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Ulster · NFL Division 3 (Champions) Still in · Through to next Tailteann round (Round 2A won)

editorial standfirst pending. The data below is verified and ready; this is where the county's story gets told.

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NFL D3 R7
Laois
L -4
NFL D3 Fina
Wexford
W +3
Ulst QF
Donegal
W +6
Ulst SF
Armagh
L -28
Tail First
Leitrim
W +14
Tail R2A
Offaly
L -8
24.2
Avg scored
(season)
22.9
Avg conceded
(season)
8 / 12
Games with a goal
13
Goals scored
(season)
15
Goals conceded
(season)
1-56
Top scorer
(Pat Havern)
01

Where the scores come from

Goal = 3 · two-pointer = 2 · point = 1

Scoring source by game

Two-point breakdown, data being verified. Verifying the two-point arc tally per game requires manual checking against the official match reports. Until that's complete this block is intentionally blank rather than estimated.
02

The scoring engine

Season totals across 12 verified games

Top scorers

Pat Havern free-taker
1-56 (59)
across 9 games
Daniel Guinness
1-33 (36)
across 9 games
Ceilum Doherty
1-22 (25)
across 8 games
Odhran Murdock
1-17 (20)
across 7 games
Adam Crimmins
0-14 (14)
across 5 games
John McGeough
2-05 (11)
across 3 games
03

Results in 2026

League and championship · chronological · 12 games
NFL D3 R12026-01-24
ClarePáirc Esler, Newry
2-19 – 2-1425 – 20
Win +5
NFL D3 R22026-01-31
LimerickMick Neville Park Rathkeale
0-18 – 1-1418 – 17
Win +1
NFL D3 R32026-02-14
WestmeathPáirc Esler, Newry
2-15 – 1-1521 – 18
Win +3
NFL D3 R42026-02-22
WexfordChadwicks Wexford Park
1-29 – 1-1932 – 22
Win +10
NFL D3 R52026-02-28
FermanaghPáirc Esler, Newry
1-18 – 1-1521 – 18
Win +3
NFL D3 R62026-03-15
SligoMarkievicz Park, Sligo
2-25 – 0-2131 – 21
Win +10
NFL D3 R72026-03-22
LaoisPáirc Esler, Newry
0-24 – 2-2224 – 28
Loss -4
NFL D3 Final2026-03-28
WexfordPáirc An Chrócaigh
0-21 – 0-1821 – 18
Win +3
Ulster QF2026-04-26
DonegalO'Donnell Park, Letterkenny
3-21 – 1-2130 – 24
Win +6
Ulster SF2026-05-03
ArmaghSt. Tiernach's Park, Clones
0-14 – 3-3314 – 42
Loss -28
Tailteann First Round2026-05-16
Leitrim
1-27 – 0-1630 – 16
Win +14
Tailteann R2A2026-05-23
Offaly
1-20 – 3-2223 – 31
Loss -8
04

Squad & rotation

Across 11 games with verified line-up data
89
Players used (with lineup data)
0
Started every recorded game
11
Games with lineup data

Rotation matrix, started · benched · missed

NFLUlsterTailteann
PlayerR1R2R3R5R6R7FQFSFFirst RoR2AStarts
Daniel Guinness9/11
Pat Havern9/11
Callum Rogers8/11
Ceilum Doherty8/11
John McGeough8/11
Peter Fegan8/11
Pierce Laverty8/11
Ryan McEvoy8/11
Shane Annett8/11
Adam Crimmins7/11
Odhran Murdock7/11
Ronan Burns7/11
Ryan Magill6/11
Miceal Rooney5/11
Pearse McPolin5/11
Tom Close2/11
Donal Scullion2/11
Caolan Mooney2/11
Odhrán Murdock2/11
Patrick Brooks1/11
Barry O’Hagan1/11
Finn McElroy1/11
Gareth McKibben1/11
Aaron Amond1/11
Adam McCarron1/11
Andrew Crimmins1/11
B O'Hagan1/11
Ben McCarron1/11
C Rogers1/11
Conor Crowley1/11
Conor Doyle1/11
Céilum Doherty1/11
D Guinness1/11
Dara Curran1/11
E Brown1/11
F Murdock1/11
Finn Murdock1/11
J McGeough1/11
Jamie Clarke1/11
John Phiri1/11
Lee Moore1/11
Lee Walker1/11
M Rooney1/11
Mark Furey1/11
Mícheál Rooney1/11
Niall Roche1/11
O Murdock1/11
P Brooks1/11
P Fegan1/11
P Havern1/11
P Laverty1/11
P McCarthy1/11
Paddy Fegan1/11
Paddy McDonnell1/11
Padhraig Bolger1/11
Peter Laverty1/11
Peter McCarthy1/11
Pierce McPolin1/11
R Burns1/11
R McEvoy1/11
Ross Burns1/11
Ross Dunphy1/11
Ryan MaGill1/11
Rónán Burns1/11
Shealan Annett1/11
Liam Kerr0/11
Jamie Doran0/11
Eamon Brown0/11
Eamonn Brown0/11
Patrick McCarthy0/11
Ross Carr0/11
Adam Burgess0/11
Barry O'Hagan0/11
Christopher Blake0/11
Kyle Nolan0/11
Liam Gavin0/11
O Savage0/11
Oran Cunningham0/11
Peter Brooks0/11
R McCormack0/11
R O'Hare0/11
Ruairi McCormack0/11
Ruairi McCormick0/11
Ruairi O'Hare0/11
Ruairí McCormack0/11
Ryan Scullion0/11
Seamus Loughran0/11
Shane Clarke0/11
Tiernan Close0/11
Started Off the bench Not in squad Right column: starts / games played
05

Discipline

Cards across 2026
Black cards · 1
Eamon Brown
06

Trajectory

'24 → '25 → '26
Trajectory, awaiting editorial read. Two-year arc, what changed, what's coming next. This block is left for Rory to write rather than auto-generated from past-season data we haven't verified to the same standard as 2026.