The 2021 Cavan Senior Football Championship was the 112th edition of Cavan GAA's premier Gaelic football tournament for senior graded clubs in County Cavan, Ireland. The tournament consists of 13 teams, with the winner going on to represent Cavan in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship began on 2 September 2021.[5]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| County | Cavan |
| Province | Ulster |
| Year | 2021 |
| Trophy | Oliver Plunkett Cup |
| Sponsor | Kiernan's Service Station |
| Date | 2 September – 14 November 2021 |
| Teams | 13 |
| Defending champions |  Crosserlough |
| Winners | |
| Champions | Ramor United (5th win) |
| Manager | Ray Cole[1] |
| Captain | Ado Cole[2] |
| Qualify for | Ulster Club SFC |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up |  Gowna |
| Manager | Fintan Reilly[3] Dermot McCabe |
| Captain | Ryan McGahern[4] |
| Promotion/Relegation | |
| Relegated team(s) |  Shercock Castlerahan |
Crosserlough entered the championship as the defending champions,[6] but exited the championship at the group stage.
Gowna and Ramor United contested the final on 7 November, and the game finished as a draw.[7] The next week on 14 November, Ramor came out on top in the replay to secure their 5th senior championship, and their first since 2016.[8]
The replayed final was the first senior men's county final in the country to be refereed by a woman, by Laragh United's Maggie Farrelly.[9]
Team Changes edit
The following teams have changed division since the 2020 championship season.
To Championship edit
Promoted from 2020 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship
League stage edit
All 13 teams enter the competition at this stage. A random draw determines which teams face each other in each of the four rounds. No team can meet each other twice in the group stage. The top eight teams go into a seeded draw for the quarter-finals, while the bottom four teams enter the relegation play-offs.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gowna | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 53 | +27 | 8 | Advance to quarter-final |
| 2 | Kingscourt Stars | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 47 | +20 | 8 | |
| 3 | Ramor United | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 54 | +27 | 7 | |
| 4 | Cavan Gaels | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 47 | +19 | 7 | |
| 5 | Laragh United | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 69 | 64 | +5 | 4 | |
| 6 | Ballinagh | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 66 | 71 | −5 | 4 | |
| 7 | Lavey | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 64 | −6 | 4 | |
| 8 | Mullahoran | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 60 | −19 | 4 | |
| 9 | Crosserlough | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 | Killygarry | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 2 | Advance to relegation play-offs |
| 11 | Lacken Celtic | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 48 | 90 | −42 | 1 | |
| 12 | Shercock | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 54 | 68 | −14 | 0 | |
| 13 | Castlerahan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 51 | 68 | −17 | 0 |
Source: Cavan GAA
Round 1 edit
| 2 September 2021 Round 1 | Crosserlough | 0–14 – 1–12 | Ramor United | Kingspan Breffni |
| 20:00 | Report |
| 3 September 2021 Round 1 | Gowna | 2–8 – 0–13 |  Killygarry | Kingspan Breffni |
| 20:00 | Report |
| 4 September 2021 Round 1 | Lavey  | 5–5 – 2–11 | Castlerahan | St Matthew's Park |
| 18:00 |
| 4 September 2021 Round 1 | Kingscourt Stars  | 0–13 – 1–9 | Shercock | St Anne's Park |
| 18:00 |
| 4 September 2021 Round 1 | Laragh United  | 1–15 – 0–18 |  Lacken | Athletic Grounds |
| 18:00 |
| 5 September 2021 Round 1 | Ballinagh  | 0–16 – 4–13 | Cavan Gaels | Joe Crowe Park |
| 13:00 | Report |
Round 2 edit
| 9 September 2021 Round 2 | Lavey | 1–11 – 2–17 | Laragh United | Kingspan Breffni |
| 20:00 | Report |
| 10 September 2021 Round 2 | Castlerahan | 0–12 – 1–11 |  Mullahoran | Kingspan Breffni |
| 20:00 |
| 12 September 2021 Round 2 | Killygarry | 0–13 – 1–11 | Kingscourt Stars | Kingspan Breffni |
| 13:00 | Report |
| 12 September 2021 Round 2 | Ramor United | 2–16 – 1–19 | Ballinagh | Kingspan Breffni |
| 16:00 | Report |
| 12 September 2021 Round 2 | Crosserlough | 0–10 – 0–10 | Cavan Gaels | St Matthew's Park |
| 17:00 |
| 12 September 2021 Round 2 | Gowna | 4–15 – 1–7 | Lacken | Kingspan Breffni |
| 19:00 |
Round 3 edit
| 18 September 2021 Round 3 | Ramor United | 1–15 – 1–10 | Shercock | Jim Smith Park |
| 17:30 | Referee: John Emmo |
| 18 September 2021 Round 3 | Mullahoran | 0–11 – 0–10 | Killygarry | Kingspan Breffni |
| 19:30 | Referee: James Clarke |
Round 4 edit
| 24 September 2021 Round 4 | Crosserlough | 2–10 – 3–10 | Gowna | Kingspan Breffni |
| 20:00 | Report | Referee: Noel Mooney |
| 25 September 2021 Round 4 | Kingscourt Stars | 4–16 – 2–5 | Lacken | Dolan Park |
| 17:00 | Referee: Martin Sexton |
| 25 September 2021 Round 4 | Mullahoran | 0–5 – 2–20 | Ramor United | Kingspan Breffni |
| 19:30 | Referee: Margaret Farrelly |
| 26 September 2021 Round 4 | Shercock | 1–12 – 3–8 | Lavey | Kingspan Breffni |
| 13:00 | Report | Referee: Conor Dourneen |
| 26 September 2021 Round 4 | Ballinagh | 2–10 – 1–13 | Laragh United | St Matthew's Park |
| 14:00 | Referee: Barry McMenamin |
| 26 September 2021 Round 4 | Castlerahan | 1–11 – 2–16 | Cavan Gaels | Kingspan Breffni |
| 19:00 | Referee: Joe McQuillan |
Round 5 edit
| 3 October 2021 Round 5 | Shercock | 1–11 – 3–11 | Gowna | Jim Smith Park |
| 16:00 |
| 3 October 2021 Round 5 | Ballinagh | 0–12 – 1–5 | Castlerahan | St Matthew's Park |
| 16:00 | Referee: Brendan Sweeney |
| 3 October 2021 Round 5 | Laragh United | 1–9 – 1–13 | Crosserlough | Kingspan Breffni |
| 16:00 | Referee: Joe McQuillan |
| 3 October 2021 Round 5 | Lavey | 0–7 – 1–6 | Cavan Gaels | Annalee Park |
| 16:00 | Referee: James Clarke |
| 3 October 2021 Round 5 | Lacken | 1–6 – 1–14 | Killygarry | Páirc Naomh Fionnán |
| 16:00 | Referee: Pat Clarke |
| 3 October 2021 Round 5 | Kingscourt Stars | 0–12 – 1–8 | Mullahoran | Dolan Park |
| 16:00 | Referee: John Emmo |
Knock-out stage edit
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Kingscourt Stars
| 0–13 | |||||||||||||
| Lavey
| 0–8 | |||||||||||||
| Kingscourt Stars
| 0–11 | |||||||||||||
| Gowna
| 3–12 | |||||||||||||
| Gowna
| 1–14 | |||||||||||||
| Mullahoran
| 0–6 | |||||||||||||
| Gowna
| 0–10 0–14 (R) | |||||||||||||
| Ramor United
| 0–10 1–15 (R) | |||||||||||||
| Cavan Gaels
| 1–11 | |||||||||||||
| Laragh United
| 0–10 | |||||||||||||
| Cavan Gaels
| 0–11 | |||||||||||||
| Ramor United
| 1–9 | |||||||||||||
| Ramor United
| 1–13 | |||||||||||||
| Ballinagh
| 0–13 | |||||||||||||
Quarter-finals edit
| 8 October 2021 Quarter-final | Cavan Gaels | 1–11 – 0–10 | Laragh United | Kingspan Breffni |
| 20:00 | Paul O'Connor 1–2, Gearoid McKiernan 0–3 (0–2f), Niall Smith 0–2, Luke Fortune 0–1, Robert Maloney-Derham 0–1, Padraig Sexton 0–1, Luke Molloy 0–1 | Report | Paul Smith 0–5 (0–2f), Shane O'Rourke 0–2, Jack McKenna 0–2, Patrick Rudden 0–1 | Referee: Conor Dourneen |
| 9 October 2021 Quarter-final | Kingscourt Stars | 0–13 – 0–8 | Lavey | Kingspan Breffni |
| 19:30 | Barry Reilly 0–5 (0–4f, 0–1m), Joe Dillon 0–2 (0–1m), Padraig Faulkner 0–2, Cian Shekleton 0–1 (0–1f), Philip Tinnelly 0–1, Barry Tully 0–1, Peter Corrigan 0–1 | Report | Shane Tierney 0–4 (0–1m), Karl Duke 0–1 (0–1f), Darragh Tierney 0–1, Darren Jordan 0–1, Diarmuid Conaty 0–1 | Referee: Pat Clarke |
| 10 October 2021 Quarter-final | Ramor United | 1–13 – 0–13 | Ballinagh | Kingspan Breffni |
| 16:00 | James Brady 0–6 (0–5f), Jack Brady 1–0, Laurence Caffrey 0–2, Enda Maguire 0–1, Brían O'Connell 0–1, Simon Cadden 0–1, Sean McEvoy 0–1, Paddy McNamee 0–1 | Report | Thomas Moore 0–4 (0–1f), Kevin Smith 0–4 (0–3f), Niall McDermott 0–2 (0–1f), David Finnegan 0–2, Thomas Smith 0–1 | Referee: James Clarke |
| 10 October 2021 Quarter-final | Gowna | 1–14 – 0–6 | Mullahoran | Kingspan Breffni |
| 19:00 | Robbie Fitzpatrick 0–4 (0–3f), Gerald Pearson 1–0, Conor Madden 0–3 (0–1m), Conor Brady 0–2, Ryan Donohoe 0–2, T. J. Fitzpatrick 0–1, Conor Casey 0–1, Oisin Pierson 0–1 | Report | Enda O'Reilly 0–3 (0–3f), Gavin Brady 0–2 (0–2f), Philip Brady 0–1 | Referee: Barry McMenamin |
Semi-finals edit
| 24 October 2021 Semi-final | Kingscourt Stars | 0–11 – 3–12 | Gowna | Kingspan Breffni |
| 14:30 | Barry Reilly 0–5 (0–4f), Peter Corrigan 0–2, Cian Shekleton 0–1 (0–1f), Kevin Curtis 0–1, Padraig Faulkner 0–1, Joe Dillon 0–1 | Report | Conor Madden 1–4, Tiarnan Madden 1–0, Conor Brady 1–0, Cian Madden 0–2 (0–1f), Robbie Fitzpatrick 0–1 (0–1f), Oisin Pierson 0–1 (0–1m), Cormac Brady 0–1, Ryan Brady 0–1, Ryan Donohoe 0–1, Conor Casey 0–1 | Referee: Joe McQuillan |
| 24 October 2021 Semi-final | Cavan Gaels | 0–11 – 1–9 | Ramor United | Kingspan Breffni |
| 16:30 | Gearoid McKiernan 0–6 (0–3f), Jack Tully 0–2, Luke Molloy 0–1 (0–1m), Robert Maloney-Derham 0–1, Niall Murray 0–1 | Report | Sean McEvoy 1–3, James Brady 0–4 (0–2f), Ado Cole 0–1, Cathal Maguire 0–1 | Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly |
Final edit
| 7 November 2021 Final | Gowna | 0–10 – 0–10 | Ramor United | Kingspan Breffni |
| 15:00 | Cian Madden 0–3 (0–2f), Robbie Fitzpatrick 0–2 (0–2f), Aaron Brady 0–2, Oisin Pierson 0–1, Ryan Donohoe 0–1, Mark McKeever 0–1 | Report | James Brady 0–5 (0–3f), Ado Cole 0–2, Jack Brady 0–1, Mark Magee 0–1, Ben Smith 0–1 | Referee: Pat Clarke |
| 14 November 2021 Final replay | Gowna | 0–14 – 1–15 | Ramor United | Kingspan Breffni |
| 14:30 | Cian Madden 0–4 (0–4f), Robbie Fitzpatrick 0–4 (0–3f), Conor Madden 0–2, Oisin Pierson 0–2, Aaron Brady 0–1, Conor Casey 0–1 | Report | James Brady 1–8 (0–4f), Sean McEvoy 0–4 (0–2f), Ado Cole 0–3 | Referee: Margaret Farrelly Man of the Match: James Brady (Ramor United) |
Relegation play-offs edit
The 4 bottom placed teams the league phase will play off against each other. The 2 winners will maintain their senior status for 2022 while the 2 losers will be relegated to the 2022 Intermediate Championship.
| 9 October 2021 Relegation play-off | Lacken | 1–11 – 2–6 | Shercock | Joe Crowe Park |
| 16:30 | Report | Referee: Joe McQuillan |
| 10 October 2021 Relegation play-off | Killygarry | 1–11 – 0–8 | Castlerahan | Athletic Grounds |
| 13:00 | Referee: Margaret Farrelly |
References edit
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (4 November 2021). "'The big goal was to get to a final again' - Cole". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (14 November 2021). "'It's one of the best days of my life' - captain Cole". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (4 November 2021). "Reilly struck by Gowna's 'pure football passion'". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (4 November 2021). "McGahern keen to lead Gowna back to the top". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (2 September 2021). "McEvoy's late free wins thriller for Ramor". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
- ^ Watters, Andy (5 October 2020). "Crosserlough end 48-year wait for Cavan Championship crown in replay win over Kingscourt". The Irish News. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (7 November 2021). "Gowna and Ramor United bound for replay after entertaining draw in Cavan decider". RTÉ. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (14 November 2021). "Strong start from Ramor propels them to Cavan title". RTÉ. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ "Referee Maggie Farrelly to make county final history". RTÉ. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (27 September 2020). "Ballinagh storm to Intermediate crown". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 6 December 2020.