2022 Cavan Senior Football Championship

The 2022 Cavan Senior Football Championship was the 113th edition of Cavan GAA's premier Gaelic football tournament for senior graded clubs in County Cavan, Ireland. The tournament consists of 12 teams, with the winner going on to represent Cavan in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship started on 12 August 2022.

2022 Kiernan's Service Station Cavan Senior Football Championship
Tournament details
CountyCavan
ProvinceUlster
Year2022
TrophyOliver Plunkett Cup
SponsorKiernan's Service Station
Date12 August – 16 October 2022
Teams12
Defending champions Ramor United
Winners
Champions Gowna (8th win)
ManagerFintan Reilly[1]
Dermot McCabe
CaptainRyan McGahern[2]
Qualify forUlster Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-up Killygarry
ManagerJody Devine[3]
CaptainMattie McKenna
Promotion/Relegation
Relegated team(s) Butlersbridge
← 2021
2023 →

Ramor United were the defending champions,[4] but were dethroned by Killygarry in the semi-final, who reached their first senior final since 1971.[5]

Gowna beat Killygarry in the final to claim their 8th title and their first since 2002.[6][7]

Team changes

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The following teams changed division since the 2021 championship season.

League stage

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All 12 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 the quarter-finals, while the bottom four teams enter the relegation play-offs.

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Cavan Gaels 4 4 0 0 72 46 +26 8 Advance to quarter-final
2 Killygarry 4 3 1 0 61 44 +17 7
3 Crosserlough 4 3 0 1 77 47 +30 6
4 Mullahoran 4 3 0 1 46 55 −9 6
5 Ramor United 4 2 1 1 49 42 +7 5
6 Lacken Celtic 4 2 0 2 68 62 +6 4
7 Kingscourt Stars 4 1 1 2 58 73 −15 3
8 Gowna 4 1 1 2 62 64 −2 3
9 Lavey 4 0 2 2 53 55 −2 2 Advance to relegation play-offs
10 Ballinagh 4 1 0 3 60 70 −10 2
11 Laragh United 4 1 0 3 58 72 −14 2
12 Butlersbridge 4 0 0 4 45 79 −34 0
Source: Cavan GAA

Round 1

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12 August 2022 Round 1 Kingscourt Stars   1–9 – 2–11   Ramor United Kingspan Breffni
20:00 Report Referee: Barry McMenamin
13 August 2022 Round 1 Mullahoran   3–12 – 0–14   Ballinagh Páirc Naomh Fionnán
18:00 Referee: Pat Clarke
13 August 2022 Round 1 Crosserlough   0–13 – 0–14   Cavan Gaels Kingspan Breffni
19:30 Referee: Joe McQuillan
14 August 2022 Round 1 Butlersbridge   0–13 – 3–17   Laragh United Athletic Grounds
14:00 Referee: Martin Sexton
14 August 2022 Round 1 Lavey   0–13 – 1–11   Lacken St Matthew's Park
15:30 Referee: Brendan Sweeney
14 August 2022 Round 1 Gowna   1–12 – 2–11   Killygarry Kingspan Breffni
19:00 Report Referee: Margaret Farrelly

Round 2

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19 August 2022 Round 2 Kingscourt Stars   3–7 – 1–13   Lavey Edwin Carolan Community Park
20:00 Report Referee: Kieran McCarville
20 August 2022 Round 2 Killygarry   1–13 – 1–6   Ballinagh St Matthew's Park
17:30 Referee: Michael Lee
20 August 2022 Round 2 Cavan Gaels   1–20 – 0–4   Mullahoran Kingspan Breffni
19:30 Referee: James Clarke
21 August 2022 Round 2 Ramor United   0–10 – 0–6   Butlersbridge Lavey GAA Grounds
14:00 Referee: Padraig Sheridan
21 August 2022 Round 2 Laragh United   0–15 – 2–10   Gowna Ballinagh GAA Grounds
16:00 Referee: Conor Dourneen
21 August 2022 Round 2 Crosserlough   1–15 – 1–10   Lacken Kingspan Breffni
19:00 Report Referee: Margaret Farrelly

Round 3

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26 August 2022 Round 3 Laragh United   0–8 – 0–10   Mullahoran Kingspan Breffni
20:00 Report Referee: Michael Lee
27 August 2022 Round 3 Lacken   2–17 – 1–9   Kingscourt Stars Dolan Park
17:00 Referee: Joe McQuillan
27 August 2022 Round 3 Gowna   0–14 – 1–11   Lavey Kingspan Breffni
19:00 Report Referee: James Clarke
28 August 2022 Round 3 Ballinagh   0–11 – 0–16   Cavan Gaels Joe Crowe Park
14:00 Referee: Pat Clarke
28 August 2022 Round 3 Ramor United   0–11 – 0–13   Crosserlough St Matthew's Park
16:00 Report Referee: Barry McMenamin
28 August 2022 Round 3 Butlersbridge   0–9 – 1–14   Killygarry Kingspan Breffni
20:00 Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly

Round 4

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4 September 2022 Round 4 Lavey   0–10 – 0–11   Mullahoran St Felim's Park
15:00 Referee: Noel Mooney
4 September 2022 Round 4 Kingscourt Stars   2–12 – 1–14   Gowna Jim Smith Park
15:00 Referee: Pat Clarke
4 September 2022 Round 4 Ballinagh   3–17 – 1–14   Butlersbridge Annalee Park
15:00 Referee: Ollie Donohoe
4 September 2022 Round 4 Lacken   1–15 – 3–10   Cavan Gaels Páirc Naomh Fionnán
15:00 Referee: Brendan Sweeney
4 September 2022 Round 4 Crosserlough   3–24 – 1–6   Laragh United Edwin Carolan Community Park
15:00 Referee: Conor Dourneen
4 September 2022 Round 4 Ramor United   0–11 – 2–5   Killygarry Kingspan Breffni
15:00 Referee: Margaret Farrelly

Knock-out stage

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
  Cavan Gaels 1–12
0–9 (R)
  Gowna 1–12
2–14 (R)
  Gowna 2–12
  Crosserlough 2–11
  Crosserlough 4–18
  Lacken 0–8
  Gowna 2–13
  Killygarry 1–9
  Killygarry 2–16
  Kingscourt Stars 2–15
  Killygarry 2–7
  Ramor United 1–9
  Mullahoran 0–10
0–6 (R)
  Ramor United 0–10
1–10 (R)

Quarter-finals

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16 September 2022 Quarter-final Cavan Gaels   1–12 – 1–12   Gowna Kingspan Breffni
20:00 Gearóid McKiernan 0–8 (0–5f, 0–1m), Kevin Meehan 1–0, Declan Meehan 0–1 (0–1f), Paul Graham 0–1, Luke Molloy 0–1, Evan McIntyre 0–1 Report Robbie Fitzpatrick 1–3 (0–1f), Cian Madden 0–3 (0–3f), Ryan Brady 0–2, Conor Brady 0–2, Tiarnan Madden 0–1 (0–1f), Ryan Donohoe 0–1 Referee: Joe McQuillan
17 September 2022 Quarter-final Crosserlough   4–18 – 0–8   Lacken Kingspan Breffni
19:30 Paddy Lynch 1–6 (0–2f, 0–2 '45), Oran Rehill 1–1, Adrian Smith 1–0, James Smith 1–0, Peter Smith 0–2, Pierce Smith 0–2, Brandon Boylan 0–2, Darren Gaffney 0–2, Shane McManus 0–1, David Shalvey 0–1, John Cooke 0–1 Report Killian Galligan 0–5 (0–3f), Shane Finnegan 0–1, Donal McSorley 0–1, Peter Galligan 0–1 Referee: Pat Clarke
18 September 2022 Quarter-final Killygarry   2–16 – 2–15   Kingscourt Stars Kingspan Breffni
16:00 Oisin Brady 0–6 (0–4f), Conor Smith 0–5 (0–3f, 0–1m), Martin Reilly 1–1, Darragh Lovett 0–3, Daniel Walsh 1–0, Ben Mooney 0–1 Report Jordan Morris 0–8 (0–4f, 0–1m), Joe Dillon 1–3, Barry Reilly 1–2 (1–1f), Peter Corrigan 0–2 Referee: Conor Dourneen
18 September 2022 Quarter-final Mullahoran   0–10 – 0–10   Ramor United Kingspan Breffni
19:00 Enda O'Reilly 0–3 (0–2f), Cormac McKeogh 0–2, Cormac O'Reilly 0–2, Niall McGahern 0–1, Tom Harten 0–1, Darren Sheils 0–1 Report Jack Brady 0–3 (0–3f), Paddy McNamee 0–3, Simon Cadden 0–2, Cathal Maguire 0–1, James Bradley 0–1 Referee: James Clarke
24 September 2022 Quarter-final replay Cavan Gaels   0–9 – 2–14   Gowna Kingspan Breffni
20:15 Gearóid McKiernan 0–7 (0–3f, 0–1m), Declan Meehan 0–1 (0–1f), Evaan Fortune 0–1 Report Cian Madden 0–4 (0–4f), Tiarnan Madden 0–3 (0–1f), Conor Madden 1–0, Oisin Pierson 1–0, Conor Brady 0–2, Robbie Fitzpatrick 0–2, Eoghan Hartin 0–1, Ryan Donohoe 0–1, Mark McKeever 0–1 Referee: Margaret Farrelly
25 September 2022 Quarter-final replay Mullahoran   0–6 – 1–10   Ramor United Kingspan Breffni
12:30 Enda O'Reilly 0–4 (0–4f), Gavin Brady 0–1, Cormac O'Reilly 0–1 Report Enda Maguire 1–1, Jack Brady 0–3 (0–2f), Eoin Somerville 0–2, Cathal Maguire 0–2, Paddy McNamee 0–2 Referee: Michael Lee

Semi-finals

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1 October 2022 Semi-final Gowna   2–12 – 2–11   Crosserlough Kingspan Breffni
19:30 Conor Casey 1–2, Conor Madden 1–1, Tiarnan Madden 0–3 (0–2f), Ryan Brady 0–2, Robbie Fitzpatrick 0–2, Oisin Pierson 0–1 (0–1f), Cian Madden 0–1 Report Paddy Lynch 0–5 (0–5f), Stephen Smith 1–1, Peter Smith 1–0 (1–0 pen), Dara McVeety 0–2, James Smith 0–1 (0–1m), Pierce Smith 0–1, Adrian Smith 0–1 Referee: Conor Dourneen
2 October 2022 Semi-final Killygarry   2–7 – 1–9   Ramor United Kingspan Breffni
16:00 Conor Smith 1–3 (0–2f), Darragh Lovett 0–4, Mattie McKenna 1–0 Report Jack Brady 0–3 (0–2f), Ado Cole 1–0, Simon Cadden 0–2, Liam Brady 0–1 (0–1f), Mark Magee 0–1, Adam O'Connell 0–1, James Bradley 0–1 Referee: Pat Clarke

Final

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16 October 2022 Final Gowna   2–13 – 1–9   Killygarry Kingspan Breffni
16:00 Ryan Donohoe 1–3 (0–1f, 0–1m), Cian Madden 0–5 (0–4f), Oisin Pierson 1–0, Conor Brady 0–2, Tiarnan Madden 0–1 (0–1f), Robbie Fitzpatrick 0–1, T. J. Fitzpatrick 0–1 Report Oisin Brady 0–4 (0–4f), Martin Reilly 1–0, Conor Smith 0–2, Mattie McKenna 0–1, Daniel Walsh 0–1, Kevin Lovett 0–1 Attendance: 4,766
Referee: James Clarke
Man of the Match: Cian Madden (Gowna)

Relegation play-offs

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The 4 bottom placed teams the league phase will play off against each other. The 2 winners will maintain their senior status for 2023 while the 2 losers will advance to the relegation final. The loser will be relegated to the 2023 Intermediate Championship.

Relegation semi-finals

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18 September 2022 Relegation semi-final Ballinagh   0–13 – 2–18   Laragh United Ballinagh GAA Grounds
14:00 Referee: Kieran McCarville
18 September 2022 Relegation semi-final Lavey   0–13 – 0–9   Butlersbridge Lavey GAA Grounds
14:00 Referee: Brendan Sweeney

Relegation final

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23 September 2022 Relegation Final Ballinagh   0–8 – 0–6   Butlersbridge St Aidan's Park
20:15 Referee: Pat Clarke

References

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  1. ^ "'As the year has gone on, we've learned a lot about ourselves'". The Anglo-Celt. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  2. ^ "'Football is at the centre of life in Gowna'". The Anglo-Celt. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  3. ^ "It's all about enjoying it - Devine". The Anglo-Celt. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  4. ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (14 November 2021). "Strong start from Ramor propels them to Cavan title". RTÉ. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  5. ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (2 October 2022). "Killygarry march on to first SFC final since 1971". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
  6. ^ Carney, Kevin (16 October 2022). "Gowna start slow but finish with a flourish for first Cavan title in 20 years". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  7. ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (16 October 2022). "Gowna end long wait for Cavan glory in style". RTÉ. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  8. ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (31 October 2021). "Butlersbridge make history after enthralling final". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  9. ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (9 October 2021). "Lacken maintain senior status with narrow win". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Gowna and Ramor into last four as Castlerahan suffer Cavan SFC relegation". Hogan Stand. 10 October 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2022.
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