# 2022 Tipperary Senior Football Championship

The 2022 Tipperary Senior Football Championship was the 132nd staging of the Tipperary Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887. The championship started on 30 July and ended on 16 October.
Loughmore–Castleiney were the defending champions, but lost to Upperchurch–Drombane at the semi-final stage.
Clonmel Commercials won their 20th title after a 1-10 to 1-2 win against first time finalists Upperchurch–Drombane in the final on 16 October.

## Team changes
### To Championship

Promoted from the Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship
* Drom & Inch

### From Championship

Relegated to the Tipperary Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship
* Moyne–Templetuohy

## Group stage

Advance to quarter-finals  Advance to relegation semi-final

### Group 1

| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Clonmel Commercials | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-47 | 0-30 | +32 | 6 |
| Upperchurch–Drombane | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-33 | 3-28 | +2 | 4 |
| Killenaule | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-31 | 3-34 | -6 | 2 |
| Cahir | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-28 | 5-47 | -28 | 0 |

#### Results
### Group 2

| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Moyle Rovers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-27 | 2-14 | +13 | 6 |
| Kilsheelan–Kilcash | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-35 | 2-39 | +5 | 4 |
| Rockwell Rovers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-31 | 1-39 | +1 | 2 |
| Drom & Inch | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-25 | 6-26 | -19 | 0 |

#### Results
### Group 3

| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Loughmore–Castleiney | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-41 | 2-24 | +29 | 6 |
| Ardfinnan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-41 | 3-33 | +5 | 3 |
| Moycarkey–Borris | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-29 | 5-41 | -18 | 2 |
| Aherlow | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-23 | 6-36 | -16 | 1 |

#### Results
### Group 4

| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| JK Brackens | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-22 | 1-17 | +5 | 6 |
| Arravale Rovers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-29 | 2-30 | +8 | 4 |
| Ballyporeen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-31 | 4-35 | -4 | 2 |
| Éire Óg Annacarty | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-20 | 3-20 | -9 | 0 |

#### Results
## Relegation
### Semi-finals

The relegation semi-finals doubled up as Tom Cusack Cup quarter-finals.

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 18 September, Clonmel Sportsfield | 18 September, Clonmel Sportsfield | | | |
| Moyle Rovers | 0-12 | | | |
| Moyle Rovers | 0-12 | 2 October, Golden | 2 October, Golden | | |
| Ardfinnan | 0-11 | 2 October, Golden | 2 October, Golden | |
| Ardfinnan | 0-11 | Moyle Rovers | 0-9 | |
| 17 September, Leahy Park Cashel | 17 September, Leahy Park Cashel | | Moyle Rovers | 0-9 | |
| 17 September, Leahy Park Cashel | 17 September, Leahy Park Cashel | Clonmel Commercials | 1-15 | |
| Clonmel Commercials | 0-21 | Clonmel Commercials | 1-15 | |
| Clonmel Commercials | 0-21 | | | | 16 October, Semple Stadium | 16 October, Semple Stadium |
| Arravale Rovers | 1-2 | | | | 16 October, Semple Stadium | 16 October, Semple Stadium |
| Arravale Rovers | 1-2 | | | | Clonmel Commercials | 1-10 |
| 17 September, Leahy Park Cashel | 17 September, Leahy Park Cashel | | | | | Clonmel Commercials | 1-10 |
| 17 September, Leahy Park Cashel | 17 September, Leahy Park Cashel | | | | Upperchurch–Drombane | 1-2 |
| Loughmore–Castleiney | 1-10 | | | | Upperchurch–Drombane | 1-2 |
| Loughmore–Castleiney | 1-10 | 2 October, Golden | 2 October, Golden | | | |
| Kilsheelan–Kilcash | 0-11 | 2 October, Golden | 2 October, Golden | | | |
| Kilsheelan–Kilcash | 0-11 | Loughmore–Castleiney | 1-11 | | | |
| 17 September, Holycross | 17 September, Holycross | | Loughmore–Castleiney | 1-11 | | | |
| 17 September, Holycross | 17 September, Holycross | Upperchurch–Drombane | 1-12 | |
| JK Brackens | 0-10 | Upperchurch–Drombane | 1-12 | |
| Upperchurch–Drombane | 1-11 | | | |

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

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Paul Shanahan | Upperchurch–Drombane | 3-23 | 32 | 6 | 5.33 |
| 2 | Sean O'Connor | Clonmel Commercials | 2-23 | 29 | 6 | 4.83 |
| 3 | Liam Boland | Moyle Rovers | 0-24 | 24 | 4 | 6 |
| 4 | Liam McGrath | Loughmore–Castleiney | 2-16 | 22 | 5 | 4.4 |
| 5 | Conor Sweeney | Ballyporeen | 0-21 | 21 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | Michael Barlow | Ardfinnan | 1-18 | 21 | 4 | 5.25 |
| 5 | Jack Kennedy | Clonmel Commercials | 2-15 | 21 | 5 | 4.2 |
| 5 | Conor Ryan | Loughmore–Castleiney | 2-15 | 21 | 5 | 4.2 |
| 9 | Alan Moloney | Rockwell Rovers | 1-16 | 19 | 3 | 6.33 |
| 9 | Luke Shanahan | Upperchurch–Drombane | 0-19 | 19 | 6 | 3.83 |

#### In a single game

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Liam McGrath | Loughmore–Castleiney | 1-9 | 12 | Upperchurch–Drombane |
| 2 | Conor Ryan | Loughmore–Castleiney | 2-5 | 11 | Moycarkey–Borris |
| 3 | Thomas Hanley | Aherlow | 1-6 | 9 | Loughmore–Castleiney |
| 3 | Jack Kennedy | Clonmel Commercials | 1-6 | 9 | Cahir |
| 5 | Michael Barlow | Ardfinnan | 0-8 | 8 | Moyle Rovers |
| 5 | Liam Boland | Moyle Rovers | 0-8 | 8 | Rockwell Rovers |
| 5 | Donagh Leahy | Arravale Rovers | 2-2 | 8 | Ballyporeen |
| 5 | Alan Moloney | Rockwell Rovers | 1-5 | 8 | Drom & Inch |
| 5 | Sean O'Connor | Clonmel Commercials | 1-5 | 8 | Killenaule |
| 5 | Paul Shanahan | Upperchurch–Drombane | 1-5 | 8 | Cahir |
| 5 | Rhys Shelley | Moycarkey–Borris | 1-5 | 8 | Ardfinnan |
| 5 | Conor Sweeney | Ballyporeen | 0-8 | 8 | Éire Óg Annacarty |
| 5 | Conor Sweeney | Ballyporeen | 0-8 | 8 | JK Brackens |