2015 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship

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2015 Ulster Club Senior Football Championship
Tournament details
Province Flag of Ulster.svg Ulster
Year2015
TrophySeamus McFerran Cup
Sponsor Allied Irish Banks
Date18 October - 29 November 2015
Teams9 (one from each of the 9 counties)
Defending champions Colours of Galway.svg Slaughtneil
Winners
Champions Colours of Kilkenny.svg Crossmaglen Rangers (11th win)
Manager Oisín McConville
John McEntee
Captain Paul Hearty
Qualify for All-Ireland Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-up Colours of Cavan.svg Scotstown
ManagerMattie McGleenan
CaptainDonal Morgan
Other
Matches played8
Total scored22-180
Top Scorer Colours of Cavan.svg 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.

Contents

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.

CountyTeamLast win
Antrim Colours of Fermanagh.svg Erin's Own, Cargin [4]
Armagh Colours of Kilkenny.svg Crossmaglen Rangers [5] 2012
Cavan Colours of Cavan.svg Kingscourt Stars [6]
Derry Colours of Galway.svg Slaughtneil [7] 2014
Donegal Colours of Cavan.svg Naomh Conaill [8]
Down Colours of Sligo.svg Kilcoo [9]
Fermanagh Colours of Wexford.svg Derrygonnelly Harps [10]
Monaghan Colours of Cavan.svg Scotstown [11] 1989
Tyrone Colours of Cork.svg Trillick St Macartan's [12]

2015 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship

Preliminary round Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Crossmaglen Rangers (Armagh)2-15
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Erin's Own, Cargin (Antrim)0-13
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Crossmaglen Rangers (Armagh)0-12
Colours of Sligo.svg Kilcoo (Down)0-8
Colours of Cavan.svg Kingscourt Stars (Cavan)0-5
Colours of Sligo.svg Kilcoo (Down)3-15
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Crossmaglen Rangers (Armagh)2-17(aet)
Colours of Cavan.svg Scotstown (Monaghan)2-12 (aet)
Colours of Cavan.svg Naomh Conaill (Donegal)1-11
Colours of Cork.svg Trillick (Tyrone)2-9
Colours of Cork.svg Trillick (Tyrone)2-7
Colours of Cavan.svg Scotstown (Monaghan)2-9
Colours of Cavan.svg Scotstown (Monaghan)1-15
Colours of Galway.svg Slaughtneil (Derry)4-13 Colours of Galway.svg Slaughtneil (Derry)0-15
Colours of Wexford.svg Derrygonnelly Harps (Fermanagh)1-4

Preliminary round


Preliminary round
Slaughtneil Colours of Galway.svg
(Derry)
4-13 – 1-4 Colours of Wexford.svg 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


Quarter-final
Crossmaglen Rangers Colours of Kilkenny.svg
(Armagh)
2-15 – 0-13 Colours of Limerick.svg 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

Quarter-final
Kingscourt Stars Colours of Cavan.svg
(Cavan)
0-5 – 3-15 Colours of Sligo.svg 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

Quarter-final
Naomh Conaill Colours of Cavan.svg
(Donegal)
1-11 – 2-9 Colours of Cork.svg 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

Quarter-final
Scotstown Colours of Cavan.svg
(Monaghan)
1-15 – 0-15 Colours of Galway.svg 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


Semi-final
Crossmaglen Rangers Colours of Kilkenny.svg
(Armagh)
0-12 – 0-8 Colours of Sligo.svg 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

Semi-final
Trillick Colours of Cork.svg
(Tyrone)
2-7 – 2-9 Colours of Cavan.svg 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


Final
Crossmaglen Rangers Colours of Kilkenny.svg
(Armagh)
2-17 – 2-12 (a.e.t.) Colours of Cavan.svg 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
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Darren Hughes Scotstown 4-61836.00
2Tony Kernan Crossmaglen Rangers 1-131635.33
3Christopher Bradley Slaughtneil 2-71326.50
4Shane Carey Scotstown 0-101033.33
Darragh O'Hanlon Kilcoo 0-101025.00
Paul Bradley Slaughtneil 0-101025.00
7 Niall Gormley Trillick 2-3924.50
8Paul Devlin Kilcoo 2-2824.00
Kyle Carragher Crossmaglen Rangers 1-5832.67
Conor McCarthy Scotstown 0-8832.67
In a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Christopher Bradley Slaughtneil 2-39 Derrygonnelly Harps
Tony Kernan Crossmaglen Rangers 1-69 Scotstown
3Paul Devlin Kilcoo 2-28 Kingscourt Stars
4 Darren Hughes Scotstown 1-47 Slaughtneil
Paul Bradley Slaughtneil 0-77 Scotstown
6Shane Carey Scotstown 0-66 Crossmaglen Rangers
7Kyle Carragher Crossmaglen Rangers 1-25 Scotstown
Cormac O'Doherty Slaughtneil 1-25 Derrygonnelly Harps
Jerome Johnston Kilcoo 1-25 Kingscourt Stars
Niall Gormley Trillick 1-25 Naomh Conaill
Michael Magill Erin's Own, Cargin 0-55 Crossmaglen Rangers
Darragh O'Hanlon Kilcoo 0-55 Kingscourt Stars
Darragh O'Hanlon Kilcoo 0-55 Crossmaglen Rangers
Conor Laverty Kilcoo 0-55 Kingscourt Stars
Dermot Gallagher Naomh Conaill 0-55 Trillick
Conor McCarthy Scotstown 0-55 Slaughtneil

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