The 2007–08 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the 38th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1970-71 . The championship began on 14 October 2007 and ended on 17 March 2008.
Crossmaglen Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions , however, they were defeated by St. Vincent's in the All-Ireland semi-final.[1]
On 17 March 2008, St. Vincent's won the championship following a 1-11 to 0-13 defeat of Nemo Rangers in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park .[2] It was their second championship title overall and their first title since 1976 .[3]
Tomás Quinn of the St. Vincent's club was the championship's top scorer with 3-22.
Results [ ]
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Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Killererin v St. Brigid's
11 November 2007 Semi-final Killererin 1-11 - 4-10 St. Brigid's Tuam Stadium
P Joyce 1-9 (0-3f), N Joyce, J Keane 0-1 each.
Report
D O'Connor 2-3, F Dolan 0-4 (4f), Cathal McHugh, K Mannion (pen) 1-0 each, J Tiernan, S Kilbride, B O'Brien 0-1 each.
Final
Ballina Stephenites v St. Brigid's
25 November 2007 Final Ballina Stephenites 2-08 - 0-12 St. Brigid's James Stephens Park
S Hughes (1-1), P Harte (1-0), L Brady (0-3 frees), D Brady (0-2); G Brady (0-2).
Report
S Kilbride (0-4), F Dolan (0-2 frees), M O'Carroll (0-2), K Mannion (0-1); J Tiernan (0-1), C McHugh (0-1), P Kilcommins (0-1).
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First round
Moorefield v
21 October 2007 First round Moorefield 0-15 - 0-08 Conneff Park
P Murray 0-5 (3fs); P Wolfe 0-3 each; J Phillips, R Sweeney (fs) 0-2 each; M Treacy, F Hanniffy, K Murnaghan 0-1 each
Report
J Bennett 0-2; A Stafford, C Byrne, L Murphy (f), G O'Brien (f), S Bennett (f), T Bennett 0-1 each.
Éire Óg v Tullamore
28 October 2007 First round Éire Óg 3-09 - 1-08 Tullamore Dr. Cullen Park
S Rea 1-3, 1-0 pen, 0-2f, D Hayden 0-4, all frees, A Curran and E McCormack 1-0 each, B Carbery and A Byrne 0-1 each.
Report
S Dooley 1-6, 0-3f, S Martin 0-2.
Quarter-finals
Moorefield v
11 November 2007 Quarter-final Moorefield 1-12 - 1-12 (aet) St. Conleth's Park
P Murray 0-7, R Sweeney 1-3, C Kelly 0-2.
F McGee 1-6, J Martin 0-4, C Mimnagh 0-1, E McIntire 0-1.
Éire Óg v Tyrrellspass
11 November 2007 Quarter-final Éire Óg 0-11 - 2-06 Tyrrellspass Dr. Cullen Park
D Hayden 0-5, S Rea 0-4, E McCormack 0-2.
David Glennon 1-1, K Scally 1-0, Denis Glennon 0-3, P Sheridan 0-1, K Connell 0-1.
v Portlaoise
11 November 2007 Quarter-final 0-05 - 1-14 Portlaoise Dundalk
D Connor 0-3, C Goss 0-1, K White 0-1.
P McNulty 0-5, B Fitzgerald 0-4, D Reddin 1-0, B McCormack 0-3, K Fitzpatrick 0-2.
v Moorefield
18 November 2007 Quarter-final replay 0-12 - 0-12 Moorefield Pearse Park
J Martin (0-4, 1f), E McEntire (0-2), F McGee (0-2, 1f), D Masterson (0-2), Damien Sheridan (0-1, '45'), C Mimnagh (0-1).
Report
P Murray (0-4, 2f), C Kelly (0-2), R Sweeney (0-2, f), P Wolfe, F Hannify, D Flynn and M Tracey (0-1, each).
Moorefield v
25 November 2007 Quarter-final second replay Moorefield 0-13 - 0-07 St. Conleth's Park
M Tracey 0-4, C Kelly 0-3, J Phillips 0-2, P Murray 0-2 (1f), D Whyte 0-1, R Sweeney 0-1 (f).
Report
J Martin 0-4 (3f), F McGee 0-2 (2f), E McEntire 0-1.
Semi-finals
St. Vincent's v Portlaoise
25 November 2007 Semi-final St. Vincent's 3-13 - 1-08 Portlaoise Parnell Park
T Quinn 1-5 (0-4f), D Connolly 0-4, B Maloney, P Gilroy 1-1 each, K Golden (f), C Brady 0-1 each.
Report
B Fitzgerald 1-3 (0-3f), Z Tuohy ('45'), S McManus, C Parkinson, B McCormack, C Rogers 0-1 each.
Final
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Quarter-finals
v Kilcummin
11 November 2007 Quarter-final 1-05 - 1-09 Kilcummin Cusack Park
D Lynch 1-0, C Lynch, T Kelly, M Slowey, M Daly (f), P Nagle 0-1 each.
Report
D Brosnan 1-1, DJ Fleming (3 f), SB O'Doherty 0-3 each, D O'Leary, R O'Connor (0-1) each.
Semi-finals
Kilcummin v Ballinacourty
25 November 2007 Semi-final Kilcummin 0-08 - 2-06 Ballinacourty FitzGerald Stadium
DJ Fleming 0-4 (0-3 frees), D Brosnan 0-2 frees, K Gorman and S B O'Doherty 0-1 each.
Report
P Hurney 1-1, J Phelan 1-0, D Fives 0-3 (0-1 free), S O'Hare and G Hurney 0-1 each.
Final
Nemo Rangers v Ballinacourty
9 December 2007 Final Nemo Rangers 1-10 - 1-07 Ballinacourty FitzGerald Stadium
J Masters 0-5 (0-1 free, 0-1 45); D Kearney 1-0; P Kerrigan 0-3 (0-2 free); A Cronin, R Kenny 0-1 each.
Report
G Hurney 1-1; D Fives 0-3 (0-2 frees, 0-1 45); R Foley, M Fives, S O’Hare 0-1 each.
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Preliminary round
Cavan Gaels v St. Eunan's
21 October 2007 Quarter-final Cavan Gaels 0-08 - 0-07 St. Eunan's Kingspan Breffni Park
S Johnston 0-4, M Lyng 0-2, M Dunne 0-1.
P McGowan 0-3, C Dunne 0-1, M McGowan 0-1, D McGinley 0-1, R Wherrity 0-1.
Quarter-finals
St. Gall's v Cavan Gaels
4 November 2007 Quarter-final St. Gall's 0-13 - 0-08 Cavan Gaels Casement Park
K Stewart 0-3 (0-2f),T O'Neill 0-2, K McGourty 0-2), K Niblock 0-2, P Veronica 0-1, A Healy, C McGourty, CJ McGourty 0-1 each.
Report
M Lyng 0-3 (0-1f , 0-1 '45'), A Forde 0-2, S Johnston 0-2f, K Downes 0-1.
Glenullin v
4 November 2007 Quarter-final Glenullin 1-15 - 1-08 Celtic Park
P Bradley 1-3 (0-2 frees), R Boylan 0-5, (0-3 frees), E Bradley 0-4, G O'Kane 0-2, D Boylan 0-1.
Report
C Monogan 0-4, (0-2 frees), F Mulligan 1-0, B Connolly 0-2, K Connolly 0-1.
Semi-finals
Crossmaglen Rangers v Dromore St. Dympna's
18 November 2007 Semi-final Crossmaglen Rangers 2-06 - 0-11 Dromore St. Dympna's St. Tiernach's Park
M Aherne 2-0, T Kernan 0-2 (1 45), O McConville (f), M McNamee, J McEntee, A Kernan (f) all 0-1 each.
Report
C McCullagh 0-3 (3f), R McMenamin, E McCusker 0-2 each, S McDonnell, K O'Brien, Shaun O'Neill, S McMahon all 0-1 each.
St. Gall's v Glenullin
18 November 2007 Semi-final St. Gall's 0-11 - 0-07 Glenullin Healy Park
K Niblock 0-3, C McGourty 0-2, M McCrory 0-2, T O'Neill 0-2, A Healy 0-1, K Stewart 0-1.
P Bradley 0-4, R Boylan 0-1, D Hasson 0-1, E Bradley 0-1.
Final
St. Gall's v Crossmaglen Rangers
25 November 2007 Final St. Gall's 1-06 - 1-09 Crossmaglen Rangers Páirc Esler
A Gallagher 1-0; K McGourty 0-2; C McGourty 0-2 frees; K Stewart and T O’Neill 0-1 each.
Report
O McConville 1-5 (0-3 frees); A Kernan 0-2 (0-1 free); M McNamee and T Kernan 0-1 each.
Quarter-final
Tír Chonaill Gaels v Crossmaglen Rangers
27 January 2008 Quarter-final Tír Chonaill Gaels 0-06 - 0-10 Crossmaglen Rangers Emerald GAA Grounds
D Kinneavy 0-5 (0-1f), J O'Connell 0-1.
Report
O McConville 0-3 (0-1f), M McNamee, T Kernan 0-2 each, B McKeown, M Aherne and S Kernan 0-1 each.
Semi-finals
St. Vincent's v Crossmaglen Rangers
24 February 2008 Semi-final St. Vincent's 2-09 - 0-11 Crossmaglen Rangers Páirc Tailteann
T Quinn 1-2 (2f), D Connolly 0-4, B Maloney 1-1, T Diamond, M O'Shea both 0-1 each.
Report
O McConville 0-4 (4f), S Kernan 0-2, J Murtagh, T Kernan, A Kernan, T McEntee, J McEntee 0-1 each.
Final
Championship statistics [ ]
Top scorers [ ]
Overall
In a single game
Miscellaneous [ ]
Wexford champions forfeited home advantage in their preliminary round tie with Moorefield in order to get the game brought forward by a week to facilitate star player Paddy Colfer’s stag party in Edinburgh .[4]
Wicklow champions Baltinglass did not compete this year due to the late finish of their county championships.
The Leinster Club SFC quarter-finals brought a bizarre refereeing gaffe which brought a premature end to the match between St. Vincent's and Seneschalstown in Parnell Park . The Dublin champions equalized in the final minute of normal time, before referee Eugene Murtagh blew for full-time shortly afterwards although extra-time had been scheduled. Both teams left the field and the spectators departed, and though a prominent refereeing official attempted to signal the mistake to Murtagh, the message wasn’t delivered in time. With the other quarter-final clash of Moorefield and at St. Conleth's Park going to extra-time, the error was accentuated.[5]
After their Leinster Club SFC quarter-final second replay tie with Dromard, Moorefield were hit with three player bans and stripped of home advantage in their next two Leinster club matches for their part in a brawl which broke out on the pitch towards the end of their tie. The first of these two matches were against Tyrrellspass and the next was in 2010 against Portlaoise, the next time they qualified for the Leinster SFC.[6]
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