2015–16 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

2015–16 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
Dates	18 October 2015 – 17 March 2016
Teams	32
Sponsor	Ballyboden St. Enda's (1st title); Darragh Nelson (captain); Andy McEntee (manager)
Runners-up	Castlebar Mitchels; Rory Byrne (captain); Declan O'Reilly (manager); Declan Shaw (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	31
Top scorer(s)	Andrew Kerin (2-20)
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The 2015–16 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the 46th annual gaelic football club championship since its establishment in the 1970-71 season. The winners receive The Andy Merrigan Cup.

The defending champions were

Corofin from Galway who defeated Slaughtneil Robert Emmets from Derry on 17 March 2015 to win their 2nd title. They were knocked out by Castlebar Mitchels of Mayo in the Connacht

final in 2015-16.

Ballyboden St. Endas from Dublin won the title for the first time by defeating Castlebar Mitchels of Mayo 2-14 to 0-7 in the final at Croke Park

on 17 March 2016. Daragh Nelson was the winning captain while Bob Dwan claimed the 'Man-of-the-Match' award.

Results

Connacht Senior Club Football Championship

Quarter-final

25 October 2015 Quarter-final	Corofin	1-17 - 0-07	Mohill	Tuam Stadium
	Michael Farragher 1-2; J Leonard 0-4 (4f), M Lundy 0-4; I Burke 0-3; S Monaghan 0-2; R Steede & C Cunningham 0-1 each.	Report	K Beirne 0-3 (3f), R Kennedy 0-3; D Flynn 0-1.

Semi-finals

Castlebar Mitchels v Clann na nGael

8 November 2015 Semi-final	McHale Park
	D Kirby (1-1); R Feeney, B Moran (1-0 each); E O’Reilly (0-2f); N Douglas (1f), P Durcan, S Hopkins, J Durkan, C Costello (0-1 each).	Report	D Shine (0-9, 8 frees); U Harney (0-2); J Fahy, C Shine (0-1f each).

8 November 2015 Semi-final	St. Mary's	Tuam Stadium
	Martin Farragher 3-2 (1f), M Lundy 1-3 (1-0 pen), I Burke 0-4, R Steede 0-2, J Leonard, L Silke and G Sice (1f) 0-1 each.	Report	R Guinan 1-2 (2f), K Cawley 1-0, M Breheny 0-2 (2f), D Kilgallon and C Egan 0-1 each.

Final

22 November 2015 Final	Tuam Stadium
	N Douglas 1-3 (1f), B Moran 1-2, S Hopkins 0-1, R Feeney 0-1, N Lydon 0-1, S Keane 0-1, E O’Reilly 0-1 (f).	Report	Martin Farragher 0-4 (2fs), G Sice 0-3 (3fs), I Burke 0-1, R Steede 0-1, K Fitzgerald 0-1, D Wall 0-1.

Leinster Senior Club Football Championship

First round

25 October 2015 First round	Dr. Cullen Park
	D Reid (2f), B Kelly (3f) 0-3 each, S O'Neill 1-0, J Kenny, S Reilly 0-1 each.	Report	P Cahillane 0-5 (4f), B McCormack 0-3, C Rogers 0-2 (1f), C Healy, G Dillon, B Glynn, D Cullen, R Maher 0-1 each.

25 October 2015 First round	Killoe Young Emmets	5-11 - 1-04	St. James's	Pearse Park
	M Hughes 2-1, S McCormack 1-2, D McGoldrick 1-1, M Quinn 0-3, L Moran 1-0, P Kiernan 0-2, D Mimnagh & S Kiernan 0-1 each.	Report	A Parle 1-1 (1f), K O'Grady 0-2 (2f), M O'Hanlon 0-1 (1f).

25 October 2015 First round	O'Connor Park
	S Doyle 0-7; A McDonell 0-2; S Guing and S Moriarity 0-1 each.	Report	E Doyle 0-4; J Merrigan 0-2; L Glynn, R O'Brien, N Mernagh, T Smyth, G Merrigan and E Glynn 0-1 each.

Quarter-finals

8 November 2015 Quarter-final	Sarsfields	O'Moore Park
	P Cahillane 1-1, C Rogers 1-0 (pen), G Dillon 0-2, B Smith, B McCormack 0-1 each.	Report	R Cahill 0-5 (4f), S Dempsey 0-3, S Campbell, D Nea 0-1 each.

8 November 2015 Quarter-final	Killoe Young Emmets	0-11 - 1-06	Navan O'Mahony's
	S McCormack (0-4, 2f), D McGoldrick (0-3, 3f), S Kiernan (0-2); J McCormack (0-1), M Quinn (0-1).	Report	Ruairi Ó Coileáin (1-3, 3f), S Gillespie (0-2), C McGuinness (0-1).

8 November 2015 Quarter-final	O'Connor Park
	J Merrigan (4f) 0-04; J Stafford 1-00; R O'Brien, N Mernagh 0-1 each.	Report	J Heslin (4f) 0-4; A Gaffney, D Windsor 1-00 each; K Reilly 0-2; P Sharry (1 45), K Lynam, K Casey, S Dempsey 0-1 each.

8 November 2015 Quarter-final	Ballyboden St. Enda's	Drogheda Park
	P Keenan (0-4, 3f), K White (0-2, 1f), D O’Connor (0-1).	Report	A Kerin (0-5 4f), C Basquel (1-00), C Keaney (0-3).

Semi-finals

22 November 2015 Semi-final	Portlaoise	5-12 - 0-11	Killoe Young Emmets	O'Moore Park
	B Smith 1-0, B Fitzgerald 0-3f, B McCormack, A Kelly 0-2 each, C Healy, C Boyle, B Glynn, P Cahillane (f) 0-1 each.	Report	D McGoldrick, S Kiernan 1-0 each, R McGoldrick 0-2, D Mimnagh, M Hughes, S McCormack (f) 0-1 each.

22 November 2015 Semi-final	Cusack Park
	J Heslin 0-7 (6f), P Sharry and K Casey 0-1 each.	Report	S Molony 1-1, A Kerin (3f) and C Keaney (4f) 0-4 each, C Basquel and MD Macauley 0-1 each.

Final

6 December 2015 Final	O'Connor Park
	A Kerin 1-2, C Keaney 0-4 (4f), MD Macauley 1-0, S Molony, C Basquel, A Waters 0-1 each.	Report	P Cahillane 1-2 (2f), B McCormack, B Smith,C Rogers (1f) 0-2 each, E Whelan, B Glynn,C Healy 0-1 each.

Munster Senior Club Football Championship

Quarter-finals

1 November 2015 Quarter-final	Clonmel Commercials	0-12 - 1-07	Newcastle West	Ned Hall Park
	I Barnes 0-4 (2f), S Kennedy 0-3, M Quinlivan 0-2 (1 45), A Matassa, J Lonergan & P Looram 0-1 each.	Report	J Lee 1-2 (0-2f), S Kelly 0-3 (2f), I Corbett & S Brosnan 0-1 each.

7 November 2015 Quarter-final	Stradbally	0-05 - 1-13	Nemo Rangers	Fraher Field
	T Grey, J Hearn, M Sweeney, R Aherne, S Keane (0-1.	Report	J Masters (1-5, 2 frees); P Kerrigan (1 free), C Horgan (0-2 each); C O’Brien, A O’Donovan, W Morgan, D Mehigan (0-1).

Semi-finals

15 November 2015 Semi-final	Clonmel Commercials	1-13 - 0-03	Milltown Malbay	Ned Hall Park
	M Quinlivan (1-3, 0-1 free); J Longeran (0-3); P White (0-1 free), J Kennedy (0-2 each); I Fahey (0-1 ’45), I Barnes (0-1 free), S Kennedy (0-1 each).	Report	E Cleary, K Malone, S Malone (0-1 each).

15 November 2015 Semi-final	Nemo Rangers	0-14 - 0-08	Killarney Legion	Páirc Uí Rinn
	L Connolly (0-4, 2 frees, 1 45), P Kerrigan (0-3), B O’Driscoll (0-3, frees), A Cronin, K Fulignati, A O’Donovan, S Martin (0-1 each).	Report	J O’Donoghue (0-3, 1 free), T Moriarty (0-3), D Lyne, C Keane (0-1 each).

Final

29 November 2015 Final	Clonmel Commercials	1-07 - 0-09	Nemo Rangers	Mallow GAA Complex
	M Quinlivan 1-3 (0-2 45, 0-1 free), J Kennedy, A Matassa, K Harney, J Lonergan 0-1 each.	Report	P Kerrigan 0-3, J Masters 0-2 (0-1 free), J Horgan, D Niblock, L Connolly (0-1 free), D O’Donovan 0-1 each.

Ulster Senior Club Football Championship

Preliminary round

18 October 2015 Preliminary round	Slaughtneil	4-13 - 1-04	Derrygonnelly Harps	Owenbeg
	C Bradley (2-3, 0-1f), C O'Doherty (1-2), K McKaigue (1-0); Paul Bradley (0-3, 2f), S McGuigan (0-1), C McKaigue (0-1), B McGuigan (0-1); Patsy Bradley (0-1), P Kelly (0-1).	Report	P Ward (1-1), Jones (0-2f), D Cassidy (0-1).

Quarter-finals

1 November 2015 Quarter-final	Crossmaglen Rangers	2-15 - 0-13	Erin's Own	Athletic Grounds
	J Hanratty (1-1), T Kernan (0-4); J Murtagh (1-0), A Kernan (0-3); O O'Neill (0-3), M McNamee (0-2), S Kernan (0-2).	Report	M Magill (0-5), C Close (0-3), P McCann (0-2), T McCann (0-2), T Scullion (0-1).

Kingscourt Stars v Kilcoo

1 November 2015 Quarter-final	Kingscourt Stars	0-05 - 3-15	Kilcoo	Breffni Park
	B Reilly 0-3 (1f), C McArdle 0-2 (2fs).	Report	D O'Hanlon (3fs), C Laverty 0-5 each, P Devlin, J Johnston 1-2 each, P Greenan 1-0, D Kane 0-1.

1 November 2015 Quarter-final	Trillick St. Macartan's	MacCumhaill Park
	D Gallagher 0-5 (4fs), C Thompson 1-0, B McDyer 0-2, L Thompson, D Molloy (f), J McLoone, J O'Malley (f) 0-1 each	Report	N Gormley 1-2, L Brennan 0-4 (2fs), D Gallagher 1-0, R Donnelly 0-2, M Donnelly 0-1.

1 November 2015 Quarter-final	Scotstown	1-15 - 0-15	Slaughtneil	St Tiernach's Park
	D Hughes 1-4, C McCarthy 0-5 (3f), R Beggan 0-2 (f,’45), O Heaphey 0-2, S Carey 0-2 (2f).	Report	Paul Bradley 0-7 (6f), C Bradley 0-4 (1f), Shane McGuigan 0-2, R Bradley 0-1, Se McGuigan 0-1.

Semi-finals

15 November 2015 Semi-final	Crossmaglen Rangers	Páirc Esler
	D O'Hanlon 0-5 (4fs), M Devlin, J Johnston, R Johnston all 0-1 each.	Report	A Kernan (2fs), T Kernan (3fs) Carragher 0-3 each, O O'Neill, R Kelly, P Hughes 0-1 each.

15 November 2015 Semi-final	Trillick St. Macartan's	Brewster Park
	D Hughes 2-2, S Carey (2f), R Beggan (2f), O Heaphey 0-2 each, C McCarthy 0-1.	Report	N Gormley 1-1, D McDonnell 1-0, E Gormley 0-2, L Brennan (f), D Gallagher, R Donnelly, N Donnelly 0-1 each.

Final

29 November 2015 Final	Crossmaglen Rangers	2-17 - 2-12 (aet)	Scotstown	Athletic Grounds
	T Kernan (1-6, 0-5f); K Carragher (1-2); J Murtagh (0-3); M McNamee, S Kernan, C Cumiskey, D McKenna, P Studard, A Kernan (1f) (0-1 each).		S Carey (0-6, 5f); D Hughes, B McGinnity (1-0 each); C McCarthy (0-2, 1f); R Beggan (45), O Heaphey, D Morgan, E Caulfield (0-1).

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Quarter-final

12 December 2015 Quarter-final	Emerald GAA Grounds
13:30	A Hanlon, S Friel, L Gavaghan 0-2 each, M McCoy, M Gottsche, C McGee 0-1 each.	Report	I Fahey 1-1, J Lonergan, P White 0-3 each, P Looram 1-0, M Quinlivan, I Barnes, S Kennedy, J Kennedy, N Kelly 0-1 each.	Referee: P Neilan (Roscommon)

Semi-finals

Castlebar Mitchels v Crossmaglen Rangers

13 February 2016 Semi-final	Castlebar Mitchels	0-13 - 0-12	Crossmaglen Rangers	Breffni Park
6:30pm	N Douglas 0-6 (6f), P Durcan 0-3, B Moran 0-2, N Lydon & D Kirby 0-1 each.	Report [1]	J Clarke 0-4, T Kernan (2f), S Kernan & O O’Neill (1f) 0-2 each, C Cumiskey & A Kernan (1f) 0-1 each	Referee: E Kinsella (Laois)

13 February 2016 Semi-final	Ballyboden St. Endas	0-15 - 0-10 (aet)	Clonmel Commercials	O'Moore Park
4:00 pm	A Kerin 0-7 (0-5f), C Keaney 0-4 (0-3f), S Molony, C Basquel, D Nelson & R Basquel 0-1 each.	Report [2]	I Barnes 0-3 (0-2f), J Kennedy 0-2, M Quinlivan 0-2 (0-1f), J Lonergan 0-2, K Harney 0-1.	Referee: B Cassidy (Derry)

Final

17 March 2016 Final	Ballyboden St. Endas	Croke Park
4:00 pm	N Douglas (0-1 ’45), A Walsh (0-2f) 0-2 each, J Durcan, N Lydon, P Durcan 0-1 each.	Report	A Kerin 1-2 (1-0 pen), C Basquel 1-1, B Dwan 0-3, R Basquel, S Durkin 0-2 each, S O’Connor, D O’Reilly, C Keaney, MD MacAuley 0-1 each.	Attendance: 31,518 Referee: C Lane (Cork)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Andrew Kerin	Ballyboden St. Enda's	2-20	26	5	5.20
2	Darren Hughes	Scotstown	4-06	18	3	6.00
2	Tony Kernan	Crossmaglen Rangers	1-15	18	4	4.50
3	Michael Quinlivan	Clonmel Commercials	2-11	17	5	3.40
4	Conal Keaney	Ballyboden St. Enda's	0-16	16	5	3.20
5	Martin Farragher	Corofin	3-06	15	3	5.00
	Paul Cahillane	Portlaoise	2-09	15	4	3.75
	Neil Douglas	Castlebar Mitchels	1-12	15	4	3.75
6	Chrissy Bradley	Slaughtneil	2-07	13	2	6.50
7	John Heslin	St. Loman's	0-11	11	2	5.50

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Martin Farragher	Corofin	3-02	11	St. Mary's
2	Chrissy Bradley	Slaughtneil	2-03	9	Derrygonnelly Harps
	Tony Kernan	Crossmaglen Rangers	1-06	9	Scotstown
	Donie Shine	Clann na nGael	0-09	9	Castlebar Mitchels
3	Darren Hughes	Scotstown	2-02	8	Trillick St. Macartan's
3	James Masters	Nemo Rangers	1-05	8	Stradbally
4	Mark Hughes	Killoe Young Emmetsl	2-01	7	St. James's
	Darren Hughes	Scotstown	1-04	7	Slaughtneil
	Seán Doyle	Edenderry	0-07	7	Rathnew
	John Heslin	St. Loman's	0-07	7	Ballyboden St. Enda's
	Paul Bradley	Slaughtneil	0-07	7	Scotstown
	Andrew Kerin	Ballyboden St. Enda's	0-07	7	Clonmel Commercials

Miscellaneous

On Monday 9 November 2015, Killarney Legion were chosen to represent Kerry in the Munster Championship even though they had not won the county championship at that time. This ruling by the Kerry County Board appears to be in breach of Rule 6.24(a) of the GAA official guide. The Kerry S.F.C. final ended in a draw the day before, meaning that the replay would have to be held on Saturday 14 November, in time for the Munster Semi-Final on Sunday 15th.[1] Because of this, the Kerry County Board decided that Killarney Legion would represent Kerry regardless of whether they beat South Kerry or not in the replay, which was put back to Sunday 22 November (South Kerry can't represent Kerry in the provincial championship as they are a divisional side). This meant that Dingle, the Kerry club champions, were not permitted to represent Kerry in the Munster championship as they normally would if Killarney Legion had lost the county final.

References

^ "Killarney Legion to represent Kerry in Munster SFC semi-final". Irish Examiner. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2015.

[1] "Killarney Legion to represent Kerry in Munster SFC semi-final". Irish Examiner. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2015.