Gaelic football championship
1996–97 All-Ireland Senior Club Football ChampionshipDates | 6 October 1996 – 17 March 1997 |
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Teams | 33 |
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Sponsor | Allied Irish Bank |
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Champions | Crossmaglen Rangers (1st title) Jim McConville (captain) Joe Kernan (manager) |
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Runners-up | Knockmore Hughie Langan (captain) Éamonn Clarke (manager) |
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Tournament statistics |
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Matches played | 36 |
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Top scorer(s) | Oisín McConville (2-30) |
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The 1996–97 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the 27th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1970-71. The championship began on 6 October 1996 and ended on 17 March 1997.
Laune Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Crossmaglen Rangers in the All-Ireland semi-final.[1]
On 17 March 1997, Crossmaglen Rangers won the championship following a 2-13 to 0-11 defeat of Knockmore in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park.[2] It was their first ever championship title.
Crossmaglen Rangers's Oisín McConville was the championship's top scorer with 2-30.
Results
Quarter-final
Knockmore v Allen Gaels 20 October 1996 Quarter-final | Knockmore | 2-14 - 1-04 | Allen Gaels | James Stephens Park |
| P Brogan 1-5, K Staunton 0-4, S Smyth 1-0, S Sweeney 0-2, K O'Neill 0-2, J Davis 0-1. | | D Lynch 1-1, A Fee 0-1, A Cullen 0-1, N Moran 0-1. | |
Semi-finals
An Cheathrú Rua v Clann na nGael 20 October 1996 Semi-final | An Cheathrú Rua | 0-10 - 0-12 | Clann na nGael | Tuam Stadium |
| G Mac Donncha 0-6, P Ó Sé 0-2, S Ó Domhnaill 0-1, C Ó hIarnáin 0-1. | | R Durney 0-8, A Carbury 0-1, D Kelly 0-1, E Gavin 0-1, J Connaghton 0-1. | |
Knockmore v St Mary's 3 November 1996 Semi-final | Knockmore | 0-14 - 0-06 | St Mary's | James Stephens Park |
| P Brogan 0-5, K O'Neill 0-3, P Butler 0-2, S Smyth 0-1, P Cawley 0-1, D Sweeney 0-1, G O'Hara 0-1. | | E McCloskey 0-2, P Newton 0-1, J Clifford 0-1, Maurice Galvin 0-1, K Breheny 0-1. | |
Final
Knockmore v Clann na nGael 23 November 1996 Final | Knockmore | 1-05 - 0-06 | Clann na nGael | James Stephens Park |
| S Sweeney 1-0, P Brogan 0-3, S Smyth 0-1, H Langan 0-1. | | E Durney 0-3, E McManus 0-1, P McManus 0-1. | |
First round
Fr. Manning Gaels v Round Towers 20 October 1996 First round | Fr. Manning Gaels | 1-06 - 2-08 | Round Towers | Pearse Park |
| G Whelan 1-0, P Davis 0-3, C Hanniffy 0-2, J Breslin 0-1. | | S Daly 0-4, E Cleary 1-0, L Ryan 1-0, Derek Maher 0-2, G Ryan 0-1, J Burke 0-1. | |
Coralstown/Kinnegad v Éire Óg 20 October 1996 First round | Coralstown/Kinnegad | 0-10 - 1-10 | Éire Óg | Cusack Park |
| L Giles 0-6, J Cooney 0-1, D Flynn 0-1, J Fleming 0-1, T Wiley 0-1. | | C Hayden 1-2, A Keating 0-3, P McCarthy 0-2, J Murphy 0-1, G Ware 0-1, J Morrissey 0-1. | |
Shannonbridge v Rathnew 26 October 1996 First round replay | Shannonbridge | 1-09 - 0-11 | Rathnew | O'Connor Park |
| A Kelly 1-1, F McEvoy 0-4, PJ Kelly 0-2, D Claffey 0-1, V Mooney 0-1. | | D Coffey 0-5, B Murphy 0-3, M Doyle 0-2, T Doyle 0-1. | |
Quarter-finals
Killanerin v St Joseph's (Louth) 3 November 1996 Quarter-final | Killanerin | 2-09 - 0-05 | St Joseph's (Louth) | Páirc Uí Shíocháin |
| J Hegarty 2-2, M Forde 0-6, P Forde 0-1. | | N Giblin 0-2, D O'Reilly 0-2, P O'Connor 0-1. | |
Round Towers v St Joseph's (Laois) 3 November 1996 Quarter-final | Round Towers | 0-16 - 1-12 | St Joseph's (Laois) | St. Conleth's Park |
| S Daly 0-6, L Donlon 0-2, J Burke 0-2, J Drea 0-2, L Ryan 0-2, E Cleary 0-1, P McConnon 0-1. | | M O'Brien 0-6, Michael Dempsey 1-0, S Kelly 0-3, D Cooney 0-2, Martin Dempsey 0-1. | |
Shannonbridge v St. Sylvester's 3 November 1996 Quarter-final | Shannonbridge | 0-04 - 0-11 | St. Sylvester's | O'Connor Park |
| J Ryan 0-2, F McEvoy 0-1, PJ Kelly 0-1. | | S Keogh 0-5, G Dolan 0-2, N Guiden 0-1, K Galvin 0-1, C Barnes 0-1, D Roche 0-1. | |
Éire Óg v Dunderry 3 November 1996 Quarter-final | Éire Óg | 2-14 - 1-10 | Dunderry | Dr. Cullen Park |
| W Quinlan 1-2, C Hayden 1-1, A Keating 0-3, P McCarthy 0-2, J Hayden 0-2, A Callinan 0-1, B Hayden 0-1, J Morrissey 0-1, G Ware 0-1. | | J Brady 1-4, T Dowd 0-2, J Conaty 0-2, S Kelly 0-1, B Callinan 0-1. | |
Semi-finals
Éire Óg v Round Towers 18 November 1996 Semi-final | Éire Óg | 4-08 - 0-07 | Round Towers | O'Moore Park |
| A Keating 1-4, C Hayden 1-1, J Morrissey 1-1, J Murphy 1-0, H Brennan 0-2. | | S Daly 0-2, J Burke 0-1, L Donlon 0-1, G Ryan 0-1, I Moore 0-1, D Maher 0-1. | |
Final
First round
Claughaun v Clonakilty 3 November 1996 First round | Claughaun | 1-09 - 4-12 | Clonakilty | Páirc na nGael |
| D Fitzgerald 1-2, L O'Connor 0-3, P Galligan 0-2, M Galligan 0-2. | | P Griffin 3-1, T Dillon 1-3, B O'Donovan 0-3, B Walsh 0-2, B Murphy 0-1, B Crowley 0-1, K Meade 0-1. | |
Semi-finals
Final
Laune Rangers v Clonakilty 1 December 1996 Final | Laune Rangers | 0-13 - 0-10 | Clonakilty | FitzGerald Stadium |
| G Murphy 0-5, MF Russell 0-2, P Griffin 0-2, B O'Shea 0-2, P O'Sullivan 0-1, L Hassett 0-1. | | T Dillon 0-3, O O'Mahony 0-3, T Mannix 0-1, B Walsh 0-1, K Meade 0-1, B O'Donovan 0-1. | |
Preliminary round
Quarter-finals
Killybegs v St. Paul's 6 October 1996 Quarter-final | Killybegs | 0-10 - 1-11 | St. Paul's | Ballyshannon |
| M Boyle 0-7, C Gallagher 0-1, P Callaghan 0-1, JB Gallagher 0-1. | | J McManus 1-1, H Tohill 0-3, A Donnelly 0-2, B O'Neill 0-1, J Kennedy 0-1, P McStravick 0-1, P McErlean 0-1, D Finnegan 0-1. | |
Devenish v Bellaghy 6 October 1996 Quarter-final | Devenish | 0-08 - 0-11 | Bellaghy | Brewster Park |
| P Coyle 0-3, S Burns 0-2, G O'Brien 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1, M Gallagher 0-1. | | J Cassidy 0-3, K Diamond 0-2, B Lee 0-2, J Mullholland 0-2, Quinn 0-1, J Donnelly 0-1. | |
Semi-finals
Bellaghy v St. Paul's 20 October 1996 Semi-final | Bellaghy | 2-09 - 0-11 | St. Paul's | Athletic Grounds |
| J Cassidy 1-4, D Cassidy 1-1, B Lee 0-2, J Mulholland 0-1, P Scullion 0-1. | | J Kennedy 0-4, J McManus 0-4, J Quinn 0-2, D Finnegan 0-1. | |
Crossmaglen Rangers v Castleblayney Faughs 17 November 1996 Semi-final | Crossmaglen Rangers | 1-19 - 0-10 | Castleblayney Faughs | St. Tiernach's Park |
| O McConville 0-10, J McConville 1-2, A Cunningham 0-2, J Fitzpatrick 0-2, G McEntee 0-1, C O'Neill 0-1, G Comiskey 0-1. | | P McDonnell 0-3, A Tavey 0-3, M O'Connor 0-2, R McArdle 0-1, P Campbell 0-1. | |
Final
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Knockmore v Éire Óg 23 February 1997 Semi-final | Knockmore | 3-14 - 0-05 | Éire Óg | Cusack Park |
| K O'Neill 1-7, R Dempsey 2-0, D Sweeney 0-3, P Brogan 0-2, J Davis 0-1, S Sweeney 0-1. | | A Keating 0-3, J Hayden 0-2. | |
Final
Championship statistics
Top scorers
- Overall
- In a single game
References
- ^ "20 years on - Mike Frank Russell looks back on the most memorable day in his career". The 42. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
- ^ "Magnificent Crossmaglen bring home 1997 All-Ireland football honours". The Irish News. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2020.