2019 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship

2019 Cavan IFC
Tournament details
County	Cavan
Province	Ulster
Year	2019
Trophy	Tommy Gilroy Cup
Sponsor	Hotel Kilmore
Date	26 July - 6 October 2019
Teams	15
Winners
Champions	Laragh United (2nd win)
Manager	Jody Devine
Captain	Fergal McKenna
Qualify for	2019 Ulster Club IFC
Runners-up
Runners-up	Belturbet
Manager	Padraig Dolan
Captain	Brendan Fitzpatrick
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s)	Laragh United
Relegated team(s)	Swanlinbar
Other
Player of the Year	Paul Smith (Laragh United)
	← 2018 2020 →

The 2019 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship was the 55th edition of Cavan GAA's premier Gaelic football tournament for intermediate graded clubs in County Cavan, Ireland. The tournament consists of 15 teams, with the winner representing Cavan in the Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship.

The championship starts with a league stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.

Laragh United won the championship, beating Belturbet in the final.^[1]

Team changes[]

The following teams have changed division since the 2018 championship season.

To I.F.C.[]

Promoted from 2018 Cavan Junior Football Championship

Drumlane - (Junior Champions)

Relegated from 2018 Cavan Senior Football Championship

Ballinagh

Ramor United also entered a second string into the 2019 I.F.C.

From I.F.C.[]

Promoted to 2019 Cavan Senior Football Championship

Mullahoran - (Intermediate Champions)

Relegated to 2019 Cavan Junior Football Championship

Redhills

League stage[]

All 15 teams enter the competition at this stage. A random draw determines which teams face each other in each of the four rounds. No team can meet each other twice in the group stage. The top eight teams go into a seeded draw for the Quarter-Finals while the bottom four teams will enter a Relegation Playoff.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	D	PD	Pts
1	Belturbet	4	4	0	0	+22	8
2	Ballinagh	4	3	1	0	+21	6
3	Drumlane	4	3	1	0	+18	6
4	Butlersbridge	4	2	1	1	+32	5
5	Laragh United	4	2	1	1	+17	5
6	Arva	4	2	1	1	+6	5
7	Cúchulainn's	4	2	1	1	+4	5
8	Drumgoon	4	2	2	0	+4	4
9	Cornafean	4	2	2	0	+1	4
10	Ballyhaise	4	2	2	0	0	4
11	Ballymachugh	4	1	3	0	-4	2
12	Bailieborough	4	1	3	0	-8	2
13	Ramor United B	4	1	3	0	-27	2
14	Killeshandra	4	1	3	0	-33	2
15	Swanlinbar	4	0	4	0	-53	0

^[2]

Round 1[]

26 July 2019 Round 1	Drumgoon	1-16 – 2-12	Laragh United	showO'Raghallaigh Park
				Referee: Conor Dourneen

27 July 2019 Round 1	Belturbet	1-13 – 0-13	Ballinagh	showPáirc Emmet
				Referee: James Clarke

28 July 2019 Round 1	Ramor United B	0-9 – 5-11	Butlersbridge	showSt. Matthew's Park
				Referee: Ollie Donohoe

28 July 2019 Round 1	Drumlane	3-19 – 0-12	Swanlinbar	showSt. Aidan's Park
				Referee: Tony Gregory

28 July 2019 Round 1	Bailieborough	2-7 – 2-12	Ballyhaise	showHugh O'Reilly Memorial Park
				Referee: Margaret Farrelly

28 July 2019 Round 1	Cúchulainn's	0-11 – 1-13	Cornafean	showSt Matthew's Park
				Referee: Padraig Sheridan

28 July 2019 Round 1	Arva	0-10 – 1-12	Killeshandra	showBallinagh GAA Grounds
				Referee: Kieran McCarville

Round 2[]

2 August 2019 Round 2	Killeshandra	2-10 – 2-14	Cornafean	showGowna GAA Grounds
				Referee: Michael Lee

2 August 2019 Round 2	Bailieborough	1-8 – 2-8	Belturbet	showBreffni Park
				Referee: Barry McMenamin

2 August 2019 Round 2	Arva	0-18 – 2-12	Cúchulainn's	showOur Lady of Lourdes Park
				Referee: Joe McQuillan

3 August 2019 Round 2	Laragh United	0-13 – 0-13	Butlersbridge	showAnnalee Park
				Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly

4 August 2019 Round 2	Drumgoon	1-8 – 2-9	Ballyhaise	showHugh O'Reilly Memorial Park
				Referee: Jim Giblin

4 August 2019 Round 2	Ballymachugh	2-9 – 3-10	Ramor United B	showSt. Bartholomew's Park
				Referee: Harry Conaty

4 August 2019 Round 2	Drumlane	2-11 – 2-14	Ballinagh	showBreffni Park
				Referee: Martin Sexton

Round 3[]

16 August 2019 Round 3	Belturbet	2-17 – 0-8	Swanlinbar	showSt. Aidan's Park
				Referee: James Clarke

16 August 2019 Round 3	Laragh United	2-15 – 1-5	Bailieborough	showO'Raghallaigh Park
				Referee: Kieran McCarville

16 August 2019 Round 3	Arva	2-13 – 1-9	Ballyhaise	showBreffni Park
				Referee: Conor Dourneen

17 August 2019 Round 3	Ballymachugh	0-9 – 0-16	Cúchulainn's	showDolan Park
				Referee: Ollie Donohoe

17 August 2019 Round 3	Drumgoon	1-4 – 1-12	Ballinagh	showBreffni Park
				Referee: Michael Lee

18 August 2019 Round 3	Butlersbridge	2-18 – 0-5	Killeshandra	showPáirc Naomh Fionnán
				Referee: Noel Mooney

18 August 2019 Round 3	Cornafean	0-10 – 0-13	Drumlane	showFirst Ulster Park
				Referee: Joe McQuillan

Round 4[]

23 August 2019 Round 4	Ballymachugh	2-15 – 4-11	Drumlane	showOur Lady of Lourdes Park
				Referee: James Clarke

23 August 2019 Round 4	Belturbet	3-5 – 1-10	Ramor United B	showEdwin Carolan Community Park
				Referee: Barry McMenamin

23 August 2019 Round 4	Butlersbridge	1-10 – 0-17	Arva	showSt. Aidan's Park
				Referee: Padraig Sheridan

24 August 2019 Round 4	Ballyhaise	1-14 – 0-19	Cúchulainn's	showSt. Matthew's Park
				Referee: Tony Gregory

24 August 2019 Round 4	Swanlinbar	1-7 – 2-17	Bailieborough	showSt. Felim's Park
				Referee: Stephen McKiernan

24 August 2019 Round 4	Laragh United	0-19 – 2-8	Cornafean	showSt. Matthew's Park
				Referee: Martin Sexton

25 August 2019 Round 4	Drumgoon	0-22 – 0-7	Killeshandra	showPáirc Emmet
				Referee: Pat Clarke

Round 5[]

30 August 2019 Round 5	Ballymachugh	1-15 – 0-9	Swanlinbar	showOur Lady of Lourdes Park
				Referee: John Power

30 August 2019 Round 5	Ramor United B	1-6 – 2-16	Ballinagh	showEdwin Carolan Community Park
				Referee: Paddy Clarke

Knock-out stage[]

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Belturbet

5-8

Drumgoon

1-13

Belturbet

1-14

Drumlane

0-13

Drumlane

0-10

Arva

0-8

Belturbet

1-9

Laragh United

2-16

Butlersbridge

0-14

Laragh United

1-19

Laragh United

2-17

Cúchulainn's

2-16

Ballinagh

0-15

Cúchulainn's

1-13

Quarter-finals[]

6 September 2019 Quarter-final	Butlersbridge	0-14 – 1-19	Laragh United	showBreffni Park
				Referee: James Clarke

7 September 2019 Quarter-final	Belturbet	5-8 – 1-13	Drumgoon	showBreffni Park
				Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly

8 September 2019 Quarter-final	Drumlane	0-10 – 0-8	Arva	showBreffni Park
				Referee: Barry McMenamin

13 September 2019 Quarter-final	Ballinagh	0-15 – 1-13	Cúchulainn's	showBreffni Park
				Referee: Noel Mooney

Semi-finals[]

21 September 2019 Semi-final	Belturbet	1-14 – 0-13	Drumlane	showBreffni Park
		Report		Referee: Conor Dourneen

22 September 2019 Semi-final	Laragh United	2-17 – 2-16	Cúchulainn's	showBreffni Park
				Referee: Jim Giblin

Final[]

6 October 2019 Final	Belturbet	1-9 – 2-16	Laragh United	showBreffni Park
	E. Henry 0-4 (0-4f), J. O'Callaghan 1-0, C. Donohoe, C. McGinley 0-2 each, C. Vaughan 0-1	Report	L. McKenna, P. O'Reilly 1-2 each, P. Smith, R. Power, J. Walsh, O. Carolan 0-2 each, F. O'Rourke (1 '45), S. Tierney, I. Leddy, J. McKenna 0-1 each	Referee: James Clarke Man of the Match: Jack McKenna (Laragh United)

Relegation play-offs[]

The bottom four teams in the league phase will play off against each other. The two winners will maintain their intermediate status for 2019, while the two losers will face off in a relegation final. The ultimate loser will be relegated to the 2020 J.F.C.

7 September 2018 Relegation semi-final	Ramor United B	1-12 – 4-11	Killeshandra	showSt. Felim's Park
				Referee: Joe McQuillan

8 September 2018 Relegation semi-final	Bailieborough	2-13 – 0-15	Swanlinbar	showPáirc Emmet
				Referee: Pat Clarke

22 September 2019 Relegation final	Ramor United B	2-17 – 1-8	Swanlinbar	showPáirc Emmet
				Referee: Michael Lee

References[]

^ Paul Fitzpatrick (6 October 2019). "Impressive Laragh claim IFC title in style". The Anglo Celt. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- "IFC final: Superb Laragh blow Belturbet away". Hogan Stand. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- Paul Fitzpatrick (17 October 2019). "Match Report: Hotel Kilmore IFC Final". Cavan GAA. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- "Larragh United [sic] Lift Cavan Intermediate Title". Northern Sound. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2020.^{[dead link]}
^ "2019 Fixtures & Results". Cavan GAA. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

External links[]

[1] Paul Fitzpatrick (6 October 2019). "Impressive Laragh claim IFC title in style". The Anglo Celt. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- "IFC final: Superb Laragh blow Belturbet away". Hogan Stand. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- Paul Fitzpatrick (17 October 2019). "Match Report: Hotel Kilmore IFC Final". Cavan GAA. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- "Larragh United [sic] Lift Cavan Intermediate Title". Northern Sound. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2020.^{[dead link]}

[2] "2019 Fixtures & Results". Cavan GAA. Retrieved 20 April 2020.

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show v t Cavan GAA
Stadiums	Breffni Park
Club scene	Clubs Senior Football Championship 19 Senior Hurling Championship 19 Intermediate Football Championship 19 Junior Football Championship 19 Under-20 Football Championship 19 Minor Football Championship 19
Key historical figures	John Joe O'Reilly P. J. Duke Phil Brady Mick Higgins Charlie Gallagher Gabriel Kelly Dermot McCabe
Honours	Football Honours All Stars
All-Ireland Senior Football Championships (5)	1933 1935 1947 1948 1952
Affiliations	Championship: Ulster League: Division 2 Cup: McKenna

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Seasons	2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Clubs	Arva Bailieborough Ballinagh Ballyhaise Ballymachugh Belturbet Butlersbridge Cúchulainn's Cootehill Cornafean Drumgoon Drumlane Killeshandra Killinkere Ramor United B