2-9	Trillick (Tyrone)
Daragh Gallagher 0-5 (0-4f), Ciarán Thompson 1-0, Johnny McLoone 0-2, Dermot Molloy 0-1 (0-1f), Brendan McDyer 0-1 (0-1f), John O'Malley 0-1 (0-1f), Leon Thompson 0-1	Report	Niall Gormley 1-2, Lee Brennan 0-4 (0-2f), Dáire Gallagher 1-0, Richie Donnelly 0-2, Mattie Donnelly 0-1

MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey

Referee: Noel Mooney

1 November 2015

14:30 GMT (UTC+0)

Quarter-final

Scotstown (Monaghan)	1-15 – 0-15	Slaughtneil (Derry)
Darren Hughes 1-4, Conor McCarthy 0-5 (0-3f), Rory Beggan 0-2 (0-1f, 0-1 45), Shane Carey 0-2 (0-2f), Orin Heaphey 0-2	Report	Paul Bradley 0-7 (0-6f), Christopher Bradley 0-4 (0-1f), Shane McGuigan 0-2, Ronan Bradley 0-1, Sé McGuigan 0-1

St Tiernach's Park, Clones

Referee: Ciaran Branagan

Semi-finals

15 November 2015

14:30 GMT (UTC+0)

Semi-final

Crossmaglen Rangers (Armagh)	0-12 – 0-8	Kilcoo (Down)
Tony Kernan 0-3 (0-3f), Aaron Kernan 0-3 (0-2f), Kyle Carragher 0-3, Oisín O'Neill 0-1, Paul Hughes 0-1, Rico Kelly 0-1	Report	Darragh O'Hanlon 0-5 (0-4f), Jerome Johnston 0-1 (0-1f), Ryan Johnston 0-1, Martin Devlin 0-1

Páirc Esler, Newry

Referee: Noel Mooney

15 November 2015

14:30 GMT (UTC+0)

Semi-final

Trillick (Tyrone)	2-7 – 2-9	Scotstown (Monaghan)
Niall Gormley 1-1, Daniel McDonnell 1-0, Eoin Gormley 0-2, Lee Brennan 0-1 (0-1f), Dáire Gallagher 0-1, Richie Donnelly 0-1, Niall Donnelly 0-1	Report	Darren Hughes 2-2, Shane Carey 0-2 (0-2f), Rory Beggan 0-2 (0-2f), Orin Heaphey 0-2, Conor McCarthy 0-1

Brewster Park, Enniskillen

Referee: Ciaran Branagan

Final

29 November 2015

14:30 GMT (UTC+0)

Final

Crossmaglen Rangers (Armagh)	2-17 – 2-12 (a.e.t.)	Scotstown (Monaghan)
Tony Kernan 1-6 (0-5f), Kyle Carragher 1-2, Johnny Murtagh 0-3, Aaron Kernan 0-1 (0-1f), Stephen Kernan 0-1, Mickey McNamee 0-1, David McKenna 0-1, Callum Cumiskey 0-1, Padraig Stuttard 0-1	Report	Shane Carey 0-6 (0-5f), Darren Hughes 1-0, Brian McGinnity 1-0, Conor McCarthy 0-2, Rory Beggan 0-1 (0-1 45), Emmet Caulfield 0-1, Donal Morgan 0-1, Orin Heaphey 0-1,

Athletic Grounds, Armagh

Attendance: 8,694

Referee: Barry Cassidy

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Darren Hughes	Scotstown	4-6	18	3	6.00
2	Tony Kernan	Crossmaglen Rangers	1-13	16	3	5.33
3	Christopher Bradley	Slaughtneil	2-7	13	2	6.50
4	Shane Carey	Scotstown	0-10	10	3	3.33
	Darragh O'Hanlon	Kilcoo	0-10	10	2	5.00
	Paul Bradley	Slaughtneil	0-10	10	2	5.00
7	Niall Gormley	Trillick	2-3	9	2	4.50
8	Paul Devlin	Kilcoo	2-2	8	2	4.00
	Kyle Carragher	Crossmaglen Rangers	1-5	8	3	2.67
	Conor McCarthy	Scotstown	0-8	8	3	2.67

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Christopher Bradley	Slaughtneil	2-3	9	Derrygonnelly Harps
1	Tony Kernan	Crossmaglen Rangers	1-6	9	Scotstown
3	Paul Devlin	Kilcoo	2-2	8	Kingscourt Stars
4	Darren Hughes	Scotstown	1-4	7	Slaughtneil
4	Paul Bradley	Slaughtneil	0-7	7	Scotstown
6	Shane Carey	Scotstown	0-6	6	Crossmaglen Rangers
7	Kyle Carragher	Crossmaglen Rangers	1-2	5	Scotstown
	Cormac O'Doherty	Slaughtneil	1-2	5	Derrygonnelly Harps
	Jerome Johnston	Kilcoo	1-2	5	Kingscourt Stars
	Niall Gormley	Trillick	1-2	5	Naomh Conaill
	Michael Magill	Erin's Own, Cargin	0-5	5	Crossmaglen Rangers
	Darragh O'Hanlon	Kilcoo	0-5	5	Kingscourt Stars
	Darragh O'Hanlon	Kilcoo	0-5	5	Crossmaglen Rangers
	Conor Laverty	Kilcoo	0-5	5	Kingscourt Stars
	Dermot Gallagher	Naomh Conaill	0-5	5	Trillick
	Conor McCarthy	Scotstown	0-5	5	Slaughtneil

References

^ "Christopher Bradley secures Slaughtneil's first Ulster title". RTÉ. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
^ "Ulster Club SFC: Scotstown defeat holders Slaughtneil at Clones". BBC Northern Ireland. 1 November 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
^ "Crossmaglen come out on top after epic Scotstown battle". RTÉ. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
^ "Cargin on cloud nine after McCann double seals glory over Lamh Dhearg". Belfast Telegraph. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
^ "Crossmaglen Rangers march to 19th title in 20 seasons". Irish Examiner. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
^ "Kingscourt come from behind to win Cavan senior title in thrilling encounter". The Irish Times. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
^ "Derry SFC final: Slaughtneil seal historic double-double success". The Irish News. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
^ "Leo McLoone stars as 14-man Naomh Conaill dethrone the Donegal champions". The42.ie. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
^ "Classy Kilcoo stay kings of the Mourne". Irish Independent. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
^ "Emotional title win for Derrygonnelly against Roslea". The Irish News. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
^ "Scotstown top of the pile in Monaghan after seeing off Harps". The Irish News. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
^ "Trillick complete dream return with final win". RTÉ. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.

[1] "Christopher Bradley secures Slaughtneil's first Ulster title". RTÉ. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2022.

[2] "Ulster Club SFC: Scotstown defeat holders Slaughtneil at Clones". BBC Northern Ireland. 1 November 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2022.

[3] "Crossmaglen come out on top after epic Scotstown battle". RTÉ. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2022.

[4] "Cargin on cloud nine after McCann double seals glory over Lamh Dhearg". Belfast Telegraph. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2022.

[5] "Crossmaglen Rangers march to 19th title in 20 seasons". Irish Examiner. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.

[6] "Kingscourt come from behind to win Cavan senior title in thrilling encounter". The Irish Times. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2020.

[7] "Derry SFC final: Slaughtneil seal historic double-double success". The Irish News. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

[8] "Leo McLoone stars as 14-man Naomh Conaill dethrone the Donegal champions". The42.ie. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2022.

[9] "Classy Kilcoo stay kings of the Mourne". Irish Independent. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2022.

[10] "Emotional title win for Derrygonnelly against Roslea". The Irish News. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

[11] "Scotstown top of the pile in Monaghan after seeing off Harps". The Irish News. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2022.

[12] "Trillick complete dream return with final win". RTÉ. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.

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