2024 Ulster Senior Football Championship

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2024 Ulster SFC
Tournament details
Province Ulster
Year2024
TrophyAnglo-Celt Cup
DateApril – May 2024
Defending champions Derry
Winners
Champions Donegal (11th win)
ManagerJim McGuinness
Runners-up
Runners-up Armagh
CaptainAidan Forker
Other
Matches played8
WebsiteUlster GAA
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The 2024 Ulster Senior Football Championship was the 136th installment of the annual Ulster Senior Football Championship organised by Ulster GAA. It was one of the four provincial competitions of the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The winning team received the Anglo-Celt Cup. The draw for the championship was made on 21 October 2023.[1] The defending champion was Derry;[2] however, Derry conceded four goals to Donegal and heavily lost the opening game of its title defence.

Teams

General information

Nine counties competed in the Ulster Senior Football Championship:

County Last Championship title Last All-Ireland SFC title Position in 2023 Championship
Antrim 1951 — Preliminary round
Armagh 2008 2002 Runners-up
Cavan 2020 1952 Quarter-finals
Derry 2023 1993 Champions
Donegal 2019 2012 Quarter-finals
Down 1994 1994 Semi-finals
Fermanagh — — Quarter-finals
Monaghan 2015 — Semi-finals
Tyrone 2021 2021 Quarter-finals

Personnel and kits

County Manager Captain(s) Sponsor(s)
Antrim Andy McEntee Peter Healy Fibrus
Armagh Kieran McGeeney Aidan Forker[3] Simply Fruit
Cavan Mickey Graham Raymond Galligan Kingspan Group
Derry Mickey Harte Conor Glass Errigal Contracts
Donegal Jim McGuinness
Paddy McBrearty
 Circet
Down Conor Laverty Pierce Laverty EOS IT Solutions
Fermanagh Kieran Donnelly Declan McCusker Tracey Concrete
Monaghan Vinny Corey Kieran Duffy All Boro Floor Services
Tyrone Feargal Logan and Brian Dooher Peter Harte, Brian Kennedy McAleer & Rushe Ltd

Draw

Pot 1 (Preliminary round pot)

2 out of the 5 teams out of this list were drawn for the preliminary round.

Pot 2 (Quarter-finals pot)

Bracket

Preliminary round
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Down 0–13
Antrim 0–9
Down 2–6
Armagh 0–13
Fermanagh 0–9
Armagh 3–11
Armagh 0–20 (5)
Donegal 0–20 (6)
Derry 0–17
Donegal 4–11
Donegal 0–18
Monaghan 1–12 Tyrone 0–16
Cavan 3–12 Cavan 3–16
Tyrone 1–23*

Preliminary round

Preliminary round
Monaghan1–12 (15) – (21) 3–12Cavan
Hamill 1-0, Beggan 0-3 (1f, 1 '45), McManus 0-3 (2f), McCarron 0-2(1f), O'Connell 0-1, Garland 0-1, Wilson 0-1, Jones 0-1(1m) Report Lynch 1-9 (7f, 1 '45), G Smith 1-1, Faulkner 1-0, O'Connell 0-1, Madden 0-1
Attendance: 8,324
Referee:        Brendan Cawley (Kildare)

Quarter-finals

Quarter-final
Down0–13 (13) – (9) 0–9Antrim
Attendance: 5,429[4]
Quarter-final
Fermanagh0–9 (9) – (20) 3–11Armagh
Attendance: 7,096[5]
Quarter-final
Derry0–17 (17) – (23) 4–11Donegal
Attendance: 14,714[6]
Quarter-final
Cavan3–16 (25) – (26) 1–23 (a.e.t.)Tyrone
Attendance: 9,952[7]

Semi-finals

Semi-final
Down2–6 (12) – (13) 0–13Armagh
Report[8]
St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
Attendance: 12,116[9]
Semi-final
Donegal0–18 (18) – (16) 0–16 (a.e.t.)Tyrone
Report[10]
Attendance: 14,714
Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare)

Final

Final
Armagh 0–20–0–20 (a.e.t.)Donegal
Report[11]
Penalties
5–6
Attendance: 28,896
Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan)

Stadia and attendance

Statistics

Scoring events

Does not include scores in extra time.
  • Widest winning margin: 11 points
  • Most goals in a match: 4
  • Most points in a match: 34
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 4
  • Most points by one team in a match: 20
  • Highest aggregate score: 46 points
  • Lowest aggregate score: 22 points

Miscellaneous

  • Donegal became the first team to defeat Derry in the Ulster Championship since 2021 where Donegal also defeated the Oak Leafers.
  • Donegal also defeated Derry in Derry's next Ulster Championship game, in the preliminary round of 2025.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ "2024 Provincial Football Championships draw". GAA. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Ulster SFC: Derry retain Ulster crown after dramatic win". Ulster GAA. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Forker handed Armagh captaincy ahead of Louth visit". hoganstand.com. 26 January 2024.
  4. ^ "Down labour to victory as Antrim leave Newry with a bag of regrets". The Irish News. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Fermanagh falter as Armagh cruise into Ulster semi-final". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Ulster SFC: Donegal hit four goals to stun champions Derry". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Tyrone progress to Ulster SFC Semi-Finals after edging extra-time thriller against Cavan". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Jason Duffy's late point sees Armagh squeeze into Ulster final". RTE. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Late Jason Duffy point sees Armagh overcome neighbours Down and book their spot in the Ulster final". Newry Reporter. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Patrick McBrearty and Donegal get their second wind to topple Tyrone". Irish Times. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Donegal win Ulster as Armagh shootout woes go on". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  12. ^ "'Tally should have run a million miles from Derry job'". Hogan Stand. 8 April 2025. Speaking to Colm Parkinson on the 'Smaller Fish' GAA podcast in the wake of their heavy Ulster SFC preliminary round defeat to Donegal, the former Tyrone All-Ireland winner – who was Mickey Harte's assistant in Derry last year – claimed the Oak Leafers have been 'sulking' since Gallagher was forced to step down on the eve of the 2023 Ulster SFC final.
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