The 2021 Clare Senior Football Championship was the 126th staging of the Clare Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Clare County Board in 1887.
Jack Daly Cup 2021 | |
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League | Clare GAA |
Sport | Gaelic Football |
Duration | 31 July – 7 November 2021 |
Number of teams | 13 |
Sponsor | Pat O’Donnell & Co. |
Changes From 2020 | |
Promoted | St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield[1] |
Relegated | N/A |
Changes For 2022 | |
Promoted | Corofin[2] |
Relegated | Cooraclare & Kilrush Shamrocks |
County Championship | |
Winners | Éire Óg, Ennis (19th Title) |
Runners-up | Kilmurry-Ibrickane |
The 2020 champions, and holders of the Jack Daly Cup are Kilmurry-Ibrickane who won their sixteenth overall title after defeating Cratloe in a repeat of the 2016 final, also won by Kilmurry-Ibrickane.
In 2020 a decision was made to not relegate any team from any championship in Clare due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. As a result, there will be two teams relegated from senior level down to intermediate for 2022 in order to revert to the preferred twelve-team championship format.
Senior Championship Fixtures edit
Group stage edit
- One group of five and two groups of four.
- 2020 semi-finalists are seeded and kept separate.
- Each team plays all the other teams in their group once. Two points are awarded for a win and one for a draw.
- The top three teams from Group A and the top two teams from Groups B and C advance to Quarter-Finals
- The third-placed teams from Groups B and C advance to ‘’Preliminary Quarter-Final’’
- The three bottom-placed teams in each group contest Relegation Playoffs
Group A edit
Quarter-Final, Seeded Quarter-Final, Unseeded Relegation Playoff
Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
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Kilmurry-Ibrickane | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 61 | 48 | +13 | 7 |
St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 40 | +10 | 6 |
Ennistymon | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 4 |
Cratloe | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 55 | -5 | 3 |
Cooraclare | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 63 | -21 | 0 |
31 July 2021 Round 1 | Kilmurry-Ibrickane | 2-07 [3] 2-07 | St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay | Cusack Park, Ennis |
1 August 2021 Round 1 | Cooraclare | 0-10 [4] 1-13 | Cratloe | Cusack Park, Ennis |
7 August 2021 Round 2 | Cratloe | 1-08 [5] 0-11 | St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay | Cusack Park, Ennis |
7 August 2021 Round 2 | Ennistymon | 0-07 [6] 1-10 | Kilmurry-Ibrickane | Cusack Park, Ennis |
28 August 2021 Round 3 | Cratloe | 2-07 [7] 2-13 | Kilmurry-Ibrickane | Cusack Park, Ennis |
29 August 2021 Round 3 | Cooraclare | 0-10 [8] 2-11 | Ennistymon | Cusack Park, Ennis |
12 September 2021 Round 4 | Cooraclare | 1-12 [9] 1-13 | Kilmurry-Ibrickane | Doonbeg |
12 September 2021 Round 4 | Ennistymon | 0-09 [10] 0-12 | St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay | Cusack Park, Ennis |
26 September 2021 Round 5 | Cooraclare | 0-07 [11] 3-05 | St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay | Quilty |
26 September 2021 Round 5 | Cratloe | 1-07 [12] 3-06 | Ennistymon | Cusack Park, Ennis |
Group B edit
Quarter-Final, Seeded Quarter-Final, Unseeded Premliminary Quarter-Final Relegation Playoff
Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
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St. Breckan's, Lisdoonvarna | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 27 | +19 | 6 |
St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 35 | +24 | 4 |
Kilmihil | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 50 | -14 | 2 |
Kilrush Shamrocks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 52 | -26 | 0 |
31 July 2021 Round 1 | Kilmihil | 1-13 [13] 0-10 | Kilrush Shamrocks | Cooraclare |
31 July 2021 Round 1 | St. Breckan's, Lisdoonvarna | 3-08 [14] 0-09 | St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield | Corofin |
28 August 2021 Round 2 | Kilmihil | 0-13 [15] 5-14 | St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield | Lissycasey |
29 August 2021 Round 2 | Kilrush Shamrocks | 1-08 [16] 0-15 | St. Breckan's, Lisdoonvarna | Cusack Park, Ennis |
12 September 2021 Round 3 | Kilmihil | 0-07 [17] 0-11 | St. Breckan's, Lisdoonvarna | Hennessy Park, Miltown Malbay |
12 September 2021 Round 3 | Kilrush Shamrocks | 1-02 [18] 1-18 | St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield | Cusack Park, Ennis |
Group C edit
Quarter-Final, Seeded Quarter-Final, Unseeded Premliminary Quarter-Final Relegation Playoff
Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
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Éire Óg, Ennis | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 26 | +15 | 4 |
Lissycasey | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 40 | -1 | 4 |
Doonbeg | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 31 | -9 | 2 |
Clondegad | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 36 | -5 | 2 |
1 August 2021 Round 1 | Clondegad | 0-06 [19] 0-09 | Doonbeg | Cusack Park, Ennis |
1 August 2021 Round 1 | Éire Óg, Ennis | 3-10 [20] 0-09 | Lissycasey | Cusack Park, Ennis |
28 August 2021 Round 2 | Clondegad | 0-14 [21] 1-10 | Éire Óg, Ennis | Cusack Park, Ennis |
28 August 2021 Round 2 | Doonbeg | 0-10 [22] 2-10 | Lissycasey | Kilmihil |
11 September 2021 Round 3 | Clondegad | 1-08 [23] 0-14 | Lissycasey | Cusack Park, Ennis |
11 September 2021 Round 3 | Doonbeg | 0-03 [24] 0-09 | Éire Óg, Ennis | Kilmihil |
Preliminary Quarter-Final edit
- Played by two third-placed teams from Groups B and C
Quarter-finals edit
- Played by top two placed teams from Groups A-C, third-placed team from Group A, and winners of Preliminary Quarter-Final
- Losers move to Senior B Semi-Finals
9 October 2021 Quarter-Final | Éire Óg, Ennis | 1-06 [26] 0-05 | Ennistymon | Cusack Park, Ennis |
9 October 2021 Quarter-Final | Kilmihil | 0-13 [27] 1-13 | Kilmurry-Ibrickane | Cusack Park, Ennis |
10 October 2021 Quarter-Final | Lissycasey | 1-13 [28] 0-10 | St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield | Cusack Park, Ennis |
10 October 2021 Quarter-Final | St. Breckan's, Lisdoonvarna | 3-11 [29] 0-12 | St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay | Cusack Park, Ennis |
Semi-finals edit
23 October 2021 Semi-Final | Éire Óg, Ennis | 0-11 [30] 0-05 | St. Breckan's, Lisdoonvarna | Cusack Park, Ennis |
24 October 2021 Semi-Final | Lissycasey | 0-08 [31] 0-17 | Kilmurry-Ibrickane | Cusack Park, Ennis |
County Final edit
7 November 2021 Final | Éire Óg, Ennis | 1-11 [32] 0-09 | Kilmurry-Ibrickane | Cusack Park, Ennis |
Other Fixtures edit
Relegation Playoffs edit
- Played by the three bottom-placed teams from Groups A-C
- Losers of both Playoffs relegated to Intermediate for 2022
10 October 2021 Playoff 1 | Clondegad | 2-15 [33] 0-08 | Cooraclare | Kilmihil |
24 October 2021 Playoff 2 | Clondegad | 2-11 [34] 0-07 | Kilrush Shamrocks | Cooraclare |
References edit
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- ^ "Additional Time Goals See Corofin Claim Intermediate Title". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Thrilling First Round As Miltown & Kilmurry-Ibrickane Finishes All Square". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Cratloe Begin Clare SFC Bid With A Win Over Cooraclare". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Spoils Shared Between Cratloe & Miltown In Exciting Contest". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Kilmurry-Ibrickane Record First Win Of 2021 Clare SFC Campaign At Ennistymon's Expense". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Sexton Bags Two Goals As Kilmurry-Ibrickane See Off Cratloe". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Strong Finish Sees Ennistymon Overcome Cooraclare". The Clare Echo.
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- ^ "Cleary Leads The Way As Miltown Advance To Clare SFC Quarter-Finals". The Clare Echo.
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- ^ "Ennistymon Qualify For Clare SFC Quarter-Finals And Knock Out Cratloe". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Better Balanced Kilmihil Off To A Winning Start At Kilrush's Expense". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "St. Breckan's Get Clare SFC Campaign Off To A High By Beating Doora-Barefield". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Parish Power Past Kilmihil". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "St. Breckan's Book Place In Quarter-Finals". The Clare Echo. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
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- ^ "Superb Doora-Barefield Qualify For Clare SFC Knockout Stages". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Three Points To Spare For Doonbeg Over 13-Man Clondegad". The Clare Echo.
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- ^ "Lissycasey Bounce Back Into Contention With First Ever Clare SFC Win Over Doonbeg". The Clare Echo.
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- ^ "Éire Óg Seal Return To Clare SFC Quarter-Finals". The Clare Echo.
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- ^ "Éire Óg Reach Semi-Finals For First Time Since 2014". The Clare Echo.
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- ^ "Breckan's March Onto Semi-Finals As Miltown Bow Out". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Éire Óg Keep Dreams Of Clare Senior Double Alive". Irish Examiner.
- ^ "Kilmurry-Ibrickane Power Past Lissycasey To Seal County Final Place". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Éire Óg End 15-Year Wait For Clare SFC Crown". Irish Examiner.
- ^ "Clondegad Relegate Cooraclare To Intermediate Level". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Brennan-Inspired Clondegad Keep Senior Status At Kilrush's Expense". The Clare Echo.