2008 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship

The 2008 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship was the 41st staging of the annual Ulster Senior Club Football Championship which is administered by Ulster GAA. Nine GAA county boards compete for the Séamus McFerran Cup. The championship started on 19 October 2008 and concluded with the final replay on 14 December 2008.

For a history of the Ulster Club Championship, see Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. For the hurling equivalent, see Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship.
2008 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship
Tournament details
CountyUlster
Year2008
Winners
ChampionsCrossmaglen (7th win)
ManagerDonal Murtagh
CaptainJohn Donaldson

Crossmaglen Rangers won the competition, beating Ballinderry Shamrocks in the final, after a replay. Crossmaglen therefore went on to compete in the 2009 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.

Draw
Action from the semi-final match between St. Gall’s (yellow) and Cavan Gaels (blue)
Ballinderry's Niall McCusker scoring the equalising goal against Crossmaglen in the final
Crossmaglen celebrate winning the 2008 Ulster Club Championship
  Preliminary Round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                                     
Mayobridge (Down) 2–05  
St. Gall's (Antrim) 0–12  
  St. Gall’s (Antrim) 0–07  
    Cavan Gaels (Cavan) 1–07  
     
       
  Cavan Gaels (Cavan) 0–07  
  Ballinderry (Derry) 0–17  
       
       
  Latton (Monaghan) 0–10
    Ballinderry (Derry) 1–11  
     
       
  Ballinderry (Derry) 1–10
R:
  Crossmaglen (Armagh) 1–10
R:
       
       
  Naomh Adhamhnáin (Donegal) 2–10
    Clonoe (Tyrone) 1–08  
     
       
  Naomh Adhamhnáin (Donegal) 0–08
  Crossmaglen (Armagh) 0–11  
       
       
  Crossmaglen (Armagh) 0–13
    St. Patrick's Donagh (Fermanagh) 0–06  
     

Preliminary round
19 October 2008
3.30pm		 Mayobridge (Down) 2–05 – 0–12 St. Gall’s (Antrim) Páirc Esler, Newry
Referee: Martin Sludden (Tyrone)
Ronan Sexton 1-01
Brendan Coulter 1-01
Noel Sexton 0-03 (0-01 free)		 BBC report
Belfast Telegraph report		 CJ McGourty 0-04 (0-01 free)
Kevin Niblock 0-02
Karl Stewart 0-02 (0-01 free)
Sean Kelly 0-01
Anto Healy 0-01
Terry O'Neill 0-01
Kevin McGourty 0-01

Quarter-finals
2 November 2008
2.30pm		 St. Gall's (Antrim) 0–07 – 1–07 Cavan Gaels (Cavan) Casement Park, Belfast
Referee: Michael Hughes (Tyrone)
CJ McGourty 0-03
Sean Kelly 0-01
Kevin McGourty 0-01
S O'Neill 0-01
Karl Stewart 0-01
(frees?)		 BBC report
Hoganstand report
Belfast Telegraph report		 Seanie Johnston 0-05
Micheál Lyng 1-00
E Reilly 0-01
N Murray0-01
(frees?)
2 November 2008
2.30pm		 Latton (Monaghan) 0–10 – 1–11 Ballinderry (Derry) Dean McGlinchey Park, Ballinascreen
Referee: Jimmy White (Donegal)
Bernard O'Brien 0-03 (0-01 free)
Hugh McElroy 0-02 (0-02 frees)
Hughie Lennon 0-01
Aidan Farmer 0-01
Eoin Duffy 0-01
Noel Coyle 0-01
Martin O'Brien 0-01		 BBC report
Hoganstand report
Belfast Telegraph report		 Conleith Gilligan 0-06 (0-04 frees)
Raymond Wilkinson 1-02
Enda Muldoon 0-02
Kevin 'Moss' McGuckin 0-01
2 November 2008
2.30pm		 Naomh Adhamhnáin (Donegal) 2–10 – 1–08 Clonoe (Tyrone) Fr. Peter Campbell Park, Coalisland
Referee: J McKee (Armagh)
Brendan Devenney 0-04
K Sharkey 1-01
D McGinley 1-00
Ross Wherity 0-02
Conal Dunne 0-01
Rory Kavanagh 0-01
Kevin Rafferty 0-01
(frees?)		 BBC report
Hoganstand report
Belfast Telegraph report		 R.R. O'Neill 1-01
R.T. O'Neill 0-03
S McNulty 0-02
D Burke 0-01
Colm Doris 0-01
(frees?)
9 November 2008
2.30pm		 Crossmaglen (Armagh) 0–13 – 0–06 St. Patrick’s Donagh (Fermanagh) St. Oliver Plunkett Park, Crossmaglen
Referee: Brian Crowe (Cavan)
Oisín McConville 0-03 (0-02 frees)
Aaron Kernan 0-03 (0-02 frees)
David McKenna 0-02
Martin Aherne 0-02
Tony Kernan 0-02
Kyle Carragher 0-01		 BBC report
Hoganstand report
Belfast Telegraph report		 Shane McDermott 0-01
Patrick Cadden 0-01 (0-01 free)
Gary Maguire 0-01
Eamon Maguire 0-03 (0-01 free)

Semi-finals
16 November 2008
2.30pm		 Cavan Gaels (Cavan) 0–07 – 0–17 Ballinderry (Derry) Athletic Grounds, Armagh
Referee: Pat McEnaney (Monaghan)
Micheál Lyng 0-02 (0-01 free)
R Maloney Derham 0-01
Enda King 0-01
Niall Murray 0-01
Seanie Johnston 0-01
C McClarey 0-01		 BBC report
Hogan Stand report
Belfast Telegraph report		 Coilin Devlin 0-05 (0-03 frees)
Raymond Wilkinson 0-03
Martin Harney 0-02
Enda Muldoon 0-02 (0-01 '45)
James Bateson 0-02
Darren Conway 0-01
Conleith Gilligan 0-01
Michael Bell 0-01
16 November 2008
2.30pm		 Naomh Adhamhnáin (Donegal) 0–08 – 0–11 Crossmaglen (Armagh) Brewster Park, Enniskillen
Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
Ross Wherity 0-03 (0-01 '45)
Conal Dunne 0-03 (0-02 frees)
Rory Kavanagh 0-01
P McGowan 0-01		 BBC report
Hogan Stand report
Belfast Telegraph report		 Oisín McConville 0-06 (0-05 frees)
John McEntee 0-02
Aaron Kernan 0-01 (0-01 free)
Tony Kernan 0-01
John Murtagh 0-01

Final
30 November 2008
?.??pm		 Crossmaglen (Armagh) 1–10 – 1–10 Ballinderry (Derry) Brewster Park, Enniskillen
Referee: Martin Sludden (Tyrone)
Oisín McConville 1-02 (0-01/2 frees)
Aaron Kernan 0-02 (0-02 frees)
David McKenna 0-01
Michael McNamee 0-02
Stephen Kernan 0-01
Tony Kernan 0-01
Johnny Murtagh 0-01		 BBC report
Hogan Stand report
Belfast Telegraph report		 Coilin Devlin 0-06 (0-03/4 frees)
Niall McCusker 1-00
James Conway 0-01
Darren Conway 0-01
Enda Muldoon 0-01
Conleith Gilligan 0-01
Ballinderry Shamrocks
Crossmaglen Rangers
Ballinderry Shamrocks:
1Michael Conlan
2Declan Bell
3Niall McCusker
4Conor Wilkinson 2'  30'
5Michael McIver
6Kevin McGuckin 24'
7Conor Nevin 39'
8James Conway 8'
14Enda Muldoon (c)
10Martin Harney 33'
11Darren Conway
?Coilin Devlin
13Raymond Wilkinson
?Brian McGuckin 48'
15Conleith Gilligan 60'
Substitutes:
??Ronan McGuckin 60' 33'
??Michael Bell 39'
??James Bateson 48'
??Gerard Cassidy 60'
Manager:
Martin McKinless
Crossmaglen Rangers:
1Paul Hearty
2Brendan McKeown
7Paul Kernan
4P McKeown
5Aaron Kernan 2'
3Francie Bellew 40' 52'
6John Donaldson (c)
8Tony McEntee
9David McKenna
10Michael McNamee 9'  39'
11John McEntee 53'
12Stephen Kernan 55'
13Tony Kernan 30' 44'
14Cathal Short 40'
15Oisín McConville
Substitutes:
??Johnny Murtagh 40'
??Jamie Clarke 44'
??Stephen Finnegan 52'
??Rico Kelly 55'
Manager:
Donal Murtagh

MATCH RULES

  • 60 minutes.
  • Replay if necessary.
  • Nine named substitutes.
  • Maximum of 5 substitutions.

Replay
14 December 2008
?.??pm		 Crossmaglen (Armagh) 0–12 – 1–04 Ballinderry (Derry) Brewster Park, Enniskillen
Referee: Brian Crowe (Cavan)
Oisín McConville 0-05 (0-02 frees, 0-01 penalty)
Michael McNamee 0-02
P. McKeown 0-01
Aaron Kernan 0-01 (0-01 free)
Jamie Clarke 0-01
Johnny Murtagh 0-01		 James Bateson 1-00
Conleith Gilligan 0-02 (0-01 free)
James Conway 0-01
Martin Harney 0-01
Ballinderry Shamrocks
Crossmaglen Rangers
Ballinderry Shamrocks:
Michael Conlan
Declan Bell 54'
Niall McCusker
Conor Wilkinson
Kevin McGuckin
Ronan McGuckin
Michael Bell
James Conway
Kevin 'Moss' McGuckin 45 to 48 (blood sub)'  57'
Darren Conway (c)
Conleith Gilligan
Raymond Wilkinson
Coilin Devlin
Martin Harney
Brian McGuckin ht'
Substitutes:
James Bateson ht'
Paul Wilson 54'
Ryan Scott 57'
Shane Rocks 45 to 48 (blood sub)'
Manager:
Martin McKinless
Crossmaglen Rangers:
Paul Hearty
Brendan McKeown
Paul Kernan
P McKeown
Aaron Kernan
Francie Bellew
John Donaldson (c)
Tony McEntee
David McKenna
Stephen Kernan 42'
John McEntee
Michael McNamee
Jamie Clarke 51'
Johnny Murtagh 55'
Oisín McConville
Substitutes:
Tony Kernan 42'
Kyle Carragher 51'
Johnathon Hanratty 55'
Manager:
Donal Murtagh

MATCH RULES

  • 60 minutes.
  • Extra-time if necessary.
  • Further replay if scores still level.
  • Nine named substitutes.
  • Maximum of 5 substitutions.

References
  1. "Club championship's under way". Hogan Stand. Lynn Publications. 9 October 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
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