2021 Leinster Senior Football Championship

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2021 Leinster SFC
Tournament details
Year2021
Winners
Champions Dublin (60th win)
Manager Dessie Farrell
Runners-up
Runners-up Kildare
Manager Jack O'Connor
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The 2021 Leinster Senior Football Championship is the 2021 iteration of the Leinster Senior Football Championship organised by Leinster GAA. [1]

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Teams

The Leinster championship was contested by 11 of the 12 county teams in Leinster, a province of Ireland. Kilkenny was the only county team not to compete.

TeamColoursSponsorManagerCaptainMost recent success
All-IrelandProvincial
Carlow Carlow colours.PNG Red, green and gold IT Carlow Niall Carew
Dublin Dublin colours.PNG Sky blue and navy AIG Dessie Farrell
Kildare Kildare colours.PNG WhiteBrady's Family Ham Jack O'Connor
Laois Laois colours.PNG Blue and whiteMW Hire Mike Quirke
Longford Tipperary colours.PNG Royal blue and goldGlennon Brothers Padraic Davis
Louth Cork colours.PNG Red and whiteStatSports Mickey Harte
Meath Gort GAA colours.png Green and goldDevenish Andy McEntee Shane McEntee
Offaly Offaly colours.PNG White, green and goldCarroll's John Maughan
Westmeath Galway colours.PNG Maroon and whiteRenault Jack Cooney Kevin Maguire [2]
Wexford Wexford colours.PNG Purple and goldZurich Shane Roche
Wicklow Tipperary colours.PNG Royal blue and goldJoule Davy Burke Dean Healy

Championship draw

The draw for the preliminary rounds and quarter-finals took place on 20 April 2021. [3] The draw for the semi-finals took place on 4 July 2021, after the completion of the quarter-final ties. [4]

Preliminary round
27 June 		Quarter-finals
4 July 		Semi-finals
18 July 		Final
1 August
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 1-15
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 3-19 AET Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 0-13
Colours of Louth.svg Louth 0-19 Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 2-14
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 0-18
Colours of Laois.svg Laois 1-10
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 3-20
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 1-9
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 0-20
Colours of Meath.svg Meath 4-22
Colours of Longford.svg Longford 0-25 Colours of Longford.svg Longford 0-12
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 2-13 Colours of Meath.svg Meath 1-13
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 2-16
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 0-15
Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 2-11 Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 0-7
Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 0-14

Preliminary round

27 June 2021
13:30
Round 1		 Offaly Colours of Offaly.svg 3-19 - 0-19 aet Colours of Louth.svg Louth Páirc Tailteann, Navan
Attendance: 0
Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare)
Cian Farrell 0-7 (0-3f), Niall McNamee 1-3, Peter Cunningham 1-1, Bernard Allen 1-0, Paddy Dunican 0-2 (0-1f, 1 '45), Niall Darby, Jordan Hayes, Ruairi McNamee, Bill Carroll, Eoin Carroll, Mark Abbott 0-1 each Report Sam Mulroy 0-6 (0-4f), Ciaran Byrne 0-3, Ciaran Keenan 0-2, Dermot Campbell, Anthony Williams, Eoghan Callaghan, Liam Jackson, Ciaran Downey, Conor Grimes, Ryan Burns, Declan Byrne 0-1 each
27 June 2021
15:00
Round 1		 Wexford Colours of Wexford.svg 2-11 - 0-14 Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow Aughrim
Attendance: 0
Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford)
Mark Rossiter 1-6 (0-1f), Martin O'Connor 1-0, John Turbitt and Donal Shanley (0-2f) 0-2 each, Paraic Hughes 0-1 Report Patrick O'Connor 0-4, Arran Murphy 0-3, Mark Jackson (0-2f) and Chris O'Brien (0-2f) 0-2 each, Padraig O'Toole, Mark Kenny, Conor Byrne 0-1 each
27 June 2021
16:30
Round 1		 Longford Colours of Longford.svg 0-25 - 2-13 Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Attendance: 0
Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)
Robbie Smyth and Rian Brady 0-5 each, Darren Gallagher 0-4 (0-3f), Dessie Reynolds, David McGivney, Joseph Hagan 0-2 each, Patrick Fox, Michael Quinn, Kevin Diffley, Donal McElligott, Dylan Farrell 0-1 each Report Darragh Foley 1-4 (0-3f), Paul Broderick 0-4 (0-3f), Conor Crowley 1-0, Chris Blake 0-3, Colm Hulton 0-2

Quarter-finals

4 July 2021
16:30
Quarter-final		 Kildare Colours of Kildare.svg 1-15 - 0-13 Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Attendance: 500
Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan)
Neil Flynn 1-7 (0-4f, 2 '45), Fergal Conway and Jimmy Hyland 0-2 each, Mick O'Grady (0-1m), Kevin Feely, Aaron Masterson, Darragh Kirwan 0-1 each Report Cian Farrell 0-8 (0-4f), Niall McNamee 0-2f, Paddy Dunican (1 '45), Anton Sullivan, Bernard Allen 0-1 each
4 July 2021
15:30
Quarter-final		 Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 0-15 - 0-7 Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford Wexford Park, Wexford
Attendance: 500
Referee: Derek O'Mahoney (Tipperary)
Cormac Costello 0-7 (0-5f), Brian Howard and Brian Fenton 0-2 each, Ciaran Kilkenny, Tom Lahiff, Colm Basquel, Dean Rock 0-1 each Report Mark Rossiter 0-3 (0-2f), Donal Shanley 0-2 (0-1f), Paraic Hughes and John Tubritt 0-1 each
4 July 2021
13:30
Quarter-final		 Westmeath Colours of Westmeath.svg 3-20 - 1-10 Colours of Laois.svg Laois O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Attendance: 500
Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)
Lorcan Dolan 1-3 (0-1f), Ger Egan and John Heslin (0-3f) 0-5 each, Denis Corroon 1-1, David Lynch 1-0, Ronan O'Toole 0-3, James Dolan, Darren Giles, Tommy McDaniel 0-1 each Report Donie Kingston 0-6 (0-5f), Evan O'Carroll 1-0, Colm Murphy 0-3 (0-1m), Eoin Lowry 0-1
4 July 2021
15:00
Quarter-final		 Meath Colours of Meath.svg 4-22 - 0-12 Colours of Longford.svg Longford Páirc Tailteann, Navan
Attendance: 500
Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down)
Jordan Morris 1-4 (0-1f), Cathal Hickey 1-2, Bryan McMahon (0-1f) and James McEntee 0-4 each, Shane McEntee and James Conlon 1-0 each, Cillian O'Sullivan 0-3, Fionn Reilly, Bryan Menton, Matthew Costello (1 '45), Joey Wallace, Eamon Wallace 0-1 each Report David McGivney (0-3f) and Rian Brady (0-1f) 0-3 each, Kevin Diffley, Darren Gallagher (0-1f), Dessie Reynolds, Robbie Smyth (0-1f), Joseph Hagan (0-1m), Darragh Doherty 0-1 each

Semi-finals

18 July 2021
14:00
Semi-final		 Kildare Colours of Kildare.svg 2-14 - 0-18 Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: Limited to 18,000 due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Referee: Derek O'Mahoney (Tipperary)
Neil Flynn 0-7 (0-4f), Daniel Flynn and Jimmy Hyland 1-1 each, Kevin Feely, Aaron Masterson, Alex Beirne, Fergal Conway, Shane O'Sullivan 0-1 each Report John Heslin 0-8 (0-7f), Lorcan Dolan 0-5 (0-1m), James Dolan, Sam McCartan (1 '45), Ger Egan, David Lynch, Darren Giles 0-1 each
18 July 2021
16:30
Semi-final		 Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 2-16 - 1-13 Colours of Meath.svg Meath Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: Limited to 18,000 due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)
Cormac Costello 1-4 (1-0 pen), Con O'Callaghan 1-3, Ciaran Kilkenny 0-5, Dean Rock 0-2 (0-1f), Brian Fenton and Paddy Small 0-1 each Report Matthew Costello 1-2 (0-1f), Jordan Morris 0-3 (0-1), Eamonn Wallace and Joey Wallace 0-2 each, Cillian O'Sullivan, Bryan McMahon, James McEntee (1 '45), Thomas O'Reilly (0-1f) 0-1 each

Final

1 August 2021 (2021-08-01)
16:00 IST (UTC+1)
Final
Dublin Colours of Dublin.svg 0-20 (20)–(12) 1-09 Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare
(HT: 0-9 - 0-5)
Croke Park , Dublin
Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan)
Attendance: 18,000 [5]

Dublin advanced to the 2021 All-Ireland SFC semi-finals.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Leinster GAA Senior Football Championship 2021". 5 July 2021. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Kevin Maguire Named Westmeath Football Captain for 2021". Midlands 103. 12 May 2021.
  3. ↑ Duffy, Emma (20 April 2021). "Here's the draw for the 2021 Leinster football championship". The42.
  4. ↑ "Dublin and Meath to meet in Leinster semis". 4 July 2021 – via www.rte.ie.
  5. ↑ McNally, Ger (August 2021). "Leinster kingpins Dublin ease past Kildare". RTE. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
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