1997 Ulster Senior Football Championship final

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1997 Ulster Senior Football Final
Event 1997 Ulster Senior Championship
Cavan Derry
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Date20 July 1997
Venue St Tiernach's Park, Clones
Man of the Match Dermot McCabe
Referee Pat McEnaney (Monaghan)
Attendance34,349
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The 1997 Ulster Senior Football Championship Final was played at St Tiernach's Park in Clones on 20 July 1997. It was contested by Cavan and Derry.

Cavan were looking for their first title since 1969, while Derry hadn't won since 1993.

Cavan entered the game as underdogs, but bridged a 28-year gap to win a record 39th Ulster title. [1] [2] [3] [4] Substitute Jason O'Reilly got the decisive goal, [5] while Ronan Carolan was top scorer with 6 points. Dermot McCabe was selected as man of the match while Stephen King had the honour of lifting the Anglo-Celt Cup as captain. [6] [7]

Match details

Cavan 1-14 – 0-16 Derry
R. Carolan 0-6
J. O'Reilly 1-0
P. Reilly 0-3
L. Reilly 0-2
D. McCabe 0-1
R. Cunningham 0-1
F. Cahill 0-1		A. Tohill 0-4
J. Brolly 0-3
G. McGill 0-2
G. Coleman 0-2
J. Cassidy 0-1
F. McCusker 0-1
D. Dougan 0-1
J. McBride 0-1
K. McKeever 0-1
St Tiernach's Park, Clones
Referee: Pat McEnaney (Monaghan)
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Cavan
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Derry
1Paul O'Dowd
2Philip Kermath
3Ciarán Brady
4Terry Farrelly
5Gerry Sheridan
6Bernard Morris
7Patrick Sheils
8 Stephen King (c)
9 Dermot McCabe
10Peter Reilly
11 Ronan Carolan
12Raymond Cunningham
13 Larry Reilly
14Fintan Cahill
15 Damien O'Reilly
Substitutes:
17 Mickey Graham for L. Reilly
18Philip Smith for King
20 Jason O'Reilly for Cahill

Manager:
Martin McHugh
1 Damien McCusker
2 Kieran McKeever (c)
3David O'Neill
4 Gary Coleman
5 Seán Marty Lockhart
6 Henry Downey
7 Johnny McBride
8 Anthony Tohill
9 Dermot Heaney
10Gary McGill
11Dermot Dougan
12 Fergal McCusker
13 Joe Brolly
14 Seamus Downey
15 Joe Cassidy
Substitutes:
17Karl Diamond for Dougan
19Gary Doyle for McGill


Manager:
Brian Mullins

Man of the Match:
Dermot McCabe

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  2. ↑ "Back in the day: The Irish News July 20 1997: Cavan footballers end 28-year wait for Ulster title". Irish News. 20 July 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
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  4. ↑ "'I turned around and I think I was hit by a herd of buffalo, I never seen a pitch fill up as quick'". The42. 22 June 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
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