2018 Ulster Senior Football Championship
The 2018 Ulster Senior Football Championship was the 130th instalment of the annual Ulster Senior Football Championship organised by Ulster GAA. It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The winners receive The Anglo-Celt Cup. The draw for the championship was made on 19 October 2017.[1]
Tournament details | |
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Year | 2018 |
Trophy | Anglo-Celt Cup |
Winners | |
Champions | Donegal (9th win) |
Runners-up | |
Runners-up | Fermanagh |
Tyrone were the defending champions, though were eliminated in the quarter-finals. The championship was won by Donegal who defeated Fermanagh in the final. Donegal full-forward Patrick McBrearty suffered a season-ending cruciate ligament injury in the final.[2][3] DUP leader Arlene Foster notably attended the final.[4]
Teams
The Ulster championship is contested by the nine counties in the Irish province of Ulster. Ulster comprises the six counties of Northern Ireland as well as Cavan, Donegal and Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland.
Team | Colours | Sponsor | Manager | Captain | Most recent success | |
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All-Ireland | Provincial | |||||
Antrim | Creagh Concrete | Lenny Harbinson | Kevin O’Boyle | |||
Armagh | Simply Fruit | Kieran McGeeney | Rory Grugan | |||
Cavan | Kingspan Group | Mattie McGleenan | Dara McVeety | |||
Derry | H&A Mechanical Services | Damian McErlain | Enda Lynn | |||
Donegal | KN Group | Declan Bonner | Michael Murphy | |||
Down | EOS IT Solutions | Éamonn Burns | Darren O'Hagan | |||
Fermanagh | Tracey Concrete | Rory Gallagher | Eoin Donnelly | |||
Monaghan | Investec | Malachy O'Rourke | Colin Walshe | |||
Tyrone | McAleer & Rushe | Mickey Harte | Mattie Donnelly |
Championship draw
Preliminary Round |
Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Ulster Final | |||||||||||||||
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0-10 | |||||||||||||||||
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1-16 | |||||||||||||||||
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1-18 | |||||||||||||||||
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0-12 | |||||||||||||||||
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2-18 | |||||||||||||||||
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1-18 | |||||||||||||||||
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0-14 | |||||||||||||||||
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1-12 | |||||||||||||||||
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2-22 | |||||||||||||||||
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0-16 | |||||||||||||||||
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2-20 | |
2-16 | |||||||||||||||
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1-15 |
Preliminary Round
BBC deferred |
13 May 2018 4:00 pm Preliminary Round |
Donegal |
2-20 (26) – (18) 1-15 | |
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(HT: 1-10 – 1-06) | ||
Gls: R. McHugh 1, C. Mulligan 1 Pts: M. Murphy 6 (3f), P. McBrearty 4, C. Thompson 3, M. Langan 3, J. Brennan 2, C. Ward 1, L. McLoone 1 |
Gls: C. O'Reilly 1 Pts: G. McKiernan 7 (2f), C. O'Reilly 3 (3f), C. Mackey 2 (1f), N. Murray 1, B. Magee 1, A. Cole 1 |
Quarter-Finals
19 May 2018 7:00 pm Quarter-Final A |
Fermanagh |
0-12 (12) – (7) 0-7 | |
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(HT: 0-06 – 0-04) | ||
Pts: Seamus Quigley 6 (5f), R Jones 2, B Mulrone 1, L Cullen 1 D McCusker 1, Sean Quigley 1 |
Pts: R Grugan 3, E Rafferty 2 (1f), M Shields 1, G McParland 1 |
BBC deferred |
20 May 2018 4:30 pm Quarter-Final B |
Tyrone |
1-16 (19) – (21) 1-18 | |
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(HT: 0-08 – 1-07) | ||
Gls: M McKernan 1 Pts: C McAliskey 6 (3f), L Brennan 3 (3f), N Sludden 2, M McKernan 1, M Donnelly 1, P Harte 1, C McShane 1, P Hampsey 1 |
Gls: V Corey 1 Pts: C McManus 6 (4f), R Beggan 4 (2f, 2 ‘45), J McCarron 2 (1f), D Mone 1, F Kelly 1, R McAnespie 1, D Wylie 1, C McCarthy 1, C Walshe 0-1 |
26 May 2018 7:00 pm Quarter-Final C |
Down |
1-18 (21) – (14) 0-14 | |
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(HT: 1-09 – 0-05) | ||
Gls: K McKernan 1 Pts: D O’Hare 7 (5f), A Doherty 3 (3f), S Millar 2, S Dornan 2, B McArdle 1, C Mooney 1, K McKernan 1, C Harrison 1 |
Pts: P McBride 4 (2f), C Murray 4 (1f), R Murray 2 (1f), M Fitzpatrick 1, C Duffin 1 |
Semi-Finals
3 June 2018 2:00 pm Semi-Final 1 |
Fermanagh |
1-08 (11) – (10) 0-10 | |
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(HT: 0-06 – 0-04) | ||
Gls: E Donnelly 1 Pts: A Breen 2, Sean Quigley 3 (3f), C Jones 1, T Corrigan 2 (2f) |
Pts: C McManus 5 (5f), D Wylie 2, F Kelly 1, R McAnespie 1, C Walshe 1 |
BBC deferred |
10 June 2018 4:00 pm Semi-Final 2 |
Down |
1-12 (15) – (28) 2-22 | Donegal |
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(HT: 0-07 – 1-12) | ||
Gls: N Donnelly 1 Pts: D O’Hare 4 (3f), C Harrison 4, C Maginn 2, C Mooney 1, N Donnelly 1 |
Gls: L McLoone 1, J Brennan 1 Pts: P McBrearty 6 (3f), M Murphy 5 (3f), J Brennan 3, P Brennan 2, R McHugh 2, C Ward 1, C Thompson 1, S McMenamin 1, M McHugh 1 |
Final
24 June 2018 2:00pm Ulster Final |
Fermanagh |
0-12 (12) – (24) 2-18 | Donegal |
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(HT: 0-05 – 2-07) | ||
Pts: Sean Quigley 5 (5f), Seamus Quigley 3 (1f), B Mulrone 1, E Donnelly 1, C Jones 1, C Corrigan 1 |
Gls: EB Gallagher 1, R McHugh 1 Pts: M Murphy 4 (3f), C Thompson 3 (1f), P Brennan 2, P McGrath 1, EB Gallagher 1, O MacNiallais 1, M Langan 1, P McBrearty 1, J Brennan 1, M McHugh 1, D O’Connor 1 |
2018 Irish News Ulster Allstars
- Rory Beggan (Monaghan)
- Padraig Hampsey (Tyrone)
- Drew Wylie (Monaghan)
- Ryan Wylie (Monaghan)
- Eoghan Bán Gallagher (Donegal)
- Mattie Donnelly (Tyrone)
- Karl O'Connell (Monaghan)
- Colm Cavanagh (Tyrone)
- Michael Murphy (Donegal)
- Ryan McAnespie (Monaghan)
- Niall Sludden (Tyrone)
- Ryan McHugh (Donegal)
- Connor McAliskey (Tyrone)
- Sean Quigley (Fermanagh)
- Conor McManus (Monaghan)
See also
References
- "2018 GAA Championship Draw".
- "McBrearty out for year with cruciate injury". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- McGoldrick, Sean (26 June 2018). "Donegal dealt a devastating blow as Paddy McBrearty is ruled out for the season". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
- Mooney, Francis (24 June 2018). "Energetic Donegal end Fermanagh's Ulster title dream". RTÉ Sport. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.