2015 Cavan Senior Football Championship

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.

2015 Cavan SFC

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	Cavan Gaels
Winners
Champions	Kingscourt Stars (11th win)
Manager	Niall Lynch
Captain	Alan Clarke
Qualify for	2015 Ulster Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-up	Castlerahan
Manager	Michael Reilly
Captain	Stephen Cooney
Promotion/Relegation
Relegated team(s)	Drumalee Drumgoon
Other
Player of the Year	Shane Gray (Kingscourt Stars)

Cavan Gaels were the defending champions after they defeated Kingscourt Stars in the previous years final.

This was Cootehill's return to the senior grade after winning the 2014 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship.

Kingscourt Stars made up for the previous year's defeat by beating Castlerahan in the final.[1][2][3] This was their 11th title overall, and their first since 2010.[4]

Team Changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2014 championship season.

To S.F.C. Promoted from 2014 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship Cootehill - (Intermediate Champions)

From S.F.C. Relegated to 2015 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship Redhills

Back-Door Stage

Preliminary Rounds

24 July 2015 Preliminary Round A	Denn	3-10 – 0-10	Drumgoon	Dolan Park
20:00				Referee: Jimmy Galligan

24 July 2015 Preliminary Round B	Mullahoran	1-9 – 1-8	Kingscourt Stars	Breffni Park
20:00		Report		Referee: Kieran McCarville

9 August 2015 Preliminary Round C	Kingscourt Stars	2-13 – 0-8	Drumgoon	Breffni Park
19:30		Report		Referee: Martin Sexton

Round 1

2 August 2015 Round 1	Killeshandra	4-9 – 0-9	Castlerahan	Breffni Park
14:30		Report		Referee: Gerry Sheridan

2 August 2015 Round 1	Mullahoran	1-12 – 0-10	Drumalee	Breffni Park
19:30		Report		Referee: Chris McCaffrey

7 August 2015 Round 1	Killygarry	1-11 – 1-8	Crosserlough	Breffni Park
20:15		Report		Referee: Conor Dourneen

8 August 2015 Round 1	Cavan Gaels	5-11 – 0-4	Cúchulainn's	Dolan Park
18:00				Referee: Kieran McCarville

8 August 2015 Round 1	Lacken	1-9 – 0-11	Gowna	Our Lady of Lourdes Park
19:30				Referee: Tony Gregory

9 August 2015 Round 1	Ballinagh	0-15 – 1-7	Denn	Breffni Park
14:30		Report		Referee: Pat Clarke

9 August 2015 Round 1	Cootehill	2-11 – 0-15	Lavey	Breffni Park
18:00		Report		Referee: Stephen McKiernan

16 August 2015 Round 1	Ramor United	0-12 – 1-8	Kingscourt Stars	Breffni Park
14:30		Report		Referee: Brendan Sweeney

Round 2A

22 August 2015 Round 2A	Cavan Gaels	1-13 – 0-9	Lacken	Breffni Park
18:30		Report		Referee: Joe McQuillan

22 August 2015 Round 2A	Ramor United	2-12 – 1-9	Killygarry	Breffni Park
19:30		Report		Referee: Ollie Donohoe

29 August 2015 Round 2A	Mullahoran	0-11 – 1-8	Ballinagh	Breffni Park
19:30		Report		Referee: James Clarke

30 August 2015 Round 2A	Killeshandra	1-14 – 1-9	Cootehill	Athletic Grounds
18:00		Report		Referee: Martin Sexton

2 September 2015 Round 2A Replay	Mullahoran	3-7 – 0-14 (a.e.t.)	Ballinagh	Breffni Park
20:15		Report		Referee: Chris McCaffrey

Round 2B

15 August 2015 Round 2B	Denn	0-15 – 0-10 (a.e.t.)	Drumalee	Breffni Park
18:00		Report		Referee: John Emmo

15 August 2015 Round 2B	Gowna	3-8 – 1-12	Lavey	Breffni Park
19:30		Report		Referee: Chris McCaffrey

16 August 2015 Round 2B	Castlerahan	2-14 – 1-13	Crosserlough	Breffni Park
19:30		Report		Referee: Kieran McCarville

23 August 2015 Round 2B	Kingscourt Stars	0-10 – 1-7 (a.e.t.)	Cúchulainn's	Lavey GAA Grounds
13:30				Referee: Margaret Farrelly

30 August 2015 Round 2B Replay	Kingscourt Stars	3-16 – 1-8	Cúchulainn's	Dolan Park
13:00				Referee: Packie Smith

Round 3

29 August 2015 Round 3	Lacken	1-14 – 0-7	Denn	Sheelin Park
18:00				Referee: Kieran McCarville

5 September 2015 Round 3	Castlerahan	5-10 – 1-5	Gowna	Breffni Park
15:00		Report		Referee: Kieran McCarville

6 September 2015 Round 3	Kingscourt Stars	1-15 – 2-12 (a.e.t.)	Ballinagh	Dolan Park
14:00				Referee: Pat Clarke

6 September 2015 Round 3	Killygarry	2-15 – 0-24 (a.e.t.)	Cootehill	Breffni Park
18:30				Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly

12 September 2015 Round 3 Replay	Killygarry	3-19 – 2-16 (a.e.t.)	Cootehill	Breffni Park
18:00		Report		Referee: Ollie Donohoe

13 September 2015 Round 3 Replay	Kingscourt Stars	0-10 – 0-5	Ballinagh	Breffni Park
14:30		Report		Referee: Kieran McCarville

Knock-Out Stages

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
	Kingscourt Stars		0-12
	Cavan Gaels		0-10
						Kingscourt Stars		1-11
						Killygarry		1-9
	Killygarry		2-14
	Mullahoran		2-8
											Kingscourt Stars		1-9
											Castlerahan		0-11
	Castlerahan		2-14
	Ramor United		1-8
						Castlerahan		0-13
						Killeshandra		0-9
	Killeshandra		2-11
	Lacken		1-9

Quarter Finals

12 September 2015 Quarter-final	Killeshandra	2-11 – 1-9	Lacken	Breffni Park
19:30	D. McKiernan 0-4 (0-2f), D. Luby, A. Fitzpatrick 1-0 each, P. King 0-3, S. O'Reilly, T. O'Reilly 0-2 each	Report	C. Finnegan 1-4, F. O'Reilly 0-4 (0-4f), N. McKiernan 0-1	Referee: James Clarke

13 September 2015 Quarter-final	Castlerahan	2-14 – 1-8	Ramor United	Breffni Park
19:00	C. Mackey 2-2 (1-0 pen), E. Flanagan (0-2f), O. O'Connell 0-3 each, C. McEnroe 0-2 (0-1f), C. Daly, D. Lynch, S. Fitzpatrick 0-1 each, S. Connolly 0-1 OP	Report	C. Bradley 0-3, R. Keating 1-0, J. Brady (0-1f), S. Monaghan 0-2 each, J. Doyle 0-1 (0-1f)	Referee: Joe McQuillan

19 September 2015 Quarter-final	Killygarry	2-14 – 2-8	Mullahoran	Breffni Park
18:30	B. Sheanon 0-5 (0-3f), C. Smith 1-2, M. Reilly 0-3, B. Murray 1-0, D. Gannon 0-2, R. Sheridan, D. Thomas 0-1 each	Report	P. Brady 2-2, E. O'Reilly 0-3 (0-1f), S. McKeogh 0-2, C. Prior 0-1	Referee: Kieran McCarville

19 September 2015 Quarter-final	Kingscourt Stars	0-12 – 0-10	Cavan Gaels	Breffni Park
20:00	B. Reilly 0-8 (0-5f, 0-2 '45), K. McCabe, C. McGowan, D. Gunne, C. McArdle 0-1 each	Report	M. Dunne (0-2f, 0-2 '45), S. Johnston 0-4 each, N. Murray, V. Coyle (0-1f) 0-1 each	Referee: Ollie Donohoe

Semi-Finals

26 September 2015 Semi-final	Castlerahan	0-13 – 0-9	Killeshandra	Breffni Park
20:00	C. Mackey (0-1f), O. O'Connell 0-4 each, C. McEnroe 0-2 (0-2f), C. Daly, P. Smith, E. Flanagan 0-1 each	Report	D. McKiernan (0-2f), D. Luby, P. King 0-2 each, C. O'Reilly, A. Brady, A. Fitzpatrick 0-1 each	Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly

27 September 2015 Semi-final	Kingscourt Stars	1-11 – 1-9	Killygarry	Breffni Park
16:45	D. Gunne 1-4 (0-1f), B. Reilly 0-4 (0-3f), K. McCabe, B. Tully, P. Corrigan 0-1 each	Report	B. Sheanon 0-7 (0-6f), D. Talbot 1-0, M. Reilly 0-2 (0-2f)	Referee: Brendan Sweeney

Final

11 October 2015 Final	Kingscourt Stars	1-9 – 0-11	Castlerahan	Breffni Park
15:00	P. Tinnelly 1-1, P. Corrigan, B. Reilly (0-1f, 2 '45) 0-3 each, C. McGowan, C. McArdle 0-1 each	Report	C. Mackey 0-3 (0-3f), C. Daly, E. Flanagan 0-2 each, P. Smith, R. Flanagan, C. McEnroe (0-1f), O. O'Connell 0-1 each	Attendance: 5,284 Referee: Noel Mooney Man of the Match: Philip Tinnelly (Kingscourt Stars)

Relegation Play-Offs

Preliminary Relegation Play-Off

18 September 2015 Preliminary Relegation Play-Off	Cúchulainn's	4-17 – 1-6	Drumgoon	O'Raghallaigh Park
20:15				Referee: Tony Gregory

Relegation Finals

19 September 2015 Relegation Final	Lavey	1-16 – 1-11	Drumalee	St. Matthew's Park
15:00				Referee: Jim Giblin

3 October 2015 Relegation Final	Crosserlough	2-14 – 0-8	Drumgoon	St. Matthew's Park
17:00

References

1. "Kingscourt come from behind to win Cavan senior title in thrilling encounter". Irish Times. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
2. "Tinnelly gives Stars edge". Independent. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
3. "Tinnelly goal wins it for kingscourt". Anglo Celt. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
4. "Cavan SFC final: Stars secure 11th title". Hogan Stand. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2020.

External links

• Cavan at ClubGAA
• Official Cavan GAA Website