2022 Cavan Senior Football Championship

2022 Kiernan's Service Station Cavan Senior Football Championship

Tournament details
County	Cavan
Province	Ulster
Year	2022
Trophy	Oliver Plunkett Cup
Sponsor	Kiernan's Service Station
Date	12 August – 16 October 2022
Teams	12
Defending champions	Ramor United
Winners
Champions	Gowna (8th win)
Manager	Fintan Reilly [1] Dermot McCabe
Captain	Ryan McGahern [2]
Qualify for	Ulster Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-up	Killygarry
Manager	Jody Devine [3]
Captain	Mattie McKenna
Promotion/Relegation
Relegated team(s)	Butlersbridge
←  2021 2023  →

The 2022 Cavan Senior Football Championship was the 113th edition of Cavan GAA's premier Gaelic football tournament for senior graded clubs in County Cavan, Ireland. The tournament consists of 12 teams, with the winner going on to represent Cavan in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship started on 12 August 2022. ^[4]

Ramor United were the defending champions, ^[5] but were dethroned by Killygarry in the semi-final, who reached their first senior final since 1971. ^[6] Gowna beat Killygarry in the final to claim their 8th title and their first since 2002. ^{[7] [8]}

Team changes

The following teams changed division since the 2021 championship season.

To Championship

Promoted from 2021 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship

• Butlersbridge (Intermediate Champions) ^[9]

From Championship

Relegated to 2022 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship

• Shercock (Relegation play-off Losers) ^[10]
• Castlerahan (Relegation play-off Losers) ^[11]

League stage

All 12 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 the quarter-finals, while the bottom four teams enter the relegation play-offs.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Cavan Gaels	4	4	0	0	72	46	+26	8	Advance to quarter-final
2	Killygarry	4	3	1	0	61	44	+17	7
3	Crosserlough	4	3	0	1	77	47	+30	6
4	Mullahoran	4	3	0	1	46	55	−9	6
5	Ramor United	4	2	1	1	49	42	+7	5
6	Lacken Celtic	4	2	0	2	68	62	+6	4
7	Kingscourt Stars	4	1	1	2	58	73	−15	3
8	Gowna	4	1	1	2	62	64	−2	3
9	Lavey	4	0	2	2	53	55	−2	2	Advance to relegation play-offs
10	Ballinagh	4	1	0	3	60	70	−10	2
11	Laragh United	4	1	0	3	58	72	−14	2
12	Butlersbridge	4	0	0	4	45	79	−34	0

Source: Cavan GAA

Round 1

Kingscourt Stars v Ramor United

12 August 2022Round 1	Kingscourt Stars	1–9 – 2–11	Ramor United	Kingspan Breffni
20:00		Report		Referee: Barry McMenamin

Mullahoran v Ballinagh

13 August 2022Round 1	Mullahoran	3–12 – 0–14	Ballinagh	Páirc Naomh Fionnán
18:00				Referee: Pat Clarke

Crosserlough v Cavan Gaels

13 August 2022Round 1	Crosserlough	0–13 – 0–14	Cavan Gaels	Kingspan Breffni
19:30				Referee: Joe McQuillan

Butlersbridge v Laragh United

14 August 2022Round 1	Butlersbridge	0–13 – 3–17	Laragh United	Athletic Grounds
14:00				Referee: Martin Sexton

Lavey v Lacken

14 August 2022Round 1	Lavey	0–13 – 1–11	Lacken	St Matthew's Park
15:30				Referee: Brendan Sweeney

Gowna v Killygarry

14 August 2022Round 1	Gowna	1–12 – 2–11	Killygarry	Kingspan Breffni
19:00		Report		Referee: Margaret Farrelly

Round 2

Kingscourt Stars v Lavey

19 August 2022Round 2	Kingscourt Stars	3–7 – 1–13	Lavey	Edwin Carolan Community Park
20:00		Report		Referee: Kieran McCarville

Killygarry v Ballinagh

20 August 2022Round 2	Killygarry	1–13 – 1–6	Ballinagh	St Matthew's Park
17:30				Referee: Michael Lee

Cavan Gaels v Mullahoran

20 August 2022Round 2	Cavan Gaels	1–20 – 0–4	Mullahoran	Kingspan Breffni
19:30				Referee: James Clarke

Ramor United v Butlersbridge

21 August 2022Round 2	Ramor United	0–10 – 0–6	Butlersbridge	Lavey GAA Grounds
14:00				Referee: Padraig Sheridan

Laragh United v Gowna

21 August 2022Round 2	Laragh United	0–15 – 2–10	Gowna	Ballinagh GAA Grounds
16:00				Referee: Conor Dourneen

Crosserlough v Lacken

21 August 2022Round 2	Crosserlough	1–15 – 1–10	Lacken	Kingspan Breffni
19:00		Report		Referee: Margaret Farrelly

Round 3

Laragh United v Mullahoran

26 August 2022Round 3	Laragh United	0–8 – 0–10	Mullahoran	Kingspan Breffni
20:00		Report		Referee: Michael Lee

Lacken v Kingscourt Stars

27 August 2022Round 3	Lacken	2–17 – 1–9	Kingscourt Stars	Dolan Park
17:00				Referee: Joe McQuillan

Gowna v Lavey

27 August 2022Round 3	Gowna	0–14 – 1–11	Lavey	Kingspan Breffni
19:00		Report		Referee: James Clarke

Ballinagh v Cavan Gaels

28 August 2022Round 3	Ballinagh	0–11 – 0–16	Cavan Gaels	Joe Crowe Park
14:00				Referee: Pat Clarke

Ramor United v Crosserlough

28 August 2022Round 3	Ramor United	0–11 – 0–13	Crosserlough	St Matthew's Park
16:00		Report		Referee: Barry McMenamin

Butlersbridge v Killygarry

28 August 2022Round 3	Butlersbridge	0–9 – 1–14	Killygarry	Kingspan Breffni
20:00				Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly

Round 4

Lavey v Mullahoran

4 September 2022Round 4	Lavey	0–10 – 0–11	Mullahoran	St Felim's Park
15:00				Referee: Noel Mooney

Kingscourt Stars v Gowna

4 September 2022Round 4	Kingscourt Stars	2–12 – 1–14	Gowna	Jim Smith Park
15:00				Referee: Pat Clarke

Ballinagh v Butlersbridge

4 September 2022Round 4	Ballinagh	3–17 – 1–14	Butlersbridge	Annalee Park
15:00				Referee: Ollie Donohoe

Lacken v Cavan Gaels

4 September 2022Round 4	Lacken	1–15 – 3–10	Cavan Gaels	Páirc Naomh Fionnán
15:00				Referee: Brendan Sweeney

Crosserlough v Laragh United

4 September 2022Round 4	Crosserlough	3–24 – 1–6	Laragh United	Edwin Carolan Community Park
15:00				Referee: Conor Dourneen

Ramor United v Killygarry

4 September 2022Round 4	Ramor United	0–11 – 2–5	Killygarry	Kingspan Breffni
15:00				Referee: Margaret Farrelly

Knock-out stage

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Cavan Gaels

1–12 0–9 (R)

Gowna

1–12 2–14 (R)

Gowna

2–12

Crosserlough

2–11

Crosserlough

4–18

Lacken

0–8

Gowna

2–13

Killygarry

1–9

Killygarry

2–16

Kingscourt Stars

2–15

Killygarry

2–7

Ramor United

1–9

Mullahoran

0–10 0–6 (R)

Ramor United

0–10 1–10 (R)

Quarter-finals

Cavan Gaels v Gowna

16 September 2022Quarter-final	Cavan Gaels	1–12 – 1–12	Gowna	Kingspan Breffni
20:00	Gearóid McKiernan 0–8 (0–5f, 0–1m), Kevin Meehan 1–0, Declan Meehan 0–1 (0–1f), Paul Graham 0–1, Luke Molloy 0–1, Evan McIntyre 0–1	Report	Robbie Fitzpatrick 1–3 (0–1f), Cian Madden 0–3 (0–3f), Ryan Brady 0–2, Conor Brady 0–2, Tiarnan Madden 0–1 (0–1f), Ryan Donohoe 0–1	Referee: Joe McQuillan

Crosserlough v Lacken

17 September 2022Quarter-final	Crosserlough	4–18 – 0–8	Lacken	Kingspan Breffni
19:30	Paddy Lynch 1–6 (0–2f, 0–2 '45), Oran Rehill 1–1, Adrian Smith 1–0, James Smith 1–0, Peter Smith 0–2, Pierce Smith 0–2, Brandon Boylan 0–2, Darren Gaffney 0–2, Shane McManus 0–1, David Shalvey 0–1, John Cooke 0–1	Report	Killian Galligan 0–5 (0–3f), Shane Finnegan 0–1, Donal McSorley 0–1, Peter Galligan 0–1	Referee: Pat Clarke

Killygarry v Kingscourt Stars

18 September 2022Quarter-final	Killygarry	2–16 – 2–15	Kingscourt Stars	Kingspan Breffni
16:00	Oisin Brady 0–6 (0–4f), Conor Smith 0–5 (0–3f, 0–1m), Martin Reilly 1–1, Darragh Lovett 0–3, Daniel Walsh 1–0, Ben Mooney 0–1	Report	Jordan Morris 0–8 (0–4f, 0–1m), Joe Dillon 1–3, Barry Reilly 1–2 (1–1f), Peter Corrigan 0–2	Referee: Conor Dourneen

Mullahoran v Ramor United

18 September 2022Quarter-final	Mullahoran	0–10 – 0–10	Ramor United	Kingspan Breffni
19:00	Enda O'Reilly 0–3 (0–2f), Cormac McKeogh 0–2, Cormac O'Reilly 0–2, Niall McGahern 0–1, Tom Harten 0–1, Darren Sheils 0–1	Report	Jack Brady 0–3 (0–3f), Paddy McNamee 0–3, Simon Cadden 0–2, Cathal Maguire 0–1, James Bradley 0–1	Referee: James Clarke

Cavan Gaels v Gowna

24 September 2022Quarter-final replay	Cavan Gaels	0–9 – 2–14	Gowna	Kingspan Breffni
20:15	Gearóid McKiernan 0–7 (0–3f, 0–1m), Declan Meehan 0–1 (0–1f), Evaan Fortune 0–1	Report	Cian Madden 0–4 (0–4f), Tiarnan Madden 0–3 (0–1f), Conor Madden 1–0, Oisin Pierson 1–0, Conor Brady 0–2, Robbie Fitzpatrick 0–2, Eoghan Hartin 0–1, Ryan Donohoe 0–1, Mark McKeever 0–1	Referee: Margaret Farrelly

Mullahoran v Ramor United

25 September 2022Quarter-final replay	Mullahoran	0–6 – 1–10	Ramor United	Kingspan Breffni
12:30	Enda O'Reilly 0–4 (0–4f), Gavin Brady 0–1, Cormac O'Reilly 0–1	Report	Enda Maguire 1–1, Jack Brady 0–3 (0–2f), Eoin Somerville 0–2, Cathal Maguire 0–2, Paddy McNamee 0–2	Referee: Michael Lee

Semi-finals

Gowna v Crosserlough

1 October 2022Semi-final	Gowna	2–12 – 2–11	Crosserlough	Kingspan Breffni
19:30	Conor Casey 1–2, Conor Madden 1–1, Tiarnan Madden 0–3 (0–2f), Ryan Brady 0–2, Robbie Fitzpatrick 0–2, Oisin Pierson 0–1 (0–1f), Cian Madden 0–1	Report	Paddy Lynch 0–5 (0–5f), Stephen Smith 1–1, Peter Smith 1–0 (1–0 pen), Dara McVeety 0–2, James Smith 0–1 (0–1m), Pierce Smith 0–1, Adrian Smith 0–1	Referee: Conor Dourneen

Killygarry v Ramor United

2 October 2022Semi-final	Killygarry	2–7 – 1–9	Ramor United	Kingspan Breffni
16:00	Conor Smith 1–3 (0–2f), Darragh Lovett 0–4, Mattie McKenna 1–0	Report	Jack Brady 0–3 (0–2f), Ado Cole 1–0, Simon Cadden 0–2, Liam Brady 0–1 (0–1f), Mark Magee 0–1, Adam O'Connell 0–1, James Bradley 0–1	Referee: Pat Clarke

Final

Gowna v Killygarry

16 October 2022Final	Gowna	2–13 – 1–9	Killygarry	Kingspan Breffni
16:00	Ryan Donohoe 1–3 (0–1f, 0–1m), Cian Madden 0–5 (0–4f), Oisin Pierson 1–0, Conor Brady 0–2, Tiarnan Madden 0–1 (0–1f), Robbie Fitzpatrick 0–1, T. J. Fitzpatrick 0–1	Report	Oisin Brady 0–4 (0–4f), Martin Reilly 1–0, Conor Smith 0–2, Mattie McKenna 0–1, Daniel Walsh 0–1, Kevin Lovett 0–1	Attendance: 4,766 Referee: James Clarke Man of the Match: Cian Madden (Gowna)

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 2023 while the 2 losers will advance to the relegation final. The loser will be relegated to the 2023 Intermediate Championship.

Relegation semi-finals

Ballinagh v Laragh United

18 September 2022Relegation semi-final	Ballinagh	0–13 – 2–18	Laragh United	Ballinagh GAA Grounds
14:00				Referee: Kieran McCarville

Lavey v Butlersbridge

18 September 2022Relegation semi-final	Lavey	0–13 – 0–9	Butlersbridge	Lavey GAA Grounds
14:00				Referee: Brendan Sweeney

Relegation final

Ballinagh v Butlersbridge

23 September 2022Relegation Final	Ballinagh	0–8 – 0–6	Butlersbridge	St Aidan's Park
20:15				Referee: Pat Clarke

References

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2. "'Football is at the centre of life in Gowna'". The Anglo-Celt . 14 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
3. "It's all about enjoying it - Devine". The Anglo-Celt . 12 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
4. Fitzpatrick, Paul (13 August 2022). "Ramor open defence with win over Stars". The Anglo-Celt . Retrieved 16 October 2022.
5. Fitzpatrick, Paul (14 November 2021). "Strong start from Ramor propels them to Cavan title". RTÉ . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
6. Fitzpatrick, Paul (2 October 2022). "Killygarry march on to first SFC final since 1971". The Anglo-Celt . Retrieved 2 October 2022.
7. Carney, Kevin (16 October 2022). "Gowna start slow but finish with a flourish for first Cavan title in 20 years". Irish Examiner . Retrieved 16 October 2022.
8. Fitzpatrick, Paul (16 October 2022). "Gowna end long wait for Cavan glory in style". RTÉ . Retrieved 16 October 2022.
9. Fitzpatrick, Paul (31 October 2021). "Butlersbridge make history after enthralling final". The Anglo-Celt . Retrieved 31 October 2021.
10. Fitzpatrick, Paul (9 October 2021). "Lacken maintain senior status with narrow win". The Anglo-Celt . Retrieved 9 October 2021.
11. "Gowna and Ramor into last four as Castlerahan suffer Cavan SFC relegation". Hogan Stand . 10 October 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2022.

External links

• Official Cavan GAA Website