2022 Tipperary Senior Football Championship

The 2022 Tipperary Senior Football Championship was the 132nd staging of the Tipperary Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887. The championship started on 30 July and ended on 16 October.[1][2]

2022 Tipperary Senior Football Championship
Dates30 July 2022 - 16 October 2022
Teams16
SponsorFBD Insurance
Champions Clonmel Commercials (20th title)
Jamie Peters (captain)
Tommy Morrissey (manager)
Runners-up Upperchurch–Drombane
Ailbe O'Donoghue (captain)
Eoin Shortt (manager)
Relegated Aherlow
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored56 (1.93 per match)
Points scored640 (22.07 per match)
Top scorer(s) Paul Shanahan (3-23)
2021 (Previous) (Next) 2023

Loughmore–Castleiney were the defending champions, but lost to Upperchurch–Drombane at the semi-final stage.[3]

Clonmel Commercials won their 20th title after a 1-10 to 1-2 win against first time finalists Upperchurch–Drombane in the final on 16 October.[4][5]

Team changes

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To Championship

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Promoted from the Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship

From Championship

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Relegated to the Tipperary Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship

Group stage

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  Advance to quarter-finals   Advance to relegation semi-final

Group 1

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Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
  Clonmel Commercials 3 3 0 0 5-47 0-30 +32 6
  Upperchurch–Drombane 3 2 0 1 2-33 3-28 +2 4
  Killenaule 3 1 0 2 2-31 3-34 -6 2
  Cahir 3 0 0 3 2-28 5-47 -28 0

Results

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30 July 2022 Round 1 Cahir 1-8 - 1-12 Upperchurch–Drombane Pairc Ciocaim Dundrum
19.00 J Buckley (0-4, 4f), G Quinn (0-3, 2f), C Condon (1-0), S O'Connor (0-1) Report P Shanahan (1-5, 4f), L Shanahan (0-4, 3f), G Grant (0-1), A Ryan (0-1), J Butler (0-1) Referee: M Doyle
30 July 2022 Round 1 Clonmel Commercials 1-14 - 0-9 Killenaule Fethard
19.00 S O'Connor (1-5, 1f), Conal Kennedy (0-3), K Fahey (0-1), C Deely (0-1), J Kennedy (0-1), A Matassa (0-1), C Smith (0-1), Colman Kennedy (0-1) Report M Doyle (0-5, 5f), Joe O'Dwyer (0-2, 2f), P Feehan (0-1), John O'Dwyer (0-1) Referee: J Cullen
12 August 2022 Round 2 Clonmel Commercials 2-11 - 0-9 Upperchurch–Drombane Golden
19.00 S O'Connor (1-2), J Lonergan (0-3), Conal Kennedy (1-0), Colman Kennedy (0-2), J Morris (0-1), J Kennedy (0-1), A Matassa (0-1), C Smith (0-1) Report P Shanahan (0-7), L Ryan (0-1), A O'Donoghue (0-1) Referee: D Grogan
14 August 2022 Round 2 Cahir 1-8 - 2-13 Killenaule Fethard
14.30 S O'Connor (1-1), J Buckley (0-3, 1m), G Quinn (0-3), I Flannery (0-1) Report Joe O'Dwyer (1-4, 3f), M Doyle (0-6, 4f), J O'Dwyer (1-0), E Shaw (0-2), J Gleeson (0-1) Referee: B Tyrell
28 August 2022 Round 3 Killenaule 0-9 - 1-12 Upperchurch–Drombane Littleton
14.30 John O'Dwyer (0-4), Joe O'Dwyer (0-1), J Gleeson (0-1), O Shaw (0-1), D Fitzgerald (0-1), M Heffernan (0-1) Report P Shanahan (1-4), L Shanahan (0-6), A O'Donoghue (0-1), A Ryan (0-1) Referee: P Russell
28 August 2022 Round 3 Cahir 0-12 - 2-22 Clonmel Commercials Leahy Park Cashel
14.30 J Buckley (0-7, 6f), G Hally (0-2), N McKenna (0-2), E Heffernan (0-1) Report J Kennedy (1-6, 1f, 1 '45), S O'Connor (0-7, 4f), M O'Reilly (1-0), K Fahey (0-3), A Matassa (0-3), J Peters (0-1), C Smith (0-1), P McGarry (0-1) Referee: M Doyle

Group 2

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Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
  Moyle Rovers 3 3 0 0 2-27 2-14 +13 6
  Kilsheelan–Kilcash 3 2 0 1 5-35 2-39 +5 4
  Rockwell Rovers 3 1 0 2 4-31 1-39 +1 2
  Drom & Inch 3 0 0 3 0-25 6-26 -19 0

Results

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31 July 2022 Round 1 Rockwell Rovers 3-11 - 0-14 Drom & Inch Boherlahan
12.00 A Moloney (1-5, 2f), TJ Ryan (1-3, 1f), A Barron (1-0), L Fahey (0-1), G Ryan (0-1), T Tobin (0-1) Report T Nolan (0-4, 1f), D Butler (0-3), R Long (0-2), P Mullen (0-2), D Kennedy (0-1), J Lillis (0-1), P Campion (0-1) Referee: S Everard
31 July 2022 Round 1 Moyle Rovers 2-14 - 1-8 Kilsheelan–Kilcash Clonmel Sportfield
13.00 Liam Boland (0-6, 2f, 1 45'), S Foley (1-2), S Quirke (0-4), D Foley (1-0), C McKeown (0-1), R Collins (0-1) Report J Roche (0-5, 3f), B Murphy (1-1), P Maher (0-1), B Kehoe (0-1, 1f) Referee: D O'Mahoney
13 August 2022 Round 2 Moyle Rovers 0-13 - 1-6 Rockwell Rovers Cahir
15.30 Liam Boland (0-8, 6f), D Owens (0-2), C McKeown (0-1), S Foley (0-1), S Cotter (0-1) Report A Moloney (0-4, 4f), T Tobin (1-0), L Fahey (0-1), J Lawrence (0-1) Referee: D O'Mahoney
13 August 2022 Round 2 Drom & Inch 0-11 - 3-15 Kilsheelan–Kilcash Leahy Park Cashel
19.00 D Butler (0-7), R Long (0-1), J Ryan (0-1), J Moloney (0-1), T Nolan (0-1) Report B Kehoe (0-6), M Stokes (1-1), P Maher (1-1), B Maher (1-0), M Kehoe (0-3), E Comerford (0-1, 1 45'), J Roche (0-1), C Kelly (0-1), C Neville (0-1) Referee: S Lonergan
27 August 2022 Round 3 Kilsheelan–Kilcash 1-12 - 0-14 Rockwell Rovers Clonmel Sportfield
18.30 M Kehoe (1-4), E Comerford (0-3), B Kehoe (0-2), S Freaney (0-2), M Stokes (0-1) A Moloney (0-7), TJ Ryan (0-5), T Tobin (0-1), P Halley (0-1) Referee: D Grogan
27 August 2022 Round 3 Drom & Inch conc - w/o Moyle Rovers
18.30

Group 3

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Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
  Loughmore–Castleiney 3 3 0 0 6-41 2-24 +29 6
  Ardfinnan 3 1 1 1 2-41 3-33 +5 3
  Moycarkey–Borris 3 1 0 2 3-29 5-41 -18 2
  Aherlow 3 0 1 2 5-23 6-36 -16 1

Results

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30 July 2022 Round 1 Loughmore–Castleiney 0-12 - 0-7 Ardfinnan Leahy Park Cashel
19.00 C Ryan (0-5, 2f), B McGrath (0-3), E Connolly (0-1), L McGrath (0-1), N McGrath (0-1), Conor McGrath (0-1) Report B Hewitt (0-2, 1f), J Mahoney (0-2), R Condon (0-1), G Whelan (0-1), M Barlow (0-1) Referee: P Russell
30 July 2022 Round 1 Aherlow 1-5 - 2-9 Moycarkey–Borris Boherlahan
19.00 M Elligot (1-1), B Grogan (0-2, 2f), D Looby (0-1), S Moloney (0-1) Report K Shelly (0-4, 3f), M Foley (1-0), L Carney (1-0), J Fallon (0-1), K Cummins (0-1), P Molloy (0-1), D Flood (0-1), C McCullagh (0-1) Referee: P Ivors
12 August 2022 Round 2 Loughmore–Castleiney 3-14 - 0-8 Moycarkey–Borris Templetuohy
19.00 C Ryan (2-5, 2f), L McGrath (1-3, 1m), S O'Connell (0-1), B McGrath (0-1), N McGrath (0-1), T McGrath (0-1), Conor McGrath (0-1), D McCahey (0-1) Report K Shelly (0-6, 6f), T Ryan (0-1), M Foley (0-1) Referee: J Leahy
14 August 2022 Round 2 Aherlow 2-9 - 1-12 Ardfinnan Bansha
14.30 B Grogan (1-3), D Looby (1-2), S Moloney (0-1), B Carey (0-1), M Elligot (0-1), T Hanley (0-1) M Barlow (1-4), B Hewitt (0-3, 3f), L O'Brien (0-2), C O'Shaughnessy (0-1), J O'Mahoney (0-1), G Whelan (0-1) Referee: J Butler
27 August 2022 Round 3 Aherlow 2-9 - 3-15 Loughmore–Castleiney Leahy Park Cashel
18.30 T Hanley (1-6, 2f, 1m), T Carew (1-0), D Neville (0-1), L Coskeran (0-1), L Carew (0-1) Report Ciaran McGrath (2-0), L Egan (1-0), J Ryan (0-3), A McGrath (0-2), C Hennessy (0-2), T McGrath (0-2), C Ryan (0-2, 1f), Conor McGrath (0-2), B McGrath (0-1), N McGrath (0-1) Referee: D Horan
27 August 2022 Round 3 Ardfinnan 1-22 - 1-12 Moycarkey–Borris Golden
18.30 G Whelan (1-4), B Hewitt (0-5, 1f), M Barlow (0-5, 1f), L O'Brien (0-2), A Browne (0-2), C O'Shaughnessy (0-1), D O'Leary (0-1), J Coffey (0-1), C O'Gorman (0-1) Report R Shelley (1-5, 3f), R Ryan (0-2), K Shelley (0-2), T Ryan (0-1), P Molloy (0-1), D Maher (0-1) Referee: S Lonergan (M)

Group 4

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Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
  JK Brackens 3 3 0 0 1-22 1-17 +5 6
  Arravale Rovers 3 2 0 1 5-29 2-30 +8 4
  Ballyporeen 3 1 0 2 4-31 4-35 -4 2
  Éire Óg Annacarty 3 0 0 3 0-20 3-20 -9 0

Results

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30 July 2022 Round 1 Arravale Rovers 0-7 - 0-9 JK Brackens Pairc Ciocaim Dundrum
19.00 J Hogan (0-5, 2f), D Leahy (0-1), T Byrnes (0-1) Report J Kennedy (0-6, 4f), D O'Shea (0-1), C Cadell (0-1), K Beban (0-1, 1f) Referee: D Grogan
31 July 2022 Round 1 Ballyporeen 1-11 - 0-9 Éire Óg Annacarty Cahir
12.30 C Sweeney (0-8, 5f), D Finn (1-0), D Lyons (0-2), D Brennan (0-1) Report D Crosse (0-3, 2f), C Devlin (0-2), P Devlin (0-2), C Mooney (0-1), K Fox (0-1, 1f) Referee: B Tyrell
13 August 2022 Round 2 Arravale Rovers 2-9 - 0-11 Éire Óg Annacarty Pairc Ciocaim Dundrum
19.00 C Maher (0-5, 3f), S Leahy (1-0), D Leahy (1-0), C Molloy (0-2), J Hogan (0-1, 1f), C Donovan (0-1) D Crosse (0-5, 3f), C Bradshaw (0-3), D O'Dwyer (0-2), P Bradshaw (0-1) Referee: J Cullen
14 August 2022 Round 2 Ballyporeen 1-10 - 1-13 JK Brackens Leahy Park Cashel
14.30 C Sweeney (0-8, 6f), F O'Sullivan (1-0), T Vaughan (0-1), C English (0-1) Report C Cadell (1-1), D McEnroe (0-4), J Kennedy (0-4), S Doyle (0-2), N Quinlan (0-1), S Bourke (0-1) Referee: T Loughnane
28 August 2022 Round 3 Arravale Rovers 3-13 - 2-10 Ballyporeen Bansha
16.00 D Leahy (2-2), C Hickey (1-1), J Hogan (0-3), M Lowry (0-2), C Maher (0-2), S Leahy (0-2), C Ryan (0-1) C Sweeney (0-5), R O'Callaghan (1-1), D Brennan (1-0), F O'Sullivan (0-3), C English (0-1) Referee: D O'Mahoney

Relegation

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Semi-finals

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The relegation semi-finals doubled up as Tom Cusack Cup quarter-finals.

17 September 2022 Relegation Semi-Final Aherlow 2-12 - 2-13 (a.e.t.) Éire Óg Annacarty Golden
15.00 T Hanley (1-7, 4f), R Hennessy (1-0), M Elligot (0-3), M Russell (0-1), L Coskeran (0-1) Report C Bradshaw (2-0), P O'Dwyer (0-5, 2f), P Bradshaw (0-3), D Mooney (0-1f), C Mooney (0-1), D O'Dwyer (0-1), T Fox (0-1), P Devlin (0-1) Referee: J Butler
18 September 2022 Relegation Semi-Final Cahir 0-10 - 0-11 Drom & Inch Boherlahan
13.30 Report Referee: G Fitzpatrick
1 October 2022 Relegation Final Aherlow 0-8 - 1-8 Cahir Bansha
14.30 Referee: J Cullen

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
18 September, Clonmel Sportsfield
 
 
  Moyle Rovers0-12
 
2 October, Golden
 
  Ardfinnan0-11
 
  Moyle Rovers0-9
 
17 September, Leahy Park Cashel
 
  Clonmel Commercials1-15
 
  Clonmel Commercials0-21
 
16 October, Semple Stadium
 
  Arravale Rovers1-2
 
  Clonmel Commercials1-10
 
17 September, Leahy Park Cashel
 
  Upperchurch–Drombane1-2
 
  Loughmore–Castleiney1-10
 
2 October, Golden
 
  Kilsheelan–Kilcash0-11
 
  Loughmore–Castleiney1-11
 
17 September, Holycross
 
  Upperchurch–Drombane1-12
 
  JK Brackens0-10
 
 
  Upperchurch–Drombane1-11
 

Quarter-finals

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17 September 2022 Quarter-Final Clonmel Commercials 0-21 - 1-2 Arravale Rovers Leahy Park Cashel
15.00 J Lonergan (0-4, 3f), S O'Connor (0-3, 1f), M O'Reilly (0-2, 1f, 1 45'), K Fahey (0-2), A Matassa (0-2), P McGarry (0-2), Colman Kennedy (0-2), S Kennedy (0-1), C Deely (0-1), R Peters (0-1), C Smith (0-1f) Report C Maher (1-1), C Ryan (0-1) Referee: S Lonergan (M)
17 September 2022 Quarter-Final JK Brackens 0-10 - 1-11 Upperchurch–Drombane Holycross
16.00 J Kennedy (0-2, 1f), D McEnroe (0-2, 1 45'), C Cadell (0-2), L Fairbrother (0-2), S Bourke (0-1), N Quinlan (0-1) Report P Shanahan (1-2, 1-0p, 1f), L Shanahan (0-4, 2f), J Butler (0-2), L Ryan (0-1), C Fahey (0-1), A O'Donoghue (0-1) Referee: J Leahy
17 September 2022 Quarter-Final Loughmore–Castleiney 1-10 - 0-11 Kilsheelan–Kilcash Leahy Park Cashel
17.00 J Ryan (1-0), L McGrath (0-3, 1f), C Ryan (0-2, 1f), N McGrath (0-1), S O'Connell (0-1), Conor McGrath (0-1), A McGrath (0-1), D McCahey (0-1) Report B Kehoe (0-6, 5f), M Kehoe (0-2), E Comerford (0-1 45'), S Martin (0-1), J Roche (0-1) Referee: D O'Mahoney
18 September 2022 Quarter-Final Moyle Rovers 0-12 - 0-11 Ardfinnan Clonmel Sportsfield
13.30 Liam Boland (0-6, 3f), D Owens (0-2), C Crowe (0-2), D Ryan (0-1), S Quirke (0-1) Report M Barlow (0-8, 6f, 2m), D O'Leary (0-2), G Cronin (0-1) Referee: S Everard

Semi-finals

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2 October 2022 Semi-Final Moyle Rovers 0-9 - 1-15 Clonmel Commercials Golden
13.30 Liam Boland (0-4, 3f), R Quigley (0-2), R Collins (0-1), D Ryan (0-1), D Foley (0-1) Report J Lonergan (0-7, 3f), J Kennedy (1-3, 1-0p, 1f), S O'Connor (0-4, 2f), S Kennedy (0-1) Referee: S Everard
2 October 2022 Semi-Final Loughmore–Castleiney 1-11 - 1-12 Upperchurch–Drombane Golden
15.15 L McGrath (1-9, 7f), C Ryan (0-1), N McGrath (0-1) Report P Shanahan (0-4f), L Shanahan (0-4), C Fahey (1-0), L Ryan (0-1), A O'Donoghue (0-1), D Grant (0-1), A Ryan (0-1) Referee: D O'Mahoney

Final

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16 October 2022 Final Clonmel Commercials 1-10 - 1-02 Upperchurch–Drombane Semple Stadium
15.15 J Kennedy (0-4, 3f), P Looram (1-0), S O'Connor (0-2, 1m), M Quinlivan (0-2, 1f), J Lonergan (0-1), C Deely (0-1) Report C Fahey (1-0), P Shanahan (0-1f), L Shanahan (0-1f) Referee: Sean Lonergan (M)

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Overall

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Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Paul Shanahan Upperchurch–Drombane 3-23 32 6 5.33
2 Sean O'Connor Clonmel Commercials 2-23 29 6 4.83
3 Liam Boland Moyle Rovers 0-24 24 4 6
4 Liam McGrath Loughmore–Castleiney 2-16 22 5 4.4
5 Conor Sweeney Ballyporeen 0-21 21 3 7
Michael Barlow Ardfinnan 1-18 21 4 5.25
Jack Kennedy Clonmel Commercials 2-15 21 5 4.2
Conor Ryan Loughmore–Castleiney 2-15 21 5 4.2
9 Alan Moloney Rockwell Rovers 1-16 19 3 6.33
Luke Shanahan Upperchurch–Drombane 0-19 19 6 3.83

In a single game

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Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Liam McGrath Loughmore–Castleiney 1-9 12 Upperchurch–Drombane
2 Conor Ryan Loughmore–Castleiney 2-5 11 Moycarkey–Borris
3 Thomas Hanley Aherlow 1-6 9 Loughmore–Castleiney
Jack Kennedy Clonmel Commercials 1-6 9 Cahir
5 Michael Barlow Ardfinnan 0-8 8 Moyle Rovers
Liam Boland Moyle Rovers 0-8 8 Rockwell Rovers
Donagh Leahy Arravale Rovers 2-2 8 Ballyporeen
Alan Moloney Rockwell Rovers 1-5 8 Drom & Inch
Sean O'Connor Clonmel Commercials 1-5 8 Killenaule
Paul Shanahan Upperchurch–Drombane 1-5 8 Cahir
Rhys Shelley Moycarkey–Borris 1-5 8 Ardfinnan
Conor Sweeney Ballyporeen 0-8 8 Éire Óg Annacarty
Conor Sweeney Ballyporeen 0-8 8 JK Brackens

References

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