1997–98 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

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Dates

5 October 1997 – 17 March 1998

Teams

Champions

Corofin (1st title)
Ray Silke (captain)
Paul McGettigan (manager)

Runners-up

Erin's Isle
Ken Spratt (captain)
Mick Noonan (manager)

Tournament statistics

Matches played

Top scorer(s)

Ciaran O'Hare (5-27)

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The 1997–98 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the 28th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1970-71. The championship began on 5 October 1997 and ended on 17 March 1998.

Crossmaglen Rangers entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Errigal Ciarán in the Ulster Club Championship.

On 17 March 1998, Corofin won the championship following a 0-15 to 0-10 defeat of Erin's Isle in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park. It was their first ever championship title.

Erin's Isle's Ciaran O'Hare was the championship's top scorer with 5-27.

Results

Connacht Senior Club Football Championship

Quarter-final

St. Brigid's v Knockmore

26 October 1997 Quarter-final	St. Brigid's	0-06 - 1-11	Knockmore	Kiltoom
	F Dolan 0-2, B Lennon 0-1, P Kilcommin 0-1, B O'Brien 0-1, T Lennon 0-1.		P Brogan 0-6, S Sweeney 1-2, J Davis 0-1, P Cawley 0-1, K Staunton 0-1.

Semi-finals

Corofin v Knockmore

9 November 1997 Semi-final	Corofin	2-11 - 2-07	Knockmore	Tuam Stadium
	M Donnellan 2-4, E Sheede 0-3, D Reilly 0-2, S Conlisk 0-2.		P Brogan 1-4, P Cawley 1-0, P Butler 0-2, J Davis 0-1.

Allen Gaels v Tourlestrane

9 November 1997 Semi-final	Allen Gaels	2-02 - 0-08	Tourlestrane	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada
	A Cullen 1-2, S McGettigan 1-0.		M Walsh 0-4, D Durkin 0-2, S Dunne 0-1, J Lundy 0-1.

Tourlestrane v Allen Gaels

23 November 1997 Semi-final replay	Tourlestrane	0-07 - 0-09	Allen Gaels	Markievicz Park
	G McGowan 0-4, C O'Meara 0-1, M Walsh 0-1, J Egan 0-1.		N Moran 0-4, A Cullen 0-2, M McGowan 0-1, A Fee 0-1, S McGuire 0-1.

Final

Allen Gaels v Corofin

7 December 1997 Final	Allen Gaels	0-11 - 2-10	Corofin	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada
	D Lynch 0-5, N Moran 0-3, A Fee 0-2, S McGettigan 0-1.		E Steede 1-3, D Reilly 1-0, M Donnellan 0-3, A Donnellan 0-2, T Burke 0-1, J Lardener 0-1.

Leinster Senior Club Football Championship

First round

Dicksboro v Moate

26 October 1997 First round	Dicksboro	2-04 - 4-05	Moate	Nowlan Park
	S Walton 1-2, M Kennedy 1-0, M Sheehan 0-1, N Lacey 0-1.		J Deehan 3-0, M Broder 1-0, D Browne 0-2, G Heavin 0-2, A Malone 0-1.

Erin's Isle v Old Leighlin

26 October 1997 First round	Erin's Isle	5-22 - 0-05	Old Leighlin	Parnell Park
	R Boyle 2-5, C O'Hare 2-5, N Crossan 1-8, J Barr 0-2, P Cunningham 0-1, C Redmond 0-1.		J Nevin 0-2, B O'Brien 0-1, S Hayden 0-1, M Roche 0-1.

Killanerin v Rathnew

26 October 1997 First round	Killanerin	1-04 - 1-04	Rathnew	Páirc Uí Shíocháin
	D Noonan 1-0, M Forde 0-2, P Forde 0-1, J Hegarty 0-1.		T Gill 1-0, D Coffey 0-3, K Gill 0-1.

Fr. Manning Gaels v Stradbally

27 October 1997 First round	Fr. Manning Gaels	1-14 - 1-04	Stradbally	Pearse Park
	P Davis 1-4, Michael Mulleady 0-4, J Tully 0-3, D Hanniffy 0-1, C Hanniffy 0-1, Martin Mulleady 0-1.		P McCormack 1-0 (og), D Delaney 0-2, G Ramsbottom 0-1, B Larkin 0-1.

Quarter-finals

Rathnew v Navan O'Mahony's

9 November 1997 Quarter-final	Rathnew	1-06 - 0-09	Navan O'Mahony's	Aughrim Park
	K Gill 1-1, D Coffey 0-4, J Snell 0-1.		D Doonan 0-2, C Kane 0-2, M Reilly 0-2, A Reilly 0-1, G Nelson 0-1, D Hosey 0-1.

Fr. Manning Gaels v Stabannon Parnells

9 November 1997 Quarter-final	Fr. Manning Gaels	0-11 - 0-11	Stabannon Parnells	Pearse Park
	P Davis 0-5, Michael Mulleady 0-3, D Hanniffy 0-1, C Hanniffy 0-1, J Breslin 0-1.		P Butterly 0-8, Paudie Donnolly 0-1, B Murray 0-1, N Butterly 0-1.

Moate v Clane

9 November 1997 Quarter-final	Moate	3-01 - 2-13	Clane	Páirc Ciaráin
	D Costelloe 2-0, G Heavin 1-1.		B O'Donovan 1-2, P McCormack 1-0, E McCormack 0-3, M Lynch 0-3, P McLoughlin 0-2, K McLoughlin 0-1, K McDonald 0-1, B Cahill 0-1.

Erin's Isle v Edenderry

9 November 1997 Quarter-final	Erin's Isle	1-10 - 0-11	Edenderry	Parnell Park
	C O'Hare 1-5, R Boyle 0-2, N Crossan 0-2, P Cunningham 0-1.		P Brady 0-7, B Malone 0-2, C Farrell 0-1, D Farrell 0-1.

Navan O'Mahony's v Rathnew

15 November 1997 Quarter-final replay	Navan O'Mahony's	0-09 - 1-08	Rathnew	Páirc Tailteann
	D Hosie 0-3, C Kane 0-2, D Doonan 0-2, M Reilly 0-1, D Beggy 0-1.		T Gill 1-2, D Coffey 0-3, T McGivern 0-1, T Doyle 0-1, V Collard 0-1.

Stabannon Parnells v Fr. Manning Gaels

15 November 1997 Quarter-final replay	Stabannon Parnells	0-16 - 1-10 (aet)	Fr. Manning Gaels	Drogheda Park
	P Butterly 0-11, G Hoey 0-2, P Donnelly 0-2, J Donaldson 0-1.		P Davis 0-9, D Hanniffy 1-0, J Tully 0-1.

Semi-finals

Clane v Rathnew

23 November 1997 Semi-final	Clane	0-12 - 0-04	Rathnew	Parnell Park
	P McCormack 0-4, M Lynch 0-4, P McLoughlin 0-2, K McDonald 0-1, D O'Connell 0-1.		D Coffey 0-4.

Erin's Isle v Stabannon Parnells

23 November 1997 Semi-final	Erin's Isle	0-11 - 0-08	Stabannon Parnells	Páirc Tailteann
	C O'Hare 0-5, E Barr 0-2, C Redmond 0-2, M Deegan 0-1, N Crossan 0-1.		P Butterly 0-3, B Murray 0-2, J Hoey 0-1, N Butterly 0-1, P Donnelly 0-1.

Final

Erin's Isle v Clane

7 December 1997 Final	Erin's Isle	2-11 - 1-11	Clane	Páirc Tailteann
	C O'Hare 1-2, C Redmond 0-4, N Crossan 1-0, P Cunningham 0-3, R Boyle 0-2.		P McLoughlin 0-5, T Cribben 1-0, P McCormack 0-2, B Murphy 0-1, B Cahill 0-1, D O'Connell 0-1, W McCreery 0-1.

Munster Senior Club Football Championship

Quarter-finals

The Nire v Castlehaven

25 October 1997 Quarter-final	The Nire	2-05 - 2-23	Castlehaven	Fraher Field
	M Guiry 0-4, B Power 1-0, B Wall 1-0, B Kearney 0-1.		C Crowley 1-7, E Cleary 1-4, A Crowley 0-6, M O'Mahony 0-1, L Tompkins 0-1, J Maguire 0-1, D Cahalane 0-1, D Cleary 0-1, L O'Connell 0-1.

Galbally v Fethard

26 October 1997 Quarter-final	Galbally	0-12 - 1-13	Fethard	Gaelic Grounds
	J Cummins 0-6, E Scully 0-2, M McGrath 0-1, S Morrissey 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1, D Ryan 0-1.		J O'Meara 1-4, M Coen 0-3, T Sheehan 0-2, M Quinlan 0-2, M Fitzgerald 0-1, JP Looby 0-1.

Semi-finals

Fethard v Cooraclare

23 November 1997 Semi-final	Fethard	0-06 - 0-04	Cooraclare	Ned Hall Park
	M Coen 0-3, B Burke 0-1, J O'Meara 0-1, T Sheehan 0-1.		D Hedigan 0-2, M Morrissey 0-1, D Lynch 0-1.

Castlehaven v Laune Rangers

7 December 1997 Semi-final	Castlehaven	2-10 - 1-03	Laune Rangers	Castlehaven
	J Cleary 2-3, L Tompkins 0-3, C Crowley 0-2, A Crowley 0-1, F Cahalane 0-1.		B Gannon 1-0, P O'Sullivan 0-2, G Murphy 0-1.

Final

Castlehaven v Fethard

14 December 1997 Final	Castlehaven	1-14 - 1-08	Fethard	Páirc Mac Gearailt
	L Tompkins 0-8, J Cleary 1-4, F Cahalane 0-1, S Connolly 0-1.		D Byrnes 1-1, M Fitzgerald 0-1, M Spillane 0-1, C Coen 0-1, T Sheehan 0-1, M Quinlan 0-1, M Coen 0-1, J O'Meara 0-1.

Ulster Senior Club Football Championship

Preliminary round

Gowna v St. Mary's Burren

5 October 1997 Preliminary round	Gowna	0-10 - 0-15	St. Mary's Burren	Breffni Park
	Declan McCabe 0-4, Dermot McCabe 0-2, K Madden 0-2, D Brady 0-1, B Morris 0-1.		J Treanor 0-6, J McAlinden 0-4, G Murdock 0-4, A McGovern 0-1.

Quarter-finals

Clontibret O'Neill's v Errigal Ciarán

5 October 1997 Quarter-final	Clontibret O'Neill's	1-10 - 1-11	Errigal Ciarán	Páirc Uí Néill
	Declan McCabe 0-4, P McShane 1-0, D Brennan 0-3, Dermot McCabe 0-2, M O'Dowd 0-1.		E Gormley 0-6, E Kavanagh 1-0, E McCaffrey 0-3, P Canavan 0-2.

Dungiven v Newtownbutler

5 October 1997 Quarter-final	Dungiven	0-13 - 0-05	Newtownbutler	Dean McGlinchey Park
	J Brolly 0-6, P Murphy 0-3, C Greeve 0-3, G McGonagle 0-1.		B McBrian 0-3, C McManus 0-1, R Johnson 0-1.

St. Paul's v Aodh Rua

5 October 1997 Quarter-final	St. Paul's	3-16 - 2-07	Aodh Rua	Casement Park
	J McManus 0-8, J Kennedy 1-2, P McErlean 1-1, C Murphy 1-0, J Quinn 0-2, A Donnelly 0-2, C Killane 0-1.		D Buggy 1-2, B Roper 1-0, D Condon 0-3, V Murray 0-2.

St. Mary's Burren v Crossmaglen Rangers

12 October 1997 Quarter-final	St. Mary's Burren	2-08 - 3-09	Crossmaglen Rangers	Páirc Esler
	J McAlinden 1-2, A Woods 1-0, J Treanor 0-3, A McGivern 0-1, T Fegan 0-1, D McLoughlin 0-1.		J McConville 3-2, O McConville 0-5, J McEntee 0-1, C Short 0-1.

Semi-finals

Errigal Ciarán v Crossmaglen Rangers

26 October 1997 Semi-final	Errigal Ciarán	1-12 - 1-10	Crossmaglen Rangers	St. Tiernach's Park
	E Gormley 1-9, Peter Canavan 0-1, E Kavanagh 0-1, Pascal Canavan 0-1.		J Mcconville 1-1, O McConville 0-4, C Short 0-2, J McEntee 0-2, D O'Neill 0-1.

Dungiven v St. Paul's

26 October 1997 Semi-final	Dungiven	0-12 - 0-10	St. Paul's	St. Tiernach's Park
	J Brolly 0-8, G McGonagle 0-4.		J McManus 0-5, J Kennedy 0-2, P McErlean 0-1, A Donnelly 0-1, A Finnegan 0-1.

Final

Dungiven v Errigal Ciarán

9 November 1997 Final	Dungiven	0-14 - 1-08	Errigal Ciarán	St. Tiernach's Park
	G McGonagle 0-5, J Brolly 0-3, C Grieve 0-3, S Heavern 0-1, P Murphy 0-1, R Murphy 0-1.		E Gormley 0-5, A McGinley 1-0, P Canavan 0-2, B Neill 0-1.

All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

Quarter-final

Tír Chonaill Gaels v Castlehaven

8 February 1998 Quarter-final	Tír Chonaill Gaels	0-08 - 0-15	Castlehaven	Emerald GAA Grounds
	T Maguire 0-2, B McDonagh 0-2, M Summers 0-1, B Mulvey 0-1, A Carr 0-1, G O'Regan 0-1.		J Cleary 0-6, A Crowley 0-3, B Deasy 0-2, L Tompkins 0-2, C Crowley 0-1, D Cahalane 0-1.

Semi-finals

Corofin v Dungiven

22 February 1998 Semi-final	Corofin	0-11 - 0-09	Dungiven	Fr. Tierney Park
	A Donnellan 0-2, M Donnellan 0-2, E Steede 0-2, D Reilly 0-2, T Burke 0-2, S Conlisk 0-1.		J Brolly 0-5, G McGonigle 0-2, P Murphy 0-2.

Erin's Isle v Castlehaven

22 February 1998 Semi-final	Erin's Isle	2-12 - 0-17	Castlehaven	Semple Stadium
	C O'Hare 1-4, N Crossan 1-2, C Redmond 0-2, K Barr 0-1, J Barr 0-1, E Barr 0-1, R Boyle 0-1.		L Tompkins 0-4, J Cleary 0-3, F Cahalane 0-3, D Cahalane 0-2, J Maguire 0-2, C Crowley 0-2, B Deasy 0-1.

Final

Corofin v Erin's Isle

17 March 1998 Final	Corofin	0-15 - 0-10	Erin's Isle	Croke Park
	D Reilly 0-6, G Burke 0-3, S Conlisk 0-3, A Donnellan 0-1, M Donnellan 0-1, E Steede 0-1.		C O'Hare 0-6, D Collins 0-1, N Crossan 0-1, K Barr 0-1, R Boyle 0-1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Ciaran O'Hare	Erin's Isle	5-27	42	6	7.00
2	John Cleary	Castlehaven	3-16	25	5	5.00
3	Niall Crossan	Erin's Isle	3-14	23	6	3.83
3	Eoin Gormley	Errigal Ciaran	1-20	23	3	7.66
4	Pat Butterly	Stabannon Parnells	0-22	22	3	7.33
4	Joe Brolly	Dungiven	0-22	22	4	5.50
5	Pádraic Davis	Fr. Manning Gaels	1-18	21	3	7.00
6	Larry Tompkins	Castlehaven	0-18	18	5	3.60
7	Robbie Boyle	Erin's Isle	2-11	17	6	2.83
8	Michael Donnellan	Corofin	2-10	16	4	4.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Eoin Gormley	Errigal Ciaran	1-09	12	Crossmaglen Rangers
2	Jim McConville	Crossmaglen Rangers	3-02	11	St. Mary's Burren
	Robbie Boyle	Erin's Isle	2-05	11	Old Leighlin
	Ciaran O'Hare	Erin's Isle	2-05	11	Old Leighlin
	Niall Crossan	Erin's Isle	1-08	11	Old Leighlin
	Pat Butterly	Stabannon Parnells	0-11	11	Fr. Manning Gaels
3	Michael Donnellan	Corofin	2-04	10	Knockmore
3	Colin Crowley	Castlehaven	1-07	10	The Nire
4	John Deehan	Moate	3-00	9	Dicksboro
	John Cleary	Castlehaven	2-03	9	Laune Rangers
	Pádraic Davis	Fr. Manning Gaels	0-09	9	Stabannon Parnells

Miscellaneous

Erin's Isle won the Leinster Club Championship for the first time in their history.
Dungiven won the Ulster Club Championship for the first time in their history.

References

"Magnificent Crossmaglen bring home 1997 All-Ireland football honours". The Irish News. 31 March 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
"The West wide awake as Corofin clinch final glory". Irish Independent. 18 March 1998. Retrieved 1 July 2020.

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