2010 Leinster Senior Football Championship

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The 2010 Leinster Senior Football Championship was that year's installment of the annual Leinster Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of the Leinster GAA. It was won by Meath who defeated Louth in an eventful final on 11 July. [1] A contentious goal was given. Irate Louth fans pursued the referee around the pitch at the final whistle, bottles were hurled from the stand and the mayhem was compared to soccer player Thierry Henry's handball that cheated the Irish soccer team of their place at the 2010 FIFA World Cup the previous November. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Coincidentally, 11 July was also the date of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final, which was played in South Africa later in the evening.

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The winning Meath team received the Delaney Cup, and automatically advanced to the quarter-final stage of the 2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Kildare beat them there. [7]

Bracket

Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Louth 1-11
Longford 1-7 Louth 1-22
Kildare 1-16
Louth 1-15
Wicklow 3-13 Westmeath 2-10
Carlow 0-12 Wicklow 1-11
Westmeath 0-15
Louth 1-10
Meath 1-20 Meath 1-12
Offaly 2-7 Meath 2-14
Laois 0-10
Meath 5-9
Dublin 0-13
Wexford 0-15
Dublin 2-16

Preliminary round

Preliminary Round
Wicklow 3-13 – 0-12 Carlow
L Glynn 1-4, T Hannon 0-6, P Earls, JP Dalton 1-0 each, S Furlong 0-2, P McWalter 0-1. N Mernagh SO Report S Rea 0-4, A Curran, B Murphy 0-3 each, JJ Smith, D St Ledger 0-1 each. B Murphy, T Walsh SO
O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Referee: G. Kinneavy (Galway)
Preliminary Round
Meath 1-20 – 2-7 Offaly
C Ward 0-8 J Sheridan 1-3, S O'Rourke 0-4, S Bray 0-2, G O'Brien, N Crawford, B Farrell 0-1 each. Report K Casey 1-2, B Connor 1-0, N Darby 0-2, J Reynolds, N McNamee, A Sullivan 0-1 each. J Coughlan SO
O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Referee: D. Fahy (Longford)
Preliminary Round
Louth 1-11 – 1-7 Longford
B White 0-4, S Lennon 1-0, C Judge, P Keenan, JP Rooney 0-2 each, D Byrne 0-1. Report B McElvaney 1-0, F McGee, S McCormack 0-2 each, P Foy, P Dowd, K Mulligan 0-1 each.
O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Referee: P. Fox (Westmeath)

Quarter-finals

Quarter Final
Louth 1-22 - 1-16 Kildare
B White 0-6, C Judge, S Lennon 0-4 each, A McDonnell, JP Rooney 0-3 each, R Finnegan 1-0, M Brennan, A Reid 0-1 each. Report J Doyle 0-9, P O'Neill 1-1, J Kavanagh 0-2, D Flynn, D Whyte, R Sweeney, A Smith 0-1 each.
Páirc Tailteann, Navan
Referee: M. Duffy (Sligo)
Quarter Final
Wicklow 1-11 - 0-15 Westmeath
T Hannon 0-5, P Earls 1-1, S Furling 0-2, C Hyland, D Hayden, N Mernagh 0-1 each. L Glynn SO Report M Flanagan, C Lynam, P Greville 0-3 each, D Glennon 0-2, P Bannon, M Ennis, D Harte, D Dolan 0-1 each. J Gaffey, D Duffy SO
O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Referee: M. Collins (Cork)
Quarter Final
Meath 2-13 - 1-16
AET
Laois
G Reilly 1-4, J Sheridan 0-3, C McGuinness 1-0, C Ward, S O'Rourke 0-2 each, S Bray, C Gillespie 0-1 each. Report D Kingston 0-6, MJ Tierney 0-3, P McMahon 1-0, P Clancy, J O'Loughlin 0-2 each, C Healy, D Strong, R Munnelly 0-1 each.
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 49,757
Referee: M. Duffy (Sligo)
Quarter Final
Wexford 0-15 - 2-16
AET
Dublin
M Forde 0-7, S Roche, R Barry 0-2 each, E Bradley, A Flynn, C Lyng, PJ Banville 0-1 each. Report B Brogan 2-4, T Quinn 0-4, C Keaney, A Brogan 0-2 M McAuley, P Flynn, B Cullen, K Nolan 0-1 each.
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 49,757
Referee: M. Haggins (Fermanagh)
Quarter Final Replay
Meath 2-14 - 0-10 Laois
J Sheridan 2-2, G Reilly 0-4, C Ward, S O'Rourke 0-3 each, C King, B Meade 0-1 each. Report MJ Tierney 0-4, D Kingston 0-2, P O'Leary, P McMahon, C Healy, D Strong 0-1 each.
O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Attendance: 12,659
Referee: M. Condon (Waterford)

Semi-finals

Semi Final
Louth 1-15 - 2-10 Westmeath
C Judge 1-2, B White 0-4, P Keenan 0-3, S Lennon 0-2, M Brennan, A Reid, P Smith, D Maguire 0-1 each Report P Greville 0-5, P Bannon 1-1, M Flanagan 1-0, D Glennon 0-2, D Dolan, G Egan 0-1 each
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 60,035
Referee: S. Doyle (Wexford)
Semi Final
Dublin 0-13 - 5-9 Meath
T Quinn 0-7, B Brogan 0-3, B Cullen, C Keaney, K McManamon 0-1 each Report S Bray 2-1, C Ward 1-4, J Sheridan, B Farrell 1-0 each, S O'Rourke 0-3, G Reilly 0-1
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 60,035
Referee: P. Hughes (Armagh)

Final

Final
Louth 1-10 - 1-12 Meath
B White 0-4, JP Rooney 1-1, C Judge 0-2, P Keenan, A Reed, A McDonnell 0-1 each Report G Reilly, C Ward 0-4 each, J Sheridan 1-0, S Bray 0-2, A Moyles 0-1
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 48,875
Referee: M. Sludden (Tyrone)

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