2008–09 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

2008–09 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

Winners
Champions	Kilmacud Crokes (Dublin) (2nd win)
Captain	Johnny Magee
← 2007–08 2009–10 →

The 2008–09 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship is a Gaelic football tournament played between senior football clubs from all over Ireland.

The 2007–2008 champions were St. Vincent's from Dublin, who defeated Nemo Rangers from Cork, on 17 March 2008 to win their second title. However they failed to qualify this year after being knocked out at the semi-final stage of the Dublin Senior Football Championship.

The winners of the competition were Kilmacud Crokes from Dublin, who defeated Crossmaglen Rangers from Armagh, on 17 March 2009 to win their second title.

Structure

Each of Ireland's 32 counties play their own championship between all the senior Gaelic football clubs in the county — depending on the county, it can be league,knockout or a mixture of both. The 32 county champions play in the 4 provincial championships, with the four winners of these advancing to the All-Ireland Semi Final/Quarter Final. The All-Ireland Final was played in Croke Park on St. Patrick's Day (17 March 2009).

Schedule:

• County championships: June 2008 – November 2008
• Provincial championships: October 2008 – January 2009
• All-Ireland semi finals: February 2009
• All-Ireland final: 17 March 2009

Results

Leinster Senior Club Football Championship

Preliminary Round Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final  Kilmacud Crokes (Dublin) 0-13    Celbridge (Kildare) 0-8      Kilmacud Crokes (Dublin) 1-13             Newtown Blues (Louth) 1-9               Kilmacud Crokes (Dublin) 1-11    Kilanerin Ballyfad (Wexford) scr        Navan O'Mahonys (Meath) 0-7    Navan O'Mahonys (Meath) w/o      Navan O'Mahonys (Meath) 1-17             Castledaly (Westmeath) 0-4               Kilmacud Crokes (Dublin) 2-7  Éire Óg (Carlow) 3-10        Rhode (Offaly) 1-7  Kiltegan (Wicklow) 1-12      Éire Óg (Carlow) 0-9             Colmcille (Longford) 0-8               Éire Óg (Carlow) 0-4               Rhode (Offaly) 3-9             Rhode (Offaly) 2-9                  Portlaoise (Laois) 1-10

Preliminary Round: Kilmacud Crokes 0-13, 0-8 Celbridge, Parnell Park, 2/11/2008,[1] Kilanerin Ballyfad scr, w/o Navan O'Mahonys Wexford Park, 2/11/2008, Éire Óg 3-10, 1-12 Kiltegan, Dr. Cullen Park, 2/11/2008,[2] Quarter Final: Kilmacud Crokes 1-13, 1-9 Newtown Blues, Parnell Park, 9/11/2008,[3] Navan O'Mahonys 1-17, 0-4 Castledaly, Pairc Tailteann, 9/11/2008,[4] Éire Óg 2-4, 0-10 Colmcille, Dr. Cullen Park, 9/11/2008, AET[5] Rhode 2-9, 1-10 Portlaoise, O'Connor Park, 9/11/2008,[6] Quarter Final Replay: Colmcille 0-8, 0-9 Éire Óg, Pearse Park, 16/11/2008, AET[7] Semi-Final: Kilmacud Crokes 1-11, 0-7 Navan O'Mahonys, Parnell Park, 23/11/2008,[8] Éire Óg 0-4, 3-9 Rhode, Dr. Cullen Park, 23/11/2008,[9] Final: Kilmacud Crokes 2-7, 1-7 Rhode, Parnell Park, 7/12/2008,[10]

• Kilanerin Ballyfad refused to compete in the competition after Leinster Council scheduled their tie with Navan O'Mahonys of Meath one day after their Wexford Senior Championship final. Hence, O'Mahonys received a walkover.

Ulster Senior Club Football Championship

Preliminary Round Quarter Final Semi Final Final  St. Patrick's Mayobridge (Down) 2-5    St. Gall's (Antrim) 0-12      St. Gall's (Antrim) 0-7             Cavan Gaels (Cavan) 1-7               Cavan Gaels (Cavan) 0-7               Ballinderry Shamrocks (Derry) 0-17             Ballinderry Shamrocks (Derry) 1-11             Latton O'Rahillys (Monaghan) 0-10               Ballinderry Shamrocks (Derry) 1-4 (R)             Crossmaglen Rangers (Armagh) 0-12 (R)           Clonoe O'Rahilly's (Tyrone) 1-8             St. Eunan's (Donegal) 2-10               St. Eunan's (Donegal) 0-8               Crossmaglen Rangers (Armagh) 0-11             Crossmaglen Rangers (Armagh) 0-13                  St. Patrick's Donagh (Fermanagh) 0-6

Preliminary Round: St. Patrick's Mayobridge 2-5, 0-12 St. Gall's, Pairc Esler, 19/10/2008,[11] Quarter Final: St. Gall's 0-7, 1-7 Cavan Gaels, Casement Park, 2/11/2008,[12] Ballinderry Shamrocks 1-11, 0-10 Latton O'Rahillys, Draperstown, 2/11/2008,[13] Clonoe O'Rahilly's 1-8, 2-10 St. Eunan's, Coalisland, 2/11/2008,[14] Crossmaglen Rangers 0-13, 0-6 St. Patrick's Donagh, Crossmaglen, 9/11/2008,[15] Semi-Final: Cavan Gaels 0-7, 0-17 Ballinderry Shamrocks, Athletic Grounds, 16/11/2008,[16] Crossmaglen Rangers 0-11, 0-8 St. Eunan's, Brewster Park, 16/11/2008,[17] Final: Crossmaglen Rangers 1-10, 1-10 Ballinderry Shamrocks, Brewster Park, 7/12/2008, AET[18] Final Replay: Crossmaglen Rangers 0-12, 1-4 Ballinderry Shamrocks, Brewster Park, 14/7/2008,[19]

Connacht Senior Club Football Championship

Preliminary Round Semi Final Final                  Castlerea St. Kevin's (Roscommon) 0-8             Corofin (Galway) 1-14               Corofin (Galway) 0-11             Eastern Harps (Sligo) 0-6           Eastern Harps (Sligo) 0-12  Eastern Harps (Sligo) 1-15      Ballaghadereen (Mayo) 0-9      Glencar/Manorhamilton (Leitrim) 1-5

Preliminary Round: Eastern Harps 1-15, 1-5 Glencar/Manorhamilton, Markievicz Park, 19/10/2008,[20] Semi Final: Castlerea St. Kevins 0-8, 1-14 Corofin, Kiltoom, 9/11/2008,[21] Eastern Harps 0-12, 0-9 Ballaghadereen, Markievicz Park, 9/11/2008,[22] Final: Corofin 0-11, 0-6 Eastern Harps, Pearse Stadium, 23/11/2008,[23]

Munster Senior Club Football Championship

Quarter Final Semi Final Final                          Kilmurry Ibrickane (Clare) w/o    The Nire/Fourmilewater (Waterford) scr      Kilmurry Ibrickane (Clare) 2-6        Galtee Rovers 0-4                      Dromcollogher/Broadford (Limerick) 0-6    Kilmurry Ibrickane (Clare) 0-5    Nemo Rangers (Cork) 2-12    Kerins O'Rahilly's (Kerry) 0-12    Dromcollogher/Broadford (Limerick) 0-7      Nemo Rangers (Cork) 0-6

Quarter Final: Kilmurry Ibrickane w/o, scr The Nire/Fourmilewater, Quilty, 9/11/2008, Nemo Rangers 2-12, 0-12 Kerins O'Rahilly's, Páirc Uí Chaoimh, 9/11/2008,[24] Semi-Final: Kilmurry Ibrickane 2-6, 0-4 Galtee Rovers, Quilty, 23/11/2008,[25] Dromcollogher/Broadford 0-7, 0-6 Nemo Rangers, Gaelic Grounds, 23/11/2008,[26] Final: Dromcollogher/Broadford 0-6, 0-5 Kilmurry Ibrickane, Gaelic Grounds, 7/12/2008,[27]

• The Nire/Fourmilewater did not compete in this years championship as the Waterford Senior Championship had not reached completion by the date of their Munster SCFC quarter final tie. Hence, Kilmurry Ibrickane were granted a walkover.

All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

Quarter-Final Semi-Final Final                          Tír Chonaill Gaels (London) 0-6    Corofin (Galway) 2-7      Corofin (Galway) 0-11        Kilmacud Crokes (Dublin) 2-11                      Kilmacud Crokes (Dublin) 1-9    Crossmaglen Rangers (Armagh) 0-7                  Crossmaglen Rangers (Armagh) 4-12      Dromcollogher/Broadford (Limerick) 0-6

Quarter Final: Tír Chonaill Gaels 0-6, 2-7 Corofin, Ruislip, 18/1/2009,[28] Semi Final: Kilmacud Crokes 2-11, 0-11 Corofin, Cusack Park, 21/2/2009,[29] Crossmaglen Rangers 4-12, 0-6 Dromcollogher/Broadford, Pearse Park, 21/2/2009,[30] Final: Kilmacud Crokes 1-9, 0-7 Crossmaglen Rangers, Croke Park, 17/3/2009,[31]

Kilmacud Crokes v Crossmaglen Rangers

17 March 2009 Final

Kilmacud Crokes	1-9 – 0–7	Crossmaglen Rangers
M Vaughan 0-4, M Davoren 1-0, B Kavanagh 0-2, D Magee, N Corkery, R Cosgrove 0-1 each.	Report	O McConville 0-4, T Kernan 0-2, S Kernan 0-1

Croke Park, Dublin Referee: G Kinneavy (Galway)

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