2018 Connacht Senior Football Championship

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2018 Connacht SFC
Tournament details
Year2018
TrophyJ. J. Nestor Cup
Winners
ChampionsGalway (46th win)
ManagerKevin Walsh
CaptainDamien Comer
Runners-up
Runners-upRoscommon
ManagerKevin McStay
CaptainConor Devaney
Other
Top ScorerShane Walsh (Galway)
16 points (0-16)
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The 2018 Connacht Senior Football Championship was the 119th installment of the annual Connacht Senior Football Championship organised by Connacht GAA. It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Unlike previous seasons, where the Connacht champions earned a place in the quarter-finals, this year's winners advanced to the new "All-Ireland Super 8s".[1]

The draw for the Connacht Championship was made on 19 October 2017.[2] Details on dates for the fixtures were announced on 31 October 2017.[3]

The winners receive the J. J. Nestor Cup, named after J. J. Nestor of Quinaltagh, County Galway.[4] Galway were the winners of the championship, defeating Roscommon in the final.

Teams[]

The Connacht championship is contested by the five counties in the Irish province of Connacht plus London and New York. Sligo are the only team to come into the new season under a new manager, with Cathal Corey having replaced Niall Carew.[5] In December 2017, Corey appointed Kevin McDonnell as the new Sligo captain.[6] Roscommon and Galway likewise come into the competition under new captains. Kevin McStay appointed Conor Devaney in place of Ciaráin Murtagh during the winter break,[7] while Damien Comer was named as the new Tribesmen skipper for their league campaign, replacing Gary O'Donnell.[8] New York named Tom Cunniffe, a former All-Ireland finalist with Mayo, as their captain.[9]

Team Colours Sponsor Manager Captain Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial
Galway Colours of Galway.svg Maroon and white Supermac's Kevin Walsh Damien Comer
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 Tom Cunniffe
Roscommon Colours of Roscommon.svg Blue and yellow Club Rossie Kevin McStay Conor Devaney
1944
2017
Sligo Colours of Sligo.svg Black and white AbbVie Inc. Cathal Corey Kevin McDonnell
2007

Bracket[]

Quarter-Finals
  • v
Semi-Finals Connacht Final
Colors of New York.svg New York 1-15
Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim (a.e.t.) 0-19 Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 0-10
Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 0-24
Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 2-06
Colours of London.svg London 1-11 Colours of Galway.svg Galway 0-16
Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo 1-21 Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo 1-12
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 0-12 Colours of Galway.svg Galway 4-24
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 1-12

Fixtures[]

Quarter-Finals[]

6 May 2018 (2018-05-06)
3:30 pm
Quarter-Final B
London Colours of London.svg 1-11 (14) – (24) 1-21 Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo
(HT: 1-3 – 1-10)
Gls: A Marren 1 (pen)
Pts: A Marren 6 (1f), C Henry 3, S Carrabine, S Coen, N Murphy 2 each, C Breheny, A Devaney (f), L Gaughan, P Hughes, E McHugh, P O’Connor 1 each		 Gls: F McMahon 1
Pts: L Gavaghan 5 (2f), L Irwin 2 (1f), R Elliott, M Gottsche, F McMahon, E Murray 1 each
McGovern Park, Ruislip
Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)
6 May 2018 (2018-05-06)
7:15 pm IST
15:15 EDT (UTC-4)
Quarter-Final A
New York Colors of New York.svg 1-15 (18) – (19) 0-19
(a.e.t.) 		Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim
(HT: 1-5 – 0-9)
Gls: S Hogan 1
Pts: J Clarke 5, K O’Grady 3, T Donnelly 3, N Collins, D Culhane, L Kelly, D McKenna 1 each
Pts: K Beirne 7, E Mulligan 3, R O’Rourke 2, S Quinn 2, M Plunkett, D Rooney, D McGovern, A Flynn, N Plunkett 1 each
Gaelic Park, New York
Referee: Derek O'Mahony (Tipperary)
Attendance: 4,500
13 May 2018
4:00 pm
Quarter-Final C
Mayo Colours of Mayo.svg 0-12 (12) – (15) 1-12 Colours of Galway.svg Galway
(HT: 0-6 – 0-7)

Pts: C. Loftus 3 (3f), A. Moran 02, C. O’Connor 2 (1f), K. McLoughlin 2, D. O’Connor 1, K. Higgins 1, T. Parsons 1		 Gls: J. Heaney 1
Pts: S. Walsh 3 (1f), D. Comer 2, B. McHugh 2 (2f), C. Duggan 2, T. Flynn 1, S. Armstrong 1, S. Kelly 1
MacHale Park, Castlebar
Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)
Attendance: 29,449

Semi-Finals[]

26 May 2018
5:30 pm
Semi-Final
Leitrim Colours of Leitrim.svg 0-10 (10) – (24) 0-24 Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon
(HT: 0-2 – 0-9)

Pts: D Moran 3, D Rooney 2, K Beirne 2 (1f), R O’Rourke 1, E Mulligan 1 (’45), S Quinn 1
Pts: D Murtagh 5 (2f), C Cregg 4, C Murtagh 3 (1f), D Smith 2, E Smith 2, C Devaney 1, C Compton 1, N Kilroy 1, F Cregg 1, B Stack 1, S Killoran 1, J McManus 1, T O’Rourke 1
Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
Attendance: 8,265
3 June 2018
3:30 pm
Semi-Final
Galway Colours of Galway.svg 4-24 (36) – (15) 1-12 Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo
(HT: 1-15 – 0-6)
Gls: D Comer 2, I Burke 1, S Kelly 1
Pts: S Walsh 5 (1f), E Brannigan 3, B McHugh 3 (2f), D Comer 2, I Burke 2, S Kelly 2, J Heaney 2, P Cooke 2, P Sweeney 1, G O'Donnell 1, F Burke 1		 Gls: K Cawley 1
Pts: A Marren 4 (1f), L Gaughan 3 (2f), K Cawley 2, N Murphy 2, P Hughes 1
Pearse Stadium, Salthill
Referee: Noel Mooney (Cavan)
Attendance: 8,171

Final[]

17 June 2018
16:00
Connacht Final 		Roscommon Colours of Roscommon.svg 2-6 - 0-16 Colours of Galway.svg Galway Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
Attendance: 18,864
Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)
Man of the Match: Shane Walsh (Kilkerrin-Clonberne)
Diarmuid Murtagh 0-5 (0-2f), Ciaráin Murtagh and Conor Devaney (1-0 pen) 1-0 each, Donie Smith 0-1 Report Shane Walsh 0-8 (0-5f), Ian Burke 0-3, Damien Comer 0-2, Sean Kelly, Sean Armstrong, Adrian Varley 0-1 each

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Explained: How the football championship's new 'Super 8' quarter-final stage will work in 2018". Irish Independent. 25 February 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 GAA Championship Draw: Recap". RTÉ Sport. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  3. ^ "2018 Master Fixtures plan published". GAA. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  4. ^ "The Tuam Herald - Connemara, Clonfert and Dunmore links to the Dublin hurling team". The Tuam Herald. Archived from the original on 26 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Changing of the guard! 16 new managers getting set for the 2018 inter-county GAA season". The42. 25 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Kevin McDonnell hopes to embark on another Sigerson adventure".
  7. ^ "Kilbride's Conor Devaney named Roscommon captain for the year ahead". The42. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Captain Comer leads the way for Galway in stunning top-flight triumph over Tyrone". The42. 28 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  9. ^ "'When the camera zoomed in on Lee Keegan crying on the pitch, it definitely did bring a lot of emotions'". The42. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2018.

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