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2015 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship

The 2015 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship was the 51st edition of Cavan GAA's premier Gaelic football tournament for intermediate graded clubs in County Cavan, Ireland. The tournament consists of 13 teams, with the winner representing Cavan in the Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship.

2015 Cavan IFC
Tournament details
CountyCavan
ProvinceUlster
Year2015
TrophyTommy Gilroy Cup
SponsorHotel Kilmore
Date23 July - 4 October 2015
Teams13
Winners
Champions Ballyhaise (2nd win)
ManagerJohn Brady
CaptainEamonn Costello
Qualify for2015 Ulster Club IFC
Runners-up
Runners-up Arva
ManagerBrian Doyle
CaptainFergal McGlade
Promotion/Relegation
Promoted team(s) Ballyhaise
Relegated team(s) Cavan Gaels B (withdrew)
Other
Player of the Year Stephen Smith (Ballyhaise)
← 2014
2016 →

Cavan Gaels B withdrew from the championship before it began. For 2016 Cavan Gaels' second string didn't compete in against first teams in the championship.

2014 runners-up Ballyhaise won the championship, beating newly-promoted Arva in the final.[1][2]

Team Changes edit

The following teams have changed division since the 2014 championship season.

Opening rounds edit

Preliminary round edit

23 July 2015 Preliminary round Drung   0-13 – 1-9   Laragh United Breffni Park
20:00 Report Referee: Noel Mooney

Round 1 edit

Round 1 Belturbet   w/o – conc   Cavan Gaels B
31 July 2015 Round 1 Arva   0-13 – 1-9   Shercock Breffni Park
20:00 Report Referee: Margaret Farrelly
2 August 2015 Round 1 Drung   0-15 – 3-2   Redhills Breffni Park
18:00 Report Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly
6 August 2015 Round 1 Bailieborough Shamrocks   1-8 – 0-9   Killinkere Breffni Park
20:00 Report Referee: Thomas Doonan
7 August 2015 Round 1 Butlersbridge   1-10 – 1-7   Drumlane St Aidan's Park
20:00 Referee: Padraig Sheridan
9 August 2015 Round 1 Ballyhaise   1-17 – 1-9   Swanlinbar Breffni Park
13:00 Report Referee: Packie Smith

Back-door stage edit

Round 2 edit

14 August 2015 Round 2 Drumlane   0-15 – 0-6   Redhills Breffni Park
20:15 Report Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly
16 August 2015 Round 2 Swanlinbar   1-14 – 2-10   Shercock Annalee Park
16:30 Referee: Gerry Sheridan

Round 3 edit

22 August 2015 Round 3 Drumlane   0-13 – 0-10   Laragh United Athletic Grounds
17:00 Referee: Chris McCaffrey
23 August 2015 Round 3 Swanlinbar   0-13 – 1-9   Killinkere Annalee Park
13:00 Referee: Kieran McCarville

Knock-out stage edit

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
  Arva 0-18
  Drung 3-6
  Arva 2-10
  Belturbet 1-10
  Belturbet 1-8
  Swanlinbar 0-10
  Arva 1-14
  Ballyhaise 2-13
  Drumlane 2-10
  Bailieborough 0-10
  Drumlane 1-7
  Ballyhaise 1-11
  Ballyhaise 0-17
  Butlersbridge 0-14

Quarter-finals edit

4 September 2015 Quarter-final Arva   0-18 – 3-6   Drung Breffni Park
20:15 Jonathan McCabe 0-5 (0-1f), Conal Sheridan 0-4 (0-3f), Kevin Bouchier 0-3, Ciarán Brady 0-2, Thomas Brady 0-1, Peter Morris 0-1, Ciaran Cooney 0-1, Shane Hamilton 0-1 Report Paddy McEntee 1-1, Dan Fay 1-0, Andrew Rossiter 1-0, Declan McEntee 0-2 (0-1f) Michael McEntee 0-1 (0-1f), Barry Watters 0-1, Gary Watters 0-1 Referee: Raymond Tynan
5 September 2015 Quarter-final Drumlane   2-10 – 0-10   Bailieborough Shamrocks Breffni Park
19:00 Ryan Connolly 1-3 (0-2f), Stephen McCann 1-0, J. P. Kelly 0-2, Donal Reilly 0-2, Fergal Brady 0-1, Gary Tubman 0-1, Ciaran Crowe 0-1 Report Brendan Argue 0-6 (0-6f), Declan Reilly 0-1, Sean Cooney 0-1, Peter Clerkin 0-1, Damien Reilly 0-1 Referee: Jimmy Galligan
5 September 2015 Quarter-final Ballyhaise   0-17 – 0-14   Butlersbridge Breffni Park
20:30 Stephen Smith 0-7 (0-2f), Padraig Moore 0-4, David Brady 0-2, Kevin Tierney 0-2, Sean McCormack 0-1, Barry McCrudden 0-1 Report Jonathan Leddy 0-8 (0-2f, 0-1 45), Caoimhin O'Reilly 0-4 (0-1f), Declan Callaghan 0-1, John Fitzpatrick 0-1 Referee: Brendan Sweeney
6 September 2015 Quarter-final Belturbet   1-8 – 0-10   Swanlinbar Breffni Park
20:00 Enda Henry 0-4 (0-2f), Cian Vaughan 1-0, Jason O'Reilly 0-2, Niall Lawlor 0-1 (0-1 45), Brendan Fitzpatrick 0-1 Report Mark Cunningham 0-5 (0-1f), Gearóid McKiernan 0-2, Michael Curran 0-2, Michael Cunningham 0-1 Referee: Noel Mooney

Semi-finals edit

18 September 2015 Semi-final Drumlane   1-7 – 1-11   Ballyhaise Breffni Park
20:00 Ryan Connolly 0-5 (0-5f), Kian Monahan 1-0, J. P. Kelly 0-1, Ciaran Crowe 0-1 Report Stephen Smith 0-8 (0-7f), Kevin Tierney 1-2 (1-0 pen), Eamonn Costello 0-1 Referee: Tony Gregory
19 September 2015 Semi-final Arva   2-10 – 1-10   Belturbet Breffni Park
17:00 Conal Sheridan 0-7 (0-7f), Peter Conneely 1-0, Ciarán Brady 1-0, Peter Morris 0-2, Jonathan McCabe 0-1 Report Enda Henry 0-8 (0-6f), Jason O'Reilly 1-0, Cian Vaughan 0-1, Brendan Fitzpatrick 0-1 Referee: Gerry Sheridan

Final edit

4 October 2015 Final Arva   1-14 – 2-13   Ballyhaise Breffni Park
15:00 Conal Sheridan 0-6 (0-5f), Jonathan McCabe 1-3, Kevin Bouchier 0-2, Peter Morris 0-2, Ciarán Brady 0-1 Report Stephen Smith 1-6 (0-4f), Kevin Tierney 1-2, Padraig Moore 0-3, Martin Conaty 0-2 Referee: Conor Dourneen

References edit

  1. ^ "IFC final: Ballyhaise hold on to end hoodoo". Hogan Stand. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Ballyhaise end 47year famine in style". The Anglo-Celt. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  3. ^ "JFC final: Superb Arva triumph over Ballymachugh". Hogan Stand. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  4. ^ "IFC final: Cootehill end 43-year wait". Hogan Stand. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
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