Ulster Senior Club Football Championship

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Ulster Senior Club Football Championship
Current season or competition:
2021 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship
IrishCraobh Sinsir Peile Ulaidh na gClub
Founded1968
RegionUlster, Ireland (GAA)
TrophySeamus McFerran Cup[1]
No. of teams9
Title holders   Kilcoo (2nd title)
Most titles   Crossmaglen Rangers (11 titles)
SponsorsAIB

The Ulster Senior Club Football Championship is an annual gaelic football competition played between the top clubs in Ulster GAA. The trophy awarded to the winners is the Seamus McFerran Cup (Irish: Corn Séamus Mac Fearáin).[2] The winners and the Connacht, Leinster, Munster and London champions compete in the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. Kilcoo are the current champions, having beaten Derrygonnelly Harps in the 2021 final.

Crossmaglen Rangers from Armagh have won the most titles with eleven wins.

Competition format[]

Each of the nine counties of Ulster organise a county championship annually for their top clubs. The nine county champions compete in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship in a knock-out format.

Year Winner County Score Opponent County Score
2021[3]    Kilcoo Down 3-10    Derrygonnelly Harps Fermanagh 0-03
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019[4]    Kilcoo Down 2-11    Naomh Conaill Donegal 2-09
2018[5]    Gaoth Dobhair Donegal 0-13    Scotstown Monaghan 0-12
2017[6]    Slaughtneil Derry 1-15    Cavan Gaels Cavan 0-10
2016[7]    Slaughtneil Derry 0-12    Kilcoo Down 0-09
2015[8]    Crossmaglen Rangers Armagh 2-17    Scotstown Monaghan 2-12
2014[9]    Slaughtneil Derry 1-10    Omagh St. Enda's Tyrone 1-09
2013[10]    Ballinderry Derry 1-13     Glenswilly Donegal 2-06
2012[11]    Crossmaglen Rangers Armagh 3-09    Kilcoo Down 1-09
2011    Crossmaglen Rangers Armagh 2-11    St. Mary's Burren Down 0-10
2010[12]    Crossmaglen Rangers Armagh 2-09    Naomh Conaill Donegal 0-10
2009    St. Galls Antrim 0-16    An Lúb Derry 0-05
2008    Crossmaglen Rangers Armagh 0-12    Ballinderry Derry 1-04
2007    Crossmaglen Rangers Armagh 1-09    St. Galls Antrim 1-06
2006    Crossmaglen Rangers Armagh 0-05    Ballinderry Derry 0-02
2005    St. Galls Antrim 1-08    Bellaghy Derry 0-08
2004    Crossmaglen Rangers Armagh 0-14    Mayobridge Down 0-09
2003    An Lúb Derry 0-11    St. Galls Antrim 1-05
2002    Errigal Ciarán Tyrone 0-08    Enniskillen Gaels Fermanagh 1-03
2001    Ballinderry Derry 1-10    Mayobridge Down 1-07
2000    Bellaghy Derry 1-10    Errigal Ciarán Tyrone 1-04
1999    Crossmaglen Rangers Armagh 0-10    Enniskillen Gaels Fermanagh 0-09
1998    Crossmaglen Rangers Armagh 1-11    Bellaghy Derry 1-10
1997    Dungiven Derry 0-14    Errigal Ciarán Tyrone 1-08
1996    Crossmaglen Rangers Armagh 1-07, 2-05 (R)    Bellaghy Derry 1-07, 0-08 (R)
1995    Mullaghbawn Armagh 1-11    Bailieboro Shamrocks Cavan 2-05
1994    Bellaghy Derry 0-11    Clontibret O'Neills Monaghan 0-10
1993    Errigal Ciarán Tyrone 3-07    Russell Gaelic Union, Downpatrick Down 1-08
1992    Lavey Derry 0-10, 0-11 (R)    St. Mary's Burren Down 0-10, 1-05 (R)
1991    Castleblayney Faughs Monaghan 0-08    Killybegs Donegal 0-06
1990    Lavey Derry 2-10    Kingscourt Stars Cavan 0-04
1989    Scotstown Monaghan 2-09    Coalisland Na Fianna Tyrone 0-05
1988    St. Mary's Burren Down 0-08    Pearse Óg Armagh 0-03
1987    St. Mary's Burren Down 0-08    Kingscourt Stars Cavan 0-06
1986    Castleblayney Faughs Monaghan 0-04    St. Mary's Burren Down 0-03
1985    St. Mary's Burren Down 0-06    Scotstown Monaghan 1-02
1984    St. Mary's Burren Down 0-10    St. John's Antrim 2-02
1983    St. Mary's Burren Down 1-04    St. Galls Antrim 0-05
1982    St. Galls Antrim 0-15    Roslea Shamrocks Fermanagh 2-05
1981    Ballinderry Derry 2-03    St. Mary's Burren Down 0-05
1980    Scotstown Monaghan 1-04    St. John's Antrim 1-03
1979    Scotstown Monaghan 0-09    Carrickcruppen Armagh 0-08
1978    Scotstown Monaghan 1-08    St. John's Antrim 1-04
1977    St. John's Antrim 2-10    Cavan Gaels Cavan 2-02
1976    Ballerin Derry 2-08    Clan na Gael Armagh 2-03
1975[13]   St Joseph's Donegal 3-06    Castleblayney Faughs Monaghan 1-08
1974    Clan na Gael Armagh 1-07    Trillick Tyrone 1-04
1973    Clan na Gael Armagh 1-11   St Joseph's Donegal 0-03
1972    Clan na Gael Armagh 0-08    Ardboe Tyrone 1-03
1971    Bellaghy Derry 1-11    Clan na Gael Armagh 0-05
1970     Bryansford Down 0-06    Newbridge Derry 0-03
1969     Bryansford Down 1-10    Crosserlough Cavan 1-09
1968[13]    Bellaghy Derry 0-08   St Joseph's Donegal 0-05

Wins listed by club[]

Team Wins Years won Last Losing Final County
1    Crossmaglen Rangers 11 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015 Armagh
2    St. Mary's Burren 5 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988 2011 Down
3    Bellaghy 4 1968, 1971, 1994, 2000 2005 Derry
   Scotstown 4 1978, 1979, 1980, 1989 2015 Monaghan
4    Clan na Gael 3 1972, 1973, 1974 1971 Armagh
   St. Gall's 3 1982, 2005, 2009 2007 Antrim
   Ballinderry Shamrocks 3 1981, 2001, 2013 2008 Derry
   Slaughtneil 3 2014, 2016, 2017 Derry
5     Bryansford 2 1969, 1970 Down
   Castleblayney Faughs 2 1986, 1991 1975 Monaghan
   Lavey 2 1990, 1992 Derry
   Errigal Ciarán 2 1993, 2002 2000 Tyrone
   Kilcoo 2 2019, 2021 2016 Down
6    St Joseph's 1 1975 1973 Donegal
   Ballerin 1 1976 Derry
   St. John's 1 1977 1984 Antrim
   Mullaghbawn 1 1995 Armagh
   Dungiven 1 1997 Derry
   An Lúb 1 2003 2009 Derry
   Gaoth Dobhair 1 2018 Donegal

Wins listed by county[]

# County Ulster Titles Last provincial winners
1 Armagh clubs 15 Crossmaglen Rangers, 2015
Derry clubs 15 Slaughtneil, 2017
3 Down clubs 9 Kilcoo, 2021
4 Monaghan clubs 6 Castleblayney Faughs, 1991
5 Antrim clubs 4 St. Gall's, 2009
6 Donegal clubs 2 Gaoth Dobhair, 2018
Tyrone clubs 2 Errigal Ciarán, 2002

No club from Fermanagh or Cavan has ever won the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship.

See also[]

References[]

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  2. ^ 2008 Ulster Club Championships programme (Image on front cover). Lairdesign. 2 November 2008. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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