2016 Leinster Senior Football Championship

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2016 Leinster SFC
Tournament details
Year2016
Winners
ChampionsDublin (55th win)
ManagerJim Gavin
CaptainStephen Cluxton
Runners-up
Runners-upWestmeath
ManagerTom Cribbin
CaptainGer Egan
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The 2016 Leinster Senior Football Championship was the 2016 installment of the annual Leinster Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of Leinster GAA. The competition ran from 14 May 2016 to 17 July 2016.

Dublin came into the competition as the defending champions, having won their 54th title and completed a 5-in-a-row the previous season. The draw for the championship was made on 16 October 2015. As in the previous two seasons, the two sides were named as A and B, to allow for teams to more easily predict the dates of their qualifier matches. Carlow, Dublin, Laois, Louth, Meath and Wicklow were named to the A side, with Kildare, Longford, Offaly, Westmeath and Wexford on the B side.[1]

The final was a replay of the previous year's decider, with Dublin facing Westmeath. Dublin won 2-19 to 0-10 in the final in Croke Park, the county's first six-in-a-row since the 1970s.[2][3]

Teams[]

The Leinster championship is contested by 11 of the 12 counties in the Irish province of Leinster. Kilkenny is the only county to not compete.

Team Colours Sponsor Manager Captain Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial
Carlow Carlow colours.PNG Red, green and gold Tickets.ie Turlough O'Brien Darragh Foley
1944
Dublin Dublin colours.PNG Sky blue and navy American International Group Jim Gavin Stephen Cluxton
2015
2015
Kildare Kildare colours.PNG White Brady Family Ham Cian O'Neill Eoin Doyle
1928
2000
Laois Laois colours.PNG Blue and white MW Hire Services Mick Lillis Donal Kingston
2003
Longford Tipperary colours.PNG Royal blue and gold Glennon Brothers Denis Connerton Mickey Quinn
1968
Louth Cork colours.PNG Red and white Morgan Fuels Colin Kelly Pádraig Rath
1957
1957
Meath Gort GAA colours.png Green and gold Tayto Park Mick O'Dowd Donal Keogan
1999
2010
Offaly Offaly colours.PNG White, green and gold Carroll's Cuisine Pat Flanagan Alan Mulhall
1982
1997
Westmeath Galway colours.PNG Maroon and white Renault Tom Cribbin Ger Egan
2004
Wexford Wexford colours.PNG Purple and gold Gain Feeds David Power Graeme Molloy
1918
1945
Wicklow Tipperary colours.PNG Blue and gold Arklow Bay Hotel Johnny Magee Rory Finn

Bracket[]

Preliminary Round[4][5][6] Quarter-Finals [7] Semi-Finals Final
Colours of Laois.svg Laois 3-16
Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 0-18 Colours of Laois.svg Laois 2-10
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 2-21
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 0-21
Colours of Louth.svg Louth 2-24 Colours of Meath.svg Meath 0-11
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 3-11 Colours of Louth.svg Louth 1-13
Colours of Meath.svg Meath 0-20
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 2-19
Colours of Longford.svg Longford 2-13 Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 0-10
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 2-21 Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 0-12
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 0-13
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 1-12
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 1-11
Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 0-08
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 0-09

Preliminary Round[]

Preliminary Round
Laois Colours of Laois.svg3-16 – 0-18Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow
D Kingston (1-6), G Walsh (1-1), E O'Carroll (0-4), R O'Connor (1-0), R Munnelly (0-2), P Cahillane, G Dillon, J O'Loughlin (0-1 each) Report[1] R Finn (0-6), P Cunningham, D Healy, J McGrath (0-2 each), P Byrne, J Crowe, D Hayden, A McLoughlin, P McLoughlin, A Murphy (0-1 each)
O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Attendance: 4,575
Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford)
Preliminary Round
Louth Colours of Louth.svg2-24 – 3-11Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow
R Burns (1-7), J Califf (0-5), A Williams (1-0), J McEneaney (0-3), D Byrne, C Grimes, D Maguire (0-2 each), R Holcroft, G McSorley, J Stewart (0-1 each) Report [2] D Foley (0-5), P Broderick (1-1), C Blake, D O'Brien (1-0 each), B Murphy (0-2), S Gannon, B Kavanagh, J Murphy (0-1 each)
O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Attendance: 4,575
Referee: Noel Mooney (Cavan)
Preliminary Round
Offaly Colours of Offaly.svg2-21 – 2-13Colours of Longford.svg Longford
N Smith (1-1), B Allen, N Dunne, N McNamee (0-4 each), G Guilfoyle (1-0), P Cunningham, A Sullivan (0-2 each), M Brazil, E Carroll, J Moloney, J O’Connor (0-1 each) Report [3] R Smyth (1-5), B McKeon (1-1), J McGivney (0-4), D Gallagher, M Quinn, CP Smyth (0-1 each)
O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Attendance: 5,023
Referee: Anthony Nolan (Wicklow)

Quarter-Finals[]

21 May 2016
17:15
Quarter-Final 		Kildare Colours of Kildare.svg 0-9 - 0-8 Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford Croke Park
Attendance: 13,066
Referee: Rory Hickey (Clare)
Neil Flynn 0-3, Alan Smith 0-2, Ollie Lyons, Morgan O’Flaherty, Cian O’Donoghue, Eamonn Callaghan 0-1 each Report Donal Shanley 0-4f, Colm Kehoe, Kevin O’Grady, John Tubritt, Shane Roche 0-1 each
4 June 2016
19:00
Quarter-Final 		Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 2-21 - 2-10 Colours of Laois.svg Laois Nowlan Park
Attendance: 16,764
Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down)
Man of the Match: Diarmuid Connolly (St Vincent's)
Dean Rock 1-10 (0-6f), Diarmuid Connolly 1-4, Ciaran Kilkenny 0-4, David Byrne, Kevin McManamon, Con O’Callaghan 0-1 each Report [4] Paul Cahillane 1-2 (1-0 pen, 0-2f), Stephen Attride 1-0, Donal Kingston 0-2 (0-1f), Gay Walsh, John O’Loughlin, Kevin Meaney, Ross Munnelly, Darren Strong, Damien O’Connor 0-1 each
12 June 2016
15:30
Quarter-Final 		Louth Colours of Louth.svg 1-13 – 0-20 Colours of Meath.svg Meath Parnell Park
Attendance: 8,500
Referee: Pádraig Hughes (Armagh)
Ryan Burns, James Califf (0-4 each), Jim McEneaney (1-0), Declan Byrne, Anthony Williams 0-2 each, Bevan Duffy (0-1) Report Michael Newman 0-7, Eamonn Wallace 0-4, Graham Reilly, Andrew Tormey 0-3 each, Cillian O'Sullivan 0-2 Conor O'Brien 0-1
12 June 2016
15:00
Quarter-Final 		Westmeath Colours of Westmeath.svg 0-13 - 0-12 Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly Cusack Park, Mullingar
Attendance: 8,123
Referee: Padraig O’Sullivan (Kerry)
Man of the Match: James Dolan (Garrycastle)
John Heslin 0-5 (0-2f), John Connellan 0-3, Paul Sharry 0-2 (1 '45), James Dolan, Denis Corroon, Kieran Martin 0-1 each Report [5] Nigel Dunne 0-6 (0-5f), Peter Cunningham 0-2, Graham Guilfoyle, Bernard Allen, Niall McNamee, Johnny Moloney 0-1 each

Semi-Finals[]

26 June 2016
16:15
Semi-Final 		Westmeath Colours of Westmeath.svg 1-12 – 1-11 Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare Croke Park
Attendance: 42,259
Referee: Derek O’Mahony (Tipperary)
Man of the Match: Ger Egan (Tyrrellspass)
John Heslin 0-4f, James Dolan 1-0, Paul Sharry 0-3 (1 '45), Ray Connellan and Kieran Martin 0-2 each, Callum McCormack 0-1 Report [6] Neil Flynn 0-4f, Tommy Moolick 1-0, Emmet Bolton 0-2, Johnny Byrne, Fergal Conway, Adam Tyrrell, Eoghan O’Flaherty, Niall Kelly 0-1 each
26 June 2016
18:35
Semi-Final 		Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 0-21 – 0-11 Colours of Meath.svg Meath Croke Park
Attendance: 42,259
Referee: Rory Hickey (Clare)
Man of the Match: Diarmuid Connolly (St Vincent's)
Dean Rock 0-10 (0-9f), Diarmuid Connolly 0-4, Bernard Brogan 0-3, Paul Flynn 0-2, Brian Fenton and Paul Mannion 0-1 each Report [7] Michael Newman 0-4, Graham Reilly 0-3, Cillian O'Sullivan 0-2 (0-1f), Eamonn Wallace and Ronan Jones 0-1 each

Final[]

17 July 2016
4:00 pm
Final 		Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 2-19 – 0-10 Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 38,885
Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford)
Man of the Match: Bernard Brogan (St. Oliver Plunketts/ER)
Dean Rock 0-8f, Bernard Brogan 1-4, Kevin McManamon 1-2, Paddy Andrews 0-2, John Small, Paul Flynn, Diarmuid Connolly 0-1 each Report [8] John Heslin 0-6 (0-5f), Ger Egan 0-2, Denis Corroon and Callum McCormack 0-1 each

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "2016 GAA Championship fixtures revealed". RTÉ News. 16 October 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Dublin blitz Westmeath and make history by claiming Leinster 6-in-a-row". The42. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Another rout as Dublin's Invincibles meet only token Westmeath resistance". Irish Examiner. 18 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Niall Smith seals Offaly progression to Leinster quarter-finals". RTE Sport. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Ryan Burns on fire to power Louth past Carlow". RTE Sport. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  6. ^ "Goals prove crucial as Laois edge past Wicklow". RTE Sport. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  7. ^ http://www.rte.ie/sport/results/gaa/leinster-football-championship/26086/#results[bare URL]
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