2019 Carlow Senior Football Championship
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| Season | 2019 |
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| Champions | Éire Óg |
| Relegated | Ballinabranna |
| All Ireland SCFC | ??? |
| Winning Captain | Sean Gannon |
| Man of the Match | Benny Kavanagh |
| Winning Manager | Joe Murphy |
| Matches played | 18 |
← 2018 2020 → | |
The 2019 Carlow Senior Football Championship is the 119th edition of the Carlow GAA's premier club gaelic football tournament for senior graded clubs in County Carlow, Ireland. The tournament consists of 8 teams, with the winner going on to represent Carlow in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.
Éire Óg were the defending champions after they defeated Palatine in the previous years final.
This was Ballinabranna's return to the senior grade after claiming the 2018 Carlow Intermediate Football Championship title, thus ending a 3-year exodus since being relegated in 2015. However, they were relegated straight back to the 2020 I.F.C. after losing their Relegation Playoff Final at the hands of Mt. Leinster Rangers.
Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2018 championship season.
To S.F.C.Promoted from 2018 Carlow Intermediate Football Championship
Amalgamation of St. Andrews / Erin's Own / Muinebheag CLG
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From S.F.C.Relegated to 2019 Carlow Intermediate Football Championship
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Group stage
There are two groups of four teams. The top two teams in each group compete in the semi-finals. The bottom team in each group compete in the relegation Final.
Group A
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Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
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Group B
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Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
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Knock-out stages
Finals
The winners and runners up of each group qualify for the quarter finals.
| Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Palatine | 1-8 | |||||||||||||
| Tinryland | 1-7 | Palatine | 0-11 | |||||||||||
| Rathvilly | 0-9 | |||||||||||||
| Palatine | 0-5 | |||||||||||||
| Éire Óg | 1-16 | |||||||||||||
| Éire Óg | 1-30 | |||||||||||||
| Bagenalstown Gaels | 3-11 | Bagenalstown Gaels | 0-5 | |||||||||||
| Old Leighlin | 1-11 | |||||||||||||
Quarter-Finals
| 13 September 2019 20:00 |
Palatine 
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1-8 - 1-7 |  Tinryland
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Dr. Cullen Park |
| Shane O'Neill 0-6 (0-5 f), Jamie Kenny 1-0, Craig Kearney 0-1 (0-1 f), Andrew Kehoe 0-1 | Paul Broderick 0-4 (0-1 f), Shane Redmond 1-0, Diarmuid Walshe 0-1 (0-1 f), Niall Lowry 0-1, Mark Lawlor 0-1 |
| 15 September 2019 19:00 |
Bagenalstown Gaels 
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3-11 - 1-11
(AET) |
 Old Leighlin
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Dr. Cullen Park |
| Robbie Kane 1-2 (0-1 f), Andrew Beaton 1-2, Darren Crooks 1-0, Jamie Clarke 0-3 (0-2 f), Cian Doyle 0-2, Ciaran Cunningham 0-1 (0-1 f), Liam Galway 0-1 | Cathal Coughlan 1-4 (1 pen, 0-1 f), Seamus Kinsella 0-4 (0-3 f), Sean Bambrick 0-1, Mikey Bambrick 0-1, Patrick Hickey 0-1 |
Semi-Finals
| 21 September 2019 19:30 |
Palatine
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0-11 - 0-9 |  Rathvilly
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Dr. Cullen Park |
| Conor Crowley 0-2, Jason Kane 0-2, Shane O'Neill 0-2 (0-1 f), Andrew Kehoe 0-2 (0-1 f), Stephen Reilly 0-2, Jack Brennan 0-1 | Brendan Murphy 0-4, Gary Dempsey 0-3 (0-1 f), JJ Smith 0-1, Darragh Murphy 0-1 (0-1 '45) |
| 28 September 2019 19:30 |
Éire Óg 
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1-30 - 0-5 | Bagenalstown Gaels
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Dr. Cullen Park |
| Cormac Mullins 1-4, Jordan Morrissey 0-4, Chris Blake 0-4 (0-1 f), Darragh O'Brien 0-3, Ross Dunphy 0-3, Rickie Keating 0-2 (0-1 '45, 0-1 f), Sean Gannon 0-2, Colm Hulton 0-2, Richie Mahon 0-1, Benny Kavanagh 0-1, Mark Furey 0-1, Eoghan Ruth 0-1, Derek Hayden 0-1, Niall Quinlan 0-1. | Robbie Kane 0-4 (0-3 f), Ciaran Cunningham 0-1 (0-1 '45) |
Final
| 6 October 2019 3:45pm |
Éire Óg
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1-16 - 0-5 | Palatine
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Dr. Cullen Park |
| Chris Blake 0-6 (0-4 f), Reece Denieffe 1-1, Niall Quinnlan 0-4 (0-4 f), Jordan Morrissey 0-2, Cormac Mullins 0-2, Ricky Keating 0-1 (0-1 '45) | Andrew Kehoe 0-2 (0-1f), David Reid 0-1, Jack Brennan 0-1, Conor Crowley 0-1 |
Relegation play off
The bottom team in each group compete in the relegation final. The team to lose will be relegated to the 2020 I.F.C.
- The Relegation play off game is treated as a separate competition, thus suspension and scoring do not carry in to the Carlow Senior Football Championship.
Relegation Final:
- Mt. Leinster Rangers
3-11, 2-10 
Ballinabranna , (19:30) 24 September 2019.
Championship statistics
Top Scorer: Overall
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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| 1 | Brendan Murphy | Rathvilly
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3-14 | 23 | 4 | 5.7 |
| 2 | Cathal Coughlan | Old Leighlin
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2-13 (2 Pen, 3f) | 19 | 4 | 4.7 |
| 3 | Shane O'Neill | Palatine
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0-18 (14f) | 18 | 6 | 3 |
| 4 | Jordan Morrissey | Éire Óg
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1-13 | 16 | 5 | 3.2 |
| Darren Lunney |  Ballinabranna
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1-13 (4f) | 16 | 3 | 5.3 | |
| Diarmuid Walshe | Tinryland
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1-13 (7f) | 16 | 4 | 4 | |
| Jamie Clarke | Bagenalstown Gaels
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1-13 (5f) | 16 | 5 | 3.2 | |
| 7 | Chris Blake | Éire Óg
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0-15 (9f) | 15 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | Robert Sansom | Ballinabranna
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2-8 (5f) | 14 | 3 | 4.6 |
| 9 | Robbie Kane | Bagenalstown Gaels
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1-10 (7f) | 13 | 5 | 2.6 |
| 11 | Andrew Beaton | Bagenalstown Gaels
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3-3 | 12 | 4 | 3 |
| 12 | Darragh O'Brien | Éire Óg
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1-8 (5f) | 11 | 5 | 2.2 |
| Seamus Kinsella | Old Leighlin
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0-11 (4f) | 11 | 4 | 2.7 | |
| Chris Nolan |  Mt. Leinster Rangers
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1-8 (3f) | 11 | 3 | 3.6 |
Top Scorer: Single game
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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| 1 | Brendan Murphy | Rathvilly
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2-4 | 10 | Bagenalstown Gaels
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| 2 | Diarmuid Walshe | Tinryland
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1-5 (4f) | 8 | Ballinabranna
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| 3 | Cathal Coughlan | Old Leighlin
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1-4 (1 pen, 1f) | 7 | Bagenalstown Gaels
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| Cormac Mullins | Éire Óg
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1-4 | 7 | Bagenalstown Gaels
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| 5 | Brendan Murphy | Rathvilly
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1-3 | 6 | Mt. Leinster Rangers
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| Shane O'Neill | Palatine
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0-6 (5f) | 6 | Tinryland
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| Jamie Clarke | Bagenalstown Gaels
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1-3 (1f) | 6 | Mt. Leinster Rangers
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| Chris Blake | Éire Óg
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0-6 (4f) | 6 | Palatine
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| Chris Nolan | Mt. Leinster Rangers
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1-3 (1f) | 6 | Palatine
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| Darren Lunney | Ballinabranna
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0-6 (3f) | 6 | Old Leighlin
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Leinster Senior Club Football Championship
References
- ^ "Carlow Nationalist Archives". IrishNewsArchive.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ "2018 Carlow Club Championship Draws". Hoganstand.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.