2024 Connacht Senior Football Championship

2024 Connacht SFC
Tournament details
Year2024

The 2024 Connacht Senior Football Championship was the 2024 iteration of the Connacht Senior Football Championship organised by Connacht GAA.

7 teams participated in the competition. The defending champion was Galway.

Teams

General Information

Seven counties competed in the Connacht Senior Football Championship:

County Last Provincial Title Last Championship Title Position in 2023 Championship
Galway 2023 2001 Champions
Leitrim 1994 — Quarter-finals
London — — Quarter-finals
Mayo 2021 1951 Quarter-finals
New York — — Semi-finals
Roscommon 2019 1944 Semi-finals
Sligo 2007 — Runners-up

Personnel and kits

County Manager Captain(s) Sponsors
Galway Pádraic Joyce Seán Kelly Supermac's
Leitrim Andy Moran Donal Wrynn
Mark Diffley 		Gallagher Group
London Michael Maher Eoin Walsh Clayton Hotel
Mayo Kevin McStay Paddy Durcan Intersport Elverys
New York Alan O’Mara Jamie Boyle Navillus
Roscommon Davy Burke Brian Stack[1][2] Ballymore
Sligo Tony McEntee Niall Murphy AbbVie

Bracket

Quarter-finals
Semi-finals Final
      
Leitrim 0-06
Sligo 0-15
Sligo 0-14
Galway 1-13
London 0-09
Galway 5-21
Galway 0-16
Mayo 0-15
Roscommon 0-13
Mayo 1-15
New York 2-06
Mayo 2-21

Quarter-finals

6 April 2024
Report[3]
London 0-09 (9) – (36) 5-21 Galway
McGovern Park, Ruislip
Referee: Liam Devenney (Mayo)
7 April 2024
Report[4]
Leitrim 0-06 (6) – (15) 0-15 Sligo
Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
Referee: Kieran Eannetta (Tyrone)
Attendance: 4,117
7 April 2024
Report[5]
New York 2-06 (12) – (27) 2-21 Mayo
Gaelic Park, New York
Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan)

Semi-finals

20 April 2024
Report[6]
Sligo 0-14 (14) – (16) 1-13 Galway
(HT: 0-09 – 0-06)

Pts: Niall Murphy 0-3 (1f, 1 m'), Patrick O'Connor 0-3, Alan McLoughlin 0-2, Nathan Mullen 0-1, Darragh Cummins 0-1, Sean Carrabine 0-1, Canice Mulligan 0-1, Cian Lally 0-1, Mikey Gordon 0-1		 Gls: Robert Finnerty 1
Pts: Robert Finnerty (0-05, 1f), Céin Darcy (0-02), Damien Comer (0-02), Dylan McHugh (0-01), Johnny Heaney (0-01), Shane Walsh (0-01), Kieran Molloy (0-01)
Markievicz Park, Sligo
Referee: Barry Tiernan (Dublin)
Attendance: 4,597
21 April 2024
Report[7]
Roscommon 0-13 (13) – (18) 1-15 Mayo
(HT: 0-08 – 1-06)
Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon
Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone)
Attendance: 13,967

Final

Final
Galway0–16 – 0–15Mayo
R. Finnerty 0-8 (5f), S. Walsh 0-3 (1f), C. Gleeson 0-2 (2f), D. Comer 0-2, J. Heaney 0-1 Report[8] R. O'Donoghue 0-5 (4f), M. Ruane 0-3, T. Conroy 0-2, F. Boland 0-1, D. McHugh 0-1, J. Flynn 0-1, C. O'Connor,
Attendance: 19,193
Referee: David Gough (Meath)

Stadia and locations

County Location Province Stadium Capacity
Galway Galway Connacht Pearse Stadium 26,197
Leitrim Carrick-on-Shannon Connacht Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada 9,331
London South Ruislip Britain McGovern Park 3,000
Mayo Castlebar Connacht MacHale Park 25,369
New York Bronx North America Gaelic Park 2,000
Roscommon Roscommon Connacht Dr Hyde Park 18,890
Sligo Sligo Connacht Markievicz Park 18,558

Statistics

Scoring events

  • Widest winning margin: 27 points
  • Most goals in a match: 5
  • Most points in a match: 30
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 5
  • Most points by one team in a match: 21
  • Highest aggregate score: 45 points
  • Lowest aggregate score: 21 points

Miscellaneous

  • It was the first Connacht final between Galway and Mayo since 2021.

See also

References

  1. ^ Cooney, Ian (14 December 2023). "Rossies unveil captain and vice-captain for 2024". Roscommon Herald.
  2. ^ "Roscommon announce senior captain for 2024 season". Western People. 14 December 2023.
  3. ^ Martin, Conor (6 April 2024). "Galway rack up five goals in Ruislip massacre" – via www.rte.ie.
  4. ^ Leddy, P. J. (7 April 2024). "Sligo cruise to semi-finals as Leitrim fall flat" – via www.rte.ie.
  5. ^ Finnerty, Mike (7 April 2024). "O'Donoghue stars as Mayo take care of New York business" – via www.rte.ie.
  6. ^ "Last-gasp Rob Finnerty goal breaks Sligo hearts as Galway squeeze through". RTE. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Mayo cruise through to Connacht final". RTE. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Galway v Mayo score recap and result from the Connacht Football Final". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
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