2015 Armagh Senior Football Championship
{{onesource|date=November 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Use Irish English|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox football league season
|competition = Armagh S.F.C.
|sponsor =
|season = 2015
|winners = Crossmaglen Rangers
43rd Senior Championship Title
|relegated = Killeavy (16th S.F.L.)
Carrickcruppen (15th S.F.L.)
St. Paul's (14th S.F.L.)
|continentalcup1= Ulster SCFC
|continentalcup1 qualifiers= Crossmaglen Rangers
|continentalcup2= All Ireland SCFC
|continentalcup2 qualifiers= n/a
|continentalcup3=Winning Captain
|continentalcup3 qualifiers= ???
|continentalcup4=Man of the Match
|continentalcup4 qualifiers= ???
|matches= ??
|prevseason= 2014
|nextseason= 2016
}}
The 2015 Armagh Senior Football Championship is the 115th official edition of the Armagh GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Armagh. The tournament consists of 16 teams with the winner going on to represent Armagh in the Ulster 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.
Crossmaglen Rangers were the defending champions after they defeated Armagh Harps in the previous years final, and they successfully defended their title and also claimed a six-in-a-row of titles (their 43rd altogether & their 19th in 20 years) when beating Armagh Harps again in the final at the Athletic Grounds on 11 October 2015 by 2-22 to 0-10.
This was St. Paul's, Wolfe Tones' and Forkhill's return to the senior grade.
Killeavy, Carrickcruppen and St. Paul's were relegated to the Intermediate grade for 2016.
Team Changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2015 championship season.
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=To S.F.C.=
Promoted from I.F.C.
- St. Paul's - (I.F.C. & I.F.L. Champions)
- Wolfe Tones - (2nd in I.F.L.)
- Forkhill - (3rd in I.F.L.)
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=From S.F.C.=
Relegated to I.F.C.
- Shane O'Neill's - (16th in S.F.L.)
- Whitecross- (15th in S.F.L.)
- Madden - (14th in S.F.L.)
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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.
- Annaghmore 2-8, 0-11 Tír na nÓg, 8/5/2015,
- Pearse Óg 0-21, 4-4 Sarsfields, 8/5/2015,
- Killeavy 2-13, 0-8 Carrickcruppen, 9/5/2015,
- Ballymacnab 1-16, 1-11 Dromintee, 9/5/2015,
- Armagh Harps 1-15, 2-8 Wolfe Tones, 9/5/2015,
- Cullyhanna 2-12, 0-8 St. Paul's, 10/5/2015,
- Maghery 1-14, 0-9 Forkhill, 10/5/2015,
- Crossmaglen Rangers 4-15, 1-7 Granemore, 10/5/2015,
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.
- Maghery 2-13, 0-8 Pearse Óg, 14/8/2015,
- Armagh Harps 0-13, 1-10 Cullyhanna, 17/8/2015,
- Annaghmore 1-12, 0-14 Ballymacnab, 22/8/2015,
- Crossmaglen Rangers 4-10, 0-10 Killeavy, 22/8/2015,
- Armagh Harps 3-14, 2-12 Cullyhanna, 22/8/2015, (Replay)
=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 exit the Championship.
- Granemore 4-15, 4-8 Carrickcruppen, 16/8/2015,
- Wolfe Tones 4-15, 2-16 Tír na nÓg, 22/8/2015,
- Sarsfields 6-19, 2-14 Forkhill, 23/8/2015,
- Dromintee 1-14, 3-6 St. Paul's, 23/8/2015,
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.
- Granemore 1-11, 0-13 Cullyhanna, 28/8/2015,
- Killeavy 2-9, 1-11 Wolfe Tones, 29/8/2015,
- Ballymacnab 2-16, 1-17 Sarsfields, 30/8/2015,
- Pearse Óg 2-12, 1-5 Dromintee, 5/9/2015,
Quarter-finals
The 4 winners from Round 2A enter this round and play the 4 winners from Round 3. The 4 winners will proceed to the semi-finals.
{{8TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes
| RD1=Quarter-Finals
| RD2=Semi-Finals
| RD3=Final
| score-width= 35
| RD1-team1= Ballymacnab
| RD1-score1= 1-10
| RD1-team2= Annaghmore
| RD1-score2= 1-9
| RD1-team3= Killeavy
| RD1-score3= 1-9
| RD1-team4= Armagh Harps
| RD1-score4= 0-22
| RD1-team5= Crossmaglen Rangers
| RD1-score5= 1-14
| RD1-team6= Pearse Óg
| RD1-score6= 2-6
| RD1-team7= Maghery
| RD1-score7= 2-13
| RD1-team8= Granemore
| RD1-score8= 2-5
| RD2-team1= Ballymacnab
| RD2-score1= 2-10
| RD2-team2= Armagh Harps
| RD2-score2= 2-16
| RD2-team3= Crossmaglen Rangers
| RD2-score3= 1-18
| RD2-team4= Maghery
| RD2-score4= 0-9
| RD3-team1= Armagh Harps
| RD3-score1= 0-10
| RD3-team2= Crossmaglen Rangers
| RD3-score2= 2-22
}}
- Ballymacnab 1-10, 1-9 Annaghmore, 11/9/2015,
- Crossmaglen Rangers 1-14, 2-6 Pearse Óg, 13/9/2015,
- Maghery 2-13, 2-5 Granemore, 15/9/2015, [http://www.irishnews.com/sport/2015/09/16/news/maghery-ease-past-granemore-into-armagh-s-last-four-264451/ Report]
- Armagh Harps 0-22, 1-9 Killeavy, 19/9/2015, [http://www.irishnews.com/sport/gaafootball/2015/09/21/news/armagh-harps-turn-on-the-heat-to-roast-killeavy-267853/ Report]
Semi-finals
- Crossmaglen Rangers 0-12, 0-9 Maghery, 26/9/2015,
- Armagh Harps 2-16, 2-10 Ballymacnab, 27/9/2015,
Final
{{football box
| date = 11 October 2015
| time = 16:00
| round = Final
| team1 = Armagh Harps
| score = 0-10 - 2-22
| team2 = Crossmaglen Rangers
| goals1 = Gareth Swift 0-5f, Ultan Lennon 0-2, Karl Loughran, Declan McKenna, Ryan McShane 0-1 each
| goals2 = Tony Kernan 0-5 (0-2f, 2 '45), Michael McNamee (0-1f) and Kyle Carragher 0-4 each, David McKenna 1-1, Rico Kelly 1-1, Paul Hughes and Martin Aherne 0-2 each, Johnny Hanratty, Stephen Kernan, Oisin O'Neill 0-1 each
| stadium = Athletic Grounds
| referee = Oliver Hearty
| report = [http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=245375 Report]
| attendance =
}}
Ulster Senior Club Football Championship
{{Main|2015–16 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship}}