2012 Connacht Senior Football Championship

The 2012 Connacht Senior Football Championship was that year's installment of the annual Connacht Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of the Connacht GAA. It was won by Mayo who defeated Sligo in the final. This was Mayo's 43rd Connacht senior title.[1] Mayo were drawn at home with London or Leitrim in their semi-final, while Sligo's route was the harder—playing away to New York and overcoming Galway in their semi-final, only to fall at the final hurdle once again.[2][3][4] The winning Mayo team received the J. J. Nestor Cup, and automatically advanced to the quarter-final stage of the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Sligo entered the All-Ireland Qualifiers but soon exited, with a tame 0-13 - 0-04 defeat by Kildare in their next game. Donegal defeated Connacht champions Mayo in the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.

Bracket
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Connacht final
New York 0-6  
Sligo 3-21     Sligo 2-14  
Galway 3-15     Galway 0-15  
Roscommon 0-10       Sligo 0-10
          Mayo 0-12
        Mayo 4-20
London 1-8     Leitrim 0-10    
Leitrim 0-12  

Quarter-finals
Quarter Final
New York0-6 - 3-21Sligo
E Carew 0-3 (3f), CJ Molloy 0-2 (2f), S Kelly 0-1 Report S Coen 2-4, A Marren 0-6 (2f), M Breheny 0-3 (3f), P Hughes 1-1, B Egan, S McManus, P McGovern, T Taylor, A Costello, R Donovan, E Mullen 0-1 each
Referee: E Kinsella (Laois)
Quarter Final
Roscommon0-10 - 3-15Galway
S Kilbride 0-3 (2f), D O'Gara , D Shine (2f) 0-2 each, C Cregg, K Mannion, G Heneghan 0-1 each Report P Conroy 1-4, G Sice 1-3 (2f), M Hehir 1-0, J Bergin, G Bradshaw, M Meehan (1f) 0-2 each, S Armstrong, K McGrath 0-1 each
Attendance: 12,962
Referee: J McQuillan (Cavan)
Quarter Final
London1-8 - 0-12Leitrim
L Colfer 0-5 (4f), P McGoldrick 1-1, S Kelly, E O'Neill (f) 0-1 each. Report E Mulligan 0-5 (3f), J Glancy (Glencar-Manorhamilton) 0-2, C Clarke, A Croal, E Williams, D Sweeney, S Moran 0-1 each
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: R Hickey (Clare)

Semi-finals
Semi Final
Sligo2-14 - 0-15Galway
A Marren 2-6 (1-0 pen, 0-1 '45, 0-1f), A Costello 0-3 (1f) D Kelly 0-2, S McManus, M Breheny, P Hughes 0-1 each Report M Hehir 0-7 (6f), P Conroy 0-3, G Sice 0-3 (3f), M Meehan, S Armstrong 0-1 each
Attendance: 8,556
Referee: M Deegan (Laois)
Semi Final
Mayo4-20 - 0-10Leitrim
A Moran 2-0, C O'Connor 0-6f, K McLoughlin 1-2, A Freeman 1-0, A Dillon 0-3, C Mortimer 0-2 (1f), K Higgins, L Keegan, B Moran, D Geraghty, R McGarrity, M Conroy and E Varley 0-1 each Report E Mulligan 0-7 (5f), D Beck, D Sweeney and R Cox 0-1 each
Attendance: 14,398
Referee: M Higgins (Fermanagh)

Final
Final
Sligo0-10 - 0-12Mayo
A Marren 0-3 (2f), D Maye (f, '45'), A Costello (2f), M Breheny (1f) 0-2 each, D Kelly 0-1. Report C O’Connor 0-3 (2f, 1 ’45), A Dillon 0-2, A Moran, B Moran, L Keegan, C Boyle, A O’Shea, D Geraghty, E Varley (f) 0-1 each.
Attendance: 23,257
Referee: Cormac Reilly (Meath).

References
  1. Finnerty, Mike (20 July 2011). "New Mayo weather final storm". The Mayo News. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  2. Breheny, Martin (6 October 2011). "Cats get last-four spot". Irish Independent. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
  3. "Football draw offers fascinating ties". RTÉ Sport. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
  4. Boyle, Donnchadh (26 April 2012). "Galway leave Joyce out of All-Ireland squad". Irish Independent. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
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