2021 Clare Senior Football Championship

The 2021 Clare Senior Football Championship was the 126th staging of the Clare Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Clare County Board in 1887.

Jack Daly Cup 2021
LeagueClare GAA
SportGaelic Football
Duration31 July – 7 November 2021
Number of teams13
SponsorPat O’Donnell & Co.
Changes From 2020
PromotedSt. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield[1]
RelegatedN/A
Changes For 2022
PromotedCorofin[2]
RelegatedCooraclare & Kilrush Shamrocks
County Championship
Winners Éire Óg, Ennis (19th Title)
  Runners-up Kilmurry-Ibrickane

The 2020 champions, and holders of the Jack Daly Cup are Kilmurry-Ibrickane who won their sixteenth overall title after defeating Cratloe in a repeat of the 2016 final, also won by Kilmurry-Ibrickane.

In 2020 a decision was made to not relegate any team from any championship in Clare due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. As a result, there will be two teams relegated from senior level down to intermediate for 2022 in order to revert to the preferred twelve-team championship format.

Senior Championship Fixtures

Group stage

  • One group of five and two groups of four.
  • 2020 semi-finalists are seeded and kept separate.
  • Each team plays all the other teams in their group once. Two points are awarded for a win and one for a draw.
    • The top three teams from Group A and the top two teams from Groups B and C advance to Quarter-Finals
    • The third-placed teams from Groups B and C advance to ‘’Preliminary Quarter-Final’’
    • The three bottom-placed teams in each group contest Relegation Playoffs

Group A

  Quarter-Final, Seeded   Quarter-Final, Unseeded   Relegation Playoff

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Kilmurry-Ibrickane 43106148+137
St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay 42205040+106
Ennistymon 42024845+34
Cratloe 41125055-53
Cooraclare 40044263-210
1 August 2021 Round 1 Cooraclare0-10 [4] 1-13 Cratloe Cusack Park, Ennis
29 August 2021 Round 3 Cooraclare0-10 [8] 2-11 Ennistymon Cusack Park, Ennis
12 September 2021 Round 4 Cooraclare1-12 [9] 1-13 Kilmurry-Ibrickane Doonbeg
26 September 2021 Round 5 Cratloe1-07 [12] 3-06 Ennistymon Cusack Park, Ennis

Group B

  Quarter-Final, Seeded   Quarter-Final, Unseeded   Premliminary Quarter-Final   Relegation Playoff

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
St. Breckan's, Lisdoonvarna 33004327+196
St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield 32015935+244
Kilmihil 31023650-142
Kilrush Shamrocks 30032652-260
31 July 2021 Round 1 Kilmihil 1-13 [13] 0-10 Kilrush ShamrocksCooraclare
31 July 2021 Round 1 St. Breckan's, Lisdoonvarna 3-08 [14] 0-09 St. Joseph's, Doora-BarefieldCorofin
28 August 2021 Round 2 Kilmihil0-13 [15] 5-14 St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield Lissycasey
29 August 2021 Round 2 Kilrush Shamrocks1-08 [16] 0-15 St. Breckan's, Lisdoonvarna Cusack Park, Ennis
12 September 2021 Round 3 Kilmihil0-07 [17] 0-11 St. Breckan's, Lisdoonvarna Hennessy Park, Miltown Malbay

Group C

  Quarter-Final, Seeded   Quarter-Final, Unseeded   Premliminary Quarter-Final   Relegation Playoff

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Éire Óg, Ennis 32014126+154
Lissycasey 32013940-14
Doonbeg 31022231-92
Clondegad 31023136-52
1 August 2021 Round 1 Clondegad0-06 [19] 0-09 Doonbeg Cusack Park, Ennis
1 August 2021 Round 1 Éire Óg, Ennis 3-10 [20] 0-09 LissycaseyCusack Park, Ennis
28 August 2021 Round 2 Doonbeg0-10 [22] 2-10 Lissycasey Kilmihil
11 September 2021 Round 3 Clondegad1-08 [23] 0-14 Lissycasey Cusack Park, Ennis
11 September 2021 Round 3 Doonbeg0-03 [24] 0-09 Éire Óg, Ennis Kilmihil

Preliminary Quarter-Final

  • Played by two third-placed teams from Groups B and C
25 September 2021 Preliminary Quarter-Final Doonbeg0-11 [25] 1-09 Kilmihil Cooraclare

Quarter-finals

  • Played by top two placed teams from Groups A-C, third-placed team from Group A, and winners of Preliminary Quarter-Final
    • Losers move to Senior B Semi-Finals
9 October 2021 Quarter-Final Éire Óg, Ennis 1-06 [26] 0-05 EnnistymonCusack Park, Ennis
9 October 2021 Quarter-Final Kilmihil0-13 [27] 1-13 Kilmurry-Ibrickane Cusack Park, Ennis
10 October 2021 Quarter-Final Lissycasey 1-13 [28] 0-10 St. Joseph's, Doora-BarefieldCusack Park, Ennis
10 October 2021 Quarter-Final St. Breckan's, Lisdoonvarna 3-11 [29] 0-12 St. Joseph's, Miltown MalbayCusack Park, Ennis

Semi-finals

23 October 2021 Semi-Final Éire Óg, Ennis 0-11 [30] 0-05 St. Breckan's, LisdoonvarnaCusack Park, Ennis
24 October 2021 Semi-Final Lissycasey0-08 [31] 0-17 Kilmurry-Ibrickane Cusack Park, Ennis

County Final

Other Fixtures

Relegation Playoffs

  • Played by the three bottom-placed teams from Groups A-C
10 October 2021 Playoff 1 Clondegad 2-15 [33] 0-08 CooraclareKilmihil
24 October 2021 Playoff 2 Clondegad 2-11 [34] 0-07 Kilrush ShamrocksCooraclare

References

  1. "Doora-Barefield Return To Senior Ranks With Powerful Second Half Display". The Clare Echo.
  2. "Additional Time Goals See Corofin Claim Intermediate Title". The Clare Echo.
  3. "Thrilling First Round As Miltown & Kilmurry-Ibrickane Finishes All Square". The Clare Echo.
  4. "Cratloe Begin Clare SFC Bid With A Win Over Cooraclare". The Clare Echo.
  5. "Spoils Shared Between Cratloe & Miltown In Exciting Contest". The Clare Echo.
  6. "Kilmurry-Ibrickane Record First Win Of 2021 Clare SFC Campaign At Ennistymon's Expense". The Clare Echo.
  7. "Sexton Bags Two Goals As Kilmurry-Ibrickane See Off Cratloe". The Clare Echo.
  8. "Strong Finish Sees Ennistymon Overcome Cooraclare". The Clare Echo.
  9. "Hard Fought Kilmurry-Ibrickane Win Puts Cooraclare In Relegation Battle". The Clare Echo.
  10. "Cleary Leads The Way As Miltown Advance To Clare SFC Quarter-Finals". The Clare Echo.
  11. "Goals Decisive As Miltown Secure Second Spot In Group Of Death". The Clare Echo.
  12. "Ennistymon Qualify For Clare SFC Quarter-Finals And Knock Out Cratloe". The Clare Echo.
  13. "Better Balanced Kilmihil Off To A Winning Start At Kilrush's Expense". The Clare Echo.
  14. "St. Breckan's Get Clare SFC Campaign Off To A High By Beating Doora-Barefield". The Clare Echo.
  15. "Parish Power Past Kilmihil". The Clare Echo.
  16. "St. Breckan's Book Place In Quarter-Finals". The Clare Echo. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  17. "Top Spot Sealed By St.Breckan's As They March Into Quarter-Finals". The Clare Echo.
  18. "Superb Doora-Barefield Qualify For Clare SFC Knockout Stages". The Clare Echo.
  19. "Three Points To Spare For Doonbeg Over 13-Man Clondegad". The Clare Echo.
  20. "Townies Too Strong For Lissycasey In First Round Of Clare SFC". The Clare Echo.
  21. "Clondegad Bring Championship Bid Back To Life By Beating Éire Óg". The Clare Echo.
  22. "Lissycasey Bounce Back Into Contention With First Ever Clare SFC Win Over Doonbeg". The Clare Echo.
  23. "Lissycasey Back In Clare SFC Quarter-Finals For Third Year On The Trot". The Clare Echo.
  24. "Éire Óg Seal Return To Clare SFC Quarter-Finals". The Clare Echo.
  25. "O'Leary's Goal Sends Kilmihil Into The Last Eight At Doonbeg's Expense". The Clare Echo.
  26. "Éire Óg Reach Semi-Finals For First Time Since 2014". The Clare Echo.
  27. "Cookie's Goal Sends Kilmurry-Ibrickane Into Semi-Finals". The Clare Echo.
  28. "Lissycasey Return To Clare SFC Semi-Finals By Defeating Doora-Barefield". The Clare Echo.
  29. "Breckan's March Onto Semi-Finals As Miltown Bow Out". The Clare Echo.
  30. "Éire Óg Keep Dreams Of Clare Senior Double Alive". Irish Examiner.
  31. "Kilmurry-Ibrickane Power Past Lissycasey To Seal County Final Place". The Clare Echo.
  32. "Éire Óg End 15-Year Wait For Clare SFC Crown". Irish Examiner.
  33. "Clondegad Relegate Cooraclare To Intermediate Level". The Clare Echo.
  34. "Brennan-Inspired Clondegad Keep Senior Status At Kilrush's Expense". The Clare Echo.
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