2021 Connacht Senior Football Championship

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2021 Connacnt SFC
Tournament details
Year2021
TrophyJ. J. Nestor Cup
Winners
Champions Mayo (48th win)
Manager James Horan
Captain Aidan O'Shea
Runners-up
Runners-up Galway
Manager Pádraic Joyce
Captain Shane Walsh
Other
Matches played4
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The 2021 Connacht Senior Football Championship was the 2021 iteration of the Connacht Senior Football Championship organised by Connacht GAA.

Contents

Teams

The 2021 Connacht championship was contested by the five counties in the Irish province of Connacht. London and New York were withdrawn from the 2020 and 2021 Connacht championships as part of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games, due to international travel restrictions. There was a full open draw for the first time in more than 40 years. It took place on 19 April 2021. Sligo withdrew from the championship in 2020 but returned in 2021. London and New York returned in 2022 but games for 2021 not expected to take place until 2026.

Cancelled Games

2021Quarter-final Mayo Colours of Mayo.svg v Colours of London.svg London Ruislip  
Venue: McGovern Park


2021Quarter-final Roscommon Colours of Roscommon.svg v Colours of New York.svg New York New York  
Venue: Gaelic Park


TeamColoursSponsorManagerCaptainMost recent success
All-IrelandProvincial
Galway Colours of Galway.svg Maroon and white Supermac's Pádraic Joyce Shane Walsh
Leitrim Colours of Leitrim.svg Green and goldJ. P. Clarke's Saloon, New YorkTerry HylandWayne McKeon
London* Colours of London.svg Green and whiteMichael Maher
Mayo Colours of Mayo.svg Green and red Intersport Elverys James Horan Aidan O'Shea
New York* Colors of New York.svg Red, white and blue
Roscommon Colours of Roscommon.svg Blue and yellow Ballymore Anthony Cunningham Enda Smith [1]
Sligo Colours of Sligo.svg Black and white AbbVie Tony McEntee Keelan Cawley [2] 
* = Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on 11 December 2020, the GAA decided to cancel Roscommon hosting New York, On 8 April 2021, Mayo cancelled hosting London. They were both back for the 2022 campaign. In 2025 full debates on refixing them fixtures for 2026 season will be held.

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 0-11
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 5-20
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 3-23
Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo 0-12
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 2-14
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 2-8
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 2-11
Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 0-12

Quarter-finals

Two counties were randomly drawn to face each other in the quarter-finals. The lowest ranked county to play in the quarter-finals was Sligo of Division 4.

26 June 2021
16:30
Quarter-final		 Mayo Colours of Mayo.svg (2)3-23 - 0-12 Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo (4) Markievicz Park, Sligo
Attendance: 200
Referee: Paul Faloon (Down)
Man of the Match: Aidan O'Shea (Breaffy)
Aidan O'Shea 2-2, Darren McHale 1-5, Ryan O'Donoghue 0-5 (0-4f), Eoghan McLaughlin, Conor Loftus, Tommy Conroy 0-2 each, Patrick Durcan, Jordan Flynn, Fergal Boland, Stephen Coen, James Carr 0-1 each Report Niall Murphy 0-6 (0-1f), Sean Carrabine 0-2, Paddy O'Connor, Liam Gaughan, Mikey Gordon, Keelan Cawley 0-1 each

Semi-finals

Three counties were given a bye to this stage and were joined by the winning team from quarter-final. The lowest ranked county to play in the semi-finals was Leitrim of Division 4.

4 July 2021
13:15
Semi-final		 Galway Colours of Galway.svg (1)2-11 - 0-12 Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon (1) Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
Attendance: 1,049
Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
Man of the Match: Matthew Tierney (Oughterard)
Matthew Tierney 1-3 (0-2f, 1 '45), Paul Kelly 1-2, Robert Finnerty and Shane Walsh (0-2f) 0-2 each, Sean Kelly and Damien Comer 0-1 each Report Enda Smith 0-3, Conor Daly and Donie Smith (1 '45) 0-2 each, Brian Stack, Conor Hussey, Ciaran Murtagh (0-1f), Diarmuid Murtagh, Cathal Cregg 0-1 each
11 July 2021
14:00
Semi-final		 Mayo Colours of Mayo.svg (2)5-20 - 0-11 Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim (4) MacHale Park, Castlebar
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford)
Man of the Match: Ryan O'Donoghue (Belmullet)
Ryan O'Donoghue 1-6 (0-3f), Darren McHale 2-1, Darren Coen and Tommy Conroy 1-3 each, Matthew Ruane and Conor Loftus 0-2 each, Stephen Coen, Aidan O'Shea, James Carr 0-1 each Report Keith Beirne 0-5f, Conor Dolan and Riordan O'Rourke 0-2 each, Paddy Maguire and Evan Sweeney 0-1 each

Final

25 July 2021
13:30
Final		 Mayo Colours of Mayo.svg 2-14 - 2-8 Colours of Galway.svg Galway Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)
Man of the Match: Matthew Ruane (Breaffy)
Ryan O'Donoghue 1-3 (1-0 pen, 0-2f), Matthew Ruane 1-2, Conor Loftus and Tommy Conroy 0-2 each, Rob Hennelly (1 '45), Paddy Durcan, Darren McHale, Kevin McLoughlin, James Carr 0-1 each Report Shane Walsh 1-1, Matthew Tierney 0-4 (0-3f), Damien Comer 1-0, Paul Conroy 0-2, Cathal Sweeney 0-1

Mayo qualified for the 2021 All-Ireland SFC semi-finals.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Roscommon captain says players very disappointed at prospect of no GAA action until May". Shannonside Northern Sound. 11 February 2021. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "Cawley named as Sligo football captain". Hogan Stand. 13 May 2021. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
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