# 2017 Kildare Senior Football Championship

The 2017 Kildare Senior Football Championship is the 124th edition of the Kildare GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Kildare, Ireland. The tournament consists of 16 teams with the winner going on to represent Kildare in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship has a back-door format for the first two rounds before proceeding to a knock-out format. Generally, any team to lose two matches will be knocked out of the championship.
Sarsfields were the defending champions after they defeated town rivals Moorefield in the previous years final, however their Newbridge town rivals exacted their revenge when dethroning them at the quarter-final stage.
This was the Round Tower's return to the senior grade after 4 years in the middle grade.
Allenwood were relegated to the 2018 I.F.C. after losing to Eadestown in the Relegation Final, and thus ending their 27 year stay in the top-flight of Kildare club football.

## Team Changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2016 championship season.

## Round 1

All 16 teams enter the competition in this round. The 8 winners progress to Round 2A while the 8 losers progress to Round 2B.
| 6 May 2017 14:00 Round 1 | Celbridge | 1-18 - 0-14 | Round Towers | Hawkfield Referee: Fergal Barry |
| 6 May 2017 14:00 Round 1 | David Hughes 0-5 (0-1f), Shane Harte 0-4, David Byrne 1-0, John Costello 0-3, Dylan Corcoran 0-2, Fergal Conway, Padraig Carty, Paddy Brophy 0-1 each | Report | Neil Scanlon 0-8 (0-6f), Matthew Kelly 0-2 (0-1f, 1 '45), Davy O'Neill, Jason O'Brien, Stuart Murphy 0-1 each | Hawkfield Referee: Fergal Barry |
| 6 May 2017 17:15 Round 1 | Athy | 0-13 - 1-8 | Castledermot | Newbridge Referee: Billy O'Connell |
| 6 May 2017 17:15 Round 1 | Liam McGovern 0-6 (0-4f), David Hyland and Niall Kelly 0-2 each, Kevin Feely, Cian Reynolds, Adrian Kelly 0-1 each | Report | Gavin Keating 1-1, Willie Kelly and Dan Gray (0-1f) 0-2 each, Pauric Murphy (0-1f), David Keating, Oisin Doherty 0-1 each | Newbridge Referee: Billy O'Connell |
| 6 May 2017 19:00 Round 1 | Sarsfields | 3-22 - 4-11 | Maynooth | Newbridge Referee: Brendan Hickey |
| 6 May 2017 19:00 Round 1 | Ray Cahill 1-5 (0-2f), Robbie Confrey 1-2, Caoimghin McDonnell 0-4, Matty Byrne 1-0, Con Kavanagh and Cian Costigan 0-3 each, Dan Nea 0-2, Sean Dempsey (0-1f), Ronan Fitzgibbon, Darran McHugh 0-1 each | Report | Neil Flynn 1-6 (0-6f), Danny O'Sullivan and Chris Canning 1-1 each, Paddy Hever 1-0, John McAndrew 0-2, Jonathan Flattery 0-1 | Newbridge Referee: Brendan Hickey |
| 7 May 2017 14:00 Round 1 | Naas | 3-24 - 0-2 | Eadestown | Hawkfield Referee: Fintan Barrett |
| 7 May 2017 14:00 Round 1 | Eamonn Callaghan 0-7 (0-1f), Conor Mellett 1-4 (0-3f), David Gahan (1-0 pen) and Barry Murphy 1-1, Ronan Joyce 0-3 (0-1f), Joey Cocoman and Philly Cocoman 0-2 each, Brian Byrne, John Hill, Ailin McDermott, Brian Kane 0-1 each | Report | Steven Smith (0-1f) and Cian Bolton 0-1 each | Hawkfield Referee: Fintan Barrett |
| 7 May 2017 15:30 Round 1 | Leixlip | 2-7 - 1-8 | Allenwood | Hawkfield Referee: Liam Herbert |
| 7 May 2017 15:30 Round 1 | Tommy Moolick 1-2, Eamon Murphy 1-1, Paddy Meagher 0-2, Niall White and Cormac O'Toole 0-1 each | Report | John Doyle 1-4 (0-1f), Johnny Byrne, Eanna O'Neill, Martin Baneham (0-1f), Killian Darling 0-1 each | Hawkfield Referee: Liam Herbert |
| 7 May 2017 17:15 Round 1 | Johnstownbridge | 2-15 - 1-13 | Carbury | Newbridge Referee: Brendan Cawley |
| 7 May 2017 17:15 Round 1 | Daniel Flynn 1-2, Cathal McNally 0-5, Paul Cribbin and Sean Hurley (0-3f) 0-3 each, Jimmy Farrell 1-0, Sam Doran 0-2 | Report | Eoghan O'Flaherty 0-5f, Alan Kearney 1-0, Andy Dermody 0-3, Sean Costello and Terry Rossiter 0-2 each, Morgan O'Flaherty 0-1 | Newbridge Referee: Brendan Cawley |
| 7 May 2017 19:00 Round 1 | Moorefield | 0-14 - 0-14 | Confey | Newbridge Referee: Niall Colgan |
| 7 May 2017 19:00 Round 1 | Mark Murray 0-6 (0-3f), James Murray, Eanna O'Connor, Cian O'Connor 0-2 each, Adam Tyrrell (0-1f) and Mark McDermott 0-1 each | Report | James Gately 0-6 (0-1f), Paddy Griffin, Gary Savage, Paul Divilly 0-2 each, Frankie Barry and Niall Carney 0-1 each | Newbridge Referee: Niall Colgan |
| 14 May 2017 19:00 Round 1 | Clane | 2-11 - 1-12 | St Laurence's | Newbridge Referee: Noel McKenna |
| 14 May 2017 19:00 Round 1 | Brian McLoughlin 0-8 (0-4f, 1 sl), Jack McCreevy 0-3 (0-2f), Conor Doyle and Kyle Devey 1-0 | Report | Padraig Fogarty 0-6 (0-5f), Chris Fenner 1-2 (1-0 pen, 0-1f), Sean Fahey 0-3, Padraig O'Neill 0-1 | Newbridge Referee: Noel McKenna |
| 10 May 2017 19:30 Round 1 Replay | Moorefield | 1-16 - 1-5 | Confey | Newbridge Referee: Billy O'Connell |
| 10 May 2017 19:30 Round 1 Replay | | Report | | Newbridge Referee: Billy O'Connell |

## Round 2
### Round 2A

The 8 winners from Round 1 enter this round. The 4 winners will enter the draw for the quarter-finals while the 4 losers will play in Round 3.
| 19 August 2017 17:15 Round 2A | Celbridge | 1-14 - 0-12 | Sarsfields | Newbridge Referee: Noel McKenna |
| 19 August 2017 17:15 Round 2A | David Hughes 0-5f, Paddy Brophy 1-1, Fergal Conway 0-3, Shane Harte 0-2 (0-1f), Mick O'Grady, Kevin Flynn, David Byrne 0-1 each | Report | Ray Cahill 0-5 (0-3f), Alan Smith 0-4, Dan Nea 0-2 (0-1f), Cian Costigan 0-1 | Newbridge Referee: Noel McKenna |
| 19 August 2017 19:00 Round 2A | Athy | 5-12 - 0-10 | Clane | Newbridge Referee: Brendan Cawley |
| 19 August 2017 19:00 Round 2A | Niall Kelly 2-2, Kevin Feely (1-0 pen, 0-2f) and Liam McGovern (0-2f) 1-2 each, Ross Bell 1-0, Tony Martin 0-2, Darroch Mulhall, Cian Reynolds, James Eaton 0-1 each | Report | Brian McLaughlin 0-7 (0-6f), Sean Christiansen, Eoin Naughton, Jack McCreevy 0-1 each | Newbridge Referee: Brendan Cawley |
| 20 August 2017 17:15 Round 2A | Johnstownbridge | 0-20 - 1-10 | Naas | Newbridge Referee: Niall Colgan |
| 20 August 2017 17:15 Round 2A | Sean Hurley 0-5 (0-4f), Paul Cribbin, Cathal McNally and Daniel Flynn 0-3 each, Keith Cribbin (1 '45), Jimmy Farrell, Sam Doran 0-2 each | Report | Ronan Joyce 1-6 (0-5f), John Joyce 0-2, Paul McDermott and Ross Bergin 0-1 each | Newbridge Referee: Niall Colgan |
| 20 August 2017 19:00 Round 2A | Moorefield | 1-23 - 2-4 | Leixlip | Newbridge Referee: Declan Peppard |
| 20 August 2017 19:00 Round 2A | Aaron Mullins, Eanna O'Connor (1 '45), Adam Tyrrell (0-2f) 0-4 each, Ronan Sweeney 0-3, Niall Hurley-Lynch 1-0, Aaron Masterson and Eddie Heavey 0-2 each, Kevin Murnaghan, Cian O'Connor, Mark Murray, Ryan Houlihan 0-1 each | Report | Eamon Murphy 1-1, Brian Claffey 1-0, Paddy Meagher 0-2, Rob Tone 0-1 | Newbridge Referee: Declan Peppard |

### Round 2B

The 8 losers from Round 1 enter this round. The 4 winners will go into the Round 3 while the 4 losers will enter the Relegation Playoffs.
| 19 August 2017 14:00 Round 2B | Confey | 1-18 - 2-7 | Eadestown | Clane Referee: Raymond Kelly |
| 19 August 2017 14:00 Round 2B | Niall Carney 1-6 (0-4f), James Gately 0-4, Paddy Griffin 0-2, Conor Jennings (0-1f), Donal McClean, Gary Savage, Eoin Fitzpatrick, Conor Daly, Robbie McMahon 0-1 each | Report | Cian Bolton 1-2, Johnny Deane 1-0, Emmet Bolton and Steven Smith (0-1f) 0-2 each, Barry Lawlor 0-1 | Clane Referee: Raymond Kelly |
| 19 August 2017 15:30 Round 2B | Carbury | 0-25 - 2-13 | Maynooth | Clane Referee: Conor Daly |
| 19 August 2017 15:30 Round 2B | Eoghan O'Flaherty 0-8 (0-2f), Morgan O'Flaherty and Dale Redmond 0-3 each, Andy Dermody, Terry Rossiter, Stephen McGlynn, Shane Cummins 0-2 each, Brian O'Flaherty, Alan Kearney, James Kelly 0-1 each | Report | Neil Flynn 0-7 (0-3f, 1 '45), Sean Sinclair 1-1, John McAndrew 1-0, Ruadhan O'Giollain 0-2, P Murphy, Jonathan Flattery, Chris Canning 0-1 | Clane Referee: Conor Daly |
| 20 August 2017 12:00 Round 2B | Round Towers | 1-16 - 1-9 | St Laurence's | Newbridge Referee: Liam Herbert |
| 20 August 2017 12:00 Round 2B | Conor Hyland 1-2, Neil Scanlon 0-5 (0-3f), Cathal Daffy and Jason O'Brien 0-2 each, Mark Waters, Mark Byrne, Evan Flynn, Stuart Murphy, Matthew Kelly 0-1 each | Report | Padraig Fogarty 1-6 (0-4f), Stephen Mann, Jason McHugh, Eoin O'Neill 0-1 | Newbridge Referee: Liam Herbert |
| 20 August 2017 15:00 Round 2B | Castledermot | 1-10 - 1-10 | Allenwood | Hawkfield Referee: Fergal Barry |
| 20 August 2017 15:00 Round 2B | Gavin Keating 0-5 (0-3f), Aaron Murphy 1-1, Bryan Nolan, Emmet O'Keefe, Johnny Mahon, Fionn O'Gorman 0-1 each | | John Doyle 0-4f, Ernie Price 1-0, Darragh Malone and Martin Baneham 0-2 each, Johnny Byrne and Aaron Dunne 0-1 each | Hawkfield Referee: Fergal Barry |
| 24 August 2017 19:30 Round 2B Replay | Castledermot | 0-14 - 0-10 | Allenwood | Hawkfield Referee: Fintan Barrett |
| 24 August 2017 19:30 Round 2B Replay | Gavin Keating 0-4 (0-3f), Emmet O'Keefe 0-3, David Keating 0-2, Pauric Murphy (0-1f), Paddy Whelan, Aaron Murphy, Fionn O'Gorman, Dan Gray 0-1 each | Report | Johnny Byrne 0-4, John Doyle 0-3 (0-2f), Darragh Malone 0-2, Eric Judge 0-1f | Hawkfield Referee: Fintan Barrett |

## Round 3

The 4 losers from Round 2A enter this round and they play the 4 winners from Round 2B. The 4 winners will go into the draw for the quarter-finals.
| 2 September 2017 2:00pm Round 3 | Clane | 1-15 - 0-13 | Leixlip | Newbridge Referee: Kieran Harris |
| 2 September 2017 2:00pm Round 3 | | Report | | Newbridge Referee: Kieran Harris |
| 2 September 2017 3:45pm Round 3 | Sarsfields | 2-13 - 3-5 | Castledermot | Newbridge Referee: Owen Murphy |
| 2 September 2017 3:45pm Round 3 | | Report | | Newbridge Referee: Owen Murphy |
| 2 September 2017 5:30pm Round 3 | Naas | 2-13 - 0-12 | Carbury | Hawkfield Referee: Noel McKenna |
| 2 September 2017 5:30pm Round 3 | | Report | | Hawkfield Referee: Noel McKenna |
| 2 September 2017 7:00pm Round 3 | Round Towers | 2-7 - 1-10 | Confey | Hawkfield Referee: Brendan Cawley |
| 2 September 2017 7:00pm Round 3 | | Report | | Hawkfield Referee: Brendan Cawley |
| 6 September 2017 8:00pm Round 3 Replay | Round Towers | 3-14 - 1-11 | Confey | Hawkfield Referee: Noel McKenna |
| Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | Final |

## Quarter-finals

| 16 September 2017 1:45 pm Quarter-Final | Johnstownbridge | 3-17 - 0-8 | Clane | Newbridge Referee: Brendan Hickey |
| 16 September 2017 1:45 pm Quarter-Final | Paul Cribbin and Daniel Flynn 1-3 each, Sean Hurley 0-4f, Seamus McNally 1-0, Cathal McNally 0-3, Luke Flynn, Glen Doran, Jimmy Farrell, Sam Doran 0-1 each | Report | Brian McLoughlin 0-6f, Jake Devey and Eoin O’Neill (1 '45) 0-1 each | Newbridge Referee: Brendan Hickey |
| 16 September 2017 3:30 pm Quarter-Final | Moorefield | 2-11 - 1-11 | Sarsfields | Newbridge Referee: Noel McKenna |
| 16 September 2017 3:30 pm Quarter-Final | Eanna O'Connor 1-2 (0-2f), Niall Hurley-Lynch 1-1, Adam Tyrrell 0-3 (0-2f), Eddie Heavey 0-2, Cian O'Connor, Mark Murray (0-1f), Ryan Houlihan 0-1 each | Report | Ray Cahill 1-9 (0-9f), Ben McCormack and Dan Nea (0-1f) 0-1 each | Newbridge Referee: Noel McKenna |
| 16 September 2017 5:30 pm Quarter-Final | Athy | 0-21 - 0-6 | Round Towers | Hawkfield Referee: Billy O'Connell |
| 16 September 2017 5:30 pm Quarter-Final | Liam McGovern 0-8 (0-6f), Darroch Mulhall 0-4, Niall Kelly 0-3, Kevin Feely 0-2, David Hyland, Pascal Connell, Hugh Mahon, James Eaton 0-1 each | Report | Neil Scanlon 0-3f, Mark Scanlon, Evan Flynn, Matthew Kelly 0-1 each | Hawkfield Referee: Billy O'Connell |
| 16 September 2017 7:00 pm Quarter-Final | Celbridge | 1-14 - 0-11 | Naas | Newbridge Referee: Raymond Kelly |
| 16 September 2017 7:00 pm Quarter-Final | David Hughes 1-1 (0-1f), Paddy Brophy 0-4, Shane Harte 0-3, Fergal Conway and Tony Archbold 0-2 each, Mick O'Grady and John Costello 0-1 each | Report | Ronan Joyce 0-7 (0-6f), Shane Bergin (1 '45), Paul McDermott, John Joyce, Eamonn Callaghan 0-1 each | Newbridge Referee: Raymond Kelly |

## Semi-finals

| 30 September 2017 3:00 pm Semi-final | Celbridge | 0-14 - 1-8 | Johnstownbridge | Newbridge Referee: Raymond Kelly Man of the Match: Paddy Brophy |
| 30 September 2017 3:00 pm Semi-final | David Hughes 0-4 (0-2f, 1 '45), Paddy Brophy 0-3, Tony Archbold and Mark O'Sullivan 0-2 each, Kevin Flynn, Shane Harte, David Byrne 0-1 each | Report | Paul Cribbin 0-4, Luke Flynn 1-0 pen, Cathal McNally 0-2, Sean Hurley (0-1f) and Jimmy Farrell 0-1 each | Newbridge Referee: Raymond Kelly Man of the Match: Paddy Brophy |
| 30 September 2017 4:45 pm Semi-final | Moorefield | 3-13 - 0-14 | Athy | Newbridge Referee: Liam Herbert Man of the Match: Niall Hurley-Lynch |
| 30 September 2017 4:45 pm Semi-final | Niall Hurley-Lynch 2-1, Adam Tyrrell (0-2f) and Eanna O'Connor (0-1f) 0-5 each, Eddie Heavey 1-0, Ronan Sweeney 0-2 | Report | Liam McGovern 0-7 (0-3f), Pascal Connell, Darroch Mulhall, Tony Gibbons 0-2 each, Kevin Feely 0-1f | Newbridge Referee: Liam Herbert Man of the Match: Niall Hurley-Lynch |

## Final

| 15 October 2017 3:30 pm Final | Moorefield | 0-11 - 0-9 | Celbridge | St. Conleth's Park Referee: Noel McKenna (Ballyteague) Man of the Match: Kevin Murnaghan |
| 15 October 2017 3:30 pm Final | Adam Tyrrell (0-4f) and Eanna O'Connor (0-3f, 1 '45) 0-4 each, Eddie Heavey 0-2, Kevin Murnaghan 0-1 | Report | David Hughes (0-2f) and Shane Harte (0-2f) 0-3 each, Kevin Flynn, Paddy Brophy, Dylan Corcoran 0-1 each | St. Conleth's Park Referee: Noel McKenna (Ballyteague) Man of the Match: Kevin Murnaghan |

## Relegation playoff
### Relegation Semi-Finals

* St. Laurence's 2-13, 1-9 Allenwood, Hawkfield, 14/9/2017,
* Maynooth 1-8, 0-9 Eadestown, Hawkfield, 14/9/2017,

### Relegation Final

* Eadestown 3-12, 1-13 Allenwood, Hawkfield, 24/9/2017,