1999 Ulster Senior Football Championship final

1999 Ulster SFC Final
Event1999 Ulster Senior Football Championship
Date1 August 1999
VenueSt Tiernach's Park, Clones
RefereePaddy Russell (Tipperary)
Attendance36,345 [1]

The 1999 Ulster Senior Football Championship Final was the showpiece game of that year's Ulster Championship, contested by Armagh and Down and played at St Tiernach's Park, Clones on 1 August 1999.[2]

Armagh won the game by 3–12 to 0–10, thereby ending a 17-year wait for a provincial title.[3][4]

Details

Armagh3-12 - 0-10Down
O. McConville 2-7, D. Marsden 1-2, P. McGrane, J. McEntee, T McEntee Report S. Mulholland 0-4, C. McCabe 0-2 B. Burns, R. Carr, S. Ward, G. McCartan
Attendance: 36,345
Armagh
Down
1B Tierney
2E McNulty
3G Reid
4J McNultyYellow card 28'
5K Hughes
6K McGeeneyYellow card 31'
7A McCann
8J Burns (c)
9P McGrane
10P McKeever
11J McEntee
12J Raffertydownward-facing red arrow 50'
13C O'Rourkedownward-facing red arrow 69'
14D Marsden
15O McConville
Substitutes:
T McEnteeupward-facing green arrow 50'
G Houlihanupward-facing green arrow 69'

Manager:
Brian McAlinden and Brian Canavan
1M McVeigh
2F Caulfield
3Sean WardYellow card 24'Yellow card 62' Red card
4P Matthewsdownward-facing red arrow 44'
5P Higgins
6M MagillYellow card 19'
7S Poland
8B Burns
9A Molloy
10R CarrYellow card 42'
11S Mulholland
12G Deegan
13M Lindendownward-facing red arrow 10'
14C McCabeYellow card 45'
15Shane Ward
Substitutes:
G McCartanupward-facing green arrow 33' Yellow card 54'
A Farrellupward-facing green arrow 58'
J McCartanupward-facing green arrow 61'

Manager:
Pete McGrath

Man of the Match:
Oisín McConville (Armagh)

References

  1. ↑ Irish Independent - Monday 02 August 1999 Page 33
  2. ↑ Evening Herald (Dublin) 2 August 1999 Page 33
  3. ↑ "Back in the Day - Armagh deny Down in Ulster GAA final - the Irish News, August 2 1999". 2 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Armagh 1999 breakthrough: The start of the glory days". 26 April 2024.