2016–17_All-Ireland_Senior_Club_Football_Championship References

2016–17 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
Dates	16 October 2016 – 17 March 2017
Teams	32
Sponsor	Allied Irish Bank
Champions	Dr. Crokes (2nd title); Johnny Buckley (captain); Pat O'Shea (manager)
Runners-up	Slaughtneil; Francis McEldowney (captain); Mickey Moran (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	31
Top scorer(s)	Niall McNamee (1-27)
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The 2016–17 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the 47th annual Gaelic football club championship since its establishment in the 1970-71 season. The winners receive The Andy Merrigan Cup.

On St. Patrick's Day 17 March 2017, Dr. Crokes from Kerry won the title for the second time by defeating Slaughtneil of Derry 1-9 to 1-7 in the final at Croke Park. Johnny Buckley was the winning captain.^[1]^[2]

The 2015-16 champions were Ballyboden St. Endas from Dublin who defeated Castlebar Mitchels of Mayo on 17 March 2016 to win their 1st title. They were defeated in the second round of the 2016 Dublin Championship by Kilmacud Crokes.

Results

Connacht Senior Club Football Championship

Quarter-finals

5 November 2016 Quarter-final	Castlebar Mitchels	1-10 - 0-05	Tourlestrane	McHale Park
	N Douglas 1-5 (0-3f), J Durcan 0-2, D Stenson 0-1 (0-1f), C Costello 0-1 (0-1f), F Durkin 0-1.	Report	B Egan 0-1 (0-1f), G Gaughan 0-1, L Gaughan 0-1 (0-1f), N Egan 0-1, P Harte 0-1 (0-1f).

Semi-finals

13 November 2016 Semi-Final	St. Brigid's	2-18 - 1-07	Aughawillan	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada
15:30	D Dolan 1-2; B Stack 1-1; S Kilbride 0-4; E Sheehy 0-3; K Mannion & A Gleeson 0-2 each; N McInerney, D Sheehy, P Kelly & M Daly 0-1 each.	[1] Report	M Plunkett 0-3 (0-2 ’45); S Gilheaney 1-0; B Prior, S Flanagan, N Beirne & M Quinn 0-1 each.	Referee: L Devaney

13 November 2016 Semi-Final	Castlebar Mitchels	0-14 - 0-17 (aet)	Corofin	McHale Park
15:30	N Douglas 0-10 (8f 1'45), D Stenson 0-2, Paddy Durcan, C Costello 0-1 each.	[2] Report	I Burke, J Leonard (2f) 0-4 each, G Sice 0-3 (3f), M Farragher 0-2, D Burke, R Steede, M Lundy, K Molloy 0-1 each.	Referee: P Neilan

Final

27 November 2016 Final	Corofin	2-13 - 0-05	St. Brigid's	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada
15:30	J Leonard 1-3 (0-2f), Michael Farragher 1-2, G Sice 0-4 (0-1f), Dylan Wall 0-1, I Burke 0-1, D Burke 0-1, M Lundy 0-1.	[3] Report	E Sheehy 0-2, K Mannion 0-2 (0-2f), P Kelly 0-1.	Referee: J Henry

Leinster Senior Club Football Championship

First round

30 October 2016 First round	Baltinglass	0-09 - 0-10	Seán O'Mahony's	Aughrim Park
	J Kelly 0-5f, J McGrath 0-3; H Sinnott 0-1.	Report	B McLoughlin 0-3, K McLoughlin 0-2, S Kilcoyne 0-2, C Cawley 0-1, C Finnegan 0-1f, D Dowling 0-1.

30 October 2016 First round	Gusserane O'Rahilly's	0-04 - 5-22	Rhode	Wexford Park
	S Cullen (f), A Flynn, P Wallace, P Wall (0-1 each).	Report	N McNamee (1-8, 0-2 frees), J McPadden, P McPadden 1-2 each; R McNamee (1-1), A Sullivan (1-0), C McNamee (0-2), S Sullivan, A McNamee, P Sullivan, S Hannon, N Darby, D Garry, G O'Connell (0-1 each).

30 October 2016 First round	Mullinalaghta St. Columba's	1-17 - 2-09	Stradbally	Glennon Brothers Pearse Park
	A McElligott (1-2), R Brady (0-4), D McGivney (0-3, all frees); G Rogers (0-2), J Matthews (0-2, one free), D McElligott (0-1), S Mulligan (0-1), J McGivney (0-1), M Cunningham (0-1).	Report	G Comerford (1-1, goal from penalty, point from free), C Delaney (1-0), J Dillon (0-3, one ‘45), J Donohue (0-2), P Fitzpatrick (0-2), G Ramsbottom (0-1).

Quarter-finals

13 November 2016 Quarter-final	Seán O'Mahony's	1-08 - 0-08	Sarsfields	Drogheda Park
	Sean O'Mahony's - C Finnegan 0-4 (4f), S Fisher 1-0, S Kilcoyne 0-2, B McLaughlin, D Dowling 0-1 each.	Report	R Cahill 0-4 (fs), A Smith 0-2, C Hartley, B McCormack 0-1 each.

13 November 2016 Quarter-final	Rhode	1-12 - 1-09	Simonstown Gaels	O'Connor Park
	N McNamee 0-5 (2fs), C McNamee 1-1, D Garry 0-2, B Darby, A Sullivan, N Darby, P McPadden (f) 0-1 each.	Report	S Tobin 0-5 (2fs), E Donoghue 1-0, P McKeever 0-2 (1f), J Lyons, M Brennan (45).

13 November 2016 Quarter-final	Mullinalaghta St. Columba's	0-14 - 1-09	St. Loman's Mullingar	Glennon Brothers Pearse Park
	D McGivney (0-6), J McGivney (0-5), S Mulligan (0-1), J Matthews (0-1), A McElligott (0-1).	Report	J Heslin (0-4), P Dowdall (1-0), S Dempsey (0-3), K Kilmurray (0-1), P Sharry (0-1);

13 November 2016 Quarter-final	Palatine	0-08 - 0-16	St. Vincent's	Dr. Cullen Park
	S O'Neill 0-3 (1f), J Kenny, J Kane, S Reilly, C Crowley, B Kelly (f) 0-1 each.	Report	C Diamond, M Quinn (3f) 0-5 each, S Carthy 0-3, E Varley, A Martin, R Trainor 0-1 each. Palatine:

Semi-finals

13 November 2016 Semi-Final	Seán O'Mahony's	1-05 - 0-12	Rhode	Drogheda Park
15:30	C Finnegan 0-4 (3f); S Fisher 1-0 (pen); S Kilcoyne 0-1.	Report	N McNamee 0-8 (5f); P McPadden 0-2; B Darby, R McNamee 0-1 each.	Referee: J Hickey

13 November 2016 Semi-Final	Mullinalaghta St. Columba's	0-11 - 2-12	St. Vincent's	Pearse Park
15:30	D McGivney 0-3 (3f), J Matthews (2f), R Brady, G Rogers 0-2 each, S Mulligan, J McGivney 0-1 each.	Report	S Carthy 1-3, T Quinn (0-2f) 1-2, E Varley 0-2, Cormac Diamond, R Trainor, D Connolly, J Feeney, A Martin 0-1 each.	Referee: D Moore

Final

12 November 2016 Final	Rhode	0-12 - 1-16	St.Vincent's	O'Moore Park
15:30	N McNamee (0-6, 5 frees), D Garry (0-2); N Darby (0-1); C Heavey (0-1); C McNamee (0-1); P McPadden (0-1).	Report	D Connolly (1-2), T Quinn (0-4, 2 frees), G Burke (0-3), E Varley (0-2), S Carthy (0-2), Cormac Diamond (0-1); R Trainor (0-1), J Feeney (0-1).	Referee: B Cawley

Munster Senior Club Football Championship

Quarter-finals

30 October 2016 Quarter-final	Dr. Crokes	1-14 - 0-08	Kilmurry-Ibrickane	Quilty
	D Casey 1-2 (1-0 pen), C Cooper 0-3 (2f), T Brosnan, K O’Leary 0-2 each, G O’Shea, B Looney, E Brosnan, J Kiely, M Burns 0-1 each.	Report	K Sexton (2f), I McInerney (3f) 0-3 each, S Hickey, N Hickey 0-1 each.

30 October 2016 Quarter-final	Monaleen	0-07 - 2-11	Carbery Rangers	Gaelic Grounds
	G Collins (0-3, 2 frees); B Fitzpatrick, P Kinnerk, T Barry and N Loughran (0-1 each).	Report	J Hayes (1-3, 1-0 pen, 2 frees); A Jennings (1-0); J O’Rourke, C O’Donovan (0-2 each); S Hayes, M Kelly, J O’Riordan and B Shanahan (0-1 each).

Semi-finals

13 November 2016 Semi-Final	Dr. Crokes	1-12 - 0-09	Loughmore-Castleiney	Lewis Road
15:30	C Cooper (1-3, 0-1 free); D Casey (0-2, 0-2 frees); E Brosnan, J Kiely, G White, G O’Shea, J Buckley, B Looney, T Brosnan (0-1 each).	Report	L McGrath (0-6 frees, 0-6 frees); J Hennessy, J McGrath, L Treacy (0-1 each).

13 November 2016 Semi-Final	Carbery Rangers	1-13 - 2-15 (aet)	The Nire	Pairc Ui Rinn
15:30	J Hayes 1-3 (3f), B Shanahan 0-4 (2f), B Hodnett 0-2, J O'Riordan, K MacMahon, K Fitzpatrick, S Hayes 0-1 each.	Report	B Wall 0-6 (5), C Gleeson 0-5, L Lawlor, S Walsh 1-0 each, D Guiry 0-2 (1f), D Guiry, J Mulcahy 0-1 each.

Final

27 November 2016 Final	Dr. Crokes	3-15 - 0-06	The Nire	Mallow GAA Complex
15:30	D Casey 3-1 (1-0 penalty, 0-1 free), K O’Leary 0-4, C Cooper (0-1 free), B Looney 0-2 each, A O’Donovan, J Buckley, E Brosnan, J Kiely, C Brady, S Murphy (0-1 45) 0-1 each.	Report	D Ryan 0-4, L Lawlor 0-2.	Referee: K Murphy (Cork)

Ulster Senior Club Football Championship

Preliminary round

16 October 2016 Preliminary round	Kilcoo	1-08 - 0-09	Scotstown	St. Tiernach's Park
	R Johnston 1-0, P Devlin 0-3 (2fs), M Devlin 0-2, Aaron Brannagan, A Morgan and D Kane (f) 0-1 each.	Report	S Carey 0-6 (4f), R Beggan (free), D Morgan and D Hughes 0-1 each.

Quarter-finals

30 October 2016 Quarter-final	Killyclogher St. Mary's	2-10 - 1-08	Erin's Own	Healy Park
	M Bradley 1-3, 2f, J Carlin 1-1, S O'Neill 0-4, 2f, C McCann 0-1, N Donnelly 0-1.	Report	T McCann 0-4f, R McKernan 1-0, K Close 0-2f, M McCann 0-1, P McCann 0-1;

30 October 2016 Quarter-final	Slaughtneil	0-12 - 0-07	Derrygonnelly Harps	Celtic Park
	Paul Bradley (0-5, 4f), Se McGuigan (0-2, 1f), Patsy Bradley (0-1), K McKaigue (0-1); F McEldowney (0-1), C O'Doherty (0-1), B McGuigan (0-1).	Report	G Jones (0-3, 2f); L Jones (0-2, 1f), G McGinley (0-1); R Jones (0-1).

30 October 2016 Quarter-final	Maghery Sean MacDermott's	1-13 - 1-10	Ramor United	Athletic Grounds
	Stefan Forker 0-6 (3f), A Forker 1-1 (f), Seamus Forker 0-3 (2f), N Forker, J Lavery, S Cusack 0-1 each;	Report	C Bradley 0-4 (2f), J Bradley 1-1 (f), J Doyle 0-3, C Maguire, K Mulvaney 0-1 each.

30 October 2016 Quarter-final	Kilcoo	1-12 - 1-06	Glenswilly	Páirc Esler
	D O’Hanlon 1-1 (1-0 pen, 0-1f), P Devlin 0-4fs, R Johnston 0-3, E Branagan, N Kane (‘45’), C Laverty, D Kane 0-1 each.	Report	M Murphy 1-2 (1-0pen), O Crawford 0-2, G McFadden (f), B Farrelly 0-1 each.

Semi-finals

13 November 2016 Semi-Final	Slaughtneil	1-11 - 0-08	Killyclogher St. Mary's	Athletic Grounds
15:30	Paul Bradley (0-5, 5f), M McGrath (1-0), C Bradley (0-2), Se McGuigan (0-1), P Cassidy (0-1), Shane McGuigan (0-1, f), R Bradley (0-1).	[4] Report	M Bradley (0-4, 3f), S O’Neill (0-1, f), M Swift (0-1), C McCann (0-1), T Cox (0-1).	Man of the Match: Patsy Bradley

13 November 2016 Semi-Final	Kilcoo	4-13 - 0-12	Maghery Sean MacDermott's	Páirc Esler
15:30	C Doherty (2-1); R Johnston (1-3); P Devlin (0-4, 3 frees); JJ McLoughlin (1-0), E Branagan, M Devlin, A Morgan, D Kane (f), Gerard McEvoy (f) (0-1 each)	[5] Report	S Forker (0-4, 2 frees); C Mackle, A Forker (0-2 frees); N Forker, R Lappin, Seamus Forker (f), B Crealey (0-1 each).

Final

27 November 2016 Final	Kilcoo	0-09 - 0-12	Slaughtneil	Athletic Grounds
15:30	C Doherty 0-3, D O'Hanlon 0-2 (2f), D Branagan, R Johnston, M Devlin 0-1 each, P Devlin 0-1 (f).	Report	Shane McGuigan 0-5 (2f), P Bradley 0-2 (2f), B Rodgers 0-2, C McKaigue, C Bradley, C O'Doherty 0-1 each;	Attendance: 9,125 Referee: S Hurson Man of the Match: Brendan Rogers

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Quarter-final

11 December 2016 Quarter-Final	Slaughtneil	2-11 - 0-05	St. Kiernan's	Tír Chonaill Park
	C Bradley 1-2, S McGuigan 0-4 (3f), P Bradley 0-3f, M McGrath 1-0, P Bradley and C O'Doherty 0-1 each.	Report	A Moyles 0-3f, M O'Donoghue and T Moriarty 0-1 each.	Referee: R Hickey (Clare) Man of the Match: Padraig Cassidy

Semi-finals

11 February 2017 Semi-Final	Slaughtneil	0-12 - 0-10	St. Vincent's	Páirc Esler
14:00	C McKaigue 0-4, C Bradley & S McGuigan (2f) 0-3 each, P Bradley 0-2 (2f).	Report [6]	E Varley 0-5 (2f), G Burke 0-2, D Connolly, SB Carthy & N Mullins 0-1 each.	Referee: P Nallen (Roscommon) Man of the Match: Chrissy McKaigue

11 February 2017 Semi-Final	Dr Crokes	2-11 - 0-8	Corofin	Gaelic Grounds
16:00	K O'Leary 0-5, J Kiely & G O'Shea 1-0 each, D Casey 0-2 (2f), C Cooper (1f), T Brosnan, S Murphy (1f) & B Looney 0-1 each.	Report	G Sice 0-2 (2f), J Leonard (1f) & D Wall 0-2 each, I Burke & Michael Farragher 0-1 each.	Referee: C Brannigan (Down)

Final

17 March 2017 Final	Dr Crokes	1-09 - 1-07	Slaughtneil ( Derry)	Croke Park
17:00	C Cooper 1-2 (2f), B Looney & D Casey (2f) 0-3, M Burns 0-1.	Report	P Bradley (3f) 0-3, P Cassidy 1-0, C Bradley 0-2, F McEldowney & S McGuigan 0-1	Attendance: 30,930 Referee: M Deegan (Laois)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Niall McNamee	Rhode	1-27	30	4	7.50
2	Daithí Casey	Dr. Crokes	4-10	22	5	4.40
3	Paul Baradley	Slaughtneil	0-20	20	6	3.33
4	Neil Douglas	Castlebar Mitchels	1-15	18	2	9.00
5	Colm Cooper	Dr. Crokes	2-11	17	5	3.40
6	Ryan Johnston	Kilcoo	2-07	13	4	3.25
6	Christopher Bradley	Slaughtneil	1-10	13	6	2.16
6	John Hayes	Carbery Rangers	2-06	12	2	6.00
	Jason Leonard	Corofin	1-09	12	3	4.00
	Shane Carthy	St. Vincent's	1-09	12	4	3.00
	David McGivney	Mullinalaghta St. Columba's	0-12	12	3	4.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Niall McNamee	Rhode	1-08	11	Gusserane O'Rahilly's
2	Daithí Casey	Dr. Crokes	3-01	10	The Nire
2	Neil Douglas	Castlebar Mitchels	0-10	10	Corofin
3	Neil Douglas	Castlebar Mitchels	1-05	8	Tourlestrane
3	Niall McNamee	Rhode	0-08	8	Seán O'Mahony's
4	Ceilum Doherty	Kilcoo	2-01	7	Maghery Sean MacDermott's
5	Jason Leonard	Corofin	1-03	6	St. Brigid's
	Shane Carthy	St. Vincent's	1-03	6	Mullinalaghta St. Columba's
	John Hayes	Carbery Rangers	1-03	6	Monaleen
	Colm Cooper	Dr. Crokes	1-03	6	Loughmore-Castleiney
	John Hayes	Carbery Rangers	1-03	6	The Nire
	Mark Bradley	Killyclogher St. Mary's	1-03	6	Erin's Own
	Ryan Johnston	Kilcoo	1-03	6	Maghery Sean MacDermott's
	David McGivney	Mullinalaghta St. Columba's	0-06	6	St. Loman's
	Niall McNamee	Rhode	0-06	6	St. Vincent's
	Liam McGrath	Loughmore-Castleiney	0-06	6	Dr. Crokes
	Brian Wall	The Nire	0-06	6	Carbery Rangers
	Shane Carey	Scotstown	0-06	6	Kilcoo
	Stefan Forker	Maghery Sean MacDermott's	0-06	6	Ramor United

References

^ "Dr Crokes bring All-Ireland Club football title back to the Kingdom". Irish Examiner. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
^ "Colm Cooper completes the set with Dr Crokes glory". RTE Sport. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.

[1] "Dr Crokes bring All-Ireland Club football title back to the Kingdom". Irish Examiner. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.

[2] "Colm Cooper completes the set with Dr Crokes glory". RTE Sport. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.

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