| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Province |  Ulster |
| Year | 2024 |
| Trophy | Anglo-Celt Cup |
| Date | April – May 2024 |
| Defending champions |  Derry |
| Winners | |
| Champions |  Donegal (11th win) |
| Manager | Jim McGuinness |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up |  Armagh |
| Captain | Aidan Forker |
| Other | |
| Matches played | 8 |
| Website | Ulster GAA |
The2024 Ulster Senior Football Championship was the 136th installment of the annualUlster Senior Football Championship organised byUlster GAA. It was one of the four provincial competitions of the2024 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The winning team received the Anglo-Celt Cup. The draw for the championship was made on 21 October 2023.[1] Thedefending champion wasDerry;[2] however, Derry conceded four goals toDonegal and heavily lost the opening game of its title defence.
Nine counties competed in theUlster Senior Football Championship:
| County | Last Championship title | Last All-Ireland SFC title | Position in2023 Championship |
|---|---|---|---|
 Antrim | 1951 | — | Preliminary round |
| Armagh | 2008 | 2002 | Runners-up |
 Cavan | 2020 | 1952 | Quarter-finals |
| Derry | 2023 | 1993 | Champions |
| Donegal | 2019 | 2012 | Quarter-finals |
 Down | 1994 | 1994 | Semi-finals |
 Fermanagh | — | — | Quarter-finals |
 Monaghan | 2015 | — | Semi-finals |
 Tyrone | 2021 | 2021 | Quarter-finals |
| County | Manager | Captain(s) | Sponsor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antrim | Andy McEntee | Peter Healy | Fibrus |
| Armagh | Kieran McGeeney | Aidan Forker[3] | Simply Fruit |
| Cavan | Mickey Graham | Raymond Galligan | Kingspan Group |
| Derry | Mickey Harte | Conor Glass | Errigal Contracts |
| Donegal | Jim McGuinness | Paddy McBrearty | Circet |
| Down | Conor Laverty | Pierce Laverty | EOS IT Solutions |
| Fermanagh | Kieran Donnelly | Declan McCusker | Tracey Concrete |
| Monaghan | Vinny Corey | Kieran Duffy | All Boro Floor Services |
| Tyrone | Feargal Logan andBrian Dooher | Peter Harte,Brian Kennedy | McAleer & Rushe Ltd |
2 out of the 5 teams out of this list were drawn for the preliminary round.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||||
| Down | 0–13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Antrim | 0–9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Down | 2–6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Armagh | 0–13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fermanagh | 0–9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Armagh | 3–11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Armagh | 0–20 (5) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Donegal | 0–20 (6) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Derry | 0–17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Donegal | 4–11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Donegal | 0–18 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Monaghan | 1–12 | Tyrone | 0–16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cavan | 3–12 | Cavan | 3–16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tyrone | 1–23* | ||||||||||||||||||
| Monaghan | 1–12 (15) – (21) 3–12 | Cavan |
|---|---|---|
| Hamill 1-0,Beggan 0-3 (1f, 1 '45),McManus 0-3 (2f), McCarron 0-2(1f),O'Connell 0-1, Garland 0-1, Wilson 0-1, Jones 0-1(1m) | Report | Lynch 1-9 (7f, 1 '45), G Smith 1-1, Faulkner 1-0, O'Connell 0-1,Madden 0-1 |
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Speaking to Colm Parkinson on the 'Smaller Fish' GAA podcast in the wake of their heavy Ulster SFC preliminary round defeat to Donegal, the former Tyrone All-Ireland winner – who was Mickey Harte's assistant in Derry last year – claimed the Oak Leafers have been 'sulking' since Gallagher was forced to step down on the eve of the 2023 Ulster SFC final.