2017 Connacht Senior Football Championship

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2017 Connacht SFC
Tournament details
Year2017
Winners
ChampionsRoscommon (23rd win)
ManagerKevin McStay
CaptainCiarán Murtagh
Runners-up
Runners-upGalway
ManagerKevin Walsh
CaptainGary O'Donnell
Other
Top ScorerCillian O'Connor (Mayo)
15 points (1-12)
← 2016
2018 →

The 2017 Connacht Senior Football Championship was the 118th installment of the annual Connacht Senior Football Championship organised by Connacht GAA. It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2017 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Defending champions from 2016, Galway were dethroned by Roscommon,[1] who won their first Connacht title since 2010.

Teams[]

The Connacht championship is contested by the five counties in the Irish province of Connacht plus London and New York.

Team Colours Sponsor Manager Captain Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial
Galway Colours of Galway.svg Maroon and white Supermac's Kevin Walsh Gary O'Donnell
2001
2016
Leitrim Colours of Leitrim.svg Green and gold The Bush Hotel Brendan Guckian Donal Wrynn
1994
London Colours of London.svg Green and white Clayton Hotels Ciarán Deely Liam Gavaghan
Mayo Colours of Mayo.svg Green and red Elverys Sports Stephen Rochford Cillian O'Connor
1951
2015
New York Colors of New York.svg Red, white and blue Navillus Contracting Justin O'Halloran Gerard McCartan
Roscommon Colours of Roscommon.svg Primrose and royal blue Club Rossie Kevin McStay Ciaráin Murtagh
1944
2010
Sligo Colours of Sligo.svg Black and white AbbVie Inc. Niall Carew Neil Ewing
2007

Bracket[]

Preliminary Round Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Connacht Final
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 0-15
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 1-11
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 2-14
Colors of New York.svg New York 1-13 Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo 0-11
Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo 1-21 Colours of Galway.svg Galway 0-12
Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 2-15
Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 2-23
Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 1-09
Colours of London.svg London 0-16
Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 3-10

Fixtures[]

Preliminary Round[]

Preliminary Round
New York Colors of New York.svg1-13 – 1-21Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo
Eugene McVerry 1-5 (0-5f), Conor McGraynor 0-2 (2 '45), Shane Hogan, David Culhane, Ross Wherity, Daniel McKenna, Paddy Boyle, Kevin Connolly 0-1 each Report [1] Mark Breheny (0-3f) and Adrian Marren (0-2f) 0-5 each, Kyle Cawley 1-1 (0-1f), Stephen Coen 0-3f, Paddy O’Connor and David Kelly 0-2 each, Aidan Devaney (1 '45), Keelan Cawley, Neil Ewing 0-1 each
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: David Gough (Meath)

Quarter-Finals[]

Quarter-Final
Mayo Colours of Mayo.svg2-14 – 0-11Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo
Cillian O’Connor 1-6 (0-5f), Diarmuid O’Connor 1-0, Fergal Boland and Andy Moran 0-2 each, Patrick Durcan, Kevin McLoughlin, Jason Doherty, Danny Kirby 0-1 each Report Adrian Marren 0-4 (0-2f, 1 '45), Mark Breheny (0-2f) and Stephen Coen 0-2 each, Aidan Devaney (0-1f), Paddy O'Connor, Niall Murphy 0-1 each
Attendance: 14,661
Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone)
Quarter-Final
London Colours of London.svg0-16 – 3-10Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim
Liam Gavaghan 0-8 (0-2f), Rory Mason 0-4 (0-1f), Conor Doran 0-2, Mark Gottsche (0-1f) and Owen Mulligan 0-1 each Report Report Ronan Kennedy 2-0, Darragh Rooney 1-2, Damien Moran 0-3, Keith Beirne 0-2 (0-1f), Dean McGovern, Brendan Gallagher (0-1f), Gary Plunkett 0-1 each
Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip
Referee: Noel Mooney (Cavan)

Semi-Finals[]

Semi-Final
Galway Colours of Galway.svg0-15 – 1-11Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo
Sean Armstong 0-6 (3f, 3 '45), Damien Comer 0-2, G Sice 0-2 (2f), G Bradshaw, Johnny Heaney, Shane Walsh, Michael Daly, Eamonn Brannigan 0-1 each. Report Cillian O'Connor 0-6 (5f), Kevin McLoughlin 1-1, P Durcan, Fergal Boland, Diarmuid O'Connor, Andy Moran 0-1 each.
Attendance: 22,046
Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
Semi-Final
Roscommon Colours of Roscommon.svg2-23 – 1-09Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim
Diarmuid Murtagh 0-7 (1f), Conor Devaney 2-1, Ciaran Murtagh 0-4 (3fs, 0-1 pen), Enda Smith 0-3, Fintan Cregg, Brian Stack 0-2 each, Donie Smith, Niall Kilroy, Cian Connolly, Shane Killoran 0-1 each Report Darragh Rooney 1-2, Keith Beirne 0-3 (1f), Ronan Kennedy 0-2, Damien Moran, Brendan Gallagher 0-1 each
Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
Attendance: 8,844
Referee: Anthony Nolan (Wicklow)

Final[]

9 July 2017
14:00
Final 		Galway Colours of Galway.svg 0-12 - 2-15 Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon Pearse Stadium, Galway
Attendance: 18,287
Referee: David Gough (Meath)
Man of the Match: Enda Smith
Shane Walsh 0-6 (4f), Paul Conroy 0-2 (1f), Damien Comer 0-2, Michael Daly, Gary O’Donnell 0-1 each. Report Diarmuid Murtagh 0-5 (3f), Cian Connolly 1-1, Ciaráin Murtagh 0-3 (2f), Brian Stack 1-0, Conor Devaney 0-3, Donie Smith 0-2 (1f), Shane Killoran 0-1.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Galway 0-12 2-15 Roscommon".

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