| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| County | Fermanagh |
| Province | Ulster |
| Level | Senior |
| Year | 2018 |
| Trophy | New York Cup |
| Sponsor | Quinn Building Products |
| Date | 17 August - 30 September 2018 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Defending champions | Derrygonnelly Harps |
| Winners | |
| Champions | Derrygonnelly Harps (7th win) |
| Manager | Sean Flanagan |
| Captain | Ryan Jones |
| Qualify for | 2018 Ulster Club SFC |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Ederney St Joseph's |
| Manager | Mickey Cassidy |
| Captain | Christopher Snow |
| Promotion/Relegation | |
| Relegated team(s) | Belcoo O'Rahillys |
The 2018 Fermanagh Senior Football Championship was the 112th edition of the Fermanagh GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior clubs in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. The tournament consists of 8 teams, with the winner representing Fermanagh in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship had a straight knock-out format.
Derrygonnelly Harps were the three-time defending champions, having beaten Devenish St Mary's in the previous years final.[1]
Derrygonnelly successfully defended their title to claim their fourth championship in a row by beating Ederney St Joseph's in the final.[2][3][4]
Team Changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2017 championship season.
To ChampionshipPromoted from 2017 Intermediate Championship
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From ChampionshipRelegated to 2018 Intermediate Championship
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Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Ederney St Joseph's | 3-15 | |||||||||||||
| Belcoo O'Rahillys | 1-10 | |||||||||||||
| Ederney St Joseph's | 3-13 | |||||||||||||
| Erne Gaels Belleek | 3-5 | |||||||||||||
| Tempo Maguires | 1-7 1-5 (R) | |||||||||||||
| Erne Gaels Belleek | 1-7 0-13 (R) | |||||||||||||
| Ederney St Joseph's | 0-10 | |||||||||||||
| Derrygonnelly Harps | 2-16 | |||||||||||||
| Teemore Shamrocks | 0-7 | |||||||||||||
| Devenish St Mary's | 1-7 | |||||||||||||
| Devenish St Mary's | 0-9 | |||||||||||||
| Derrygonnelly Harps | 1-13 | |||||||||||||
| Roslea Shamrocks | 0-6 | |||||||||||||
| Derrygonnelly Harps | 0-12 | |||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
| 17 August 2018 Quarter-final | Tempo Maguires | 1-7 – 1-7 | Erne Gaels Belleek | Enniskillen |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Brewster Park Referee: Dermott Love |
| 18 August 2018 Quarter-final | Teemore Shamrocks | 1-9 – 0-13 | Devenish St Mary's | Derrygonnelly |
| 18:45 | Stadium: Canon Maguire Park Referee: Oliver McShea |
| 19 August 2018 Quarter-final | Ederney St Joseph's | 3-15 – 1-10 | Belcoo O'Rahillys | Kinawley |
| 18:30 | Stadium: Patrick McManus Park Referee: Karol Bradshaw |
| 25 August 2018 Quarter-final | Roslea Shamrocks | 0-6 – 0-12 | Derrygonnelly Harps | Enniskillen |
| 19:30 | Stadium: Brewster Park Referee: Niall Cullen |
| 1 September 2018 Quarter-final replay | Erne Gaels Belleek | 0-13 – 1-5 | Tempo Maguires | Kinawley |
| 18:30 | Stadium: Patrick McManus Park Referee: James Lewis |
Semi-finals
| 7 September 2018 Semi-final | Devenish St Mary's | 0-9 – 1-13 | Derrygonnelly Harps | Enniskillen |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Brewster Park Referee: Karol Bradshaw |
| 8 September 2018 Semi-final | Ederney St Joseph's | 3-13 – 3-5 | Erne Gaels Belleek | Enniskillen |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Brewster Park Referee: Oliver McShea |
Final
| Ederney St Joseph's | 0-10 – 2-16 | Derrygonnelly Harps |
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| Mark McCauley 0-4 (0-4f), Martin McGrath 0-2, Aaron Dennison 0-2, Conor McGee 0-1, Christopher Snow 0-1 | Report | Paul Ward 1-3, Garvan Jones 0-5 (0-3f), Ryan Jones 1-2, Conall Jones 0-3 (0-1f), Gary McKenna 0-1 (0-1f), Neil Gallagher 0-1 |
Relegation Playoffs
The four losers of the quarter-finals playoff in this round. The two losers will face off in a relegation final, with the loser to be relegated to the 2019 Intermediate Championship.
Relegation semi-finals
| 8 September 2018 Relegation semi-final | Tempo Maguires | 1-12 – 0-12 | Teemore Shamrocks | Derrygonnelly |
| 15:00 | Stadium: Canon Maguire Park Referee: Barry Monaghan |
| 9 September 2018 Relegation semi-final | Roslea Shamrocks | 2-9 – 1-9 | Belcoo O'Rahillys | Tempo |
| 16:30 | Stadium: St. Patrick's Park Referee: Kevin Donnelly |
Relegation final
| 22 September 2018 Relegation Final | Teemore Shamrocks | 1-13 – 2-8 | Belcoo O'Rahillys | Derrylin |
| 16:30 | Stadium: O'Connell Park Referee: Aidan Ferguson |
Ulster Senior Club Football Championship
References
- ↑ "Derrygonnelly claim third consecutive Fermanagh football title". The Irish News. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ↑ "Derrygonnelly make it four-in-a-row in Fermanagh". The Irish Times. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ↑ "Harps romp to four in a row". Irish Independent. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ↑ "Fermanagh SFC: Derrygonnelly win fourth title in a row with emphatic 2-16 to 0-10 win over Ederney". BBC Northern Ireland. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2021.