2024 Fermanagh Senior Football Championship

2024 Mannok Fermanagh Senior Football Championship

Tournament details
County	Fermanagh
Province	Ulster
Level	Senior
Year	2024
Trophy	New York Cup
Sponsor	Mannok
Date	30 August – 2 November 2024
Teams	8
Defending champions	Derrygonnelly Harps
Winners
Champions	Erne Gaels Belleek (3rd win)
Manager	Declan Bonner [1]
Captain	Ryan Lyons [2]
Qualify for	Ulster Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-up	Enniskillen Gaels
Manager	Simon Bradley [3]
Captain	Conor McShea [4]
Promotion/Relegation
Relegated team(s)	Devenish St Mary's
←  2023 2025  →

The 2024 Fermanagh Senior Football Championship was the 118th edition of Fermanagh GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior clubs in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The championship consisted of eight teams, with the winner going on to represent Fermanagh in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship began on 30 August 2024. ^[5]

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

Erne Gaels were set to face Enniskillen Gaels in the final on 20 October, but the match was postponed due to a storm. ^[8] The rescheduled match took place a week later, and finished in a draw. ^[9] The replay took place on 2 November, with Erne Gaels finally winning by four points. This was the club's third title in total and their first in 43 years. ^[10]

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2023 championship season.

To Championship

Promoted from 2023 Intermediate Championship

• Teemore Shamrocks (Intermediate Champions) ^[11]

From Championship

Relegated to 2023 Intermediate Championship

• Roslea Shamrocks (Relegation play-off losers)

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Enniskillen Gaels	3	3	0	0	51	29	+22	6	Advance to semi-final
2	Kinawley Brian Borus	3	1	1	1	30	26	+4	3	Advance to quarter-final
3	Teemore Shamrocks	3	1	0	2	29	40	−11	2
4	Belnaleck Art McMurroughs	3	0	1	2	30	45	−15	1	Advance to relegation final

Source: Fermanagh GAA

Enniskillen Gaels v Teemore Shamrocks

30 August 2024Round 1	Enniskillen Gaels	2–6 – 0–9	Teemore Shamrocks	Enniskillen
20:00				Stadium: Brewster Park Referee: Hugh Breen

Kinawley Brian Borus v Belnaleck Art McMurroughs

31 August 2024Round 1	Kinawley Brian Borus	0–6 – 0–6	Belnaleck Art McMurroughs	Kinawley
18:00				Stadium: Patrick McManus Park Referee: Gerard Gallagher

Teemore Shamrocks v Kinawley Brian Borus

7 September 2024Round 2	Teemore Shamrocks	0–7 – 1–14	Kinawley Brian Borus	Teemore
15:30				Stadium: St Mary's Park Referee: Niall Cullen

Belnaleck Art McMurroughs v Enniskillen Gaels

7 September 2024Round 2	Belnaleck Art McMurroughs	0–13 – 5–11	Enniskillen Gaels	Belnaleck
18:00				Stadium: Belnaleck GAA Grounds Referee: Gerard McLaughlin

Enniskillen Gaels v Kinawley Brian Borus

21 September 2024Round 3	Enniskillen Gaels	2–7 – 0–7	Kinawley Brian Borus	Tempo
16:00				Stadium: St Patrick's Park Referee: Michael Keown

Belnaleck Art McMurroughs v Teemore Shamrocks

21 September 2024Round 3	Belnaleck Art McMurroughs	1–8 – 2–7	Teemore Shamrocks	Donagh
16:00				Stadium: Louis Leonard Memorial Park Referee: Eoin Murphy

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Derrygonnelly Harps	3	2	1	0	48	34	+14	5	Advance to semi-final
2	Erne Gaels Belleek	3	2	0	1	36	30	+6	4	Advance to quarter-final
3	Ederney St Joseph's	3	1	0	2	34	46	−12	2
4	Devenish St Mary's	3	0	1	2	36	44	−8	1	Advance to relegation final

Source: Fermanagh GAA

Erne Gaels Belleek v Ederney St Joseph's

1 September 2024Round 1	Erne Gaels Belleek	0–13 – 2–3	Ederney St Joseph's	Belleek
12:45				Stadium: Páirc na hEirne Referee: Barry Monaghan

Derrygonnelly Harps v Devenish St Mary's

1 September 2024Round 1	Derrygonnelly Harps	1–12 – 2–9	Devenish St Mary's	Derrygonnelly
15:00				Stadium: Canon Maguire Park Referee: James Lewis

Devenish St Mary's v Erne Gaels Belleek

8 September 2024Round 2	Devenish St Mary's	0–9 – 0–12	Erne Gaels Belleek	Garrison
13:00				Stadium: St Mary's Park Referee: Oliver McShea

Ederney St Joseph's v Derrygonnelly Harps

8 September 2024Round 2	Ederney St Joseph's	0–8 – 3–12	Derrygonnelly Harps	Ederney
16:00				Stadium: St Joseph's Park Referee: Eoin Murphy

Derrygonnelly Harps v Erne Gaels Belleek

21 September 2024Round 3	Derrygonnelly Harps	1–9 – 1–8	Erne Gaels Belleek	Irvinestown
16:00				Stadium: St Molaise Park Referee: Kevin Donnelly

Ederney St Joseph's v Devenish St Mary's

21 September 2024Round 3	Ederney St Joseph's	1–14 – 0–12	Devenish St Mary's	Derrylin
16:00				Stadium: O'Connell Park Referee: Noel McDonagh

Knock-out stage

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Kinawley

0–15

Ederney

1–13

Ederney

2–8

Enniskillen Gaels

4–13

Enniskillen Gaels

0–8 1–9 (R)

Erne Gaels

0–8 1–13 (R)

Derrygonnelly

0–9

Erne Gaels

0–9

Erne Gaels

0–10

Teemore

0–7

Quarter-finals

Erne Gaels Belleek v Teemore Shamrocks

28 September 2024Quarter-final	Erne Gaels Belleek	0–9 – 0–7	Teemore Shamrocks	Belleek
15:30		Report		Stadium: Páirc na hEirne Referee: Gerard McLaughlin

Kinawley Brian Borus v Ederney St Joseph's

29 September 2024Quarter-final	Kinawley Brian Borus	0–15 – 1–13 (a.e.t.)	Ederney St Joseph's	Kinawley
13:00		Report		Stadium: Patrick McManus Park Referee: James Lewis

Semi-finals

Ederney St Joseph's v Enniskillen Gaels

6 October 2024Semi-final	Ederney St Joseph's	2–8 – 4–13	Enniskillen Gaels	Tempo
13:00		Report		Stadium: St Patrick's Park Referee: Gerard Gallagher

Derrygonnelly Harps v Erne Gaels Belleek

6 October 2024Semi-final	Derrygonnelly Harps	0–9 – 0–10	Erne Gaels Belleek	Kinawley
16:30		Report		Stadium: Patrick McManus Park Referee: Eoin Murphy

Final

Enniskillen Gaels v Erne Gaels Belleek

27 October 2024Final	Enniskillen Gaels	0–8 – 0–8	Erne Gaels Belleek	Enniskillen
16:00	Eoin Beacom 0–2 (0–1f), Ethan Beresford 0–2, Ross Bogue 0–1 (0–1 '45), John Reihill 0–1 (0–1f), Conor Murphy 0–1, Conor Love 0–1	Report	Ultán Kelm 0–3 (0–1f), Dan McCann 0–3, Oisín Kelm 0–1, Aogán Kelm 0–1	Stadium: Brewster Park Referee: Nigel Sweeney Man of the Match: Dan McCann (Erne Gaels)

Enniskillen Gaels v Erne Gaels Belleek

2 November 2024Final replay	Enniskillen Gaels	1–9 – 1–13	Erne Gaels Belleek	Enniskillen
17:00	Conor Love 1–1, Brandon Horan 0–2, Callum Jones 0–2 (0–2f), Conor McShea 0–1, Ethan Beresford 0–1, Conall Quinn 0–1, John Reihill 0–1 (0–1f)	Report	Ultán Kelm 0–5 (0–2f), Michael Óg McGarrigle 1–0, Shane Rooney 0–3 (0–1m), Aogán Kelm 0–1, Tommy McCaffrey 0–1, Oisín Kelm 0–1, Barry McCann 0–1, Seamus Ryder 0–1	Stadium: Brewster Park Referee: Eoin Murphy Man of the Match: Ultán Kelm (Erne Gaels)

Relegation play-off

Relegation Final

Belnaleck Art McMurroughs v Devenish St Mary's

28 September 2024Relegation Final	Belnaleck Art McMurroughs	2–16 – 0–13	Devenish St Mary's	Derrygonnelly
17:30				Stadium: Canon Maguire Park Referee: Nigel Sweeney

References

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