2018_Wicklow_Senior_Football_Championship Knowpia

Wicklow S.F.C.
Season	2018
Champions	St Patrick's (13th S.F.C. Title)
Relegated	Annacurra
Winning Captain	Dean Healy
Final Man Of The Match	Stephen Duffy
Winning Manager	Casey O’Brien
	← 2017 2019 →

The 2018 Wicklow Senior Football Championship was the 118th edition of the Wicklow GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Wicklow, Ireland. The tournament consisted of 12 teams with the winner going on to represent Wicklow in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship consisted of a group stage before progressing onto a knock-out stage.

Rathnew were the defending champions after they defeated Blessington in the previous years final.

Hollywood made the straight bounce back to the top flight after claiming the previous season's I.F.C. title.

Tomacork (an amalgamation of Intermediate club Carnew Emmets and Junior 'A' side Coolboy) were originally included in the S.F.C. draw on 19 January, however later made the decision to withdraw themselves from the competition before its commencement.

St. Patrick's claimed their 13th S.F.C. title and first in 6 seasons when defeating Rathnew in the final.

Annacurra were relegated to the I.F.C. for 2019.^[1]^[2]

Team changes edit

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The following teams have changed division since the 2017 championship season.

To S.F.C. edit

Promoted from 2017 Wicklow I.F.C.

Hollywood - (Intermediate Champions)

From S.F.C. edit

Relegated to 2018 Wicklow I.F.C.

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Group stage edit

There are two groups of six teams called Group A and B. The top finishers enter the semi-finals while the 2nd and 3rd placed teams in both groups enter a Quarter-Final. The bottom finishers of each group will qualify for the Relegation Final.

Group A edit

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
St Patrick's	5	4	1	0	90	56	+34	9
Arklow Geraldines-Ballymoney	5	3	2	0	101	70	+31	8
Baltinglass	5	3	0	2	92	63	+29	6
Blessington	5	2	1	2	80	78	+2	5
Annacurra	5	0	1	4	66	108	-42	1
Newtown	5	0	1	4	56	110	-54	1

Round 1

Arklow Geraldines-Ballymoney 2-14, 0-10 Newtown, 14/7/2018,
St Patrick's 2-6, 0-9 Baltinglass, 14/7/2018,
Blessington 1-21, 1-11 Annacurra, 14/7/2018,

Round 2

Baltinglass 4-17, 0-8 Newtown, 21/7/2018,
St Patrick's 0-16, 0-9 Annacurra, 21/7/2018,
Blessington 2-12, 1-15 Arklow Geraldines-Ballymoney, 5/8/2018,

Round 3

Blessington 2-12, 2-6 Newtown, 28/7/2018,
Baltinglass 3-15, 2-10 Annacurra, 5/8/2018,
St Patrick's 1-13, 3-7 Arklow Geraldines-Ballymoney, 25/8/2018,

Round 4:

Arklow Geraldines-Ballymoney 4-6, 1-11 Baltinglass, 11/8/2018,
Newtown 0-15, 0-15 Annacurra, 11/8/2018,
St Patrick's 3-9, 0-11 Blessington, 9/9/2018,

Round 5:

Baltinglass 0-16, 1-6 Blessington, 26/8/2018,
Arklow Geraldines-Ballymoney 4-17, 1-9 Annacurra, 7/9/2018,
St Patrick's 3-19, 0-11 Newtown, 5/8/2018,

Group B edit

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Rathnew	5	4	1	0	96	54	+42	9
Hollywood	5	4	1	0	67	39	+28	9
Kiltegan	5	2	1	2	74	70	+4	5
Bray Emmets	5	1	1	3	69	91	-22	3
Avondale	5	1	1	3	67	99	-32	3
Éire Óg Greystones	5	0	1	4	63	83	-20	1

Round 1

Rathnew 5-11, 2-7 Avondale, 20/7/2018,
Kiltegan 5-12, 1-11 Bray Emmets, 22/7/2018,
Hollywood 1-14, 0-13 Éire Óg Greystones, 22/7/2018,

Round 2

Bray Emmets 3-11, 2-11 Éire Óg Greystones, 3/8/2018,
Rathnew 0-8, 0-8 Hollywood, 4/8/2018,
Kiltegan 2-14, 2-9 Avondale, 5/8/2018,

Round 3

Hollywood 1-10, 1-7 Bray Emmets, 11/8/2018,
Avondale 2-10, 0-9 Éire Óg Greystones, 11/8/2018,
Rathnew 6-9, 0-13 Kiltegan, 12/8/2018,

Round 4:

Rathnew 2-13, 1-7 Bray Emmets, 25/8/2018,
Kiltegan 1-11, 1-11 Éire Óg Greystones, 25/8/2018,
Hollywood 3-20, 0-8 Avondale, 25/8/2018,

Round 5:

Bray Emmets 1-12, 3-6 Avondale, 8/9/2018,
Rathnew 0-16, 1-7 Éire Óg Greystones, 8/9/2018,
Hollywood w/o, scr Kiltegan,

Knock-out Stages edit

Quarter-Finals

Semi-Finals

Final

Arklow Geraldines Ballymoney

2-15

Kiltegan

1-11

Arklow Geraldines Ballymoney

1-11

Rathnew

0-15

Rathnew

0-13

St Patrick's

1-10

Hollywood

1-04

Baltinglass

0-09

St Patrick's

3-13

Hollywood

0-10

Keating Trophy edit

The bottom two teams in each group enter the relegation process known as the Keating Trophy. 5th place from both groups play 6th place in the semi-finals. The winners proceed to the Keating Trophy final while the losers will face-off in the Relegation Final, with the ultimate loser being relegated to the I.F.C. for 2019.

Semi-Finals:

Eiré Óg Greystones 1-14, 1-4 Annacurra, Bray, 14/9/2018,
Newtown 2-9, 2-8 Avondale, Dunbar Park, 15/9/2018,

Final:

Eiré Óg Greystones 0-15, 0-6 Newtown, Roundwood, 28/9/2018,

Relegation Final edit

Avondale 0-14, 0-10 Annacurra, Ballinakill, 28/9/2018,

Knock-Out Stages edit

Quarter-finals edit

16/09/2018 3:30PM Quarter-Final	Arklow Geraldines Ballymoney	2-15 - 1-11	Kiltegan	Aughrim Park Referee: ??? Man of the Match: Cormac O'Shea (Arklow)

23/09/2018 4:30PM Quarter-Final	Hollywood	0-10 - 0-9	Hollywood	Aughrim Park Referee: ???
				Aughrim Park Referee: ???

Semi-finals edit

29/09/2018 4:30PM Semi-Final	Rathnew	0-15 - 1-11	Arklow Geraldines-Ballymoney	Aughrim Park Referee: ???
				Aughrim Park Referee: ???

30/09/2018 Semi-Final	St Patrick's	3-13 - 1-4	Hollywood	Aughrim Park Referee: ???
				Aughrim Park Referee: ???

Final edit

14/10/2018 15:00 Final	St Patrick's	1-10 - 0-13	Rathnew	Aughrim Park Referee: ???
				Aughrim Park Referee: ???

Final replay edit

27/10/2018 15:00 Final	St Patrick's	0-10 - 0-8	Rathnew	Aughrim Park Referee: Declan Peppard (Hollywood)
				Aughrim Park Referee: Declan Peppard (Hollywood)

Leinster Senior Club Football Championship edit

References edit

^ "Wicklow Championship Draws 2018". Wicklownews.net. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
^ "Tomacork withdraw from SFC". Independent.ie. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
^ "Wicklow People Archives". Irishnewsarchive.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
^ "Bill Hill Wicklow". Billhillwicklow.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.