2017 Wicklow Senior Football Championship
# 2017 Wicklow Senior Football Championship

The 2017 Wicklow Senior Football Championship is the 117th edition of the Wicklow GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Wicklow, Ireland. The tournament consists of 13 teams with the winner going on to represent Wicklow in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship consists of a back door system.

Baltinglass were the defending champions after they defeated St. Patrick's in the previous years final.

This was Arklow Geraldines-Ballymoney's return to the top flight after claiming last season's I.F.C. title.

## Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2016 championship season.

## Group stage

There are three groups of six teams called Group A, B and C. The 3 top finishers in Group A and 2 finishers in Groups B and C qualify for the quarter-finals. The third placed team in Group B and C will play off for a place in the quarter-finals. The bottom finishers of each group will qualify for the relegation play-off.

## Keating Trophy/Relegation play-off

The five teams who failed to reach the quarter-finals enter the Keating Trophy. These teams play each other in a round robin basis. The top two finishers proceed to the Keating Trophy final while the two bottom finishers will be relegated to the 2018 I.F.C.

## Knock-out Stages

| Preliminary Quarter-Finals | Preliminary Quarter-Finals | Preliminary Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rathnew | Rathnew | 0-12 (1-19 R) | | | | | | | | | |
| Annacurra | Annacurra | 0-12 (1-9 R) | Kiltegan | Kiltegan | 2-6 | | | | | | |
| | | | Rathnew | Rathnew | 2-13 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Rathnew | Rathnew | 1-09 | | | |
| | | | | | | Baltinglass | Baltinglass | 0-08 | | | |
| | | | Baltinglass | Baltinglass | 0-14 (2-14 R) | | | | | | |
| | | | Éire Óg | Éire Óg | 2-8 (1-12 R) | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Rathnew | Rathnew | 3-8 |
| | | | | | | | | | Blessington | Blessington | 0-12 |
| | | | Blessington | Blessington | 1-10 | | | | | | |
| | | | St. Patrick's | St. Patrick's | 1-7 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Blessington | Blessington | 2-14 | | | |
| | | | | | | Avondale | Avondale | 2-5 | | | |
| | | | Avondale | Avondale | 1-8 | | | | | | |
| | | | Arklow Geraldines-Ballymoney | Arklow Geraldines-Ballymoney | 1-7 | | | | | | |

## Quarter-Final play-off

| 8/26/17 Quarter-Final | Rathnew | 0-12 - 0-12 | Annacurra | Aughrim Park Referee: Ciaran Fleming (Baltinglass) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 8/26/17 Quarter-Final | Leighton Glynn 0-5, Eddie Doyle 0-4 (0-3f), David Jameson, Theo Smyth, Jody Merrigan 0-1 each | Report | Gearoid Murphy 0-7 (0-4f, 1 '45), Frank Clune 0-2, Martin O'Brien, Clive Horan (0-1f), Shane O'Keeffe 0-1 each | Aughrim Park Referee: Ciaran Fleming (Baltinglass) |
| 9/2/17 Quarter-Final Replay | Rathnew | 1-19 - 1-9 | Annacurra | Aughrim Park Referee: Noel Kinsella (Kilbride) |
| 9/2/17 Quarter-Final Replay | Leighton Glynn 1-3, Eddie Doyle 0-6 (0-2f), Jody Merrigan 0-5, Mark Doyle 0-3, Ross O'Brien and Nicky Mernagh 0-1 each | | Gearoid Murphy 0-4, Clive Horan 0-3, Shane O'Keeffe 1-0, Frank Clune 0-2 | Aughrim Park Referee: Noel Kinsella (Kilbride) |

## Quarter-finals

| 9/9/17 16:15 | Avondale | 1-8 - 1-7 | Arklow Geraldines-Ballymoney | Aughrim Referee: Ciaran Fleming Man of the Match: Saoirse Kearnon and Eugene Dunne |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 9/9/17 16:15 | Dean Gahan 1-1, Ian Heffernan 0-4 (0-3f), David Baker, Cian O'Hannain, Ryan Cahill 0-1 each | | Cathal Kelleher 1-1, Stephen Hurley and Philip Healy 0-2f each, Philip Gleeson and Peter Hempenstall 0-1 each | Aughrim Referee: Ciaran Fleming Man of the Match: Saoirse Kearnon and Eugene Dunne |
| 9/9/17 18:00 | Baltinglass | 0-14 - 2-8 | Éire Óg Greystones | Aughrim Referee: Garrett Whelan Man of the Match: Daniel Kelly |
| 9/9/17 18:00 | Mark Jackson (0-2f, 2 '45) and Daniel Kelly (0-2f) 0-4 each, Adam McHugh 0-3 (0-2f), John McGrath, Chris Heaslip, Sean O'Brien 0-1 each | | Daniel Keane 1-2, Billy Norman 1-1, Darren Hayden 0-2f, Danny Woods, Sean Lawless, Craig Smullen 0-1 each | Aughrim Referee: Garrett Whelan Man of the Match: Daniel Kelly |
| 9/10/17 13:30 | Rathnew | 2-13 - 2-6 | Kiltegan | Aughrim Referee: Kieron Kenny Man of the Match: Jody Merrigan |
| 9/10/17 13:30 | Jody Merrigan 1-4 (1 '45, 0-1f), Ross O'Brien 1-1, James Stafford, Eddie Doyle (0-2f), Leighton Glynn, Nicky Mernagh 0-2 each | | Seanie Furlong 1-3 (0-2f), Derek Daly 1-0, Rory Finn, Podge O'Toole, Jeffery Bermingham 0-1 each | Aughrim Referee: Kieron Kenny Man of the Match: Jody Merrigan |
| 9/10/17 15:15 | Blessington | 1-10 - 1-7 | St Patrick's | Aughrim Referee: Anthony Nolan Man of the Match: Paul McLoughlin |
| 9/10/17 15:15 | Curtis Geraghty 1-1, Anto McLoughlin 0-4 (0-3f), Michael McLoughlin 0-2, Kevin John Rogers, Patrick O'Connor, Kevin Hanlon 0-1 each | | Podge McWalter 1-0, Tommy Kelly 0-3, John Crowe, Eamon Wolfe, Stephen Duffy, Jordan Pettigrew 0-1 each | Aughrim Referee: Anthony Nolan Man of the Match: Paul McLoughlin |
| 9/24/17 14:30 Quarter-Final Replay | Baltinglass | 2-14 - 1-12 | Éire Óg Greystones | Aughrim |

## Semi-finals

| 9/24/17 16:15 Semi-Final | Blessington | 2-14 - 2-5 | Avondale | Aughrim Referee: Garrett Whelan (Rathdangan) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 10/8/17 15:30 Semi-Final | Rathnew | 1-9 - 0-8 | Baltinglass | Aughrim Referee: Declan Pepard (Hollywood) Man of the Match: Enan Glynn |
| 10/8/17 15:30 Semi-Final | Stephen Byrne 1-0, James Stafford 0-3, Eddie Doyle 0-2f, Warren Kavanagh, Enan Glynn, Leighton Glynn, Jody Merrigan (1 '45) 0-1 each | | Mark Jackson (0-2f) and Daniel Kelly (0-2f) 0-2 each, Tom Burke, Mikey English, Sean O'Brien, Adam McHugh (0-1f) 0-1 each | Aughrim Referee: Declan Pepard (Hollywood) Man of the Match: Enan Glynn |

## Final

| 15 October 2017 3:00 pm Final | Rathnew | 3-8 - 0-12 | Blessington | Aughrim Park Referee: Declan Peppard (Hollywood) Man of the Match: Nicky Mernagh |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 October 2017 3:00 pm Final | Mark Doyle 1-1, James Stafford and Leighton Glynn 1-0 each, Eddie Doyle 0-3 (0-2f), Theo Smith, Graham Merrigan, Nicky Mernagh, Jody Merrigan 0-1 each | | Eoin Keogh, Anto McLoughlin, Patrick O'Connor, Curtis Geraghty (0-1f) 0-2 each, Paul McLoughlin, Brian Carroll, Michael McLoughlin, David Boothman 0-1 each | Aughrim Park Referee: Declan Peppard (Hollywood) Man of the Match: Nicky Mernagh |
