2021 Cavan Senior Football Championship

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2021 Cavan SFC
Tournament details
CountyCavan
ProvinceUlster
Year2021
TrophyOliver Plunkett Cup
SponsorKiernan's Service Station
Date2 September - 14 November 2021
Teams13
Defending championsColours of Kilkenny.svg Crosserlough
Winners
ChampionsColours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United (5th win)
ManagerRay Cole[2]
CaptainAdo Cole[1]
Qualify for2021 Ulster Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-upColours of Mayo.svg Gowna
ManagerFintan Reilly[3]
Dermot McCabe
CaptainRyan McGahern[4]
Promotion/Relegation
Relegated team(s)Colours of Donegal.svg Shercock
Colours of Galway.svg Castlerahan
← 2020
 →

The 2021 Cavan Senior Football Championship is the 112th edition of Cavan GAA's premier Gaelic football tournament for senior graded clubs in County Cavan, Ireland. The championship began on 2 September 2021.[5] The tournament consists of 13 teams, with the winner going on to represent Cavan in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship.

Crosserlough entered the championship as the defending champions,[6] but exited the championship at the group stage.

Gowna and Ramor United contested the final on 7 November, and the game finished as a draw.[7] The next week on 14 November, Ramor came out on top in the replay to secure their 5th senior championship, and their first since 2016.[8]

The replayed final was the first senior men's county final in the country to be refereed by a woman, by Laragh United's Maggie Farrelly.[9]

Team Changes[]

The following teams have changed division since the 2020 championship season.

To Championship[]

Promoted from 2020 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship

League Stage[]

All 13 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 enter the relegation play-offs.

Pos Team Pld W L D PD Pts
1 Gowna 4 4 0 0 +27 8
2 Kingscourt Stars 4 4 0 0 +20 8
3 Ramor United 4 3 0 1 +27 7
4 Cavan Gaels 4 3 0 1 +19 7
5 Laragh United 4 1 1 2 +5 4
6 Ballinagh 4 1 1 2 -5 4
7 Lavey 4 2 2 0 -6 4
8 Mullahoran 4 2 2 0 -19 4
9 Crosserlough 4 1 2 1 0 3
10 Killygarry 4 1 3 0 +5 2
11 Lacken 4 0 3 1 -42 1
12 Shercock 4 0 4 0 -14 0
13 Castlerahan 4 0 4 0 -17 0

Round 1[]

2 September 2021 Round 1 Crosserlough Colours of Kilkenny.svg 0-14 – 1-12 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United Breffni Park
20:00 Report
3 September 2021 Round 1 Gowna Colours of Mayo.svg 2-8 – 0-13 Colours of Down.svg Killygarry Breffni Park
20:00 Report
4 September 2021 Round 1 Lavey Colours of Sligo.svg 5-5 – 2-11 Colours of Galway.svg Castlerahan St. Matthew's Park
18:00
4 September 2021 Round 1 Kingscourt Stars Colours of Cavan.svg 0-13 – 1-9 Colours of Donegal.svg Shercock St. Anne's Park
18:00
4 September 2021 Round 1 Laragh United Colours of Armagh.svg 1-15 – 0-18 Colours of Dublin.svg Lacken Athletic Grounds
18:00
5 September 2021 Round 1 Ballinagh Colours of Antrim.svg 0-16 – 4-13 Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan Gaels Joe Crowe Park
13:00 Report

Round 2[]

9 September 2021 Round 2 Lavey Colours of Sligo.svg 1-11 – 2-17 Colours of Armagh.svg Laragh United Breffni Park
20:00 Report
10 September 2021 Round 2 Castlerahan Colours of Galway.svg 0-12 – 1-11 Colours of Tipperary.svg Mullahoran Breffni Park
20:00
12 September 2021 Round 2 Killygarry Colours of Down.svg 0-13 – 1-11 Colours of Cavan.svg Kingscourt Stars Breffni Park
13:00 Report
12 September 2021 Round 2 Ramor United Colours of Kilkenny.svg 2-16 – 1-19 Colours of Antrim.svg Ballinagh Breffni Park
16:00 Report
12 September 2021 Round 2 Crosserlough Colours of Kilkenny.svg 0-10 – 0-10 Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan Gaels St. Matthew's Park
17:00
12 September 2021 Round 2 Gowna Colours of Mayo.svg 4-15 – 1-7 Colours of Dublin.svg Lacken Breffni Park
19:00

Round 3[]

18 September 2021 Round 3 Ramor United Colours of Kilkenny.svg 1-15 – 1-10 Colours of Donegal.svg Shercock Jim Smith Park
17:30 Referee: John Emmo
18 September 2021 Round 3 Mullahoran Colours of Tipperary.svg 0-11 – 0-10 Colours of Down.svg Killygarry Breffni Park
19:30 Referee: James Clarke

Round 4[]

24 September 2021 Round 4 Crosserlough Colours of Kilkenny.svg 2-10 – 3-10 Colours of Mayo.svg Gowna Breffni Park
20:00 Report Referee: Noel Mooney
25 September 2021 Round 4 Kingscourt Stars Colours of Cavan.svg 4-16 – 2-5 Colours of Dublin.svg Lacken Dolan Park
17:00 Referee: Martin Sexton
25 September 2021 Round 4 Mullahoran Colours of Tipperary.svg 0-5 – 2-20 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United Breffni Park
19:30 Referee: Margaret Farrelly
26 September 2021 Round 4 Shercock Colours of Donegal.svg 1-12 – 3-8 Colours of Sligo.svg Lavey Breffni Park
13:00 Report Referee: Conor Dourneen
26 September 2021 Round 4 Ballinagh Colours of Antrim.svg 2-10 – 1-13 Colours of Armagh.svg Laragh United St. Matthew's Park
14:00 Referee: Barry McMenamin
26 September 2021 Round 4 Castlerahan Colours of Galway.svg 1-11 – 2-16 Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan Gaels Breffni Park
19:00 Referee: Joe McQuillan

Round 5[]

3 October 2021 Round 5 Shercock Colours of Donegal.svg 1-11 – 3-11 Colours of Mayo.svg Gowna Jim Smith Park
16:00
3 October 2021 Round 5 Ballinagh Colours of Antrim.svg 0-12 – 1-5 Colours of Galway.svg Castlerahan St. Matthew's Park
16:00 Referee: Brendan Sweeney
3 October 2021 Round 5 Laragh United Colours of Armagh.svg 1-9 – 1-13 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Crosserlough Breffni Park
16:00 Referee: Joe McQuillan
3 October 2021 Round 5 Lavey Colours of Sligo.svg 0-7 – 1-6 Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan Gaels Annalee Park
16:00 Referee: James Clarke
3 October 2021 Round 5 Lacken Colours of Dublin.svg 1-6 – 1-14 Colours of Down.svg Killygarry Páirc Naomh Fionnán
16:00 Referee: Pat Clarke
3 October 2021 Round 5 Kingscourt Stars Colours of Cavan.svg 0-12 – 1-8 Colours of Tipperary.svg Mullahoran Dolan Park
16:00 Referee: John Emmo

Knock-Out Stage[]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Colours of Cavan.svg Kingscourt Stars 0-13
Colours of Sligo.svg Lavey 0-8
Colours of Cavan.svg Kingscourt Stars 0-11
Colours of Mayo.svg Gowna 3-12
Colours of Mayo.svg Gowna 1-14
Colours of Tipperary.svg Mullahoran 0-6
Colours of Mayo.svg Gowna 0-10
0-14 (R)
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United 0-10
1-15 (R)
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan Gaels 1-11
Colours of Armagh.svg Laragh United 0-10
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan Gaels 0-11
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United 1-9
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United 1-13
Colours of Antrim.svg Ballinagh 0-13

Quarter-Finals[]

8 October 2021 Quarter-final Cavan Gaels Colours of Cavan.svg 1-11 – 0-10 Colours of Armagh.svg Laragh United Breffni Park
20:00 Paul O'Connor 1-2, Gearoid McKiernan 0-3 (0-2f), Niall Smith 0-2, Luke Fortune 0-1, Robert Maloney-Derham 0-1, Padraig Sexton 0-1, Luke Molloy 0-1 Report Paul Smith 0-5 (0-2f), Shane O'Rourke 0-2, Jack McKenna 0-2, Patrick Rudden 0-1 Referee: Conor Dourneen
9 October 2021 Quarter-final Kingscourt Stars Colours of Cavan.svg 0-13 – 0-8 Colours of Sligo.svg Lavey Breffni Park
19:30 Barry Reilly 0-5 (0-4f, 0-1m), Padraig Faulkner 0-2, Joe Dillon 0-2 (0-1m), Philip Tinnelly 0-1, Barry Tully 0-1, Peter Corrigan 0-1, Cian Shekleton 0-1 (0-1f) Report Shane Tierney 0-4 (0-1m), Darragh Tierney 0-1, Darren Jordan 0-1, Karl Duke 0-1 (0-1f), Diarmuid Conaty 0-1 Referee: Pat Clarke
10 October 2021 Quarter-final Ramor United Colours of Kilkenny.svg 1-13 – 0-13 Colours of Antrim.svg Ballinagh Breffni Park
16:00 James Brady 0-6 (0-5f), Jack Brady 1-0, Laurence Caffrey 0-2, Enda Maguire 0-1, Brían O'Connell 0-1, Simon Cadden 0-1, Sean McEvoy 0-1, Paddy McNamee 0-1 Report Thomas Moore 0-4 (0-1f), Kevin Smith 0-4 (0-3f), Niall McDermott 0-2 (0-1f), David Finnegan 0-2, Thomas Smith 0-1 Referee: James Clarke
10 October 2021 Quarter-final Gowna Colours of Mayo.svg 1-14 – 0-6 Colours of Tipperary.svg Mullahoran Breffni Park
19:00 Robbie Fitzpatrick 0-4 (0-3f), Gerald Pearson 1-0, Conor Madden 0-3 (0-1m), Conor Brady 0-2, Ryan Donohoe 0-2, T. J. Fitzpatrick 0-1, Conor Casey 0-1, Oisin Pierson 0-1 Report Enda O'Reilly 0-3 (0-3f), Gavin Brady 0-2 (0-2f), Philip Brady 0-1 Referee: Barry McMenamin

Semi-Finals[]

24 October 2021 Semi-final Kingscourt Stars Colours of Cavan.svg 0-11 – 3-12 Colours of Mayo.svg Gowna Breffni Park
14:30 Barry Reilly 0-5 (0-4f), Peter Corrigan 0-2, Kevin Curtis 0-1, Padraig Faulkner 0-1, Cian Shekleton 0-1 (0-1f), Joe Dillon 0-1 Report Conor Madden 1-4, Tiarnan Madden 1-0, Conor Brady 1-0, Cian Madden 0-2 (0-1f), Cormac Brady 0-1, Ryan Brady 0-1, Ryan Donohoe 0-1, Robbie Fitzpatrick 0-1 (0-1f), Oisin Pierson 0-1 (0-1m), Conor Casey 0-1 Referee: Joe McQuillan
24 October 2021 Semi-final Cavan Gaels Colours of Cavan.svg 0-11 – 1-9 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United Breffni Park
16:30 Gearoid McKiernan 0-6 (0-3f), Jack Tully 0-2, Robert Maloney-Derham 0-1, Luke Molloy 0-1 (0-1m), Niall Murray 0-1 Report Sean McEvoy 1-3, James Brady 0-4 (0-2f), Ado Cole 0-1, Cathal Maguire 0-1 Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly

Final[]

Final
Gowna Colours of Mayo.svg0-10 – 0-10Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United
Cian Madden 0-3 (0-2f), Robbie Fitzpatrick 0-2 (0-2f), Aaron Brady 0-2, Oisin Pierson 0-1, Ryan Donohoe 0-1, Mark McKeever 0-1 Report James Brady 0-5 (0-3f), Ado Cole 0-2, Jack Brady 0-1, Mark Magee, Ben Smith 0-1
Referee: Pat Clarke
Final Replay
Gowna Colours of Mayo.svg0-14 – 1-15Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ramor United
Robbie Fitzpatrick 0-4 (0-3f), Cian Madden 0-4 (0-4f, Conor Madden 0-2, Oisin Pierson 0-2, Aaron Brady 0-1, Conor Casey 0-1 Report James Brady 1-8 (0-4f), Sean McEvoy 0-4 (0-2f), Ado Cole 0-3
Referee: Margaret Farrelly

Relegation Play-Offs[]

The 4 bottom placed teams the league phase will play off against each other. The 2 winners will maintain their senior status for 2022 while the 2 losers will be relegated to the 2022 Intermediate Championship.

9 October 2021 Relegation Play-off Lacken Colours of Dublin.svg 1-11 – 2-06 Colours of Donegal.svg Shercock Joe Crowe Park
16:30 Report Referee: Joe McQuillan
10 October 2021 Relegation Play-off Killygarry Colours of Down.svg 1-11 – 0-08 Colours of Galway.svg Castlerahan Athletic Grounds
13:00 Referee: Margaret Farrelly

References[]

  1. ^ "'It's one of the best days of my life' - captain Cole". The Anglo-Celt. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ "'The big goal was to get to a final again' - Cole". The Anglo-Celt. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Reilly struck by Gowna's 'pure football passion'". The Anglo-Celt. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  4. ^ "McGahern keen to lead Gowna back to the top". The Anglo-Celt. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  5. ^ "McEvoy's late free wins thriller for Ramor". The Anglo-Celt. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Cavan SFC final replay: Crosserlough clinch first title in 48 years with 0-13 to 0-8 win over Kingscourt". BBC Northern Ireland. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Gowna and Ramor United bound for replay after entertaining draw in Cavan decider". RTÉ. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Strong start from Ramor propels them to Cavan title". RTÉ. 14 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Referee Maggie Farrelly to make county final history". RTÉ. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Ballinagh storm to Intermediate crown". The Anglo-Celt. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 3 October 2020.

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