By Shaun Casey BALLYBAY are looking forward to the new and exciting prospect of featuring in the Ulster Club Championship, something they haven’t done since 2012. Captain Eoin McKearney was just a cub at that stage, but the 25-year-old says the whole team is looking forward to this weekend’s experience. “I’ve never played in it; […]
By Shaun Casey CROSSMAGLEN are back in the Ulster Championship for the first time since 2019 and they’ll open their 2022 account against Monaghan champions Ballybay on Saturday evening. Stephen Kernan has been in charge of the Rangers since 2020 and is looking forward to his first go at the provincial championship as manager. “I’m […]
NOW that all the county finals have taken place, my favourite competition of all time swings into action as the Ulster Club Championship gets underway this month. This competition has a very special personal meaning, but that aside I’ve always loved watching this competition. Much like the county scene, Ulster, in my opinion, has the […]
JOHN McEntee was the star of Crossmaglen and Armagh’s bid for glory with his playmaking and scoring exploits from centre forward. He takes us back through some of the memorable games from a glittering career. Teams played for: Crossmaglen Rangers, Armagh, University of Ulster and Ulster. Current involvement: The u-8 girls’ team in Crossmaglen. Which […]
By Shaun Casey CROSSMAGLEN have and will always play football on the front foot and Sunday’s championship decider against Granemore was no different. Player of the Match Cian McConville is another addition to the list of star forwards the Rangers have produced in their rich history and his contribution of 0-8 was a huge factor […]
By Shaun Casey MOST clubs base their whole existence around trying to win one championship, but then again Crossmaglen aren’t most clubs. The Rangers collected their 46th senior championship crown on Sunday, and their first since 2019, with a 12-point win over Granemore. Aaron Kernan enjoyed one of his best championship campaigns in recent years […]
By Michael McMullan CROSSMAGLEN and Armagh All-Ireland winner John McEntee has been appointed as the new Inniskeen senior football manager. McEntee takes over from another Cross man Oisin McConville will stepped into inter-county management with Wicklow. Inniskeen were on the wrong side of a 3-8 to 0-13 defeat at the hands of Scotstown in this […]
By Shaun Casey CROSSMAGLEN have never lost three county finals in a row. Last year’s defeat to Clann Éireann was the first time since 1944 that the Rangers lost back-to-back deciders following their defeat to Maghery in 2020 and their hoping to right those wrongs against Granemore this Sunday. Captain Stephen Morris insists there’s a lot […]
Our reporter Shaun Casey takes a visit to Granemore ahead of a historic first ever senior championship final appearance LIKE all small rural clubs throughout the country, there isn’t much to Granemore. A pub, a chapel, a local school and a football field. But the community is thriving at the moment. A seven-point win over […]
The counties who have fared best in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. Armagh clubs (15 titles) THE Orchard County is level with Derry in terms of Ulster Senior Club titles. One big reason for their success in the provincial arena is Crossmaglen, who have won a record-breaking 11 titles. But that’s not all – […]
