2021 Cavan Senior Football Championship

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2021 Kiernan's Service Station Cavan Senior Football Championship
Tournament details
County Cavan
Province Ulster
Year2021
TrophyOliver Plunkett Cup
SponsorKiernan's Service Station
Date2 September – 14 November 2021
Teams13
Defending champions Colours of Kilkenny.svg Crosserlough
Winners
Champions Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United (5th win)
ManagerRay Cole [1]
CaptainAdo Cole [2]
Qualify for Ulster Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-up Colours of Mayo.svg Gowna
ManagerFintan Reilly [3]
Dermot McCabe
CaptainRyan McGahern [4]
Promotion/Relegation
Relegated team(s) Colours of Donegal GAA.svg Shercock
Colours of Galway.svg 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]

Contents

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

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

To Championship

Promoted from 2020 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship

League stage

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.

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification or relegation
1 Gowna 44008053+278Advance to quarter-final
2 Kingscourt Stars 44006747+208
3 Ramor United 43108154+277
4 Cavan Gaels 43106647+197
5 Laragh United 41216964+54
6 Ballinagh 41216671−54
7 Lavey 42025864−64
8 Mullahoran 42024160−194
9 Crosserlough 4112565603
10 Killygarry 41035348+52Advance to relegation play-offs
11 Lacken Celtic 40134890−421
12Shercock40045468−140
13 Castlerahan 40045168−170
Source: Cavan GAA

Round 1

2 September 2021Round 1 Crosserlough Colours of Kilkenny.svg 0–14 – 1–12 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United Kingspan Breffni
20:00 Report
3 September 2021Round 1 Gowna Colours of Mayo.svg 2–8 – 0–13 Colours of Down.svg Killygarry Kingspan Breffni
20:00 Report
4 September 2021Round 1 Lavey Colours of Sligo.svg 5–5 – 2–11 Colours of Galway.svg Castlerahan St Matthew's Park
18:00
4 September 2021Round 1 Kingscourt Stars Colours of Cavan.svg 0–13 – 1–9 Colours of Donegal GAA.svg Shercock St Anne's Park
18:00
4 September 2021Round 1 Laragh United Colours of Armagh.svg 1–15 – 0–18 Colours of Dublin.svg Lacken Athletic Grounds
18:00
5 September 2021Round 1 Ballinagh Colours of Antrim.svg 0–16 – 4–13 Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan Gaels Joe Crowe Park
13:00 Report

Round 2

9 September 2021Round 2 Lavey Colours of Sligo.svg 1–11 – 2–17 Colours of Armagh.svg Laragh United Kingspan Breffni
20:00 Report
10 September 2021Round 2 Castlerahan Colours of Galway.svg 0–12 – 1–11 Colours of Tipperary.svg Mullahoran Kingspan Breffni
20:00
12 September 2021Round 2 Killygarry Colours of Down.svg 0–13 – 1–11 Colours of Cavan.svg Kingscourt Stars Kingspan Breffni
13:00 Report
12 September 2021Round 2 Ramor United Colours of Kilkenny.svg 2–16 – 1–19 Colours of Antrim.svg Ballinagh Kingspan Breffni
16:00 Report
12 September 2021Round 2 Crosserlough Colours of Kilkenny.svg 0–10 – 0–10 Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan Gaels St Matthew's Park
17:00
12 September 2021Round 2 Gowna Colours of Mayo.svg 4–15 – 1–7 Colours of Dublin.svg Lacken Kingspan Breffni
19:00

Round 3

18 September 2021Round 3 Ramor United Colours of Kilkenny.svg 1–15 – 1–10 Colours of Donegal GAA.svg Shercock Jim Smith Park
17:30Referee: John Emmo
18 September 2021Round 3 Mullahoran Colours of Tipperary.svg 0–11 – 0–10 Colours of Down.svg Killygarry Kingspan Breffni
19:30Referee: James Clarke

Round 4

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

Round 5

3 October 2021Round 5 Shercock Colours of Donegal GAA.svg 1–11 – 3–11 Colours of Mayo.svg Gowna Jim Smith Park
16:00
3 October 2021Round 5 Ballinagh Colours of Antrim.svg 0–12 – 1–5 Colours of Galway.svg Castlerahan St Matthew's Park
16:00Referee: Brendan Sweeney
3 October 2021Round 5 Laragh United Colours of Armagh.svg 1–9 – 1–13 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Crosserlough Kingspan Breffni
16:00Referee: Joe McQuillan
3 October 2021Round 5 Lavey Colours of Sligo.svg 0–7 – 1–6 Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan Gaels Annalee Park
16:00Referee: James Clarke
3 October 2021Round 5 Lacken Colours of Dublin.svg 1–6 – 1–14 Colours of Down.svg Killygarry Páirc Naomh Fionnán
16:00Referee: Pat Clarke
3 October 2021Round 5 Kingscourt Stars Colours of Cavan.svg 0–12 – 1–8 Colours of Tipperary.svg Mullahoran Dolan Park
16:00Referee: John Emmo

Knock-out stage

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Colours of Cavan.svg Kingscourt Stars 0–13
Colours of Sligo.svg Lavey 0–8
Colours of Cavan.svg Kingscourt Stars 0–11
Colours of Mayo.svg Gowna 3–12
Colours of Mayo.svg Gowna 1–14
Colours of Tipperary.svg Mullahoran 0–6
Colours of Mayo.svg Gowna 0–10
0–14 (R)
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United 0–10
1–15 (R)
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan Gaels 1–11
Colours of Armagh.svg Laragh United 0–10
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan Gaels 0–11
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United 1–9
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United 1–13
Colours of Antrim.svg Ballinagh 0–13

Quarter-finals

8 October 2021Quarter-final Cavan Gaels Colours of Cavan.svg 1–11 – 0–10 Colours of Armagh.svg Laragh United Kingspan Breffni
20:00Paul 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 0–1Referee: Conor Dourneen
9 October 2021Quarter-final Kingscourt Stars Colours of Cavan.svg 0–13 – 0–8 Colours of Sligo.svg Lavey Kingspan Breffni
19:30Barry 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 0–1Referee: Pat Clarke
10 October 2021Quarter-final Ramor United Colours of Kilkenny.svg 1–13 – 0–13 Colours of Antrim.svg Ballinagh Kingspan Breffni
16:00James 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 0–1Referee: James Clarke
10 October 2021Quarter-final Gowna Colours of Mayo.svg 1–14 – 0–6 Colours of Tipperary.svg Mullahoran Kingspan Breffni
19:00Robbie 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 0–1Referee: Barry McMenamin

Semi-finals

24 October 2021Semi-final Kingscourt Stars Colours of Cavan.svg 0–11 – 3–12 Colours of Mayo.svg Gowna Kingspan Breffni
14:30Barry 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 0–1Referee: Joe McQuillan
24 October 2021Semi-final Cavan Gaels Colours of Cavan.svg 0–11 – 1–9 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United Kingspan Breffni
16:30Gearoid 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 0–1Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly

Final

7 November 2021Final Gowna Colours of Mayo.svg 0–10 – 0–10 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United Kingspan Breffni
15:00Cian 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 0–1Referee: Pat Clarke
14 November 2021Final replay Gowna Colours of Mayo.svg 0–14 – 1–15 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United Kingspan Breffni
14:30Cian 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 0–3Referee: Margaret Farrelly
Man of the Match: James Brady (Ramor United)

Relegation play-offs

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 2021Relegation play-off Lacken Colours of Dublin.svg 1–11 – 2–6 Colours of Donegal GAA.svg Shercock Joe Crowe Park
16:30 Report Referee: Joe McQuillan
10 October 2021Relegation play-off Killygarry Colours of Down.svg 1–11 – 0–8 Colours of Galway.svg Castlerahan Athletic Grounds
13:00Referee: Margaret Farrelly

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