2021 Cavan Senior Football Championship

2021 Kiernan's Service Station Cavan Senior Football Championship
Tournament details
CountyCavan
ProvinceUlster
Year2021
TrophyOliver Plunkett Cup
SponsorKiernan's Service Station
Date2 September – 14 November 2021
Teams13
Defending champions Crosserlough
Winners
Champions Ramor United (5th win)
ManagerRay Cole[1]
CaptainAdo Cole[2]
Qualify forUlster Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-up Gowna
ManagerFintan Reilly[3]
Dermot McCabe
CaptainRyan McGahern[4]
Promotion/Relegation
Relegated team(s) Shercock
Castlerahan
← 2020
2022 →

The 2021 Cavan Senior Football Championship was the 112th edition of Cavan GAA's premier Gaelic football tournament for senior graded clubs in County Cavan, Ireland. The tournament consists of 13 teams, with the winner going on to represent Cavan in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship began on 2 September 2021.[5]

Crosserlough entered the championship as the defending champions,[6] but exited the championship at the group stage.

Gowna and Ramor United contested the final on 7 November, and the game finished as a draw.[7] The next week on 14 November, Ramor came out on top in the replay to secure their 5th senior championship, and their first since 2016.[8]

The replayed final was the first senior men's county final in the country to be refereed by a woman, by Laragh United's Maggie Farrelly.[9]

Team Changes

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The following teams have changed division since the 2020 championship season.

To Championship

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Promoted from 2020 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship

League stage

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All 13 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 a seeded draw for the quarter-finals, while the bottom four teams enter the relegation play-offs.

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Gowna 4 4 0 0 80 53 +27 8 Advance to quarter-final
2 Kingscourt Stars 4 4 0 0 67 47 +20 8
3 Ramor United 4 3 1 0 81 54 +27 7
4 Cavan Gaels 4 3 1 0 66 47 +19 7
5 Laragh United 4 1 2 1 69 64 +5 4
6 Ballinagh 4 1 2 1 66 71 −5 4
7 Lavey 4 2 0 2 58 64 −6 4
8 Mullahoran 4 2 0 2 41 60 −19 4
9 Crosserlough 4 1 1 2 56 56 0 3
10 Killygarry 4 1 0 3 53 48 +5 2 Advance to relegation play-offs
11 Lacken Celtic 4 0 1 3 48 90 −42 1
12 Shercock 4 0 0 4 54 68 −14 0
13 Castlerahan 4 0 0 4 51 68 −17 0
Source: Cavan GAA

Round 1

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2 September 2021 Round 1 Crosserlough 0–14 – 1–12 Ramor United Kingspan Breffni
20:00 Report
3 September 2021 Round 1 Gowna 2–8 – 0–13 Killygarry Kingspan Breffni
20:00 Report
4 September 2021 Round 1 Lavey 5–5 – 2–11 Castlerahan St Matthew's Park
18:00
4 September 2021 Round 1 Kingscourt Stars 0–13 – 1–9 Shercock St Anne's Park
18:00
4 September 2021 Round 1 Laragh United 1–15 – 0–18 Lacken Athletic Grounds
18:00
5 September 2021 Round 1 Ballinagh 0–16 – 4–13 Cavan Gaels Joe Crowe Park
13:00 Report

Round 2

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9 September 2021 Round 2 Lavey 1–11 – 2–17 Laragh United Kingspan Breffni
20:00 Report
10 September 2021 Round 2 Castlerahan 0–12 – 1–11 Mullahoran Kingspan Breffni
20:00
12 September 2021 Round 2 Killygarry 0–13 – 1–11 Kingscourt Stars Kingspan Breffni
13:00 Report
12 September 2021 Round 2 Ramor United 2–16 – 1–19 Ballinagh Kingspan Breffni
16:00 Report
12 September 2021 Round 2 Crosserlough 0–10 – 0–10 Cavan Gaels St Matthew's Park
17:00
12 September 2021 Round 2 Gowna 4–15 – 1–7 Lacken Kingspan Breffni
19:00

Round 3

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18 September 2021 Round 3 Ramor United 1–15 – 1–10 Shercock Jim Smith Park
17:30 Referee: John Emmo
18 September 2021 Round 3 Mullahoran 0–11 – 0–10 Killygarry Kingspan Breffni
19:30 Referee: James Clarke

Round 4

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24 September 2021 Round 4 Crosserlough 2–10 – 3–10 Gowna Kingspan Breffni
20:00 Report Referee: Noel Mooney
25 September 2021 Round 4 Kingscourt Stars 4–16 – 2–5 Lacken Dolan Park
17:00 Referee: Martin Sexton
25 September 2021 Round 4 Mullahoran 0–5 – 2–20 Ramor United Kingspan Breffni
19:30 Referee: Margaret Farrelly
26 September 2021 Round 4 Shercock 1–12 – 3–8 Lavey Kingspan Breffni
13:00 Report Referee: Conor Dourneen
26 September 2021 Round 4 Ballinagh 2–10 – 1–13 Laragh United St Matthew's Park
14:00 Referee: Barry McMenamin
26 September 2021 Round 4 Castlerahan 1–11 – 2–16 Cavan Gaels Kingspan Breffni
19:00 Referee: Joe McQuillan

Round 5

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3 October 2021 Round 5 Shercock 1–11 – 3–11 Gowna Jim Smith Park
16:00
3 October 2021 Round 5 Ballinagh 0–12 – 1–5 Castlerahan St Matthew's Park
16:00 Referee: Brendan Sweeney
3 October 2021 Round 5 Laragh United 1–9 – 1–13 Crosserlough Kingspan Breffni
16:00 Referee: Joe McQuillan
3 October 2021 Round 5 Lavey 0–7 – 1–6 Cavan Gaels Annalee Park
16:00 Referee: James Clarke
3 October 2021 Round 5 Lacken 1–6 – 1–14 Killygarry Páirc Naomh Fionnán
16:00 Referee: Pat Clarke
3 October 2021 Round 5 Kingscourt Stars 0–12 – 1–8 Mullahoran Dolan Park
16:00 Referee: John Emmo

Knock-out stage

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Kingscourt Stars 0–13
Lavey 0–8
Kingscourt Stars 0–11
Gowna 3–12
Gowna 1–14
Mullahoran 0–6
Gowna 0–10
0–14 (R)
Ramor United 0–10
1–15 (R)
Cavan Gaels 1–11
Laragh United 0–10
Cavan Gaels 0–11
Ramor United 1–9
Ramor United 1–13
Ballinagh 0–13

Quarter-finals

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8 October 2021 Quarter-final Cavan Gaels 1–11 – 0–10 Laragh United Kingspan Breffni
20:00 Paul O'Connor 1–2, Gearoid McKiernan 0–3 (0–2f), Niall Smith 0–2, Luke Fortune 0–1, Robert Maloney-Derham 0–1, Padraig Sexton 0–1, Luke Molloy 0–1 Report Paul Smith 0–5 (0–2f), Shane O'Rourke 0–2, Jack McKenna 0–2, Patrick Rudden 0–1 Referee: Conor Dourneen
9 October 2021 Quarter-final Kingscourt Stars 0–13 – 0–8 Lavey Kingspan Breffni
19:30 Barry Reilly 0–5 (0–4f, 0–1m), Joe Dillon 0–2 (0–1m), Padraig Faulkner 0–2, Cian Shekleton 0–1 (0–1f), Philip Tinnelly 0–1, Barry Tully 0–1, Peter Corrigan 0–1 Report Shane Tierney 0–4 (0–1m), Karl Duke 0–1 (0–1f), Darragh Tierney 0–1, Darren Jordan 0–1, Diarmuid Conaty 0–1 Referee: Pat Clarke
10 October 2021 Quarter-final Ramor United 1–13 – 0–13 Ballinagh Kingspan Breffni
16:00 James Brady 0–6 (0–5f), Jack Brady 1–0, Laurence Caffrey 0–2, Enda Maguire 0–1, Brían O'Connell 0–1, Simon Cadden 0–1, Sean McEvoy 0–1, Paddy McNamee 0–1 Report Thomas Moore 0–4 (0–1f), Kevin Smith 0–4 (0–3f), Niall McDermott 0–2 (0–1f), David Finnegan 0–2, Thomas Smith 0–1 Referee: James Clarke
10 October 2021 Quarter-final Gowna 1–14 – 0–6 Mullahoran Kingspan Breffni
19:00 Robbie Fitzpatrick 0–4 (0–3f), Gerald Pearson 1–0, Conor Madden 0–3 (0–1m), Conor Brady 0–2, Ryan Donohoe 0–2, T. J. Fitzpatrick 0–1, Conor Casey 0–1, Oisin Pierson 0–1 Report Enda O'Reilly 0–3 (0–3f), Gavin Brady 0–2 (0–2f), Philip Brady 0–1 Referee: Barry McMenamin

Semi-finals

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24 October 2021 Semi-final Kingscourt Stars 0–11 – 3–12 Gowna Kingspan Breffni
14:30 Barry Reilly 0–5 (0–4f), Peter Corrigan 0–2, Cian Shekleton 0–1 (0–1f), Kevin Curtis 0–1, Padraig Faulkner 0–1, Joe Dillon 0–1 Report Conor Madden 1–4, Tiarnan Madden 1–0, Conor Brady 1–0, Cian Madden 0–2 (0–1f), Robbie Fitzpatrick 0–1 (0–1f), Oisin Pierson 0–1 (0–1m), Cormac Brady 0–1, Ryan Brady 0–1, Ryan Donohoe 0–1, Conor Casey 0–1 Referee: Joe McQuillan
24 October 2021 Semi-final Cavan Gaels 0–11 – 1–9 Ramor United Kingspan Breffni
16:30 Gearoid McKiernan 0–6 (0–3f), Jack Tully 0–2, Luke Molloy 0–1 (0–1m), Robert Maloney-Derham 0–1, Niall Murray 0–1 Report Sean McEvoy 1–3, James Brady 0–4 (0–2f), Ado Cole 0–1, Cathal Maguire 0–1 Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly

Final

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7 November 2021 Final Gowna 0–10 – 0–10 Ramor United Kingspan Breffni
15:00 Cian Madden 0–3 (0–2f), Robbie Fitzpatrick 0–2 (0–2f), Aaron Brady 0–2, Oisin Pierson 0–1, Ryan Donohoe 0–1, Mark McKeever 0–1 Report James Brady 0–5 (0–3f), Ado Cole 0–2, Jack Brady 0–1, Mark Magee 0–1, Ben Smith 0–1 Referee: Pat Clarke
14 November 2021 Final replay Gowna 0–14 – 1–15 Ramor United Kingspan Breffni
14:30 Cian Madden 0–4 (0–4f), Robbie Fitzpatrick 0–4 (0–3f), Conor Madden 0–2, Oisin Pierson 0–2, Aaron Brady 0–1, Conor Casey 0–1 Report James Brady 1–8 (0–4f), Sean McEvoy 0–4 (0–2f), Ado Cole 0–3 Referee: Margaret Farrelly
Man of the Match: James Brady (Ramor United)

Relegation play-offs

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The 4 bottom placed teams the league phase will play off against each other. The 2 winners will maintain their senior status for 2022 while the 2 losers will be relegated to the 2022 Intermediate Championship.

9 October 2021 Relegation play-off Lacken 1–11 – 2–6 Shercock Joe Crowe Park
16:30 Report Referee: Joe McQuillan
10 October 2021 Relegation play-off Killygarry 1–11 – 0–8 Castlerahan Athletic Grounds
13:00 Referee: Margaret Farrelly

References

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  1. ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (4 November 2021). "'The big goal was to get to a final again' - Cole". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (14 November 2021). "'It's one of the best days of my life' - captain Cole". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  3. ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (4 November 2021). "Reilly struck by Gowna's 'pure football passion'". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  4. ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (4 November 2021). "McGahern keen to lead Gowna back to the top". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  5. ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (2 September 2021). "McEvoy's late free wins thriller for Ramor". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  6. ^ Watters, Andy (5 October 2020). "Crosserlough end 48-year wait for Cavan Championship crown in replay win over Kingscourt". The Irish News. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  7. ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (7 November 2021). "Gowna and Ramor United bound for replay after entertaining draw in Cavan decider". RTÉ. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  8. ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (14 November 2021). "Strong start from Ramor propels them to Cavan title". RTÉ. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Referee Maggie Farrelly to make county final history". RTÉ. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  10. ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (27 September 2020). "Ballinagh storm to Intermediate crown". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
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