2015 Connacht Senior Football Championship

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2015 Connacht SFC
Tournament details
Year2015
Winners
Champions Mayo (46th win)
ManagerNoel Connelly
Pat Holmes
Captain Keith Higgins
Runners-up
Runners-up Sligo
Manager Niall Carew
Captain Adrian Marren
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The 2015 Connacht Senior Football Championship was the 116th instalment of the annual Connacht Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of Connacht GAA. It was one of four provincial competitions in the 2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Mayo entered the competition as defending Connacht champions and retained the title after a 6-25 to 2-11 win against Sligo in the final on 19 July. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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The draw to decide the fixtures was made on 10 October 2014. [5] As in previous competitions, the opponents of London and New York in the opening round were decided in advance. The teams that visit the 'Exiles' are chosen on a cyclical basis. As in the 2010 Connacht Championship, Roscommon faced London and Galway faced New York. Mayo and Sligo were drawn straight into the semi-final stage.

Under GAA rules introduced in 2014 to allow counties to more easily predict the dates of their qualifier matches, the two sides of the draw were named as either A or B. London, Roscommon and Sligo were named on the A side of the draw, while Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and New York's draw was named as the B side. New York, as in previous seasons did not compete in the All-Ireland qualifiers.

Note due to Covid-19 it would be Galway playing New York and Roscommon for London last games to be held were cancelled in the 2020 championship but both will be back in the 2025 season perhaps.

Teams

The Connacht championship is contested by the five counties in the Irish province of Connacht and the two foreign based teams of London and New York.

TeamColoursSponsorManagerCaptainMost recent success
All-IrelandProvincial
Galway Colours of Galway.svg Maroon and white Supermac's Kevin Walsh Paul Conroy
Leitrim Colours of Leitrim.svg Green and goldThe Bush HotelShane WardDanny Beck
London Colours of London.svg Green and whiteMoran's Hotels Paul Coggins Martin Carroll
Mayo Colours of Mayo.svg Green and red Elverys Sports Noel Connelly
Pat Holmes 		Keith Higgins
New York Colors of New York.svg Red, white and blueNavillus ContractingIan GalvinKeith Scally
Roscommon Colours of Roscommon.svg Blue and YellowClub Rossie John Evans Niall Carty
Sligo Colours of Sligo.svg Black and white Radisson Blu, Sligo Niall Carew Mark Breheny

Bracket

Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Colours of London.svg London 0-10
Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 1-14
Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 0-13
Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo 1-14
Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo 2-11
Colors of New York.svg New York 0-08 Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 6-25
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 2-18 Colours of Galway.svg Galway 1-13
Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 0-08
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 2-08
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 1-15

Fixtures

Preliminary round

Preliminary round
New York 0-08 – 2-18 Galway
PJ Banville (0-07), JJ Matthews (0-01) Report D. Comer, S. Walsh (1-04 each), P. Ó Gríofa, L. Silke, S. Denvir, F. Ó Curraoin, P. Conroy, D. Cummins, M. Martin (0-01 each)
Gaelic Park, New York City
Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down)

Quarter-finals

Quarter-Final
Leitrim 0-8 – 1-13 Galway
K. Conlon (0-03), S. McWeeney (0-02), F. Clancy, R. Kennedy, P. McGowan (0-01 each) Report P. Conroy (0-06), D. Comer (1-01), D Cummins (0-02), G. O'Donnel, M. Lundy, P. Óg Ó Gríofa, P. Sweeney (0-01 each)
Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
Referee: Anthony Nolan (Wicklow)
Quarter-Final
London 0-10 – 1-14 Roscommon
Ciaran Murtagh 1-2, Enda Smith 0-4, Cathal Shine 0-2, Donie Shine 0-2(2f), Diarmuid Murtagh 0-2, Ian Kilbride 0-1, Ultan Harney 0-1. Report Lorcan Mulvey 0-8(5f), Adrain Moyles 0-1(1f), Alan O’ Hara(0-1)
Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip
Referee: E Kinsella (Laois)

Semi-finals

Semi-Final
Mayo 1-15 - 2-8 Galway
C O'Connor 0-9 (8fs), F Hanley 1-0 (og), A Moran 0-2, J Doherty, A O'Shea, M Ronaldson, S O'Shea 0-1 each. Report G Sice 1-3 (0-2fs), D Cummins 1-1, P Conroy 0-3 (3fs), D Comer 0-1.
Pearse Stadium
Attendance: 20,254
Referee: P Hughes (Armagh)
Semi-Final
Sligo 1-14 - 0-13 Roscommon
Adrian Marren 1-7, Cian Breheny, David Kelly, Mark Breheny 0-2 each, Pat Hughes 0-1. Report Cathal Cregg 0-3, Ciaran Cafferkey, Enda Smith, Ciaráin Murtagh 0-2 each, Niall Daly, Donal Smith, Finbar Cregg 0-1 each.
Markievicz Park
Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)

Final

19 July 2015
4:00 PM
Final		 Mayo Colours of Mayo.svg 6-25 - 2-11 Sligo Colours of Sligo.svg Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
Attendance: 23,196
Referee: Padraig O'Sullivan (Kerry)
Man of the Match: Aidan O'Shea (Breaffy)
Aidan O'Shea 3-4, Cillian O'Connor 1-7 (0-5f, 1 '45), Diarmuid O'Connor 0-4, Lee Keegan and Seamus O'Shea 1-0 each, Jason Doherty 0-3, Donal Vaughan and Mark Ronaldson 0-2 each, Patrick Durcan, Barry Moran, Alan Dillon 0-1 each Report Mark Breheny 0-4 (0-2f), Brendan Egan and Pat Hughes 1-0 each, Adrian Marren 0-3, Cian Breheny, Niall Murphy, Neil Ewing, Eoin McHugh 0-1 each

See also

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References

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