2021 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship

Last updated
2021 Cavan IFC
Tournament details
County Cavan
Province Ulster
Year2021
TrophyTommy Gilroy Cup
SponsorMcEvoy's SuperValu, Virginia
Date3 September – 31 October 2021
Teams14
Winners
Champions Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Butlersbridge (1st win)
ManagerDaragh McCarthy [1]
CaptainCaoimhin O'Reilly [2]
Qualify for2021 Ulster Club IFC
Runners-up
Runners-up Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballyhaise
ManagerAidan Watters
Pat Duggan
Noel Walshe
Damien Keaney [3]
CaptainDavid Brady
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s) Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Butlersbridge
Relegated team(s) Colours of Cavan.svg Arva
Colours of Limerick.svg Drumlane
  2020
2022  

The 2021 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship was the 57th edition of Cavan GAA's premier Gaelic football tournament for intermediate graded clubs in County Cavan, Ireland. The tournament consists of 14 teams, with the winner representing Cavan in the Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship.

Contents

The championship starts with a league stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.

Butlersbridge defeated Ballyhaise in the final to claim their first Intermediate title. [4] [5] [6]

Team Changes

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

League stage

Pos Team Pld W L D PD Pts
1 Ballyhaise 4400+238
2 Cuchulainns 4301+107
3 Cornafean 4310+206
4 Bailieborough Shamrocks 4310+176
5Butlersbridge4310+136
6 Killeshandra 4310+46
7Killinkere4220-134
8Ballymachugh4220+34
9 Drumgoon 4121-53
10 Templeport 4121−93
11 Arva 4130−162
12 Drumlane 4031−131
13 Cootehill 4040−110
14Belturbet4040−230

Round 1

3 September 2021Round 1 Killeshandra Colours of Antrim.svg 0-11 – 1-13 Colours of Cavan.svg Arva Our Lady of Lourdes Park
20:00Referee: Padraig Sheridan
4 September 2021Round 1 Killinkere Colours of Meath GAA.svg 0-24 – 3-14 Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballymachugh Breffni Park
16:00Referee: John Emmo
4 September 2021Round 1 Ballyhaise Colours of Meath GAA.svg 2-14 – 2-11 Colours of Limerick.svg Cootehill Breffni Park
19:00Referee: Conor Dourneen
5 September 2021Round 1 Drumgoon Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg 0-11 – 0-12 Colours of Cork.svg Bailieborough Shamrocks St Bridget's Park
13:00Referee: Ollie Donohoe
5 September 2021Round 1 Templeport Colours of Meath GAA.svg 1-13 – 4-19 Colours of Cork.svg Cornafean Breffni Park
13:00Referee: Noel Mooney
5 September 2021Round 1 Belturbet Colours of Galway.svg 0-14 – 1-14 Colours of Waterford.svg Cuchulainns Breffni Park
16:00Referee: Stephen McKiernan
5 September 2021Round 1 Butlersbridge Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg 1-14 – 0-12 Colours of Limerick.svg Drumlane Breffni Park
19:00Referee: James Clarke

Round 2

10 September 2021Round 2 Ballymachugh Colours of Meath GAA.svg 2-9 – 0-12 Colours of Limerick.svg Cootehill Edwin Carolan Community Park
20:00Referee: Pat Clarke
10 September 2021Round 2 Cornafean Colours of Cork.svg 1-12 – 0-10 Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Drumgoon Our Lady of Lourdes Park
20:00Referee: Stephen McKiernan
10 September 2021Round 2 Drumlane Colours of Limerick.svg 0-9 – 1-9 Colours of Antrim.svg Killeshandra St Aidan's Park
20:30Referee: Michael Lee
12 September 2021Round 2 Arva Colours of Cavan.svg 0-7 – 1-18 Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballyhaise Ballinagh GAA Grounds
13:00Referee: Ollie Donohoe
12 September 2021Round 2 Belturbet Colours of Galway.svg 0-7 – 3-13 Colours of Cork.svg Bailieborough Shamrocks Hugh O'Reilly Memorial Park
13:00Referee: Margaret Farrelly
12 September 2021Round 2 Butlersbridge Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg 3-22 – 3-8 Colours of Meath GAA.svg Killinkere Sheelin Park
13:00Referee: John Power
12 September 2021Round 2 Cuchulainns Colours of Waterford.svg 3-12 – 2-15 Colours of Meath GAA.svg Templeport Páirc Emmet
15:00Referee: John Emmo

Round 3

17 September 2021Round 3 Killeshandra Colours of Antrim.svg 0-12 – 0-10 Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballymachugh Our Lady of Lourdes Park
20:00Referee: Noel Mooney
18 September 2021Round 3 Drumlane Colours of Limerick.svg 2-11 – 1-14 Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Drumgoon Annalee Park
17:30Referee: Padraig Sheridan
18 September 2021Round 3 Arva Colours of Cavan.svg 2-6 – 0-16 Colours of Waterford.svg Cuchulainns Sheelin Park
17:30Referee: Chris McCaffrey
19 September 2021Round 3 Butlersbridge Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg 1-10 – 2-14 Colours of Meath GAA.svg Templeport First Ulster Park
14:00Referee: Martin Sexton
19 September 2021Round 3 Killinkere Colours of Meath GAA.svg 2-11 – 1-10 Colours of Galway.svg Belturbet Athletic Grounds
14:00Referee: Michael Lee
19 September 2021Round 3 Cootehill Colours of Limerick.svg 0-10 – 2-7 Colours of Cork.svg Cornafean Breffni Park
16:00Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly
19 September 2021Round 3 Ballyhaise Colours of Meath GAA.svg 1-11 – 1-10 Colours of Cork.svg Bailieborough Shamrocks Breffni Park
Referee: Stephen McKiernan

Round 4

26 September 2021Round 4 Drumlane Colours of Limerick.svg 0-8 – 1-10 Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballyhaise Joe Crowe Park
16:00Referee: Michael Lee
26 September 2021Round 4 Butlersbridge Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg 1-12 – 2-8 Colours of Galway.svg Belturbet First Ulster Park
16:00Referee: Stephen McKiernan
26 September 2021Round 4 Killeshandra Colours of Antrim.svg 3-8 – 1-10 Colours of Meath GAA.svg Killinkere Breffni Park
16:00Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly
26 September 2021Round 4 Drumgoon Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg 0-9 – 0-8 Colours of Meath GAA.svg Templeport Athletic Grounds
16:00Referee: Pat Clarke
26 September 2021Round 4 Cootehill Colours of Limerick.svg 4-7 – 3-12 Colours of Cork.svg Bailieborough Shamrocks O'Raghallaigh Park
16:00Referee: Ollie Donohoe
26 September 2021Round 4 Cuchulainns Colours of Waterford.svg 0-9 – 0-6 Colours of Cork.svg Cornafean Dr. Plunkett Memorial Park
16:00Referee: Kieran McCarville
26 September 2021Round 4 Ballymachugh Colours of Meath GAA.svg 3-8 – 2-8 Colours of Cavan.svg Arva Our Lady of Lourdes Park
16:00Referee: John Power

Knock-Out Stage

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Colours of Cork.svg Bailieborough 3-10
Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Butlersbridge3-14
Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Butlersbridge3-9
Colours of Waterford.svg Cuchulainns 0-12
Colours of Waterford.svg Cuchulainns 2-14
Colours of Meath GAA.svg Killinkere 1-12
Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Butlersbridge1-12
Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballyhaise 0-14
Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballyhaise 1-15
Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballymachugh 1-9
Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballyhaise 0-17
Colours of Antrim.svg Killeshandra 1-7
Colours of Cork.svg Cornafean 1-8
Colours of Antrim.svg Killeshandra 1-11

Quarter-finals

1 October 2021Quarter-final Cornafean Colours of Cork.svg 1-8 – 1-11 Colours of Antrim.svg Killeshandra Breffni Park
20:00Referee: Noel Mooney
2 October 2021Quarter-final Ballyhaise Colours of Meath GAA.svg 1-15 – 1-9 Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballymachugh Ballinagh GAA Grounds
17:00Referee: Stephen McKiernan
2 October 2021Quarter-final Cuchulainns Colours of Waterford.svg 2-14 – 1-12 Colours of Meath GAA.svg Killinkere Lavey GAA Grounds
17:00Referee: Margaret Farrelly
3 October 2021Quarter-final Bailieborough Shamrocks Colours of Cork.svg 3-10 – 3-14 Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Butlersbridge Breffni Park
19:00Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly

Semi-finals

15 October 2021Semi-final Butlersbridge Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg 3-9 – 0-12 Colours of Waterford.svg Cuchulainns Breffni Park
20:00Referee: Kieran McCarville
17 October 2021Semi-final Ballyhaise Colours of Meath GAA.svg 0-17 – 1-7 Colours of Antrim.svg Killeshandra Breffni Park
19:00 Report Referee: Stephen McKiernan

Final


Final
Butlersbridge Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg 1-12 – 0-14 Colours of Meath GAA.svg Ballyhaise
Fionntán O'Reilly 0-6 (0-5f), Cathal Leddy 1-0, Caoimhin O'Reilly 0-2 (0-1f), Peter Conaty 0-1 (0-1f), Feargal Flanagan 0-1, Killian Leddy 0-1, John Fitzpatrick 0-1 Report Kevin Tierney 0-6 (0-5f), Stephen Smith 0-3 (0-3f), Eoin Clarke 0-2, Brían O'Rourke 0-1, Sean McCormack 0-1, David Brady 0-1
Breffni Park
Referee: Barry McMenamin

Relegation play-offs

2 October 2021Relegation play-off Arva Colours of Cavan.svg 1-4 – 0-10 Colours of Galway.svg Belturbet Michael Cully Park
15:00Referee: Barry McMenamin
2 October 2021Relegation play-off Drumlane Colours of Limerick.svg 0-13 – 1-12 Colours of Limerick.svg Cootehill O'Connell Park
17:00Referee: Martin Sexton

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