Ulster Senior Club Football Championship

The Ulster Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition played between the top clubs in Ulster, governed by Ulster GAA. The trophy awarded to the winners is the Seamus McFerran Cup (Irish: Corn Shéamuis Mhic Fearáin).[2] The winners and the Connacht, Leinster, Munster and London champions compete in the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.

Ulster Senior Club Football Championship
Current season or competition:
2023 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship
IrishCraobh Shinsir Peile Chlub Uladh
Founded1968 (1968)
RegionUlster, Ireland (GAA)
TrophySeamus McFerran Cup[1]
No. of teams9
Title holders Glen (1st title)
Most titles Crossmaglen Rangers (11 titles)
SponsorsAIB

Glen are the current champions, having beaten Kilcoo in the 2022 final. Crossmaglen Rangers from Armagh have won the most titles with eleven wins.

Competition format

Each of the nine counties of Ulster organise a county championship annually for their top clubs. The nine county champions compete in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship in a knock-out format.

Finals listed by year
All-Ireland Finalists
Also won the All-Ireland Competition in the same season
Year Winner County Score Opponent County Score
2022[3] Glen Derry 1-12 Kilcoo Down 1-06
2021[4] Kilcoo Down 3-10 Derrygonnelly Harps Fermanagh 0-03
2020 Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019[5] Kilcoo Down 2-11 Naomh Conaill Donegal 2-09
2018[6] Gaoth Dobhair Donegal 0-13 Scotstown Monaghan 0-12
2017[7] Slaughtneil Derry 1-15 Cavan Gaels Cavan 0-10
2016[8] Slaughtneil Derry 0-12 Kilcoo Down 0-09
2015[9] Crossmaglen Rangers Armagh 2-17 Scotstown Monaghan 2-12
2014[10] Slaughtneil Derry 1-10 Omagh St Enda's Tyrone 1-09
2013[11] Ballinderry Derry 1-13 Glenswilly Donegal 2-06
2012[12] Crossmaglen Rangers Armagh 3-09 Kilcoo Down 1-09
2011 Crossmaglen Rangers Armagh 2-11 St Mary's Burren Down 0-10
2010[13] Crossmaglen Rangers Armagh 2-09 Naomh Conaill Donegal 0-10
2009 St Gall's Antrim 0-16 Loup Derry 0-05
2008 Crossmaglen Rangers Armagh 0-12 Ballinderry Derry 1-04
2007 Crossmaglen Rangers Armagh 1-09 St Gall's Antrim 1-06
2006 Crossmaglen Rangers Armagh 0-05 Ballinderry Derry 0-02
2005 St Gall's Antrim 1-08 Bellaghy Derry 0-08
2004 Crossmaglen Rangers Armagh 0-14 Mayobridge Down 0-09
2003 Loup Derry 0-11 St Gall's Antrim 1-05
2002 Errigal Ciarán Tyrone 0-08 Enniskillen Gaels Fermanagh 1-03
2001 Ballinderry Derry 1-10 Mayobridge Down 1-07
2000 Bellaghy Derry 1-10 Errigal Ciarán Tyrone 1-04
1999 Crossmaglen Rangers Armagh 0-10 Enniskillen Gaels Fermanagh 0-09
1998 Crossmaglen Rangers Armagh 1-11 Bellaghy Derry 1-10
1997 Dungiven Derry 0-14 Errigal Ciarán Tyrone 1-08
1996 Crossmaglen Rangers Armagh 1-07, 2-05 (R) Bellaghy Derry 1-07, 0-08 (R)
1995 Mullaghbawn Armagh 1-11 Bailieboro Shamrocks Cavan 2-05
1994 Bellaghy Derry 0-11 Clontibret O'Neills Monaghan 0-10
1993 Errigal Ciarán Tyrone 3-07 Russell Gaelic Union, Downpatrick Down 1-08
1992 Lavey Derry 0-10, 0-11 (R) St Mary's Burren Down 0-10, 1-05 (R)
1991 Castleblayney Faughs Monaghan 0-08 Killybegs Donegal 0-06
1990 Lavey Derry 2-10 Kingscourt Stars Cavan 0-04
1989 Scotstown Monaghan 2-09 Coalisland Na Fianna Tyrone 0-05
1988 St Mary's Burren Down 0-08 Pearse Óg Armagh 0-03
1987 St Mary's Burren Down 0-08 Kingscourt Stars Cavan 0-06
1986 Castleblayney Faughs Monaghan 0-04 St Mary's Burren Down 0-03
1985 St Mary's Burren Down 0-06 Scotstown Monaghan 1-02
1984 St Mary's Burren Down 0-10 St John's Antrim 2-02
1983 St Mary's Burren Down 1-04 St Gall's Antrim 0-05
1982 St Gall's Antrim 0-15 Roslea Shamrocks Fermanagh 2-05
1981 Ballinderry Derry 2-03 St Mary's Burren Down 0-05
1980 Scotstown Monaghan 1-04 St John's Antrim 1-03
1979 Scotstown Monaghan 0-09 Carrickcruppen Armagh 0-08
1978 Scotstown Monaghan 1-08 St John's Antrim 1-04
1977 St John's Antrim 2-10 Cavan Gaels Cavan 2-02
1976 Ballerin Derry 2-08 Clan na Gael Armagh 2-03
1975[14] St Joseph's Donegal 3-06 Castleblayney Faughs Monaghan 1-08
1974 Clan na Gael Armagh 1-07 Trillick Tyrone 1-04
1973 Clan na Gael Armagh 1-11 St Joseph's Donegal 0-03
1972 Clan na Gael Armagh 0-08 Ardboe Tyrone 1-03
1971 Bellaghy Derry 1-11 Clan na Gael Armagh 0-05
1970 Bryansford Down 0-06 Newbridge Derry 0-03
1969 Bryansford Down 1-10 Crosserlough Cavan 1-09
1968[14] Bellaghy Derry 0-08 St Joseph's Donegal 0-05

Wins listed by club
Team Wins Years won Last Losing Final County
1 Crossmaglen Rangers 11 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015 Armagh
2 St Mary's Burren 5 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988 2011 Down
3 Bellaghy 4 1968, 1971, 1994, 2000 2005 Derry
Scotstown 4 1978, 1979, 1980, 1989 2018 Monaghan
4 Clan na Gael 3 1972, 1973, 1974 1971 Armagh
St Gall's 3 1982, 2005, 2009 2007 Antrim
Ballinderry Shamrocks 3 1981, 2001, 2013 2008 Derry
Slaughtneil 3 2014, 2016, 2017 Derry
5 Bryansford 2 1969, 1970 Down
Castleblayney Faughs 2 1986, 1991 1975 Monaghan
Lavey 2 1990, 1992 Derry
Errigal Ciarán 2 1993, 2002 2000 Tyrone
Kilcoo 2 2019, 2021 2016 Down
6 St Joseph's 1 1975 1973 Donegal
Ballerin 1 1976 Derry
St John's 1 1977 1984 Antrim
Mullaghbawn 1 1995 Armagh
Dungiven 1 1997 Derry
Loup 1 2003 2009 Derry
Gaoth Dobhair 1 2018 Donegal
Glen 1 2022 Derry

Wins listed by county
# County Ulster Titles Last provincial winners
1 Derry clubs 16 Glen, 2022
2 Armagh clubs 15 Crossmaglen Rangers, 2015
3 Down clubs 9 Kilcoo, 2021
4 Monaghan clubs 6 Castleblayney Faughs, 1991
5 Antrim clubs 4 St Gall's, 2009
6 Donegal clubs 2 Gaoth Dobhair, 2018
Tyrone clubs 2 Errigal Ciarán, 2002

No club from Fermanagh or Cavan has ever won the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship.

See also

References
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