2007–08 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship


The 2007–08 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the 38th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1970-71. The competition began on 14 October 2007 and ended on 17 March 2008.
Crossmaglen Rangers entered the competition as defending champion; however, the club was defeated by St Vincent's in the All-Ireland semi-final.
On 17 March 2008, St Vincent's won the competition following a 1-11 to 0-13 defeat of Nemo Rangers in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park. It was the club's second championship title overall, and a first title since 1976.
Tomás Quinn of the St Vincent's club was the competition's top scorer with 3-22.

Semi-finals

Statistics

Top scorers

;Overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Tomás QuinnSt Vincent's3-223165.16
2James MastersNemo Rangers0-292955.80
3Oisín McConvilleCrossmaglen Rangers2-162254.40
3Patrick MurrayMoorefield0-222254.40
4Paul KerriganNemo Rangers1-151855.80
5Diarmuid ConnollySt Vincent's1-131662.66
6Brian MaloneySt Vincent's2-081462.33
7Francis McGeeDromard1-101334.33
8Pádraic JoyceKillererin1-0912112.00
8Ronan SweeneyMoorefield1-091252.40
8James MartinDromard0-121243.00

;In a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Pádraic JoyceKillererin1-0912St Brigid's
2David O'ConnorSt Brigid's2-039Killererin
2Shane DooleyTullamore1-069Éire Óg
2Francis McGeeDromard1-069Moorefield
3Tomás QuinnSt Vincent's1-058Portlaoise
3Kieran O'CallaghanBallylanders1-058Nemo Rangers
3Oisín McConvilleCrossmaglen Rangers1-058St Gall's
3James MastersNemo Rangers0-088Moyle Rovers
4Denis GlennonTyrrellspass1-047Moorefield
4Patrick MurrayMoorefield0-077Dromard
4James MastersNemo Rangers0-077Ballina Stephenites
4Tomás QuinnSt Vincent's0-077Nemo Rangers

Miscellaneous

  • Wexford champions Clongeen forfeited home advantage in their preliminary round tie with Moorefield in order to get the game brought forward by a week to facilitate star player Paddy Colfer’s stag party in Edinburgh.
  • Wicklow champions Baltinglass did not compete this year due to the late finish of their county championships.
  • The Leinster Club SFC quarter-finals brought a bizarre refereeing gaffe which brought a premature end to the match between St Vincent's and Seneschalstown in Parnell Park. The Dublin champions equalized in the final minute of normal time, before referee Eugene Murtagh blew for full-time shortly afterwards although extra-time had been scheduled. Both teams left the field and the spectators departed, and though a prominent refereeing official attempted to signal the mistake to Murtagh, the message wasn’t delivered in time. With the other quarter-final clash of Moorefield and Dromard at St Conleth's Park going to extra-time, the error was accentuated.
  • After their Leinster Club SFC quarter-final second replay tie with Dromard, Moorefield were hit with three player bans and stripped of home advantage in their next two Leinster club matches for their part in a brawl which broke out on the pitch towards the end of their tie. The first of these two matches were against Tyrrellspass and the next was in 2010 against Portlaoise, the next time they qualified for the Leinster SFC.