2024 Cavan Senior Football Championship

The 2024 Cavan Senior Football Championship is the 115th edition of Cavan GAA's premier Gaelic football tournament for senior graded clubs in County Cavan, Ireland. The tournament consists of 12 teams, with the winner going on to represent Cavan in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship began on 15 August 2024.

2024 Kiernan's Service Station Cavan Senior Football Championship

Tournament details
County	Cavan
Province	Ulster
Year	2024
Trophy	Oliver Plunkett Cup
Sponsor	Kiernan's Service Station
Date	15 August – 20 October 2024
Teams	12
Defending champions	Gowna
Winners
Champions	Crosserlough (11th win)
Manager	Ryan Daly[1]
Captain	Peter Smith[2]
Qualify for	Ulster Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-up	Ramor United
Manager	Jude McNabb Pat McNabb[3]
Captain	Jack Brady[4]
Promotion/Relegation
Relegated team(s)	Lavey
← 2023 2025 →

Gowna entered the championship as two-time defending champions,^[5] but were dethroned at the semi-final stage by Ramor United.^[6] Crosserlough won the championship with an eight-point win over Ramor in the final.^[7]

Team changes

The following teams changed division since the 2023 championship season.

To Championship

Promoted from 2023 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship

• Ballyhaise (Intermediate Champions)^[8]

From Championship

Relegated to 2024 Cavan Intermediate Football Championship

• Lacken Celtic (Relegation play-off losers)

League stage

All 12 teams enter the competition at this stage. A random draw determines which teams face each other in each of the four rounds. No team can meet each other twice in the group stage. The top eight teams go into the quarter-finals, while the bottom four teams enter the relegation play-offs. The first round draw took place on 13 May 2024.^[9]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Crosserlough	4	4	0	0	91	34	+57	8	Advance to quarter-finals
2	Ballyhaise	4	3	0	1	69	65	+4	6
3	Ramor United	4	2	1	1	59	55	+4	5
4	Cavan Gaels	4	2	1	1	53	52	+1	5
5	Mullahoran	4	2	1	1	47	50	−3	5
6	Castlerahan	4	2	0	2	80	66	+14	4
7	Gowna	4	1	2	1	66	66	0	4
8	Ballinagh	4	2	0	2	53	62	−9	4
9	Kingscourt Stars	4	1	1	2	61	67	−6	3	Advance to relegation play-offs
10	Killygarry	4	1	0	3	71	68	+3	2
11	Lavey	4	1	0	3	49	71	−22	2
12	Laragh United	4	0	0	4	38	81	−43	0

Source: Cavan GAA

Round 1

Gowna v Kingscourt Stars

15 August 2024 Round 1	Gowna	1–16 – 2–13	Kingscourt Stars	Kingspan Breffni
20:00				Referee: Noel Mooney

Killygarry v Castlerahan

16 August 2024 Round 1	Killygarry	4–12 – 2–8	Castlerahan	Kingspan Breffni
20:00				Referee: Derek Argue

Ballinagh v Laragh United

17 August 2024 Round 1	Ballinagh	0–14 – 1–9	Laragh United	Kingspan Breffni
17:00				Referee: Jim Giblin

Crosserlough v Lavey

17 August 2024 Round 1	Crosserlough	4–14 – 1–6	Lavey	Kingspan Breffni
19:00				Referee: Joe McQuillan

Mullahoran v Cavan Gaels

18 August 2024 Round 1	Mullahoran	0–14 – 0–11	Cavan Gaels	Kingspan Breffni
17:00				Referee: James Clarke

Ballyhaise v Ramor United

18 August 2024 Round 1	Ballyhaise	0–13 – 1–13	Ramor United	Kingspan Breffni
19:00				Referee: Brendan Sweeney

Round 2

Laragh United v Crosserlough

23 August 2024 Round 2	Laragh United	0–6 – 2–18	Crosserlough	Edwin Carolan Community Park
20:00				Referee: Pat Clarke

Kingscourt Stars v Killygarry

23 August 2024 Round 2	Kingscourt Stars	2–12 – 1–11	Killygarry	Kingspan Breffni
20:00				Referee: Margaret Farrelly

Ballinagh v Cavan Gaels

24 August 2024 Round 2	Ballinagh	0–10 – 1–10	Cavan Gaels	Páirc Naomh Fionnán
18:30				Referee: Padraig Sheridan

Mullahoran v Ramor United

24 August 2024 Round 2	Mullahoran	0–9 – 1–6	Ramor United	Kingspan Breffni
18:45		Report		Referee: Joe McQuillan

Castlerahan v Lavey

25 August 2024 Round 2	Castlerahan	1–14 – 0–12	Lavey	Dolan Park
14:00				Referee: Brendan Sweeney

Gowna v Ballyhaise

25 August 2024 Round 2	Gowna	0–17 – 3–9	Ballyhaise	Ballinagh GAA Grounds
16:00		Report		Referee: Michael Lee

Round 3

Castlerahan v Ballyhaise

29 August 2024 Round 3	Castlerahan	3–9 – 1–17	Ballyhaise	Kingspan Breffni
20:00				Referee: Pat Clarke

Killygarry v Ramor United

31 August 2024 Round 3	Killygarry	4–7 – 2–15	Ramor United	Lavey GAA Grounds
18:30		Report		Referee: Kieran Olwell

Crosserlough v Ballinagh

31 August 2024 Round 3	Crosserlough	2–15 – 0–11	Ballinagh	Joe Crowe Park
18:30				Referee: John Power

Gowna v Cavan Gaels

31 August 2024 Round 3	Gowna	1–12 – 1–12	Cavan Gaels	Kingspan Breffni
18:45		Report		Referee: Conor Dourneen

Mullahoran v Kingscourt Stars

1 September 2024 Round 3	Mullahoran	2–10 – 0–10	Kingscourt Stars	Dolan Park
15:00		Report		Referee: Barry McMenamin

Laragh United v Lavey

1 September 2024 Round 3	Laragh United	1–7 – 1–9	Lavey	Kingspan Breffni
17:00				Referee: Kieran McCarville

Round 4

Ballinagh v Lavey

8 September 2024 Round 4	Ballinagh	1–15 – 1–13	Lavey	St Felim's Park
14:30		Report		Referee: John Emmo

Cavan Gaels v Ramor United

8 September 2024 Round 4	Cavan Gaels	1–11 – 1–10	Ramor United	St Matthew's Park
14:30				Referee: Jim Giblin

Crosserlough v Mullahoran

8 September 2024 Round 4	Crosserlough	2–14 – 0–8	Mullahoran	Joe Crowe Park
14:30				Referee: James Clarke

Castlerahan v Laragh United

8 September 2024 Round 4	Castlerahan	5–16 – 0–10	Laragh United	Jim Smith Park
14:30				Referee: Derek Argue

Ballyhaise v Kingscourt Stars

8 September 2024 Round 4	Ballyhaise	2–12 – 1–11	Kingscourt Stars	Hugh O'Reilly Memorial Park
14:30				Referee: Brendan Sweeney

Gowna v Killygarry

8 September 2024 Round 4	Gowna	0–15 – 2–8	Killygarry	Kingspan Breffni
14:30		Report		Referee: Margaret Farrelly

Knock-out stage

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Crosserlough

3–13

Ballinagh

0–6

Crosserlough

0–10

Cavan Gaels

0–8

Cavan Gaels

2–8

Mullahoran

0–12

Crosserlough

2–6

Ramor United

0–4

Ramor United

2–13

Castlerahan

1–8

Ramor United

2–10

Gowna

1–11

Ballyhaise

1–12

Gowna

3–10

Quarter-finals

Ballyhaise v Gowna

20 September 2024 Quarter-final	Ballyhaise	1–12 – 3–10	Gowna	Kingspan Breffni
20:00		Report		Referee: Michael Lee

Cavan Gaels v Mullahoran

21 September 2024 Quarter-final	Cavan Gaels	2–8 – 0–12	Mullahoran	Kingspan Breffni
17:00				Referee: Barry McMenamin

Crosserlough v Ballinagh

22 September 2024 Quarter-final	Crosserlough	3–13 – 0–6	Ballinagh	Kingspan Breffni
15:00				Referee: Derek Argue

Ramor United v Castlerahan

22 September 2024 Quarter-final	Ramor United	2–13 – 1–8	Castlerahan	Kingspan Breffni
16:45				Referee: Conor Dourneen

Semi-finals

Crosserlough v Cavan Gaels

5 October 2024 Semi-final	Crosserlough	0–10 – 0–8	Cavan Gaels	Kingspan Breffni
19:15		Report		Referee: Joe McQuillan

Ramor United v Gowna

6 October 2024 Semi-final	Ramor United	2–10 – 1–11	Gowna	Kingspan Breffni
15:00		Report		Referee: Pat Clarke

Final

Crosserlough v Ramor United

20 October 2024 Final	Crosserlough	2–6 – 0–4	Ramor United	Kingspan Breffni
16:00	Stephen Smith 1–1, Conor Rehill 1–0 (1–0m), Emmett Boylan 0–2 (0–1f), Brandon Boylan 0–1 (0–1f), Matthew Costello 0–1 (0–1f), James Smith 0–1	Report	Matthew Smith 0–2 (0–2f), James Bradley 0–1 (0–1f), Cathal Maguire 0–1	Referee: Barry McMenamin Man of the Match: Conor Rehill (Crosserlough)

Relegation play-offs

Relegation semi-finals

Kingscourt Stars v Laragh United

22 September 2024 Relegation semi-final	Kingscourt Stars	4–12 – 0–9	Laragh United	O'Raghallaigh Park
13:00				Referee: Kieran McCarville

Killygarry v Lavey

22 September 2024 Relegation semi-final	Killygarry	3–11 – 0–5	Lavey	Athletic Grounds
13:00				Referee: John Power

Final

Laragh United v Lavey

29 September 2024 Relegation final	Laragh United	1–10 – 1–10	Lavey	St Matthew's Park
13:00				Referee: Conor Dourneen

Laragh United v Lavey

9 October 2024 Relegation final replay	Laragh United	1–11 – 0–9	Lavey	Kingspan Breffni
20:30				Referee: Noel Mooney