2015 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship

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2015 Cavan IFC
Tournament details
County Cavan
Province Ulster
Year2015
TrophyTommy Gilroy Cup
SponsorHotel Kilmore
Date23 July - 4 October 2015
Teams13
Winners
Champions Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballyhaise (2nd win)
ManagerJohn Brady
CaptainEamonn Costello
Qualify for2015 Ulster Club IFC
Runners-up
Runners-up Colours of Cavan.svg Arva
ManagerBrian Doyle
CaptainFergal McGlade
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s) Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballyhaise
Relegated team(s) Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan Gaels B (withdrew)
Other
Player of the Year Colours of Meath GAA.svg Stephen Smith (Ballyhaise)
  2014
2016  

The 2015 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship was the 51st edition of Cavan GAA's premier Gaelic football tournament for intermediate graded clubs in County Cavan, Ireland. The tournament consists of 13 teams, with the winner representing Cavan in the Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship.

Contents

Cavan Gaels B withdrew from the championship before it began. For 2016 Cavan Gaels' second string didn't compete in against first teams in the championship.

2014 runners-up Ballyhaise won the championship, beating newly-promoted Arva in the final. [1] [2]

Team Changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2014 championship season.

Opening rounds

Preliminary round

23 July 2015Preliminary round Drung Colours of Cork.svg 0-13 – 1-9 Colours of Armagh.svg Laragh United Breffni Park
20:00 Report Referee: Noel Mooney

Round 1

Round 1 Belturbet Colours of Galway.svg w/o – conc Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan Gaels B
31 July 2015Round 1 Arva Colours of Cavan.svg 0-13 – 1-9 Colours of Donegal GAA.svg Shercock Breffni Park
20:00 Report Referee: Margaret Farrelly
2 August 2015Round 1 Drung Colours of Cork.svg 0-15 – 3-2 Colours of Clare.svg Redhills Breffni Park
18:00 Report Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly
6 August 2015Round 1 Bailieborough Shamrocks Colours of Cork.svg 1-8 – 0-9 Colours of Meath GAA.svg Killinkere Breffni Park
20:00 Report Referee: Thomas Doonan
7 August 2015Round 1 Butlersbridge Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg 1-10 – 1-7 Colours of Limerick.svg Drumlane St Aidan's Park
20:00Referee: Padraig Sheridan
9 August 2015Round 1 Ballyhaise Colours of Meath GAA.svg 1-17 – 1-9 Colours of Cavan.svg Swanlinbar Breffni Park
13:00 Report Referee: Packie Smith

Back-door stage

Round 2

14 August 2015Round 2 Drumlane Colours of Limerick.svg 0-15 – 0-6 Colours of Clare.svg Redhills Breffni Park
20:15 Report Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly
16 August 2015Round 2 Swanlinbar Colours of Cavan.svg 1-14 – 2-10 Colours of Donegal GAA.svg Shercock Annalee Park
16:30Referee: Gerry Sheridan

Round 3

22 August 2015Round 3 Drumlane Colours of Limerick.svg 0-13 – 0-10 Colours of Armagh.svg Laragh United Athletic Grounds
17:00Referee: Chris McCaffrey
23 August 2015Round 3 Swanlinbar Colours of Cavan.svg 0-13 – 1-9 Colours of Meath GAA.svg Killinkere Annalee Park
13:00Referee: Kieran McCarville

Knock-out stage

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Colours of Cavan.svg Arva 0-18
Colours of Cork.svg Drung 3-6
Colours of Cavan.svg Arva 2-10
Colours of Galway.svg Belturbet 1-10
Colours of Galway.svg Belturbet1-8
Colours of Cavan.svg Swanlinbar 0-10
Colours of Cavan.svg Arva 1-14
Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballyhaise 2-13
Colours of Limerick.svg Drumlane 2-10
Colours of Cork.svg Bailieborough 0-10
Colours of Limerick.svg Drumlane 1-7
Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballyhaise 1-11
Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballyhaise 0-17
Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Butlersbridge 0-14

Quarter-finals

4 September 2015Quarter-final Arva Colours of Cavan.svg 0-18 – 3-6 Colours of Cork.svg Drung Breffni Park
20:15Jonathan McCabe 0-5 (0-1f), Conal Sheridan 0-4 (0-3f), Kevin Bouchier 0-3, Ciarán Brady 0-2, Thomas Brady 0-1, Peter Morris 0-1, Ciaran Cooney 0-1, Shane Hamilton 0-1 Report Paddy McEntee 1-1, Dan Fay 1-0, Andrew Rossiter 1-0, Declan McEntee 0-2 (0-1f) Michael McEntee 0-1 (0-1f), Barry Watters 0-1, Gary Watters 0-1Referee: Raymond Tynan
5 September 2015Quarter-final Drumlane Colours of Limerick.svg 2-10 – 0-10 Colours of Cork.svg Bailieborough Shamrocks Breffni Park
19:00Ryan Connolly 1-3 (0-2f), Stephen McCann 1-0, J. P. Kelly 0-2, Donal Reilly 0-2, Fergal Brady 0-1, Gary Tubman 0-1, Ciaran Crowe 0-1 Report Brendan Argue 0-6 (0-6f), Declan Reilly 0-1, Sean Cooney 0-1, Peter Clerkin 0-1, Damien Reilly 0-1Referee: Jimmy Galligan
5 September 2015Quarter-final Ballyhaise Colours of Meath GAA.svg 0-17 – 0-14 Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Butlersbridge Breffni Park
20:30Stephen Smith 0-7 (0-2f), Padraig Moore 0-4, David Brady 0-2, Kevin Tierney 0-2, Sean McCormack 0-1, Barry McCrudden 0-1 Report Jonathan Leddy 0-8 (0-2f, 0-1 45), Caoimhin O'Reilly 0-4 (0-1f), Declan Callaghan 0-1, John Fitzpatrick 0-1Referee: Brendan Sweeney
6 September 2015Quarter-final Belturbet Colours of Galway.svg 1-8 – 0-10 Colours of Cavan.svg Swanlinbar Breffni Park
20:00Enda Henry 0-4 (0-2f), Cian Vaughan 1-0, Jason O'Reilly 0-2, Niall Lawlor 0-1 (0-1 45), Brendan Fitzpatrick 0-1 Report Mark Cunningham 0-5 (0-1f), Gearóid McKiernan 0-2, Michael Curran 0-2, Michael Cunningham 0-1Referee: Noel Mooney

Semi-finals

18 September 2015Semi-final Drumlane Colours of Limerick.svg 1-7 – 1-11 Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballyhaise Breffni Park
20:00Ryan Connolly 0-5 (0-5f), Kian Monahan 1-0, J. P. Kelly 0-1, Ciaran Crowe 0-1 Report Stephen Smith 0-8 (0-7f), Kevin Tierney 1-2 (1-0 pen), Eamonn Costello 0-1Referee: Tony Gregory
19 September 2015Semi-final Arva Colours of Cavan.svg 2-10 – 1-10 Colours of Galway.svg Belturbet Breffni Park
17:00Conal Sheridan 0-7 (0-7f), Peter Conneely 1-0, Ciarán Brady 1-0, Peter Morris 0-2, Jonathan McCabe 0-1 Report Enda Henry 0-8 (0-6f), Jason O'Reilly 1-0, Cian Vaughan 0-1, Brendan Fitzpatrick 0-1Referee: Gerry Sheridan

Final

4 October 2015Final Arva Colours of Cavan.svg 1-14 – 2-13 Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballyhaise Breffni Park
15:00Conal Sheridan 0-6 (0-5f), Jonathan McCabe 1-3, Kevin Bouchier 0-2, Peter Morris 0-2, Ciarán Brady 0-1 Report Stephen Smith 1-6 (0-4f), Kevin Tierney 1-2, Padraig Moore 0-3, Martin Conaty 0-2Referee: Conor Dourneen

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