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]

2016 Connacht SFC
Tournament details
Year2016
Winners
ChampionsGalway (45th win)
ManagerKevin Walsh
CaptainGary O'Donnell
Runners-up
Runners-upRoscommon
ManagerKevin McStay
Fergal O'Donnell
CaptainCiarán Murtagh
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Due to Covid-19 it's still last meeting of Mayo hosting London and Roscommon day for New York there 2021 meetings were both cancelled before the draws had taken place the next time we will see those rotational fixtures will possibly in 2026.

Teams

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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.

TeamColoursSponsorManagerCaptainMost recent success
All-IrelandProvincial
Galway Maroon and whiteSupermac'sKevin WalshGary O'Donnell
Leitrim Green and goldThe Bush HotelShane WardGary Reynolds
London Green and whiteClayton HotelsCiarán DeelyDavid McGreevy
Mayo Green and redElverys SportsStephen RochfordCillian O'Connor
New York Red, white and blueNavillus ContractingJustin O'HalloranJohnny Duane
Roscommon Blue and yellowClub RossieKevin McStay
Fergal O'Donnell
Ciarán Murtagh
Sligo Black and whiteAbbVie Inc.Niall CarewMark Breheny

Bracket

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Preliminary roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
New York0-17
Roscommon1-15 Roscommon1-21
Leitrim0-11
Roscommon4-16
Sligo2-13
Roscommon
(R)
1-10
0-14
Galway
(R)
0-13
3-16
London0-9
Mayo2-16
Mayo0-12
Galway1-12


Fixtures

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Preliminary round

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Preliminary round
New York 0-17 – 1-15 Roscommon
D Freeman (0-5), B Connor (0-4), L Loughlin, P McNeice (0-3 each), K Connolly, B Gallagher (0-1 each)ReportC Murtagh (1-3), F Cregg (0-4), C Devaney (0-3), D Murtagh (0-2), C Connolly, C Cregg, S Kilbride (0-1 each)
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)

Quarter-finals

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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)ReportC 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)
Attendance: 8,157
Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)
Quarter-Final
London 0-09 – 2-16 Mayo
A Moyles (0-4), L Gavaghan (0-2), S Conroy, M Gottsche, E Murray (0-1 each)ReportE Regan (0-7), C Loftus (1-2), J Doherty (1-0), A Moran (0-2), S Coen, A Dillon, R Hennelly, K McLoughlin, A O’Shea (0-1 each)
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Derek O’Mahony (Tipperary)

Semi-finals

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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)ReportA Marren (1-3), P Hughes (0-5), Kyle Cawley (1-0), M Breheny (0-3), N Murphy (0-2)
Attendance: 8,338
Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
Semi-Final
Mayo 0-12 – 1-12 Galway
C O’Connor (0-6), C Boyle, T Parsons, L Keegan, S Coen, J Doherty, E Regan (0-1 each)ReportG Sice (0-4), T Flynn (1-0), E Brannigan (0-3), P Conroy (0-2), S Walsh, J Heaney, D Cummins (0-1 each)
Attendance: 21,784
Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)

Final

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10 July 2016
14:00
Final
Galway 0-13 – 1-10 RoscommonPearse 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 eachReport [1]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 RoscommonMcHale 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 eachReport [2]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

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References

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  1. ^ "Galway blitz Roscommon in replay to clinch first Connacht title in 8 years". The 42. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Galway 3-16 Roscommon 0-14". GAA.ie. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.