2021 Down Senior Football Championship

2021 Down Senior Football Championship

Tournament details
County	Down
Province	Ulster
Year	2021
Trophy	Frank O'Hare Cup
Sponsor	Morgan Fuels
Teams	16
Defending champions	Kilcoo
Winners
Champions	Kilcoo (19th title)
Qualify for	2021 Ulster Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-up	St Mary's Burren
←  2020 2022  →

The 2021 Down Senior Football Championship was the 113th official edition of Down GAA's premier Gaelic Football tournament for senior clubs in County Down. 16 teams competed with the winner representing Down in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. The tournament operated a double elimination format for the opening two rounds of the championship, with the winners and early round losers rejoining at the quarter final stage.

Kilcoo were the holders after defeating Carryduff in the 2020 final, and retained the title following their victory in the 2021 final against St Mary's Burren.

Team Changes

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

To S.F.C. Promoted from 2020 Down I.F.C. Saul (2020 Down Intermediate Football Champions)

From S.F.C. Relegated to 2021 Down I.F.C. Darragh Cross (Lost 2020 Relegation Play-off)

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Participating teams

The following teams take part in the 2021 edition of the Down Senior Football Championship. ^[4] –

Division One Ballyholland Harps (semi-final) Bryansford (Round 2B) Burren (final) Carryduff (quarter-final) Clonduff (semi-final) Kilcoo (champions) Loughinisland (Round 2B) Mayobridge (quarter-final) Rostrevor (Round 2B) Warrenpoint (Round 3)

Division Two Bredagh (Round 3) Castlewellan (Round 3) Glenn (quarter-final) Longstone (Round 3) RGU Downpatrick (quarter-final) Saul (Round 2B)

Round 1

The 16 participating teams were placed into an open draw. Winning sides move to Round 2A while losing sides go into Round 2B.

Longstone v Warrenpoint

16 September 2021Round 1	Longstone	1–05–0–07	Warrenpoint	Ballymartin
19:30 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Páirc Cois na Farraige
				Referee: Brian Higgins

Saul v Burren

17 September 2021Round 1	Saul	1–08–3–21	Burren	Liatroim
19:30 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Fontenoy Park
				Referee: Colm Gribben

Bredagh v Castlewellan

18 September 2021Round 1	Bredagh	1–14–1–11	Castlewellan	Downpatrick
13:30 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Páirc Tomás Ruséil
				Referee: Micheal Moore

RGU Downpatrick v Carryduff

18 September 2021Round 1	RGU Downpatrick	3–08–0–13	Carryduff	Darragh Cross
17:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: St Mochai's Park
				Referee: Paul Faloon

Mayobridge v Kilcoo

19 September 2021Round 1	Mayobridge	1–12–4–09	Kilcoo	Newry
15:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Páirc Esler
				Referee: Darren O Hare

Loughinisland v Ballyholland Harps

19 September 2021Round 1	Loughinisland	0–12–2–09	Ballyholland Harps	Newcastle
17:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: St Patrick's Park
				Referee: Ciarán Branagan

Clonduff v Rostrevor

19 September 2021Round 1	Clonduff	3–10–1–07	Rostrevor	Newry
19:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Páirc Esler
				Referee: Adrian Sharvin

Bryansford v Glenn

20 September 2021Round 1	Bryansford	0–13–1–14	Glenn	Newry
19:15 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Páirc Esler
				Referee: Brendan Rice

Round 2

Round 2A

Round 2A will feature the eight winning sides from Round 1, with an open draw to determine the fixtures. The winning sides progress directly to the quarter final, with the losing sides moving into Round 3.

RGU Downpatrick v Longstone

25 September 2021Round 2A	RGU Downpatrick	4–07–1–08	Longstone	Dundrum
17:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Páirc Sean O'Caoilte
				Referee: Darren O Hare

Clonduff v Kilcoo

26 September 2021Round 2A	Clonduff	1–08–1–11	Kilcoo	Newry
15:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Páirc Esler
				Referee: Brendan Rice

Bredagh v Ballyholland Harps

26 September 2021Round 2A	Bredagh	1–11–2–10	Ballyholland Harps	Castlewellan
17:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: St Malachy's Park
				Referee: Micheal Moore

Glenn v Burren

27 September 2021Round 2A	Glenn	0–08–2–12	Burren	Newry
19:15 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Páirc Esler
				Referee: Gavin Finnegan

Round 2B

Round 2B sees the eight losing sides from Round 1 compete for a place in Round 3. The losing sides from this round will be eliminated from the competition.

Carryduff v Saul

24 September 2021Round 2B	Carryduff	3–20–2–10	Saul	Liatroim
19:15 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Fontenoy Park
				Referee: Peter Owens

Loughinisland v Mayobridge

25 September 2021Round 2B	Loughinisland	0–14–1–19 (a.e.t.)	Mayobridge	Newcastle
15:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: St Patrick's Park
				Referee: Ciarán Branagan

Castlewellan v Rostrevor

25 September 2021Round 2B	Castlewellan	1–15–0–17	Rostrevor	Ballymartin
19:15 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Páirc Cois na Farraige
				Referee: Declan Ryan

Warrenpoint v Bryansford

26 September 2021Round 2B	Warrenpoint	0–12–0–03	Bryansford	Newry
19:15 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Páirc Esler
				Referee: Paul Faloon

Relegation Semi-finals

The 4 losers of Round 2B play each other in the Relegation Semi-finals. The 2 winners will secure their Senior status for 2022, while the 2 losers will face-off in the Relegation Final.

Rostrevor v Saul

10 October 2021Relegation Play-Off Semi Final	Rostrevor	2–09–1–13	Saul	Castlewellan
13:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: St Malachy's Park
				Referee: Micheal Moore

Loughinisland v Bryansford

10 October 2021Relegation Play-Off Semi Final	Loughinisland	0–11–0–09	Bryansford	Drumnaquoile
13:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Pairc Naomh Eoin
				Referee: Kevin Mc Grath

Relegation Final

The winner of the Relegation Final will maintain their Senior status into 2022, while the loser will be relegated to the 2022 Down I.F.C.

Rostrevor v Bryansford

17 October 2021Relegation Play-Off Final	Rostrevor	0–12–0–15	Bryansford	Kilkeel
13:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: An Ríocht GAC
				Referee: Paul Faloon

Rostrevor relegated to 2022 Down Intermediate Football Championship

Round 3

Round 3 is a supplementary round for teams to have a second chance at reaching the quarter final. This round features teams that have lost once so far in this year's Championship, either winning in Round 1 and losing in Round 2A, or losing in Round 1 but winning their Round 2B fixture. Losing sides in this round are eliminated from this year's competition.

This round is seeded, meaning in each fixture a Round 2A losing side will face a Round 2B winning side.

Bredagh v Mayobridge

1 October 2021Round 3	Bredagh	2–06–4–08	Mayobridge	Liatroim
19:15 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Fontenoy Park
				Referee: Ronan Barry

Longstone v Carryduff

2 October 2021Round 3	Longstone	1–11–2–13	Carryduff	Newcastle
16:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: St Patrick's Park
				Referee: Neill Cousins

Clonduff v Warrenpoint

3 October 2021Round 3	Clonduff	3–10–1–09	Warrenpoint	Newry
19:15 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Páirc Esler
				Referee: Paul Faloon

Glenn v Castlewellan

4 October 2021Round 3	Glenn	2–12–1–13	Castlewellan	Newry
19:15 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Páirc Esler
				Referee: Ciarán Branagan

Quarter-final

The quarter final sees the two brackets rejoin, with the earlier Round 2A winners facing a Round 3 winner for a Semi Final spot.

Kilcoo v Carryduff

9 October 2021Quarter Final	Kilcoo	1–18–3–11 (a.e.t.)	Carryduff	Newry
17:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Páirc Esler
				Referee: Brendan Rice

RGU Downpatrick v Clonduff

10 October 2021Quarter Final	RGU Downpatrick	0–12–1–15	Clonduff	Newry
15:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Páirc Esler
				Referee: Adrian Sharvin

Burren v Mayobridge

10 October 2021Quarter Final	Burren	1–15–2–08	Mayobridge	Newry
19:15 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Páirc Esler
				Referee: Ciarán Branagan

Ballyholland Harps v Glenn

11 October 2021Quarter Final	Ballyholland Harps	2–08–0–11	Glenn	Newry
19:15 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Páirc Esler
				Referee: Brian Higgins

Semi-final

The semi final will see the four winning sides face off for a place in this year's final. This round is an open draw from the four Quarter Final winners.

Kilcoo v Ballyholland Harps

24 October 2021Semi Final	Kilcoo	0–08–1–03	Ballyholland Harps	Newry
15:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Páirc Esler
				Referee: Brian Higgins

Burren v Clonduff

24 October 2021Semi Final	Burren	0–09–0–08	Clonduff	Newry
19:15 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Páirc Esler
				Referee: Adrian Sharvin

Final

The final will be played between the two Semi Final winners, and will take place at Páirc Esler, Newry.

Kilcoo v Burren

7 November 2021Final	Kilcoo	1–12–0–13	Burren	Newry
15:00 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Páirc Esler
				Referee: Brendan Rice

References

1. "Down Recorder Archives". Irishnewsarchive.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
2. "Down HoganStand". Hoganstand.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
3. "2020 Down GAA Senior Football Championship". downgaa.net. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
4. "2020 Down GAA Senior Football Championship". downgaa.net. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.

External links

• Down GAA