2021 Galway county football team season

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Galway
2021 season
Manager Pádraic Joyce
Stadium Pearse Stadium, Salthill
NFL D1 South 3rd (relegated)
All-Ireland SFC Did not compete
Connacht SFC Finalist
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The following is a summary of Galway county football team's 2021 season.

Contents

Competitions

FBD

There was no FBD Insurance League in 2021 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games. [1]

National Football League Division 1 South

The National League was split into North and South Divisions, also because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Galway played the season in Division 1 South. [2]

Table

PosTeam
PldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry (C)32107547+285Advance to NFL semi-finals
2 Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin (C)32106855+135
3 Colours of Galway.svg Galway (R)31025171−202Advance to Division 1 relegation playoffs; two losers are relegated to Division 2
4 Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon (R)30034768−210
Updated to match(es) played on 30 May 2021. Source: GAA.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) NFL champions (shared); (R) Relegated

Fixtures

15 May 20211Kerry4-21 (33)–(11) 0-11Galway Tralee  
15:00Venue: Austin Stack Park
[3] Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)


23 May 20212Galway2–16 (22)–(16) 1–13Roscommon Salthill  
14:00Venue: Pearse Stadium
[4] Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)


TG4
13 June 2021
15:45 IST (UTC+1)
Relegation play-off
[5]
Monaghan1-21 (24)–(23) 2-17
(a.e.t.) 		Galway

Connacht Senior Football Championship

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

Fixtures

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, Seán Kelly and Damien Comer 0-1 each [6] Enda Smith 0-3, Conor Daly and Donie Smith (1 '45) 0-2 each, Brian Stack, Conor Hussey, Ciarán Murtagh (0-1f), Diarmuid Murtagh, Cathal Cregg 0-1 each
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 [7] Shane Walsh 1-1, Matthew Tierney 0-4 (0-3f), Damien Comer 1-0, Paul Conroy 0-2, Cathal Sweeney 0-1

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games, there was no back-door route into the All-Ireland Championship. Therefore, because Galway did not win the Connacht Championship, they did not qualify for the 2021 All-Ireland Championship. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "GAA fixture calendar for 2021 revealed". Impartial Reporter. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  2. ↑ Hartmann, Richard (14 May 2021). "'We're in it to win it'".
  3. ↑ Report
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  8. ↑ Scully, Michael (21 December 2020). "GAA confirm 2021 fixture plan – including July All-Ireland finals & split season".
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