2023 Cavan Senior Football Championship

2023 Kiernan's Service Station Cavan Senior Football Championship

Tournament details
County	Cavan
Province	Ulster
Year	2023
Trophy	Oliver Plunkett Cup
Sponsor	Kiernan's Service Station
Date	17 August – 22 October 2023
Teams	12
Defending champions	Gowna
Winners
Champions	Gowna (9th win)
Manager	Fintan Reilly [1] Dermot McCabe
Captain	Ryan McGahern [2]
Qualify for	Ulster Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-up	Kingscourt Stars
Manager	Owen Lennon [3] Brendan Lennon [4]
Captain	Barry Reilly [5]
Promotion/Relegation
Relegated team(s)	Lacken
←  2022 2024  →

The 2023 Cavan Senior Football Championship was the 114th 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 began on 17 August 2023.

Gowna entered the championship as defending champions, ^[6] and reached the final against Kingscourt Stars. ^[7] Gowna won the final by seventeen points to successfully defend their title. ^[8]

Team changes

The following teams changed division since the 2022 championship season.

To Championship Promoted from 2022 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship Castlerahan (Intermediate Champions) [9]

From Championship Relegated to 2023 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship Butlersbridge (Relegation play-off losers)

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. The first round draw took place on 15 May 2023. ^[10]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kingscourt Stars	4	4	0	0	78	59	+19	8	Advance to quarter-final
2	Crosserlough	4	4	0	0	81	46	+35	8
3	Ramor United	4	3	0	1	61	49	+12	6
4	Killygarry	4	3	0	1	74	64	+10	6
5	Gowna	4	3	0	1	63	53	+10	6
6	Laragh United	4	2	0	2	71	61	+10	4
7	Cavan Gaels	4	2	0	2	65	65	0	4
8	Ballinagh	4	2	0	2	61	65	−4	4
9	Lacken Celtic	4	1	0	3	61	73	−12	2	Advance to relegation play-offs
10	Castlerahan	4	0	0	4	42	61	−19	0
11	Mullahoran	4	0	0	4	55	80	−25	0
12	Lavey	4	0	0	4	35	71	−36	0

Source: Cavan GAA

Round 1

Gowna v Lacken

17 August 2023Round 1	Gowna	1–18 – 3–8	Lacken	Kingspan Breffni
20:00		Report		Referee: Margaret Farrelly

Castlerahan v Ballinagh

18 August 2023Round 1	Castlerahan	0–11 – 1–14	Ballinagh	Our Lady of Lourdes Park
20:00		Report		Referee: John Emmo

Cavan Gaels v Kingscourt Stars

19 August 2023Round 1	Cavan Gaels	2–10 – 1–14	Kingscourt Stars	Dolan Park
19:00		Report		Referee: Brendan Sweeney

Laragh United v Lavey

19 August 2023Round 1	Laragh United	4–14 – 0–10	Lavey	Kingspan Breffni
19:00		Report		Referee: James Clarke

Killygarry v Mullahoran

20 August 2023Round 1	Killygarry	2–10 – 1–11	Mullahoran	Joe Crowe Park
14:00		Report		Referee: Barry McMenamin

Ramor United v Crosserlough

20 August 2023Round 1	Ramor United	0–13 – 2–13	Crosserlough	Kingspan Breffni
19:00		Report		Referee: Conor Dourneen

Round 2

Killygarry v Cavan Gaels

24 August 2023Round 2	Killygarry	1–15 – 0–14	Cavan Gaels	Kingspan Breffni
20:15		Report		Referee: Pat Clarke

Lacken v Castlerahan

25 August 2023Round 2	Lacken	2–9 – 1–11	Castlerahan	Kingspan Breffni
20:15		Report		Referee: Margaret Farrelly

Crosserlough v Laragh United

26 August 2023Round 2	Crosserlough	4–15 – 0–10	Laragh United	Lavey GAA Grounds
17:00				Referee: Ollie Donohoe

Kingscourt Stars v Ballinagh

26 August 2023Round 2	Kingscourt Stars	3–13 – 1–11	Ballinagh	Kingspan Breffni
19:00		Report		Referee: Padraig Sheridan

Lavey v Gowna

27 August 2023Round 2	Lavey	0–8 – 1–14	Gowna	Dr Plunkett Memorial Park
15:00				Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly

Mullahoran v Ramor United

27 August 2023Round 2	Mullahoran	1–11 – 2–14	Ramor United	Kingspan Breffni
19:00		Report		Referee: James Clarke

Round 3

Laragh United v Cavan Gaels

31 August 2023Round 4	Laragh United	1–10 – 2–8	Cavan Gaels	Kingspan Breffni
20:15		Report		Referee: Barry McMenamin

Ramor United v Lavey

1 September 2023Round 4	Ramor United	0–12 – 0–7	Lavey	Edwin Carolan Community Park
20:15				Referee: Kieran McCarville

Ballinagh v Killygarry

2 September 2023Round 4	Ballinagh	1–11 – 3–14	Killygarry	Kingspan Breffni
19:00				Referee: Margaret Farrelly

Lacken v Kingscourt Stars

3 September 2023Round 4	Lacken	1–9 – 2–11	Kingscourt Stars	Dolan Park
14:00				Referee: Noel Mooney

Crosserlough v Mullahoran

3 September 2023Round 4	Crosserlough	4–10 – 1–14	Mullahoran	Ballinagh GAA Grounds
15:00				Referee: Pat Clarke

Gowna v Castlerahan

3 September 2023Round 4	Gowna	2–10 – 0–12	Castlerahan	Kingspan Breffni
19:00		Report		Referee: Michael Lee

Round 4

Kingscourt Stars v Killygarry

10 September 2023Round 4	Kingscourt Stars	3–13 – 2–11	Killygarry	Hugh O'Reilly Memorial Park
14:00				Referee: Pat Clarke

Cavan Gaels v Lacken

10 September 2023Round 4	Cavan Gaels	1–18 – 2–11	Lacken	Páirc Naomh Fionnán
14:00				Referee: Joe McQuillan

Laragh United v Mullahoran

10 September 2023Round 4	Laragh United	2–16 – 1–7	Mullahoran	St Felim's Park
14:00				Referee: Kieran McCarville

Lavey v Ballinagh

10 September 2023Round 4	Lavey	0–10 – 0–16	Ballinagh	Annalee Park
14:00				Referee: Padraig Sheridan

Ramor United v Gowna

10 September 2023Round 4	Ramor United	1–13 – 0–9	Gowna	St Matthew's Park
14:00		Report		Referee: James Clarke

Castlerahan v Crosserlough

15 September 2023Round 4	Castlerahan	0–6 – 0–13	Crosserlough	O'Raghallaigh Park
20:00				Referee: Brendan Sweeney

Knock-out stage

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Kingscourt Stars

1–10

Cavan Gaels

0–9

Kingscourt Stars

1–12

Ramor United

1–8

Ramor United

1–12 1–16 (R)

Laragh United

3–6 1–12 (R)

Kingscourt Stars

0–13

Gowna

5–15

Crosserlough

3–15

Ballinagh

0–5

Crosserlough

0–14

Gowna

1–18

Killygarry

0–17 1–10 (R)

Gowna

2–11 1–13 (R)

Quarter-finals

Ramor United v Laragh United

22 September 2023Quarter-final	Ramor United	1–12 – 3–6	Laragh United	Kingspan Breffni
20:00		Report		Referee: Conor Dourneen

Kingscourt Stars v Cavan Gaels

23 September 2023Quarter-final	Kingscourt Stars	1–10 – 0–9	Cavan Gaels	Kingspan Breffni
16:00		Report		Referee: Pat Clarke

Killygarry v Gowna

23 September 2023Quarter-final	Killygarry	0–17 – 2–11	Gowna	Kingspan Breffni
18:00		Report		Referee: Joe McQuillan

Crosserlough v Ballinagh

24 September 2023Quarter-final	Crosserlough	3–15 – 0–5	Ballinagh	Kingspan Breffni
18:00		Report		Referee: John Emmo

Killygarry v Gowna

1 October 2023Quarter-final replay	Killygarry	1–10 – 1–13	Gowna	Joe Crowe Park
13:00				Referee: Michael Lee

Ramor United v Laragh United

1 October 2023Quarter-final replay	Ramor United	1–16 – 1–12	Laragh United	Lavey GAA Grounds
16:30				Referee: James Clarke

Semi-finals

Kingscourt Stars v Ramor United

8 October 2023Semi-final	Kingscourt Stars	1–12 – 1–8	Ramor United	Kingspan Breffni
15:00				Referee: Margaret Farrelly

Crosserlough v Gowna

8 October 2023Semi-final	Crosserlough	0–14 – 1–18	Gowna	Kingspan Breffni
17:00				Referee: Noel Mooney

Final

Kingscourt Stars v Gowna

22 October 2023Final	Kingscourt Stars	0–13 – 5–15	Gowna	Kingspan Breffni
16:00	Jordan Morris 0–4 (0–3f), Joe Dillon 0–3 (0–1f), Barry Reilly 0–2 (0–1 s/l), Peter Corrigan 0–2, Padraig Faulkner 0–1, Ciaran Dermody 0–1	Report	Tiarnan Madden 2–4 (0–1f), Ryan Brady 1–0, Darragh McConnon 1–0, Oisin Pierson 1–0, Cian Madden 0–3 (0–2f), Eoghan Hartin 0–2, Conor Casey 0–2, Conor Madden 0–2, Ryan Donohoe 0–1, Daire Madden 0–1	Attendance: 5,148 Referee: Michael Lee Man of the Match: Ryan Brady (Gowna)

Relegation play-offs

Relegation semi-finals

Lacken v Lavey

23 September 2023Relegation semi-final	Lacken	2–9 – 2–9	Lavey	Joe Crowe Park
15:30				Referee: Michael Lee

Castlerahan v Mullahoran

23 September 2023Relegation semi-final	Castlerahan	0–16 – 0–15	Mullahoran	Castlerahan Community Pitch
15:30				Referee: Margaret Farrelly

Lacken v Lavey

29 September 2023Relegation semi-final replay	Lacken	1–8 – 2–9	Lavey	Edwin Carolan Community Park
20:15				Referee: Kieran McCarville

Relegation final

Mullahoran v Lacken

8 October 2023Relegation final	Mullahoran	0–18 – 0–12	Lacken	Our Lady of Lourdes Park
14:30				Referee: Michael Lee

References

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3. Gartland, Niall (20 October 2023). "Lennon hoping the 'Stars' align". Gaelic Life . Retrieved 22 October 2023.
4. Fitzpatrick, Paul (20 October 2023). "Lennons hope to steer Stars to first title since 2015". The Anglo-Celt . Retrieved 22 October 2023.
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6. 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.
7. Carney, Kevin (8 October 2023). "Gowna shock Crosserlough to earn Cavan SFC final date with Kingscourt". The Irish News . Retrieved 20 October 2023.
8. Roche, Frank (22 October 2023). "Cavan SFC final: First-half blitz ensures Gowna reclaim county crown". Irish Independent . Retrieved 22 October 2023.
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External links

• Official Cavan GAA Website