2008 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship

a history of the Ulster Club Championship Ulster Senior Club Football Championship the hurling equivalent Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship April 2022 2008 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship Ulster Donal Murtagh 2008 John Donaldson Crossmaglen 7 The 2008 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship was the 41st staging of the annual Ulster Senior Club Football Championship which is administered by Ulster GAA. Nine GAA county boards compete for the Séamus McFerran Cup. The championship started on 19 October 2008 and concluded with the final replay on 14 December 2008. Crossmaglen Rangers won the competition, beating Ballinderry Shamrocks in the final, after a replay. Crossmaglen therefore went on to compete in the 2009 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. Draw Preliminary Round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Mayobridge (Down) St Gall's (Antrim) 2–05 0–12 St Gall's (Antrim) Cavan Gaels (Cavan) 0–07 1–07 Latton (Monaghan) Ballinderry (Derry) 0–10 1–11 St Eunan's (Donegal) Clonoe (Tyrone) 2–10 1–08 Crossmaglen (Armagh) St Patrick's Donagh (Fermanagh) 0–13 0–06 Cavan Gaels (Cavan) Ballinderry (Derry) 0–07 0–17 St Eunan's (Donegal) Crossmaglen (Armagh) 0–08 0–11 Ballinderry (Derry) Crossmaglen (Armagh) 1–10R: 1–10R: Source: Hogan Stand website.http://www.hoganstand.com/Derry/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=102146 Club championship’s under way 9 November 2008 Hogan Stand Lynn Publications 9 October 2008 Preliminary round 19 October 2008 3.30pm Mayobridge (Down) 2–05 – 0–12 BBC reportBelfast Telegraph report St Gall’s (Antrim) Ronan Sexton 1-01Brendan Coulter 1-01Noel Sexton 0-03 (0-01 free) CJ McGourty 0-04 (0-01 free)Kevin Niblock 0-02Karl Stewart 0-02 (0-01 free)Sean Kelly 0-01Anto Healy 0-01Terry O'Neill 0-01Kevin McGourty 0-01 Páirc Esler, Newry Martin Sludden (Tyrone) Quarter-finals 2 November 2008 2.30pm St Gall's (Antrim) 0–07 – 1–07 BBC reportHoganstand reportBelfast Telegraph report Cavan Gaels (Cavan) CJ McGourty 0-03Sean Kelly 0-01Kevin McGourty 0-01S O'Neill 0-01Karl Stewart 0-01(frees?) Seánie Johnston 0-05Micheál Lyng 1-00E Reilly 0-01N Murray0-01(frees?) Casement Park, Belfast Michael Hughes (Tyrone) 2 November 2008 2.30pm Ballinderry (Derry) 1–11 – 0–10 BBC reportHoganstand reportBelfast Telegraph report Latton (Monaghan) Conleith Gilligan 0-06 (0-04 frees)Raymond Wilkinson 1-02Enda Muldoon 0-02Kevin 'Moss' McGuckin 0-01 Bernard O'Brien 0-03 (0-01 free)Hugh McElroy 0-02 (0-02 frees)Hughie Lennon 0-01Aidan Farmer 0-01Eoin Duffy 0-01Noel Coyle 0-01Martin O'Brien 0-01 Dean McGlinchey Park, Ballinascreen Jimmy White (Donegal) 2 November 2008 2.30pm Clonoe (Tyrone) 1–08 – 2–10 BBC reportHoganstand reportBelfast Telegraph report St Eunan's (Donegal) R.R. O'Neill 1-01R.T. O'Neill 0-03S McNulty 0-02D Burke 0-01Colm Doris 0-01(frees?) Brendan Devenney 0-04K Sharkey 1-01D McGinley 1-00Ross Wherity 0-02Conall Dunne 0-01Rory Kavanagh 0-01Kevin Rafferty 0-01(frees?) Fr. Peter Campbell Park, Coalisland J McKee (Armagh) 9 November 2008 2.30pm Crossmaglen (Armagh) 0–13 – 0–06 BBC reportHoganstand reportBelfast Telegraph report St Patrick's Donagh (Fermanagh) Oisín McConville 0-03 (0-02 frees)Aaron Kernan 0-03 (0-02 frees)David McKenna 0-02Martin Aherne 0-02Tony Kernan 0-02Kyle Carragher 0-01 Shane McDermott 0-01Patrick Cadden 0-01 (0-01 free)Gary Maguire 0-01Eamon Maguire 0-03 (0-01 free) St. Oliver Plunkett Park, Crossmaglen Brian Crowe (Cavan) Semi-finals 16 November 2008 2.30pm Cavan Gaels (Cavan) 0–07 – 0–17 BBC reportHogan Stand reportBelfast Telegraph report Ballinderry (Derry) Micheál Lyng 0-02 (0-01 free)R Maloney Derham 0-01Enda King 0-01Niall Murray 0-01Seanie Johnston 0-01C McClarey 0-01 Coilin Devlin 0-05 (0-03 frees)Raymond Wilkinson 0-03Martin Harney 0-02Enda Muldoon 0-02 (0-01 '45)James Bateson 0-02Darren Conway 0-01Conleith Gilligan 0-01Michael Bell 0-01 Athletic Grounds, Armagh Pat McEnaney (Monaghan) 16 November 2008 2.30pm St Eunan's (Donegal) 0–08 – 0–11 BBC reportHogan Stand reportBelfast Telegraph report Crossmaglen (Armagh) Ross Wherity 0-03 (0-01 '45)Conall Dunne 0-03 (0-02 frees)Rory Kavanagh 0-01P McGowan 0-01 Oisín McConville 0-06 (0-05 frees)John McEntee 0-02Aaron Kernan 0-01 (0-01 free)Tony Kernan 0-01John Murtagh 0-01 Brewster Park, Enniskillen Joe McQuillan (Cavan) Final 30 November 2008 ?.??pm Crossmaglen (Armagh) 1–10 – 1–10 BBC reportHogan Stand reportBelfast Telegraph report Ballinderry (Derry) Oisín McConville 1-02 (0-01/2 frees)Aaron Kernan 0-02 (0-02 frees)David McKenna 0-01Michael McNamee 0-02Stephen Kernan 0-01Tony Kernan 0-01Johnny Murtagh 0-01 Coilin Devlin 0-06 (0-03/4 frees)Niall McCusker 1-00James Conway 0-01Darren Conway 0-01Enda Muldoon 0-01Conleith Gilligan 0-01 Brewster Park, Enniskillen Martin Sludden (Tyrone) _blueshoulders _blueshoulders _blueshoulders FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 0000FF 0000FF Ballinderry Shamrocks _borderonblack _blackstripes _borderonblack FFC125 FFC125 FFC125 FFFFFF FFC125 Crossmaglen Rangers Ballinderry Shamrocks:1 Michael Conlan2 Declan Bell3 Niall McCusker4 Conor Wilkinson 2 2 305 Michael McIver6 Kevin McGuckin 247 Conor Nevin 398 James Conway 814 Enda Muldoon (c)10 Martin Harney 3311 Darren Conway? Coilin Devlin13 Raymond Wilkinson? Brian McGuckin 4815 Conleith Gilligan 60Substitutes:?? Ronan McGuckin 60 33?? Michael Bell 39?? James Bateson 48?? Gerard Cassidy 60Manager: Martin McKinlessCrossmaglen Rangers:1 Paul Hearty2 Brendan McKeown7 Paul Kernan4 P McKeown5 Aaron Kernan 23 Francie Bellew 40 526 John Donaldson (c)8 Tony McEntee9 David McKenna10 Michael McNamee 2 9 3911 John McEntee 0 5312 Stephen Kernan 5513 Tony Kernan 30 4414 Cathal Short 4015 Oisín McConvilleSubstitutes:?? Johnny Murtagh 40?? Jamie Clarke 44?? Stephen Finnegan 52?? Rico Kelly 55Manager: Donal Murtagh MATCH RULES 60 minutes. Replay if necessary. Nine named substitutes. Maximum of 5 substitutions. Replay 14 December 2008 ?.??pm Crossmaglen (Armagh) 0–12 – 1–04 Ballinderry (Derry) Oisín McConville 0-05 (0-02 frees, 0-01 penalty)Michael McNamee 0-02P. McKeown 0-01Aaron Kernan 0-01 (0-01 free)Jamie Clarke 0-01Johnny Murtagh 0-01 James Bateson 1-00Conleith Gilligan 0-02 (0-01 free)James Conway 0-01Martin Harney 0-01 Brewster Park, Enniskillen Brian Crowe (Cavan) _blueshoulders _blueshoulders _blueshoulders FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 0000FF 0000FF Ballinderry Shamrocks _borderonblack _blackstripes _borderonblack FFC125 FFC125 FFC125 FFFFFF FFC125 Crossmaglen Rangers Ballinderry Shamrocks: Michael Conlan Declan Bell 54 Niall McCusker Conor Wilkinson Kevin McGuckin Ronan McGuckin Michael Bell James Conway Kevin 'Moss' McGuckin 45 to 48 (blood sub) 57 Darren Conway (c) Conleith Gilligan Raymond Wilkinson Coilin Devlin Martin Harney Brian McGuckin htSubstitutes: James Bateson ht Paul Wilson 54 Ryan Scott 57 Shane Rocks 45 to 48 (blood sub)Manager: Martin McKinlessCrossmaglen Rangers: Paul Hearty Brendan McKeown Paul Kernan P McKeown Aaron Kernan Francie Bellew John Donaldson (c) Tony McEntee David McKenna Stephen Kernan 42 John McEntee Michael McNamee Jamie Clarke 51 Johnny Murtagh 55 Oisín McConvilleSubstitutes: Tony Kernan 42 Kyle Carragher 51 Johnathon Hanratty 55Manager: Donal Murtagh MATCH RULES 60 minutes. Extra-time if necessary. Further replay if scores still level. Nine named substitutes. Maximum of 5 substitutions. References External links Ulster GAA website Ulster Senior Club Football Championship Gaelic Category:Ulster Senior Club Football Championship