1997–98 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

The 1997–98 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the 28th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1970-71. The championship began on 5 October 1997 and ended on 17 March 1998.

1997–98 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

Dates	5 October 1997 – 17 March 1998
Teams	33
Champions	Corofin (1st title) Ray Silke (captain) Paul McGettigan (manager)
Runners-up	Erin's Isle Ken Spratt (captain) Mick Noonan (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	35
Top scorer(s)	Ciaran O'Hare (5-27)
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Crossmaglen Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Errigal Ciarán in the Ulster Club Championship.

On 17 March 1998, Corofin won the championship following a 0-15 to 0-10 defeat of Erin's Isle in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park. It was their first ever championship title.

Erin's Isle's Ciaran O'Hare was the championship's top scorer with 5-27.

Results

Connacht Senior Club Football Championship

Quarter-final

St. Brigid's v Knockmore

26 October 1997 Quarter-final	St. Brigid's	0-06 - 1-11	Knockmore	Kiltoom
	F Dolan 0-2, B Lennon 0-1, P Kilcommin 0-1, B O'Brien 0-1, T Lennon 0-1.		P Brogan 0-6, S Sweeney 1-2, J Davis 0-1, P Cawley 0-1, K Staunton 0-1.

Semi-finals

Corofin v Knockmore

9 November 1997 Semi-final	Corofin	2-11 - 2-07	Knockmore	Tuam Stadium
	M Donnellan 2-4, E Sheede 0-3, D Reilly 0-2, S Conlisk 0-2.		P Brogan 1-4, P Cawley 1-0, P Butler 0-2, J Davis 0-1.

Allen Gaels v Tourlestrane

9 November 1997 Semi-final	Allen Gaels	2-02 - 0-08	Tourlestrane	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada
	A Cullen 1-2, S McGettigan 1-0.		M Walsh 0-4, D Durkin 0-2, S Dunne 0-1, J Lundy 0-1.

Tourlestrane v Allen Gaels

23 November 1997 Semi-final replay	Tourlestrane	0-07 - 0-09	Allen Gaels	Markievicz Park
	G McGowan 0-4, C O'Meara 0-1, M Walsh 0-1, J Egan 0-1.		N Moran 0-4, A Cullen 0-2, M McGowan 0-1, A Fee 0-1, S McGuire 0-1.

Final

Allen Gaels v Corofin

7 December 1997 Final	Allen Gaels	0-11 - 2-10	Corofin	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada
	D Lynch 0-5, N Moran 0-3, A Fee 0-2, S McGettigan 0-1.		E Steede 1-3, D Reilly 1-0, M Donnellan 0-3, A Donnellan 0-2, T Burke 0-1, J Lardener 0-1.

Leinster Senior Club Football Championship

First round

Dicksboro v Moate

26 October 1997 First round	Dicksboro	2-04 - 4-05	Moate	Nowlan Park
	S Walton 1-2, M Kennedy 1-0, M Sheehan 0-1, N Lacey 0-1.		J Deehan 3-0, M Broder 1-0, D Browne 0-2, G Heavin 0-2, A Malone 0-1.

Erin's Isle v Old Leighlin

26 October 1997 First round	Erin's Isle	5-22 - 0-05	Old Leighlin	Parnell Park
	R Boyle 2-5, C O'Hare 2-5, N Crossan 1-8, J Barr 0-2, P Cunningham 0-1, C Redmond 0-1.		J Nevin 0-2, B O'Brien 0-1, S Hayden 0-1, M Roche 0-1.

Killanerin v Rathnew

26 October 1997 First round	Killanerin	1-04 - 1-04	Rathnew	Páirc Uí Shíocháin
	D Noonan 1-0, M Forde 0-2, P Forde 0-1, J Hegarty 0-1.		T Gill 1-0, D Coffey 0-3, K Gill 0-1.

Fr. Manning Gaels v Stradbally

27 October 1997 First round	Fr. Manning Gaels	1-14 - 1-04	Stradbally	Pearse Park
	P Davis 1-4, Michael Mulleady 0-4, J Tully 0-3, D Hanniffy 0-1, C Hanniffy 0-1, Martin Mulleady 0-1.		P McCormack 1-0 (og), D Delaney 0-2, G Ramsbottom 0-1, B Larkin 0-1.

Quarter-finals

Rathnew v Navan O'Mahony's

9 November 1997 Quarter-final	Rathnew	1-06 - 0-09	Navan O'Mahony's	Aughrim Park
	K Gill 1-1, D Coffey 0-4, J Snell 0-1.		D Doonan 0-2, C Kane 0-2, M Reilly 0-2, A Reilly 0-1, G Nelson 0-1, D Hosey 0-1.

Fr. Manning Gaels v Stabannon Parnells

9 November 1997 Quarter-final	Fr. Manning Gaels	0-11 - 0-11	Stabannon Parnells	Pearse Park
	P Davis 0-5, Michael Mulleady 0-3, D Hanniffy 0-1, C Hanniffy 0-1, J Breslin 0-1.		P Butterly 0-8, Paudie Donnolly 0-1, B Murray 0-1, N Butterly 0-1.

Moate v Clane

9 November 1997 Quarter-final	Moate	3-01 - 2-13	Clane	Páirc Ciaráin
	D Costelloe 2-0, G Heavin 1-1.		B O'Donovan 1-2, P McCormack 1-0, E McCormack 0-3, M Lynch 0-3, P McLoughlin 0-2, K McLoughlin 0-1, K McDonald 0-1, B Cahill 0-1.

Erin's Isle v Edenderry

9 November 1997 Quarter-final	Erin's Isle	1-10 - 0-11	Edenderry	Parnell Park
	C O'Hare 1-5, R Boyle 0-2, N Crossan 0-2, P Cunningham 0-1.		P Brady 0-7, B Malone 0-2, C Farrell 0-1, D Farrell 0-1.

Navan O'Mahony's v Rathnew

15 November 1997 Quarter-final replay	Navan O'Mahony's	0-09 - 1-08	Rathnew	Páirc Tailteann
	D Hosie 0-3, C Kane 0-2, D Doonan 0-2, M Reilly 0-1, D Beggy 0-1.		T Gill 1-2, D Coffey 0-3, T McGivern 0-1, T Doyle 0-1, V Collard 0-1.

Stabannon Parnells v Fr. Manning Gaels

15 November 1997 Quarter-final replay	Stabannon Parnells	0-16 - 1-10 (aet)	Fr. Manning Gaels	Drogheda Park
	P Butterly 0-11, G Hoey 0-2, P Donnelly 0-2, J Donaldson 0-1.		P Davis 0-9, D Hanniffy 1-0, J Tully 0-1.

Semi-finals

Clane v Rathnew

23 November 1997 Semi-final	Clane	0-12 - 0-04	Rathnew	Parnell Park
	P McCormack 0-4, M Lynch 0-4, P McLoughlin 0-2, K McDonald 0-1, D O'Connell 0-1.		D Coffey 0-4.

Erin's Isle v Stabannon Parnells

23 November 1997 Semi-final	Erin's Isle	0-11 - 0-08	Stabannon Parnells	Páirc Tailteann
	C O'Hare 0-5, E Barr 0-2, C Redmond 0-2, M Deegan 0-1, N Crossan 0-1.		P Butterly 0-3, B Murray 0-2, J Hoey 0-1, N Butterly 0-1, P Donnelly 0-1.

Final

Erin's Isle v Clane

7 December 1997 Final	Erin's Isle	2-11 - 1-11	Clane	Páirc Tailteann
	C O'Hare 1-2, C Redmond 0-4, N Crossan 1-0, P Cunningham 0-3, R Boyle 0-2.		P McLoughlin 0-5, T Cribben 1-0, P McCormack 0-2, B Murphy 0-1, B Cahill 0-1, D O'Connell 0-1, W McCreery 0-1.

Munster Senior Club Football Championship

Quarter-finals

The Nire v Castlehaven

25 October 1997 Quarter-final	The Nire	2-05 - 2-23	Castlehaven	Fraher Field
	M Guiry 0-4, B Power 1-0, B Wall 1-0, B Kearney 0-1.		C Crowley 1-7, E Cleary 1-4, A Crowley 0-6, M O'Mahony 0-1, L Tompkins 0-1, J Maguire 0-1, D Cahalane 0-1, D Cleary 0-1, L O'Connell 0-1.

Galbally v Fethard

26 October 1997 Quarter-final	Galbally	0-12 - 1-13	Fethard	Gaelic Grounds
	J Cummins 0-6, E Scully 0-2, M McGrath 0-1, S Morrissey 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1, D Ryan 0-1.		J O'Meara 1-4, M Coen 0-3, T Sheehan 0-2, M Quinlan 0-2, M Fitzgerald 0-1, JP Looby 0-1.

Semi-finals

Fethard v Cooraclare

23 November 1997 Semi-final	Fethard	0-06 - 0-04	Cooraclare	Ned Hall Park
	M Coen 0-3, B Burke 0-1, J O'Meara 0-1, T Sheehan 0-1.		D Hedigan 0-2, M Morrissey 0-1, D Lynch 0-1.

Castlehaven v Laune Rangers

7 December 1997 Semi-final	Castlehaven	2-10 - 1-03	Laune Rangers	Castlehaven
	J Cleary 2-3, L Tompkins 0-3, C Crowley 0-2, A Crowley 0-1, F Cahalane 0-1.		B Gannon 1-0, P O'Sullivan 0-2, G Murphy 0-1.

Final

Castlehaven v Fethard

14 December 1997 Final	Castlehaven	1-14 - 1-08	Fethard	Páirc Mac Gearailt
	L Tompkins 0-8, J Cleary 1-4, F Cahalane 0-1, S Connolly 0-1.		D Byrnes 1-1, M Fitzgerald 0-1, M Spillane 0-1, C Coen 0-1, T Sheehan 0-1, M Quinlan 0-1, M Coen 0-1, J O'Meara 0-1.

Ulster Senior Club Football Championship

Preliminary round

Gowna v St. Mary's Burren

5 October 1997 Preliminary round	Gowna	0-10 - 0-15	St. Mary's Burren	Breffni Park
	Declan McCabe 0-4, Dermot McCabe 0-2, K Madden 0-2, D Brady 0-1, B Morris 0-1.		J Treanor 0-6, J McAlinden 0-4, G Murdock 0-4, A McGovern 0-1.

Quarter-finals

Clontibret O'Neill's v Errigal Ciarán

5 October 1997 Quarter-final	Clontibret O'Neill's	1-10 - 1-11	Errigal Ciarán	Páirc Uí Néill
	Declan McCabe 0-4, P McShane 1-0, D Brennan 0-3, Dermot McCabe 0-2, M O'Dowd 0-1.		E Gormley 0-6, E Kavanagh 1-0, E McCaffrey 0-3, P Canavan 0-2.

Dungiven v Newtownbutler

5 October 1997 Quarter-final	Dungiven	0-13 - 0-05	Newtownbutler	Dean McGlinchey Park
	J Brolly 0-6, P Murphy 0-3, C Greeve 0-3, G McGonagle 0-1.		B McBrian 0-3, C McManus 0-1, R Johnson 0-1.

St. Paul's v Aodh Rua

5 October 1997 Quarter-final	St. Paul's	3-16 - 2-07	Aodh Rua	Casement Park
	J McManus 0-8, J Kennedy 1-2, P McErlean 1-1, C Murphy 1-0, J Quinn 0-2, A Donnelly 0-2, C Killane 0-1.		D Buggy 1-2, B Roper 1-0, D Condon 0-3, V Murray 0-2.

St. Mary's Burren v Crossmaglen Rangers

12 October 1997 Quarter-final	St. Mary's Burren	2-08 - 3-09	Crossmaglen Rangers	Páirc Esler
	J McAlinden 1-2, A Woods 1-0, J Treanor 0-3, A McGivern 0-1, T Fegan 0-1, D McLoughlin 0-1.		J McConville 3-2, O McConville 0-5, J McEntee 0-1, C Short 0-1.

Semi-finals

Errigal Ciarán v Crossmaglen Rangers

26 October 1997 Semi-final	Errigal Ciarán	1-12 - 1-10	Crossmaglen Rangers	St. Tiernach's Park
	E Gormley 1-9, Peter Canavan 0-1, E Kavanagh 0-1, Pascal Canavan 0-1.		J Mcconville 1-1, O McConville 0-4, C Short 0-2, J McEntee 0-2, D O'Neill 0-1.

Dungiven v St. Paul's

26 October 1997 Semi-final	Dungiven	0-12 - 0-10	St. Paul's	St. Tiernach's Park
	J Brolly 0-8, G McGonagle 0-4.		J McManus 0-5, J Kennedy 0-2, P McErlean 0-1, A Donnelly 0-1, A Finnegan 0-1.

Final

Dungiven v Errigal Ciarán

9 November 1997 Final	Dungiven	0-14 - 1-08	Errigal Ciarán	St. Tiernach's Park
	G McGonagle 0-5, J Brolly 0-3, C Grieve 0-3, S Heavern 0-1, P Murphy 0-1, R Murphy 0-1.		E Gormley 0-5, A McGinley 1-0, P Canavan 0-2, B Neill 0-1.

All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

Quarter-final

Tír Chonaill Gaels v Castlehaven

8 February 1998 Quarter-final	Tír Chonaill Gaels	0-08 - 0-15	Castlehaven	Emerald GAA Grounds
	T Maguire 0-2, B McDonagh 0-2, M Summers 0-1, B Mulvey 0-1, A Carr 0-1, G O'Regan 0-1.		J Cleary 0-6, A Crowley 0-3, B Deasy 0-2, L Tompkins 0-2, C Crowley 0-1, D Cahalane 0-1.

Semi-finals

Corofin v Dungiven

22 February 1998 Semi-final	Corofin	0-11 - 0-09	Dungiven	Fr. Tierney Park
	A Donnellan 0-2, M Donnellan 0-2, E Steede 0-2, D Reilly 0-2, T Burke 0-2, S Conlisk 0-1.		J Brolly 0-5, G McGonigle 0-2, P Murphy 0-2.

Erin's Isle v Castlehaven

22 February 1998 Semi-final	Erin's Isle	2-12 - 0-17	Castlehaven	Semple Stadium
	C O'Hare 1-4, N Crossan 1-2, C Redmond 0-2, K Barr 0-1, J Barr 0-1, E Barr 0-1, R Boyle 0-1.		L Tompkins 0-4, J Cleary 0-3, F Cahalane 0-3, D Cahalane 0-2, J Maguire 0-2, C Crowley 0-2, B Deasy 0-1.

Final

Corofin v Erin's Isle

17 March 1998 Final	Corofin	0-15 - 0-10	Erin's Isle	Croke Park
	D Reilly 0-6, G Burke 0-3, S Conlisk 0-3, A Donnellan 0-1, M Donnellan 0-1, E Steede 0-1.		C O'Hare 0-6, D Collins 0-1, N Crossan 0-1, K Barr 0-1, R Boyle 0-1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Ciaran O'Hare	Erin's Isle	5-27	42	6	7.00
2	John Cleary	Castlehaven	3-16	25	5	5.00
3	Niall Crossan	Erin's Isle	3-14	23	6	3.83
	Eoin Gormley	Errigal Ciaran	1-20	23	3	7.66
4	Pat Butterly	Stabannon Parnells	0-22	22	3	7.33
	Joe Brolly	Dungiven	0-22	22	4	5.50
5	Pádraic Davis	Fr. Manning Gaels	1-18	21	3	7.00
6	Larry Tompkins	Castlehaven	0-18	18	5	3.60
7	Robbie Boyle	Erin's Isle	2-11	17	6	2.83
8	Michael Donnellan	Corofin	2-10	16	4	4.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Eoin Gormley	Errigal Ciaran	1-09	12	Crossmaglen Rangers
2	Jim McConville	Crossmaglen Rangers	3-02	11	St. Mary's Burren
	Robbie Boyle	Erin's Isle	2-05	11	Old Leighlin
	Ciaran O'Hare	Erin's Isle	2-05	11	Old Leighlin
	Niall Crossan	Erin's Isle	1-08	11	Old Leighlin
	Pat Butterly	Stabannon Parnells	0-11	11	Fr. Manning Gaels
3	Michael Donnellan	Corofin	2-04	10	Knockmore
	Colin Crowley	Castlehaven	1-07	10	The Nire
4	John Deehan	Moate	3-00	9	Dicksboro
	John Cleary	Castlehaven	2-03	9	Laune Rangers
	Pádraic Davis	Fr. Manning Gaels	0-09	9	Stabannon Parnells

Miscellaneous

• Erin's Isle won the Leinster Club Championship for the first time in their history.
• Dungiven won the Ulster Club Championship for the first time in their history.