2015 Cavan SFC Tournament details County Cavan Province Ulster Year 2015 Trophy Oliver Plunkett Cup Sponsor Hotel Kilmore Date 24 July - 11 October 2015 Teams 17 Defending champions Cavan GaelsWinners Champions Kingscourt Stars (11th win)Manager Niall Lynch Captain Alan Clarke Qualify for 2015 Ulster Club SFC Runners-up Runners-up CastlerahanManager Michael Reilly Captain Stephen Cooney Promotion/Relegation Relegated team(s) Drumalee DrumgoonOther Player of the Year Shane Gray (Kingscourt Stars)
The 2015 Cavan Senior Football Championship was the 107th edition of Cavan GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Cavan, Ireland. The tournament consists of 17 teams, with the winner going on to represent Cavan in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship .
Cavan Gaels were the defending champions , having defeated Kingscourt Stars in the previous years final.[ 1] Kingscourt ended their reign at the quarter-final stage.[ 2]
Kingscourt went on to win the championship by beating Castlerahan in the final.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] This was their 11th title overall, and their first since 2010.[ 6]
Team Changes The following teams have changed division since the 2014 championship season.
Opening rounds
Preliminary rounds
Round 1
Round 2A
Back-door stage
Round 2B Gowna v Lavey 15 August 2015 Round 2B Gowna 3-8 – 1-12 Lavey Breffni Park 19:30 Report Referee: Chris McCaffrey
Round 3 Lacken v Denn 29 August 2015 Round 3 Lacken 1-14 – 0-7 Denn Sheelin Park 18:00 Referee: Kieran McCarville
Knock-out stages
Quarter-finals Killeshandra v Lacken 12 September 2015 Quarter-final Killeshandra 2-11 – 1-9 Lacken Breffni Park 19:30 Declan McKiernan 0-4 (0-2f), Daniel Luby 1-0, Austin Fitzpatrick 1-0, Paddy King 0-3, Shane O'Reilly 0-2, Tomas O'Reilly 0-2 Report Conor Finnegan 1-4, Finbar O'Reilly 0-4 (0-4f), Niall McKiernan 0-1 Referee: James Clarke
Castlerahan v Ramor United 13 September 2015 Quarter-final Castlerahan 2-14 – 1-8 Ramor United Breffni Park 19:00 Cian Mackey 2-2 (1-0 pen), Enda Flanagan 0-3 (0-2f), Oisin O'Connell 0-3, Cian McEnroe 0-2 (0-1f), Cormac Daly 0-1, Daniel Lynch 0-1, Sean Fitzpatrick 0-1, Stefan Connolly 0-1 OP Report Conor Bradley 0-3, Ronan Keating 1-0, Jack Brady 0-2 (0-1f), Stephen Monaghan 0-2, Jack Doyle 0-1 (0-1f) Referee: Joe McQuillan
Killygarry v Mullahoran 19 September 2015 Quarter-final Killygarry 2-14 – 2-8 Mullahoran Breffni Park 18:30 Brian Sheanon 0-5 (0-3f), Conor Smith 1-2, Martin Reilly 0-3, Brendan Murray 1-0, Darragh Gannon 0-2, Ross Sheridan 0-1, Donal Thomas 0-1 Report Paul Brady 2-2, Enda O'Reilly 0-3 (0-1f), Sean McKeogh 0-2, Chris Prior 0-1 Referee: Kieran McCarville
Kingscourt Stars v Cavan Gaels 19 September 2015 Quarter-final Kingscourt Stars 0-12 – 0-10 Cavan Gaels Breffni Park 20:00 Barry Reilly 0-8 (0-5f, 0-2 '45), Keith McCabe 0-1, Christy McGowan 0-1, Darragh Gunne 0-1, Cian McArdle 0-1 Report Martin Dunne 0-4 (0-2f, 0-2 '45), Seanie Johnston 0-4, Niall Murray 0-1, Vinny Coyle 0-1 (0-1f) Referee: Ollie Donohoe
Semi-finals Castlerahan v Killeshandra 26 September 2015 Semi-final Castlerahan 0-13 – 0-9 Killeshandra Breffni Park 20:00 Cian Mackey 0-4 (0-1f), Oisin O'Connell 0-4, Cian McEnroe 0-2 (0-2f), Cormac Daly 0-1, Paul Smith 0-1, Enda Flanagan 0-1 Report Declan McKiernan 0-2 (0-2f), Daniel Luby 0-2, Paddy King 0-2, Cillian O'Reilly 0-1, Aaron Brady 0-1, Austin Fitzpatrick 0-1 Referee: Oliver Óg O'Reilly
Kingscourt Stars v Killygarry 27 September 2015 Semi-final Kingscourt Stars 1-11 – 1-9 Killygarry Breffni Park 16:45 Darragh Gunne 1-4 (0-1f), Barry Reilly 0-4 (0-3f), Keith McCabe 0-1, Barry Tully 0-1, Peter Corrigan 0-1 Report Brian Sheanon 0-7 (0-6f), Daniel Talbot 1-0, Martin Reilly 0-2 (0-2f) Referee: Brendan Sweeney
Final 11 October 2015
15:00
Final
Kingscourt Stars 1-9 – 0-11 Castlerahan Philip Tinnelly 1-1, Peter Corrigan 0-3, Barry Reilly 0-3 (0-1f, 2 '45), Christy McGowan 0-1, Cian McArdle 0-1 Report Cian Mackey 0-3 (0-3f), Cormac Daly 0-2, Enda Flanagan 0-2, Paul Smith 0-1, Ronan Flanagan 0-1, Cian McEnroe 0-1 (0-1f), Oisin O'Connell 0-1
Attendance: 5,284
Referee: Noel Mooney
Relegation play-offs
Preliminary relegation play-off
Relegation Finals
References ^ "Lyng seals the deal to leave Kingscourt seeing stars". Irish Independent . 12 October 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2020 . ^ "SFC: Kingscourt send Gaels packing". Hogan Stand . 19 September 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2022 . ^ "Kingscourt come from behind to win Cavan senior title in thrilling encounter". The Irish Times . 11 October 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2020 . ^ "Tinnelly gives Stars edge". Irish Independent . 12 October 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2020 . ^ "Tinnelly goal wins it for kingscourt". The Anglo-Celt . 11 October 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2020 . ^ "Cavan SFC final: Stars secure 11th title". Hogan Stand . 11 October 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2020 . ^ "IFC final: Cootehill end 43-year wait". Hogan Stand . 4 October 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2020 .
External links Cavan at ClubGAA Official Cavan GAA Website