2018 Antrim Senior Football Championship

The 2018 Antrim Senior Football Championship is the 117th official edition of Antrim GAA's premier club gaelic football tournament for senior clubs in County Antrim. 12 teams compete with the winners receiving the Padraig McNamee Cup and representing Antrim in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. The Antrim championship has a straight knock-out format.

Antrim SFC
Season2018
ChampionsErin's Own Cargin (8th title)
RelegatedSt. Joseph's (12th in S.F.L.)
← 2017
2019 →

St. Brigid's returned to the senior championship in 2018 after a one year exodus.

Lámh Dhearg were the defending champions after they defeated St. John's in the 2017 final.

St. Joseph's Glenavy were relegated after finishing 12th respectively in the S.F.L.

On 21 October 2018, Erin's Own Cargin claimed their 8th S.F.C. when defeating Creggan Kickhams 0-5 to 0-4 in the final at Ahoghill.

Team Changes

[1]

Relegated to 2018 I.F.C.
  • St. Paul's - (11th in S.F.L.)
  • St. James' - (12th in S.F.L.)

Round 1

8 of the 12 senior clubs play in this round. The 4 winners and the 4 teams who received byes compete in the Quarter-Finals. The 4 losing teams exit the championship.

  • Ahoghill 2-10, 1-12 St. Brigid's, Ballymena, 8/9/2018,
  • St. Teresa's 2-12, 1-7 St. Joseph's, Stewartstown Avenue, 8/9/2018,
  • Portglenone 3-13, 3-8 O'Donovan Rossa, Creggan, 9/9/2018,
  • Lámh Dhearg 2-15, 0-9 Aghagallon, Glenavy, 9/9/2018,

Quarter-Finals
  • Creggan Kickhams 4-13, 0-8 Ahoghill, Ballymena, 21/9/2018,
  • St. Gall's 3-11, 1-8 Portglenone, 22/9/2018,
  • St. John's 3-14, 0-9 St. Teresa's, Stewartstown Avenue, 23/9/2018,
  • Erin's Own Cargin 0-13, 2-7 Lámh Dhearg, Creggan, 23/9/2018, [2]
  • Erin's Own Cargin 0-11, 0-5 Lámh Dhearg, Corrigan Park, 30/9/2018, (Replay)

Semi-Finals
06/10/2018
16:30
Semi-Final		 Erin's Own Cargin 2.17 - 4.10 St. Gall's Creggan
Referee: Sean Laverty
07/10/2018
16.30
Semi-Final		 Creggan Kickhams 2-9 - 1-10 St. John's Glenavy
Referee: Brendan Toland

Final

[3]

21/10/2018
15:30
Final		 Erins Own Cargin 0-5 - 0-4 Creggan Kickhams Ahoghill
Referee: Karol Doherty

Ulster Senior Club Football Championship
Main article: 2018–19 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
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References
  1. "Antrim Guardian Archives". Irishnewsarchive.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  2. "Cargin -vs- Lamh Dhearg". The saffrongael.com. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  3. "Cargin -vs- Creggan". Irishnews.com. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
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