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Ulster Senior Football Championship

Irish	Craobh Peile Uladh
Sponsors	Vodafone, Ulster Bank & Toyota
Trophy	Anglo-Celt Cup
First played	1888
First winner	Monaghan
Current Champions	Tyrone (12th win)
Most Wins	Cavan (39 wins)

The Ulster Senior Football Championship is the premier Gaelic football "knockout" competition played in the province of Ulster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Ulster Council and are played during the summer months, and all the counties participate.

The Ulster football Final is played in July normally in St. Tiernach's Park, Clones however from 2004 to 2006 it was staged in Croke Park, Dublin. The final between Monaghan and Tyrone in 2007 returned to Clones with Tyrone lifting the cup. It is regarded as the most competitive of the four provincial football championships.^[1]

The Ulster Football Championship is run on a knock-out basis in which once a team loses they are eliminated from the competition, and so compete in the All-Ireland Qualifier Series of the Sam Maguire Cup. The winner of the Championship goes on to play in the All-Ireland quarter final. Before the introduction of the qualifier series, in 2001, the winner of the Ulster Championship would compete, along with the other three provincial winners, in the All-Ireland semi-finals, and then the two winners would compete in the All-Ireland final.

Cavan are the most successful team in Ulster, having won the championship on 39 occasions. In recent years, Armagh have become the dominant force in Ulster, winning six titles in seven years between 1999 and 2006. Fermanagh remain the only team to not have won an Ulster title.

For many decades, winning the Ulster Championship was considered as much as a team from Ulster could hope for, as the other provinces would usually be much stronger than their Ulster opposition. In the 1990s however, a significant sea change took place, as the Ulster Champions won the All-Ireland four years in a row from 1991-1994. Now the Ulster Championship is considered one of the toughest provinces to compete in, and Ulster teams have gained considerable dominance on the All-Ireland scene, having won three All-Irelands from four in the early 2000s, including in 2003 when for the first time ever, the All-Ireland final was competed for by two teams from one province - Ulster.

Contents 1 2010 Draw 2 2009 Draw 3 2008 Draw 4 Top Winners 5 Roll of Honour 6 Top Ulster Scorers 6.1 All-time top Ulster scorers 6.2 All-time top Ulster goalscorers 7 Ulster top scorers by year 8 References 9 See also

[edit] 2010 Draw

Preliminary Round

Quarter finals

Semi Final

Final

Antrim

Tyrone

Winner Quarter Final A

Winner Quarter Final B

Donegal

Down

Winner Semi Final A

Winner Semi Final B

Cavan

Fermanagh

Winner Quarter Final C

Winner Quarter Final D

Monaghan

Derry/Armagh

Derry

Armagh

[edit] 2009 Draw

	Preliminary Round					Quarter finals					Semi Final					Final
							Derry	1-10
							Monaghan	0-10
												Derry	0-07
											Tyrone	0-15
							Tyrone	2-10
							Armagh	1-10
																	Tyrone	1-18
																	Antrim	0-15
							Donegal	0-12
							Antrim	1-10
												Antrim	0-13
											Cavan	1-07
							Cavan	0-13
							Fermanagh	1-09
		Fermanagh	0-13
		Down	0-10

[edit] 2008 Draw

	Preliminary Round					Quarter finals					Semi Final					Final
							Fermanagh	2-08
							Monaghan	0-10
												Fermanagh	1-11
											Derry	1-09
							Donegal	1-12
							Derry	1-14
																	Fermanagh	0-08
																	Armagh	1-11 (after replay)
							Tyrone	0-21
							Down	1-19
												Down	0-11
											Armagh	1-12
							Cavan	0-13
							Armagh	0-17
		Antrim	1-14
		Cavan	1-19

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[edit] Top Winners

	Team	Winner	Winning Years
1	Cavan	39	1891, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1915, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1962, 1964, 1967, 1969, 1997
2	Armagh	14	1890, 1902, 1950, 1953, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008
3	Monaghan	13	1888, 1906, 1914, 1916, 1917, 1921, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1938, 1979, 1985, 1988
4	Down	12	1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1971, 1978, 1981, 1991, 1994
	Tyrone	12	1956, 1957, 1973, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2009
6	Antrim	10	1900, 1901, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1946, 1951
7	Derry	7	1958, 1970, 1975, 1976, 1987, 1993, 1998
8	Donegal	5	1972, 1974, 1983, 1990, 1992
9	Fermanagh	0	N/A

[edit] Roll of Honour

Year	Winner	Opponent
2009	Tyrone 1-18	Antrim 0-15
2008	Armagh 2-08, 1-11	Fermanagh 1-11, 0-08
2007	Tyrone 1-15	Monaghan 1-13
2006	Armagh 1-09	Donegal 0-09
2005	Armagh 2-08, 0-13	Tyrone 0-14, 0-11
2004	Armagh 3-15	Donegal 0-11
2003	Tyrone 1-17, 0-23	Down 4-08, 1-05
2002	Armagh 1-14	Donegal 1-10
2001	Tyrone 1-13	Cavan 1-11
2000	Armagh 1-12	Derry 1-11
1999	Armagh 3-12	Down 0-10
1998	Derry 1-07	Donegal 0-08
1997	Cavan 1-14	Derry 0-16
1996	Tyrone 1-09	Down 0-09
1995	Tyrone 2-13	Cavan 0-10
1994	Down 1-17	Tyrone 1-11
1993	Derry 0-08	Donegal 0-06
1992	Donegal 0-14	Derry 1-09
1991	Down 1-15	Donegal 0-10
1990	Donegal 0-15	Armagh 0-14
1989	Tyrone 0-11, 2-13	Donegal 0-11, 0-07
1988	Monaghan 1-10	Tyrone 0-11
1987	Derry 0-11	Armagh 0-09
1986	Tyrone 1-11	Down 0-10
1985	Monaghan 2-09	Derry 0-08
1984	Tyrone 0-15	Armagh 1-07
1983	Donegal 1-14	Cavan 1-11
1982	Armagh 0-10	Fermanagh 1-04
1981	Down 3-12	Armagh 1-10
1980	Armagh 4-10	Tyrone 4-07
1979	Monaghan 1-15	Donegal 0-11
1978	Down 2-19	Cavan 2-12
1977	Armagh 3-10	Derry 1-05
1976	Derry 1-08 0-22	Cavan 1-08 1-16
1975	Derry 1-16	Down 2-06
1974	Donegal 1-14, 3-09	Down 2-11, 1-12
1973	Tyrone 3-13	Down 1-11
1972	Donegal 2-13	Tyrone 1-11
1971	Down 4-15	Derry 4-11
1970	Derry 2-13	Antrim 1-12
1969	Cavan 2-13	Down 2-06
1968	Down 0-16	Cavan 1-08
1967	Cavan 2-12	Down 0-08
1966	Down 1-07	Donegal 0-08
1965	Down 3-05	Cavan 1-08
1964	Cavan 2-10	Down 1-10
1963	Down 2-11	Donegal 1-04
1962	Cavan 3-06	Down 0-05
1961	Down 2-10	Armagh 1-10
1960	Down 3-07	Cavan 1-08
1959	Down 2-16	Cavan 0-07
1958	Derry 1-11	Down 2-04
1957	Tyrone 1-09	Derry 0-10
1956	Tyrone 3-05	Cavan 0-04
1955	Cavan 0-11	Derry 0-08
1954	Cavan 2-10	Armagh 2-05
1953	Armagh 1-06	Cavan 0-05
1952	Cavan 1-08	Monaghan 0-08
1951	Antrim 1-07	Cavan 2-03
1950	Armagh 1-11	Cavan 1-07
1949	Cavan 1-07	Armagh 1-06
1948	Cavan 2-12	Antrim 2-04
1947	Cavan 3-04	Antrim 1-06
1946	Antrim 2-08	Cavan 1-07
1945	Cavan 4-10	Fermanagh 1-04
1944	Cavan 1-09	Monaghan 1-06
1943	Cavan 2-03	Monaghan 0-05
1942	Cavan 5-11	Down 1-03
1941	Cavan 3-09	Tyrone 0-05
1940	Cavan 4-10	Down 1-05
1939	Cavan 2-03, 2-03 *	Armagh 1-03, 1-04
1938	Monaghan 2-05	Armagh 2-02
1937	Cavan 0-13	Armagh 0-03
1936	Cavan 1-07	Monaghan 0-07
1935	Cavan 2-06	Fermanagh 2-01
1934	Cavan 3-08	Armagh 0-02
1933	Cavan 6-13	Tyrone 1-02
1932	Cavan 2-04	Armagh 0-02
1931	Cavan 0-08	Armagh 2-01
1930	Monaghan 4-03	Cavan 1-05
1929	Monaghan 1-04, 1-10	Cavan 1-04, 0-07
1928	Cavan 2-06	Armagh 1-04
1927	Monaghan 3-05	Armagh 2-05
1926	Cavan 5-03	Antrim 0-06
1925	Cavan 2-03, 3-06	Antrim 3-00, 0-01
1924	Cavan 1-03, 2-03	Monaghan 0-06, 1-03
1923	Cavan 5-10	Monaghan 1-01
1922	Cavan 2-03, 3-04	Monaghan 2-03, 3-03
1921	Monaghan 2-02	Derry 1-01
1920	Cavan 4-06	Armagh 1-04
1919	Cavan 5-06	Antrim 0-02
1918	Cavan 3-02	Antrim 0-00
1917	Monaghan 4-02	Armagh 0-04
1916	Monaghan 2-03	Cavan 0-02
1915	Cavan 3-02 0-04	Monaghan 2-05 0-03
1914	Monaghan 2-04	Fermanagh 0-02
1913	Antrim 2-01	Monaghan 1-02
1912	Antrim 2-02	Armagh 0-01
1911	Antrim 2-08	Cavan 0-04
1910	Antrim 3-04	Cavan 0-01
1909	Antrim 1-09	Cavan 0-05
1908	Antrim 1-08	Cavan 0-04
1907
1906	Monaghan 2-10	Antrim 1-02
1905	Cavan 0-07	Monaghan 0-03
1904
1903	Cavan 0-05, 0-05, 0-08	Armagh 0-05, 0-05, 0-04
1902	Armagh 2-02	Antrim 1-04
1901	Antrim 3-05	Armagh 2-05
1900	Antrim
1899	No championship
1898	No championship
1897	No championship
1896	No championship
1895	No championship
1894	No championship
1893	No championship
1892	No championship
1891	Cavan 1-11	Armagh 0-00
1890	Armagh 2-08	Tyrone 1-02
1889	No championship
1888	Monaghan 0-02, 0-03	Cavan 0-02, 0-01
1887	No championship

Notes:

• 1907 No final result in records
• 1904 Result not known
• 1900 Antrim were to have represented Ulster but gave walkover to Galway.
• 1892-1900 No championship. Cavan played in Leinster Senior Football Championship in 1895.
• 1889 No Ulster championship
• 1887 No Ulster championship
• 1939 Final unfinished - replay ordered

[edit] Top Ulster Scorers

[edit] All-time top Ulster scorers

As of 3 June 2008 according to the BBC.^[2]

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total score	Championship years
1	Oisín McConville	Armagh	11-197	230	1997-
2	Peter Canavan	Tyrone	9-191	218	1989-2005
3	Paddy Bradley	Derry	13-170	209	2000-
4	Paddy Doherty	Down	15-159	204	1954-1971
5	Peter Donohoe	Cavan	17-133	184	1945-1955
6	Seán O'Neill	Down	17-125	176	1959-1975
7	Charlie Gallagher	Cavan	10-142	172	?-?
8	Steven McDonnell	Armagh	15-111	156	2000-
9	Seán O'Connell	Derry	11-118	151	1957-1975
10	Ronan Carolan	Cavan	2-138	144	?-?

Notes:

• Includes Ulster Championship, All-Ireland Championship and Qualifiers.

[edit] All-time top Ulster goalscorers

As of 15 June 2008 according to the Sunday Tribune.^[3]

Rank	Player	County	Number of goals	Championship years
1=	Steven McDonnell	Armagh	17	2000-
1=	Peter Donohoe	Cavan	17	1945-1955
1=	Seán O'Neill	Down	17	1959-1975
4	Paddy Doherty	Down	15	1954-1971
5=	Paddy Bradley	Derry	13	2000-
5=	Ger Houlihan	Armagh	13	1984-2000
5=	James McCartan Snr.	Down	13	1958-1967
5=	Brendan Coulter	Down	13	2000-
9=	Joe Stafford	Cavan	12	1943-1949
9=	Enda Muldoon	Derry	12	1997-
9=	Jason Reilly	Cavan	12	1997-
12=	Seán O'Connell	Derry	11	1957-1975
12=	PT Treacy	Fermanagh	11	1960-1973
12=	Oisín McConville	Armagh	11	1997-

Notes:

• Includes Ulster Championship, All-Ireland Championship and Qualifiers.

[edit] Ulster top scorers by year

• 2009 Paddy Bradley (Derry) 3-12
• 2008 Sean Cavanagh (Tyrone) 2-24
• 2007 Tommy Freeman (Monaghan) 3-23
• 2006 Oisin McConville (Armagh) 3-25
• 2005 Stephen O'Neill (Tyrone) 1-26
• 2004 Colm McFadden (Donegal) & Oisin McConville (Armagh) 1-13
• 2003 Peter Canavan (Tyrone) 1-38
• 2002 Rory Gallagher (Fermanagh) 4-12
• 2001 Rory Gallagher (Fermanagh) 0-16
• 2000 Rory Gallagher (Fermanagh) 1-19
• 1999 Oisin McConville (Armagh) 3-18
• 1998 Joe Brolly(Derry) & Tony Boyle (Donegal) 0-13
• 1997 Joe Brolly (Derry) 3-15
• 1996 Peter Canavan (Tyrone) 3-13
• 1995 Peter Canavan (Tyrone) 0-20
• 1994 Peter Canavan (Tyrone) 1-17
• 1993 John Toner (Armagh) 0-23
• 1992 Enda Gormley (Derry) 0-25
• 1991 Ross Carr (Down) 0-21
• 1990 Manus Boyle (Donegal) 1-16
• 1989 Martin McHugh (Donegal) 2-16
• 1988 Stephen Conway (Tyrone) 0-17
• 1987 Enda Gormley (Derry) 0-20
• 1986 Brendan Mason (Down) 3-17
• 1985 Eamon McEneaney (Monaghan) 3-16
• 1984 Frank McGuigan (Tyrone) 0-19
• 1983 Derek McDonnell (Cavan) 4-11
• 1982 John Corvan (Armagh) & Peter McGinnity (Fermanagh) 1-9
• 1981 E McEneaney (Monaghan) & Brendan McGovern (Down) 1-17
• 1980 Patsy Hetherington (Tyrone) & Patsy Kerlin (Tyrone) 4-3
• 1979 Kieran Finlay (Monaghan) 1-18
• 1978 Donal Donohoe (Cavan) 0-12
• 1977 Brendan Kelly (Derry) 2-10
• 1976 Steve Duggan (Cavan) 1-22
• 1975 Willie Walsh (Down) 3-8
• 1974 Seamus Bonnar (Donegal) 6-4
• 1973 Patsy Hetherington (Tyrone) 0-17
• 1972 Joe Winston (Donegal) 0-26
• 1971 Sean O'Connell (Derry) 1-18
• 1970 Andy McCallin (Antrim) 3-15
• 1969 Sean Woods (Monaghan) & Gene Cusack (Cavan) 3-7
• 1968 Paddy Doherty (Down) 1-17
• 1967 Charlie Gallagher (Cavan) 0-*19
• 1966 PT Treacy (Fermanagh) 4-13
• 1965 Charlie Gallagher (Cavan) 2-29
• 1964 Charlie Gallagher (Cavan) 0-*19
• 1963 Harry Laverty (Donegal) 2-10
• 1962 Seamus McMahon (Cavan) & Frankie Donnelly (Tyrone) 0-11
• 1961 Paddy Doherty (Down) 1-16
• 1960 Con Smith (Cavan) 1-17
• 1959 Paddy Doherty (Down) 1-17
• 1958 Paddy Doherty (Down) 3-14
• 1957 Frankie Donnelly (Tyrone) 1-14
• 1956 Frankie Donnelly (Tyrone) & Victor Sherlock (Cavan) 2-7
• 1955 Peter Donohoe (Cavan) 0-14
• 1954 Brian Gallagher (Cavan) 0-14
• 1953 Art O'Hagan (Armagh) 3-4
• 1952 John Joe Cassidy (Cavan) 1-7
• 1951 Joe McCallin (Antrim) 3-14
• 1950 Peter Donohoe (Cavan) 3-18
• 1949 Peter Donohoe (Cavan) 4-10
• 1948 Peter Donohoe (Cavan) 3-12

* Scores only include Ulster Championship. All-Ireland Championship and Qualifiers are not included.

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• Connacht Senior Football Championship
• Leinster Senior Football Championship
• Munster Senior Football Championship

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