2024 Ulster Senior Football Championship

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2024 Ulster SFC
Tournament details
Province Flag of Ulster.svg Ulster
Year2024
TrophyAnglo-Celt Cup
DateApril – May 2024
Defending champions Colours of Derry.svg Derry
Winners
Champions Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal (11th win)
Manager Jim McGuinness
Runners-up
Runners-up Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh
Captain Aidan Forker
Other
Matches played8
Website Ulster GAA
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The 2024 Ulster Senior Football Championship was the 136th installment of the annual Ulster Senior Football Championship organised by Ulster GAA. It was one of the four provincial competitions of the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The winning team received the Anglo-Celt Cup. The draw for the championship was made on 21 October 2023. [1] The defending champion was Derry; [2] however, Derry conceded four goals to Donegal and heavily lost the opening game of its title defence.

Contents

Teams

General information

Nine counties competed in the Ulster Senior Football Championship:

County Last Championship titleLast All-Ireland SFC titlePosition in 2023 Championship
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 1951 —Preliminary round
Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh 2008 2002 Runners-up
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 2020 1952 Quarter-finals
Colours of Derry.svg Derry 2023 1993 Champions
Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 2019 2012 Quarter-finals
Colours of Down.svg Down 1994 1994 Semi-finals
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh ——Quarter-finals
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 2015 —Semi-finals
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 2021 2021 Quarter-finals

Personnel and kits

County Manager Captain(s) Sponsor(s)
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim Andy McEntee Peter HealyFibrus
Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh Kieran McGeeney Aidan Forker [3] Simply Fruit
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan Mickey Graham Raymond Galligan Kingspan Group
Colours of Derry.svg Derry Mickey Harte Conor Glass Errigal Contracts
Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal Jim McGuinness Paddy McBrearty Circet
Colours of Down.svg Down Conor Laverty Pierce Laverty EOS IT Solutions
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh Kieran Donnelly Declan McCuskerTracey Concrete
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan Vinny Corey Kieran DuffyAll Boro Floor Services
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone Feargal Logan and Brian Dooher Peter Harte, Brian Kennedy McAleer & Rushe Ltd

Draw

Pot 1 (Preliminary round pot)

2 out of the 5 teams out of this list were drawn for the preliminary round.

Pot 2 (Quarter-finals pot)

Bracket

Preliminary round
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Colours of Down.svg Down 0–13
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 0–9
Colours of Down.svg Down 2–6
Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh 0–13
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 0–9
Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh 3–11
Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh 0–20 (5)
Colours of Donegal GAA.svg Donegal 0–20 (6)
Colours of Derry.svg Derry 0–17
Colours of Donegal GAA.svg Donegal 4–11
Colours of Donegal GAA.svg Donegal 0–18
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 1–12 Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 0–16
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 3–12 Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 3–16
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 1–23*

Preliminary round

Preliminary round
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 1–12 (15) – (21) 3–12 Cavan Colours of Cavan.svg
Hamill 1-0, Beggan 0-3 (1f, 1 '45), McManus 0-3 (2f), McCarron 0-2(1f), O'Connell 0-1, Garland 0-1, Wilson 0-1, Jones 0-1(1m) Report Lynch 1-9 (7f, 1 '45), G Smith 1-1, Faulkner 1-0, O'Connell 0-1, Madden 0-1
St Tiernach's Park , Clones
Attendance: 8,324
Referee:        Brendan Cawley (Kildare)

Quarter-finals

Quarter-final
Colours of Down.svg Down 0–13 (13) – (9) 0–9 Antrim Colours of Antrim.svg
Páirc Esler , Newry
Attendance: 5,429 [4]
Quarter-final
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 0–9 (9) – (20) 3–11 Armagh Colours of Armagh.svg
Brewster Park , Enniskillen
Attendance: 7,096 [5]
Quarter-final
Colours of Derry.svg Derry 0–17 (17) – (23) 4–11 Donegal Colours of Donegal GAA.svg
Celtic Park , Derry
Attendance: 14,714 [6]
Quarter-final
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 3–16 (25) – (26) 1–23 (a.e.t.) Tyrone Colours of Tyrone.svg
Breffni Park , Cavan
Attendance: 9,952 [7]

Semi-finals

Semi-final
Colours of Down.svg Down 2–6 (12) – (13) 0–13 Armagh Colours of Armagh.svg
Report [8]
St. Tiernach's Park , Clones
Attendance: 12,116 [9]
Semi-final
Colours of Donegal GAA.svg Donegal 0–18 (18) – (16) 0–16 (a.e.t.) Tyrone Colours of Tyrone.svg
Report [10]
Celtic Park , Derry
Attendance: 14,714
Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare)

Final

Final
Armagh Colours of Armagh.svg 0–20–0–20 (a.e.t.) Donegal Colours of Donegal.svg
Report [11]
Penalties
5–6
St Tiernach's Park , Clones
Attendance: 28,896
Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan)

Stadia and attendance

Statistics

Scoring events

Does not include scores in extra time.

Miscellaneous

See also

References

  1. ↑ "2024 Provincial Football Championships draw". GAA . 21 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  2. ↑ "Ulster SFC: Derry retain Ulster crown after dramatic win". Ulster GAA. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  3. ↑ "Forker handed Armagh captaincy ahead of Louth visit". hoganstand.com. 26 January 2024.
  4. ↑ "Down labour to victory as Antrim leave Newry with a bag of regrets". The Irish News. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "Fermanagh falter as Armagh cruise into Ulster semi-final". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  6. ↑ "Ulster SFC: Donegal hit four goals to stun champions Derry". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  7. ↑ "Tyrone progress to Ulster SFC Semi-Finals after edging extra-time thriller against Cavan". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  8. ↑ "Jason Duffy's late point sees Armagh squeeze into Ulster final". RTE. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  9. ↑ "Late Jason Duffy point sees Armagh overcome neighbours Down and book their spot in the Ulster final". Newry Reporter. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  10. ↑ "Patrick McBrearty and Donegal get their second wind to topple Tyrone". Irish Times. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  11. ↑ "Donegal win Ulster as Armagh shootout woes go on". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  12. ↑ "'Tally should have run a million miles from Derry job'". Hogan Stand. 8 April 2025. Speaking to Colm Parkinson on the 'Smaller Fish' GAA podcast in the wake of their heavy Ulster SFC preliminary round defeat to Donegal, the former Tyrone All-Ireland winner – who was Mickey Harte's assistant in Derry last year – claimed the Oak Leafers have been 'sulking' since Gallagher was forced to step down on the eve of the 2023 Ulster SFC final.
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