2015 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship

2015 Ulster Club Senior Football ChampionshipTournament details

Province|  Ulster
Year| 2015
Trophy| Seamus McFerran Cup
Sponsor| Allied Irish Banks
Date| 18 October - 29 November 2015
Teams| 9 (one from each of the 9 counties)
Defending champions|  Slaughtneil
Winners
Champions|  Crossmaglen Rangers (11th win)
Manager| Oisín McConville
John McEntee
Captain| Paul Hearty
Qualify for| All-Ireland Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-up|  Scotstown
Manager| Mattie McGleenan
Captain| Donal Morgan
Other
Matches played| 8
Total scored| 22-180
Top Scorer|  Darren Hughes (Scotstown) (4-6)
Website| Ulster GAA

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The 2015 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship was the 48th instalment of the annual Ulster Senior Club Football Championship organised by Ulster GAA. It was one of the four provincial competitions of the 2015–16 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.

Slaughtneil from Derry entered the championship as defending champions.[1] Monaghan champions Scotstown ended their reign at the quarter-final stage.[2]

Armagh kingpins Crossmaglen Rangers secured their 11th Ulster club title after beating Scotstown in the final.[3]

## Teams

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The Ulster championship is contested by the winners of the nine county championships in the Irish province of Ulster. Ulster comprises the six counties of Northern Ireland, as well as Cavan, Donegal and Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland.

County  | Team  | Last win

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Antrim  |  Erin's Own, Cargin[4] |
Armagh |  Crossmaglen Rangers[5] | 2012
Cavan |  Kingscourt Stars[6] |
Derry  |  Slaughtneil[7] | 2014
Donegal |  Naomh Conaill[8] |
Down |  Kilcoo[9] |
Fermanagh  |  Derrygonnelly Harps[10] |
Monaghan |  Scotstown[11] | 1989
Tyrone  |  Trillick St Macartan's[12] |

## 2015 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship

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| Preliminary round | | | Quarter-Finals | | | Semi-Finals | | | Final |

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| | | |  Crossmaglen Rangers (Armagh) | 2-15 | | |
| | | |  Erin's Own, Cargin (Antrim) | 0-13 |
| | | | | | |  Crossmaglen Rangers (Armagh) | 0-12 |
| | | | | |  Kilcoo (Down) | 0-8 |
| | | |  Kingscourt Stars (Cavan) | 0-5 | | | |
| | | |  Kilcoo (Down) | 3-15 |
| | | | |  Crossmaglen Rangers (Armagh) | 2-17 (aet) |
| | | | | | |  Scotstown (Monaghan) | 2-12 (aet) |
| | | |  Naomh Conaill (Donegal) | 1-11 | | | |
| | | |  Trillick (Tyrone) | 2-9 |
| | | | | | |  Trillick (Tyrone) | 2-7 |
| | | | | |  Scotstown (Monaghan) | 2-9 |
| | | |  Scotstown (Monaghan) | 1-15 | |
|  Slaughtneil (Derry) | 4-13 | | |  Slaughtneil (Derry) | 0-15 |
|  Derrygonnelly Harps (Fermanagh) | 1-4 | |

### Preliminary round

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18 October 2015

15:30 GMT (UTC+0)

Preliminary round

Slaughtneil
(Derry)| 4-13 – 1-4|  Derrygonnelly Harps
(Fermanagh)

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Christopher Bradley 2-3 (0-1f), Cormac O'Doherty 1-2, Paul Bradley 0-3 (0-2f), Karl McKaigue 1-0, Chrissy McKaigue 0-1, Barry McGuigan 0-1, Patsy Bradley 0-1, Padraig Kelly 0-1, Sé McGuigan 0-1 | Report | Paul Ward 1-1, Leigh Jones 0-2 (0-2f), Declan Cassidy 0-1

Owenbeg, Dungiven

Referee: Martin McNally

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### Quarter-finals

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1 November 2015

14:30 GMT (UTC+0)

Quarter-final

Crossmaglen Rangers
(Armagh)| 2-15 – 0-13|  Erin's Own, Cargin
(Antrim)

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Tony Kernan 0-4 (0-2f, 0-1 45), Johnny Hanratty 1-1, Aaron Kernan 0-3 (0-2f), Oisín O'Neill 0-3, Johnny Murtagh 1-0, Mickey McNamee 0-2, Stephen Kernan 0-2 | Report | Michael Magill 0-5 (0-2 45), Kieran Close 0-3 (0-1f), Tomas McCann 0-2 (0-1f), Michael McCann 0-2, Tony Scullion 0-1

Athletic Grounds, Armagh

Referee: Joe McQuillan

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1 November 2015

14:30 GMT (UTC+0)

Quarter-final

Kingscourt Stars
(Cavan)| 0-5 – 3-15|  Kilcoo
(Down)

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Barry Reilly 0-3 (0-1f), Cian McArdle 0-2 (0-2f) | Report | Paul Devlin 2-2, Jerome Johnston 1-2, Darragh O'Hanlon 0-5 (0-2f), Conor Laverty 0-5, Donal Kane 0-1

Breffni Park, Cavan

Referee: Barry Cassidy

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1 November 2015

14:30 GMT (UTC+0)

Quarter-final

Naomh Conaill
(Donegal)| 1-11 – 2-9|  Trillick
(Tyrone)

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Daragh Gallagher 0-5 (0-4f), Ciarán Thompson 1-0, Johnny McLoone 0-2, Dermot Molloy 0-1 (0-1f), Brendan McDyer 0-1 (0-1f), John O'Malley 0-1 (0-1f), Leon Thompson 0-1 | Report | Niall Gormley 1-2, Lee Brennan 0-4 (0-2f), Dáire Gallagher 1-0, Richie Donnelly 0-2, Mattie Donnelly 0-1

MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey

Referee: Noel Mooney

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1 November 2015

14:30 GMT (UTC+0)

Quarter-final

Scotstown
(Monaghan)| 1-15 – 0-15|  Slaughtneil
(Derry)

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Darren Hughes 1-4, Conor McCarthy 0-5 (0-3f), Rory Beggan 0-2 (0-1f, 0-1 45), Shane Carey 0-2 (0-2f), Orin Heaphey 0-2 | Report | Paul Bradley 0-7 (0-6f), Christopher Bradley 0-4 (0-1f), Shane McGuigan 0-2, Ronan Bradley 0-1, Sé McGuigan 0-1

St Tiernach's Park, Clones

Referee: Ciaran Branagan

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### Semi-finals

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15 November 2015

14:30 GMT (UTC+0)

Semi-final

Crossmaglen Rangers
(Armagh)| 0-12 – 0-8|  Kilcoo
(Down)

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Tony Kernan 0-3 (0-3f), Aaron Kernan 0-3 (0-2f), Kyle Carragher 0-3, Oisín O'Neill 0-1, Paul Hughes 0-1, Rico Kelly 0-1 | Report | Darragh O'Hanlon 0-5 (0-4f), Jerome Johnston 0-1 (0-1f), Ryan Johnston 0-1, Martin Devlin 0-1

Páirc Esler, Newry

Referee: Noel Mooney

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15 November 2015

14:30 GMT (UTC+0)

Semi-final

Trillick
(Tyrone)| 2-7 – 2-9|  Scotstown
(Monaghan)

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Niall Gormley 1-1, Daniel McDonnell 1-0, Eoin Gormley 0-2, Lee Brennan 0-1 (0-1f), Dáire Gallagher 0-1, Richie Donnelly 0-1, Niall Donnelly 0-1 | Report | Darren Hughes 2-2, Shane Carey 0-2 (0-2f), Rory Beggan 0-2 (0-2f), Orin Heaphey 0-2, Conor McCarthy 0-1

Brewster Park, Enniskillen

Referee: Ciaran Branagan

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### Final

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29 November 2015

14:30 GMT (UTC+0)

Final

Crossmaglen Rangers
(Armagh)| 2-17 – 2-12 (a.e.t.)|  Scotstown
(Monaghan)

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Tony Kernan 1-6 (0-5f), Kyle Carragher 1-2, Johnny Murtagh 0-3, Aaron Kernan 0-1 (0-1f), Stephen Kernan 0-1, Mickey McNamee 0-1, David McKenna 0-1, Callum Cumiskey 0-1, Padraig Stuttard 0-1 | Report | Shane Carey 0-6 (0-5f), Darren Hughes 1-0, Brian McGinnity 1-0, Conor McCarthy 0-2, Rory Beggan 0-1 (0-1 45), Emmet Caulfield 0-1, Donal Morgan 0-1, Orin Heaphey 0-1,

Athletic Grounds, Armagh

Attendance: 8,694

Referee: Barry Cassidy

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## Championship statistics

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### Top scorers

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Overall
Rank  | Player  | Club  | Tally  | Total  | Matches  | Average

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1  | Darren Hughes | Scotstown | 4-6  | 18  | 3  | 6.00
2  | Tony Kernan  | Crossmaglen Rangers | 1-13  | 16  | 3  | 5.33
3  | Christopher Bradley  | Slaughtneil | 2-7  | 13  | 2  | 6.50
4  | Shane Carey  | Scotstown | 0-10  | 10  | 3  | 3.33
Darragh O'Hanlon  | Kilcoo | 0-10  | 10  | 2  | 5.00
Paul Bradley  | Slaughtneil | 0-10  | 10  | 2  | 5.00
7  | Niall Gormley | Trillick | 2-3  | 9  | 2  | 4.50
8  | Paul Devlin  | Kilcoo | 2-2  | 8  | 2  | 4.00
Kyle Carragher  | Crossmaglen Rangers | 1-5  | 8  | 3  | 2.67
Conor McCarthy | Scotstown | 0-8  | 8  | 3  | 2.67

In a single game
Rank  | Player  | Club  | Tally  | Total  | Opposition

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1  | Christopher Bradley  | Slaughtneil | 2-3  | 9  | Derrygonnelly Harps
Tony Kernan  | Crossmaglen Rangers | 1-6  | 9  | Scotstown
3  | Paul Devlin  | Kilcoo | 2-2  | 8  | Kingscourt Stars
4  | Darren Hughes | Scotstown | 1-4  | 7  | Slaughtneil
Paul Bradley  | Slaughtneil | 0-7  | 7  | Scotstown
6  | Shane Carey  | Scotstown | 0-6  | 6  | Crossmaglen Rangers
7  | Kyle Carragher  | Crossmaglen Rangers | 1-2  | 5  | Scotstown
Cormac O'Doherty | Slaughtneil | 1-2  | 5  | Derrygonnelly Harps
Jerome Johnston  | Kilcoo | 1-2  | 5  | Kingscourt Stars
Niall Gormley | Trillick | 1-2  | 5  | Naomh Conaill
Michael Magill  | Erin's Own, Cargin | 0-5  | 5  | Crossmaglen Rangers
Darragh O'Hanlon  | Kilcoo | 0-5  | 5  | Kingscourt Stars
Darragh O'Hanlon  | Kilcoo | 0-5  | 5  | Crossmaglen Rangers
Conor Laverty | Kilcoo | 0-5  | 5  | Kingscourt Stars
Dermot Gallagher  | Naomh Conaill | 0-5  | 5  | Trillick
Conor McCarthy | Scotstown | 0-5  | 5  | Slaughtneil

## References

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1. ^ "Christopher Bradley secures Slaughtneil's first Ulster title". RTÉ. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
2. ^ "Ulster Club SFC: Scotstown defeat holders Slaughtneil at Clones". BBC Northern Ireland. 1 November 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
3. ^ "Crossmaglen come out on top after epic Scotstown battle". RTÉ. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
4. ^ "Cargin on cloud nine after McCann double seals glory over Lamh Dhearg". Belfast Telegraph. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
5. ^ "Crossmaglen Rangers march to 19th title in 20 seasons". Irish Examiner. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
6. ^ "Kingscourt come from behind to win Cavan senior title in thrilling encounter". The Irish Times. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
7. ^ "Derry SFC final: Slaughtneil seal historic double-double success". The Irish News. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
8. ^ "Leo McLoone stars as 14-man Naomh Conaill dethrone the Donegal champions". The42.ie. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
9. ^ "Classy Kilcoo stay kings of the Mourne". Irish Independent. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
10. ^ "Emotional title win for Derrygonnelly against Roslea". The Irish News. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
11. ^ "Scotstown top of the pile in Monaghan after seeing off Harps". The Irish News. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
12. ^ "Trillick complete dream return with final win". RTÉ. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.

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