The 2017 Wicklow Senior Football Championship is the 117th edition of the Wicklow GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Wicklow, Ireland. The tournament consists of 13 teams with the winner going on to represent Wicklow in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship consists of a back door system.
| Season | 2017 |
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| Champions | Rathnew (33rd title) |
| Relegated | Coolkenno Tinahely |
| Winning Captain | Leighton Glynn |
| Man Of The Match | Nicky Mernagh |
| Winning Manager | Harry Murphy |
← 2016 2018 → | |
Baltinglass were the defending champions after they defeated St. Patrick's in the previous years final.
This was Arklow Geraldines-Ballymoney's return to the top flight after claiming last season's I.F.C. title.
Team changes edit
The following teams have changed division since the 2016 championship season.
Group stage edit
There are three groups of six teams called Group A, B and C. The 3 top finishers in Group A and 2 finishers in Groups B and C qualify for the quarter-finals. The third placed team in Group B and C will play off for a place in the quarter-finals. The bottom finishers of each group will qualify for the relegation play-off.
Group A edit
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Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
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Group B edit
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Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
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Group C edit
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Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
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Keating Trophy/Relegation play-off edit
The five teams who failed to reach the quarter-finals enter the Keating Trophy. These teams play each other in a round robin basis. The top two finishers proceed to the Keating Trophy final while the two bottom finishers will be relegated to the 2018 I.F.C.
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Round 1:
Round 2:
Round 3:
Round 4:
Round 5:
Final
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Knock-out Stages edit
| Preliminary Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| Rathnew | 0-12 (1-19 R) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Annacurra | 0-12 (1-9 R) | Kiltegan | 2-6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Rathnew | 2-13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rathnew | 1-09 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Baltinglass | 0-08 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Baltinglass | 0-14 (2-14 R) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Éire Óg | 2-8 (1-12 R) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rathnew | 3-8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Blessington | 0-12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Blessington | 1-10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| St. Patrick's | 1-7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Blessington | 2-14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Avondale | 2-5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Avondale | 1-8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Arklow Geraldines-Ballymoney | 1-7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Quarter-Final play-off edit
| 8/26/17 Quarter-Final |
Rathnew | 0-12 - 0-12 | Annacurra | Aughrim Park Referee: Ciaran Fleming (Baltinglass) |
| Leighton Glynn 0-5, Eddie Doyle 0-4 (0-3f), David Jameson, Theo Smyth, Jody Merrigan 0-1 each | Report | Gearoid Murphy 0-7 (0-4f, 1 '45), Frank Clune 0-2, Martin O'Brien, Clive Horan (0-1f), Shane O'Keeffe 0-1 each |
| 9/2/17 Quarter-Final Replay |
Rathnew | 1-19 - 1-9 | Annacurra | Aughrim Park Referee: Noel Kinsella (Kilbride) |
| Leighton Glynn 1-3, Eddie Doyle 0-6 (0-2f), Jody Merrigan 0-5, Mark Doyle 0-3, Ross O'Brien and Nicky Mernagh 0-1 each | Gearoid Murphy 0-4, Clive Horan 0-3, Shane O'Keeffe 1-0, Frank Clune 0-2 |
Quarter-finals edit
| 9/9/17 16:15 |
Avondale | 1-8 - 1-7 | Arklow Geraldines-Ballymoney | Aughrim Referee: Ciaran Fleming Man of the Match: Saoirse Kearnon and Eugene Dunne |
| Dean Gahan 1-1, Ian Heffernan 0-4 (0-3f), David Baker, Cian O'Hannain, Ryan Cahill 0-1 each | Cathal Kelleher 1-1, Stephen Hurley and Philip Healy 0-2f each, Philip Gleeson and Peter Hempenstall 0-1 each |
| 9/9/17 18:00 |
Baltinglass | 0-14 - 2-8 | Éire Óg Greystones | Aughrim Referee: Garrett Whelan Man of the Match: Daniel Kelly |
| Mark Jackson (0-2f, 2 '45) and Daniel Kelly (0-2f) 0-4 each, Adam McHugh 0-3 (0-2f), John McGrath, Chris Heaslip, Sean O'Brien 0-1 each | Daniel Keane 1-2, Billy Norman 1-1, Darren Hayden 0-2f, Danny Woods, Sean Lawless, Craig Smullen 0-1 each |
| 9/10/17 13:30 |
Rathnew | 2-13 - 2-6 | Kiltegan | Aughrim Referee: Kieron Kenny Man of the Match: Jody Merrigan |
| Jody Merrigan 1-4 (1 '45, 0-1f), Ross O'Brien 1-1, James Stafford, Eddie Doyle (0-2f), Leighton Glynn, Nicky Mernagh 0-2 each | Seanie Furlong 1-3 (0-2f), Derek Daly 1-0, Rory Finn, Podge O'Toole, Jeffery Bermingham 0-1 each |
| 9/10/17 15:15 |
Blessington | 1-10 - 1-7 | St Patrick's | Aughrim Referee: Anthony Nolan Man of the Match: Paul McLoughlin |
| Curtis Geraghty 1-1, Anto McLoughlin 0-4 (0-3f), Michael McLoughlin 0-2, Kevin John Rogers, Patrick O'Connor, Kevin Hanlon 0-1 each | Podge McWalter 1-0, Tommy Kelly 0-3, John Crowe, Eamon Wolfe, Stephen Duffy, Jordan Pettigrew 0-1 each |
| 9/24/17 14:30 Quarter-Final Replay |
Baltinglass | 2-14 - 1-12 | Éire Óg Greystones | Aughrim |
Semi-finals edit
| 9/24/17 16:15 Semi-Final |
Blessington | 2-14 - 2-5 | Avondale | Aughrim Referee: Garrett Whelan (Rathdangan) |
| 10/8/17 15:30 Semi-Final |
Rathnew | 1-9 - 0-8 | Baltinglass | Aughrim Referee: Declan Pepard (Hollywood) Man of the Match: Enan Glynn |
| Stephen Byrne 1-0, James Stafford 0-3, Eddie Doyle 0-2f, Warren Kavanagh, Enan Glynn, Leighton Glynn, Jody Merrigan (1 '45) 0-1 each | Mark Jackson (0-2f) and Daniel Kelly (0-2f) 0-2 each, Tom Burke, Mikey English, Sean O'Brien, Adam McHugh (0-1f) 0-1 each |
Final edit
| 15 October 2017 3:00 pm Final |
Rathnew | 3-8 - 0-12 | Blessington | Aughrim Park Referee: Declan Peppard (Hollywood) Man of the Match: Nicky Mernagh |
| Mark Doyle 1-1, James Stafford and Leighton Glynn 1-0 each, Eddie Doyle 0-3 (0-2f), Theo Smith, Graham Merrigan, Nicky Mernagh, Jody Merrigan 0-1 each | Eoin Keogh, Anto McLoughlin, Patrick O'Connor, Curtis Geraghty (0-1f) 0-2 each, Paul McLoughlin, Brian Carroll, Michael McLoughlin, David Boothman 0-1 each |