2016 Fermanagh Senior Football Championship

2016 Fermanagh SFCTournament details

County| Fermanagh
Province| Ulster
Level| Senior
Year| 2016
Trophy| New York Cup
Sponsor| Quinn Building Products
Date| 27 August - 2 October 2016
Teams| 8
Defending champions| Derrygonnelly Harps
Winners
Champions| Derrygonnelly Harps (5th win)
Manager| Martin Greene[1]
Captain| Ryan Jones
Qualify for| 2016 Ulster Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-up| Erne Gaels Belleek
Manager| Maurice McLaughlin[2]
Captain| Ryan Lyons
Jack McCann[3]
Promotion/Relegation
Relegated team(s)| Irvinestown St Molaise
St Patrick's Donagh

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The 2016 Fermanagh Senior Football Championship was the 110th edition of the Fermanagh GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior clubs in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The tournament consists of 8 teams, with the winner representing Fermanagh in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship had a straight knock-out format.

Derrygonnelly Harps entered as defending champions after their victory over Roslea Shamrocks the previous year.[4]

Derrygonnelly successfully defended their title after defeating Erne Gaels in the final by a point.[5]

## Team changes

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The following teams have changed division since the 2015 championship season.

### To Championship

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Promoted from 2015 Intermediate Championship

* Irvinestown St Molaise \- (Intermediate Champions)[6]
* Teemore Shamrocks \- (Intermediate Runners-Up)

### From Championship

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Relegated to 2016 Intermediate Championship

* Derrylin O'Connells - (Relegation Play-off Losers)
* Tempo Maguires \- (Relegation Play-off Losers)

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## Bracket

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| Quarter-finals | | | Semi-finals | | | Final |

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| Erne Gaels Belleek | 3-16 | | |
| Irvinestown St Molaise | 2-10 |
| | Erne Gaels Belleek | 2-11 |
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| | | Roslea Shamrocks | 1-6 |
| Roslea Shamrocks | 1-17 |

| St Patrick's Donagh | 0-17 |
| | Erne Gaels Belleek | 1-7 |
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| | | Derrygonnelly Harps | 0-11 |
| Derrygonnelly Harps | 1-14 | |

| Ederney St Joseph's | 0-9 |
| | Derrygonnelly Harps | 2-13 |
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| | | Devenish St Mary's | 0-9 |
| Devenish St Mary's | 1-11 |

| Teemores Shamrocks | 0-11 |

## Quarter-finals

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All 8 teams enter the competition at this stage. The four winners progress to the semi-finals while the four losers enter the relegation semi-finals.

Erne Gaels Belleek v Irvinestown St Molaise 27 August 2016 Quarter-final|  Erne Gaels Belleek | 3-16 – 2-10|  Irvinestown St Molaise | Derrygonnelly

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17:30 |  |  |  | Stadium: Canon Maguire Park
Referee: Noel Davis

Devenish St Mary's v Teemore Shamrocks 27 August 2016 Quarter-final|  Devenish St Mary's | 1-11 – 0-11|  Teemore Shamrocks | Derrygonnelly

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19:00 |  |  |  | Stadium: Canon Maguire Park
Referee: James Lewis

Roslea Shamrocks v St Patrick's Donagh 28 August 2016 Quarter-final|  Roslea Shamrocks | 1-17 – 0-17|  St Patrick's Donagh | Enniskillen

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13:30 |  |  |  | Stadium: Brewster Park
Referee: Joseph Corcoran

Derrygonnelly Harps v Ederney St Joseph's 28 August 2016 Quarter-final|  Derrygonnelly Harps | 1-14 – 1-9|  Ederney St Joseph's | Enniskillen

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15:00 |  |  |  | Stadium: Brewster Park
Referee: Martin Higgins

## Semi-finals

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Erne Gaels Belleek v Roslea Shamrocks 11 September 2016 Semi-final|  Erne Gaels Belleek | 2-11 – 1-6|  Roslea Shamrocks | Enniskillen

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15:00 |  |  |  | Stadium: Brewster Park
Referee: Eugene McDonagh

Derrygonnelly Harps v Devenish St Mary's 11 September 2016 Semi-final|  Derrygonnelly Harps | 2-13 – 0-9|  Devenish St Mary's | Enniskillen

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15:00 |  |  |  | Stadium: Brewster Park
Referee: Ferghal Cleary

## Final

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2 October 2016

16:15

Final

Erne Gaels Belleek| 1-7 – 0-11| Derrygonnelly Harps

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Seamus Ryder 0-5 (0-3f), Ryan Lyons 1-0, Barry McCann 0-1, Thomas McCaffrey 0-1 (0-1f) | Report | Paul Ward 0-4, Leigh Jones 0-2 (0-1f), Declan Cassidy 0-2, Neil Gallagher 0-1, Ryan Jones 0-1, Garvan Jones 0-1 (0-1f)

Brewster Park, Enniskillen

Referee: Noel Davis

## Relegation play-offs

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Irvinestown St Molaise v Teemore Shamrocks 10 September 2016 Relegation Final|  Irvinestown St Molaise | 0-9 – 1-12|  Teemore Shamrocks | Derrylin

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16:45 |  |  |  | Stadium: O'Connell Park

Ederney St Joseph's v St Patrick's Donagh 10 September 2016 Relegation Final|  Ederney St Joseph's | 2-13 – 1-14|  St Patrick's Donagh | Derrylin

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18:15 |  |  |  | Stadium: O'Connell Park

## References

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1. ^ "Harps must match Erne Gaels hunger - Greene". The Impartial Reporter. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
2. ^ "Play the game not the occasion is McLaughlin's message". The Impartial Reporter. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
3. ^ "Last year is standing to us as McCann looks to final". The Impartial Reporter. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
4. ^ "High scoring Harps win Fermanagh County final in style". The Impartial Reporter. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
5. ^ "Fermanagh SFC final: Derrygonnelly leave it late to retain crown as Gaels wilt". Belfast Telegraph. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
6. ^ "Strong second half takes Irvinestown to the title". The Impartial Reporter. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 9 December 2021.

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