2015–16 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship Explained

2015–16 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
Dates:18 October 2015 – 17 March 2016
Teams:32
Sponsor:Allied Irish Bank
Champions: Ballyboden St. Enda's
Count:1
Champions Captain:Darragh Nelson
Champions Manager:Andy McEntee
Runners-Up: Castlebar Mitchels
Runners-Up Captain:Rory Byrne
Runners-Up Manager:Declan O'Reilly (manager)
Declan Shaw
Matches:31
Top Scorer: Andrew Kerin (2-20)
Previous Year:2014–15
Previous Tournament:2014–15 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
Next Year:2016–17
Next Tournament:2016–17 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

The 2015–16 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the 46th annual gaelic football club championship since its establishment in the 1970-71 season. The winners receive The Andy Merrigan Cup.

The defending champions were Corofin from Galway who defeated Slaughtneil Robert Emmets from Derry on 17 March 2015 to win their 2nd title. They were knocked out by Castlebar Mitchels of Mayo in the Connacht final in 2015-16.

Ballyboden St. Endas from Dublin won the title for the first time by defeating Castlebar Mitchels of Mayo 2-14 to 0-7 in the final at Croke Park on 17 March 2016. Daragh Nelson was the winning captain while Bob Dwan claimed the 'Man-of-the-Match' award.

Results

Connacht Senior Club Football Championship

Quarter-final

Semi-finals

Final

Leinster Senior Club Football Championship

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Munster Senior Club Football Championship

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Ulster Senior Club Football Championship

Preliminary round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Quarter-final

Semi-finals

Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Andrew KerinBallyboden St. Enda's2-202655.20
2Darren HughesScotstown4-061836.00
Tony KernanCrossmaglen Rangers1-151844.50
3Michael QuinlivanClonmel Commercials2-111753.40
4Conal KeaneyBallyboden St. Enda's0-161653.20
5Martin FarragherCorofin3-061535.00
Paul CahillanePortlaoise2-091543.75
Neil DouglasCastlebar Mitchels1-121543.75
6Chrissy BradleySlaughtneil2-071326.50
7John HeslinSt. Loman's0-111125.50
In a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Martin FarragherCorofin3-0211St. Mary's
2Chrissy BradleySlaughtneil2-039Derrygonnelly Harps
Tony KernanCrossmaglen Rangers1-069Scotstown
Donie ShineClann na nGael0-099Castlebar Mitchels
3Darren HughesScotstown2-028Trillick St. Macartan's
James MastersNemo Rangers1-058Stradbally
4Mark HughesKilloe Young Emmetsl2-017St. James's
Darren HughesScotstown1-047Slaughtneil
Seán DoyleEdenderry0-077Rathnew
John HeslinSt. Loman's0-077Ballyboden St. Enda's
Paul BradleySlaughtneil0-077Scotstown
Andrew KerinBallyboden St. Enda's0-077Clonmel Commercials

Miscellaneous

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Killarney Legion to represent Kerry in Munster SFC semi-final. 9 November 2015. Irish Examiner. 12 November 2015.