2017 Monaghan Senior Football Championship

Monaghan SFC
Tournament details
County	Monaghan
Year	2017
Trophy	Mick Duffy Cup
Sponsor	Greenfield Foods
Date	23 July - 15 October
Teams	10
Defending champions	Scotstown
Winners
Champions	Scotstown (17th win)
Manager	Kieran Donnelly
Captain	Donal Morgan
Qualify for	Ulster Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-up	Magheracloone
Manager	Keith Gilsenan
Captain	James Ward
Promotion/Relegation
Relegated team(s)	Donaghmoyne (9th in League); Killanny (10th in League)
Other
Matches played	18
Total scored	34-452
Player of the Year	Kieran Hughes (Scotstown)
Website	Monaghan GAA
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The 2017 Monaghan Senior Football Championship was the 111th edition of Monaghan GAA's premier gaelic football tournament for senior clubs in County Monaghan, Ireland. Ten teams competed, with the winner representing Monaghan in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship began with a back door system for the first two rounds before becoming knock-out.

Scotstown were the defending champions after they defeated Clontibret O'Neills in the 2016 final to claim a "2-in-a-row" of S.F.C. titles, and they successfully defended their crown when defeating Magheracloone Mitchel's in this season's final.^[1]

Donaghmoyne returned to the senior grade after a 1-year absence since being relegated in 2015.^[2] Killanny Geraldine's returned to the top flight after a 31-season exodus since relegation in 1985 when claiming the Intermediate Football League in 2016.^[3]

Kilanny Geraldines and Donaghmoyne Fontenoys were relegated to the I.F.C. for 2018 after finishing 10th and 9th in the S.F.L. respectively. They will be replaced by I.F.C. and I.F.L. champions Carrickmacross Emmets as well as I.F.L. runners-up Inniskeen Grattans.

Team Changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2016 championship season.

To S.F.C.

Promoted from 2016 Monaghan Intermediate Football Championship

Donaghmoyne Fontenoys - (I.F.C. Champions)
Killanny Geraldines - (I.F.L. Champions)

From S.F.C.

Relegated to 2017 Monaghan Intermediate Football Championship

Carrickmacross Emmets (9th in S.F.L.)
Doohamlet O'Neills (10th in S.F.L.)

Participating teams

Club	2016 C'ship Position	Pre-C'ship Odds	Last Success
Ballybay Pearse Brothers	Semifinalist	7/2	2012
Castleblayney Faughs	Round 1	33/1	2003
Clontibret O'Neills	Runner-Up	7/2	2014
Donaghmoyne Fontenoys	Promoted	50/1	1947
Killanny Geraldines	Promoted	66/1
Latton O'Rahillys	Round 3	16/1	2011
Magheraclooone Mitchells	Semifinalist	20/1	2004
Monaghan Harps	Round 2	11/1	1923
Scotstown	Winners	8/11	2016
Truagh Gaels	Round 3	16/1

Preliminary round

Four of the ten senior clubs in a play each other in a random draw. The two winners proceed to Round 1A while the two losers proceed to Round 1B.

23 July 2017 (2017-07-23)	Truagh	3-09 - 0-14	Donaghmoyne	Clontibret
17:30	D Finnegan (1-2), C McRory (1-1), N McQuillan (1-0), C McAnenly (0-3, 0-1f), P Treanor, C McKenna (f), P McKenna (f) (0-1 each)	Report	D Garland (0-9, 0-8f), S Finnegan, A Courtney (0-2 each), S McElroy (0-1)	Stadium: O'Neill Park Referee: Xavier Coyle (Tyholland)

13 August 2017 (2017-08-13)	Magheracloone	0-15 - 1-10	Monaghan Harps	Castleblayney
17:15				Stadium: St. Mary's Park Referee: Brian Finnegan (Donaghmoyne)

Round 1

Round 1A

The six remaining teams are drawn in this round, along with the two Preliminary round winners (who play each other). The four winners proceed to Round 2A while the four losers must play in Round 1B.

12 August 2017 (2017-08-12)	Ballybay Pearse Brothers	0-18 - 2-10	Castleblayney	Clontibret
19:00	C McGuinness (0-7, 0-4f), P Finlay (0-5, 0-3f), D Ward (0-2), E McKearney, P O'Neill, C Galligan, T Kerr (0-1 each)	Report	D Malone (1-4, 0-1f), C Hanratty (1-2), M Treanor (0-2), M Kelly, D McMahon (0-1 each)	Stadium: O'Neill Park Referee: Martin McNally (Corduff)

13 August 2017 (2017-08-13)	Scotstown	4-16 - 2-11	Killanny	Clontibret
13:30	Conor McCarthy 2-1, Shane Carey 1-2 (0-1f), James Turley 0-3, Michael McCarville 1-0, Ross McKenna 0-2, Rory Beggan (1 '45), Sean Mohan, Paul Sherlock, Emmet Caulfield, Kieran Hughes, Orin Heaphey, David McCague, Francis Maguire 0-1 each	Report	Daryl Treanor and Gavin Flanagan (0-1f) 1-2 each, Ronan Duffy, MJ Callan, Tiernan Duffy, Stephen McMahon, Peter Dooley, Conor Russell, Gavin Traynor 0-1	Stadium: O'Neill Park Referee: Stephen Hagan (Sean McDermott's)

13 August 2017 (2017-08-13)	Latton	1-13 - 0-12	Clontibret	Castleblayney
19:00				Stadium: St. Mary's Park Referee: Niall McKenna (Emyvale)

20 August 2017 (2017-08-20)	Magheracloone	0-13 - 0-05	Truagh	Castleblayney
17:30				Stadium: St. Mary's Park Referee: David Hurson (Drumhowan)

Round 1B

The losers of the preliminary round (two teams). The losers of Round 1A, but not that fixture which contains the preliminary round winners (three teams). A draw will be made to determine the two pairings, with the fifth team obtaining a bye into Round 2B.

The following teams are eligible to take part in Round 1B -

Donaghmoyne;

Monaghan Harps;

Killanny;

Castleblayney;

Clontibret;

Monaghan Harps received a bye into Round 2B.

20 August 2017 (2017-08-20)	Castleblayney	1-13 - 0-10	Killanny	Aughnamullen
13:15				Stadium: Sarsfield Park Referee: Brendan McNally (Cremartin)

20 August 2017 (2017-08-20)	Clontibret O'Neills	2-14 - 0-09	Donaghmoyne	Castleblayney
19:15				Stadium: St. Mary's Park Referee: Martin McGinn (Aughnamullen)

Round 2

Round 2A

The 4 winners from Round 1A play each other. The 2 winners proceed to the semi-finals while the losers must play in Round 3B.

2 September 2017 (2017-09-02)	Magheracloone	0-15 - 0-14	Ballybay Pearse Brothers	Clontibret
15:30	Tomás Freeman 0-10 (0-6f), Barry Kiernan 0-3, Gavin Doogan and James Lambe 0-1 each	Report	Paul Finlay 0-6 (0-5f), Christopher McGuinness 0-4, Ryan Wylie, Eoin McKearney, Dessie Ward, Shane McGuinness 0-1 each	Stadium: O'Neill Park Referee: Donal Connolly (Scotstown)

2 September 2017 (2017-09-02)	Scotstown	1-18 - 1-17	Latton	Clontibret
17:15	Shane Carey 0-5 (0-4f), Ross McKenna 1-1, Kieran Hughes 0-4, Conor McCarthy (0-1f) and Francis Maguire 0-2 each, William Carroll, Damian McArdle, Emmet Caulfield, Darren Hughes 0-1 each		Hugh McElroy 1-8 (1-0 pen, 0-5f), Bernard O'Brien 0-3, Owen Coyle 0-2 (0-1f), Stephen Fitzpatrick, Kieran Duffy, Aidan Farmer, Owen Duffy 0-1 each	Stadium: O'Neill Park Referee: Jason McAndrew (Ballybay)

Round 2B

The 2 winners from Round 1B play and the 2 teams who received byes through Round 1B play in this round. The 2 winners proceed to Round 3B while the losers exit the championship.

1 September 2017 (2017-09-01)	Truagh	2-11 - 1-13	Clontibret O'Neills	Emyvale
20:00	Christopher McAnenly 1-2, Ryan Mohan 1-0, Padraig McKenna 0-3 (0-2f), Christopher McKenna 0-2f, Niall Coyle, Niall Feely, James McKenna, Aaron Mohan 0-1 each	Report	Conor McManus 0-5f, MP O'Dowd 1-1, Ryan McGuigan 0-3 (0-1f), Dessie Mone 0-2, Conor Boyle and Rodney Gorman 0-1 each	Stadium: St. Oliver Plunkett Park Referee: Pat McEnaney (Corduff)

2 September 2017 (2017-09-02)	Castleblayney	1-10 - 0-10	Monaghan Harps	Inniskeen
19:30	Dermot Malone 0-6f, Patrick Tavey 1-0, John Beattie, David McMahon, Ciaran Hanrartty (0-1f), Darren Daly 0-1 each		Fearghal McMahon 0-4f, Liam Hahessy 0-3 (0-2f), Conor Galligan, Kevin Loughran, Shane Smyth (0-1f) 0-1 each	Stadium: Grattan Park Referee: Anthony Marron (Corduff)

Round 3B

The 2 winners from Round 2B play against the 2 losers from Round 2A. The 2 winners proceed to the semi-finals while the losers exit the championship.

10 September 2017 (2017-09-10)	Latton	0-09 - 0-08	Castleblayney	Scotstown
15:30				Stadium: St. Mary's Park Referee: Ciaran Mulligan (Aghabog)

10 September 2017 (2017-09-10)	Ballybay Pearse Brothers	1-14 - 0-12	Truagh	Scotstown
17:15				Stadium: St. Mary's Park Referee: Anthony Marron (Corduff)

Semifinals

The 2 winners from Round 2A play against the 2 winners from Round 3B.

24 September 2017 (2017-09-24)	Magheracloone	4-12 - 1-18	Latton	Clones
14:00		^[4]		Stadium: St. Tiernach's Park Referee: Niall McKenna (Emyvale)

24 September 2017 (2017-09-24)	Scotstown	2-08 - 0-14	Ballybay Pearse Brothers	Clones
16:00	Conor McCarthy 0-4 (0-2f), Francis Caulfield and Micheal McCarville 1-0 each, William Carroll, Sean Mohan, James Hamill, Darren Hughes 0-1 each	^[5]	Paul Finlay 0-6 (0-5f), Shane McGuinness 0-3 (0-1f), Christopher McGuinness 0-2 (0-1f), Ryan Wylie, Ciaran Galligan, Dessie Ward	Stadium: St. Tiernach's Park Referee: Martin McNally (Corduff)

30 September 2017 (2017-09-30)	Scotstown	2-12 - 0-15	Ballybay Pearse Brothers	Clontibret
15:00		^[6]		Stadium: O'Neill Park Referee: Pat McEnaney (Corduff)

Final

15 October 2017 3:30 pm	Scotstown	2-17 - 0-13	Magheraclooone	St. Tiernach's Park Clones Referee: Xavier Coyle (Tyholland) Man of the Match: Conor McCarthy
	Conor McCarthy 1-8 (0-4f), Darren Hughes 1-1, Rory Beggan 0-3 (2 '45, 0-1f), Damien McArdle, James Hamill, Shane Carey, Dermot McCrudden, Orin Heaphey 0-1 each	^[7]	Tomas Freeman 0-5f, Michael Metzger 0-3 (0-2f), Gavin Doogan 0-2, James Ward, Jamie Kieran, Allan Kieran 0-1 each

References

^ "County Finals round-up". www.gaa.ie. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
^ "Donaghmoyne edge IFC Final | CLG Mhuineacháin". CLG Mhuineacháin. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
^ "Killanny edge famous IFL Final victory | CLG Mhuineacháin". CLG Mhuineacháin. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
^ "Storming finish sees Magheracloone into SFC Final | CLG Mhuineacháin". CLG Mhuineacháin. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
^ "SFC: Ballybay pegged back by Scotstown | CLG Mhuineacháin". CLG Mhuineacháin. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
^ "Scotstown Reach Another Final | CLG Mhuineacháin". CLG Mhuineacháin. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
^ "Scotstown retain SFC title". Monaghan GAA. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.

[1] "County Finals round-up". www.gaa.ie. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2018.

[2] "Donaghmoyne edge IFC Final | CLG Mhuineacháin". CLG Mhuineacháin. 16 October 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2018.

[3] "Killanny edge famous IFL Final victory | CLG Mhuineacháin". CLG Mhuineacháin. 18 November 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2018.

[4] "Storming finish sees Magheracloone into SFC Final | CLG Mhuineacháin". CLG Mhuineacháin. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2018.

[5] "SFC: Ballybay pegged back by Scotstown | CLG Mhuineacháin". CLG Mhuineacháin. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2018.

[6] "Scotstown Reach Another Final | CLG Mhuineacháin". CLG Mhuineacháin. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2018.

[7] "Scotstown retain SFC title". Monaghan GAA. 16 October 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.

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