2022 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship Explained

2022 Ulster Club Senior Football Championship
Province: Ulster
Year:2022
Trophy:Seamus McFerran Cup
Sponsor:Allied Irish Banks
Date:5 November - 11 December 2022
Num Teams:9 (one from each of the 9 counties)
Defending Champions: Kilcoo
Winners: Glen
Ordinal:1
Manager:Malachy O'Rourke
Captain:Connor Carville
Qualify For:All-Ireland Club SFC
Runnersup: Kilcoo
Runnerupmanager:Conleith Gilligan
Runnerupcaptain:Conor Laverty
Aidan Branagan
Matches:8
Total Scored:24-179
Topscorer: Danny Tallon (Glen) (1-10)
Website:Ulster GAA
Previous:2021
Next:2023

The 2022 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship was the 54th instalment of the annual competition organised by Ulster GAA. It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2022–23 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.

Kilcoo from Down were the defending Ulster champions, having beaten Fermanagh's Derrygonnelly Harps in the 2021 final.[1]

Derry champions Glen won their first Ulster title by beating Kilcoo in the final.[2] [3]

Teams

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.

CountyTeamLast win
Antrim Erin's Own, Cargin[4]
Armagh Crossmaglen Rangers[5] 2015
Cavan Gowna[6]
Derry Watty Graham's, Glen[7]
Donegal Naomh Conaill[8]
Down Kilcoo[9] 2021
Fermanagh Enniskillen Gaels[10]
Monaghan Ballybay Pearse Brothers[11]
Tyrone Errigal Ciarán[12] 2002

Preliminary round

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

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Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Danny TallonGlen1-101334.33
2Paul DevlinKilcoo0-101033.33
3Alex DohertyGlen2-2832.67
Shane McGuinnessBallybay Pearse Brothers2-2824.00
Conor LoveEnniskillen Gaels0-8824.00
6Shealan JohnstonKilcoo2-1732.33
Tommy CanavanErrigal Ciarán1-4717.00
Eoin BeacomEnniskillen Gaels1-4723.50
Aaron BranaganKilcoo1-4732.33
10Paul FinlayBallybay Pearse Brothers0-6623.00
Emmett BradleyGlen0-6632.00
In a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Shealan JohnstonKilcoo2-17Enniskillen Gaels
Tommy CanavanErrigal Ciarán1-47Glen
Danny TallonGlen1-47Erin's Own
Conor LoveEnniskillen Gaels0-77Gowna
5Eoin BeacomEnniskillen Gaels1-36Kilcoo
6Shane McGuinnessBallybay Pearse Brothers1-25Crossmaglen Rangers
Callum JonesEnniskillen Gaels1-25Gowna
Robbie FitzpatrickGowna1-25Enniskillen Gaels
Cian MaddenGowna0-55Enniskillen Gaels
Jeaic Mac CeallabhuíNaomh Conaill0-55Erin's Own, Cargin
Danny TallonGlen0-55Kilcoo

Notes and References

  1. News: Kilcoo serve notice as they dismantle Derrygonnelly to win Ulster title. 16 January 2022. Irish Independent. 16 January 2022.
  2. News: Kilcoo’s All-Ireland defence comes to an end as Glen claim famous Ulster final win. 11 December 2022. Irish Independent. 11 December 2022.
  3. News: Glen dethrone champions to win first Ulster crown. 11 December 2022. RTÉ. 11 December 2022.
  4. News: Cargin back on top in Antrim SFC as Aghagallon fail by narrow margin. 10 October 2022. The Irish News. 16 October 2022.
  5. News: McConville shines as Crossmaglen reign again in Armagh. 23 October 2022. RTÉ. 23 October 2022.
  6. News: Gowna start slow but finish with a flourish for first Cavan title in 20 years. 16 October 2022. Irish Examiner. 16 October 2022.
  7. News: Cathal Mulholland goal seals the deal for impressive Glen in Derry decider. 23 October 2022. Irish Independent. 23 October 2022.
  8. News: Controversy as Naomh Conaill crowned Donegal kings against 14-man St Eunan's. 15 October 2022. The42.ie. 16 October 2022.
  9. News: Kilcoo go extra mile to deny valiant Warrenpoint. 16 October 2022. Irish Independent. 16 October 2022.
  10. News: Emphatic Enniskillen end 16-year wait to become Fermanagh champions. 30 October 2022. Irish Examiner. 30 October 2022.
  11. News: Ballybay claim first Monaghan title since 2012. 16 October 2022. RTÉ. 16 October 2022.
  12. News: Tyrone SFC final: Errigal Ciarán’s attacking flair and defensive grit edge out Carrickmore. 30 October 2022. The Irish Times. 30 October 2022.