2013 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship
The 2013 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship was that year's installment of the annual Ulster Senior Club Football Championship which is administered by Ulster GAA. The holders were Crossmaglen Rangers of Armagh, having defeated Kilcoo of Down in the 2012 final.[2] The winning team receives the Séamus McFerran Cup and advances to represent Ulster in the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| County | Ulster |
| Year | 2013 |
| Winners | |
| Champions | Ballinderry[1] (3rd win) |
Format
The championship took the structure of an open-draw knock-out.
Competing teams
Each county in Ulster holds its own County Championship. The winner of the nine championships qualify for the Ulster Club Championship.
| Team | Qualified as | Last appearance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Gall's | Winners of the 2013 Antrim Senior Football Championship[3] | 2012 | Knocked out at the quarter-final stage by Gleann tSuilí of Donegal[4] |
| Crossmaglen Rangers | Winners of the 2013 Armagh Senior Football Championship[5] | 2012 | |
| Ballinagh | Winners of the 2013 Cavan Senior Football Championship[6] | Never | Knocked out at the quarter final stage by Roslea Shamrocks of Fermanagh.[7] |
| Ballinderry Shamrocks | Winners of the 2013 Derry Senior Football Championship[8] | 2012 | |
| Gleann tSuilí | Winners of the 2013 Donegal Senior Football Championship[9] | 2011 | |
| Kilcoo | Winners of the 2013 Down Senior Football Championship[10] | 2012 | |
| Roslea Shamrocks | Winners of the 2013 Fermanagh Senior Football Championship | 2011 | Their quarter-final defeat of Ballinagh was the first win by a Fermanagh side in this competition since Enniskillen Gaels beat Gowna in the 2002 semi-final.[11] |
| Scotstown | Winners of the 2013 Monaghan Senior Football Championship | 1993 | Knocked out at the quarter-final stage by Ballinderry Shamrocks of Derry.[12] |
| Clonoe O'Rahillys | Winners of the 2013 Tyrone Senior Football Championship[13] | 2008 | Knocked out in the first round by Ballinderry Shamrocks of Derry.[14] |
Match schedule
- Preliminary round - 20 October
- Quarter-finals - 3 November
- Semi-finals - 17 November
- Final - 1 December
Preliminary round
| 20 October 2013 Preliminary round |
Ballinderry Shamrocks (Derry) | 0-14 – 0-10 | Clonoe O'Rahillys (Tyrone) | Celtic Park, Derry Referee: M. Higgins (Fermanagh) |
| R Bell 0-4 (1f), A Devlin 0-3, C Gilligan 0-2, D McKinless, D McGuckin, C Devlin , C Nevin, D Lawn 0-1 each | D McNulty 0-4 (1f), C McAlickey 0-3 (3fs), PJ Lavery 0-2, RT O'Neill 0-1 |
Quarter-finals
| 3 November 2013 2:30 pm Quarter-final |
Gleann tSuilí (Donegal) | 1-10 - 0-10 | St. Gall's (Antrim) | MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey Referee: P. Hughes (Armagh) |
| M Murphy 1-4 (1-0pen, 0-1f, 0-2 '45s'), G McFadden 0-3fs, N Gallagher, K McFadden, B Farrelly 0-1 each | BBC report | C McGourty 0-5 (4fs), A Healy, K Niblock, S Burke, K Stewart, M Pollock 0-1 each |
| 3 November 2013 2:30 pm Quarter-final |
Roslea Shamrocks (Fermanagh) | 1-12 - 0-11 | Ballinagh (Cavan) | Brewster Park, Enniskillen Referee: Cathal O'Hagan |
| S Lynch (0-01), Seamie Quigley (1-07, 5f, 1 pen), Sean Quigley (0-04) | BBC report | P O'Reilly (0-01), T Moore (0-01), K Smith (0-03), D Finnegan (0-02), C Gumley (0-01), N McDermott (0-02, 2f), A Gaynor (0-01) |
| 3 November 2013 2:30 pm Quarter-final |
Kilcoo (Down) | 1-12 - 2-9 | Crossmaglen Rangers (Armagh) | Páirc Esler, Newry |
| BBC report |
| 3 November 2013 2:30 pm Quarter-final |
Scotstown (Monaghan) | 0-10 - 1-08 | Ballinderry Shamrocks (Derry) | St Tiernach's Park, Clones Referee: N. Mooney (Cavan) |
| K Hughes 0-2 (1free), C McCarthy 0-2 (frees), R Beggan (free), J Turley, S Carey, D Hughes, N Corrigan and B McGinnity 0-1 each | BBC report | D Conway 1-0, C Gilligan 0-2 (frees), C Devlin 0-2 (1free), M McIver, A Devlin, D McGuckin and R Bell 0-1 each |
Semi-finals
| 17 November 2013 Semi-final |
Gleann tSuilí (Donegal) | v | Roslea Shamrocks (Fermanagh) | |
| 17 November 2013 Semi-final |
Kilcoo (Down)/Crossmaglen Rangers (Armagh) | v | Ballinderry Shamrocks (Derry) | |
Final
| 1 December 2013 Final |
Gleann tSuilí (Donegal)/Roslea Shamrocks (Fermanagh) | v | Kilcoo (Down)/Crossmaglen Rangers (Armagh)/Ballinderry Shamrocks (Derry) | |
References
- http://ulster.gaa.ie/2013/12/ballinderry-collect-third-ulster-club-title/
- "Crossmaglen defeat Kilcoo to lift Ulster title: Early goals from Oisín McConville and Aaron Kernan helped the Armagh side secure victory". The Score. 2 December 2012. Archived from the original on 11 December 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- "St Gall's retain Antrim SFC title as they beat Cargin 0-12 to 0-11". BBC Sport. BBC. 28 September 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
- McNulty, Chris (4 November 2013). "St Gall's pay penalty as Murphy fires Glenswilly". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- "Crossmaglen are Armagh senior champions for the 17th time in 18 years: There's no stopping those lads". Daily Edge. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- "Cavan SFC final: Brave Ballinagh stun Gaels". Hogan Stand. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- Conway, Mark (4 November 2013). "Roslea Shamrocks survive late comeback". The Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- "Ballinderry win 2013 Derry SFC Final". OakLeafers.com. 7 October 2013. Archived from the original on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- Duggan, Keith (21 October 2013). "Magic Michael Murphy stars for Glenswilly after international exploits: Guides club to Donegal title with emphatic win over Killybegs". The Irish Times. Irish Times Trust. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
- "Kilcoo snatch late win over Burren in Down final". BBC Sport. BBC. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
- Bogue, Declan (1 November 2013). "Roslea Shamrocks can put Fermanagh on the map". The Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 1 November 2013.
- "Scotstown pipped by Ballinderry". Hogan Stand. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- Bogue, Declan (15 October 2013). "Clonoe ready for assault on Ulster". The Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
- "Devlin the star turn as Ballinderry deny Clonoe". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
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