The 2022 Ulster Senior Football Championship is the 134th installment of the annual Ulster Senior Football Championship organised by Ulster GAA. It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The winners receive the Anglo-Celt Cup. The draw for the 2022 Ulster Championship was made on 28 November 2021.[1][2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Province |  Ulster |
| Year | 2022 |
| Trophy | Anglo-Celt Cup |
| Winners | |
| Champions |  Derry (8th win) |
| Manager | Rory Gallagher |
| Captain | Chrissy McKaigue |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up |  Donegal |
| Manager | Declan Bonner |
| Captain | Michael Murphy |
Teams
editThe Ulster championship is contested by the nine county teams in the province of Ulster.
| Team | Colours | Sponsor | Manager | Captain | Most recent success | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Ireland | Provincial | |||||
| Antrim |  Saffron and white
|
Fona Cab | Enda McGinley | Peter Healy[3][4] | ||
| Armagh |  Orange and white
|
Simply Fruit | Kieran McGeeney | Aidan Nugent/Rian O'Neill[5] | ||
| Cavan |  Royal blue and white
|
Kingspan Group | Mickey Graham | Raymond Galligan | ||
| Derry |  Red and white
|
Errigal Contracts | Rory Gallagher | Chrissy McKaigue | ||
| Donegal |  Gold and green
|
Circet | Declan Bonner | Michael Murphy | ||
| Down |  Red and black
|
EOS IT Solutions | James McCartan | Darren O'Hagan | ||
| Fermanagh |  Green and white
|
Tracey Concrete | Kieran Donnelly | Declan McCusker | ||
| Monaghan |  White and blue
|
All-Boro | Séamus "Banty" McEnaney | Ryan Wylie | ||
| Tyrone |  White and Red
|
McAleer & Rushe | Feargal Logan Brian Dooher |
Pádraig Hampsey[6][7] | ||
Championship draw
edit| Preliminary round 16 April | Quarter-finals 23/24/30 April, 1 May | Semi-finals 8/15 May | Final 29 May | ||||||||||||||||
| Donegal
| 1–16 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Armagh
| 0–12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Donegal
| 2–16 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Cavan
| 0–16 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Antrim
| 0–10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cavan
| 1–20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Donegal
| 1–14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Derry
| 1–16 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Monaghan
| 0–23 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Down
| 2–7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Derry
| 3–12 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Fermanagh
| 2–10 | Monaghan
| 0–17 | ||||||||||||||||
 Tyrone
| 2–17 | Tyrone
| 0–10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Derry
| 1–18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Preliminary round
editTwo counties were randomly drawn to face each other in the preliminary round. The lowest ranked county to play in the preliminary round was Fermanagh of Division 3.
Preliminary round
| Fermanagh (3) | 2-10 - 2-17 | Tyrone (1) |
|---|---|---|
| Conall Jones 1-1, Josh Largo-Ellis 1-0, Sean Quigley (0-2f, 1 '45) & Ryan Lyons (0-2f) 0-3 each, James McMahon, Darragh McGurn & Garvan Jones (0-1f) 0-1 each | Report | Darren McCurry 0-6 (0-2f, 0-2m), Cathal McShane 0-3 (0-2f), Conor Meyler & Liam Rafferty 1-0 each, Conor McKenna 0-2, Darragh Canavan, Niall Sludden, Conn Kilpatrick, Kieran McGeary, Michael Conroy & Brian Kennedy (0-1m) 0-1 each |
Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
Quarter-finals
editSeven counties were given a bye to this stage and were joined by the preliminary round's winning team. The lowest ranked counties to play in the quarter-finals were Antrim, Cavan and Down of Division 3.
Quarter-final
| Antrim (3) | 0-10 - 1-20 | Cavan (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Murray 0-3, Michael McCann, Kevin Small, Dermot McAleese, Paddy McAleer, Conor Stewart, Conor Murray (0-1f) & Jamie Gribbin (0-1f) 0-1 each | Report | Paddy Lynch 0-8 (0-5f, 0-1m), Gearóid McKiernan 1-2 (0-1f), Gerard Smith 0-3, Martin Reilly 0-2, James Smith, Padraig Faulkner, Jason McLoughlin, Cormac O'Reilly & Raymond Galligan (0-1f) 0-1 each |
Referee: Jerome Henry (Mayo)
Quarter-final
Donegal  (1) | 1-16 - 0-12 | Armagh (1) |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Murphy 0-6 (0-4f), Patrick McBrearty 1-2 (0-1f), Michael Langan 0-3, Shane O'Donnell, Ciaran Thompson, Jason McGee, Eoghan Ban Gallagher & Conor O'Donnell 0-1 each | Report | Rory Grugan 0-5 (0-3f), Tiernan Kelly, Conor Turbitt, Ben Crealey, Jarly-Óg Burns, Greg McCabe, Stefan Campbell & Oisin O'Neill 0-1 each |
Quarter-final
| Monaghan (1) | 0-23 - 2-7 | Down (3) |
|---|---|---|
| Jack McCarron 0-7 (0-2f, 0-1m), Conor McManus 0-4 (0-3f), Gary Mohan 0-3 (0-2m), Rory Beggan 0-2 (0-1f, 1 ‘45), Andrew Woods, Ryan Wylie, Conor McCarthy, Kieran Duffy, Shane Carey, Conor Boyle & Kieran Hughes 0-1 each | Report | Pat Havern 1-1, Caolan Mooney 1-0, Daniel Guinness 0-2 (1 '45), Conor Poland, Conor Francis, Tiarnan Rushe (0-1f) & Andrew Gilmore (0-1f) 0-1 each |
Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford)
Quarter-final
| Tyrone (1) | 0-10 - 1-18 | Derry (2) |
|---|---|---|
| Darren McCurry 0-4 (0-2f), Cathal McShane (0-2f) & Darragh Canavan (0-1f, 0-1m) 0-2 each, Niall Morgan (1 '45) & Ronan McNamee 0-1 each | Report | Shane McGuigan 1-4 (1-0p, 0-2f), Niall Loughlin 0-7 (0-5f, 1 '45), Benny Heron & Conor Doherty 0-2 each, Ethan Doherty, Gareth McKinless & Emmett Bradley (0-1m) 0-1 each |
Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon)
Semi-finals
editSemi-final
| Cavan (3) | 0-16 - 2-16 | Donegal (1) |
|---|---|---|
| Paddy Lynch 0-6 (0-3f), Gearóid McKiernan (0-1f) & James Smith (0-1m) 0-3 each, Thomas Galligan 0-2, Gerard Smith & Raymond Galligan (0-1f) 0-1 each | Report | Paddy McBrearty 1-4 (0-3f), Michael Murphy 0-5 (0-4f), Jamie Brennan 0-4, Conor O'Donnell 1-0, Ciaran Thompson, Peader Mogan & Caolan McGonagle 0-1 each |
Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)
Semi-final
| Derry (2) | 3-12 - 0-17 | Monaghan (1) |
|---|---|---|
| Shane McGuigan 0-7 (0-3f, 0-1m, 1 '45), Benny Heron 2-0, Gareth McKinless 1-0, Paul Cassidy 0-2, Emmett Bradley, Niall Loughlin & Niall Toner 0-1 each | Report | Conor McManus 0-7 (0-5f), Jack McCarron 0-4 (0-3f), Conor McCarthy, Darren Hughes, Andrew Woods, Dessie Ward, Niall Kearns & Ryan McAnespie 0-1 each |
Referee: David Gough (Meath)
Final
editFinal
| Derry (2) | 1-16 - 1-14 | Donegal (1) |
|---|---|---|
| Shane McGuigan 0-6 (0-5f), Niall Loughlin 1-2 (0-1f), Brendan Rogers 0-3, Shea Downey, Paul Cassidy, Conor Glass, Conor Doherty & Emmet Bradley 0-1 each | Report | Odhran McFadden-Ferry 1-0, Peadar Mogan 0-3, Michael Murphy, Shane O'Donnell & Paddy McBrearty (0-2f) 0-2 each, Michael Langan, Jason McGee, Ryan McHugh, Ciaran Thompson & Aaron Doherty 0-1 each |
Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone)
The winning team advanced to the 2022 All-Ireland SFC, while the losing team advanced to the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers.
See also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ "2022 Senior Football and Hurling Provincial Championship draws". GAA.ie. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "2022 Football Championship draw: Galway pitted against Mayo in Connacht, Kerry paired with Cork in Munster". Sky Sports. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Healy handed Antrim football captaincy". Hogan Stand. 14 May 2021.
- ^ "McGinley departure a surprise to Antrim players, says captain Healy". Hogan Stand. 2 June 2022.
- ^ "'It was bonkers, that's the only word to describe it' — Ex-Galway star Joe Bergin on melee red cards". independent.ie. 29 June 2022.
However, a greater issue that caught Bergin's eye was the decision for referee David Coldrick to send off both Kelly and Nugent, feeling it was a far harsher punishment to Galway than Armagh considering the latter player shares the captaincy role with Rian O'Neill.
- ^ "Team news: Hampsey is new Red Hands captain". Hogan Stand. 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Pádraig Hampsey is new Tyrone captain – but no sign of Cathal McShane comeback just yet". Irish Independent. 14 May 2021.