2022–23 All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship

Dates

22 October 2022 - 15 January 2023

Teams

Sponsor

Allied Irish Bank

Champions

Fossa (1st title)
Paudie Clifford (captain)
Adrian Sheehan (manager)

Runners-up

Stewartstown Harps
Mark Rooney (captain)
Blake Smyth (manager)
Peter Armour (manager)

Tournament statistics

Matches played

Goals scored

66 (2.06 per match)

Points scored

691 (21.59 per match)

Top scorer(s)

Gareth Devlin (3-27)

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The 2022–23 All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship was the 21st staging of the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the 2001–02 season. The draws for the respective provincial championships took place at various stages between June and September 2022. The championship ran from 22 October 2022 to 15 January 2023.

The All-Ireland final was played on 15 January 2023 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Fossa from Kerry and Stewartstown Harps from Tyrone, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Fossa won the match by 0-19 to 1-13 to claim their first ever championship title.

Gareth Devlin was the championship's top scorer with 3-27.

Connacht Junior Club Football Championship

Connacht quarter-final

Clifden
(Galway) v Carrigallen
(Leitrim)

13 November 2022 Quarter-final	Clifden (Galway)	1-10 – 0-10	Carrigallen (Leitrim)	Galway
	G Gibbons 0-7, J O'Brien 1-0, E Moran 0-3.		A Skelly 0-3, M Dolan 0-3, C Kiernan 0-1, D Reilly 0-1, A Harte 0-1, C Kenny 0-1.	Stadium: Pearse Stadium Referee: Ronan Hynes

Connacht semi-finals

St. Ronan's
(Roscommon) v Owenmore Gaels
(Sligo)

12 November 2022 Semi-final	St. Ronan's (Roscommon)	1-12 – 0-09	Owenmore Gaels (Sligo)	Roscommon
	J Keavney 0-5, R Kelly 1-0, G O'Daly 0-2, E Killoran 0-1, T McManus 0-1, J Earley 0-1, J Glynn 0-1, F Guihen 0-1.		M Walsh 0-3, C Davey 0-2, G Anderson 0-2, O Geraghty 0-1, N O'Malley 0-1.	Stadium: Dr Hyde Park Referee: S Corcoran

Clifden
(Galway) v Islandeady
(Mayo)

19 November 2022 Semi-final	Clifden (Galway)	1-10 – 0-11	Islandeady (Mayo)	Athenry
	G Gibbons 0-5, E Conneely 1-0, C Joyce 0-1, C Coneys 0-1, D Kennedy 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1, E Moran 0-1.		B Gibbons 0-4, D Gibbons 0-3, D Joyce 0-3, S Lally 0-1.	Stadium: Kenny Park Referee: D Lyons Jr

Connacht final

St. Ronan's
(Roscommon) v Clifden
(Galway)

3 December 2022 Final	St. Ronan's (Roscommon)	0-10 - 1-16	Clifden (Galway)	Roscommon
	J Keavney 0-5, A Benson 0-2, G O'Daly 0-2, L Killoran 0-1	Report	G Gibbons 0-6, E Conneely 1-1, J O'Brien 0-2, R King 0-2, S Sweeney 0-1, S Black 0-1, C Joyce 0-1, E Moran 0-1, C O'Donnell 0-1	Stadium: Dr Hyde Park Referee: J Glavey

Leinster Junior Club Football Championship

Leinster first round

St. Abban's, Adamstown
(Wexford) v Stabannon Parnells
(Louth)

22 October 2022 First round	St. Abban's, Adamstown (Wexford)	1-10 – 0-11	Stabannon Parnells (Louth)	Enniscorthy
	C Hickey 1-4, P Barden 0-3, R O'Brien 0-1, M Furlong 0-1, G O'Reilly 0-1.		H Butterly 0-8, D Crilly 0-2, S Reynolds 0-1.	Stadium: St. Patrick's Park Referee: James Foley

Ballycommon
(Offaly) v Erin's Own
(Kilkenny)

22 October 2022 First round	Ballycommon (Offaly)	4-16 – 2-05	Erin's Own (Kilkenny)	Tullamore
	C Dunne 2-3, S Conneely 1-3, G Mann 0-5, S Conway 1-0, C Kenny 0-2, B Bracken 0-1, B Todd 0-1, TJ Bermingham 0-1.		S Daly 1-2, A Carron 1-0, L Carroll 0-1, J Holohan 0-1, K Holland 0-1.	Stadium: Bord na Móna O'Connor Park Referee: Paddy McDermott

Laragh
(Wicklow) v Amsterdam
(Europe)

22 October 2022 First round	Laragh (Wicklow)	3-09 – 2-08	Amsterdam (Europe)	Baltinglass
	M Miley 2-0, J Nolan 0-5, A Olohan 1-0, P Merrigan 0-1, M Cullen 0-1, S Olohan 0-1.		C Kenny 0-4, M Rafferty 1-0, R Butler 1-0, P Thornton 0-3, S Strain 0-1.	Stadium: Baltinglass Grounds Referee: Darren Delaney

Barrowhouse
(Laois) v Straffan
(Kildare)

22 October 2022 First round	Barrowhouse (Laois)	0-10 – 0-20	Straffan (Kildare)	Crettyard
	L Day 0-7, F Murphy 0-2, J Baldwin 0-1.		A Allen 0-5, R Kelly 0-5, B Tracey 0-3, S O'Connor 0-2, A Kiernan 0-2, J Tracey 0-2, K Calnan 0-1.	Stadium: Crettyard Grounds Referee: Kieran Olwell

Clonmore
(Carlow) v Grattan Óg
(Longford)

23 October 2022 First round	Clonmore (Carlow)	1-16 – 1-10	Grattan Óg (Longford)	Carlow
	S McGrath 0-7, S Murphy 1-0, B Lawler 0-2, J Hickey 0-2, T Pollard 0-1, A Byrne 0-1, R Bulmer 0-1, J Whelan 0-1, L Connolly 0-1.		J Hand 1-6, R Howlin 0-1, E Farrell 0-1, E Kinlan 0-1, G Hand 0-1.	Stadium: Netwatch Cullen Park Referee: Kevin Williamson

Leinster quarter-finals

Clonmore
(Carlow) v Straffan
(Kildare)

5 November 2022 Quarter-final	Clonmore (Carlow)	3-05 – 0-08	Straffan (Kildare)	Carlow
	J Hickey 1-0, E Connolly 1-0, C Murphy 1-0, S McGrath 0-2, E McGrath 0-1, K McDonald 0-1, L Connolly 0-1.		R Power 0-3, J Tracey 0-2, A Kelly 0-2, R Kelly 0-1.	Stadium: Netwatch Cullen Park Referee: Enda Kelly

Ballycommon
(Offaly) v Multyfarnham
(Westmeath)

5 November 2022 Quarter-final	Ballycommon (Offaly)	1-06 – 2-06	Multyfarnham (Westmeath)	Tullamore
	A Mann 1-0, C Kenny 0-2, C Dunne, G Mann (f), TJ Bermingham and T Mealiffe 0-1 each.	Report	S Williams 1-2, S Sweeney 1-0 (pen), J Coffey 0-2 (2f), I McGovern (f) and R Wallace each.	Stadium: Bord na Móna O'Connor Park Referee: David Fedigan

Laragh
(Wicklow) v Castletown
(Meath)

5 November 2022 Quarter-final	Laragh (Wicklow)	0-07 – 2-19	Castletown (Meath)	Aughrim
	J Nolan (0-4, 4f), D Miley (0-1); M Miley (0-1), M Cullen (0-1).	Report	K Ross (1-5, 2f, 1 45), D Cribbin (1-4), R McConnell (0-5, 3f), D Finney (0-3), A Matthews (0-1); K Price (0-1).	Stadium: Echelon Park Referee: Kieran Harris

Garristown
(Dublin) v St. Abban's, Adamstown
(Wexford)

5 November 2022 Quarter-final	Garristown (Dublin)	1-08 – 2-07	St. Abban's, Adamstown (Wexford)	Balgriffin
	F Brooks (1-0), B O’Brien (0-3, 2 frees), C Galvin (0-2, 1 mark), J Gormley (0-1); R Tormey (0-1); S McManus (0-1)	Report	P Barden (1-1), C Hickey (0-4, 1 ’45, 1 free), D Kehoe (1-0), M Furlong (0-1), R O’Brien (0-1).	Stadium: Carrs Lane Referee: Stephen Johnson

Leinster semi-finals

Clonmore
(Carlow) v Castletown
(Meath)

19 November 2022 Semi-final	Clonmore (Carlow)	0-07 – 0-10	Castletown (Meath)	Carlow
	S McGrath 0-4, C Murphy 0-2, T Pollard 0-1.		R McConnell 0-3, K Ross 0-2, D Cribbin 0-2, K Smyth 0-1, D Finney 0-1, D Ginnitty 0-1.	Stadium: Netwatch Cullen Park Referee: K O'Brien

Multyfarnham
(Westmeath) v St. Abban's, Adamstown
(Wexford)

19 November 2022 Semi-final	Multyfarnham (Westmeath)	0-07 – 0-08 (aet)	St. Abban's, Adamstown (Wexford)	Mullingar
	S Williams 0-3, R Wallace 0-2, A Loughrey 0-1, E Feerick 0-1.		C Hickey 0-4, M Furlong 0-2, C Feeney 0-1, R O'Brien 0-1.	Stadium: TEG Cusack Park Referee: C McCullough

Leinster final

St. Abban's, Adamstown
(Wexford) v Castletown
(Meath)

3 December 2022 Final	St. Abban's, Adamstown (Wexford)	0-06 - 0-12	Castletown (Meath)	Chadwick's Wexford Park
	C Hickey 0-6 (2f)	Report	K Ross 0-6 (4f, 45), K Price 0-3, K Smyth 0-1 (1f), D Ginnitty 0-1, D Cribbin 0-1.	Referee: D Byrne

Munster Junior Club Football Championship

Munster quarter-finals

Castlemahon
(Limerick) v Shamrocks
(Waterford)

12 November 2022 Quarter-final	Castlemahon (Limerick)	1-18 – 2-12	Shamrocks (Waterford)	Coolyroe
	S Flanagan (1-5, 0-3 frees), A Roche (0-8, 0-5 frees), J Kenny, J F Reidy (both 0-2), J Condon (0-1)		B Hynes (0-7, 0-5 frees), E Lonergan (1-1), P Hynes (1-1, 0-1 frees), K Crawford (0-2), A Crawford (0-1)	Stadium: Quaid Park Referee: James O'Regan

Liscannor
(Clare) v Thurles Sarsfields
(Tipperary)

12 November 2022 Quarter-final	Liscannor (Clare)	0-07 – 1-09	Thurles Sarsfields (Tipperary)	Milltown Malbay
	A Clohessy (0-3 2f), B Considine, P Haugh, G Duffy, D Nagle (0-1 apiece)		P Creedon (0-3), J Fogarty (1-0), L McCormack (0-2), K Bracken, S Butler, A Ryan, D Stakelum (0-1 apiece)	Stadium: Hennessy Memorial Park Referee: Eoin Morrissey

Munster semi-finals

Castlemahon
(Limerick) v Fossa
(Kerry)

26 November 2022 Semi-final	Castlemahon (Limerick)	0-05 - 1-22	Fossa (Kerry)	Coolyroe
	A Roche 0-4 (2f), M Fitzgibbon (0-1).	Report	E O'Shea 1-7, P Clifford 0-4, D Clifford 0-4 (2f), T O’Shea 0-3, M Rennie 0-2, C O'Shea 0-1, H Kelly 0-1.	Stadium: Quaid Park Referee: J Bermingham

Thurles Sarsfields
(Tipperary) v Kilmurry
(Cork)

26 November 2022 Semi-final	Thurles Sarsfields (Tipperary)	0-12 - 2-11	Kilmurry (Cork)	Templetuohy
	P Creedon 0-5 (0-4 f), L McCormack 0-2 f, K Bracken 0-2, D Stakelum, K Costello, H Fogarty 0-1 each.	Report	L Wall 0-6 (0-2 f), P Berhanu 1-1, D McCarthy 1-0, K Kelleher, J Mullane, B Hinchin, R Leahy 0-1 each.	Stadium: Longorchard Grounds Referee: J Hayes

Munster final

Fossa
(Kerry) v Kilmurry
(Cork)

11 December 2022 Final	Fossa (Kerry)	1-17 - 1-06	Kilmurry (Cork)	Mallow GAA Complex
	D Clifford 0-10 (7 frees), P Clifford 1-4, E O’Shea 0-2 (1 free), M Rennie 0-1.	Report	L Wall 1-2, D McCarthy 0-1, D Cahalane 0-1, P Berhanua 0-1, T Collins 0-1.	Referee: N Quinn (Clare)

Ulster Junior Club Football Championship

Ulster preliminary round

Drumlane
(Cavan) v Craigbane
(Derry)

30 October 2022 Preliminary round	Drumlane (Cavan)	1-08 – 0-10	Craigbane (Derry)	Cavan
	R Connolly 0-4, C Flynn 1-0, D Dolan 0-2, D McGurren 0-1, L Belton 0-1	Report	L Moore 0-8, T O'Connor 0-2	Stadium: Kingspan Breffni Park Referee: Enda Mallon

Ulster quarter-finals

Teconnaught
(Down) v Stewartstown Harps
(Tyrone)

5 November 2022 Quarter-final	Teconnaught (Down)	0-05 – 2-20	Stewartstown Harps (Tyrone)	Newry
	P Grant 0-3, C Carville 0-2	Report	G Devlin 1-5, D Lowe 0-7, M Quinn 1-2, C Quinn 0-2, D McElhatton 0-1, K Robinson 0-1, J Park 0-1, T Lowe 0-1	Stadium: Páirc Esler Referee: Shane Murphy

Derrynoose
(Armagh) v Letterkenny Gaels
(Donegal)

6 November 2022 Quarter-final	Derrynoose (Armagh)	1-12 – 1-13	Letterkenny Gaels (Donegal)	Crossmaglen
	Conor McNally 1-9, P McGrane 0-1, D Mone 0-1, Conall McNally 0-1.	Report	C McBrearty 0-5, B O'Brien 1-0, S Doherty 0-3, R Frain 0-2, D Ó Cathail 0-2, B Diver 0-1.	Stadium: St. Oliver Plunkett Park Referee: Conor Curran

Newtownbutler First Fermanaghs
(Fermanagh) v Na Piarsaigh
(Antrim)

6 November 2022 Quarter-final	Newtownbutler First Fermanaghs (Fermanagh)	3-18 – 1-06	Na Piarsaigh (Antrim)	Enniskillen
	R Carson 2-4, G O'Keeffe 1-4, D King 0-5, J Flanagan 0-1, C Courtney 0-1, J Connolly 0-1, P Mullaney 0-1, F Mulligan 0-1.	Report	J Smith 1-0, S Fitzsimmons 0-2, P Donaghy 0-1, S Moreland 0-1, F Grew 0-1, J Begley 0-1.	Stadium: Brewster Park Referee: Richie Donoghue

Clones
(Monaghan) v Drumlane
(Cavan)

6 November 2022 Quarter-final	Clones (Monaghan)	0-13 – 1-11	Drumlane (Cavan)	Clones
	Darren Freeman 0-4, David Freeman 0-3, E Audley 0-1, F Beggan 0-1, C Dowd 0-1, R Nolan 0-1, R Kierans 0-1.		R Connolly 0-8, M Owens 1-1, C Flynn 0-1, L Belton 0-1.	Stadium: St Tiernach's Park Referee: Mark Loughran

Ulster semi-finals

Letterkenny Gaels
(Donegal) v Stewartstown Harps
(Tyrone)

20 November 2022 Semi-final	Letterkenny Gaels (Donegal)	2-05 – 2-15	Stewartstown Harps (Tyrone)	Dungiven
	C McBrearty 1-4, P Doherty 1-0, B Diver 0-1	Report	D Lowe 1-6, G Devlin 0-6, A Coyle 1-1, C Quinn 0-1, C Devlin 0-1	Stadium: Owenbeg Referee: Micheál Moore

Drumlane
(Cavan) v Newtownbutler First Fermanaghs
(Fermanagh)

20 November 2022 Semi-final	Drumlane (Cavan)	3-15 – 1-08	Newtownbutler First Fermanaghs (Fermanagh)	Clones
	D McGurren 1-4, M Owens 1-3, D Dolan 1-0, L Belton 0-3, R Connolly 0-2, G Tubman 0-2, J McCahill 0-1	Report	F Mulligan 1-0, S Conlon 0-3, D King 0-2, J Flanagan 0-2, G O'Keefe 0-1	Stadium: St Tiernach's Park Referee: Enda McFeely

Ulster final

Drumlane
(Cavan) v Stewartstown Harps
(Tyrone)

26 November 2022 Final	Drumlane (Cavan)	0-15 - 1-12 Penalties: 4-5	Stewartstown Harps (Tyrone)	Clones
	R Connolly (0-9, 0-8 frees); M Owens (0-2), D McGurren (0-2), C Flynn (0-1, f), D Dolan (0-1).		D Lowe (1-1, 1-0 pen, 0-1 frees), A Coyle (0-4), G Devlin (0-4 frees), C Quinn (0-1), T Rush (0-1 free); T Lowe (0-1 mark). Subs: A Coyle (0-4, 4f)	Stadium: St Tiernach's Park Referee: M Dorrian

Britain Junior Club Football Championship

Britain quarter-finals

Glasgow Gaels
(Scotland) v Brothers Pearse
(Yorkshire)

8 October 2022 Quarter-final

Glasgow Gaels
(Scotland)

5-15 - 0-05

Brothers Pearse
(Yorkshire)

Roger Casement’s
(Warwickshire) v Éire Óg
(Hertfordshire)

10 October 2022 Quarter-final

Roger Casement’s
(Warwickshire)

5-21 - 0-03

Éire Óg
(Hertfordshire)

Wandsworth Gaels
(London) v St Jude's
(Gloucestershire)

10 October 2022 Quarter-final

Wandsworth Gaels
(London)

w/o - scr.

St Jude's
(Gloucestershire)

Britain semi-finals

Roger Casement’s
(Warwickshire) v Glasgow Gaels
(Scotland)

23 October 2022 Semi-final

Roger Casement’s
(Warwickshire)

2-07 - 1-17

Glasgow Gaels
(Scotland)

St Brendan's
(Lancashire) v Wandsworth Gaels
(London)

22 October 2022 Semi-final

St Brendan's
(Lancashire)

1-13 - 1-12

Wandsworth Gaels
(London)

Britain Final

Glasgow Gaels
(Scotland) v St Brendan's
(Lancashire)

6 November 2022 Final

Glasgow Gaels
(Scotland)

1-09 - 0-07

St Brendan's
(Lancashire)

All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship

All-Ireland quarter-final

Glasgow Gaels
(Scotland) v Stewartstown Harps
(Tyrone)

11 December 2022 Quarter-final	Glasgow Gaels (Scotland)	2-05 - 2-10	Stewartstown Harps (Tyrone)	Clydebank Community Sports Hub
	D Ashmore 2-0, R Stevenson 0-2, S O'Brien 0-1, D Elliot 0-1, L Ryan 0-1.		D Lowe 2-2, A Coyle 0-2, D McElhatton 0-2, C Quinn 0-1, T Lowe 0-1, G Devlin 0-1.

All-Ireland semi-finals

Castletown
(Meath) v Fossa
(Kerry)

7 January 2023 Semi-final	Castletown (Meath)	0-11 - 3-14	Fossa (Kerry)	MW Hire O'Moore Park
	K Ross (0-6, 4 frees, 1 mark); R McConnell (1 free), S Doherty (0-2 each); K Price (0-1).	Report	D Clifford (0-7, 1 free); E O’Shea (1-1, 0-1 free); P Clifford (0-2, 1 45); C O’Shea, E Talbot (1-0 each); D Rennie, H Buckley, D O’Keeffe, T O’Shea (0-1 each).

Clifden
(Galway) v Stewartstown Harps
(Tyrone)

7 January 2023 Semi-final	Clifden (Galway)	1-09 - 1-13 (aet)	Stewartstown Harps (Tyrone)	Dr. Hyde Park
	G Gibbons 0-9 (0-8f), J O’Brien 1-0.	Report	G Devlin 1-6 (0-4f); G O’Neill, T Rush, D McElhatton, S Talbot, J Park, M Quinn, T Lowe (m), A Coyle (f) 0-1 each.

All-Ireland final

Fossa
(Kerry) v Stewartstown Harps
(Tyrone)

15 January 2023 Final	Fossa (Kerry)	0-19 - 1-13	Stewartstown Harps (Tyrone)	Croke Park
	D Clifford (0-11, 3 frees); E O’Shea (1 mark), H Buckley (0-3 each); P Clifford (0-2).	Report	G Devlin (1-5, 0-3 frees); D Lowe (0-3, 2 frees); M Quinn, S Talbot (0-2 each); C Quinn (0-1).	Referee: T Murphy (Galway)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Gareth Devlin	Stewartstown Harps	3-27	36	6	6.00
2	David Clifford	Fossa	0-32	32	4	8.00
3	Dan Lowe	Stewartstown Harps	4-19	31	6	5.16
4	Ryan Connolly	Drumlane	0-23	23	4	5.75
5	Kevin Ross	Castletown	0-22	22	4	5.50
6	Conor Hickey	St. Abban's, Adamstown	1-18	21	4	5.25
6	Ger Gibbons	Clifden	0-21	21	3	7.00
8	Emmet O'Shea	Fossa	2-13	19	4	4.75
9	Paudie Clifford	Fossa	1-12	15	4	3.75
10	Shane McGrath	Clonmore	0-13	13	3	4.33

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Conor McNally	Derrynoose	1-09	12	Letterkenny Gaels
2	Ryan Carson	Newtownbutler First Fermanaghs	2-04	10	Na Piarsaigh
	Emmet O'Shea	Fossa	1-07	10	Castlemahon
	David Clifford	Fossa	0-10	10	Kilmurry
5	Conor Dunne	Ballycommon	2-03	9	Erin's Own
	Gareth Devlin	Stewartstown Harps	1-06	9	Clifden
	John Hand	Grattan Óg	1-06	9	Clonmore
	Dan Lowe	Stewartstown Harps	1-06	9	Letterkenny Gaels
	Ryan Connolly	Drumlane	0-09	9	Stewartstown Harps
	Ger Gibbons	Clifden	0-09	9	Stewartstown Harps

References

"Connacht Club Championship Fixtures 2022 Confirmed". Connacht GAA website. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
"2022 AIB Ulster GAA Club Championship draws made". Ulster GAA website. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
"Munster Club Championship draws made". Hogan Stand. 6 September 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
"AIB Leinster club football championship draws". Dublin GAA website. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
Fogarty, John (15 January 2023). "David Clifford leads Fossa to All-Ireland club glory in ill-tempered final". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 15 January 2023.

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