2013 Cavan Senior Football Championship

The 2013 Cavan Senior Football Championship was the 105th edition of Cavan GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Cavan, Ireland. The tournament consists of 17 teams, with the winner going on to represent Cavan in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship.

2013 Cavan SFC

Tournament details
County	Cavan
Province	Ulster
Year	2013
Trophy	Oliver Plunkett Cup
Sponsor	Hotel Kilmore
Date	9 August - 13 October 2013
Teams	17
Defending champions	Mullahoran
Winners
Champions	Ballinagh (1st win)
Manager	Ciaran O'Reilly
Captain	Killian McBride
Qualify for	2013 Ulster Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-up	Cavan Gaels
Manager	Joe O'Connor
Captain	Eamonn Reilly
Promotion/Relegation
Relegated team(s)	Belturbet
Other
Player of the Year	Eamonn Reilly (Cavan Gaels)

Mullahoran were the defending champions after beating Kingscourt Stars after a replay the previous year.

Lacken made their return to the senior grade this year after winning the Cavan Intermediate Football Championship in 2012, while Crosserlough also returned to Senior ranks.

Ballinagh defeated a fancied Cavan Gaels side in the final to claim their 1st Senior title.[1][2][3][4]

Team Changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2013 championship season.

To S.F.C.

Promoted from 2012 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship

• Lacken - (Intermediate Champions)
• Crosserlough

Back-Door Stage

Preliminary Rounds

Cavan Gaels v Lacken

9 August 2013 Preliminary Round A	Cavan Gaels	3-6 – 0-7	Lacken	Breffni Park
20:00		Report		Referee: Brendan Sweeney

Ramor United v Drumgoon

11 August 2013 Preliminary Round B	Ramor United	4-9 – 0-7	Drumgoon	Breffni Park
19:00		Report		Referee: Michael Lee

Lacken v Drumgoon

17 August 2013 Preliminary Round C	Lacken	4-12 – 3-9	Drumgoon	Ramor Park
17:00				Referee: Chris McCaffrey

Round 1

Ballinagh v Drumalee

16 August 2013 Round 1	Ballinagh	0-11 – 0-7	Drumalee	Breffni Park
17:00		Report		Referee: Chris McCaffrey

Castlerahan v Redhills

16 August 2013 Round 1	Castlerahan	4-18 – 1-14	Redhills	Lavey GAA Grounds
19:30				Referee: Margaret Farrelly

Gowna v Kingscourt Stars

17 August 2013 Round 1	Gowna	0-13 – 1-9	Kingscourt Stars	Ramor Park
19:00		Report		Referee: Raymond Tynan

Crosserlough v Lavey

17 August 2013 Round 1	Crosserlough	3-6 – 0-13	Lavey	Breffni Park
20:00		Report		Referee: Michael G Brady

Killygarry v Denn

18 August 2013 Round 1	Killygarry	0-14 – 0-12 (a.e.t.)	Denn	Breffni Park
14:00		Report		Referee: Raymond Kelly

Cúchulainn's v Belturbet

18 August 2013 Round 1	Cúchulainn's	0-11 – 1-5	Belturbet	Breffni Park
15:30		Report		Referee: Martin Sexton

Ramor United v Mullahoran

18 August 2013 Round 1	Ramor United	1-11 – 0-11	Mullahoran	Breffni Park
19:00		Report		Referee: Noel Mooney

Cavan Gaels v Lacken

23 August 2013 Round 1	Cavan Gaels	2-17 – 1-15	Lacken	Breffni Park
20:00				Referee: Joe McQuillan

Round 2A

Ballinagh v Cúchulainn's

24 August 2013 Round 2A	Ballinagh	0-12 – 0-8	Cúchulainn's	Ramor Park
18:30				Referee: Raymond Tynan

Crosserlough v Killygarry

24 August 2013 Round 2A	Crosserlough	0-10 – 0-6	Killygarry	Breffni Park
20:00		Report		Referee: Gerry Sheridan

Ramor United v Gowna

25 August 2013 Round 2A	Ramor United	3-15 – 1-7	Gowna	Breffni Park
13:30				Referee: Kieran McCarville

Castlerahan v Cavan Gaels

31 August 2013 Round 2A	Castlerahan	1-10 – 0-8	Cavan Gaels	Breffni Park
19:30		Report		Referee: Kieran McCarville

Round 2B

Lavey v Belturbet

24 August 2013 Round 2B	Lavey	1-13 – 1-5	Belturbet	Annalee Park
18:30				Referee: John Cassidy

Mullahoran v Redhills

25 August 2013 Round 2B	Mullahoran	0-11 – 0-8	Redhills	Ballinagh
13:30				Referee: Packie Smith

Kingscourt Stars v Denn

25 August 2013 Round 2B	Kingscourt Stars	1-18 – 2-6	Denn	Breffni Park
19:30		Report		Referee: Jimmy Galligan

Lacken v Drumalee

1 September 2013 Round 2B	Lacken	1-13 – 1-8	Drumalee	P. J. Duke Park
13:30				Referee: Joe McQuillan

Round 3

Lavey v Cúchulainn's

7 September 2013 Round 3	Lavey	0-10 – 0-7	Cúchulainn's	Ramor Park
18:00				Referee: Padraig Kellegher

Mullahoran v Gowna

8 September 2013 Round 3	Mullahoran	4-13 – 0-7	Gowna	Breffni Park
13:30		Report		Referee: Joe McQuillan

Lacken v Killygarry

8 September 2013 Round 3	Lacken	0-13 – 1-10 (a.e.t.)	Killygarry	Breffni Park
18:00		Report		Referee: Tony Gregory

Cavan Gaels v Kingscourt Stars

8 September 2013 Round 3	Cavan Gaels	1-14 – 1-11	Kingscourt Stars	Breffni Park
19:30		Report		Referee: Martin Brady

Lacken v Killygarry

14 September 2013 Round 3 Replay	Lacken	3-10 – 0-15 (a.e.t.)	Killygarry	Ballinagh GAA Grounds
17:30				Referee: James Clarke

Knock-Out Stage

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
	Ballinagh		0-16
	Lacken		1-9
						Ballinagh		2-9
						Crosserlough		1-10
	Crosserlough		0-10
	Lavey		0-7
											Ballinagh		0-12
											Cavan Gaels		0-11
	Cavan Gaels		2-8
	Mullahoran		1-8
						Cavan Gaels		2-14
						Castlerahan		0-7
	Castlerahan		1-10
	Ramor United		0-9

Quarter Finals

Crosserlough v Lavey

14 September 2013 Quarter-final	Crosserlough	0-10 – 0-7	Lavey	Ramor Park
18:00

Castlerahan v Ramor United

15 September 2013 Quarter-final	Castlerahan	1-10 – 0-9	Ramor United	Breffni Park
19:00				Referee: Margaret Farrelly

Cavan Gaels v Mullahoran

20 September 2013 Quarter-final	Cavan Gaels	2-8 – 1-8	Mullahoran	Breffni Park
20:00				Referee: John Cassidy

Ballinagh v Lacken

21 September 2013 Quarter-final	Ballinagh	0-16 – 1-9	Lacken	Breffni Park
16:00		Report		Referee: Raymond Kelly

Semi Finals

Ballinagh v Crosserlough

28 September 2013 Semi-final	Ballinagh	2-9 – 1-10	Crosserlough	Breffni Park
20:00		Report		Referee: Michael Lee

Cavan Gaels v Castlerahan

29 September 2013 Semi-final	Cavan Gaels	2-14 – 0-7	Castlerahan	Breffni Park
19:30				Referee: Joe McQuillan

Final

Ballinagh v Cavan Gaels

13 October 2013 Final	Ballinagh	0-12 – 0-11	Cavan Gaels	Breffni Park
16:00	N. McDermott 0-7 (0-7f), D. McInerney, P. O'Reilly, N. O'Reilly, T. Moore, T. Smith 0-1 each	Report	M. Dunne 0-4 (0-3f), S. Johnston 0-3 (0-1f), D. Meehan 0-2, M. Leddy, M. Lyng 0-1 each	Referee: Kieran McCarville Man of the Match: Pádraic O'Reilly (Ballinagh)[5]

Relegation Play-Offs

Preliminary Relegation Play-Off

Redhills v Drumalee

21 September 2013 Preliminary Relegation Play-Off	Redhills	0-14 – 1-10	Drumalee	P. J. Duke Park
16:00				Referee: Ollie Donohoe

Semi Finals

Drumgoon v Denn

21 September 2013 Relegation Semi-final	Drumgoon	1-10 – 1-9	Denn	Lavey GAA Grounds
16:00				Referee: Harry Conaty

Drumalee v Belturbet

5 October 2013 Relegation Semi-final	Drumalee	5-7 – 1-10	Belturbet	First Ulster Park
15:00				Referee: James Clarke

Final

Denn v Belturbet

Relegation Final	Denn	w/o – scr	Belturbet
		Report

References

1. "Fairytale ending for Ballinagh". Irish Examiner. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
2. "Ballinagh glory ruins Johnston fairytale". Independent. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
3. "Gaels left stunned by Ballinagh". Belfast Telegraph. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
4. "Ballinagh, Scotstown and Clonoe celebrate county football final wins". The42. 13 October 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
5. "'I think I had someone looking after me today'". Anglo Celt. 17 October 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2020.

External links

• Cavan at C l ubGAA
• Official Cavan GAA Website