2015 Ulster Senior Football Championship

The 2015 Ulster Senior Football Championship is the 127th instalment of the annual Ulster Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of Ulster GAA. It was one of the four provincial competitions of the 2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Donegal were the reigning champions following the 2014 Championship but lost to Monaghan in the final on 19 July by a point.[1][2][3]

2015 Ulster SFC
Tournament details
Year2015
Winners
ChampionsMonaghan (16th win)
ManagerMalachy O'Rourke
CaptainConor McManus
Runners-up
Runners-upDonegal
ManagerRory Gallagher
CaptainMichael Murphy
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Teams

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The Ulster championship is contested by the nine county teams in the province of Ulster.

TeamColoursSponsorManagerCaptainMost recent success
All-IrelandProvincial
Antrim Saffron and whiteCreagh ConcreteLiam BradleyAodhán Gallagher
Armagh Orange and whiteRainbow CommunicationsKieran McGeeneyCiarán McKeever
Cavan Royal blue and whiteKingspan GroupTerry HylandAlan Clarke
Derry Red and whiteSpecialist Joinery GroupBrian McIverMark Lynch
Donegal Gold and greenDonegal CreameriesRory GallagherMichael Murphy
Down Red and blackCanal Court HotelJim McCorryMark Poland
Fermanagh Green and whiteTracey ConcretePete McGrathEoin Donnelly
Monaghan White and blueInvestecMalachy O'RourkeConor McManus
Tyrone White and RedMcAleer & RusheMickey HarteSeán Cavanagh

2015 Ulster Senior Football Championship

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Preliminary roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
Cavan0-15
Monaghan0-16
Monaghan1-20
Fermanagh0-13
Fermanagh1-13
Antrim0-08
Monaghan0-11
Donegal0-10
Derry0-12
Down0-11
Derry0-10
Donegal1-09
Armagh0-08
Donegal1-13 Donegal2-11
Tyrone1-10

Fixtures

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Preliminary round

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Preliminary round
Donegal 1–13 – 1–10 Tyrone
M McElhinney (1–2); M Murphy (0–3, 2 frees, 1 45); C Toye, C McFadden, P McBrearty (0–2 each); F McGlynn, K Lacey (0–1 each).ReportS Cavanagh (0–4, 3 frees); D McCurry (1–0); C McAliskey (0–3); Justin McMahon, M Donnelly, R McNamee (0–1 each).
Attendance: 17,435
Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)

Quarter-finals

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Quarter-Final
Cavan 0–15 – 0–16 Monaghan
C Mackey (0–3, 2 frees); N McDermott (0–3 frees); G McKiernan and M Argue (both 0–2); M Dunne (0–2, 1 free); C Gilsenan (0–1 free); N Murray and R Flanagan (both 0–1).ReportC McManus (0–7, 5 frees); P Finlay (0–3 frees); K Hughes (0–1 free); K O’Connell, D Hughes, D Clerkin, C Walshe and D Mone (all 0–1).
Attendance: 18,541
Referee: Padraig Hughes (Armagh)

Quarter-Final
Fermanagh 1–13 – 0–08 Antrim
S Quigley 1–4 (4f, 1pen), R Jones 0–3, B Mulrone 0–2, C Flaherty, T Corrigan, P McCusker, D Kille 0–1 eachReportCJ McGourty 0–6 (6f), K McGourty 0–1, R Murray 0–1
Attendance: 7,726

Quarter-Final
Derry 0–12 – 0–11 Down
M Lynch 0–5 (2f), E Bradley 0–5 (3f), E Lynn 0–1, C O'Boyle 0–1ReportP Devlin 0–6 (6f), C Laverty, K McKernan 0–2 each, D O'Hare 0–1 (f)
Attendance: 10,541

Quarter-Final
Armagh 0–08 – 2–11 Donegal
T Kernan 0–3 (1f), J Morgan, C McKeever, E Rafferty (f), A Findon, C Rafferty all 0–1 each.ReportM Murphy 0–5 (5fs), P McBrearty 1–1, M O'Reilly 1–0, O MacNiallais 0–2, N Gallagher, M McElhinney, N Gallagher 0–1 each.
Attendance: 18,186

Semi-finals

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Semi-Final
Monaghan 1–20 – 0–13 Fermanagh
C McManus 1–6 (5f), K Hughes 0–3 (1f), O Duffy 0–3, K Duffy, D Hughes, C McGuinness, S Gollogly, N McAdam, D Mone, K O’Connell 0–1 each, R Beggan 0–1 (1 ’45).ReportS Quigley 0–5 (4f), T Corrigan, R Jones, D McCusker 0–2 each, E Donnelly, A Breen 0–1 each.
Attendance: 16,572
Referee: Padraig O'Sullivan (Kerry)

Semi-Final
Derry 0–10 – 1–09 Donegal
M Lynch 0-02, 1f, E Bradley 0-02, 2f, C O’Boyle 0-02, C McKaigue 0-01, C McFaul 0-01; N Holly 0-01, B Heron 0-01.ReportM O’Reilly 1-00 P McBrearty, 0-02, 1f, M Murphy 0-02, C McFadden 0-02, M McElhinney 0-01; C Toye 0-01, O MacNiallais 0-01.
Attendance: 19,237
Referee: Rory Hickey (Clare)

Final

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Final
Monaghan 0–11 – 0–10 Donegal
C McManus 0–6 (4f), K O'Connell, O Duffy, K Duffy, D Mone, O Lennon 0–1 each.ReportP McBrearty 0–6 (4f), M Murphy 0–2 (2f), K Lacey, F McGlynn 0–1 each
Attendance: 31,997

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "MONAGHAN 0–11 DONEGAL 0–10". GAA.ie. 20 July 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Monaghan hold on to dethrone Donegal in Ulster". Irish Examiner. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Ulster Final: As it happened". The 42. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.