# 2019 Ulster Senior Football Championship

The 2019 Ulster Senior Football Championship is the 131st instalment of the annual Ulster Senior Football Championship organised by Ulster GAA. It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The winners receive The Anglo-Celt Cup. The draw for the championship was made on 12 October 2018.
Donegal were the defending champions, and successfully retained their title, defeating Cavan in the final.

## Teams

The Ulster championship is contested by the nine county teams in the province of Ulster.
| Team | Colours | Sponsor | Manager | Captain | Most recent success | Most recent success |
| Team | Colours | Sponsor | Manager | Captain | All-Ireland | Provincial |
| Antrim | Saffron and white | Creagh Concrete | Lenny Harbinson | Declan Lynch | | 1951 |
| Armagh | Orange and white | Simply Fruit | Kieran McGeeney | Rory Grugan | 2002 | 2008 |
| Cavan | Royal blue and white | Kingspan Group | Mickey Graham | Raymond Galligan | 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 | Paddy Tally | Darren O'Hagan | 1994 | 1994 |
| Fermanagh | Green and white | Tracey Concrete | Rory Gallagher | Eoin Donnelly | | |
| Monaghan | White and blue | Investec | Malachy O'Rourke | Drew Wylie | | 2015 |
| Tyrone | White and Red | Tyrone Fabrication | Mickey Harte | Mattie Donnelly | 2008 | 2017 |

## Championship draw

| Preliminary round 12 May 2019 | Preliminary round 12 May 2019 | Preliminary round 12 May 2019 | Quarter-finals 18, 19, 25, 26 May 2019 | Quarter-finals 18, 19, 25, 26 May 2019 | Quarter-finals 18, 19, 25, 26 May 2019 | Semi-finals 2 & 8 June 2019 | Semi-finals 2 & 8 June 2019 | Semi-finals 2 & 8 June 2019 | Final 23 June 2019 | Final 23 June 2019 | Final 23 June 2019 |
| | | | Cavan | Cavan | 1-13 | | | | | | |
| | | | Monaghan | Monaghan | 0-12 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Cavan (R) | Cavan (R) | 0-17 0-23 | | | |
| | | | | | | Armagh (R) | Armagh (R) | 1-14 0-17 | | | |
| | | | Down | Down | 3-13 | | | | | | |
| | | | Armagh | Armagh | 2-17 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Cavan | Cavan | 2-16 |
| | | | | | | | | | Donegal | Donegal | 1-24 |
| | | | Fermanagh | Fermanagh | 0-09 | | | | | | |
| | | | Donegal | Donegal | 0-15 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Donegal | Donegal | 1-16 | | | |
| | | | | | | Tyrone | Tyrone | 0-15 | | | |
| | | | Antrim | Antrim | 2-09 | | | | | | |
| Tyrone | Tyrone | 1-19 | Tyrone | Tyrone | 2-23 | | | | | | |
| Derry | Derry | 1-13 | | | | | | | | | |

## Matches
### Preliminary round

* BBC Northern Ireland deferred
* 12 May 2019 (2019-05-12) 16:00 IST (UTC+1) Preliminary Round
* Report
| Tyrone | 1-19 (22) – (16) 1-13 | Derry |
| (HT: 0-10 – 0-7) |||
| Gls: Darren McCurry 1 Pts: Cathal McShane 7 (2f), Peter Harte 3 (3f), Richard Donnelly 2, Michael Cassidy 2, Padraig Hampsey 1, Michael McKernan 1, Hugh Pat McGeary 1, Frank Burns 1, Connor McAliskey 1 | | Gls: Shane McGuigan 1 Pts: Shane McGuigan 6 (5f), Ryan Bell 3 (3f), Christopher Bradley 2, Conor McAtamney 1, Ciaran McFaul 1 |
* Healy Park, Omagh Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon) Attendance: 10,116

### Quarter-finals

* Sky Sports
* 18 May 2019 (2019-05-18) 19:00 IST (UTC+1) Quarter-Final A
* Report
| Cavan | 1-13 (16) – (12) 0-12 | Monaghan |
| (HT: 1-08 – 0-04) |||
| Gls: Martin Reilly 1 (1p) Pts: Gearoid McKiernan 4 (2f), Niall Murray 2, Conor Rehill 1, Conor Brady 1, Dara McVeety 1, Conor Madden 1, Christopher Conroy 1 | | Pts: Conor McManus 4 (3f), Rory Beggan 2 (1 '45', 1f), Shane Carey 2, Kieran Hughes 1 (1f), Conor Boyle 1, Conor McCarthy 1 |
* Breffni Park, Cavan Referee: Conor Lane (Cork) Attendance: 13,496
* BBC NI
* 19 May 2019 (2019-05-19) 16:00 IST (UTC+1) Quarter-Final B
* Report
| Down | 3-13 (22) – (23) 2-17 (a.e.t.) | Armagh |
| (HT: 1-05 – 0-07) (FT: 2-10 – 1-13) |||
| Gls: Donal O'Hare 1, Paul Devlin 1, Pat Havern 1 Pts: Donal O'Hare 2 (2f), Paul Devlin 2 (2f), James Guinness 2, Jerome Johnston 2 (1f), Pat Havern 1, Conor Poland 1, Conor Francis 1, Connaire Harrison 1, Barry O'Hagan 1 | | Gls: Mark Shields 1, Andrew Murnin 1 Pts: Rian O'Neill 8 (4f), Jamie Clarke 2, Ryan Kennedy 2, Stefan Campbell 2, Aidan Nugent 1, James Morgan 1, Andrew Murnin 1 |
* Páirc Esler, Newry Referee: Anthony Nolan (Wicklow) Attendance: 15,116
* BBC NI
* 26 May 2019 (2019-05-26) 14:00 IST (UTC+1) Quarter-Final C
* Report
| Fermanagh | 0-09 (09) – (15) 0-15 | Donegal |
| (HT: 0-4 – 0-5) |||
| Pts: Ultan Kelm 2, Conall Jones 2 (2f), Ciaran Corrigan 2, Ryan Jones 1, Seán Quigley 1, Barry Mulrone 1 | | Pts: Patrick McBrearty 5 (2f), Jamie Brennan 4, Michael Murphy 2, Michael Langan 1, Jason McGee 1, Leo McLoone 1, Ciarán Thompson 1 |
* Brewster Park, Enniskillen Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan) Attendance: 10,447
* BBC NI
* 25 May 2019 (2019-05-25) 18:00 IST (UTC+1) Quarter-Final D
* Report
| Antrim | 2-09 (15) – (29) 2-23 | Tyrone |
| (HT: 0-5 – 1-16) |||
| Gls: Matthew Fitzpatrick 1, Patrick McCormick 1 Pts: Ryan Murray 6 (4f), Patrick McBride 2, James McAuley 1 | | Gls: Connor McAliskey 1, Tiernan McCann 1, Pts: Cathal McShane 6 (4f), Connor McAliskey 2 (1f), Richard Donnelly 3, Mattie Donnelly 3, Ronan McNamee 1, Rory Brennan 1, Michael Cassidy 1, Niall Sludden 1, Frank Burns 1, Kyle Coney 1, Darren McCurry 1, Niall Morgan 1 (1 '45') |
* Athletic Grounds, Armagh Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois) Attendance: 5,409

### Semi-finals

* BBC NI
* 2 June 2019 (2019-06-02) 16:00 IST (UTC+1) Semi-Final 1
* Report
| Cavan | 0-17 (17) – (17) 1-14 (a.e.t.) | Armagh |
| (HT: 0-7 – 0-7) (FT: 0-16 – 1-13) |||
| Pts: Niall Murray 5 (4f), Cian Mackey 3, Gearoid McKiernan 2 (2f), Dara McVeety 2, Stephen Murray 2, Christopher Conroy 1, Conor Moynagh 1, Gerard Smith 1 | | Gls: Jarlath Óg Burns 1 Pts: Rian O'Neill 4 (3f), Jarlath Óg Burns 2, Aidan Nugent 2, Paul Hughes 1, Jemar Hall 1, Stefan Campbell 1, Joe McElroy 1, Jamie Clarke 1 (1f) |
* St Tiernach's Park, Clones Referee: Derek O'Mahoney (Tipperary) Attendance: 16,716
* BBC NI deferred
* 9 June 2019 (2019-06-09) 16:00 IST (UTC+1) Semi-Final 1 Replay
* Report
| Cavan | 0-23 (23) – (17) 0-17 | Armagh |
| (HT: 0-11 – 0-08) |||
| Pts: Niall Murray 5 (4f), Dara McVeety 4, Raymond Galligan 3 (3f), Gearoid McKiernan 3, Conor Moynagh 2, Martin Reilly 1, Killian Clarke 1, Conor Rehill 1, Oisin Kiernan 1, Oisin Pierson 1, Cian Mackey 1 | | Pts: Jamie Clarke 7 (3f), Rian O’Neill 6 (4f), Stefan Campbell 2, Mark Shields 1, Rory Grugan 1 |
* St Tiernach's Park, Clones Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon) Attendance: 21,192
* RTÉ BBC NI Deferred
* 8 June 2019 (2019-06-08) 17:00 IST (UTC+1) Semi-Final 2
* Report
| Donegal | 1-16 (19) – (15) 0-15 | Tyrone |
| (HT: 1-9 – 0-5) |||
| Gls: Jamie Brennan 1 Pts: Michael Murphy 5 (2f, 1 '45'), Jamie Brennan 3, Patrick McBrearty 3 (1f), Ryan McHugh 1, Michael Langan 1, Eoin McHugh 1, Hugh McFadden 1, Stephen McMenamin 1 | | Pts: Cathal McShane 4 (3f), Darren McCurry 3 (1f), Richard Donnelly 2, Kieran McGeary 2, Niall Morgan 2 (1f, 1 '45'), Michael Cassidy 1, Mattie Donnelly 1 |
* Breffni Park, Cavan Referee: David Gough (Meath) Attendance: 13,579

### Final

* RTÉ BBC NI
* 23 June 2019 (2019-06-23) 14:00 IST (UTC+1) Final
* Report
| Cavan | 2-16 (22) – (27) 1-24 | Donegal |
| (HT: 0-5 – 0-13) |||
| Gls: Conor Madden 1, Stephen Murray 1 Pts: Gearoid McKiernan 6 (2f), Dara McVeety 3, Conor Moynagh 1, Conor Brady 1, Oisin Pierson 1, Conor Madden 1, Cian Mackey 1, Caoimhin O'Reilly 1, Jack Brady 1 | | Gls: Jamie Brennan 1 Pts: Patrick McBrearty 5 (1f), Jamie Brennan 4, Michael Murphy 4 (2f), Jason McGee 2, Ciarán Thompson 2, Ryan McHugh 1, Eoghan Bán Gallagher 1, Hugh McFadden 1, Niall O'Donnell 1, Michael Langan 1, Daire Ó Baoill 1, Oisín Gallen 1 |
* St Tiernach's Park, Clones Referee: Conor Lane (Cork) Attendance: 28,780

## Attendance

Total attendance :
* 134,851 ||
* Average attendance ||
* 14,983 ||
* Highest attendance ||
* 28,780 Cavan 2–16 – 1–24 Donegal 23 June 2019 ||