2018 Ulster Senior Football Championship

The 2018 Ulster Senior Football Championship was the 130th instalment of the annual Ulster Senior Football Championship organised by Ulster GAA. It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The winners receive The Anglo-Celt Cup. The draw for the championship was made on 19 October 2017.[1]

2018 Ulster SFC
Tournament details
Year2018
TrophyAnglo-Celt Cup
Winners
ChampionsDonegal (9th win)
ManagerDeclan Bonner
CaptainMichael Murphy
Runners-up
Runners-upFermanagh
ManagerRory Gallagher
CaptainEoin Donnelly

Tyrone were the defending champions, though were eliminated in the quarter-finals. The championship was won by Donegal who defeated Fermanagh in the final. Donegal full-forward Patrick McBrearty suffered a season-ending cruciate ligament injury in the final.[2][3] DUP leader Arlene Foster notably attended the final.[4]

Teams

The Ulster championship is contested by the nine counties in the Irish province of Ulster. Ulster comprises the six counties of Northern Ireland as well as Cavan, Donegal and Monaghan in the Republic of Ireland.

Team Colours Sponsor Manager Captain Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial
Antrim Saffron and white Creagh Concrete Lenny Harbinson Kevin O’Boyle
1951
Armagh Orange and white Simply Fruit Kieran McGeeney Rory Grugan
2002
2008
Cavan Royal blue and white Kingspan Group Mattie McGleenan Dara McVeety
1952
1997
Derry Red and white H&A Mechanical Services Damian McErlain Enda Lynn
1993
1998
Donegal Gold and green KN Group Declan Bonner Michael Murphy
2012
2018
Down Red and black EOS IT Solutions Éamonn Burns Darren O'Hagan
1994
1994
Fermanagh Green and white Tracey Concrete Rory Gallagher Eoin Donnelly
Monaghan White and blue Investec Malachy O'Rourke Colin Walshe
2015
Tyrone White and Red McAleer & Rushe Mickey Harte Mattie Donnelly
2008
2017

Championship draw
Preliminary Round
 Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Ulster Final
     
        Fermanagh 0-12  
        Armagh 0-7  
          Fermanagh 1-8  
          Monaghan 0-10  
        Tyrone 1-16  
        Monaghan 1-18  
          Fermanagh 0-12
          Donegal 2-18
        Down 1-18  
        Antrim 0-14  
          Down 1-12  
          Donegal 2-22  
        Derry 0-16      
Donegal 2-20     Donegal 2-16      
Cavan 1-15  

Preliminary Round
BBC
deferred
13 May 2018 (2018-05-13)
4:00 pm
Preliminary Round
Donegal 2-20 (26) – (18) 1-15 Cavan
(HT: 1-10 – 1-06)
Gls: R. McHugh 1, C. Mulligan 1
Pts: M. Murphy 6 (3f), P. McBrearty 4, C. Thompson 3, M. Langan 3, J. Brennan 2, C. Ward 1, L. McLoone 1		 Gls: C. O'Reilly 1
Pts: G. McKiernan 7 (2f), C. O'Reilly 3 (3f), C. Mackey 2 (1f), N. Murray 1, B. Magee 1, A. Cole 1
Páirc MacCumhaill, Ballybofey
Referee: David Gough (Meath)
Attendance: 9,612

Quarter-Finals
19 May 2018 (2018-05-19)
7:00 pm
Quarter-Final A
Fermanagh 0-12 (12) – (7) 0-7 Armagh
(HT: 0-06 – 0-04)

Pts: Seamus Quigley 6 (5f), R Jones 2, B Mulrone 1, L Cullen 1 D McCusker 1, Sean Quigley 1
Pts: R Grugan 3, E Rafferty 2 (1f), M Shields 1, G McParland 1
Brewster Park, Enniskillen
Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon)
Attendance: 8,421
BBC
deferred
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20)
4:30 pm
Quarter-Final B
Tyrone 1-16 (19) – (21) 1-18 Monaghan
(HT: 0-08 – 1-07)
Gls: M McKernan 1
Pts: C McAliskey 6 (3f), L Brennan 3 (3f), N Sludden 2, M McKernan 1, M Donnelly 1, P Harte 1, C McShane 1, P Hampsey 1		 Gls: V Corey 1
Pts: C McManus 6 (4f), R Beggan 4 (2f, 2 ‘45), J McCarron 2 (1f), D Mone 1, F Kelly 1, R McAnespie 1, D Wylie 1, C McCarthy 1, C Walshe 0-1
Healy Park, Omagh
Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)
Attendance: 15,029
26 May 2018 (2018-05-26)
7:00 pm
Quarter-Final C
Down 1-18 (21) – (14) 0-14 Antrim
(HT: 1-09 – 0-05)
Gls: K McKernan 1
Pts: D O’Hare 7 (5f), A Doherty 3 (3f), S Millar 2, S Dornan 2, B McArdle 1, C Mooney 1, K McKernan 1, C Harrison 1
Pts: P McBride 4 (2f), C Murray 4 (1f), R Murray 2 (1f), M Fitzpatrick 1, C Duffin 1
Páirc Esler, Newry
Referee: Derek O'Mahony (Tipperary)
Attendance: 5,589
BBC
deferred
27 May 2018 (2018-05-27)
4:00 pm
Quarter-Final D
Derry 0-16 (16) – (22) 2-16 Donegal
(HT: 0-07 – 1-10)

Pts: E Bradley 8 (5f), M Lynch 5 (4f), J Kielt 2, N Toner 1		 Gls: H McFadden 1, C Mulligan 1
Pts: P McBrearty 8 (3f), L McLoone 3, M Murphy 2 (1 ’45), R McHugh 2, J Brennan (0-01)
Celtic Park, Derry
Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)
Attendance: 9,356

Semi-Finals
3 June 2018 (2018-06-03)
2:00 pm
Semi-Final 1
Fermanagh 1-08 (11) – (10) 0-10 Monaghan
(HT: 0-06 – 0-04)
Gls: E Donnelly 1
Pts: A Breen 2, Sean Quigley 3 (3f), C Jones 1, T Corrigan 2 (2f)
Pts: C McManus 5 (5f), D Wylie 2, F Kelly 1, R McAnespie 1, C Walshe 1
Healy Park, Omagh
Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)
Attendance: 10,122
BBC
deferred
10 June 2018 (2018-06-10)
4:00 pm
Semi-Final 2
Down 1-12 (15) – (28) 2-22 Donegal
(HT: 0-07 – 1-12)
Gls: N Donnelly 1
Pts: D O’Hare 4 (3f), C Harrison 4, C Maginn 2, C Mooney 1, N Donnelly 1		 Gls: L McLoone 1, J Brennan 1
Pts: P McBrearty 6 (3f), M Murphy 5 (3f), J Brennan 3, P Brennan 2, R McHugh 2, C Ward 1, C Thompson 1, S McMenamin 1, M McHugh 1
St Tiernach's Park, Clones
Referee: Anthony Nolan (Wicklow)
Attendance: 12,051

Final
24 June 2018
2:00pm
Ulster Final
Fermanagh 0-12 (12) – (24) 2-18 Donegal
(HT: 0-05 – 2-07)

Pts: Sean Quigley 5 (5f), Seamus Quigley 3 (1f), B Mulrone 1, E Donnelly 1, C Jones 1, C Corrigan 1		 Gls: EB Gallagher 1, R McHugh 1
Pts: M Murphy 4 (3f), C Thompson 3 (1f), P Brennan 2, P McGrath 1, EB Gallagher 1, O MacNiallais 1, M Langan 1, P McBrearty 1, J Brennan 1, M McHugh 1, D O’Connor 1
St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
Referee: David Gough (Meath)
Attendance: 28,150

2018 Irish News Ulster Allstars
  1. Rory Beggan (Monaghan)
  2. Padraig Hampsey (Tyrone)
  3. Drew Wylie (Monaghan)
  4. Ryan Wylie (Monaghan)
  5. Eoghan Bán Gallagher (Donegal)
  6. Mattie Donnelly (Tyrone)
  7. Karl O'Connell (Monaghan)
  8. Colm Cavanagh (Tyrone)
  9. Michael Murphy (Donegal)
  10. Ryan McAnespie (Monaghan)
  11. Niall Sludden (Tyrone)
  12. Ryan McHugh (Donegal)
  13. Connor McAliskey (Tyrone)
  14. Sean Quigley (Fermanagh)
  15. Conor McManus (Monaghan)

See also

References
  1. "2018 GAA Championship Draw".
  2. "McBrearty out for year with cruciate injury". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  3. McGoldrick, Sean (26 June 2018). "Donegal dealt a devastating blow as Paddy McBrearty is ruled out for the season". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  4. Mooney, Francis (24 June 2018). "Energetic Donegal end Fermanagh's Ulster title dream". RTÉ Sport. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
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