Ulster Senior Club Football Championship

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 Naomh Connaill by 2 points in the final on 1 December 2019.

Ulster Senior Club Football Championship
Current season or competition:
2019 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 (1st title)
Most titles         Crossmaglen Rangers (11 titles)
SponsorsAIB

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
2019[3]          Kilcoo Down 2-11          Naomh Conaill Donegal 2-09
2018[4]          Gaoth Dobhair Donegal 0-13          Scotstown Monaghan 0-12
2017[5]          Slaughtneil Derry 1-15          Cavan Gaels Cavan 0-10
2016[6]          Slaughtneil Derry 0-12          Kilcoo Down 0-09
2015[7]          Crossmaglen Rangers Armagh 2-17          Scotstown Monaghan 2-12
2014[8]          Slaughtneil Derry 1-10          Omagh St. Enda's Tyrone 1-09
2013[9]          Ballinderry Derry 1-13              Glenswilly Donegal 2-06
2012[10]          Crossmaglen Rangers Armagh 3-09          Kilcoo Down 1-09
2011          Crossmaglen Rangers Armagh 2-11          St. Mary's Burren Down 0-10
2010[11]          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          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 2-05          Bellaghy Derry 0-08
1995          Mullaghbawn Armagh 1-11          Bailieboro Shamrocks Cavan 2-05
1994          Bellaghy Derry          Clontibret O'Neills Monaghan
1993          Errigal Ciarán Tyrone          Russell Gaelic Union, Downpatrick Down
1992          Lavey* Derry          St. Mary's Burren Down
1991          Castleblayney Faughs Monaghan          Killybegs Donegal
1990          Lavey Derry          Kingscourt Stars Cavan
1989          Scotstown Monaghan          Coalisland Na Fianna Tyrone
1988          St. Mary's Burren Down          Pearse Óg Armagh
1987          St. Mary's Burren Down          Kingscourt Stars Cavan
1986          Castleblayney Faughs Monaghan          St. Mary's Burren Down
1985          St. Mary's Burren Down          Scotstown Monaghan
1984          St. Mary's Burren Down          St. John's Antrim
1983          St. Mary's Burren Down          St. Galls Antrim
1982          St. Galls Antrim          Roslea Shamrocks Fermanagh
1981          Ballinderry Derry          St. Mary's Burren Down
1980          Scotstown Monaghan          St. John's Antrim
1979          Scotstown Monaghan          Carrickcruppen Armagh
1978          Scotstown Monaghan          St. John's Antrim
1977          St. John's Antrim          Cavan Gaels Cavan
1976          Ballerin Derry          Clan na nGael Armagh
1975      St Joseph's Donegal          Castleblayney Faughs Monaghan
1974          Clan na nGael Armagh          Trillick Tyrone
1973          Clan na nGael Armagh      St Joseph's Donegal
1972          Clan na nGael Armagh          Ardboe Tyrone
1971          Bellaghy Derry          Clan na nGael Armagh
1970              Bryansford Down          Newbridge Derry
1969              Bryansford Down          Crosserlough Cavan
1968          Bellaghy Derry      St Joseph's Donegal
* After replay.

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 N/A 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 N/A Derry
5              Bryansford 2 1969, 1970 N/A Down
         Castleblayney Faughs 2 1986, 1991 1975 Monaghan
         Lavey 2 1990, 1992 N/A Derry
         Errigal Ciarán 2 1993, 2002 2000 Tyrone
7          St Joseph's 1 1975 1973 Donegal
         Ballerin 1 1976 N/A Derry
         St. John's 1 1977 1984 Antrim
         Mullaghbawn 1 1995 N/A Armagh
         Dungiven 1 1997 N/A Derry
         An Lúb 1 2003 2009 Derry
         Gaoth Dobhair 1 2018 N/A Donegal
         Kilcoo 1 2019 2016 Down

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 8 Kilcoo, 2019
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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