2017 Monaghan Senior Football Championship

The 2017 Monaghan Senior Football Championship was the 111th edition of Monaghan GAA's premier gaelic football tournament for senior clubs in County Monaghan, Ireland. Ten teams competed, with the winner representing Monaghan in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship began with a back door system for the first two rounds before becoming knock-out.

Monaghan SFC
Tournament details
CountyMonaghan
Year2017
TrophyMick Duffy Cup
SponsorGreenfield Foods
Date23 July - 15 October
Teams10
Defending champions Scotstown
Winners
Champions Scotstown (17th win)
ManagerKieran Donnelly
CaptainDonal Morgan
Qualify forUlster Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-up Magheracloone
ManagerKeith Gilsenan
CaptainJames Ward
Promotion/Relegation
Relegated team(s) Donaghmoyne (9th in League)
Killanny (10th in League)
Other
Matches played18
Total scored34-452
Player of the YearKieran Hughes (Scotstown)
WebsiteMonaghan GAA
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Scotstown were the defending champions after they defeated Clontibret O'Neills in the 2016 final to claim a "2-in-a-row" of S.F.C. titles, and they successfully defended their crown when defeating Magheracloone Mitchel's in this season's final.[1]

Donaghmoyne returned to the senior grade after a 1-year absence since being relegated in 2015.[2] Killanny Geraldine's returned to the top flight after a 31-season exodus since relegation in 1985 when claiming the Intermediate Football League in 2016.[3]

Kilanny Geraldines and Donaghmoyne Fontenoys were relegated to the I.F.C. for 2018 after finishing 10th and 9th in the S.F.L. respectively. They will be replaced by I.F.C. and I.F.L. champions Carrickmacross Emmets as well as I.F.L. runners-up Inniskeen Grattans.

Team Changes

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The following teams have changed division since the 2016 championship season.

Participating teams

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Club 2016 C'ship Position Pre-C'ship Odds Last Success
  Ballybay Pearse Brothers Semifinalist 7/2 2012
  Castleblayney Faughs Round 1 33/1 2003
  Clontibret O'Neills Runner-Up 7/2 2014
  Donaghmoyne Fontenoys Promoted 50/1 1947
  Killanny Geraldines Promoted 66/1
  Latton O'Rahillys Round 3 16/1 2011
  Magheraclooone Mitchells Semifinalist 20/1 2004
  Monaghan Harps Round 2 11/1 1923
  Scotstown Winners 8/11 2016
  Truagh Gaels Round 3 16/1

Preliminary round

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Four of the ten senior clubs in a play each other in a random draw. The two winners proceed to Round 1A while the two losers proceed to Round 1B.

23 July 2017 (2017-07-23) Truagh 3-09 - 0-14 Donaghmoyne Clontibret
17:30 D Finnegan (1-2), C McRory (1-1), N McQuillan (1-0), C McAnenly (0-3, 0-1f), P Treanor, C McKenna (f), P McKenna (f) (0-1 each) Report D Garland (0-9, 0-8f), S Finnegan, A Courtney (0-2 each), S McElroy (0-1) Stadium: O'Neill Park
Referee: Xavier Coyle (Tyholland)
13 August 2017 (2017-08-13) Magheracloone 0-15 - 1-10 Monaghan Harps Castleblayney
17:15 Stadium: St. Mary's Park
Referee: Brian Finnegan (Donaghmoyne)

Round 1

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Round 1A

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The six remaining teams are drawn in this round, along with the two Preliminary round winners (who play each other). The four winners proceed to Round 2A while the four losers must play in Round 1B.

12 August 2017 (2017-08-12) Ballybay Pearse Brothers 0-18 - 2-10 Castleblayney Clontibret
19:00 C McGuinness (0-7, 0-4f), P Finlay (0-5, 0-3f), D Ward (0-2), E McKearney, P O'Neill, C Galligan, T Kerr (0-1 each) Report D Malone (1-4, 0-1f), C Hanratty (1-2), M Treanor (0-2), M Kelly, D McMahon (0-1 each) Stadium: O'Neill Park
Referee: Martin McNally (Corduff)
13 August 2017 (2017-08-13) Scotstown 4-16 - 2-11 Killanny Clontibret
13:30 Conor McCarthy 2-1, Shane Carey 1-2 (0-1f), James Turley 0-3, Michael McCarville 1-0, Ross McKenna 0-2, Rory Beggan (1 '45), Sean Mohan, Paul Sherlock, Emmet Caulfield, Kieran Hughes, Orin Heaphey, David McCague, Francis Maguire 0-1 each Report Daryl Treanor and Gavin Flanagan (0-1f) 1-2 each, Ronan Duffy, MJ Callan, Tiernan Duffy, Stephen McMahon, Peter Dooley, Conor Russell, Gavin Traynor 0-1 Stadium: O'Neill Park
Referee: Stephen Hagan (Sean McDermott's)
13 August 2017 (2017-08-13) Latton 1-13 - 0-12 Clontibret Castleblayney
19:00 Stadium: St. Mary's Park
Referee: Niall McKenna (Emyvale)
20 August 2017 (2017-08-20) Magheracloone 0-13 - 0-05 Truagh Castleblayney
17:30 Stadium: St. Mary's Park
Referee: David Hurson (Drumhowan)

Round 1B

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The losers of the preliminary round (two teams). The losers of Round 1A, but not that fixture which contains the preliminary round winners (three teams). A draw will be made to determine the two pairings, with the fifth team obtaining a bye into Round 2B.

The following teams are eligible to take part in Round 1B -

Monaghan Harps received a bye into Round 2B.

20 August 2017 (2017-08-20) Castleblayney 1-13 - 0-10 Killanny Aughnamullen
13:15 Stadium: Sarsfield Park
Referee: Brendan McNally (Cremartin)
20 August 2017 (2017-08-20) Clontibret O'Neills 2-14 - 0-09 Donaghmoyne Castleblayney
19:15 Stadium: St. Mary's Park
Referee: Martin McGinn (Aughnamullen)

Round 2

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Round 2A

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The 4 winners from Round 1A play each other. The 2 winners proceed to the semi-finals while the losers must play in Round 3B.

2 September 2017 (2017-09-02) Magheracloone 0-15 - 0-14 Ballybay Pearse Brothers Clontibret
15:30 Tomás Freeman 0-10 (0-6f), Barry Kiernan 0-3, Gavin Doogan and James Lambe 0-1 each Report Paul Finlay 0-6 (0-5f), Christopher McGuinness 0-4, Ryan Wylie, Eoin McKearney, Dessie Ward, Shane McGuinness 0-1 each Stadium: O'Neill Park
Referee: Donal Connolly (Scotstown)
2 September 2017 (2017-09-02) Scotstown 1-18 - 1-17 Latton Clontibret
17:15 Shane Carey 0-5 (0-4f), Ross McKenna 1-1, Kieran Hughes 0-4, Conor McCarthy (0-1f) and Francis Maguire 0-2 each, William Carroll, Damian McArdle, Emmet Caulfield, Darren Hughes 0-1 each Hugh McElroy 1-8 (1-0 pen, 0-5f), Bernard O'Brien 0-3, Owen Coyle 0-2 (0-1f), Stephen Fitzpatrick, Kieran Duffy, Aidan Farmer, Owen Duffy 0-1 each Stadium: O'Neill Park
Referee: Jason McAndrew (Ballybay)

Round 2B

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The 2 winners from Round 1B play and the 2 teams who received byes through Round 1B play in this round. The 2 winners proceed to Round 3B while the losers exit the championship.

1 September 2017 (2017-09-01) Truagh 2-11 - 1-13 Clontibret O'Neills Emyvale
20:00 Christopher McAnenly 1-2, Ryan Mohan 1-0, Padraig McKenna 0-3 (0-2f), Christopher McKenna 0-2f, Niall Coyle, Niall Feely, James McKenna, Aaron Mohan 0-1 each Report Conor McManus 0-5f, MP O'Dowd 1-1, Ryan McGuigan 0-3 (0-1f), Dessie Mone 0-2, Conor Boyle and Rodney Gorman 0-1 each Stadium: St. Oliver Plunkett Park
Referee: Pat McEnaney (Corduff)
2 September 2017 (2017-09-02) Castleblayney 1-10 - 0-10 Monaghan Harps Inniskeen
19:30 Dermot Malone 0-6f, Patrick Tavey 1-0, John Beattie, David McMahon, Ciaran Hanrartty (0-1f), Darren Daly 0-1 each Fearghal McMahon 0-4f, Liam Hahessy 0-3 (0-2f), Conor Galligan, Kevin Loughran, Shane Smyth (0-1f) 0-1 each Stadium: Grattan Park
Referee: Anthony Marron (Corduff)

Round 3B

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The 2 winners from Round 2B play against the 2 losers from Round 2A. The 2 winners proceed to the semi-finals while the losers exit the championship.

10 September 2017 (2017-09-10) Latton 0-09 - 0-08 Castleblayney Scotstown
15:30 Stadium: St. Mary's Park
Referee: Ciaran Mulligan (Aghabog)
10 September 2017 (2017-09-10) Ballybay Pearse Brothers 1-14 - 0-12 Truagh Scotstown
17:15 Stadium: St. Mary's Park
Referee: Anthony Marron (Corduff)

Semifinals

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The 2 winners from Round 2A play against the 2 winners from Round 3B.

24 September 2017 (2017-09-24) Magheracloone 4-12 - 1-18 Latton Clones
14:00 [4] Stadium: St. Tiernach's Park
Referee: Niall McKenna (Emyvale)
24 September 2017 (2017-09-24) Scotstown 2-08 - 0-14 Ballybay Pearse Brothers Clones
16:00 Conor McCarthy 0-4 (0-2f), Francis Caulfield and Micheal McCarville 1-0 each, William Carroll, Sean Mohan, James Hamill, Darren Hughes 0-1 each [5] Paul Finlay 0-6 (0-5f), Shane McGuinness 0-3 (0-1f), Christopher McGuinness 0-2 (0-1f), Ryan Wylie, Ciaran Galligan, Dessie Ward Stadium: St. Tiernach's Park
Referee: Martin McNally (Corduff)
30 September 2017 (2017-09-30) Scotstown 2-12 - 0-15 Ballybay Pearse Brothers Clontibret
15:00 [6] Stadium: O'Neill Park
Referee: Pat McEnaney (Corduff)

Final

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15 October 2017
3:30 pm
Scotstown 2-17 - 0-13 Magheraclooone St. Tiernach's Park
Clones
Referee: Xavier Coyle (Tyholland)
Man of the Match: Conor McCarthy
Conor McCarthy 1-8 (0-4f), Darren Hughes 1-1, Rory Beggan 0-3 (2 '45, 0-1f), Damien McArdle, James Hamill, Shane Carey, Dermot McCrudden, Orin Heaphey 0-1 each [7] Tomas Freeman 0-5f, Michael Metzger 0-3 (0-2f), Gavin Doogan 0-2, James Ward, Jamie Kieran, Allan Kieran 0-1 each

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "County Finals round-up". www.gaa.ie. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Donaghmoyne edge IFC Final | CLG Mhuineacháin". CLG Mhuineacháin. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Killanny edge famous IFL Final victory | CLG Mhuineacháin". CLG Mhuineacháin. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Storming finish sees Magheracloone into SFC Final | CLG Mhuineacháin". CLG Mhuineacháin. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  5. ^ "SFC: Ballybay pegged back by Scotstown | CLG Mhuineacháin". CLG Mhuineacháin. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Scotstown Reach Another Final | CLG Mhuineacháin". CLG Mhuineacháin. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Scotstown retain SFC title". Monaghan GAA. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.