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2008 Dr McKenna Cup

Field	Value
image	Flag of Ulster.svg
name	2008 Dr McKenna Cup
province	Ulster
year	2008
previous	2007
next	2009

The 2008 Dr McKenna Cup was a Gaelic football competition played under the auspices of Ulster GAA. The tournament was won by Down. They defeated Derry in the final. Down won despite not winning any of their games in the 2007 edition of the competition, and also had not won any of their games in the 2007 National Football League.

Summary

In 2008, the competition was compacted entirely into the month of January. This led to several considerations for all participants, because the students in the university teams had exams in January, while the county teams, who would not have played together for up to six months, had to play three matches in a week. In spite of this, the university teams seemed to have a slight advantage, causing several upsets early in the competition.

Donegal knocked out holders Tyrone.

In the 2008 semi-finals Derry defeated Fermanagh and Down defeated Cavan.

Teams

;Counties

Antrim
Armagh
Cavan
Derry
Donegal
Down
Fermanagh
Monaghan
Tyrone

;Universities

Queen's University Belfast
St Mary's University College
University of Ulster, Jordanstown

References

(26 January 2008). "Down 1-12 Derry 1-06". RTÉ Sport.
"Students give Harte's side an early season lesson".
Archer, Kenny. (2008-01-12). "Uncertain McKenna future for colleges". [[The Irish News]].
(15 January 2008). "Donegal 0-12 Tyrone 0-11". RTÉ Sport.
(24 January 2008). "Derry 2-12 1-10 Fermanagh". RTÉ Sport.
(23 January 2008). "Down 1-16 2-12 Cavan". RTÉ Sport.

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