2017 Antrim Senior Football Championship

The 2017 Antrim Senior Football Championship is the 116th official edition of Antrim GAA's premier club gaelic football tournament for senior clubs in County Antrim. The tournament consists of 13 teams with the winner representing Antrim in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship has a straight knock-out format.

Antrim SFC
Season2017
ChampionsLámh Dhearg (4th title)
Relegated???
Winning CaptainJohn Finucane
Winning ManagerMartin Lynch
← 2016
2018 →

St. Paul's, St. James' and St. Mary's return to the senior championship in 2017.

Erin's Own GAC, Cargin were the defending champions after they defeated St. Gall's in the 2016 final.[1]

  • St. Mary's Aghagallon - (IFC Champions & Div 2A FL Champions)
  • St. Paul's - (2nd in Div 2A FL)
  • St. James' - (Ongoing participation in Div 1 FL)

Relegated to 2017 IFC

Round 1

10 of the 13 senior clubs play in this round. The 5 winners and the 3 teams who received byes compete in the quarter-finals. The 5 losing teams exit the championship.

18 August 2017
7:30 pm
First Round		 Cargin 3-15 - 0-6 O'Donovan Rossa Ahoghill
Referee: Karol Doherty (Rasharkin)
Kieran Close 1-7, Michael McCann and Tomas McCann 1-1 each, John Carron and Michael Magill 0-3 each Report Deaglain Murphy 0-3 (0-1f), Stephen Beatty, Darren Grego, Sean Pat Donnelly (0-1f) 0-1 each
19 August 2017
5:00 pm
First Round		 Lámh Dhearg 1-14 - 0-7 St. Paul's Corrigan Park
Referee: Fiontann McCotter (Sarsfields)
Ryan Murray 1-2, Ciaran Flaherty and Paddy Cunningham (0-2f) 0-3 each, Kevin Quinn 0-2 (0-1f), Patrick Larkin, Brendan McComb, Eoin McKeown, Ben Rice 0-1 each Report Liam McKenna 0-3f, Damian Martin 0-2 (0-1f), Padraic Lowe 0-1
20 August 2017
1:30 pm
First Round		 St. John's 2-16 - 1-7 St. James Aldergrove Páirc Lámh Dhearg, Hannahstown
Referee: Eammon McAuley (Cargin)
Report
20 August 2017
3:30 pm
First Round		 St. Gall's 1-14 - 1-12 Roger Casement's Portglenone Páirc Lámh Dhearg, Hannahstown
Referee: Sean Laverty (Moneyglass)
Report
20 August 2017
7:00 pm
First Round		 St. Mary's Aghagallon 3-10 - 2-12 St Teresa's Glenavy
Referee: Gerard Dougan (Creggan)
Report

Quarter-Finals

The 5 Round 1 winners and the 3 teams who received byes in Round 1 compete in this round. The losing teams exit the championship.

1 September 2017
6:00 pm
Quarter-Final		 Lámh Dhearg 3-14 - 2-13 St. Gall's Corrigan Park
Referee: Sean Laverty (Moneyglass)
Paddy Cunningham 0-8 (0-7f), Conor Murray 2-1, Ciaran Flaherty 1-2, Ryan Murray 0-2, Domhnall Nugent 1 '45 Report CJ McGourty 1-5 (0-2f), Niall O’Neill 1-1, Brendan Bradley (0-1f) and Mark Cummings 0-2 each, Jackson McGreevy, Michael Pollock, Kieran McGourty 0-1 each
1 September 2017
7:30 pm
Quarter-Final		 Cargin 0-16 - 1-8 St. Mary's Aghagallon Ahoghill
Referee: Gerard Dougan (Creggan)
Tomas McCann 0-10 (0-3f, 1 '45), Kieran Close 0-3, Justin Crozier, John Carron, Tony Scullion 0-1 each Report Ciaran Brady 1-0, Shane Russell (0-1f) and Gareth Magee (0-2f) 0-2 each, Paul Mulholland (1 '45), Oisin Lenehan, Des Marshall, Ruairi McCann 0-1 each
2 September 2017
6:00 pm
Quarter-Final		 Creggan Kickhams 0-13 - 1-7 St. Mary's Ahoghill Cargin
Referee: Brendan Toland (Lámh Dhearg)
Report
2 September 2017
6:00 pm
Quarter-Final		 St. John's 2-15 - 0-9 St. Joseph's Glenavy Lámh Dhearg
Referee: Paul McKeever
Report

Semi-Finals
30 September 2017
3:30 pm
Semi Final		 Lámh Dhearg 1-13 - 1-9 Creggan Kickhams Glenavy
Referee: Karol Doherty (Rasharkin)
Paddy Cunningham 1-7 (0-6f), Conor Murray 0-3, Brendan McComb, Domhnall Nugent, Eoghan McKeown 0-1 each Report Kevin Small 1-1, Conor Small 0-3, Ruairi McCann 0-2 (0-1f), Sam Maguire, Liam Quinn, Aidan McKeown 0-1 each
1 October 2017
3:30 pm
Semi Final		 St. John's 0-11 - 0-11 Cargin Lamh Dhearg
Referee: Paul McKeever (Casements)
Patrick McBride 0-3, Padraig Nugent (2 '45), Ryan McNulty (0-2f) and Matthew Fitzpatrick 0-2 each, Michael Bradley and Conor Johnston 0-1 each Report Tomas McCann 0-4 (0-3f), Michael McCann and Kieran Close (0-1f) 0-2 each, John Carron, Kevin O'Boyle, Jamie Gribben 0-1 each
8 October 2017
4:00 pm
Semi Final Replay		 St. John's 3-17 - 0-21
(a.e.t.)		 Cargin Glenavy
Referee: Sean Laverty (Moneyglass)
Patrick McBride 0-7 (0-5f), Conor Johnston 1-4, Ryan McNulty 0-3 (0-2f), Matthew Fitzpatrick and Peter McCallin 1-0 each, Michael Bradley, Conor McAvoy, Conal McGlade 0-1 each Report Kieran Close 0-11 (0-7f), Tomas McCann 0-8 (0-6f), James Laverty and Paul McCann 0-1 each

Final
15 October 2017
3:15 pm
Final		 Lámh Dhearg 0-15 - 0-13 St. John's Glenavy
Referee: Eamonn McAuley (Erin’s Own)
Paddy Cunningham 0-8 (0-5f), Paddy Mervyn, Declan Lynch, Brendan McComb, Ciaran Flaherty, Conor Murray, Ryan Murray, Kevin Quinn 0-1 each Report Patrick McBride 0-5 (0-2f), Jack Hannigan 0-4, Ryan McNulty 0-2 (0-1f), Conor Johnston and Matthew Fitzpatrick 0-1 each

Championship Bracket
Round 1 Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
     
        Creggan Kickhams 0-13  
        St. Mary's Ahoghill 1-7  
          Creggan Kickhams 1-9  
St. Gall's 1-14       Lámh Dhearg 1-13  
Roger Casement's Portglenone 1-12     St. Gall's 2-13  
St. Paul's 0-7     Lámh Dhearg 3-14  
Lámh Dhearg 1-14       Lámh Dhearg 0-15
St. John's 2-17       St. John's 0-13
St. James' 1-8     St. John's 2-15  
        St. Joseph's Glenavy 0-9  
          St. John's 0-11 (3-17 R)  
Erin's Own Cargin 3-15       Erin's Own Cargin 0-11 (0-21 R)  
O'Donovan Rossa 0-6     Erin's Own Cargin 0-16      
St. Mary's Aghagallon 3-10     St. Mary's Aghagallon 1-8      
St. Teresa's 2-12  

Ulster Senior Club Football Championship
Main article: 2017–18 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

References
  1. "Antrim Guardian Archives". Irishnewsarchive.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
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