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2015 Ulster Senior Football Championship

The 2015 Ulster Senior Football Championship is the 127th instalment of the annual Ulster Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of Ulster GAA. It was one of the four provincial competitions of the 2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Donegal were the reigning champions following the 2014 Championship but lost to Monaghan in the final on 19 July by a point.[1] [2][3]

2015 Ulster SFC
Tournament details
Year2015
Winners
ChampionsMonaghan (16th win)
ManagerMalachy O'Rourke
CaptainConor McManus
Runners-up
Runners-upDonegal
ManagerRory Gallagher
CaptainMichael Murphy
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Teams edit

The Ulster championship is contested by the nine county teams in the province of Ulster.

Team Colours Sponsor Manager Captain Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial
Antrim   Saffron and white Creagh Concrete Liam Bradley Aodhán Gallagher
1951
Armagh   Orange and white Rainbow Communications Kieran McGeeney Ciarán McKeever
2002
2008
Cavan   Royal blue and white Kingspan Group Terry Hyland Alan Clarke
1952
1997
Derry   Red and white Specialist Joinery Group Brian McIver Mark Lynch
1993
1998
Donegal   Gold and green Donegal Creameries Rory Gallagher Michael Murphy
2012
2014
Down   Red and black Canal Court Hotel Jim McCorry Mark Poland
1994
1994
Fermanagh   Green and white Tracey Concrete Pete McGrath Eoin Donnelly
Monaghan   White and blue Investec Malachy O'Rourke Conor McManus
2013
Tyrone   White and Red McAleer & Rushe Mickey Harte Seán Cavanagh
2008
2010

2015 Ulster Senior Football Championship edit

Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
  Cavan 0-15
  Monaghan 0-16
  Monaghan 1-20
  Fermanagh 0-13
  Fermanagh 1-13
  Antrim 0-08
  Monaghan 0-11
  Donegal 0-10
  Derry 0-12
  Down 0-11
  Derry 0-10
  Donegal 1-09
  Armagh 0-08
  Donegal 1-13   Donegal 2-11
  Tyrone 1-10

Fixtures edit

Preliminary round edit

Preliminary round
Donegal  1–13 – 1–10  Tyrone
M McElhinney (1–2); M Murphy (0–3, 2 frees, 1 45); C Toye, C McFadden, P McBrearty (0–2 each); F McGlynn, K Lacey (0–1 each). Report S Cavanagh (0–4, 3 frees); D McCurry (1–0); C McAliskey (0–3); Justin McMahon, M Donnelly, R McNamee (0–1 each).
Attendance: 17,435
Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)

Quarter-finals edit

Quarter-Final
Cavan  0–15 – 0–16  Monaghan
C Mackey (0–3, 2 frees); N McDermott (0–3 frees); G McKiernan and M Argue (both 0–2); M Dunne (0–2, 1 free); C Gilsenan (0–1 free); N Murray and R Flanagan (both 0–1). Report C McManus (0–7, 5 frees); P Finlay (0–3 frees); K Hughes (0–1 free); K O’Connell, D Hughes, D Clerkin, C Walshe and D Mone (all 0–1).
Attendance: 18,541
Referee: Padraig Hughes (Armagh)
Quarter-Final
Fermanagh  1–13 – 0–08  Antrim
S Quigley 1–4 (4f, 1pen), R Jones 0–3, B Mulrone 0–2, C Flaherty, T Corrigan, P McCusker, D Kille 0–1 each Report CJ McGourty 0–6 (6f), K McGourty 0–1, R Murray 0–1
Attendance: 7,726
Quarter-Final
Derry  0–12 – 0–11  Down
M Lynch 0–5 (2f), E Bradley 0–5 (3f), E Lynn 0–1, C O'Boyle 0–1 Report P Devlin 0–6 (6f), C Laverty, K McKernan 0–2 each, D O'Hare 0–1 (f)
Attendance: 10,541
Quarter-Final
Armagh  0–08 – 2–11  Donegal
T Kernan 0–3 (1f), J Morgan, C McKeever, E Rafferty (f), A Findon, C Rafferty all 0–1 each. Report M Murphy 0–5 (5fs), P McBrearty 1–1, M O'Reilly 1–0, O MacNiallais 0–2, N Gallagher, M McElhinney, N Gallagher 0–1 each.
Attendance: 18,186

Semi-finals edit

Semi-Final
Monaghan  1–20 – 0–13  Fermanagh
C McManus 1–6 (5f), K Hughes 0–3 (1f), O Duffy 0–3, K Duffy, D Hughes, C McGuinness, S Gollogly, N McAdam, D Mone, K O’Connell 0–1 each, R Beggan 0–1 (1 ’45). Report S Quigley 0–5 (4f), T Corrigan, R Jones, D McCusker 0–2 each, E Donnelly, A Breen 0–1 each.
Attendance: 16,572
Referee: Padraig O'Sullivan (Kerry)
Semi-Final
Derry  0–10 – 1–09  Donegal
M Lynch 0-02, 1f, E Bradley 0-02, 2f, C O’Boyle 0-02, C McKaigue 0-01, C McFaul 0-01; N Holly 0-01, B Heron 0-01. Report M O’Reilly 1-00 P McBrearty, 0-02, 1f, M Murphy 0-02, C McFadden 0-02, M McElhinney 0-01; C Toye 0-01, O MacNiallais 0-01.
Attendance: 19,237
Referee: Rory Hickey (Clare)

Final edit

Final
Monaghan  0–11 – 0–10  Donegal
C McManus 0–6 (4f), K O'Connell, O Duffy, K Duffy, D Mone, O Lennon 0–1 each. Report P McBrearty 0–6 (4f), M Murphy 0–2 (2f), K Lacey, F McGlynn 0–1 each
Attendance: 31,997

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "MONAGHAN 0–11 DONEGAL 0–10". GAA.ie. 20 July 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Monaghan hold on to dethrone Donegal in Ulster". Irish Examiner. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Ulster Final: As it happened". The 42. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
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