2021 Tipperary Senior Football Championship

2021 Tipperary Senior Football Championship
Teams16
SponsorFBD Insurance
Champions Loughmore–Castleiney (15th title)
Willie Eviston (captain)
Frankie McGrath (manager)
Runners-up Clonmel Commercials
Jamie Peters (captain)
Charlie McGeever (manager)
Relegated Moyne–Templetuohy
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The 2021 Tipperary Senior Football Championship was the 131st staging of the Tipperary Senior Football Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887.

Clonmel Commercials were the defending champions but lost in the final to Loughmore–Castleiney.[1][2][3]

Team Changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2020 Tipperary Senior Football Championship.

Group stage

  Advance to quarter-finals

Group 1

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Moyle Rovers 3 3 0 0 7-30 2-20 +25 6
Upperchurch–Drombane 3 2 0 1 1-34 4-20 +5 4
Aherlow 3 1 0 2 2-24 3-36 -15 2
Cahir 3 0 0 3 3-22 4-34 -15 0

Results

3 September 2021 Round 1 Cahir 1-10 - 1-14 Aherlow Ballyporeen
19:30 Referee: Brian Tyrell
4 September 2021 Round 1 Upperchurch–Drombane 0-9 - 3-9 Moyle Rovers Leahy Park
18:00 Report Liam Boland 1-4, Stephen Quirke 1-1, Luke Boland 1-0, Shane Foley 0-3, Ben Owens 0-1 Referee: Michael Duffy
19 September 2021 Round 2 Aherlow 1-6 - 2-14 Moyle Rovers Leahy Park
14:00 Barry Grogan 1-5, Tadhg Carew 0-1 Rian Quigley 1-4, Liam Boland 0-4, Shane Foley 1-0, Stephen Quirke 0-3, Diarmuid Foley 0-1, Luke Boland 0-1, Darragh O'Dwyer 0-1 Referee: Derek O'Mahoney
19 September 2021 Round 2 Upperchurch–Drombane 1-13 - 1-7 Cahir Boherlahan
17:30 Referee: Tom Loughnane
2 October 2021 Round 3 Upperchurch–Drombane 0-12 - 0-4 Aherlow Pairc Ciocaim
17:00 Referee: Sean Lonergan
2 October 2021 Round 3 Cahir 1-5 - 2-7 Moyle Rovers Clonmel Sportsfield
17:00 Sean Murphy 1-0, Jack Buckley 0-2, Kevin Grogan 0-2, Brian McKenna 0-1 Report Liam Boland 1-3, Diarmuid Foley 1-0, Aidan McGrath, Shane Foley 0-2, Riain Quigley 0-2 Referee: David Grogan

Group 2

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Kilsheelan–Kilcash 3 2 0 1 3-31 1-31 +6 4
Ballyporeen 3 1 1 1 1-35 2-33 -1 3
Éire Óg Annacarty 3 1 1 1 1-27 1-30 -3 3
Moyne–Templetuohy 3 1 0 2 1-36 2-35 -2 2

Results

2 September 2021 Round 1 Éire Óg Annacarty 0-9 - 1-14 Moyne–Templetuohy Boherlahan
18:45 Referee: Tom Loughnane
4 September 2021 Round 1 Ballyporeen 0-12 - 2-12 Kilsheelan–Kilcash Ardfinnan
18:00 Referee: Derek O'Mahoney
18 September 2021 Round 2 Kilsheelan–Kilcash 1-12 - 0-10 Moyne-Templetuohy Leahy Park
14:30 Paul Maher 1-1, Jamie Roche 0-3, Evan Comerford 0-2, Barry Kehoe 0-2, Martin Gibbs 0-1, Billy O’Connor 0-1, Mark Kehoe 0-1, Sean Martin 0-1 Report Conor Bowe 0-4, John Hassett 0-3, Tom Meade 0-2, Tom Hassett 0-1 Referee: David Grogan
18 September 2021 Round 2 Ballyporeen 0-9 - 0-9 Eire Og Annacarty Canon Hayes Park
17:30 Conor Sweeney 0-4, Fionan O’Sullivan 0-3, Eoin Morrissey 0-1, Christy English 0-1 Report Kevin Fox 0-3, Darragh Mooney 0-1, Paul Downey 0-1, Donal O’Dwyer 0-1, Brian Fox 0-1, Seanie Ryan 0-1, Mikey Bradshaw 0-1 Referee: Seanie Peters
3 October 2021 Round 3 Eire Og Annacarty 1-9 - 0-7 Kilsheelan–Kilcash Boherlahan
14:00 Dinny Crosse (0-5), Cian Mooney (1-0), Connie Bradshaw (0-1), Tom Fox (0-1), Darragh Mooney (0-1), Paul Downey (0-1) Report Evan Comerford (0-2), Emmet Butler (0-1), Billy O’Connor (0-1), Paul Denn (0-1), Luke Kiely (0-1), Barry Kehoe (0-1) Referee: Seanie Peters
3 October 2021 Round 3 Ballyporeen 1-14 - 0-12 Moyne–Templetuohy Leahy Park
15:00 Referee: Tom Loughnane

Group 3

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Clonmel Commercials 3 3 0 0 10-40 2-11 +53 6
Ardfinnan 3 2 0 1 3-32 4-33 -4 4
Arravale Rovers 3 1 0 2 3-26 8-47 -36 2
Moycarkey–Borris 3 0 0 3 0-21 2-28 -13 0

Results

5 September 2021 Round 1 Ardfinnan 1-7 - 4-17 Clonmel Commercials Duneske
15:30 Referee: Seanie Peters
5 September 2021 Round 1 Arravale Rovers 2-15 - 0-12 Moycarkey–Borris Golden
15:30 Referee: Sean Lonergan
19 September 2021 Round 2 Arravale Rovers 1-4 - 6-23 Clonmel Commercials Duneske
14:00 Referee: John Butler
19 September 2021 Round 2 Ardfinnan 0-13 - 0-9 Moycarkey–Borris Golden
17:30 Referee: Paddy Russell
2 October 2021 Round 3 Ardfinnan 2-12 - 0-7 Arravale Rovers Duneske
13:00 Michael Barlow (0-8), Billy Hewitt (1-3), Andrew Browne (1-0), Gavin Whelan (0-1) Report Mikey O'Dwyer (0-3), Cormac Maher (0-2), James Hogan (0-1), Donough Leahy (0-1) Referee: Brian Tyrell
3 October 2021 Round 3 Clonmel Commercials 0-0 - CONC Moycarkey–Borris Killenaule
17:00 Referee: Derek O'Mahoney

Group 4

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
JK Brackens 3 2 1 0 5-35 3-25 +16 5
Loughmore–Castleiney 3 2 1 0 4-30 0-30 +12 5
Killenaule 3 1 0 2 3-30 3-31 -1 2
Rockwell Rovers 3 0 0 3 2-24 8-33 -27 0

Results

4 September 2021 Round 1 Loughmore–Castleiney 2-10 - 0-11 Killenaule Littleton
18:00 Conor Ryan 0-6, Joey Hennessy 1-0, Cian Hennessy 1-0, Liam Treacy 0-2, Noel McGrath 0-1, John McGrath 0-1 Report Joe O'Dwyer 0-4, Ciaran O'Dwyer 0-2, P Codd 0-1, Mark Heffernan 0-1, Paudie Feehan 0-1, Kieran Bergin 0-1, Michael Doyle 0-1 Referee: David Grogan
4 September 2021 Round 1 Rockwell Rovers 1-8 - 5-11 JK Brackens St. Michael's Park
18:00 Report Referee: Tom Loughnane
18 September 2021 Round 2 Killenaule 1-12 - 1-7 Rockwell Rovers Barracks Field
17:30 John O’Dwyer (1-4), Michael Doyle (0-3), Ciaran O’Dwyer (0-2), Dean O’Connor (0-1), Joe O’Dwyer (0-1), Kieran Bergin (0-1) Report Eoin Byrne (1-0), Gavin Ryan (0-3), Alan Moloney (0-3), Kevin Cleary (0-1) Referee: Brian Tyrell
18 September 2021 Round 2 JK Brackens 0-10 - 0-10 Loughmore–Castleiney Templetuohy
18:00 Report Conor Ryan 0-8, Aidan McGrath 0-1, Joey Hennessy 0-1 Referee: Sean Everard
2 October 2021 Round 3 JK Brackens 0-14 - 2-7 Killenaule Templetuohy
17:00 Report Referee: Paddy Russell
2 October 2021 Round 3 Loughmore–Castleiney 2-10 - 0-9 Rockwell Rovers St. Michael's Park
17:00 Referee: John Butler

Finals

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
23 October, Ardfinnan
 
 
 Moyle Rovers2-9
 
6 November, Golden
 
 Ballyporeen0-10
 
 Moyle Rovers1-7
 
23 October, Leahy Park
 
 Loughmore–Castleiney1-8
 
 Kilsheelan–Kilcash1-5
 
21 November, Semple Stadium
 
 Loughmore–Castleiney0-9
 
 Loughmore–Castleiney1-12
 
24 October, Golden
 
 Clonmel Commercials1-11
 
 JK Brackens2-10
 
7 November, Boherlahan
 
 Ardfinnan2-8
 
 JK Brackens1-10
 
24 October, Boherlahan
 
 Clonmel Commercials2-11
 
 Clonmel Commercials1-20
 
 
 Upperchurch–Drombane1-5
 

Quarter-finals

23 October 2021 Quarter-Final Moyle Rovers 2-9 - 0-10 Ballyporeen Ardfinnan
15.30 Riain Quigley (1-2), Liam Boland (0-5), Diarmuid Foley (1-0), Shane Foley (0-1), Dara Ryan (0-1) Report Conor Sweeney (0-2), John O’Callaghan (0-1), Tommy Sweeney (0-1), Christy English (0-1), Thomas Vaughan (0-1), Fionán O’Sullivan (0-1), Darragh Brennan (0-1), Darragh Lyons (0-1), Eoin Kearney (0-1) Referee: Sean Everard
23 October 2021 Quarter-Final Kilsheelan–Kilcash 1-5 - 0-9 Loughmore–Castleiney Leahy Park
15.30 Report
24 October 2021 Quarter-Final JK Brackens 2-10 - 2-8 Ardfinnan Golden
13.00 Jack Kennedy (0-7), Eanna McBride (2-0), Paddy Cadell (0-1), Jordan Moloney (0-1), Shane Doyle (0-1) Report Gavin Whelan (1-0) Darragh O Leary (1-0), Billy Hewitt (0-3), Luke O Brien (0-1) Michael Barlow (0-1), Gerry Cronin (0-1), Sean Nagle, (0-1) Michael O’Sullivan (0-1) Referee: Seanie Peters
24 October 2021 Quarter-Final Clonmel Commercials 1-20 - 1-5 Upperchurch–Drombane Boherlahan
15.30 Referee: Derek O'Mahoney

Semi-finals

6 November 2021 Semi-Final Moyle Rovers 1-7 - 1-8 Loughmore–Castleiney Golden
S Quirke (1-3), L Boland (0-1), S Foley (0-1), R Quigley (0-1), P Acheson (0-1) Report J McGrath (1-1), C Ryan (0-3), L McGrath (0-1), L Treacy (0-1), E Sweeney (0-1), L Egan (0-1)
7 November 2021 Semi-Final JK Brackens 1-10 - 2-11 Clonmel Commercials Boherlahan
J Kennedy (0-8), S Doyle (1-0), D McEnroe (0-1), C Cadell (0-1) Report S O Connor (1-4), K Fahey(1-1), S Kennedy (0-1), Colman Kennedy (0-1), Conal Kennedy (0-1), P Looram (0-1), A Matassa (0-1), J Kennedy (0-1)

Final

21 November 2021 Final Loughmore–Castleiney 1-12 - 1-11 Clonmel Commercials Semple Stadium
14.30 C Ryan (0-7, 4f), J McGrath (1-2, 0-1f), Eamonn Connolly (0-1), L McGrath (0-1), E Sweeney (0-1) Report M Quinlivan (1-0), J Lonergan (0-3), S O'Connor (0-2, 1f), K Fahey (0-2), P Looram (0-1), J Peters (0-1), Colman Kennedy (0-1), C Deeley (0-1) Attendance: 2,207
Referee: Derek O'Mahoney (Ardfinnan)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

References

  1. ^ "John McGrath's miracle goal gives Loughmore–Castleiney first leg of Tipperary double". Irish Examiner. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Loughmore/Castleiney 1-12 Clonmel Commercials 1-11". GAA.ie. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Loughmore's Tipp double quest comes with silver lining as John McGrath strikes late to sink Clonmel Commercials". Irish Independent. 21 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.