1994 Connacht Senior Football Championship

1994 Connacht Senior Football Championship

Tournament details
Trophy	J. J. Nester Cup
Teams	6
Winners
Champions	Leitrim (2nd win)
Qualify for	All-Ireland SFC
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The 1994 Connacht Senior Football Championship was the installment of the annual Connacht Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of Connacht GAA.

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.

Team	Colours	Sponsor	Manager	Captain	Most recent success
All-Ireland	Provincial
Galway	Maroon and white	Tommy Varden Catering	Bosco McDermott		1966	1987
Leitrim	Green and gold		John O'Mahony			1927
London	Green and white
Mayo	Green and red	Genefit	Jack O'Shea	[[]]	1951	1993
Roscommon	Primrose and royal blue		Donie Shine		1944	1991
Sligo	Black and white		P. J. Carroll			1975

Results

Quarter-finals

Roscommon v Leitrim

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)

London v Galway

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

Mayo v Sligo

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)

Leitrim v 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)

Galway v Leitrim

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

Leitrim v Mayo

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)

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.

External links

• Living for football - The Martin McHugh story