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Deutsch2017 Antrim Senior Football Championship
| Season | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Lámh Dhearg (4th title) |
| Relegated | ??? |
| Winning Captain | John Finucane |
| Winning Manager | Martin Lynch |
← 2016 2018 → | |
The 2017 Antrim Senior Football Championship is the 116th official edition of Antrim GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior clubs in County Antrim. The tournament consists of 13 teams with the winner representing Antrim in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship has a straight knock-out format.
St Paul's, St James' and St Mary's returned to the senior championship in 2017.
Erin's Own GAC, Cargin were the defending champions after they defeated St Gall's in the 2016 final.[1]
Promoted from 2016 IFC
[edit]- St Mary's Aghagallon - (IFC Champions & Div 2A FL Champions)
- St Paul's - (2nd in Div 2A FL)
- St James' - (Ongoing participation in Div 1 FL)
Relegated to 2017 IFC
[edit]- All Saints (12th in Division 1B FL)
- St Brigid's (11th in Division 1B FL)
Round 1
[edit]10 of the 13 senior clubs play in this round. The 5 winners and the 3 teams who received byes compete in the quarter-finals. The 5 losing teams exit the championship.
| 18 August 2017 7:30 pm First round | Cargin | 3-15 - 0-6 | O'Donovan Rossa | Ahoghill Referee: Karol Doherty (Rasharkin) |
| Kieran Close 1-7, Michael McCann and Tomas McCann 1-1 each, John Carron and Michael Magill 0-3 each | Report | Deaglain Murphy 0-3 (0-1f), Stephen Beatty, Darren Grego, Sean Pat Donnelly (0-1f) 0-1 each |
| 19 August 2017 5:00 pm First round | Lámh Dhearg | 1-14 - 0-7 | St Paul's | Corrigan Park Referee: Fiontann McCotter (Sarsfields) |
| Ryan Murray 1-2, Ciaran Flaherty and Paddy Cunningham (0-2f) 0-3 each, Kevin Quinn 0-2 (0-1f), Patrick Larkin, Brendan McComb, Eoin McKeown, Ben Rice 0-1 each | Report | Liam McKenna 0-3f, Damian Martin 0-2 (0-1f), Padraic Lowe 0-1 |
| 20 August 2017 1:30 pm First round | St John's | 2-16 - 1-7 | St. James Aldergrove | Páirc Lámh Dhearg, Hannahstown Referee: Eammon McAuley (Cargin) |
| Report |
| 20 August 2017 3:30 pm First round | St Gall's | 1-14 - 1-12 | Roger Casement's Portglenone | Páirc Lámh Dhearg, Hannahstown Referee: Sean Laverty (Moneyglass) |
| Report |
| 20 August 2017 7:00 pm First round | St Mary's Aghagallon | 3-10 - 2-12 | St Teresa's | Glenavy Referee: Gerard Dougan (Creggan) |
| Report |
Quarter-finals
[edit]The 5 Round 1 winners and the 3 teams who received byes in Round 1 compete in this round. The losing teams exit the championship.
| 1 September 2017 6:00 pm Quarter-Final | Lámh Dhearg | 3-14 - 2-13 | St Gall's | Corrigan Park Referee: Sean Laverty (Moneyglass) |
| Paddy Cunningham 0-8 (0-7f), Conor Murray 2-1, Ciaran Flaherty 1-2, Ryan Murray 0-2, Domhnall Nugent 1 '45 | Report | CJ McGourty 1-5 (0-2f), Niall O’Neill 1-1, Brendan Bradley (0-1f) and Mark Cummings 0-2 each, Jackson McGreevy, Michael Pollock, Kieran McGourty 0-1 each |
| 1 September 2017 7:30 pm Quarter-Final | Cargin | 0-16 - 1-8 | St Mary's Aghagallon | Ahoghill Referee: Gerard Dougan (Creggan) |
| Tomas McCann 0-10 (0-3f, 1 '45), Kieran Close 0-3, Justin Crozier, John Carron, Tony Scullion 0-1 each | Report | Ciaran Brady 1-0, Shane Russell (0-1f) and Gareth Magee (0-2f) 0-2 each, Paul Mulholland (1 '45), Oisin Lenehan, Des Marshall, Ruairi McCann 0-1 each |
| 2 September 2017 6:00 pm Quarter-Final | Creggan Kickhams | 0-13 - 1-7 | St Mary's Ahoghill | Cargin Referee: Brendan Toland (Lámh Dhearg) |
| Report |
| 2 September 2017 6:00 pm Quarter-Final | St John's | 2-15 - 0-9 | St Joseph's Glenavy | Lámh Dhearg Referee: Paul McKeever |
| Report |
Semi-finals
[edit]| 30 September 2017 3:30 pm Semi Final | Lámh Dhearg | 1-13 - 1-9 | Creggan Kickhams | Glenavy Referee: Karol Doherty (Rasharkin) |
| Paddy Cunningham 1-7 (0-6f), Conor Murray 0-3, Brendan McComb, Domhnall Nugent, Eoghan McKeown 0-1 each | Report | Kevin Small 1-1, Conor Small 0-3, Ruairi McCann 0-2 (0-1f), Sam Maguire, Liam Quinn, Aidan McKeown 0-1 each |
| 1 October 2017 3:30 pm Semi Final | St John's | 0-11 - 0-11 | Cargin | Lamh Dhearg Referee: Paul McKeever (Casements) |
| Patrick McBride 0-3, Padraig Nugent (2 '45), Ryan McNulty (0-2f) and Matthew Fitzpatrick 0-2 each, Michael Bradley and Conor Johnston 0-1 each | Report | Tomas McCann 0-4 (0-3f), Michael McCann and Kieran Close (0-1f) 0-2 each, John Carron, Kevin O'Boyle, Jamie Gribben 0-1 each |
| 8 October 2017 4:00 pm Semi Final Replay | St John's | 3-17 - 0-21 (a.e.t.) | Cargin | Glenavy Referee: Sean Laverty (Moneyglass) |
| Patrick McBride 0-7 (0-5f), Conor Johnston 1-4, Ryan McNulty 0-3 (0-2f), Matthew Fitzpatrick and Peter McCallin 1-0 each, Michael Bradley, Conor McAvoy, Conal McGlade 0-1 each | Report [1] | Kieran Close 0-11 (0-7f), Tomas McCann 0-8 (0-6f), James Laverty and Paul McCann 0-1 each |
Final
[edit]| 15 October 2017 3:15 pm Final | Lámh Dhearg | 0-15 - 0-13 | St John's | Glenavy Referee: Eamonn McAuley (Erin’s Own) |
| Paddy Cunningham 0-8 (0-5f), Paddy Mervyn, Declan Lynch, Brendan McComb, Ciaran Flaherty, Conor Murray, Ryan Murray, Kevin Quinn 0-1 each | Report | Patrick McBride 0-5 (0-2f), Jack Hannigan 0-4, Ryan McNulty 0-2 (0-1f), Conor Johnston and Matthew Fitzpatrick 0-1 each |
Championship Bracket
[edit]| Round 1 | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Creggan Kickhams | 0-13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St Mary's Ahoghill | 1-7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Creggan Kickhams | 1-9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St Gall's | 1-14 | Lámh Dhearg | 1-13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Roger Casement's Portglenone | 1-12 | St Gall's | 2-13 | ||||||||||||||||
| St Paul's | 0-7 | Lámh Dhearg | 3-14 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lámh Dhearg | 1-14 | Lámh Dhearg | 0-15 | ||||||||||||||||
| St John's | 2-17 | St John's | 0-13 | ||||||||||||||||
| St James' | 1-8 | St John's | 2-15 | ||||||||||||||||
| St Joseph's Glenavy | 0-9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St John's | 0-11 (3-17 R) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Erin's Own Cargin | 3-15 | Erin's Own Cargin | 0-11 (0-21 R) | ||||||||||||||||
| O'Donovan Rossa | 0-6 | Erin's Own Cargin | 0-16 | ||||||||||||||||
| St Mary's Aghagallon | 3-10 | St Mary's Aghagallon | 1-8 | ||||||||||||||||
| St Teresa's | 2-12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ulster Senior Club Football Championship
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Antrim Guardian Archives". Irishnewsarchive.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.