2024 Ulster Senior Football Championship
Appearance
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Province | ![]() |
Year | 2024 |
Trophy | Anglo-Celt Cup |
Date | April – May 2024 |
Defending champions | ![]() |
Winners | |
Champions | ![]() |
Manager | Jim McGuinness |
Runners-up | |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Captain | Aidan Forker |
Other | |
Matches played | 8 |
Website | Ulster GAA |
The 2024 Ulster Senior Football Championship was the 136th installment of the annual Ulster Senior Football Championship organised by Ulster GAA. It was one of the four provincial competitions of the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The winning team received the Anglo-Celt Cup. The draw for the championship was made on 21 October 2023.[1] Derry were the defending champions.[2] but lost heavily to Donegal in their opening game, conceding four goals.
Teams
[edit]General information
[edit]Nine counties competed in the Ulster Senior Football Championship:
County | Last Championship Title | Last All-Ireland Title | Position in 2023 Championship |
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1951 | — | Preliminary round |
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2008 | 2002 | Runners-up |
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2020 | 1952 | Quarter-finals |
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2023 | 1993 | Champions |
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2019 | 2012 | Quarter-finals |
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1994 | 1994 | Semi-finals |
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— | — | Quarter-finals |
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2015 | — | Semi-finals |
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2021 | 2021 | Quarter-finals |
Personnel and kits
[edit]County | Manager | Captain(s) | Sponsors |
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Andy McEntee | Peter Healy | Fibrus |
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Kieran McGeeney | Aidan Forker[3] | Simply Fruit |
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Mickey Graham | Raymond Galligan | Kingspan Group |
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Mickey Harte | Conor Glass | Errigal Contracts |
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Jim McGuinness | Paddy McBrearty | Circet |
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Conor Laverty | Pierce Laverty | EOS IT Solutions |
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Kieran Donnelly | Declan McCusker | Tracey Concrete |
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Vinny Corey | Kieran Duffy | All Boro Floor Services |
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Feargal Logan and Brian Dooher | Peter Harte, Brian Kennedy | McAleer & Rushe Ltd |
Championship Draw
[edit]Pot 1 (Preliminary round pot)
[edit]2 out of the 5 teams out of this list were drawn for the preliminary round.
Pot 2 (Quarter-finals pot)
[edit]Bracket
[edit]Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | |||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0-13 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0-09 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 2-06 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0-13 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0-09 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3-11 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0-20 (5) | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0-20 (6) | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0-17 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 4-11 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 0-18 | ||||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1-12 | ![]() | 0-16 | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | 3-12 | ![]() | 3-16 | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | 1-23* |
Preliminary round
[edit]Matches
[edit]Preliminary round
![]() | 1-12 (15) – (21) 3-12 | Cavan ![]() |
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Hamill 1-0, Beggan 0-3 (1f, 1 '45), McManus 0-3 (2f), McCarron 0-2(1f), O'Connell 0-1, Garland 0-1, Wilson 0-1, Jones 0-1(1m) | Report | Lynch 1-9 (7f, 1 '45), G Smith 1-1, Faulkner 1-0, O'Connell 0-1, Madden 0-1 |
Quarter-finals
[edit]Matches
[edit]Semi-finals
[edit]Matches
[edit]Final
[edit]Ulster final
[edit]- Ulster champions and Ulster runners-up qualify to the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship group stage.
Stadia and Attendance
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Championship statistics
[edit]Scoring events
[edit]Does not include scores in extra time.
- Widest winning margin: 11 points
- Most goals in a match: 4
- Most points in a match: 34
- Most goals by one team in a match: 4
- Most points by one team in a match: 20
- Highest aggregate score: 46 points
- Lowest aggregate score: 22 points
Miscellaneous
[edit]- Donegal became the first team to defeat Derry in the Ulster championship since 2021 where Donegal also defeated the Oak Leafers.
See also
[edit]- 2024 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
- 2024 Connacht Senior Football Championship
- 2024 Leinster Senior Football Championship
- 2024 Munster Senior Football Championship
- 2024 Tailteann Cup (Tier 2)
- 2024 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship (Tier 3)
References
[edit]- ^ "2024 Provincial Football Championships draw". GAA. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
- ^ "Ulster SFC: Derry retain Ulster crown after dramatic win". Ulster GAA. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ "Forker handed Armagh captaincy ahead of Louth visit". hoganstand.com. 26 January 2024.
- ^ "Down labour to victory as Antrim leave Newry with a bag of regrets". The Irish News. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Fermanagh falter as Armagh cruise into Ulster semi-final". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Ulster SFC: Donegal hit four goals to stun champions Derry". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Tyrone progress to Ulster SFC Semi-Finals after edging extra-time thriller against Cavan". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Jason Duffy's late point sees Armagh squeeze into Ulster final". RTE. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Late Jason Duffy point sees Armagh overcome neighbours Down and book their spot in the Ulster final". Newry Reporter. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Patrick McBrearty and Donegal get their second wind to topple Tyrone". Irish Times. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
- ^ "Donegal win Ulster as Armagh shootout woes go on". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 May 2024.