2023 Fermanagh Senior Football Championship

2023 Mannok Fermanagh Senior Football Championship

Tournament details
County	Fermanagh
Province	Ulster
Level	Senior
Year	2023
Trophy	New York Cup
Sponsor	Mannok
Date	9 September – 22 October 2023
Teams	8
Defending champions	Enniskillen Gaels
Winners
Champions	Derrygonnelly Harps (10th win)
Manager	Sean Flanagan [1]
Captain	Shane McGullion [2]
Qualify for	Ulster Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-up	Erne Gaels Belleek
Manager	Seamus Ryder [3]
Captain	Ryan Lyons [4]
Promotion/Relegation
Relegated team(s)	Roslea Shamrocks
←  2022 2024  →

The 2023 Fermanagh Senior Football Championship was the 117th edition of Fermanagh GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior clubs in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The championship consists of eight teams, with the winner going on to represent Fermanagh in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship began on 9 September 2023. ^[5]

Enniskillen Gaels were the defending champions, ^[6] but lost to Erne Gaels Belleek in the semi-final. ^[7]

The final took place on 22 October, between Erne Gaels and Derrygonnelly Harps. Derrygonnelly won the match by 2–8 to 0–9 to win the championship for the 10th time. ^[8]

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2022 championship season.

To Championship

Promoted from 2022 Intermediate Championship

• Devenish St Mary's (Intermediate Champions) ^[9]

From Championship

Relegated to 2022 Intermediate Championship

• Teemore Shamrocks (Relegation play-off losers)

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Derrygonnelly Harps	3	3	0	0	57	35	+22	6	Advance to semi-final
2	Erne Gaels Belleek	3	2	0	1	51	31	+20	4	Advance to quarter-final
3	Belnaleck Art McMurroughs	3	1	0	2	29	54	−25	2
4	Roslea Shamrocks	3	0	0	3	37	54	−17	0	Advance to relegation final

Source: Fermanagh GAA

Derrygonnelly Harps v Roslea Shamrocks

10 September 2023Round 1	Derrygonnelly Harps	2–17 – 2–11	Roslea Shamrocks	Derrygonnelly
13:00				Stadium: Canon Maguire Park Referee: Karol Bradshaw

Erne Gaels Belleek v Belnaleck Art McMurroughs

10 September 2023Round 1	Erne Gaels Belleek	3–13 – 0–9	Belnaleck Art McMurroughs	Belleek
15:30				Stadium: Páirc na hEirne Referee: Barry Monaghan

Roslea Shamrocks v Erne Gaels Belleek

16 September 2023Round 2	Roslea Shamrocks	1–6 – 2–13	Erne Gaels Belleek	Roslea
18:00				Stadium: Shamrock Park Referee: Oliver McShea

Belnaleck Art McMurroughs v Derrygonnelly Harps

17 September 2023Round 2	Belnaleck Art McMurroughs	0–8 – 1–18	Derrygonnelly Harps	Belnaleck
16:00				Stadium: Belnaleck GAA Grounds Referee: Gerard McLaughlin

Derrygonnelly Harps v Erne Gaels Belleek

24 September 2023Round 3	Derrygonnelly Harps	2–7 – 1–7	Erne Gaels Belleek	Garrison
15:30				Stadium: St Mary's Park Referee: Gerard Gallagher

Roslea Shamrocks v Belnaleck Art McMurroughs

1 October 2023Round 3	Roslea Shamrocks	1–8 – 1–9	Belnaleck Art McMurroughs	Donagh
				Stadium: Louis Leonard Memorial Park Referee: Kevin Donnelly

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Enniskillen Gaels	3	3	0	0	46	26	+20	6	Advance to semi-final
2	Kinawley Brian Borus	3	1	1	1	31	36	−5	3	Advance to quarter-final
3	Ederney St Joseph's	3	1	0	2	41	45	−4	2
4	Devenish St Mary's	3	0	1	2	42	53	−11	1	Advance to relegation final

Source: Fermanagh GAA

Kinawley Brian Borus v Devenish St Mary's

9 September 2023Round 1	Kinawley Brian Borus	2–9 – 1–12	Devenish St Mary's	Kinawley
18:00		Report		Stadium: Patrick McManus Park Referee: Hugh Breen

Ederney St Joseph's v Enniskillen Gaels

10 September 2023Round 1	Ederney St Joseph's	0–12 – 2–10	Enniskillen Gaels	Ederney
18:00				Stadium: St Joseph's Park Referee: Eoin Murphy

Enniskillen Gaels v Kinawley Brian Borus

15 September 2023Round 2	Enniskillen Gaels	1–8 – 0–5	Kinawley Brian Borus	Enniskillen
20:00		Report		Stadium: Brewster Park Referee: Nigel Sweeney

Devenish St Mary's v Ederney St Joseph's

17 September 2023Round 2	Devenish St Mary's	0–18 – 2–13	Ederney St Joseph's	Garrison
13:00				Stadium: St Mary's Park Referee: James Lewis

Enniskillen Gaels v Devenish St Mary's

24 September 2023Round 3	Enniskillen Gaels	2–13 – 0–9	Devenish St Mary's	Derrygonnelly
15:30				Stadium: Canon Maguire Park Referee: Barry Monaghan

Kinawley Brian Borus v Ederney St Joseph's

24 September 2023Round 3	Kinawley Brian Borus	0–11 – 0–10	Ederney St Joseph's	Tempo
15:30				Stadium: St Patrick's Park Referee: Martin Higgins

Knock-out stage

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Derrygonnelly

5–8

Kinawley

1–15

Kinawley

3–10

Belnaleck

2–11

Derrygonnelly

2–8

Erne Gaels

0–9

Enniskillen Gaels

0–9

Erne Gaels

0–11

Erne Gaels

1–10

Ederney

1–7

Quarter-finals

Kinawley Brian Borus v Belnaleck Art McMurroughs

7 October 2023Quarter-final	Kinawley Brian Borus	1–15 – 2–11	Belnaleck Art McMurroughs	Kinawley
16:30				Stadium: Patrick McManus Park Referee: Eoin Murphy

Erne Gaels Belleek v Ederney St Joseph's

8 October 2023Quarter-final	Erne Gaels Belleek	0–11 – 1–7	Ederney St Joseph's	Belleek
16:00				Stadium: Páirc na hEirne Referee: Nigel Sweeney

Semi-finals

Derrygonnelly Harps v Kinawley Brian Borus

14 October 2023Semi-final	Derrygonnelly Harps	5–8 – 3–10	Kinawley Brian Borus	Ederney
16:00				Stadium: St Joseph's Park Referee: Martin Higgins

Enniskillen Gaels v Erne Gaels Belleek

15 October 2023Semi-final	Enniskillen Gaels	0–9 – 1–10	Erne Gaels Belleek	Kinawley
13:00				Stadium: Patrick McManus Park Referee: James Lewis

Final

Derrygonnelly Harps v Erne Gaels Belleek

22 October 2023Final	Derrygonnelly Harps	2–8 – 0–9	Erne Gaels Belleek	Enniskillen
14:00	Gary McKenna 1–1, Shane McGullion 1–1, Conall Jones 0–2 (0–1f), Garvan Jones 0–1 (0–1f), Ryan Jones 0–1, Rian McGovern 0–1, Stephen Gilroy 0–1	Report	Ryan Lyons 0–3 (0–2f), Ultán Kelm 0–2 (0–1f), Michael Óg McGarrigle 0–1, Tommy McCaffrey 0–1, Aogán Kelm 0–1, Luke Ryder 0–1	Stadium: Brewster Park Referee: Gerard McLaughlin Man of the Match: Oisín Smyth (Derrygonnelly)

Relegation play-off

Relegation Final

Devenish St Mary's v Roslea Shamrocks

7 October 2023Relegation Final	Devenish St Mary's	5–10 – 0–9	Roslea Shamrocks	Derrygonnelly
16:30				Stadium: Canon Maguire Park Referee: Gerard McLaughlin

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