# 2017 Ulster Senior Club Football Championship

The 2017 AIB GAA Football Ulster Senior Club Championship was the 50th instalment of the annual competition organised by Ulster GAA. It was one of the four provincial competitions of the 2017–18 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.
Slaughtneil from Derry were the defending champions, having beaten Kilcoo from Down in the 2016 final.
Slaughtneil successfully defended their title after defeating Cavan champions Cavan Gaels to claim their third title in four years.

## Teams

The Ulster championship is contested by the winners of the nine county championships 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.
| County | Team | Last win |
| Antrim | Lámh Dhearg | |
| Armagh | Armagh Harps | |
| Cavan | Cavan Gaels | |
| Derry | Slaughtneil | 2016 |
| Donegal | Cill Chartha | |
| Down | Kilcoo | |
| Fermanagh | Derrygonnelly Harps | |
| Monaghan | Scotstown | 1989 |
| Tyrone | Omagh St Enda's | |

## Bracket

| Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Quarter-Final | Quarter-Final | Quarter-Final | Semi-Final | Semi-Final | Semi-Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | Scotstown (Monaghan) | Scotstown (Monaghan) | 1-6 | | | | | | |
| | | | Cill Chartha (Donegal) | Cill Chartha (Donegal) | 1-16 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Cill Chartha (Donegal) | Cill Chartha (Donegal) | 0-17 | | | |
| Kilcoo (Down) | Kilcoo (Down) | 0-12 | | | | Slaughtneil (Derry) | Slaughtneil (Derry) | 2-17 | | | |
| Slaughtneil (Derry) | Slaughtneil (Derry) | 1-11 | Slaughtneil (Derry) | Slaughtneil (Derry) | 0-10 | | | | | | |
| | | | Omagh St Enda's (Tyrone) | Omagh St Enda's (Tyrone) | 0-8 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Slaughtneil (Derry) | Slaughtneil (Derry) | 1-15 |
| | | | | | | | | | Cavan Gaels (Cavan) | Cavan Gaels (Cavan) | 0-10 |
| | | | Cavan Gaels (Cavan) | Cavan Gaels (Cavan) | 1-19 | | | | | | |
| | | | Lámh Dhearg (Antrim) | Lámh Dhearg (Antrim) | 0-10 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Cavan Gaels (Cavan) | Cavan Gaels (Cavan) | 0-12 (aet) 5-7 (R) | | | |
| | | | | | | Derrygonnelly Harps (Fermanagh) | Derrygonnelly Harps (Fermanagh) | 0-12 (aet) 2-15 (R) | | | |
| | | | Derrygonnelly Harps (Fermanagh) | Derrygonnelly Harps (Fermanagh) | 2-8 | | | | | | |
| | | | Armagh Harps (Armagh) | Armagh Harps (Armagh) | 1-8 | | | | | | |

## Championship statistics
### Top scorers
#### Overall

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Shane McGuigan | Slaughtneil | 1-17 | 20 | 4 | 5.00 |
| 2 | Paddy McBrearty | Cill Chartha | 0-18 | 19 | 2 | 9.00 |
| 3 | Christopher Bradley | Slaughtneil | 1-14 | 17 | 4 | 4.25 |
| 4 | Seánie Johnston | Cavan Gaels | 1-13 | 16 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 5 | Martin Dunne | Cavan Gaels | 0-14 | 14 | 4 | 3.50 |
| 6 | Paul Ward | Derrygonnelly Harps | 2-7 | 13 | 3 | 4.33 |
| 7 | Conall Jones | Derrygonnelly Harps | 2-6 | 12 | 3 | 4.00 |
| 8 | Paul O'Connor | Cavan Gaels | 3-1 | 10 | 4 | 2.50 |
| 9 | Gary McKenna | Derrygonnelly Harps | 0-7 | 7 | 3 | 2.33 |
| 10 | Sé McGuigan | Slaughtneil | 1-3 | 6 | 4 | 1.50 |
| 10 | Paddy Cunningham | Lámh Dhearg | 0-6 | 6 | 1 | 6.00 |

#### In a single game

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Paddy McBrearty | Cill Chartha | 0-10 | 10 | Slaughtneil |
| 2 | Paul O'Connor | Cavan Gaels | 3-0 | 9 | Derrygonnelly Harps |
| 2 | Shane McGuigan | Slaughtneil | 1-6 | 9 | Cavan Gaels |
| 4 | Christopher Bradley | Slaughtneil | 1-5 | 8 | Cill Chartha |
| 4 | Conall Jones | Derrygonnelly Harps | 1-5 | 8 | Armagh Harps |
| 4 | Paddy McBrearty | Cill Chartha | 0-8 | 8 | Scotstown |
| 7 | Seánie Johnston | Cavan Gaels | 1-4 | 7 | Derrygonnelly Harps |
| 8 | Martin Dunne | Cavan Gaels | 0-6 | 6 | Lámh Dhearg |
| 8 | Paddy Cunningham | Lámh Dhearg | 0-6 | 6 | Cavan Gaels |
| 10 | Ultan Lennon | Armagh Harps | 1-2 | 5 | Derrygonnelly Harps |
| 10 | Micheál Lyng | Cavan Gaels | 1-2 | 5 | Lámh Dhearg |
| 10 | Conor McCarthy | Scotstown | 1-2 | 5 | Cill Chartha |
| 10 | Paul Ward | Derrygonnelly Harps | 1-2 | 5 | Cavan Gaels |
| 10 | Paul Devlin | Kilcoo | 0-5 | 5 | Slaughtneil |
| 10 | Ryan McHugh | Cill Chartha | 0-5 | 5 | Scotstown |
| 10 | Seánie Johnston | Cavan Gaels | 0-5 | 5 | Lámh Dhearg |
| 10 | Paul Ward | Derrygonnelly Harps | 0-5 | 5 | Cavan Gaels |
| 10 | Gary McKenna | Derrygonnelly Harps | 0-5 | 5 | Cavan Gaels |