2019 Clare Senior Football Championship

The 2019 Clare Senior Football Championship was the 124th staging of the Clare Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Clare County Board in 1887.

For the hurling equivalent, see 2019 Clare Senior Hurling Championship.

Jack Daly Cup 2019
LeagueClare GAA
SportFootball
Duration10 August – 27 October 2019
Number of teams13
SponsorPat O’Donnell & Co.
Changes From 2018
PromotedKilrush Shamrocks
RelegatedKilfenora
O'Curry's, Doonaha
St. Breckan's, Lisdoonvarna
St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield
Wolfe Tones, Shannon
Changes For 2020
PromotedSt. Breckan's, Lisdoonvarna
RelegatedCorofin
County Championship
Winners St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay (15th Title)
  Runners-up Kilmurry-Ibrickane
Senior B Championship
Winners Éire Óg, Ennis

The 2018 champions, and holders of the Jack Daly Cup were St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay who became the county champions for the second time in three years winning their fourteenth overall title.

In 2016 a Football Review Agreement decided that from 2019 onwards the Clare Senior and Intermediate Football Championships would both involve twelve teams in a effort to make both more competitive. This meant that five clubs would lose their senior status and be relegated down to the Clare Intermediate Football Championship. The eleven remaining senior clubs would be joined by the intermediate champions to form the new senior championship, and thereby increasing the intermediate championship from eight to twelve teams. 2018 saw the relegation of St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield, Kilfenora, O'Curry's, St. Breckan's and Wolfe Tones down to Intermediate.

As part of the 2016 Football Review Agreement, a pathway was left open for any amalgamations that wished to enter the senior championship. Two intermediate clubs - Naomh Eoin, Cross & O'Curry's, Doonaha - both from the Loop Head Peninsula, took up this opportunity to compete together. According to the Clare GAA Master Fixtures Plan 2019, any amalgamations that enter a team are immune from relegation.[1]

Senior Championship Fixtures

Group stage
  • Each team plays all the other teams in their group once. Two points are awarded for a win and one for a draw.
    • The top two teams in each group advance to Quarter-Finals
    • The bottom team in each group contest Relegation Playoffs
  • One group of four and three groups of three.
  • 2018 semi-finalists are seeded and kept separate.

Group A

  Quarter-Final, Seeded   Quarter-Final, Unseeded   Relegation Playoff

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay 32105030+205
Kilmihil 32015647+94
Kilrush Shamrocks 31023862-242
Naomh Eoin / O'Curry's 30123540-51
10 August 2019 Round 1 Kilmihil1-12 - 1-16 St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay Cooraclare
11 August 2019 Kilrush Shamrocks 1-13 - 2-08 Naomh Eoin / O'Curry'sKilkee
25 August 2019 Round 2 Kilmihil 0-15 - 2-06 Naomh Eoin / O'Curry'sDoonbeg
25 August 2019 Kilrush Shamrocks0-06 - 3-13 St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay Cooraclare
7 September 2019 Round 3 Kilmihil 5-11 - 1-13 Kilrush ShamrocksCooraclare
9 September 2019 Naomh Eoin / O'Curry's 1-06 - 0-09 St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay Cooraclare

Group B

  Quarter-Final, Seeded   Quarter-Final, Unseeded   Relegation Playoff

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Kilmurry-Ibrickane 22003113+184
Lissycasey 21012621+52
Corofin 20021841-230
10 August 2019 Round 1 Kilmurry-Ibrickane 0-09 [2] 0-07 LissycaseyKilmihil
24 August 2019 Round 2 Corofin0-06 [3] 2-16 Kilmurry-Ibrickane Ennistymon
7 September 2019 Round 3 Corofin0-12 [4] 1-16 Lissycasey Cusack Park, Ennis

Group C

  Quarter-Final, Seeded   Quarter-Final, Unseeded   Relegation Playoff

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Ennistymon 22003319+144
Doonbeg 20112831-31
Cooraclare 20112536-111
11 August 2019 Round 1 Doonbeg1-08 [5] 1-11 Ennistymon Cusack Park, Ennis
24 August 2019 Round 2 Cooraclare0-08 [6] 2-13 Ennistymon Hennessy Park, Miltown Malbay
8 September 2019 Round 3 Cooraclare 0-17 - 1-14 Doonbeg Kilmihil

Group D

  Quarter-Final, Seeded   Quarter-Final, Unseeded   Relegation Playoff

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Éire Óg, Ennis 22004229+134
Cratloe 21013326+72
Clondegad 20022747-200
11 August 2019 Round 1 Cratloe 1-18 [7] 0-10 ClondegadCusack Park, Ennis
25 August 2019 Round 2 Cratloe1-09 [8] 0-16 Éire Óg, Ennis Cusack Park, Ennis
7 September 2019 Round 3 Clondegad0-17 [9] 3-17 Éire Óg, Ennis Cusack Park, Ennis

Quarter-finals
  • Played by top two placed teams from Groups A-D
    • Four losers divert to Senior B Championship
21 September 2019 Quarter-Final Cratloe 1-16 - 0-08 EnnistymonCusack Park, Ennis
21 September 2019 Quarter-Final Kilmihil1-10 - 2-14 Kilmurry-Ibrickane Doonbeg
21 September 2019 Quarter-Final Lissycasey1-05 - 0-12 St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay Cooraclare
22 September 2019 Quarter-Final Doonbeg 4-08 [10] 1-12
(AET)		 Éire Óg, EnnisHennessy Park, Miltown Malbay

Semi-finals
5 October 2019 Semi-Final Doonbeg1-12 [11] 1-16 St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay Cusack Park, Ennis
6 October 2019 Semi-Final Cratloe1-08 [12] 0-13 Kilmurry-Ibrickane Cusack Park, Ennis

County Final
20 October 2019 Final Kilmurry-Ibrickane 0-09 [13] 0-09 St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay Cusack Park, Ennis
27 October 2019 Final (Replay) Kilmurry-Ibrickane0-08 [14] 0-12 St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay Cusack Park, Ennis

Other Fixtures

Senior B Championship
  • Played by four losers of Quarter-Finals
5 October 2019 B Semi-Final Éire Óg, Ennis 3-11 - 2-07 EnnistymonCorofin
5 October 2019 B Semi-Final Kilmihil 2-11 - 0-14 LissycaseyKilrush
20 October 2019 B Final Éire Óg, Ennis 2-15 - 0-13 KilmihilCusack Park, Ennis

Relegation Playoffs
  • Played by the four bottom placed teams in Groups A-D.
    • Win once to remain in Senior Championship for 2020
    • Lose twice and relegated to Intermediate for 2020
21 September 2019 Playoff 1A Clondegad 2-10 - 2-08 Kilrush ShamrocksDoonbeg
22 September 2019 Playoff 1B Cooraclare 5-11 - 0-14 CorofinLissycasey
6 October 2019 Playoff 2 Corofin0-14 - 3-10 Kilrush Shamrocks Hennessy Park, Miltown Malbay

References
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  4. "Lissycasey Cruise Past Corofin". The Clare Echo.
  5. "Ennistymon Hold Off Doonbeg In Football Championship Opener". Clare FM.
  6. "Ennistymon Produced An Improved Effort". Clare FM.
  7. "Cratloe Lay Down Championship Marker Against Clondegad". Clare FM.
  8. "Éire Óg 0-16 Cratloe 1-09 Senior Football Commentary". Clare FM.
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  10. "Doonbeg Dump Éire Óg Out Of Clare SFC". The Clare Echo.
  11. "Miltown March Back Into County Final As Doonbeg Bow Out". The Clare Echo.
  12. "Kilmurry Ibrickane Get Past Cratloe To Set Up Final Derby". The Clare Echo.
  13. "Late McInerney 45 Sends Cagey Clare Decider To A Replay". RTÉ Sport.
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