2016 Connacht Senior Football Championship
The 2016 Connacht Senior Football Championship will be the 117th installment of the annual Connacht Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of Connacht GAA. It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Mayo entered the competition as defending champions but were beaten by Galway in the semi-finals. Galway went on to win their first title in eight years by beating Roscommon after a replay.[1][2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Year | 2016 |
| Winners | |
| Champions | Galway (45th win) |
| Manager | Kevin Walsh |
| Captain | Gary O'Donnell |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Roscommon |
| Manager | Kevin McStay Fergal O'Donnell |
| Captain | Ciarán Murtagh |
Teams
The Connacht championship is contested by the five counties in the Irish province of Connacht and the two foreign based teams of London and New York.
| Team | Colours | Sponsor | Manager | Captain | Most recent success | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Ireland | Provincial | |||||
| Galway |  Maroon and white |
Supermac's | Kevin Walsh | Gary O'Donnell | ||
| Leitrim |  Green and gold |
The Bush Hotel | Shane Ward | Gary Reynolds | ||
| London |  Green and white |
Clayton Hotels | Ciarán Deely | David McGreevy | ||
| Mayo |  Green and red |
Elverys Sports | Stephen Rochford | Cillian O'Connor | ||
| New York |  Red, white and blue |
Navillus Contracting | Justin O'Halloran | Johnny Duane | ||
| Roscommon |  Blue and yellow |
Club Rossie | Kevin McStay Fergal O'Donnell |
Ciaráin Murtagh | ||
| Sligo |  Black and white |
AbbVie Inc. | Niall Carew | Mark Breheny | ||
Bracket
| Preliminary Round | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Connacht Final | |||||||||||||||
| New York |
0-17 | |||||||||||||||||
| Roscommon |
1-15 | Roscommon |
1-21 | |||||||||||||||
| Leitrim |
0-11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Roscommon |
4-16 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sligo |
2-13 | |||||||||||||||||
| Roscommon (R) |
1-10 0-14 | |||||||||||||||||
| Galway (R) |
0-13 3-16 | |||||||||||||||||
| London |
0-9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mayo |
2-16 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mayo |
0-12 | |||||||||||||||||
| Galway |
1-12 | |||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
Preliminary Round
Quarter-Finals
Quarter Final
| Leitrim | 0-11 – 1-21 | Roscommon |
|---|---|---|
| K Conlan, E Mulligan (0-3 each), A Croal, R Kennedy, K McHugh, N O’Donnell, D Wrynn (0-1 each) | Report | C Devaney (1-1), F Cregg (0-4), C Murtagh, D Shine (0-3 each), C Cregg, N Daly, R Daly, D Murtagh (0-2 each), C McHugh, C Shine (0-1 each) |
Semi-Finals
Semi-Final
| Roscommon | 4-16 – 2-13 | Sligo |
|---|---|---|
| C Murtagh (2-2), E Smith (1-1), S Kilbride (1-0), C Devaney, D Keenan (0-3 each), D Shine, D Smith (0-2 each), G Claffey, F Cregg, J McManus (0-1 each) | Report | A Marren (1-3), P Hughes (0-5), Kyle Cawley (1-0), M Breheny (0-3), N Murphy (0-2) |
Final
| 10 July 2016 14:00 Final |
Galway |
0-13 – 1-10 | Roscommon |
Pearse Stadium, Galway Attendance: 24,324 Referee: Conor Lane (Cork) Man of the Match: Sean Mullooly (Strokestown) |
| Danny Cummins 0-3, Gary Sice (0-2f) and Damien Comer 0-2 each, Bernard Power (1 '45), Gareth Bradshaw, Gary O'Donnell, Paul Conroy (0-1f), Johnny Heaney, Adrian Varley 0-1 each | Report | Enda Smith 1-0, Niall Daly, Fintan Cregg (0-1f), Ciaran Murtagh (0-1f) 0-2 each, Darren O'Malley (1 '45), Conor Devaney, Cathal Cregg, Donie Smith (0-1f) 0-1 each |
| 17 July 2016 15:30 Final Replay |
Galway |
3-16 – 0-14 | Roscommon |
McHale Park, Castlebar Attendance: 15,960 Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down) Man of the Match: Damien Comer (Annaghdown) |
| Danny Cummins 2-1, Gary Sice 1-2 (0-2f), Damien Comer and Shane Walsh (0-2f) 0-3 each, Eamonn Brannigan 0-2, Bernard Power (1 '45), Eoghan Kerin, Gary O'Donnell, Paul Conroy, Paul Varley 0-1 each | Report | Ciaran Murtagh 0-4 (0-1f), Senan Kilbride, Enda Smith, Donie Shine 0-2 each, Cathal Cregg, Fergal Lennon, Thomas Corcoran, Ultan Harney 0-1 each |
See also
References
- "Galway blitz Roscommon in replay to clinch first Connacht title in 8 years". The 42. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- "Galway 3-16 Roscommon 0-14". GAA.ie. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
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