2015 Cavan Senior Football Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| County | Cavan |
| Province | Ulster |
| Year | 2015 |
| Trophy | Oliver Plunkett Cup |
| Sponsor | Hotel Kilmore |
| Date | 24 July - 11 October 2015 |
| Teams | 17 |
| Defending champions | |
| Winners | |
| Champions | |
| Manager | Niall Lynch |
| Captain | Alan Clarke |
| Qualify for | 2015 Ulster Club SFC |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | |
| Manager | Michael Reilly |
| Captain | Stephen Cooney |
| Promotion/Relegation | |
| Relegated team(s) | |
| Other | |
| Player of the Year | |
The 2015 Cavan Senior Football Championship was the 107th edition of Cavan GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Cavan, Ireland. The tournament consists of 17 teams, with the winner going on to represent Cavan in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship.
Cavan Gaels were the defending champions, having defeated Kingscourt Stars in the previous years final.[1] Kingscourt ended their reign at the quarter-final stage.[2]
Kingscourt went on to win the championship by beating Castlerahan in the final.[3][4][5] This was their 11th title overall, and their first since 2010.[6]
Team changes
[edit | edit source]The following teams have changed division since the 2014 championship season.
To Championship[edit | edit source]Promoted from 2014 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship |
From Championship[edit | edit source]Relegated to 2015 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship
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Opening rounds
[edit | edit source]Preliminary rounds
[edit | edit source]| 24 July 2015 Preliminary Round A | Denn | 3-10 – 0-10 | | Dolan Park |
| 20:00 | Referee: Jimmy Galligan |
| 24 July 2015 Preliminary Round B | Mullahoran | 1-9 – 1-8 | | Breffni Park |
| 20:00 | Report | Referee: Kieran McCarville |
| 9 August 2015 Preliminary Round C | Kingscourt Stars | 2-13 – 0-8 | | Breffni Park |
| 19:30 | Report | Referee: Martin Sexton |
Round 1
[edit | edit source]| 2 August 2015 Round 1 | Killeshandra | 4-9 – 0-9 | | Breffni Park |
| 14:30 | Report | Referee: Gerry Sheridan |
| 2 August 2015 Round 1 | Mullahoran | 1-12 – 0-10 | | Breffni Park |
| 19:30 | Report | Referee: Chris McCaffrey |
| 7 August 2015 Round 1 | Killygarry | 1-11 – 1-8 | File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Crosserlough | Breffni Park |
| 20:15 | Report | Referee: Conor Dourneen |
| 8 August 2015 Round 1 | Cavan Gaels | 5-11 – 0-4 | File:Colours of Waterford.svg Cuchulainns | Dolan Park |
| 18:00 | Referee: Kieran McCarville |
| 8 August 2015 Round 1 | Lacken File:Colours of Dublin.svg | 1-9 – 0-11 | File:Colours of Mayo.svg Gowna | Our Lady of Lourdes Park |
| 19:30 | Referee: Tony Gregory |
| 9 August 2015 Round 1 | Ballinagh | 0-15 – 1-7 | | Breffni Park |
| 14:30 | Report | Referee: Pat Clarke |
| 9 August 2015 Round 1 | Cootehill | 2-11 – 0-15 | | Breffni Park |
| 18:00 | Report | Referee: Stephen McKiernan |
| 16 August 2015 Round 1 | Ramor United File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg | 0-12 – 1-8 | | Breffni Park |
| 14:30 | Report | Referee: Brendan Sweeney |
Round 2A
[edit | edit source]| 22 August 2015 Round 2A | Cavan Gaels | 1-13 – 0-9 | File:Colours of Dublin.svg Lacken | Breffni Park |
| 18:30 | Report | Referee: Joe McQuillan |
| 22 August 2015 Round 2A | Ramor United File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg | 2-12 – 1-9 | | Breffni Park |
| 19:30 | Report | Referee: Ollie Donohoe |
| 29 August 2015 Round 2A | Mullahoran | 0-11 – 1-8 | | Breffni Park |
| 19:30 | Report | Referee: James Clarke |
| 30 August 2015 Round 2A | Killeshandra | 1-14 – 1-9 | | Athletic Grounds |
| 18:00 | Report | Referee: Martin Sexton |
| 2 September 2015 Round 2A Replay | Mullahoran | 3-7 – 0-14 (a.e.t.) | | Breffni Park |
| 20:15 | Report | Referee: Chris McCaffrey |
Back-door stage
[edit | edit source]Round 2B
[edit | edit source]| 15 August 2015 Round 2B | Denn | 0-15 – 0-10 (a.e.t.) | | Breffni Park |
| 18:00 | Report | Referee: John Emmo |
| 15 August 2015 Round 2B | Gowna File:Colours of Mayo.svg | 3-8 – 1-12 | | Breffni Park |
| 19:30 | Report | Referee: Chris McCaffrey |
| 16 August 2015 Round 2B | Castlerahan | 2-14 – 1-13 | File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Crosserlough | Breffni Park |
| 19:30 | Report | Referee: Kieran McCarville |
| 23 August 2015 Round 2B | Kingscourt Stars | 0-10 – 1-7 (a.e.t.) | File:Colours of Waterford.svg Cuchulainns | Lavey GAA Grounds |
| 13:30 | Referee: Margaret Farrelly |
| 30 August 2015 Round 2B Replay | Kingscourt Stars | 3-16 – 1-8 | File:Colours of Waterford.svg Cuchulainns | Dolan Park |
| 13:00 | Referee: Packie Smith |
Round 3
[edit | edit source]| 29 August 2015 Round 3 | Lacken File:Colours of Dublin.svg | 1-14 – 0-7 | | Sheelin Park |
| 18:00 | Referee: Kieran McCarville |
| 5 September 2015 Round 3 | Castlerahan | 5-10 – 1-5 | File:Colours of Mayo.svg Gowna | Breffni Park |
| 15:00 | Report | Referee: Kieran McCarville |
| 6 September 2015 Round 3 | Kingscourt Stars | 1-15 – 2-12 (a.e.t.) | | Dolan Park |
| 14:00 | Referee: Pat Clarke |
| 6 September 2015 Round 3 | Killygarry | 2-15 – 0-24 (a.e.t.) | | Breffni Park |
| 18:30 | Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly |
| 12 September 2015 Round 3 Replay | Killygarry | 3-19 – 2-16 (a.e.t.) | | Breffni Park |
| 18:00 | Report | Referee: Ollie Donohoe |
| 13 September 2015 Round 3 Replay | Kingscourt Stars | 0-10 – 0-5 | | Breffni Park |
| 14:30 | Report | Referee: Kieran McCarville |
Knock-out stages
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| File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United | 1-8 | |||||||||||||
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| File:Colours of Dublin.svg Lacken | 1-9 | |||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
[edit | edit source]| 12 September 2015 Quarter-final | Killeshandra | 2-11 – 1-9 | File:Colours of Dublin.svg Lacken | Breffni Park |
| 19:30 | Declan McKiernan 0-4 (0-2f), Daniel Luby 1-0, Austin Fitzpatrick 1-0, Paddy King 0-3, Shane O'Reilly 0-2, Tomas O'Reilly 0-2 | Report | Conor Finnegan 1-4, Finbar O'Reilly 0-4 (0-4f), Niall McKiernan 0-1 | Referee: James Clarke |
| 13 September 2015 Quarter-final | Castlerahan | 2-14 – 1-8 | File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United | Breffni Park |
| 19:00 | Cian Mackey 2-2 (1-0 pen), Enda Flanagan 0-3 (0-2f), Oisin O'Connell 0-3, Cian McEnroe 0-2 (0-1f), Cormac Daly 0-1, Daniel Lynch 0-1, Sean Fitzpatrick 0-1, Stefan Connolly 0-1 OP | Report | Conor Bradley 0-3, Ronan Keating 1-0, Jack Brady 0-2 (0-1f), Stephen Monaghan 0-2, Jack Doyle 0-1 (0-1f) | Referee: Joe McQuillan |
| 19 September 2015 Quarter-final | Killygarry | 2-14 – 2-8 | | Breffni Park |
| 18:30 | Brian Sheanon 0-5 (0-3f), Conor Smith 1-2, Martin Reilly 0-3, Brendan Murray 1-0, Darragh Gannon 0-2, Ross Sheridan 0-1, Donal Thomas 0-1 | Report | Paul Brady 2-2, Enda O'Reilly 0-3 (0-1f), Sean McKeogh 0-2, Chris Prior 0-1 | Referee: Kieran McCarville |
| 19 September 2015 Quarter-final | Kingscourt Stars | 0-12 – 0-10 | | Breffni Park |
| 20:00 | Barry Reilly 0-8 (0-5f, 0-2 '45), Keith McCabe 0-1, Christy McGowan 0-1, Darragh Gunne 0-1, Cian McArdle 0-1 | Report | Martin Dunne 0-4 (0-2f, 0-2 '45), Seanie Johnston 0-4, Niall Murray 0-1, Vinny Coyle 0-1 (0-1f) | Referee: Ollie Donohoe |
Semi-finals
[edit | edit source]| 26 September 2015 Semi-final | Castlerahan | 0-13 – 0-9 | | Breffni Park |
| 20:00 | Cian Mackey 0-4 (0-1f), Oisin O'Connell 0-4, Cian McEnroe 0-2 (0-2f), Cormac Daly 0-1, Paul Smith 0-1, Enda Flanagan 0-1 | Report | Declan McKiernan 0-2 (0-2f), Daniel Luby 0-2, Paddy King 0-2, Cillian O'Reilly 0-1, Aaron Brady 0-1, Austin Fitzpatrick 0-1 | Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly |
| 27 September 2015 Semi-final | Kingscourt Stars | 1-11 – 1-9 | | Breffni Park |
| 16:45 | Darragh Gunne 1-4 (0-1f), Barry Reilly 0-4 (0-3f), Keith McCabe 0-1, Barry Tully 0-1, Peter Corrigan 0-1 | Report | Brian Sheanon 0-7 (0-6f), Daniel Talbot 1-0, Martin Reilly 0-2 (0-2f) | Referee: Brendan Sweeney |
Final
[edit | edit source]| Kingscourt Stars | 1-9 – 0-11 | |
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| Philip Tinnelly 1-1, Peter Corrigan 0-3, Barry Reilly 0-3 (0-1f, 2 '45), Christy McGowan 0-1, Cian McArdle 0-1 | Report | Cian Mackey 0-3 (0-3f), Cormac Daly 0-2, Enda Flanagan 0-2, Paul Smith 0-1, Ronan Flanagan 0-1, Cian McEnroe 0-1 (0-1f), Oisin O'Connell 0-1 |
Relegation play-offs
[edit | edit source]Preliminary relegation play-off
[edit | edit source]| 18 September 2015 Preliminary relegation play-off | Cuchulainns File:Colours of Waterford.svg | 4-17 – 1-6 | | O'Raghallaigh Park |
| 20:15 | Referee: Tony Gregory |
Relegation Finals
[edit | edit source]| 19 September 2015 Relegation Final | Lavey | 1-16 – 1-11 | | St. Matthew's Park |
| 15:00 | Referee: Jim Giblin |
| 3 October 2015 Relegation Final | Crosserlough File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg | 2-14 – 0-8 | | St. Matthew's Park |
| 17:00 |
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