2024 Cavan Senior Football Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| County | Cavan |
| Province | Ulster |
| Year | 2024 |
| Trophy | Oliver Plunkett Cup |
| Sponsor | Kiernan's Service Station |
| Date | 15 August – 20 October 2024 |
| Teams | 12 |
| Defending champions |  Gowna |
| Winners | |
| Champions |  Crosserlough (11th win) |
| Manager | Ryan Daly[1] |
| Captain | Peter Smith[2] |
| Qualify for | Ulster Club SFC |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Ramor United |
| Manager | Jude McNabb Pat McNabb[3] |
| Captain | Jack Brady[4] |
| Promotion/Relegation | |
| Relegated team(s) |  Lavey |
The 2024 Cavan Senior Football Championship is the 115th edition of Cavan GAA's premier Gaelic football tournament for senior graded clubs in County Cavan, Ireland. The tournament consists of 12 teams, with the winner going on to represent Cavan in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship began on 15 August 2024.
Gowna entered the championship as two-time defending champions,[5] but were dethroned at the semi-final stage by Ramor United.[6] Crosserlough won the championship with an eight-point win over Ramor in the final.[7]
Team changes
[edit]The following teams changed division since the 2023 championship season.
To Championship
[edit]Promoted from 2023 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship
Ballyhaise (Intermediate Champions)[8]
From Championship
[edit]Relegated to 2024 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship
Lacken Celtic (Relegation play-off losers)
League stage
[edit]All 12 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 the quarter-finals, while the bottom four teams enter the relegation play-offs. The first round draw took place on 13 May 2024.[9]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crosserlough | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 34 | +57 | 8 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 | Ballyhaise | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 65 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Ramor United | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 55 | +4 | 5 | |
| 4 | Cavan Gaels | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 52 | +1 | 5 | |
| 5 | Mullahoran | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 50 | −3 | 5 | |
| 6 | Castlerahan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 66 | +14 | 4 | |
| 7 | Gowna | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 66 | 66 | 0 | 4 | |
| 8 | Ballinagh | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 62 | −9 | 4 | |
| 9 | Kingscourt Stars | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 61 | 67 | −6 | 3 | Advance to relegation play-offs |
| 10 | Killygarry | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 71 | 68 | +3 | 2 | |
| 11 | Lavey | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 71 | −22 | 2 | |
| 12 | Laragh United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 81 | −43 | 0 |
Source: Cavan GAA
Round 1
[edit]| 15 August 2024 Round 1 | Gowna | 1–16 – 2–13 |  Kingscourt Stars | Kingspan Breffni |
| 20:00 | Referee: Noel Mooney |
| 16 August 2024 Round 1 | Killygarry  | 4–12 – 2–8 |  Castlerahan | Kingspan Breffni |
| 20:00 | Referee: Derek Argue |
| 17 August 2024 Round 1 | Ballinagh  | 0–14 – 1–9 |  Laragh United | Kingspan Breffni |
| 17:00 | Referee: Jim Giblin |
| 17 August 2024 Round 1 | Crosserlough | 4–14 – 1–6 | Lavey | Kingspan Breffni |
| 19:00 | Referee: Joe McQuillan |
| 18 August 2024 Round 1 | Mullahoran  | 0–14 – 0–11 | Cavan Gaels | Kingspan Breffni |
| 17:00 | Referee: James Clarke |
| 18 August 2024 Round 1 | Ballyhaise  | 0–13 – 1–13 | Ramor United | Kingspan Breffni |
| 19:00 | Referee: Brendan Sweeney |
Round 2
[edit]| 23 August 2024 Round 2 | Laragh United | 0–6 – 2–18 | Crosserlough | Edwin Carolan Community Park |
| 20:00 | Referee: Pat Clarke |
| 23 August 2024 Round 2 | Kingscourt Stars | 2–12 – 1–11 | Killygarry | Kingspan Breffni |
| 20:00 | Referee: Margaret Farrelly |
| 24 August 2024 Round 2 | Ballinagh | 0–10 – 1–10 | Cavan Gaels | Páirc Naomh Fionnán |
| 18:30 | Referee: Padraig Sheridan |
| 24 August 2024 Round 2 | Mullahoran | 0–9 – 1–6 | Ramor United | Kingspan Breffni |
| 18:45 | Report | Referee: Joe McQuillan |
| 25 August 2024 Round 2 | Castlerahan | 1–14 – 0–12 | Lavey | Dolan Park |
| 14:00 | Referee: Brendan Sweeney |
| 25 August 2024 Round 2 | Gowna | 0–17 – 3–9 | Ballyhaise | Ballinagh GAA Grounds |
| 16:00 | Report | Referee: Michael Lee |
Round 3
[edit]| 29 August 2024 Round 3 | Castlerahan | 3–9 – 1–17 | Ballyhaise | Kingspan Breffni |
| 20:00 | Referee: Pat Clarke |
| 31 August 2024 Round 3 | Killygarry | 4–7 – 2–15 | Ramor United | Lavey GAA Grounds |
| 18:30 | Report | Referee: Kieran Olwell |
| 31 August 2024 Round 3 | Crosserlough | 2–15 – 0–11 | Ballinagh | Joe Crowe Park |
| 18:30 | Referee: John Power |
| 31 August 2024 Round 3 | Gowna | 1–12 – 1–12 | Cavan Gaels | Kingspan Breffni |
| 18:45 | Report | Referee: Conor Dourneen |
| 1 September 2024 Round 3 | Mullahoran | 2–10 – 0–10 | Kingscourt Stars | Dolan Park |
| 15:00 | Report | Referee: Barry McMenamin |
| 1 September 2024 Round 3 | Laragh United | 1–7 – 1–9 | Lavey | Kingspan Breffni |
| 17:00 | Referee: Kieran McCarville |
Round 4
[edit]| 8 September 2024 Round 4 | Ballinagh | 1–15 – 1–13 | Lavey | St Felim's Park |
| 14:30 | Report | Referee: John Emmo |
| 8 September 2024 Round 4 | Cavan Gaels | 1–11 – 1–10 | Ramor United | St Matthew's Park |
| 14:30 | Referee: Jim Giblin |
| 8 September 2024 Round 4 | Crosserlough | 2–14 – 0–8 | Mullahoran | Joe Crowe Park |
| 14:30 | Referee: James Clarke |
| 8 September 2024 Round 4 | Castlerahan | 5–16 – 0–10 | Laragh United | Jim Smith Park |
| 14:30 | Referee: Derek Argue |
| 8 September 2024 Round 4 | Ballyhaise | 2–12 – 1–11 | Kingscourt Stars | Hugh O'Reilly Memorial Park |
| 14:30 | Referee: Brendan Sweeney |
| 8 September 2024 Round 4 | Gowna | 0–15 – 2–8 | Killygarry | Kingspan Breffni |
| 14:30 | Report | Referee: Margaret Farrelly |
Knock-out stage
[edit]| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Crosserlough
| 3–13 | |||||||||||||
| Ballinagh
| 0–6 | |||||||||||||
| Crosserlough
| 0–10 | |||||||||||||
| Cavan Gaels
| 0–8 | |||||||||||||
| Cavan Gaels
| 2–8 | |||||||||||||
| Mullahoran
| 0–12 | |||||||||||||
| Crosserlough
| 2–6 | |||||||||||||
| Ramor United
| 0–4 | |||||||||||||
| Ramor United
| 2–13 | |||||||||||||
| Castlerahan
| 1–8 | |||||||||||||
| Ramor United
| 2–10 | |||||||||||||
| Gowna
| 1–11 | |||||||||||||
| Ballyhaise
| 1–12 | |||||||||||||
| Gowna
| 3–10 | |||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
[edit]| 20 September 2024 Quarter-final | Ballyhaise | 1–12 – 3–10 | Gowna | Kingspan Breffni |
| 20:00 | Report | Referee: Michael Lee |
| 21 September 2024 Quarter-final | Cavan Gaels | 2–8 – 0–12 | Mullahoran | Kingspan Breffni |
| 17:00 | Referee: Barry McMenamin |
| 22 September 2024 Quarter-final | Crosserlough | 3–13 – 0–6 | Ballinagh | Kingspan Breffni |
| 15:00 | Referee: Derek Argue |
| 22 September 2024 Quarter-final | Ramor United | 2–13 – 1–8 | Castlerahan | Kingspan Breffni |
| 16:45 | Referee: Conor Dourneen |
Semi-finals
[edit]| 5 October 2024 Semi-final | Crosserlough | 0–10 – 0–8 | Cavan Gaels | Kingspan Breffni |
| 19:15 | Report | Referee: Joe McQuillan |
| 6 October 2024 Semi-final | Ramor United | 2–10 – 1–11 | Gowna | Kingspan Breffni |
| 15:00 | Report | Referee: Pat Clarke |
Final
[edit]| 20 October 2024 Final | Crosserlough | 2–6 – 0–4 | Ramor United | Kingspan Breffni |
| 16:00 | Stephen Smith 1–1, Conor Rehill 1–0 (1–0m), Emmett Boylan 0–2 (0–1f), Brandon Boylan 0–1 (0–1f), Matthew Costello 0–1 (0–1f), James Smith 0–1 | Report | Matthew Smith 0–2 (0–2f), James Bradley 0–1 (0–1f), Cathal Maguire 0–1 | Referee: Barry McMenamin Man of the Match: Conor Rehill (Crosserlough) |
Relegation play-offs
[edit]Relegation semi-finals
[edit]| 22 September 2024 Relegation semi-final | Kingscourt Stars | 4–12 – 0–9 | Laragh United | O'Raghallaigh Park |
| 13:00 | Referee: Kieran McCarville |
| 22 September 2024 Relegation semi-final | Killygarry | 3–11 – 0–5 | Lavey | Athletic Grounds |
| 13:00 | Referee: John Power |
Final
[edit]| 29 September 2024 Relegation final | Laragh United | 1–10 – 1–10 | Lavey | St Matthew's Park |
| 13:00 | Referee: Conor Dourneen |
| 9 October 2024 Relegation final replay | Laragh United | 1–11 – 0–9 | Lavey | Kingspan Breffni |
| 20:30 | Referee: Noel Mooney |
References
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- ^ Roche, Frank (22 October 2023). "Cavan SFC final: First-half blitz ensures Gowna reclaim county crown". Irish Independent. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (6 October 2024). "Ramor dethrone Gowna to return to senior final". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
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