2022 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship

The 2022 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship was the 54th instalment of the annual competition organised by Ulster GAA. It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2022–23 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.

2022 Ulster Club Senior Football Championship

Tournament details
Province	Ulster
Year	2022
Trophy	Seamus McFerran Cup
Sponsor	Allied Irish Banks
Date	5 November - 11 December 2022
Teams	9 (one from each of the 9 counties)
Defending champions	Kilcoo
Winners
Champions	Glen (1st win)
Manager	Malachy O'Rourke
Captain	Connor Carville
Qualify for	All-Ireland Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-up	Kilcoo
Manager	Conleith Gilligan
Captain	Conor Laverty Aidan Branagan
Other
Matches played	8
Total scored	24-179
Top Scorer	Danny Tallon (Glen) (1-10)
Website	Ulster GAA
← 2021 2023 →

Kilcoo from Down were the defending Ulster champions, having beaten Fermanagh's Derrygonnelly Harps in the 2021 final.^[1]

Derry champions Glen won their first Ulster title by beating Kilcoo in the final.^[2][3]

Teams

The Ulster championship is contested by the winners of the nine county championships 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.

County	Team	Last win
Antrim	Erin's Own, Cargin[4]
Armagh	Crossmaglen Rangers[5]	2015
Cavan	Gowna[6]
Derry	Watty Graham's, Glen[7]
Donegal	Naomh Conaill[8]
Down	Kilcoo[9]	2021
Fermanagh	Enniskillen Gaels[10]
Monaghan	Ballybay Pearse Brothers[11]
Tyrone	Errigal Ciarán[12]	2002

Bracket

Preliminary round v t e

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Erin's Own, Cargin (Antrim)

2-13 (aet) (4)

Naomh Conaill (Donegal)

2-13 (aet) (1)

Erin's Own, Cargin (Antrim)

0-8

Glen (Derry)

1-10

Glen (Derry)

3-10

Errigal Ciarán (Tyrone)

1-12

Glen (Derry)

1-12

Kilcoo (Down)

1-6

Enniskillen Gaels (Fermanagh)

1-17 (aet) (5)

Gowna (Cavan)

2-14 (aet) (3)

Enniskillen Gaels (Fermanagh)

1-9

Kilcoo (Down)

3-14

Kilcoo (Down)

2-14

Crossmaglen Rangers (Armagh)

1-9

Ballybay Pearse Brothers (Monaghan)

1-7

Ballybay Pearse Brothers (Monaghan)

2-11

Preliminary round

5 November 2022

19:15

Preliminary Round

Crossmaglen Rangers (Armagh)	1-9 – 2-11	Ballybay Pearse Brothers (Monaghan)
Rían O'Neill 1-1, Cian McConville 0-3 (0-2f), Caolan Finnegan 0-2, Ronan Fitzpatrick 0-2, Jamie Clarke 0-1,	Report	Shane McGuinness 1-2 (1-0 pen), Paul Finlay 0-4 (0-3f), Aaron Toner 1-0, Dessie Ward 0-2, Christopher McGuinness 0-1 (0-1m), Drew Wylie 0-1, Thomas Kerr 0-1

Athletic Grounds, Armagh

Referee: Noel Mooney

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Quarter-finals

13 November 2022

13:30

Quarter-final 1

Erin's Own, Cargin (Antrim)	2-13 – 2-13 (a.e.t.)	Naomh Conaill (Donegal)
Kevin McShane 1-1, Kieran Close 1-1, Pat Shivers 0-3, Tomas McCann 0-2, John McNabb 0-1 (0-1f), Michael McCann 0-1, Cahir Donnelly 0-1, Sean O'Neill 0-1, Jamie Gribbin 0-1, Eunan Quinn 0-1	Report	Jeaic McKelvey 0-5, Kieran Gallagher 1-1, John O'Malley 1-0, Charles McGuinness 0-2 (0-2f), Ciarán Thompson 0-2 (0-2f), Kevin McGettigan 0-1, Leo McLoone 0-1, Dermot Molloy 0-1
Penalties
Michael McCann Y Tomas McCann Y Pat Shivers Y Cahir Donnelly Y	4–1	N Ciarán Thompson Y Charles McGuinness N Dermot Molloy

Corrigan Park, Belfast

Referee: Kevin Faloon

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13 November 2022

15:30

Quarter-final 2

Glen (Derry)	3-10 – 1-12	Errigal Ciarán (Tyrone)
Alex Doherty 1-1, Conor Convery 1-0, Ethan Doherty 1-0, Emmett Bradley 0-2, Stevie O'Hara 0-2, Conor Glass 0-1 (0-1 45), Danny Tallon 0-1 (0-1f), Tiarnán Flanagan 0-1, Jack Doherty 0-1, Conleth McGuckian 0-1	Report	Tommy Canavan 1-4 (0-3f), Darragh Canavan 0-3 (0-1f), Ruairí Canavan 0-2, Peter Óg McCartan 0-2, Padraig McGirr 0-1, Mark Kavanagh 0-1

Celtic Park, Derry

Referee: Paul Faloon

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12 November 2022

19:00

Quarter-final 3

Enniskillen Gaels (Fermanagh)	1-17 – 2-14 (a.e.t.)	Gowna (Cavan)
Conor Love 0-7 (0-2f), Callum Jones 1-2, John Reihill 0-4 (0-2f), Eoin Beacom 0-1 (0-1f), Conor Watson 0-1, Richard O'Callaghan 0-1, Ethan Beresford 0-1	Report	Cian Madden 0-5 (0-5f), Robbie Fitzpatrick 1-2, T. J. Fitzpatrick 1-0, Conor Madden 0-2 (0-1m), Conor Casey 0-2, Tiarnan Madden 0-1 (0-1f), Mark McKeever 0-1, Daire Madden 0-1
Penalties
Conor Love Y Conor Watson Y Eoin Beacom Y John Reihill Y Ciaran Smith Y	5–3	N Cian Madden Y Conor Casey Y Oisin Pierson Y Robbie Fitzpatrick

Brewster Park, Enniskillen

Referee: Niall McKenna

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13 November 2022

13:30

Quarter-final 4

Kilcoo (Down)	2-14 – 1-7	Ballybay Pearse Brothers (Monaghan)
Paul Devlin 0-4 (0-3f, 0-1 45), Ryan Johnston 1-1, Miceal Rooney 1-0, Ryan McEvoy 0-2 (0-1f), Aaron Branagan 0-2, Ceilum Doherty 0-2, Jerome Johnston 0-1 (0-1m), Niall Kane 0-1 (0-1f), Conor Laverty 0-1	Report	Shane McGuinness 1-0 (1-0 pen), Paul Finlay 0-2 (0-1f), Thomas Kerr 0-1 (0-1 45), Dessie Ward 0-1 (0-1f), Colm Lennon 0-1, Ciarán Galligan 0-1, Aaron Toner 0-1

St Tiernach's Park, Clones

Referee: Niall Cullen

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Semi-finals

27 November 2022

13:30

Semi-final 1

Erin's Own, Cargin (Antrim)	0-8 – 1-10	Glen (Derry)
Tomas McCann 0-2 (0-2f), Pat Shivers 0-2 (0-1f, 0-1m), John McNabb 0-1 (0-1f), Kevin O’Boyle 0-1, Ciaran Bradley 0-1, G McCann 0-1	Report	Danny Tallon 1-4 (1-0 pen, 0-2f, 0-1m), Emmett Bradley 0-2 (0-2f), Conor Glass 0-2, Alex Doherty 0-1, Michael Warnock 0-1

Healy Park, Omagh

Referee: Kieran Eannetta

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26 November 2022

18:00

Semi-final 2

Enniskillen Gaels (Fermanagh)	1-9 – 3-14	Kilcoo (Down)
Eoin Beacom 1-3 (0-1f), Richard O'Callaghan 0-2, Conor Love 0-1 (0-1f), Josh Horan 0-1, Conor Watson 0-1, John Reihill 0-1	Report	Shealan Johnston 2-1, Paul Devlin 0-4 (0-4f), Aaron Morgan 1-0, Darryl Branagan 0-2, Ceilum Doherty 0-2, Aaron Branagan 0-1 (0-1m), Miceal Rooney 0-1, Ryan Johnston 0-1, Conor Laverty 0-1, Eugene Branagan 0-1

Athletic Grounds, Armagh

Referee: Sean Hurson

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Final

11 December 2022

13:00

Final

Glen (Derry)	1-12 – 1-6	Kilcoo (Down)
Danny Tallon 0-5 (0-5f), Alex Doherty 1-0, Emmett Bradley 0-2 (0-2f), Conor Glass 0-1, Conleth McGuckian 0-1, Jack Doherty 0-1, Ryan Dougan 0-1, Ethan Doherty 0-1	Report	Aaron Branagan 1-1, Paul Devlin 0-2 (0-2f), Ryan McEvoy 0-1 (0-1f), Jerome Johnston 0-1 (0-1m), Darryl Branagan 0-1

Athletic Grounds, Armagh

Attendance: 5,398

Referee: Joe McQuillan

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Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Danny Tallon	Glen	1-10	13	3	4.33
2	Paul Devlin	Kilcoo	0-10	10	3	3.33
3	Alex Doherty	Glen	2-2	8	3	2.67
	Shane McGuinness	Ballybay Pearse Brothers	2-2	8	2	4.00
	Conor Love	Enniskillen Gaels	0-8	8	2	4.00
6	Shealan Johnston	Kilcoo	2-1	7	3	2.33
	Tommy Canavan	Errigal Ciarán	1-4	7	1	7.00
	Eoin Beacom	Enniskillen Gaels	1-4	7	2	3.50
	Aaron Branagan	Kilcoo	1-4	7	3	2.33
10	Paul Finlay	Ballybay Pearse Brothers	0-6	6	2	3.00
	Emmett Bradley	Glen	0-6	6	3	2.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Shealan Johnston	Kilcoo	2-1	7	Enniskillen Gaels
	Tommy Canavan	Errigal Ciarán	1-4	7	Glen
	Danny Tallon	Glen	1-4	7	Erin's Own
	Conor Love	Enniskillen Gaels	0-7	7	Gowna
5	Eoin Beacom	Enniskillen Gaels	1-3	6	Kilcoo
6	Shane McGuinness	Ballybay Pearse Brothers	1-2	5	Crossmaglen Rangers
	Callum Jones	Enniskillen Gaels	1-2	5	Gowna
	Robbie Fitzpatrick	Gowna	1-2	5	Enniskillen Gaels
	Cian Madden	Gowna	0-5	5	Enniskillen Gaels
	Jeaic Mac Ceallabhuí	Naomh Conaill	0-5	5	Erin's Own, Cargin
	Danny Tallon	Glen	0-5	5	Kilcoo