2023 Leinster Senior Football Championship

The 2023 Leinster Senior Football Championship was the 2023 iteration of the Leinster Senior Football Championship organised by Leinster GAA.

2023 Leinster SFC
Tournament details
Year2023
Winners
Champions Dublin (62nd win)
CaptainJames McCarthy
Runners-up
Runners-up Louth
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Dublin were defending champions.[1]

Teams

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General Information

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Eleven counties will compete in the Leinster Senior Football Championship:

CountyLast Championship TitleLast All-Ireland TitlePosition in 2022 ChampionshipLast losing finalist
Carlow1944-Preliminary round1942
Dublin20222020Champions2001
Kildare20001928Runners-up2022
Laois2003-Preliminary round2018
Longford1968-Quarter-finals1965
Louth19571957Quarter-finals2010
Meath20101999Semi-finals2020
Offaly19971982Preliminary round2006
Westmeath2004-Semi-finals2016
Wexford19451918Quarter-finals2011
Wicklow--Quarter-finals1897

Personnel and kits

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CountyManagerCaptainSponsors
CarlowNiall CarewSean GannonSETU
DublinDessie FarrellJames McCarthyAIG
KildareGlenn RyanMick O'GradyBrady Family
LaoisBilly SheehanTrevor Collins and Evan O’CarrollMW Hire Group
LongfordPaddy Christie[2]Michael QuinnGlennon Brothers
LouthMickey HarteSam MulroySTATSports
MeathColm O'RourkeShane McEnteeBective Stud, Tea Rooms and Apartments
OffalyLiam KearnsDeclan HoganGlenisk
WestmeathDessie Dolan[3]Kevin MaguireRenault
WexfordJohn HegartyLiam ColemanZurich Insurance Group
WicklowOisín McConville[4]Padraig O’TooleJoule

Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
Offaly1-11
Longford1-11 Meath0-10
Offaly1-12 Offaly2-15
Louth0-27*
Westmeath1-11
Louth2-10
Louth0-15
Wicklow 2-12 Dublin5-21
Carlow0-10 Wicklow0-10
Kildare1-17
Kildare0-12
Wexford2-13 Dublin0-14
Laois2-17 Laois2-09
Dublin4-30


Preliminary round

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9 April 2023
15:00
Preliminary round
Longford1-11 - 1-12Offaly Pearse Park, Longford
Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone)
Darren Gallagher 1-4 (2fs), Joe Hagan 0-3, Iarla O’Sullivan 0-1, Mickey Quinn 0-1, Dessie Reynolds 0-1, Dylan Farrell 0-1ReportPeter Cunningham 1-1, Cian Farrell 0-3 (1m), Nigel Dunne 0-2 (1f), Jamie Evans 0-2, Lee Pearson 0-1, Ruairi McNamee 0-1, Dylan Hyland 0-1 (1f), Bernard Allen 0-1.

9 April 2023
14:30
Preliminary round
Wicklow2-12 - 0-10Carlow Aughrim Park, Aughrim
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Barry Tiernan (Dublin)
Eoin Darcy 1-2 (1f), Kevin Quinn 0-4 (1f), Malachy Stone 1-0, Mark Jackson 0-2 (2fs), Mark Kenny 0-2, Padraig O'Toole 0-1, Gearoid Murphy 0-1.ReportDarragh Foley 0-4 (3fs), Colm Hulton 0-3, Jordan Morrissey 0-1, Ross Dunphy 0-1, Jamie Clarke 0-1

9 April 2023
15:30
Preliminary round
Laois2-17 - 2-13Wexford O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)
Mark Barry 2-4 (2fs, 1m), Evan O'Carroll 0-6 (1f, 1m, 145), Paul Kingston 0-4 (3fs), Damon Larkin 0-2, Paddy O'Sullivan 0-1ReportBen Brosnan 1-7 (1-0 pen, 5fs), Robbie Brooks 1-1, Sean Nolan 0-2, Paudie Hughes 0-1, Kevin O'Grady 0-1, Eoghan Nolan 0-1 (1 45)

Quarter-finals

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23 April 2023
3:30pm
Quarter-final
Laois2-9 4-30Dublin Laois Hire O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Referee: Barry Judge (Sligo)
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23 April 2023
4:00pm
Quarter-final
Offaly1-11 0-10Meath Glenisk O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Attendance: 5,041[5]
Referee: S Mulhare (Laois)
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23 April 2023
2:00pm
Quarter-final
Kildare1-17 0-10Wicklow Netwatch Cullen Park, Carlow
Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan)
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23 April 2023
2:30pm
Quarter-final
Westmeath1-11 2-10Louth Netwatch Cullen Park, Carlow
Referee: James Molloy (Galway)
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Semi-finals

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30 April 2023
Semi-final
Kildare0-12 - 0-14Dublin Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 30,499[6]
Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford)

30 April 2023
Semi-final
Offaly2-15 - 0-27Louth Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 30,499
Referee: J McQuillan (Cavan)
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Final

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Louth0–15 – 5–21Dublin
S Mulroy (0-10, 7f, 1'45), C Grimes (0-2), L Jackson (0-1), C Downey (0-1), C Lennon (0-1)ReportS Bugler (1-3), C Costello (0-5, 3f, 1'45), P Mannion (1-1, 1f), C O'Callaghan (0-4), C Kilkenny (0-3), J McCarthy (1-0), C Basquel (1-0), P Small (1-0), J McCaffrey (0-2), J Small (0-1), S McMahon (0-1), D Rock (0-1)
Attendance: 40,115
Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)
GK1James Califf (Dreadnots)
RCB2Dan Corcoran (Geraldines)
FB3Peter Lynch (Roche Emmets)
LCB4Donal McKenny (St Mary's)
RHB5Leonard Grey (St Patrick's)
CHB6Niall Sharkey (Glyde Rangers)
LHB7Ciarán Murphy (St Patrick's)
MF8Tommy Durnin (Inniskeen Grattans, Monaghan)
MF9Conor Early (Na Fianna, Dublin)
RHF10Conal McKeever (Clan Na Gael)
CHF11Ciarán Downey (Newtown Blues)
LHF12Conor Grimes (Glen Emmets)
RCF13Dáire McConnon (St Mary's)
FF14Sam Mulroy (Naomh Máirtin) (c)
LCF15Liam Jackson (St Mary's)
Substitutes:
16Craig Lennon (St Mochta's) for McConnon
17Anthony Williams (Dreadnots) for Murphy
18Conal McCaul (St Joseph's) for Jackson
19Paul Matthews (St Fechin's) for Early
20Ryan Burns (Hunterstown Rovers) for Corcoran
GK1Stephen Cluxton (Parnells)
RCB2Dáire Newcombe (Lucan Sarsfields)
FB3David Byrne (Naomh Ólaf)
LCB4Lee Gannon (Whitehall Colmcille)
RHB5Brian Howard (Raheny)
CHB6John Small (Ballymun Kickhams)
LHB7Jack McCaffrey (Clontarf)
MF8Brian Fenton (Raheny)
MF9James McCarthy (Ballymun Kickhams) (c)
RHF10Niall Scully (Templeogue Synge Street)
CHF11Seán Bugler (St Oliver Plunketts/Eoghan Ruadh)
LHF12Ciarán Kilkenny (Castleknock)
RCF13Paul Mannion (Kilmacud Crokes)
FF14Con O'Callaghan (Cuala)
LCF15Cormac Costello (St Vincent's)
Substitutes:
16Cian Murphy (Thomas Davis) for McCaffrey
17Paddy Small (Ballymun Kickhams) for Scully
18Dean Rock (Ballymun Kickhams) for Costello
19Colm Basquel (Ballyboden St Enda's) for Mannion
20Seán McMahon (Raheny) for Howard

Stadia and locations

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CountyLocationProvinceStadiumCapacity
CarlowCarlowLeinsterDr Cullen Park21,000
DublinDublinLeinsterCroke Park82,300
KildareNewbridgeLeinsterSt Conleth's Park8,200
LaoisPortlaoiseLeinsterO'Moore Park22,000
LongfordLongfordLeinsterPearse Park6,000
LouthDroghedaLeinsterDrogheda Park3,500
MeathNavanLeinsterPáirc Tailteann11,000
OffalyTullamoreLeinsterO'Connor Park18,000
WestmeathMullingarLeinsterCusack Park11,500
WexfordWexfordLeinsterChadwicks Wexford Park18,000
WicklowAughrimLeinsterAughrim County Ground7,000

Championship statistics

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Scoring events

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  • Widest winning margin: 27 points
  • Most goals in a match: 6
  • Most points in a match: 39
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 4
  • Most points by one team in a match: 30
  • Highest aggregate score: 57 points
  • Lowest aggregate score: 24 points

Miscellaneous

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  • Its the first Leinster final between Dublin and Louth since 1958.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Dublin 5-17 Kildare 1-15: Dubs stamp Leinster Championship authority with dominant Lilywhites win".29 May 2022
  2. ^ Lawlor, Damian (27 August 2022). "Paddy Christie appointed Longford senior football manager". RTÉ.
  3. ^ Ryan, Eoin (21 September 2022). "Dessie Dolan confirmed as new Westmeath football manager". RTÉ News. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
  4. ^ "McConville takes first steps into inter-county management with Wicklow". Hogan Stand. 3 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Offaly sentence Meath to Tailteann Cup as Faithful honour Liam Kearns in style". Irish Independent. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Kildare provide Dublin with their sternest stress test in Leinster for over a decade". Irish Times. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
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