The 2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 135th edition of the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament since its establishment in 1887.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 April – 24 July 2022 |
| Teams | 33 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Kerry (38th win) |
| Captain | Seán O'Shea |
| Manager | Jack O'Connor |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Galway |
| Captain | Seán Kelly |
| Manager | Pádraic Joyce |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Derry |
| Connacht | Galway |
| Championship statistics | |
| Top Scorer |  Shane Walsh (1–36) |
| Player of the Year |  David Clifford |
← 2021 2023 → | |
Tyrone entered the championship as the defending champions, but were defeated by Derry in the Ulster Championship and eliminated by Armagh in the All-Ireland Qualifiers.
Thirty three teams took part: all thirty two Irish counties except Kilkenny were joined by London and New York, both of whom were back in the competition for the first time since 2019, an absence caused by public health restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
This year, the championship split into a two-tier system for the first time, with the Tailteann Cup being the second-tier competition for those teams that did not qualify for the tier 1 Sam Maguire Cup competition. To qualify for the Sam Maguire competition, a county team needed to (a) reach their provincial final or (b) finish in Division 1 or 2 (after promotion and relegation were determined in the 2022 National Football League). This system was planned to only be used for the 2022 season, with it moving to exactly sixteen teams continuing in the Sam Maguire competition from 2023 onwards.
The draws for the provincial championships took place on 27 November 2021.
The All-Ireland final was played on 24 July 2022 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Galway and Kerry. Kerry won their 38th title after a 0–20 to 0–16 win against Galway.[1][2]
Competition format edit
Provincial Championships format edit
Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster each organise a provincial championship. All teams who lose a match in their provincial championship progress to either the All-Ireland qualifiers (tier 1) or the Tailteann Cup (tier 2). All provincial matches are knock-out.
Qualifiers format edit
All counties in the competition play in their provincial championships. However, only the counties in National Football League Division 1 and Division 2 play in the All-Ireland Championship qualifiers after losing a game in their provincial championships.[3] The counties in National Football League Division 3 and Division 4 (as they stand when the 2022 league concludes after the resulting promotion and relegation changes have been applied[4]) do not progress into the All-Ireland series and instead enter the second-tier Tailteann Cup once they are knocked out of their provincial championship.[5] The only exception to this is that all eight provincial finalists progress, regardless of their league division; the four provincial champions progress to the All-Ireland quarter-finals, while the four beaten provincial finalists will play off against the best four teams from the Qualifiers for a place in the quarter-finals.
Division 1 and 2 teams who are knocked out of their province without reaching the provincial final play off in the Qualifiers, on a straight knock-out basis. The four survivors play off with the four beaten provincial championship finalists, in a final qualifier round to complete the double-elimination format. The four winners of this final qualifier round join the four provincial champions in the All-Ireland quarter-finals.
All-Ireland format edit
The four provincial champions play the four winners of the final round of the qualifiers in the quarter-finals. Two semi-finals and a final follow. All matches are knock-out.
Teams edit
General Information edit
Thirty three counties will compete in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: seven teams in the Connacht Senior Football Championship, eleven teams in the Leinster Senior Football Championship, six teams in the Munster Senior Football Championship and nine teams in the Ulster Senior Football Championship.
Team allocation edit
| All-Ireland Senior Football Championship | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entry Round | Counties | |||
| All-Ireland Quarter-finals | Kerry (1st) | Galway (1st) |  Derry (1st) | |
| Qualifiers Round 2 |  Limerick (2nd) |  Roscommon (2nd) |  Donegal(2nd) | |
| Qualifiers Round 1 |  Armagh | Cork |  Mayo |  Monaghan |
 Clare | Louth |  Tyrone |  Meath | |
| Tailteann Cup | ||||
| Entry Round | Counties | |||
| Quarter-finals |  New York | |||
| First round |  Antrim |  Down |  Leitrim |  Sligo |
 Carlow | Fermanagh | London | Tipperary | |
| Cavan | Laois | Longford | Westmeath | |
| Preliminary round |  Offaly | Waterford |  Wexford | Wicklow |
Provincial championships edit
Connacht Senior Football Championship edit
London and New York were withdrawn from the 2020 and 2021 Connacht championships due to international travel restrictions imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but both are back in the 2022 season.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||
| Mayo | 0–16 | ||||||||||
| Galway | 1–14 | ||||||||||
| Galway | 4–20 | ||||||||||
| Leitrim | 0–09 | ||||||||||
| London | 2–11 | ||||||||||
| Leitrim | 3–12 | ||||||||||
| Galway | 2–19 | ||||||||||
| Roscommon | 2–16 | ||||||||||
 New York | 0–15 | ||||||||||
| Sligo | 1–16 | ||||||||||
| Sligo | 0–11 | ||||||||||
| Roscommon | 0–23 | ||||||||||
Roscommon| 29 May 2022 Connacht Final | Galway | 2–19 – 2–16 | Roscommon | Pearse Stadium, Galway |
| Report | Attendance: 21,419[6] Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan) |
The winning finalist advanced to the All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals, while the losing finalist advanced to the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers.
Leinster Senior Football Championship edit
| Preliminary round 24 April | Quarter-finals 30 April / 1 May | Semi-finals 15 May | Final 29 May | ||||||||||||||||
| Louth | 5-10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Carlow | 0-10 | Louth | 0-12 | ||||||||||||||||
 Kildare | 2-22 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kildare | 1-21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Westmeath | 2-15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Westmeath | 3-13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Longford | 0-14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kildare | 1-15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wexford | 1-15 |  Dublin | 5-17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Offaly | 1-12 | Wexford | 0-04 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dublin | 1-24 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dublin | 1-27 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Meath | 1-14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Meath | 4-13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Wicklow | 5-15 | Wicklow | 1-12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laois | 4-12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Kildare| 28 May 2022 Leinster Final | Dublin | 5–17 – 1–15 | Kildare | Croke Park, Dublin |
| Con O'Callaghan 1–5 (0-1m), Cormac Costello 2–1, Dean Rock 0-4f, John Small and Ciaran Kilkenny 1–0 each, Brian Fenton 0–3, Lee Gannon 0–2, Niall Scully and Aaron Byrne 0–1 each | Report | Jimmy Hyland 1–4 (0-3f), Ben McCormack 0–5 (0-1m), Kevin Feely 0–2 (0-1m), Kevin Flynn, Paul Cribbin, Darragh Kirwan, Paddy Woodgate (0-1f) 0–1 each | Attendance: 33,328 Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon) Man of the Match: Con O'Callaghan (Cuala) |
The winning finalist advanced to the All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals, while the losing finalist advanced to the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers.
Munster Senior Football Championship edit
| Quarter-finals 30 April | Semi-finals 7/14 May | Final 28 May | |||||||||
| Cork | 0-11 | ||||||||||
| Kerry | 0-23 | ||||||||||
| Kerry | 1-28 | ||||||||||
| Limerick | 0-8 | ||||||||||
| Waterford | 1-08 | ||||||||||
| Tipperary | 2-13 | ||||||||||
| Tipperary | 0-10 | ||||||||||
| Limerick | 2-10 | ||||||||||
| Clare | 1-19 | ||||||||||
| Limerick | 2-16 (p) | ||||||||||
Limerick| 28 May 2022 Munster Final | Kerry | 1–28 – 0–08 | Limerick | Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney |
| Report | Attendance: 14,587[7] Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan) |
The winning finalist advanced to the All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals, while the losing finalist advanced to the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers.
Ulster Senior Football Championship edit
| Preliminary round 16 April | Quarter-finals 23/24/30 April, 1 May | Semi-finals 8/15 May | Final 29 May | ||||||||||||||||
| Donegal | 1–16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Armagh | 0–12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Donegal | 2–16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cavan | 0–16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Antrim | 0–10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cavan | 1–20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Donegal | 1–14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Derry | 1–16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Monaghan | 0–23 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Down | 2–7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Derry | 3–12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fermanagh | 2–10 | Monaghan | 0–17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tyrone | 2–17 | Tyrone | 0–10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Derry | 1–18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Derry| 29 May 2022 Ulster Final | Donegal | 1–14 – 1–16 (a.e.t.) | Derry | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
| Report | Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone) |
The winning finalist advanced to the All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals, while the losing finalist advanced to the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers.
All-Ireland Qualifiers edit
Round 1 edit
Monaghan| 4 June 2022 Round 1 | Mayo | 1–13 – 0–12 | Monaghan | McHale Park, Castlebar |
| Cillian O’Connor (1–6, 5f), Lee Keegan (0–1), Patrick Durcan (0–1), Eoghan McLaughlin (0–1), Matthew Ruane (0–1), Jack Carney (0–1), Darren McHale (0–1), Robbie Hennelly (0–1) | Report | Jack McCarron (0–3, 1m), Gary Mohan (0–2), Shane Carey (0–2. 2f), Conor McManus (0–1, 1f), Kieran Duffy (0–1), Conor McCarthy (0–1), Conor Leonard (0–1), Micheal Brannigan (0–1) | Attendance: 16,377[8] Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry) |
Meath| 4 June 2022 Round 1 | Clare | 1–11 – 1–09 | Meath | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| E Cleary (0-04 1f), P Lillis (1-00), E McMahon (0-02), D O’Neill (0-01), J Malone (0-01), D Tubridy (0-01 1f), K Sexton (0-01 1’45), M Doherty (0-01) | Report | C McGill (1-00 1’Pen), C O’Sullivan (0-02 1f), T O’Reilly (0-01), M Costello (0-01), J O’Connor (0-01 1f), J Scully (0-01), E Harkin (0-01), D McGowan (0-01), B McMahon (0-01 1f) | Attendance: 2,460[9] Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare) |
Louth| 4 June 2022 Round 1 | Cork | 2–12 – 2–08 | Louth | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
| S Sherlock (0–8, 0–6 frees); B Hurley (1–4, 0–1 mark); C O’Callaghan (1–0). | Report | L Jackson (1–1); S Mulroy (0–4, 0–4 frees); C Grimes (1–0); D Corcoran, C Downey, T Jackson (0–1 each). | Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford) |
Tyrone| 5 June 2022 Round 1 | Armagh | 1–16 – 1–10 | Tyrone | Athletic Grounds, Armagh |
| A Nugent (1–1), R O’Neill (0–4, 3f), E Rafferty, S Campbell, A Murnin (0–2 each), C O’Neill, S Sheridan, R Grugan, J Duffy, C Turbitt (0–1 each) | Report | D McCurry (0–7, 4f, 1 mark), C McKenna (1–0), P Harte, C Kilpatrick, R Donnelly (0–1 each) | Attendance: 16,292[10] Referee: David Coldrick (Meath) |
Round 2 edit
The four beaten provincial finalists played the four round 1 winners.
Clare| 11 June 2022 Round 2 | Roscommon | 1–17 – 2–15 | Clare | Croke Park, Dublin |
| Diarmuid Murtagh 1–2 (0-2f), Ciaráin Murtagh 0–5 (0-1f), Ronan Daly 0–2, Donie Smith 0–2 (0-1f), Cian McKeon 0–1, Conor Cox 0-1f, Niall Kilroy 0–1, Conor Daly 0–1, Richard Hughes 0–1, Keith Doyle 0–1. | Report | Keelan Sexton 2–6 (1–0 pen, 0-5f), Emmet McMahon 0–2, Cathal O’Connor 0–2, Eoin Cleary 0-2f, Pádraic Collins 0–1, Cillian Rouine 0–1, Jamie Malone 0–1 | Attendance: 16,425 |
Mayo| 11 June 2022 Round 2 | Kildare | 0–14 – 2–13 | Mayo | Croke Park, Dublin |
| Jimmy Hyland 0–6 (0-5f), Kevin O’Callaghan 0–2, Darragh Malone 0–1, Kevin Feely 0–1, Ben McCormack 0–1, Daniel Flynn 0–1, Neil Flynn 0–1, Shea Ryan 0–1. | Report | Cillian O‘Connor 0–3 (0-1f), Oisín Mullin 1–0, Jordan Flynn 1–0, Eoghan McLaughlin 0–2, Lee Keegan 0–2, Fergal Boland 0–2, Jack Carney 0–1, Diarmuid O’Connor 0–1, Conor Loftus 0–1, Darren McHale 0–1. | Attendance: 16,425 Referee: Derek O'Mahoney (Tipperary) |
Cork| 12 June 2022 Round 2 | Limerick | 1–16 – 2–18 | Cork | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
| Hugh Bourke 0–5 (0-4f), Adrian Enright 0–4, Brian Donovan 1–0, Josh Ryan 0–2, Gordon Brown 0–2, Cian Sheehan 0–1, Robbie Burke 0–1, James Naughton 0–1. | Report | Steven Sherlock 0–8 (0-5f, 0–1 ’45), Brian Hurley 1–2 (1–0 pen), Cathail O’Mahony 1–0, John O’Rourke 0–3, Eoghan McSweeney 0–2, Kevin O’Donovan 0–1, Colm O’Callaghan 0–1, Damien Gore 0–1. | Referee: Jerome Henry (Mayo) |
Armagh| 12 June 2022 Round 2 | Donegal | 0–16 – 3–17 | Armagh | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
| M Murphy (0–6, 0–5 frees), S O’Donnell (0–4), A Doherty, R McHugh, J McGee, C Thompson, P McBrearty, N O’Donnell (0–1 each) | Report | R O’Neill (1–7, 1–0 Pen, 2 frees, 1x’45), R Grugan (1–3, 1 free), J Óg Burns (0–3), S Sheridan (1–0), C Turbitt (0–2), S Campbell, J Duffy (0–1 each) | Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare) |
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship edit
Bracket edit
| Quarter-finals 25/26 June | Semi-finals 9/10 July | Final 24 July | |||||||||
| Galway (p) | 2–21(4) | ||||||||||
| Armagh | 3–18(1) | ||||||||||
| Galway | 2–08 | ||||||||||
| Derry | 1–06 | ||||||||||
| Derry | 5–13 | ||||||||||
| Clare | 2–08 | ||||||||||
| Galway | 0–16 | ||||||||||
| Kerry | 0–20 | ||||||||||
| Dublin | 0–21 | ||||||||||
| Cork | 0–10 | ||||||||||
| Dublin | 1–13 | ||||||||||
| Kerry | 1–14 | ||||||||||
| Kerry | 1–18 | ||||||||||
| Mayo | 0–13 | ||||||||||
Quarter-finals edit
The four provincial champions played the four winners of the qualifiers round 2.[11]
| 25 June 2022 15:45 Quarter-final | Derry | 5–13 (28) – (14) 2–08 | Clare | Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 50,874 Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan) |
| Shane McGuigan 1–8 (0-1f), Conor Glass 1–1, Benny Heron 1–1, Paul Cassidy 1–1, Gareth McKinless 1–0, Niall Loughlin 0–1 (0-1f), Conor McCluskey 0–1. | Report | Eoin Cleary 1–5 (0-2f), Pearse Lillis 1–0, David Tubridy 0–2, (0-2f), Jamie Malone 0–1. |
| 25 June 2022 18:00 Quarter-final | Dublin | 0–21 – 0–10 | Cork | Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 50,874 Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone) |
| Dean Rock 0–9 (0–8 f, 0–1 mark), Ciaran Kilkenny 0–3, Brian Fenton, Lee Gannon 0–2 each, Cormac Costello, Sean Bugler, Paddy Small, Tom Lahiff, Aaron Byrne 0–1 each. | Report | Steven Sherlock 0–3 (0–2 f), Cathal O’Mahony 0–3 (0–1 f, 0–1 mark), Brian Hurley 0–2, Eoghan McSweeney, John O’Rourke 0–1 each |
| 26 June 2022 13:45 Quarter-final | Galway | 2–21 (27) – (27) 3–18 (a.e.t.)(4–1 pen) | Armagh | Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 71,353 Referee: David Coldrick (Meath) Man of the Match: Cillian McDaid |
| Shane Walsh 0–6 (0-5f), Cillian McDaid 1–2, Robert Finnerty 0–4, Johnny Heaney 1–0, Damien Comer 0–3, Matthew Tierney 0–2, Patrick Kelly 0–1, Finnian O Laoi 0–1, Kieran Molloy 0–1, Paul Conroy 0–1. Penalty kicks | Report | Rory Grugan 1–3 (0-2f), Aidan Nugent 1–2 (0-1m), Conor Turbitt 1–1, Rian O'Neill 0–4 (0-3f), Stefan Campbell 0–3, Jarlath Og Burns 0–1, Conor O'Neill 0–1, Eoin Woods 0–1, Jemar Hall 0–1, Justin Kieran 0–1. Penalty kicks |
| 26 June 2022 17:00 Quarter-final | Kerry | 1–18 (21) – (13) 0–13 | Mayo | Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 71,353 Referee: David Gough (Meath) |
| David Clifford 1–3 (2 marks, 1 free), Paul Geaney 0–4 (1 mark), Tom O’Sullivan 0–3, Sean O’Shea 0–3 (1f), David Moran 0–2, Graham O’Sullivan, Gavin White, Killian Spillane all 0–1. | Report | Cillian O’Connor 0–3 (2f), Jordan Flynn 0–2, Stephen Coen, Aidan O’Shea, Matthew Ruane, Conor Loftus, James Carr, Kevin McLoughlin, Jack Carney, Rob Hennelly (free) all 0–1 |
Semi-finals edit
There was no semi-final draw as the pairings were arranged by rota.
| 9 July 2022 17:30 Semi-final | Galway | 2–08 (14) – (9) 1–06 | Derry | Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 68,830[12] Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare) Man of the Match: Damien Comer |
| Damien Comer 2–2, Shane Walsh 0–4 (0-3f and 0–1 45), John Daly and Johnny Heaney 0–1 each | Report | Lachlan Murray 1–0, Shane McGuigan 0–3 (0-2f), Brendan Rogers 0–2, Niall Loughlin 0–1 |
| 10 July 2022 15:30 Semi-final | Dublin | 1–13 (16) – (17) 1–14 | Kerry | Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 73,609[13] Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon) Man of the Match: Paudie Clifford |
| Ciarán Kilkenny 0–3, Dean Rock 0–3 (0–3f), Cormac Costello 1–0, Lee Gannon 0–1, John Small 0–1, Seán Bugler 0–1, Brian Fenton 0–1, Paddy Small 0–1, Brian Howard 0–1, James McCarthy 0–1 | Report | Seán O'Shea 1–4 (0–2f), David Clifford 0–6 (0–1f, 0–1 mark), Paudie Clifford 0–2, Dara Moynihan 0–1, Tom O’Sullivan 0–1 |
Final edit
Kerry| Galway | 0–16 – 0–20 | Kerry |
|---|---|---|
| (HT: 0–08 – 0–07) | ||
Pts: Shane Walsh 9 (4f, 1 '45), Cillian McDaid 4, Jack Glynn 1, Kieran Molloy 1, Johnny Heaney 1 | Pts: David Clifford 8 (3f, 2 mark), Seán O'Shea 3 (3f), Paudie Clifford 2, Killian Spillane 2, Graham O’Sullivan 1, Paul Geaney 1 (1 mark), Diarmuid O'Connor 1, Stephen O’Brien 1, Gavin White 1 | |
Standby: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon) Linesman: Barry Cassidy (Derry) Sideline: Sean Laverty (Antrim) Umpires: Mark Coney (Ardboe O'Donovan Rossa), Mel Taggart (Clonoe O'Rahilly's), Cathal Forbes (Ardboe O'Donovan Rossa), Martin Conway (Moortown St Malachy's) |
Incidents edit
Armagh-Galway brawl edit
Hawk-Eye malfunction edit
The Hawk-Eye score detection system malfunctioned during the first half of the first All-Ireland SFC semi-final on 9 July between Derry and Galway, overruling an umpire who signalled that Shane Walsh's '45 into Hill 16 late in the half had gone over the bar. This meant that Galway entered the half-time break a point behind.[15]
On Sky Sports at half-time, Jim McGuinness said: "It's a huge decision in the context of the game, and levelling the game up and Galway where they were, and to be back level at half time. I think the scoreboard should be level at half time, the reason I think that is because the technology got it wrong. The referee chalked it down as a point, the technology stepped in — it's not the other way around. the referee is well within his rights to say 'I got that right first time around, that's proven that it's right' and then to change the scoreboard. Otherwise, this game is going down to the wire, it feels that way and if it does go down to the wire, and that's what decides it, then we're in for major drama in the next couple of weeks".[16] Over on RTÉ, Pat Spillane said: "It's an absolute joke. With our own two eyes, all of us here, that it went between the posts. It was most definitely a point. Hawk-Eye is available in a few grounds in Ireland, and they are getting huge money to get things right. A human error or not, that is scandalous. That is wrong". Lee Keegan added: "I can't even understand why they are calling Hawk-Eye. I don't see point in having it there if we can't get it right. As Pat rightly said, if that isn't rectified it is going to spoil the game."[17]
A Conor Glass effort into the Davin End that Hawk-Eye ruled wide during the first half also came under scrutiny. "Conor Glass in the first-half... it looks like a point", Peter Canavan said on Sky Sports when the game had finished.[18] Cora Staunton said on The Sunday Game the next evening: "When you look at that and get the behind the goals vision, that looks like it's a clear point, so yeah what happened yesterday with Hawk-Eye, it's not acceptable at that level. In an All-Ireland semi-final, you're training all year and something like that happens", while Oisín McConville said: "Even the Tailteann Cup game before it, it went to Hawk-Eye I think three times and you know, you question everything now. I mean all of the teams that have been beaten by a point, you question you know all along. Marty Clarke has also said that he thought had been a problem with Hawk-Eye and I think we all had accepted that that ball that's just marginally on the post, that that's over the bar. So it's not a correct science..."[19]
The GAA issued a statement that evening confirming that Hawk-Eye would not be used during the second semi-final between Dublin and Kerry.[20][21]
Galway GAA chairman Paul Bellew later stated that the team would not have returned to complete the second half of the game if Walsh's 45' had not been retrospectively awarded by the referee.[22]
The GAA confirmed on 15 July that Hawk-Eye would return for the All-Ireland SHC final, following comprehensive testing and a full review of the score detection technology.[23]
Glass, who expressed confusion after seeing Walsh's effort go over the bar only for it to be ruled out by Hawk-Eye, later said in an RTÉ Radio 1 interview: "I actually didn't realise (that the previous point was added on) until they went a point up after Shane Walsh's free kick five minutes into the second half... It wasn't communicated very well, either to the Derry staff or even the referee or GAA officials, that the point was added back on. The players didn't have a clue that it was."[24][25]
Stadia and locations edit
| County | Location | Stadium | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antrim | Belfast | Corrigan Park | 3,700 |
| Clare | Ennis | Cusack Park | 19,000 |
| Cork | Cork | Páirc Uí Rinn | 16,440 |
| Páirc Uí Chaoimh | 45,000 | ||
| Donegal | Ballybofey | MacCumhaill Park | 17,500 |
| Dublin | Drumcondra | Croke Park | 82,300 |
| Fermanagh | Enniskillen | Brewster Park | 20,000 |
| Galway | Galway | Pearse Stadium | 26,197 |
| Kerry | Killarney | Fitzgerald Stadium | 40,000 |
| Mayo | Castlebar | McHale Park | 25,369 |
| Meath | Navan | Pairc Tailteann | 11,000 |
| Monaghan | Clones | St Tiernach's Park | 29,000 |
| Offaly | Tullamore | O'Connor Park | 18,000 |
| Tipperary | Thurles | Semple Stadium | 45,690 |
| Waterford | Dungarvan | Fraher Field | 15,000 |
| Westmeath | Mullingar | Cusack Park | 11,500 |
| Wexford | Wexford | Wexford Park | 18,000 |
| Wicklow | Aughrim | Aughrim | 7,000 |
Championship statistics edit
Top scorers edit
Overall edit
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shane Walsh | Galway | 1–36 | 39 | 6 | 6.5 |
| 2 | Shane McGuigan | Derry | 2–28 | 34 | 5 | 6.8 |
| 3 | Dean Rock | Dublin | 1–27 | 30 | 4 | 7.5 |
| 4 | Seán O'Shea | Kerry | 1–26 | 29 | 5 | 5.8 |
| 5 | Jimmy Hyland | Kildare | 2–19 | 25 | 4 | 6.2 |
| Steven Sherlock | Cork | 0–25 | 25 | 4 | 6.2 | |
| 7 | David Clifford | Kerry | 1-21 | 24 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | Cillian O'Connor | Mayo | 1–18 | 21 | 4 | 5.2 |
| 9 | Con O'Callaghan | Dublin | 2–13 | 19 | 3 | 6.3 |
| 10 | Darren McCurry | Tyrone | 0–17 | 17 | 3 | 5.6 |
Single game edit
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keelan Sexton | Clare | 2-06 | 12 | Roscommon |
Scoring events edit
All records exclude extra time.
- Widest winning margin: 23 points
- Most goals in a match: 9
- Most points in a match: 41
- Most goals by one team in a match: 5
- Most points by one team in a match: 28
- Highest aggregate score: 54 points
- Lowest aggregate score: 23 points
Miscellaneous edit
- First-time championship meetings:
- London and New York were both back in the Connacht championship after a 2-year break due to Covid-19.
- Dublin's longest period as Leinster champions continues with a historic 12 in a row.
- The All-Ireland title holders, Tyrone, were eliminated in the qualifiers; this is only the second time this has happened — the last time the holders were knocked out in the qualifiers was Tyrone in 2006.
- Its the first All-Ireland final between Galway and Kerry since 2000.
- Its the first Connacht final between Galway and Roscommon since 2019.
- Its the second Leinster final between Dublin and Kildare in a row.
- Its the first Munster final between Kerry and Limerick since 2010.
- Its the first Ulster final between Derry and Donegal since 2011.
- Derry win the Ulster Senior Football Championship for the first time since 1998, and reached the All-Ireland semi-finals for the first time since 2004.
- Galway reached the All-Ireland final for the first time since 2001.
- Jack O'Connor of Meath scored the fastest ever championship goal against Wicklow, scoring 7 seconds into their Leinster Quarter-final meeting.
- Clare retain their 100% win rate against Roscommon by beating the connacht side in the qualifiers.
Referees panel edit
Anthony Nolan was unavailable for the 2022 championship due to injury.[26] Ciaran Branagan retired as he had turned 50 in 2021.[26] Noel Mooney and Niall Cullen returned in their place.[26] Maurice Deegan turned 50 in 2022 and retired at the end of this season.[26][27]
| Name | County | Club | Matches refereed |
|---|---|---|---|
| CASSIDY, Barry | Derry | Bellaghy | |
| CAWLEY, Brendan | Kildare | ||
| COLDRICK, David | Meath | Blackhall Gaels | |
| CULLEN, Niall | Fermanagh | ||
| DEEGAN, Maurice | Laois | ||
| FALOON, Paul | Down | ||
| GOUGH, David | Meath | Slane | |
| HENRY, Jerome | Mayo | ||
| HURSON, Sean | Tyrone | ||
| KELLY, Fergal | Longford | ||
| LANE, Conor | Cork | ||
| MCNALLY, Martin | Monaghan | ||
| MCQUILLAN, Joe | Cavan | ||
| MOONEY, Noel | Cavan | ||
| NEILAN, Paddy | Roscommon | ||
| O'MAHONEY, Derek | Tipperary |
Awards edit
The Sunday Game Team of the Year edit
The Sunday Game team of the year was picked on 24 July, the night of the final. David Clifford was chosen as the Footballer of the Year by the RTÉ panel.[28]
The Sunday Game Team of the Year
- 1. Shane Ryan (Kerry)
- 2. Liam Silke (Galway)
- 3. Jason Foley (Kerry)
- 4. Chrissy McKaigue (Derry)
- 5. James McCarthy (Dublin)
- 6. Tadhg Morley (Kerry)
- 7. Gavin White (Kerry)
- 8. Rian O'Neill (Armagh)
- 9. Cillian McDaid (Galway)
- 10. Paudie Clifford (Kerry)
- 11. Seán O'Shea (Kerry)
- 12. Ciarán Kilkenny (Dublin)
- 13. David Clifford (Kerry)
- 14. Damien Comer (Galway)
- 15. Shane Walsh (Galway)
All Star Team of the Year edit
The All Star Team of the Year was picked on 28 October.David Clifford was named as the All Stars Footballer of the Year with Galway's Jack Glynn picked as the All Stars Young Footballer of the Year.[29]
| Pos. | Player | Team | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Shane Ryan | Kerry | 1 |
| RCB | Chrissy McKaigue | Derry | 1 |
| FB | Jason Foley | Kerry | 1 |
| LCB | Liam Silke | Galway | 1 |
| RWB | Tadhg Morley | Kerry | 1 |
| CB | John Daly | Galway | 1 |
| LWB | Gavin White | Kerry | 1 |
| MD | Conor Glass | Derry | 1 |
| MD | Cillian McDaid | Galway | 1 |
| RWF | Paudie Clifford | Kerry | 2 |
| CF | Seán O'Shea | Kerry | 2 |
| LWF | Ciarán Kilkenny | Dublin | 6 |
| RCF | David Clifford | Kerry | 4 |
| FF | Damien Comer | Galway | 1 |
| LCF | Shane Walsh | Galway | 1 |
Player has previously been selected.
- County breakdown
- Kerry = 7
- Galway = 5
- Derry = 2
- Dublin = 1
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Neville, Conor (24 July 2022). "Kerry dig deep to edge Galway in entertaining final". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (24 July 2022). "Kerry come strong at finish to land All-Ireland senior football glory against Galway". The 42. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "'Do-or-die' Why relegation could have far reaching consequences for the Rebels". 26 March 2022.
- ^ "Who's for the chop and who can avoid the drop?". 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Kevin McStay Concerned That the Tailteann Cup is Already Becoming an Afterthought".
- ^ "Galway gain revenge over Roscommon to land Connacht SFC title". RTE. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
- ^ "Kerry cruise to another Munster senior title with 23-point win over Limerick". the42. Retrieved 28 May 2022.
- ^ "Big calls desert Monaghan, but they hardly deserved them". The Irish News. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "All Ireland SFC R1: Clare defeat Meath". GAA. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
- ^ "Rejuvenated Armagh end Tyrone's title defence". RTE. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "Kerry to face Mayo as All-Ireland football quarter-final draw made". The 42. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "Galway 2-8 Derry 1-6: Tribesmen crack Oak Leaf conundrum to reach All-Ireland final". Sky Sports. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Kerry 1-14 Dublin 1-13: Late Sean O'Shea free sends Kingdom into All-Ireland final after epic contest". Sky Sports. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ Barry, Brian (24 July 2022). "Kerry 0-20 Galway 0-16: Kingdom defeat Tribesmen to end wait for All-Ireland glory". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ "Is there a problem with HawkEye? Shane Walsh's free late in the half was deemed wide by the technology at Croke Park, but the replay would suggest otherwise". The Sunday Game. 9 July 2022.
- ^ "'The technology got it wrong' — Jim McGuinness slams Shane Walsh Hawkeye decision". JOE.ie. 9 July 2022.
- ^ "'It's an absolute joke' – Hawkeye gaffe slammed in All-Ireland semi-final". Pundit Arena. 9 July 2022.
- ^ "GAA confirm hawkeye will not be in use for Dublin vs Kerry following malfunction in All-Ireland semi-final". Sky Sports. 9 July 2022.
- ^ "More Hawkeye Controversy After Conor Glass Shot Appeared To Go Over". Balls.ie. 11 July 2022.
- ^ "GAA statement". 9 July 2022.
- ^ "Hawk-Eye stood down for Dublin-Kerry semi-final after Croke Park error". RTÉ. 13 July 2022.
- ^ "Galway threatened not to play on after HawkEye gaffe". Hogan Stand. 13 July 2022.
- ^ "HawkEye returns for All-Ireland hurling final". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
- ^ "Conor Glass critical of communication over Hawk-eye error". RTÉ. 27 August 2022.
- ^ "Derry star Glass hits out at poor communication over Hawk-eye error during All-Ireland semi-final". Hogan Stand. 28 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d Keys, Colm (15 April 2022). "Maurice Deegan set for inter-county swansong as referee". Irish Independent. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
Maurice Deegan is preparing for his last championship as an inter-county referee as he reaches the age of 50 this year.
- ^ Gannon, Tom (18 July 2022). "Laois GAA ref blows his final whistle Maurice Deegan Interview". Leinster Express. Archived from the original on 18 July 2022.
Maurice was due to referee his last inter-county game in the inaugural Tailteann Cup Final between Westmeath and Cavan but unfortunately contracting Covid meant he couldn't don the black polo shirt for the last time in an inter-county environment.
- ^ "Do you agree with The Sunday Game's Team of the Year?". The 42. 24 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "David Clifford cherishes peers' recognition after All-Star Footballer of the Year win". RTE Sport. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.