1994 Connacht Senior Football Championship

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1994 Connacht Senior Football Championship
Tournament details
TrophyJ. J. Nester Cup
Teams6
Winners
Champions Leitrim (2nd win)
Qualify for All-Ireland SFC
  1993
1995  

The 1994 Connacht Senior Football Championship was the installment of the annual Connacht Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of Connacht GAA.

Contents

The winning team qualified for the 1994 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.

Leitrim won their second title and their first since 1927. [1] [2]

Teams

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

TeamColoursSponsorManagerCaptainMost recent success
All-IrelandProvincial
Galway Colours of Galway.svg Maroon and white Tommy Varden Catering Bosco McDermott
Leitrim Colours of Leitrim.svg Green and gold John O'Mahony
London Colours of London.svg Green and white
Mayo Colours of Mayo.svg Green and red Genefit Jack O'Shea [[]]
Roscommon Colours of Roscommon.svg Primrose and royal blue Donie Shine
Sligo Colours of Sligo.svg Black and white P. J. Carroll

Results

Quarter-finals
5 June 1994Quarter-final Roscommon 0-12 – 1-10 Leitrim Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
D Duggan 0-6, D Connellan 0-3,A Rooney 0-5, G Dugdale 1-0, J Ward 0-2, L Conlon 0-2, D Darcy 0-1.Attendance: 11,408
Referee: B White (Wexford)
5 June 1994Quarter-final London 0-6 – 2-21 Galway Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip
N Harrington 0-2, V Dowd 0-1, E Prenter 0-1, J Landy 0-1, O Murphy 0-1.F O'Neill 1-9, S Conlon 1-0, M Donnellan 0-2, Ja Fallon 0-2, K Walsh 0-2, V Daly 0-2, A Mac Carthaigh 0-1, N Finnegan 0-1, F Gavin 0-1, S Óg de Paor 0-1.Attendance: 800
Semi-finals
26 June 1994Semi-final Mayo 2-18 – 1-5 Sligo McHale Park, Castlebar
K O'Neill 1-7, L McHale 1-1, K lydon 0-3, R Goulding 0-3, K McDonnell 0-1, P Butler 0-1, P Fallon 0-1, K Staunton 0-1.M McGrath 1-3, T Deignan 0-1, F Feeney 0-1.Attendance: 6,291
Referee: M Curley (Galway)
3 July 1994Semi-final Leitrim 0-9 – 1-6 Galway Páirc Sheáin Mhic Dhiarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
G Dugdale 0-3, A Rooney 0-2, P Kieran 0-2, D Darcy 0-1, P Donoghue 0-1.C McGauran 1-1, F O'Neill 0-2, Ja Fallon 0-2, M Donnellan 0-1.Attendance: 10,042
Referee: S McHale (Mayo)
10 July 1994Semi-final replay Galway 0-10 – 0-11 Leitrim Tuam Stadium, Tuam
S Walsh 0-3, K Walsh 0-2, F O'Neill 0-2, Ja Fallon 0-1, V Daly 0-1.C McGlynn 0-2, P Kenny 0-2, A Rooney 0-2, B Breen 0-2, D Darcy 0-1, G Dugdale 0-1, P Kieran 0-1.Attendance: 7,074
Referee: S McHale (Mayo)
Final
24 July 1994Final Leitrim 0-12 – 2-4 Mayo Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
A Rooney 0-4, L Conlon 0-2, D Darcy 0-2, M Quinn 0-2, P Kenny 0-1, P Kieran 0-1. Report K Staunton 1-0, P Fallon 1-0, Golding 0-2, K McDonnell 0-1, K O'Neill 0-1.Attendance: 18,271
Referee: M Curley (Galway)

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References

  1. "Favourite sporting moment: Leitrim lift the cup". RTÉ. 22 April 2020.
  2. "'All our failures were washed away with that win' - Leitrim's band of brothers will always have 1994". Irish Independent. 16 June 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2024.