2019 Clare Senior Football Championship
| Jack Daly Cup 2019 | |
|---|---|
| League | Clare GAA |
| Sport | Football |
| Duration | 10 August – 27 October 2019 |
| Number of teams | 13 |
| Sponsor | Pat O’Donnell & Co. |
| Changes From 2018 | |
| Promoted | Kilrush Shamrocks |
| Relegated | Kilfenora O'Curry's, Doonaha St. Breckan's, Lisdoonvarna St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield Wolfe Tones, Shannon |
| Changes For 2020 | |
| Promoted | St. Breckan's, Lisdoonvarna |
| Relegated | Corofin |
| County Championship | |
| Winners |  St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay (15th Title) |
| Runners-up |  Kilmurry-Ibrickane |
| Senior B Championship | |
| Winners |  Éire Óg, Ennis |
The 2019 Clare Senior Football Championship was the 124th staging of the Clare Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Clare County Board in 1887.
The 2018 champions, and holders of the Jack Daly Cup were St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay who became the county champions for the second time in three years winning their fourteenth overall title.
In 2016 a Football Review Agreement decided that from 2019 onwards the Clare Senior and Intermediate Football Championships would both involve twelve teams in a effort to make both more competitive. This meant that five clubs would lose their senior status and be relegated down to the Clare Intermediate Football Championship. The eleven remaining senior clubs would be joined by the intermediate champions to form the new senior championship, and thereby increasing the intermediate championship from eight to twelve teams. 2018 saw the relegation of St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield, Kilfenora, O'Curry's, St. Breckan's and Wolfe Tones down to Intermediate.
As part of the 2016 Football Review Agreement, a pathway was left open for any amalgamations that wished to enter the senior championship. Two intermediate clubs - Naomh Eoin, Cross & O'Curry's, Doonaha - both from the Loop Head Peninsula, took up this opportunity to compete together. According to the Clare GAA Master Fixtures Plan 2019, any amalgamations that enter a team are immune from relegation.[1]
Senior Championship Fixtures
Group stage
- Each team plays all the other teams in their group once. Two points are awarded for a win and one for a draw.
- The top two teams in each group advance to Quarter-Finals
- The bottom team in each group contest Relegation Playoffs
- One group of four and three groups of three.
- 2018 semi-finalists are seeded and kept separate.
Group A
Quarter-Final, Seeded Quarter-Final, Unseeded Relegation Playoff
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 30 | +20 | 5 |
 Kilmihil
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 47 | +9 | 4 |
 Kilrush Shamrocks
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 62 | -24 | 2 |
| Naomh Eoin / O'Curry's
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 40 | -5 | 1 |
| 10 August 2019 Round 1 | Kilmihil | 1-12 - 1-16 | St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay | Cooraclare |
| 11 August 2019 | Kilrush Shamrocks | 1-13 - 2-08 | Naomh Eoin / O'Curry's | Kilkee |
| 25 August 2019 Round 2 | Kilmihil | 0-15 - 2-06 | Naomh Eoin / O'Curry's | Doonbeg |
| 25 August 2019 | Kilrush Shamrocks | 0-06 - 3-13 | St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay | Cooraclare |
| 7 September 2019 Round 3 | Kilmihil | 5-11 - 1-13 | Kilrush Shamrocks | Cooraclare |
| 9 September 2019 | Naomh Eoin / O'Curry's | 1-06 - 0-09 | St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay | Cooraclare |
Group B
Quarter-Final, Seeded Quarter-Final, Unseeded Relegation Playoff
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilmurry-Ibrickane
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 13 | +18 | 4 |
 Lissycasey
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 21 | +5 | 2 |
| Corofin
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 41 | -23 | 0 |
| 10 August 2019 Round 1 | Kilmurry-Ibrickane | 0-09 [2] 0-07 | Lissycasey | Kilmihil |
| 24 August 2019 Round 2 | Corofin | 0-06 [3] 2-16 | Kilmurry-Ibrickane | Ennistymon |
| 7 September 2019 Round 3 | Corofin | 0-12 [4] 1-16 | Lissycasey | Cusack Park, Ennis |
Group C
Quarter-Final, Seeded Quarter-Final, Unseeded Relegation Playoff
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ennistymon
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 19 | +14 | 4 |
 Doonbeg
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 31 | -3 | 1 |
 Cooraclare
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 36 | -11 | 1 |
| 11 August 2019 Round 1 | Doonbeg | 1-08 [5] 1-11 | Ennistymon | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 24 August 2019 Round 2 | Cooraclare | 0-08 [6] 2-13 | Ennistymon | Hennessy Park, Miltown Malbay |
| 8 September 2019 Round 3 | Cooraclare | 0-17 - 1-14 | Doonbeg | Kilmihil |
Group D
Quarter-Final, Seeded Quarter-Final, Unseeded Relegation Playoff
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Éire Óg, Ennis
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 29 | +13 | 4 |
 Cratloe
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 26 | +7 | 2 |
 Clondegad
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 47 | -20 | 0 |
| 11 August 2019 Round 1 | Cratloe | 1-18 [7] 0-10 | Clondegad | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 25 August 2019 Round 2 | Cratloe | 1-09 [8] 0-16 | Éire Óg, Ennis | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 7 September 2019 Round 3 | Clondegad | 0-17 [9] 3-17 | Éire Óg, Ennis | Cusack Park, Ennis |
Quarter-finals
- Played by top two placed teams from Groups A-D
- Four losers divert to Senior B Championship
| 21 September 2019 Quarter-Final | Cratloe | 1-16 - 0-08 | Ennistymon | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 21 September 2019 Quarter-Final | Kilmihil | 1-10 - 2-14 | Kilmurry-Ibrickane | Doonbeg |
| 21 September 2019 Quarter-Final | Lissycasey | 1-05 - 0-12 | St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay | Cooraclare |
| 22 September 2019 Quarter-Final | Doonbeg | 4-08 [10] 1-12 (AET) | Éire Óg, Ennis | Hennessy Park, Miltown Malbay |
Semi-finals
| 5 October 2019 Semi-Final | Doonbeg | 1-12 [11] 1-16 | St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 6 October 2019 Semi-Final | Cratloe | 1-08 [12] 0-13 | Kilmurry-Ibrickane | Cusack Park, Ennis |
County Final
| 20 October 2019 Final | Kilmurry-Ibrickane | 0-09 [13] 0-09 | St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 27 October 2019 Final (Replay) | Kilmurry-Ibrickane | 0-08 [14] 0-12 | St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay | Cusack Park, Ennis |
Other Fixtures
Senior B Championship
- Played by four losers of Quarter-Finals
| 5 October 2019 B Semi-Final | Éire Óg, Ennis | 3-11 - 2-07 | Ennistymon | Corofin |
| 5 October 2019 B Semi-Final | Kilmihil | 2-11 - 0-14 | Lissycasey | Kilrush |
| 20 October 2019 B Final | Éire Óg, Ennis | 2-15 - 0-13 | Kilmihil | Cusack Park, Ennis |
Relegation Playoffs
- Played by the four bottom placed teams in Groups A-D.
- Win once to remain in Senior Championship for 2020
- Lose twice and relegated to Intermediate for 2020
| 21 September 2019 Playoff 1A | Clondegad | 2-10 - 2-08 | Kilrush Shamrocks | Doonbeg |
| 22 September 2019 Playoff 1B | Cooraclare | 5-11 - 0-14 | Corofin | Lissycasey |
| 6 October 2019 Playoff 2 | Corofin | 0-14 - 3-10 | Kilrush Shamrocks | Hennessy Park, Miltown Malbay |
References
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- ^ "Cratloe Lay Down Championship Marker Against Clondegad". Clare FM.
- ^ "Éire Óg 0-16 Cratloe 1-09 Senior Football Commentary". Clare FM.
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- ^ "Doonbeg Dump Éire Óg Out Of Clare SFC". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Miltown March Back Into County Final As Doonbeg Bow Out". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Kilmurry Ibrickane Get Past Cratloe To Set Up Final Derby". The Clare Echo.
- ^ "Late McInerney 45 Sends Cagey Clare Decider To A Replay". RTÉ Sport.
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