Draw made for 50th edition of Mayo's Quigley Cup competition

The draw for the 50th edition of the Quigley Cup took place yesterday evening (Monday) in Solar 21 Park, Milebush, and the Mayo Football League were delighted to have Pat Quigley there to complete the draw.

Pat's idea of having a Champions League-style format for the 50th anniversary came to pass, and the 18 teams were drawn into four groups. The top two teams in each group will qualify for the quarterfinals of the Quigley Cup.

It was also announced on the evening that the shield competition will be named the Eleanor Quigley Shield after Pat’s late wife, who passed away earlier this year. The third-placed team in each group will qualify for the Eleanor Quigley Shield semi-finals.

The Mayo Football League would like to thank Pat for his time and also Joe Redmond, Peter Foy and John Beckett who were present to witness the draw.

The Quigley Cup groups are as follows: Group A – Westport United, Conn Rangers, Fahy Rovers, Snugboro United; Group B – Ballyheane, Straide & Foxford United, Swinford, Ballinrobe Town; Group C – Ballina Town, Manulla, Iorras Aontaithe, Glenhest Rovers, Westport United B; Group D – Castlebar Celtic, Kiltimagh Knock United, Claremorris, Ballyhaunis Town, Killala.

Teams will play each other once in the group stage. The top two teams in each group will qualify for the quarterfinals of the Quigley Cup. The group winners will have home advantage at the quarterfinal stage.

The first round games will be played next Monday (August 21). The fixtures are as follows: Group A – Westport United v Fahy Rovers, Conn Rangers v Snugboro United; Group B – Ballyheane v Swinford, Straide & Foxford United v Ballinrobe Town; Group C – Ballina Town v Manulla, Iorras Aontaithe v Glenhest Rovers; Group D – Castlebar Celtic v Kiltimagh Knock United, Claremorris v Ballyhaunis Town.