2016 Connacht Senior Football Championship

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2016 Connacht SFC
Tournament details
Year2016
Winners
Champions Galway (45th win)
Manager Kevin Walsh
Captain Gary O'Donnell
Runners-up
Runners-up Roscommon
Manager Kevin McStay
Fergal O'Donnell
Captain Ciarán Murtagh
  2015
2017  

The 2016 Connacht Senior Football Championship will be the 117th installment of the annual Connacht Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of Connacht GAA. It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Mayo entered the competition as defending champions but were beaten by Galway in the semi-finals. Galway went on to win their first title in eight years by beating Roscommon after a replay. [1] [2]

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Due to Covid-19 it's still last meeting of Mayo hosting London and Roscommon day for New York there 2021 meetings were both cancelled before the draws had taken place the next time we will see those rotational fixtures will possibly in 2026.

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 Gary O'Donnell
Leitrim Colours of Leitrim.svg Green and goldThe Bush HotelShane WardGary Reynolds
London Colours of London.svg Green and whiteClayton HotelsCiarán Deely David McGreevy
Mayo Colours of Mayo.svg Green and red Elverys Sports Stephen Rochford Cillian O'Connor
New York Colors of New York.svg Red, white and blueNavillus ContractingJustin O'Halloran Johnny Duane
Roscommon Colours of Roscommon.svg Blue and yellowClub Rossie Kevin McStay
Fergal O'Donnell
Ciarán Murtagh
Sligo Colours of Sligo.svg Black and white AbbVie Inc. Niall Carew Mark Breheny

Bracket

Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Colors of New York.svg New York 0-17
Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 1-15 Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 1-21
Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 0-11
Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 4-16
Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo 2-13
Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon
(R)
1-10
0-14
Colours of Galway.svg Galway
(R)
0-13
3-16
Colours of London.svg London 0-9
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 2-16
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 0-12
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 1-12

Fixtures

Preliminary round

Preliminary round
New York Colors of New York.svg 0-17 – 1-15 Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon
D Freeman (0-5), B Connor (0-4), L Loughlin, P McNeice (0-3 each), K Connolly, B Gallagher (0-1 each) Report C Murtagh (1-3), F Cregg (0-4), C Devaney (0-3), D Murtagh (0-2), C Connolly, C Cregg, S Kilbride (0-1 each)
Gaelic Park, New York City
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)

Quarter-finals

Quarter Final
Leitrim Colours of Leitrim.svg 0-11 – 1-21 Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon
K Conlan, E Mulligan (0-3 each), A Croal, R Kennedy, K McHugh, N O’Donnell, D Wrynn (0-1 each) Report C Devaney (1-1), F Cregg (0-4), C Murtagh, D Shine (0-3 each), C Cregg, N Daly, R Daly, D Murtagh (0-2 each), C McHugh, C Shine (0-1 each)
Pairc Sean Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
Attendance: 8,157
Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)
Quarter-Final
London Colours of London.svg 0-09 – 2-16 Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo
A Moyles (0-4), L Gavaghan (0-2), S Conroy, M Gottsche, E Murray (0-1 each) Report E Regan (0-7), C Loftus (1-2), J Doherty (1-0), A Moran (0-2), S Coen, A Dillon, R Hennelly, K McLoughlin, A O’Shea (0-1 each)
Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Derek O’Mahony (Tipperary)

Semi-finals

Semi-Final
Roscommon Colours of Roscommon.svg 4-16 – 2-13 Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo
C Murtagh (2-2), E Smith (1-1), S Kilbride (1-0), C Devaney, D Keenan (0-3 each), D Shine, D Smith (0-2 each), G Claffey, F Cregg, J McManus (0-1 each) Report A Marren (1-3), P Hughes (0-5), Kyle Cawley (1-0), M Breheny (0-3), N Murphy (0-2)
Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
Attendance: 8,338
Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
Semi-Final
Mayo Colours of Mayo.svg 0-12 – 1-12 Colours of Galway.svg Galway
C O’Connor (0-6), C Boyle, T Parsons, L Keegan, S Coen, J Doherty, E Regan (0-1 each) Report G Sice (0-4), T Flynn (1-0), E Brannigan (0-3), P Conroy (0-2), S Walsh, J Heaney, D Cummins (0-1 each)
McHale Park, Castlebar
Attendance: 21,784
Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)

Final

10 July 2016
14:00
Final
Galway Colours of Galway.svg 0-13 – 1-10 Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon Pearse Stadium, Galway
Attendance: 24,324
Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)
Man of the Match: Sean Mullooly (Strokestown)
Danny Cummins 0-3, Gary Sice (0-2f) and Damien Comer 0-2 each, Bernard Power (1 '45), Gareth Bradshaw, Gary O'Donnell, Paul Conroy (0-1f), Johnny Heaney, Adrian Varley 0-1 each Report Enda Smith 1-0, Niall Daly, Fintan Cregg (0-1f), Ciaran Murtagh (0-1f) 0-2 each, Darren O'Malley (1 '45), Conor Devaney, Cathal Cregg, Donie Smith (0-1f) 0-1 each

17 July 2016
15:30
Final replay
Galway Colours of Galway.svg 3-16 – 0-14 Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon McHale Park, Castlebar
Attendance: 15,960
Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down)
Man of the Match: Damien Comer (Annaghdown)
Danny Cummins 2-1, Gary Sice 1-2 (0-2f), Damien Comer and Shane Walsh (0-2f) 0-3 each, Eamonn Brannigan 0-2, Bernard Power (1 '45), Eoghan Kerin, Gary O'Donnell, Paul Conroy, Paul Varley 0-1 each Report Ciaran Murtagh 0-4 (0-1f), Senan Kilbride, Enda Smith, Donie Shine 0-2 each, Cathal Cregg, Fergal Lennon, Thomas Corcoran, Ultan Harney 0-1 each

See also

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References

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  2. "Galway 3-16 Roscommon 0-14". GAA.ie. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2016.