2016–17 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

2016–17 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

Dates	16 October 2016 – 17 March 2017
Teams	32
Sponsor	Allied Irish Bank
Champions	Dr Crokes (2nd title) Johnny Buckley (captain) Pat O'Shea (manager)
Runners-up	Slaughtneil Francis McEldowney (captain) Mickey Moran (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	31
Top scorer(s)	Niall McNamee (1–27)
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The 2016–17 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the 47th annual Gaelic football club championship since its establishment in the 1970–71 season. The winning team received the Andy Merrigan Cup.

The defending champion was Ballyboden St Enda's who defeated Castlebar Mitchels on 17 March 2016 to win a first title; however, Kilmacud Crokes defeated Ballyboden in the second round of the 2016 Dublin SFC.

Dr Crokes won a second title, defeating Slaughtneil by 1–9 to 1–7 in the final at Croke Park on 17 March 2017 (St Patrick's Day). The winning captain was Johnny Buckley.^[1][2]

Connacht

Quarter-final

Castlebar Mitchels v Tourlestrane

5 November 2016 Quarter-final	Castlebar Mitchels	1-10 - 0-05	Tourlestrane	McHale Park
	N Douglas 1-5 (0-3f), J Durcan 0-2, D Stenson 0-1 (0-1f), C Costello 0-1 (0-1f), F Durkin 0-1.	Report	B Egan 0-1 (0-1f), G Gaughan 0-1, L Gaughan 0-1 (0-1f), N Egan 0-1, P Harte 0-1 (0-1f).

Semi-finals

St Brigid's v Aughawillan

13 November 2016 Semi-Final	St Brigid's	2-18 - 1-07	Aughawillan	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada
15:30	D Dolan 1-2; B Stack 1-1; S Kilbride 0-4; E Sheehy 0-3; K Mannion & A Gleeson 0-2 each; N McInerney, D Sheehy, P Kelly & M Daly 0-1 each.	[1] Report	M Plunkett 0-3 (0-2 ’45); S Gilheaney 1-0; B Prior, S Flanagan, N Beirne & M Quinn 0-1 each.	Referee: L Devaney

Castlebar Mitchels v Corofin

13 November 2016 Semi-Final	Castlebar Mitchels	0-14 - 0-17 (aet)	Corofin	McHale Park
15:30	N Douglas 0-10 (8f 1'45), D Stenson 0-2, Paddy Durcan, C Costello 0-1 each.	[2] Report	I Burke, J Leonard (2f) 0-4 each, G Sice 0-3 (3f), M Farragher 0-2, D Burke, R Steede, M Lundy, K Molloy 0-1 each.	Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon)

Final

Corofin v St Brigid's

27 November 2016 Final	Corofin	2-13 - 0-05	St Brigid's	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada
15:30	J Leonard 1-3 (0-2f), Michael Farragher 1-2, G Sice 0-4 (0-1f), Dylan Wall 0-1, I Burke 0-1, D Burke 0-1, M Lundy 0-1.	[3] Report	E Sheehy 0-2, K Mannion 0-2 (0-2f), P Kelly 0-1.	Referee: Jerome Henry (Mayo)

Leinster

First round

Baltinglass v Seán O'Mahony's

30 October 2016 First round	Baltinglass	0-09 - 0-10	Seán O'Mahony's	Aughrim Park
	J Kelly 0-5f, J McGrath 0-3; H Sinnott 0-1.	Report	B McLoughlin 0-3, K McLoughlin 0-2, S Kilcoyne 0-2, C Cawley 0-1, C Finnegan 0-1f, D Dowling 0-1.

Gusserane O'Rahilly's v Rhode

30 October 2016 First round	Gusserane O'Rahilly's	0-04 - 5-22	Rhode	Wexford Park
	S Cullen (f), A Flynn, P Wallace, P Wall (0-1 each).	Report	N McNamee (1-8, 0-2 frees), J McPadden, P McPadden 1-2 each; R McNamee (1-1), A Sullivan (1-0), C McNamee (0-2), S Sullivan, A McNamee, P Sullivan, S Hannon, N Darby, D Garry, G O'Connell (0-1 each).

Mullinalaghta St Columba's v Stradbally

30 October 2016 First round	Mullinalaghta St Columba's	1-17 - 2-09	Stradbally	Glennon Brothers Pearse Park
	A McElligott (1-2), R Brady (0-4), D McGivney (0-3, all frees); G Rogers (0-2), J Matthews (0-2, one free), D McElligott (0-1), S Mulligan (0-1), J McGivney (0-1), M Cunningham (0-1).	Report	G Comerford (1-1, goal from penalty, point from free), C Delaney (1-0), J Dillon (0-3, one ‘45), J Donohue (0-2), P Fitzpatrick (0-2), G Ramsbottom (0-1).

Quarter-finals

Seán O'Mahony's v Sarsfields

13 November 2016 Quarter-final	Seán O'Mahony's	1-08 - 0-08	Sarsfields	Drogheda Park
	Sean O'Mahony's - C Finnegan 0-4 (4f), S Fisher 1-0, S Kilcoyne 0-2, B McLaughlin, D Dowling 0-1 each.	Report	R Cahill 0-4 (fs), A Smith 0-2, C Hartley, B McCormack 0-1 each.

Rhode v Simonstown Gaels

13 November 2016 Quarter-final	Rhode	1-12 - 1-09	Simonstown Gaels	O'Connor Park
	N McNamee 0-5 (2fs), C McNamee 1-1, D Garry 0-2, B Darby, A Sullivan, N Darby, P McPadden (f) 0-1 each.	Report	S Tobin 0-5 (2fs), E Donoghue 1-0, P McKeever 0-2 (1f), J Lyons, M Brennan (45).

Mullinalaghta St Columba's v St Loman's

13 November 2016 Quarter-final	Mullinalaghta St Columba's	0-14 - 1-09	St Loman's	Glennon Brothers Pearse Park
	D McGivney (0-6), J McGivney (0-5), S Mulligan (0-1), J Matthews (0-1), A McElligott (0-1).	Report	J Heslin (0-4), P Dowdall (1-0), S Dempsey (0-3), K Kilmurray (0-1), P Sharry (0-1);

Palatine v St Vincent's

13 November 2016 Quarter-final	Palatine	0-08 - 0-16	St Vincent's	Dr Cullen Park
	S O'Neill 0-3 (1f), J Kenny, J Kane, S Reilly, C Crowley, B Kelly (f) 0-1 each.	Report	C Diamond, M Quinn (3f) 0-5 each, S Carthy 0-3, E Varley, A Martin, R Trainor 0-1 each. Palatine:

Semi-finals

Seán O'Mahony's v Rhode

13 November 2016 Semi-Final	Seán O'Mahony's	1-05 - 0-12	Rhode	Drogheda Park
15:30	C Finnegan 0-4 (3f); S Fisher 1-0 (pen); S Kilcoyne 0-1.	Report	N McNamee 0-8 (5f); P McPadden 0-2; B Darby, R McNamee 0-1 each.	Referee: J Hickey

Mullinalaghta St Columba's v St Vincent's

13 November 2016 Semi-Final	Mullinalaghta St Columba's	0-11 - 2-12	St Vincent's	Pearse Park
15:30	D McGivney 0-3 (3f), J Matthews (2f), R Brady, G Rogers 0-2 each, S Mulligan, J McGivney 0-1 each.	Report	S Carthy 1-3, T Quinn (0-2f) 1-2, E Varley 0-2, Cormac Diamond, R Trainor, D Connolly, J Feeney, A Martin 0-1 each.	Referee: D Moore

Final

Rhode v St Vincent's

12 November 2016 Final	Rhode	0-12 - 1-16	St Vincent's	O'Moore Park
15:30	N McNamee (0-6, 5 frees), D Garry (0-2); N Darby (0-1); C Heavey (0-1); C McNamee (0-1); P McPadden (0-1).	Report	D Connolly (1-2), T Quinn (0-4, 2 frees), G Burke (0-3), E Varley (0-2), S Carthy (0-2), Cormac Diamond (0-1); R Trainor (0-1), J Feeney (0-1).	Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare)

Munster

Quarter-finals

Dr Crokes v Kilmurry-Ibrickane

30 October 2016 Quarter-final	Dr Crokes	1-14 - 0-08	Kilmurry-Ibrickane	Quilty
	D Casey 1-2 (1-0 pen), C Cooper 0-3 (2f), T Brosnan, K O’Leary 0-2 each, G O’Shea, B Looney, E Brosnan, J Kiely, M Burns 0-1 each.	Report	K Sexton (2f), I McInerney (3f) 0-3 each, S Hickey, N Hickey 0-1 each.

Monaleen v Carbery Rangers

30 October 2016 Quarter-final	Monaleen	0-07 - 2-11	Carbery Rangers	Gaelic Grounds
	G Collins (0-3, 2 frees); B Fitzpatrick, P Kinnerk, T Barry and N Loughran (0-1 each).	Report	J Hayes (1-3, 1-0 pen, 2 frees); A Jennings (1-0); J O’Rourke, C O’Donovan (0-2 each); S Hayes, M Kelly, J O’Riordan and B Shanahan (0-1 each).

Semi-finals

Dr Crokes v Loughmore-Castleiney

13 November 2016 Semi-Final	Dr Crokes	1-12 - 0-09	Loughmore-Castleiney	Lewis Road
15:30	C Cooper (1-3, 0-1 free); D Casey (0-2, 0-2 frees); E Brosnan, J Kiely, G White, G O’Shea, J Buckley, B Looney, T Brosnan (0-1 each).	Report	L McGrath (0-6 frees, 0-6 frees); J Hennessy, J McGrath, L Treacy (0-1 each).

Carbery Rangers v The Nire

13 November 2016 Semi-Final	Carbery Rangers	1-13 - 2-15 (aet)	The Nire	Pairc Ui Rinn
15:30	J Hayes 1-3 (3f), B Shanahan 0-4 (2f), B Hodnett 0-2, J O'Riordan, K MacMahon, K Fitzpatrick, S Hayes 0-1 each.	Report	B Wall 0-6 (5), C Gleeson 0-5, L Lawlor, S Walsh 1-0 each, D Guiry 0-2 (1f), D Guiry, J Mulcahy 0-1 each.

Final

Dr Crokes v The Nire

27 November 2016 Final	Dr Crokes	3-15 - 0-06	The Nire	Mallow GAA Complex
15:30	D Casey 3-1 (1-0 penalty, 0-1 free), K O’Leary 0-4, C Cooper (0-1 free), B Looney 0-2 each, A O’Donovan, J Buckley, E Brosnan, J Kiely, C Brady, S Murphy (0-1 45) 0-1 each.	Report	D Ryan 0-4, L Lawlor 0-2.	Referee: K Murphy (Cork)

Ulster

Preliminary round

Kilcoo v Scotstown

16 October 2016 Preliminary round	Kilcoo	1-08 - 0-09	Scotstown	St Tiernach's Park
	R Johnston 1-0, P Devlin 0-3 (2fs), M Devlin 0-2, Aaron Brannagan, A Morgan and D Kane (f) 0-1 each.	Report	S Carey 0-6 (4f), R Beggan (free), D Morgan and D Hughes 0-1 each.

Quarter-finals

Killyclogher St Mary's v Erin's Own

30 October 2016 Quarter-final	Killyclogher St Mary's	2-10 - 1-08	Erin's Own	Healy Park
	M Bradley 1-3, 2f, J Carlin 1-1, S O'Neill 0-4, 2f, C McCann 0-1, N Donnelly 0-1.	Report	T McCann 0-4f, R McKernan 1-0, K Close 0-2f, M McCann 0-1, P McCann 0-1;

Slaughtneil v Derrygonnelly Harps

30 October 2016 Quarter-final	Slaughtneil	0-12 - 0-07	Derrygonnelly Harps	Celtic Park
	Paul Bradley (0-5, 4f), Se McGuigan (0-2, 1f), Patsy Bradley (0-1), K McKaigue (0-1); F McEldowney (0-1), C O'Doherty (0-1), B McGuigan (0-1).	Report	G Jones (0-3, 2f); L Jones (0-2, 1f), G McGinley (0-1); R Jones (0-1).

Maghery Sean MacDermott's v Ramor United

30 October 2016 Quarter-final	Maghery Sean MacDermott's	1-13 - 1-10	Ramor United	Athletic Grounds
	Stefan Forker 0-6 (3f), A Forker 1-1 (f), Seamus Forker 0-3 (2f), N Forker, J Lavery, S Cusack 0-1 each;	Report	C Bradley 0-4 (2f), J Bradley 1-1 (f), J Doyle 0-3, C Maguire, K Mulvaney 0-1 each.

Kilcoo v Glenswilly

30 October 2016 Quarter-final	Kilcoo	1-12 - 1-06	Glenswilly	Páirc Esler
	D O’Hanlon 1-1 (1-0 pen, 0-1f), P Devlin 0-4fs, R Johnston 0-3, E Branagan, N Kane (‘45’), C Laverty, D Kane 0-1 each.	Report	M Murphy 1-2 (1-0pen), O Crawford 0-2, G McFadden (f), B Farrelly 0-1 each.

Semi-finals

Slaughtneil v Killyclogher St Mary's

13 November 2016 Semi-final	Slaughtneil	1-11 - 0-08	Killyclogher St Mary's	Athletic Grounds
15:30	Paul Bradley (0-5, 5f), M McGrath (1-0), C Bradley (0-2), Se McGuigan (0-1), P Cassidy (0-1), Shane McGuigan (0-1, f), R Bradley (0-1).	[4] Report	M Bradley (0-4, 3f), S O’Neill (0-1, f), M Swift (0-1), C McCann (0-1), T Cox (0-1).	Man of the Match: Patsy Bradley

Kilcoo v Maghery Sean MacDermott's

13 November 2016 Semi-final	Kilcoo	4-13 - 0-12	Maghery Sean MacDermott's	Páirc Esler
15:30	C Doherty (2-1); R Johnston (1-3); P Devlin (0-4, 3 frees); JJ McLoughlin (1-0), E Branagan, M Devlin, A Morgan, D Kane (f), Gerard McEvoy (f) (0-1 each)	[5] Report	S Forker (0-4, 2 frees); C Mackle, A Forker (0-2 frees); N Forker, R Lappin, Seamus Forker (f), B Crealey (0-1 each).

Final

Kilcoo v Slaughtneil

27 November 2016 Final	Kilcoo	0-09 - 0-12	Slaughtneil	Athletic Grounds
15:30	C Doherty 0-3, D O'Hanlon 0-2 (2f), D Branagan, R Johnston, M Devlin 0-1 each, P Devlin 0-1 (f).	Report	Shane McGuigan 0-5 (2f), P Bradley 0-2 (2f), B Rodgers 0-2, C McKaigue, C Bradley, C O'Doherty 0-1 each;	Attendance: 9,125 Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone) Man of the Match: Brendan Rogers

Quarter-final

Slaughtneil v St Kiernan's

11 December 2016 Quarter-final	Slaughtneil	2-11 - 0-05	St Kiernan's	Tír Chonaill Park
	C Bradley 1-2, S McGuigan 0-4 (3f), P Bradley 0-3f, M McGrath 1-0, P Bradley and C O'Doherty 0-1 each.	Report	A Moyles 0-3f, M O'Donoghue and T Moriarty 0-1 each.	Referee: Rory Hickey (Clare) Man of the Match: Padraig Cassidy

Semi-finals

Slaughtneil v St Vincent's

11 February 2017 Semi-final	Slaughtneil	0-12 - 0-10	St Vincent's	Páirc Esler
14:00	C McKaigue 0-4, C Bradley & S McGuigan (2f) 0-3 each, P Bradley 0-2 (2f).	Report [6]	E Varley 0-5 (2f), G Burke 0-2, D Connolly, SB Carthy & N Mullins 0-1 each.	Referee: P Nallen (Roscommon) Man of the Match: Chrissy McKaigue

Dr Crokes v Corofin

11 February 2017 Semi-final	Dr Crokes	2-11 - 0-8	Corofin	Gaelic Grounds
16:00	K O'Leary 0-5, J Kiely & G O'Shea 1-0 each, D Casey 0-2 (2f), C Cooper (1f), T Brosnan, S Murphy (1f) & B Looney 0-1 each.	Report	G Sice 0-2 (2f), J Leonard (1f) & D Wall 0-2 each, I Burke & Michael Farragher 0-1 each.	Referee: C Brannigan (Down)

Final

Dr Crokes v Slaughtneil (Derry)

17 March 2017 Final	Dr Crokes	1-09 - 1-07	Slaughtneil (Derry)	Croke Park
17:00	C Cooper 1-2 (2f), B Looney & D Casey (2f) 0-3, M Burns 0-1.	Report	P Bradley (3f) 0-3, P Cassidy 1-0, C Bradley 0-2, F McEldowney & S McGuigan 0-1	Attendance: 30,930 Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Niall McNamee	Rhode	1-27	30	4	7.50
2	Daithí Casey	Dr Crokes	4-10	22	5	4.40
3	Paul Baradley	Slaughtneil	0-20	20	6	3.33
4	Neil Douglas	Castlebar Mitchels	1-15	18	2	9.00
5	Colm Cooper	Dr Crokes	2-11	17	5	3.40
6	Ryan Johnston	Kilcoo	2-07	13	4	3.25
	Christopher Bradley	Slaughtneil	1-10	13	6	2.16
6	John Hayes	Carbery Rangers	2-06	12	2	6.00
	Jason Leonard	Corofin	1-09	12	3	4.00
	Shane Carthy	St Vincent's	1-09	12	4	3.00
	David McGivney	Mullinalaghta St Columba's	0-12	12	3	4.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Niall McNamee	Rhode	1-08	11	Gusserane O'Rahilly's
2	Daithí Casey	Dr. Crokes	3-01	10	The Nire
	Neil Douglas	Castlebar Mitchels	0-10	10	Corofin
3	Neil Douglas	Castlebar Mitchels	1-05	8	Tourlestrane
	Niall McNamee	Rhode	0-08	8	Seán O'Mahony's
4	Ceilum Doherty	Kilcoo	2-01	7	Maghery Sean MacDermott's
5	Jason Leonard	Corofin	1-03	6	St Brigid's
	Shane Carthy	St Vincent's	1-03	6	Mullinalaghta St Columba's
	John Hayes	Carbery Rangers	1-03	6	Monaleen
	Colm Cooper	Dr Crokes	1-03	6	Loughmore-Castleiney
	John Hayes	Carbery Rangers	1-03	6	The Nire
	Mark Bradley	Killyclogher St Mary's	1-03	6	Erin's Own
	Ryan Johnston	Kilcoo	1-03	6	Maghery Sean MacDermott's
	David McGivney	Mullinalaghta St Columba's	0-06	6	St Loman's
	Niall McNamee	Rhode	0-06	6	St Vincent's
	Liam McGrath	Loughmore-Castleiney	0-06	6	Dr Crokes
	Brian Wall	The Nire	0-06	6	Carbery Rangers
	Shane Carey	Scotstown	0-06	6	Kilcoo
	Stefan Forker	Maghery Sean MacDermott's	0-06	6	Ramor United

References

1. "Dr Crokes bring All-Ireland Club football title back to the Kingdom". Irish Examiner. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
2. "Colm Cooper completes the set with Dr Crokes glory". RTE Sport. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.