2018 Ulster Senior Football Championship

The 2018 Ulster Senior Football Championship was the 130th instalment of the annual Ulster Senior Football Championship organised by Ulster GAA. It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The winners receive The Anglo-Celt Cup. The draw for the championship was made on 19 October 2017.[1]

2018 Ulster SFC
Tournament details
Year2018
TrophyAnglo-Celt Cup
Winners
ChampionsDonegal (9th win)
ManagerDeclan Bonner
CaptainMichael Murphy
Runners-up
Runners-upFermanagh
ManagerRory Gallagher
CaptainEoin Donnelly
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Tyrone were the defending champions, though were eliminated in the quarter-finals. The championship was won by Donegal who defeated Fermanagh in the final. Donegal full-forward Patrick McBrearty suffered a season-ending cruciate ligament injury in the final.[2][3] DUP leader Arlene Foster notably attended the final.[4]

Teams

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

TeamColoursSponsorManagerCaptainMost recent success
All-IrelandProvincial
Antrim Saffron and whiteCreagh ConcreteLenny HarbinsonKevin O’Boyle
Armagh Orange and whiteSimply FruitKieran McGeeneyRory Grugan
Cavan Royal blue and whiteKingspan GroupMattie McGleenanDara McVeety
Derry Red and whiteH&A Mechanical ServicesDamian McErlainEnda Lynn
Donegal Gold and greenKN GroupDeclan BonnerMichael Murphy
2018
Down Red and blackEOS IT SolutionsÉamonn BurnsDarren O'Hagan
Fermanagh Green and whiteTracey ConcreteRory GallagherEoin Donnelly
Monaghan White and blueInvestecMalachy O'RourkeColin Walshe
Tyrone White and RedMcAleer & RusheMickey HarteMattie Donnelly

Championship draw

Preliminary roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
Fermanagh0-12
Armagh0-7
Fermanagh1-8
Monaghan0-10
Tyrone1-16
Monaghan1-18
Fermanagh0-12
Donegal2-18
Down1-18
Antrim0-14
Down1-12
Donegal2-22
Derry0-16
Donegal2-20 Donegal2-16
Cavan1-15

Preliminary round

v Cavan
BBC
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13 May 2018 (2018-05-13)
4:00 pm
Preliminary round
Donegal 2-20 (26) (18) 1-15 Cavan
(HT: 1-10 – 1-06)
Gls: R. McHugh 1, C. Mulligan 1
Pts: M. Murphy 6 (3f), P. McBrearty 4, C. Thompson 3, M. Langan 3, J. Brennan 2, C. Ward 1, L. McLoone 1
Gls: C. O'Reilly 1
Pts: G. McKiernan 7 (2f), C. O'Reilly 3 (3f), C. Mackey 2 (1f), N. Murray 1, B. Magee 1, A. Cole 1
Páirc MacCumhaill, Ballybofey
Referee: David Gough (Meath)
Attendance: 9,612

Quarter-finals

v Armagh
19 May 2018 (2018-05-19)
7:00 pm
Quarter-Final A
Fermanagh 0-12 (12) (7) 0-7 Armagh
(HT: 0-06 – 0-04)

Pts: Seamus Quigley 6 (5f), R Jones 2, B Mulrone 1, L Cullen 1 D McCusker 1, Seán Quigley 1

Pts: R Grugan 3, E Rafferty 2 (1f), M Shields 1, G McParland 1
Brewster Park, Enniskillen
Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon)
Attendance: 8,421

v Monaghan
BBC
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20 May 2018 (2018-05-20)
4:30 pm
Quarter-Final B
Tyrone 1-16 (19) (21) 1-18 Monaghan
(HT: 0-08 – 1-07)
Gls: M McKernan 1
Pts: C McAliskey 6 (3f), L Brennan 3 (3f), N Sludden 2, M McKernan 1, M Donnelly 1, P Harte 1, C McShane 1, P Hampsey 1
Gls: V Corey 1
Pts: C McManus 6 (4f), R Beggan 4 (2f, 2 '45), J McCarron 2 (1f), D Mone 1, F Kelly 1, R McAnespie 1, D Wylie 1, C McCarthy 1, C Walshe 0-1
Healy Park, Omagh
Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)
Attendance: 15,029

v Antrim
26 May 2018 (2018-05-26)
7:00 pm
Quarter-Final C
Down 1-18 (21) (14) 0-14 Antrim
(HT: 1-09 – 0-05)
Gls: K McKernan 1
Pts: D O'Hare 7 (5f), A Doherty 3 (3f), S Millar 2, S Dornan 2, B McArdle 1, C Mooney 1, K McKernan 1, C Harrison 1

Pts: P McBride 4 (2f), C Murray 4 (1f), R Murray 2 (1f), M Fitzpatrick 1, C Duffin 1
Páirc Esler, Newry
Referee: Derek O'Mahony (Tipperary)
Attendance: 5,589

v Donegal
BBC
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27 May 2018 (2018-05-27)
4:00 pm
Quarter-Final D
Derry 0-16 (16) (22) 2-16 Donegal
(HT: 0-07 – 1-10)

Pts: E Bradley 8 (5f), M Lynch 5 (4f), J Kielt 2, N Toner 1
Gls: H McFadden 1, C Mulligan 1
Pts: P McBrearty 8 (3f), L McLoone 3, M Murphy 2 (1 '45), R McHugh 2, J Brennan (0-01)
Celtic Park, Derry
Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)
Attendance: 9,356

Semi-finals

v Monaghan
3 June 2018 (2018-06-03)
2:00 pm
Semi-Final 1
Fermanagh 1-08 (11) (10) 0-10 Monaghan
(HT: 0-06 – 0-04)
Gls: E Donnelly 1
Pts: A Breen 2, Seán Quigley 3 (3f), C Jones 1, T Corrigan 2 (2f)

Pts: C McManus 5 (5f), D Wylie 2, F Kelly 1, R McAnespie 1, C Walshe 1
Healy Park, Omagh
Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)
Attendance: 10,122

v Donegal
BBC
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10 June 2018 (2018-06-10)
4:00 pm
Semi-Final 2
Down 1-12 (15) (28) 2-22Donegal
(HT: 0-07 – 1-12)
Gls: N Donnelly 1
Pts: D O'Hare 4 (3f), C Harrison 4, C Maginn 2, C Mooney 1, N Donnelly 1
Gls: L McLoone 1, J Brennan 1
Pts: P McBrearty 6 (3f), M Murphy 5 (3f), J Brennan 3, P Brennan 2, R McHugh 2, C Ward 1, C Thompson 1, S McMenamin 1, M McHugh 1
St Tiernach's Park, Clones
Referee: Anthony Nolan (Wicklow)
Attendance: 12,051

Final

v Donegal
24 June 2018
2:00pm
Ulster Final
Fermanagh 0-12 (12) (24) 2-18Donegal
(HT: 0-05 – 2-07)

Pts: Seán Quigley 5 (5f), Seamus Quigley 3 (1f), B Mulrone 1, E Donnelly 1, C Jones 1, C Corrigan 1
Gls: EB Gallagher 1, R McHugh 1
Pts: M Murphy 4 (3f), C Thompson 3 (1f), P Brennan 2, P McGrath 1, EB Gallagher 1, O MacNiallais 1, M Langan 1, P McBrearty 1, J Brennan 1, M McHugh 1, D O'Connor 1
St Tiernach's Park, Clones
Referee: David Gough (Meath)
Attendance: 28,150

2018 Irish News Ulster Allstars

  1. Rory Beggan (Monaghan)
  2. Pádraig Hampsey (Tyrone)
  3. Drew Wylie (Monaghan)
  4. Ryan Wylie (Monaghan)
  5. Eoghan Bán Gallagher (Donegal)
  6. Mattie Donnelly (Tyrone)
  7. Karl O'Connell (Monaghan)
  8. Colm Cavanagh (Tyrone)
  9. Michael Murphy (Donegal)
  10. Ryan McAnespie (Monaghan)
  11. Niall Sludden (Tyrone)
  12. Ryan McHugh (Donegal)
  13. Connor McAliskey (Tyrone)
  14. Seán Quigley (Fermanagh)
  15. Conor McManus (Monaghan)

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