The 1997 Ulster Senior Football Championship final was played at St Tiernach's Park in Clones on 20 July 1997. It was contested by Cavan and Derry.
Cavan were looking for their first title since 1969, while Derry hadn't won since 1993.
Cavan entered the game as underdogs, but bridged a 28-year gap to win a record 39th Ulster title. Substitute Jason O'Reilly got the decisive goal, while Ronan Carolan was top scorer with 6 points. Dermot McCabe was selected as man of the match while Stephen King had the honour of lifting the Anglo-Celt Cup as captain.
Match details
1 Paul O'Dowd2 Philip Kermath3 Ciarán Brady4 Terry Farrelly5 Gerry Sheridan6 Bernard Morris7 Patrick Sheils8 Stephen King (c)9 Dermot McCabe10 Peter Reilly11 Ronan Carolan12 Raymond Cunningham13 Larry Reilly14 Fintan Cahill15 Damien O'ReillySubstitutes:17 Mickey Graham for L. Reilly18 Philip Smith for King20 Jason O'Reilly for CahillManager:Martin McHugh1 Damien McCusker2 Kieran McKeever (c)3 David O'Neill4 Gary Coleman5 Seán Marty Lockhart6 Henry Downey7 Johnny McBride8 Anthony Tohill9 Dermot Heaney10 Gary McGill11 Dermot Dougan12 Fergal McCusker13 Joe Brolly14 Seamus Downey15 Joe CassidySubstitutes:17 Karl Diamond for Dougan19 Gary Doyle for McGillManager:Brian Mullins
Man of the Match: Dermot McCabe
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