2017 Roscommon Senior Football Championship

The 2017 Roscommon Senior Football Championship is the 117th edition of Roscommon GAA's premier Gaelic football tournament for senior graded clubs in County Roscommon, Ireland. The tournament consists of 12 teams, with the winner representing Roscommon in the Connacht Senior Club Football Championship.

Roscommon S.F.C.
Season2017
ChampionsSt. Brigid's (16th title)
RelegatedKilmore
All Ireland SCFC???
Winning CaptainPeter Domican and Garvan Dolan
Man Of The MatchPeter Domican
Winning ManagerFrankie Dolan
2016
2018

The championship starts with a seeded group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.

St. Brigid's were the defending champions after they defeated Pádraig Pearse's in the previous years final, and they successfully defended their title to claim a "2-in-a-row" of championships and their 16th overall when defeating Roscommon Gaels 3-13 to 3-7 in the final at Dr. Hyde Park.

Kilmore bounced straight back to the top flight for this season from the Intermediate ranks after relegation in 2015, through claiming the 2016 I.F.C. title. However, they were relegated back to the middle tier for 2018 after losing the Relegation Final to Castlerea St. Kevin's.

Team changes edit

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

Group stage edit

All 12 teams enter the competition at this stage.

The competition split into two groups, based on their performance in the 2016 Group stages. Group 1 consists of teams who reached the quarter-finals last year or better. Group 2 consists of two bottom placed finishers in Group 1 last year as well as 3rd and 4th placed in Group 2 last year, the 2016 Relegation Playoff winners and the 2016 Intermediate champions.

The top 2 teams in Group 1 go into the semi-finals, where they await the winners of the quarter-finals, which are composed of the 3rd and 4th placed teams in Group 1 along with the top 2 finishers in Group 2. The bottom 2 teams in Group 2 will enter a Relegation Playoff.

Group 1 edit

Group 1 Table edit

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts
Roscommon Gaels 5 4 1 0 75 83 -8 8
St. Brigid's 5 3 2 0 107 82 +25 6
Western Gaels 5 2 3 0 90 75 +15 6
Boyle 5 3 2 0 85 92 -7 6
St. Faithleach's 5 2 3 0 88 90 -2 4
Pádraig Pearse's 5 0 5 0 62 85 -23 0

Group 1 Round 1 edit

5/6/17
19:30
Roscommon Gaels 3-13 – 2-11 St. Faithleach's Ballyleague
Referee: Aaron Clogher
Man of the Match: Brian O'Gara
Cian Connolly 0-5 (0-1f, 2 '45), Mark Nally 1-1, Ronan Gleeson and John McManus 1-0 each, Brian Kelly and Kieran Kilcline 0-2 each, David O'Gara, James McDermott, James O'Gara 0-1 each Kevin Farrell and Daniel Foley 1-0 each, Dave Rooney (1 '45) and Diarmuid Murtagh (0-3f) 0-3 each, Ciaran Murtagh 0-2, Brian Murtagh, Darragh Hussey, Aidan Dooney

5/7/17
14:00
Western Gaels 1-23 – 2-8 Boyle Strokestown
Referee: Gerry Carmody
Kevin Higgins 1-5, Derek Moran 0-7f, Finbarr Cregg 0-3, John Duffy, Cathal Cregg, Tommy Gill 0-2 each, Sean McDermott and Niall Higgins 0-1 each Donie Smith 1-6 (0-1f) and Cian McKeon 1-2

5/7/17
14:00
St. Brigid's 1-16 – 0-14 Pádraig Pearses Johnstown
Referee: Anthony Naughton
Man of the Match: Garvan Dolan
Senan Kilbride 0-4 (0-3f), Garvan Dolan (0-1f) and Jack McDonnell (0-1f) 0-3 each, Brian Stack 1-0, David Cunniffe 0-2, Eoin Sheehy, Padraig Kelly, Gavin Byrne, Darragh Donnelly 0-1 each Report Hubert Darcy 0-6 (0-3f), Sean Fahy 0-3 (0-1f), Conor Payne 0-2, Shane Carty and Ronan Daly 0-1 each

Group 1 Round 2 edit

5/12/17
20:00
Roscommon Gaels 1-15 – 1-8 Ballyleague Kilbride
Referee: Kevin Naughton
Man of the Match: Cian Connolly
Cian Connolly 0-5 (0-3f), Kieran Kilcline and Brian Kelly 0-3 each, Brian O'Gara 1-0, Enda Lannon 0-2, Ronan Gleeson and Mark Nally 0-1 each Donie Smith 0-6 (0-3f, 1 '45), Evan McGrath 1-0, Cian McKeon 0-2 (0-1f)

5/13/17
19:15
Western Gaels 2-14 – 0-12 Pádraig Pearses Pairc an Phiarsaigh
Referee: Paddy Neilan
Man of the Match: Ciaran Cafferkey
Kevin Higgins 1-3, Finbarr Cregg 1-2, Derek Moran 0-3f, Sean Conroy, Ciaran Cafferkey, Oisin Ward, Cathal Cregg, Niall Higgins, Tommy Gill 0-1 each Sean Fahy 0-4 (0-3f), Aaron Fehily, Daniel Glynn, Hubert Darcy (0-1f) 0-2 each, Shane Carty and Leon Fehily (0-1f) 0-1 each

5/14/17
15:45
St. Brigid's 4-8 – 2-11 St. Faithleach's Kiltoom
Senan Kilbride 1-3 (0-3f), Mark Daly 1-0, David Cunniffe 1-0 pen, Darragh Donnelly 1-0, Garvan Dolan 0-3f, Jack McDonnell and Cathal McHugh 0-1 each Diarmuid Murtagh 1-3, Ciaran Murtagh 0-4, Darragh Hussey 1-0, Jonathan Hussey 0-2, David Rooney and Aidan Dooney 0-1 each

Group 1 Round 3 edit

8/19/17
17:30
Boyle 3-15 – 3-9 St. Brigid's O'Rourke Park
Referee: Gerry Carmody
Donie Smith 0-7, Cian McKeon 1-3, Enda Smith 1-1, David Callaghan 1-0, Evan McGrath, Tadgh McKenna, Conor Flanagan, Darren O'Connor 0-1 each Jack McDonnell 0-4, Brian Stack 1-1, Peter Domican and David Cunniffe 1-0 each, Padraig Kelly 0-3, Garvan Dolan 0-1

8/20/17
13:00
Roscommon Gaels 1-10 – 0-11 Western Gaels Orchard Park
Referee: Paul Daly
Man of the Match: Mark Healy
Mark Healy 1-4 (0-1f) and Cian Connolly 0-6 (0-3f, 1 '45) Finbar Cregg 0-6 (0-4f), Derek Moran 0-3f, John Duffy and James McDonnell 0-1 each

8/20/17
14:45
St. Faithleach's 1-13 – 0-14 Pádraig Pearses Athleague
Referee: P McTiernan
Diarmuid Murtagh 1-1, Connell Kennelly, Ciaran Murtagh, Aidan Dooney, David Rooney 0-2 each, Stephen Ormsby, C Quinn, Brian Murtagh, Jonathan Hussey 0-1 each Sean Fahy 0-4, Hubert Darcy 0-3, David Grehan 0-2, Shane Dolan, Shane Carty, Daniel Glynn, Aaron Fehily, Emmet Kelly 0-1 each

Group 1 Round 4 edit

8/26/17
17:30
Boyle 2-14 – 1-16 St. Faithleach's Kilglass

8/26/17
13:00
Western Gaels 1-16 – 1-14 St. Brigid's Western Gaels

8/27/17
19:00
Roscommon Gaels 0-14 – 0-11 Pádraig Pearses Kiltoom

Group 1 Round 5 edit

9/9/17 Boyle 2-10 – 1-8 Pádraig Pearses

9/9/17 St. Faithleach's 1-16 – 1-11 Western Gaels

9/9/17 St. Brigid's 5-18 – 0-8 Roscommon Gaels

Group 2 edit

Group 2 Table edit

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts
Strokestown 5 4 0 1 96 53 +43 9
Clann na nGael 5 4 0 1 98 65 +33 9
Elphin 5 3 2 0 79 70 +9 6
St. Croan's 5 2 3 0 70 91 -21 4
Kilmore 4 0 4 0 47 76 -29 0
Castlerea St. Kevin's 4 0 4 0 56 91 -35 0

Group 2 Round 1 edit

5/6/17
19:30
Elphin 1-11 – 1-8 St. Croan's Enfield
Referee: P McTiernan
Frankie Cregg 1-5 (0-3f), Brian Higgins and Gerry Cregg 0-2 each, Fintan Cregg (0-1f) and Aidan Murray 0-1 each Kevin Smyth 0-4f, Ross Timothy 1-0, Gerard Connaughton, Keith Keenan, James Connaughton, Shane Smyth 0-1 each

5/6/17
15:45
Strokestown 2-19 – 1-8 Castlerea St. Kevin's Strokestown
Referee: Declan Hunt
Colin Compton 1-2, Kevin Finn 0-4 (0-2f), Keith Murphy 1-0, Daniel Rogers 0-3, Thomas Corcoran and Cathal Compton 0-2, Sean Mullooly, Ruairi Molloy, M Fallon, Ian Rogers, G Collins, Kevin Shiel 0-1 each Ger Heneghan 0-5 (0-3f), Christy Dineen 1-1, Eddie Creaton and Niall Connaughton 0-1 each

5/21/17
15:45
Clann na nGael 2-17 – 0-10 Kilmore Johnstown
Referee: Ollie Kelly
Man of the Match: Donie Shine
Donie Shine 1-8 (0-7f), Johnny Dunning 1-2, Cathal Shine and Ross Naughton 0-2 each, Emmett Kenny, Cathal Callinan, Matt Nally 0-1 each Paul Garvey 0-5 (0-1f), Ray Caslin 0-3, John Gannon and Derek Connellan (0-1f) 0-1 each

Group 2 Round 2 edit

5/13/17
18:00
Clann na nGael 6-10 – 1-9 St. Croan's Kiltoom
Referee: Ollie Kelly
Man of the Match: Stephen Flynn
Jamie Fahy 2-2, Donie Shine 1-5 (0-4f, 1 '45), Fergal Lennon 1-0, Cian McManus 1-0, Ciaran Lennon 1-0, David Connaughton, Ross Naughton, Johnny Dunning 0-1 each Ross Timothy 1-0, Shane Smyth and Kevin Smyth (0-3f) 0-3 each, Maurice Connaughton, Mike Holland, Jason Egan 0-1 each

5/14/17
15:45
Elphin 6-8 – 1-14 Castlerea St. Kevin's Enfield
Referee: Gerry Carmody
Man of the Match: Gerry Cregg
Gerry Cregg 3-2, Frankie Cregg 2-2, Fintan Cregg 1-3, Ronan Beirne (1 '45) and Conor Lenehan 0-1 each Ger Heneghan 0-7 (0-2f, 1 '45), Darren McDermott 1-4, Christy Dineen 0-3f

5/14/17
15:45
Strokestown 2-16 – 0-11 Kilmore Kilglass
Colin Compton and Paddy Brogan 1-0 each Derek Connellan 0-11

Group 2 Round 3 edit

8/19/17
19:15
Clann na nGael 1-14 – 1-13 Castlerea St. Kevin's O'Rourke Park
Referee: Brendan Beirne
Donie Shine 1-9 (1-0 pen, 0-5f, 2 '45), Ross Naughton 0-2, Enda Kenny, Cathal Shine, Jamie Fahy 0-1 each Ger Heneghan 0-8 (0-6f), Nathan Bligh 1-0, Darren McDermott 0-3, Ronan Raftery and Ronan Curran 0-1 each

8/20/17
14:45
Strokestown 2-7 – 0-10 Elphin Orchard Park
Referee: Declan Hunt
Diarmuid McGann 1-1, Paddy Brogan 1-0, Michael Fallon and Colin Compton 0-2 each, Cathal Compton and Ian Rogers 0-1 each Fintan Cregg 0-7, Frankie Cregg 0-2, Gerry Cregg 0-1

8/20/17
18:00
St. Croan's 2-10 – 0-14 Kilmore Kilmore
Referee: Vivian Hardiman
Ross Timothy 0-3, Shane Smyth and Dan Malone 1-0 each, Keith Keenan, Maurice Connaughton, Mike Holland, James Connaughton, Kevin Smith, Keith Muldoon, Alan Hurley 0-1 each Paul Garvey 0-9, Derek Connellan 0-4, Gerry Connellan 0-1

Group 2 Round 4 edit

8/26/17
17:30
St. Croan's 5-8 – 0-12 Castlerea St. Kevin's Dr. Hyde Park

8/26/17
19:15
Clann na nGael 0-13 – 0-13 Strokestown Dr. Hyde Park

8/26/17
19:15
Elphin 0-15 – 1-9 Kilmore Kilglass

Group 2 Round 5 edit

10 September 2017
2:00 pm
Clann na nGael 1-14 – 2-8 Elphin Kiltoom

10 September 2017
2:00pm
Castlrea St. Kevin's 1-11 – 0-7 Kilmore Abbey Park

9 September 2017
6:30 pm
Strokestown 2-17 – 0-8 St. Croan's Kilbride

Knock-Out Stages edit

Relegation Final edit

  • Castlerea St. Kevin's 1-11, 0-7 Kilmore, Boyle, 10/9/2017,

Finals edit

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
   Boyle 2-11
   Strokestown 0-15    Roscommon Gaels 0-16
   Boyle 0-10
   Roscommon Gaels 3-7
   St. Brigids 3-13
   St. Brigids 2-6
   Western Gaels 5-11    Western Gaels 0-10
   Clan na nGael 2-15

Quarter-finals edit

16 September 2017
18:00
Boyle 2-11 – 0-15 Strokestown Dr. Hyde Park
Referee: Kevin Naughton
Man of the Match: Cian McKeon
Donie Smith (0-2f, 2 '45) and Cian McKeon (0-1f) 0-5 each, Sean Purcell and Enda Smith 1-0, Mark O'Donoghue 0-1 Diarmuid McGann 0-5 (0-3f), Kevin Finn and Colin Compton (0-1f) 0-2 each, Keelan Beirne, Ruaidhri Molloy, Cathal Compton, Ian Rogers, Keith Murphy, Luke Kelly 0-1 each

16 September 2017
20:00
Western Gaels 5-11 – 2-15 Clann na nGael Kiltoom
Referee: Ollie Kelly
Man of the Match: Cathal Cregg
Cathal Cregg 3-2, Finbar Cregg 0-5 (0-2f), Niall Higgins 1-1, Tommy Gill 1-0, Ciaran Cafferky 0-2, Sean Ryan 0-1 Donie Shine 1-7 (1-0 pen, 0-5f), Cathal Shine 1-1, Cathal Callinan 0-2, Emmett Kenny, Graham Pettit, Ciaran Lennon, Ruardhi McManus, Damien Duff 0-1 each

Semi-finals edit

1 October 2017
14:00
Roscommon Gaels 0-16 – 0-10 Boyle Dr. Hyde Park
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Paul Daly
Man of the Match: David O'Gara
Cian Connolly 0-5 (0-4f), David O'Gara 0-3, Ciaran Kilcline, Scott Oates, Mark Nally 0-2 each, James O'Gara and Richard Hughes 0-1 each Donie Smith (0-1f) and Cian McKeon (0-2f) 0-3 each, Enda Smith 0-2 (0-1f), Tadgh McKenna and Darren O'Connor 0-1 each

1 October 2017
15:45
St. Brigid's 2-6 – 0-10 Western Gaels Dr. Hyde Park
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Aaron Clogher
Man of the Match: Padraig Kelly
Senan Kilbride 1-2 (0-2f), Cathal McHugh 0-3 (0-1f), Brian Stack 1-0, Ronan Stack 0-1 Finbar Cregg 0-6f, Aidan Dowd, Niall Higgins, Kevin Higgins, Cathal Cregg 0-1 each

Final edit

22 October 2017
4:00 pm
Final
St. Brigid's 3-13 – 3-7 Roscommon Gaels Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
Attendance: 1,635
Referee: Brendan Healy (St. Faithleach's)
Man of the Match: Peter Domican
Brian Stack 1-1, Cathal McHugh (0-3f) and Senan Kilbride (0-3f) 0-4 each, Eddie Nolan and Conor Murray 1-0 each, Darragh Sheehy, Darren Dolan, Padraig Kelly, Jack McDonnell 0-1 each Report Cian Connolly 1-4 (1-0 pen, 0-4f), Mark Healy and James O'Gara 1-0 each, Richard Hughes, Ronan Gleeson 0-1

Connacht Senior Club Football Championship edit

Championship statistics edit

Miscellaneous edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Roscommon Herald Archives". Irishnewsarchive.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.