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2017 Ulster Club Senior Football Championship
Tournament details
Province Ulster
Year2017
TrophySeamus McFerran Cup
SponsorAIB GAA
Date15 October - 26 November 2017
Teams9 (one from each of the 9 counties)
Defending champions Slaughtneil
Winners
Champions Slaughtneil (3rd win)
ManagerMickey Moran
CaptainPatsy Bradley
Qualify forAll-Ireland Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-up Cavan Gaels
ManagerJason O'Reilly
CaptainMicheál Lyng
Other
Matches played9
Total scored17-213
Top Scorer Shane McGuigan (Slaughtneil) (1-17)
WebsiteUlster GAA
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The 2017 AIB GAA Football Ulster Senior Club Championship was the 50th instalment of the annual competition organised by Ulster GAA. It was one of the four provincial competitions of the 2017–18 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.

Slaughtneil from Derry were the defending champions, having beaten Kilcoo from Down in the 2016 final.[1]

Slaughtneil successfully defended their title after defeating Cavan champions Cavan Gaels to claim their third title in four years.[2]

Teams

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The Ulster championship is contested by the winners of the nine county championships in the Irish province of Ulster. Ulster comprises the six counties of Northern Ireland, as well as Cavan, Donegal and Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland.

County Team Last win
Antrim Lámh Dhearg[3]
Armagh Armagh Harps[4]
Cavan Cavan Gaels[5]
Derry Slaughtneil[6] 2016
Donegal Cill Chartha[7]
Down Kilcoo[8]
Fermanagh Derrygonnelly Harps[9]
Monaghan Scotstown[10] 1989
Tyrone Omagh St Enda's[11]

Bracket

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Preliminary round Quarter-Final Semi-Final Final
Scotstown (Monaghan) 1-6
Cill Chartha (Donegal) 1-16
Cill Chartha (Donegal) 0-17
Kilcoo (Down) 0-12 Slaughtneil (Derry) 2-17
Slaughtneil (Derry) 1-11 Slaughtneil (Derry) 0-10
Omagh St Enda's (Tyrone) 0-8
Slaughtneil (Derry) 1-15
Cavan Gaels (Cavan) 0-10
Cavan Gaels (Cavan) 1-19
Lámh Dhearg (Antrim) 0-10
Cavan Gaels (Cavan) 0-12 (aet)
5-7 (R)
Derrygonnelly Harps (Fermanagh) 0-12 (aet)
2-15 (R)
Derrygonnelly Harps (Fermanagh) 2-8
Armagh Harps (Armagh) 1-8

Preliminary round

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Preliminary round
Kilcoo
(Down)		0-12 – 1-11 Slaughtneil
(Derry)
Paul Devlin 0-5 (0-2f, 0-1 45), Darragh O’Hanlon 0-4 (0-4 f), Ceilum Doherty 0-1, JJ McLoughlin 0-1 Report Shane McGuigan 0-4 (0-4f), Patsy Bradley 1-0, Christopher Bradley 0-2 (0-2f), Cormac O’Doherty 0-1, Meehaul McGrath 0-1, Padraig Cassidy 0-1, Sé McGuigan 0-1, Brendan Rogers 0-1
Referee: Niall Cullen (Fermanagh)

Quarter-finals

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Quarter-final
Derrygonnelly Harps
(Fermanagh)		2-8 – 1-8 Armagh Harps
(Armagh)
Conall Jones 1-5 (0-1f), Paul Ward 1-0 (1-0 pen), Garvan Jones 0-2, Stephen McGullion 0-1 Report Ultan Lennon 1-2 (0-1f, 0-1 45), Gareth Swift 0-2 (0-1f), Mark McConville 0-1, Ryan McShane 0-1, Joe McElroy 0-1, Conor Murphy 0-1
Referee: Dan Mullan (Derry)
Quarter-final
Slaughtneil
(Derry)		0-10 – 0-8 Omagh St Enda's
(Tyrone)
Shane McGuigan 0-4 (0-4f), Christopher Bradley 0-4 (0-2f), Padraig Cassidy 0-1, Sé McGuigan 0-1 Report Connor O'Donnell 0-2, Joe McMahon 0-1 (0-1f), Conan Grugan 0-1 (0-1f), Ronan O'Neill 0-1 (0-1f), Hugh Gallagher 0-1, Ciaran McLaughlin 0-1, Conor Clarke 0-1
Referee: Noel Mooney (Cavan)
Quarter-final
Cavan Gaels
(Cavan)		1-19 – 0-10 Lámh Dhearg
(Antrim)
Martin Dunne 0-6 (0-1f), Seanie Johnston 0-5 (0-1f), Micheál Lyng 1-2, Robert Maloney-Derham 0-3, Levi Murphy 0-1, Barry Fortune 0-1, Daniel Graham 0-1 Report Paddy Cunningham 0-6 (0-5f), Ryan Murray 0-3, Eoin McKeown 0-1
Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)
Quarter-final
Scotstown
(Monaghan)		1-6 – 1-16 Cill Chartha
(Donegal)
Conor McCarthy 1-2, Ross McKenna 0-2, Rory Beggan 0-1 (0-1f), Shane Carey 0-1 Report Paddy McBrearty 0-8 (0-4f), Ryan McHugh 0-5 (0-2f), Eoin McHugh 1-0, Stephen McBrearty 0-1, Michael Hegarty 0-1, Ciaran McGinley 0-1
Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down)

Semi-finals

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Semi-final
Cill Chartha
(Donegal)		0-17 – 2-17 Slaughtneil
(Derry)
Paddy McBrearty 0-10 (0-5f), Barry McGinley 0-1, Ciaran McGinley 0-1, Mark McHugh 0-1, Stephen McBrearty 0-1, Eoin McHugh 0-1, Andrew McClean 0-1, Matthew McClean 0-1 Report Christopher Bradley 1-5 (0-1f, 0-1 45), Shane McGuigan 0-3 (0-1f), Sé McGuigan 1-0, Meehaul McGrath 0-2, Cormac O'Doherty 0-2, Brian Cassidy 0-2, Karl McKaigue 0-1, Chrissy McKaigue 0-1, Padraig Cassidy 0-1
Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone)
Semi-final
Cavan Gaels
(Cavan)		0-12 – 0-12 (a.e.t.) Derrygonnelly Harps
(Fermanagh)
Martin Dunne 0-4 (0-2f), Levi Murphy 0-2, Seanie Johnston 0-1 (0-1f), Niall Smith 0-1, Declan Meehan 0-1, Andrew Graham 0-1, Paul O'Connor 0-1, Darragh Sexton 0-1 Report Paul Ward 0-5 (0-3f), Gary McKenna 0-2 (0-1f), Garvan Jones 0-2, Conall Jones 0-1 (0-1f), Ryan Jones 0-1, Declan Cassidy 0-1
Referee: Padraig Hughes (Armagh)
Semi-final replay
Cavan Gaels
(Cavan)		5-7 – 2-15 Derrygonnelly Harps
(Fermanagh)
Paul O'Connor 3-0, Seanie Johnston 1-4 (0-2f), Barry Fortune 1-0, Kevin Meehan 0-2, Darragh Sexton 0-1 Report Gary McKenna 0-5 (0-4f), Paul Ward 1-2, Conall Jones 1-0, Kevin Cassidy 0-3, Ryan Jones 0-2, Declan Cassidy 0-2, Michael Jones 0-1
Referee: Sean Laverty (Antrim)

Final

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Final
Slaughtneil
(Down)		1-15 – 0-10 Cavan Gaels
(Cavan)
Shane McGuigan 1-6 (0-4f), Christopher Bradley 0-3 (0-1f), Ronan Bradley 0-2, Brian Cassidy 0-2, Chrissy McKaigue 0-1, Sé McGuigan 0-1 Report Martin Dunne 0-4, Seanie Johnston 0-3 (0-3f), Niall Murray 0-1, Stephen Murray 0-1, Niall Smith 0-1
Attendance: 7,591
Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down)

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Shane McGuigan Slaughtneil 1-17 20 4 5.00
2 Paddy McBrearty Cill Chartha 0-18 19 2 9.00
3 Christopher Bradley Slaughtneil 1-14 17 4 4.25
4 Seánie Johnston Cavan Gaels 1-13 16 4 4.00
5 Martin Dunne Cavan Gaels 0-14 14 4 3.50
6 Paul Ward Derrygonnelly Harps 2-7 13 3 4.33
7 Conall Jones Derrygonnelly Harps 2-6 12 3 4.00
8 Paul O'Connor Cavan Gaels 3-1 10 4 2.50
9 Gary McKenna Derrygonnelly Harps 0-7 7 3 2.33
10 Sé McGuigan Slaughtneil 1-3 6 4 1.50
Paddy Cunningham Lámh Dhearg 0-6 6 1 6.00
In a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Paddy McBrearty Cill Chartha 0-10 10 Slaughtneil
2 Paul O'Connor Cavan Gaels 3-0 9 Derrygonnelly Harps
Shane McGuigan Slaughtneil 1-6 9 Cavan Gaels
4 Christopher Bradley Slaughtneil 1-5 8 Cill Chartha
Conall Jones Derrygonnelly Harps 1-5 8 Armagh Harps
Paddy McBrearty Cill Chartha 0-8 8 Scotstown
7 Seánie Johnston Cavan Gaels 1-4 7 Derrygonnelly Harps
8 Martin Dunne Cavan Gaels 0-6 6 Lámh Dhearg
Paddy Cunningham Lámh Dhearg 0-6 6 Cavan Gaels
10 Ultan Lennon Armagh Harps 1-2 5 Derrygonnelly Harps
Micheál Lyng Cavan Gaels 1-2 5 Lámh Dhearg
Conor McCarthy Scotstown 1-2 5 Cill Chartha
Paul Ward Derrygonnelly Harps 1-2 5 Cavan Gaels
Paul Devlin Kilcoo 0-5 5 Slaughtneil
Ryan McHugh Cill Chartha 0-5 5 Scotstown
Seánie Johnston Cavan Gaels 0-5 5 Lámh Dhearg
Paul Ward Derrygonnelly Harps 0-5 5 Cavan Gaels
Gary McKenna Derrygonnelly Harps 0-5 5 Cavan Gaels

References

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  1. ^ "Ulster Club Football final: Slaughtneil beat Kilcoo to make history". BBC Northern Ireland. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Slaughtneil ease to Ulster title beating Cavan Gaels". RTÉ. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Lamh Dhearg late show sees off St John's to end long wait for Antrim senior county title". The Irish News. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Plucky Armagh Harps in tune to see off Maghery and land first county title in 26 years". The Irish News. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Gaels force too much for Castlerahan in Cavan". The Irish Times. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Slaughtneil win fourth Derry title in succession". The Irish Times. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Kilcar end long wait for Donegal crown". RTÉ. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Kilcoo clinch a sixth straight Down Football title as they edge out Burren". BBC Northern Ireland. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Derrygonnelly claim third consecutive Fermanagh football title". The Irish News. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Scotstown power to impressive Monaghan triumph". RTÉ. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Omagh hang on as Errigal pay penalty for Harte miss". Irish Independent. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
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