2022 Louth county football team season

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Louth county football team
2022 season
Manager Mickey Harte
NFL D3 Winner (promoted)
All-Ireland SFC Round 1 qualifier
Leinster SFC Quarter-finalist
O'Byrne Cup Group stage
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The following is a summary of Louth county football team's 2022 season.

Contents

Competitions

O'Byrne Cup

Games took place 8–15 January 2022. [1] Louth were placed in Group A.

Table

PosTeamPldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 33007439+356Advance to final
2 Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 32015154−34
3 Colours of Longford.svg Longford 31025352+12
4 Colours of Louth.svg Louth 30034073−330
Updated to match(es) played on 15 January 2022. Source: Leinster GAA

National Football League Division 3

Louth were promoted to Division 2. Louth also won the Division 3 title for the first time since 2011. [2]

Table

PosTeam
PldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Colours of Louth.svg Louth 75119083+711Advance to NFL Division 3 Final and
promotion to 2023 NFL Division 2
2 Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 75029183+810
3 Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 74128978+119
4 Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 73138871+177
5 Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 7223919106
6 Colours of Longford.svg Longford 721481102−215
7 Colours of Laois.svg Laois 72149288+45Relegation to 2023 NFL Division 4
8 Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 711577103−263
Updated to match(es) played on 27 March 2022. Source: GAA.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers — Longford finished ahead of Laois due to their head-to-head record.

Fixtures

30 January 2022 (2022-01-30)Round 1 Louth Colours of Louth.svg 1-10 (13)–(18) 3-09 Colours of Laois.svg Laois Ardee  
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)Venue: Páirc Mhuire
Report Referee: Seán Laverty (Antrim)


6 February 2022 (2022-02-06)Round 2 Longford Colours of Longford.svg 0-09 (9)–(9) 1-06 Colours of Louth.svg Louth Longford  
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)Venue: Pearse Park
Report Referee: N McKenna (Monaghan)


20 February 2022 (2022-02-20)Round 3 Limerick Colours of Limerick.svg 1-12 (15)–(17) 1-14 Colours of Louth.svg Louth Limerick  
14:30 GMT (UTC+0)Venue: UL North Campus
Report Referee: D Murnane (Cork)


27 February 2022 (2022-02-27)Round 4 Louth Colours of Louth.svg 1-15 (18)–(16) 1-13 Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath Ardee  
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)Venue: Páirc Mhuire
Report Referee: Conor Dourneen (Cavan)


13 March 2022 (2022-03-13)Round 5 Fermanagh Colours of Fermanagh.svg 0-14 (14)–(18) 2-12 Colours of Louth.svg Louth Enniskillen  
15:30 GMT (UTC+0)Venue: Brewster Park
Report Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan)


20 March 2022 (2022-03-20)Round 6 Louth Colours of Louth.svg 1-12 (15)–(11) 1-08 Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim Ardee  
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)Venue: Páirc Mhuire
Report


27 March 2022 (2022-03-27)Round 7 Wicklow Colours of Wicklow.svg 1-13 (16) – 2-17 (23) Colours of Louth.svg Louth Aughrim  
14:00 GMT (UTC+0)Venue: Aughrim County Ground


Final
Louth Colours of Louth.svg 1-14–0-12 Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick
Mulroy (0-6, 3f, 2'45), Byrne (0-4), L. Jackson (1-0), Clutterbuck (0-1), Durnin (0-1), Nally (0-1), Sharkey (0-1) Report J. Ryan (0-3, 1f), H. Bourke (0-2), Enright (0-2), Nash (0-2), R. Bourke (0-2f), M. Donovan (0-1)
Referee: B. Griffin (Kerry)
GK1James Califf (Dreadnots)
RCB2Dan Corcoran (Geraldines)
FB3Bevan Duffy (St Fechin's)
LCB4Donal McKenny (St Mary's)
RHB5Leonard Grey (St Patrick's)
CHB6Niall Sharkey (Glyde Rangers)
LHB7Conal McKeever (Clan Na Gael)
MF8Tommy Durnin (Inniskeen Grattans, Monaghan)
MF9John Clutterbuck (Naomh Máirtin)
RHF10Liam Jackson (St Mary's)
CHF11 Sam Mulroy (Naomh Máirtin) (c)
LHF12Craig Lennon (St Mochta's)
RCF13 Ciarán Byrne (St Mochta's)
FF14Ciarán Downey (Newtown Blues)
LCF15Dáire Nally (Newtown Blues)
Substitutes:
16Tom Jackson (St Mary's) for Lennon
17Eóghan Callaghan (Naomh Máirtin) for Grey
18Conor Grimes (Glen Emmets) for Nally
19Conor Early (Oliver Plunketts) for Clutterbuck
GK1Donal O'Sullivan
RCB2Seán O'Dea
FB3Brian Fanning
LCB4Michael Donovan
RHB5Cian Sheehan
CHB6Iain Corbett
LHB7Paul Maher
MF8Darragh Treacy
MF9Cian Sheehan
RHF10Adrian Enright
CHF11Killian Ryan
LHF12James Naughton
RCF13Peter Nash
FF14Josh Ryan
LCF15Hugh Bourke
Substitutes:
16Robert Childs for Fahy
17Robbie Bourke for Nash
18Pádraig De Brún for Killian Ryan
19Jim Liston for Josh Ryan
20Tony McCarthy for Treacy

Leinster Senior Football Championship

Bracket

Preliminary round
24 April 		Quarter-finals
30 April / 1 May 		Semi-finals
15 May 		Final
29 May
Colours of Louth.svg Louth 5-10
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 0-10 Colours of Louth.svg Louth 0-12
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 2-22
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 1-21
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 2-15
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 3-13
Colours of Longford.svg Longford 0-14
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 1-15
Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 1-15 Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 5-17
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 1-12 Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 0-04
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 1-24
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 1-27
Colours of Meath.svg Meath 1-14
Colours of Meath.svg Meath 4-13
Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 5-15 Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 1-12
Colours of Laois.svg Laois 4-12

Fixtures

24 April 2022
Preliminary round		 Colours of Louth.svg Louth 5-10 - 0-10 Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow Pairc Tailteann, Navan
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Niall Cullen (Fermanagh)
Man of the Match: Sam Mulroy (Naomh Máirtín)
Sam Mulroy 2-5 (1-0 pen, 0-3f, 1 '45), Tommy Durnin and Conor Grimes 1-1 each, Ciarán Byrne 1-0, Ciarán Downey 0-2, Conor Earley 0-1 Report Darragh Foley 0-3 (0-2f), Ross Dunphy 0-2, Josh Moore, Jamie Clarke (0-1f), Conor Crowley, Colm Hulton, Niall Hickey 0-1 each
1 May 2022
Quarter-final		 Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 2-22 - 0-12 Colours of Louth.svg Louth O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Attendance: 5,308 [4]
Referee: David Gough (Meath)
Man of the Match: Ben McCormack (Sarsfields)
Darragh Kirwan 1-3 (0-1f), Jimmy Hyland 0-5 (0-1f), Ben McCormack 0-4, Kevin Feely 1-0 pen, Paul Cribbin and Daniel Flynn (0-1m) 0-3 each, Paddy Woodgate 0-2 (0-1f), Alex Beirne and Brian McLoughlin 0-1 each Report Sam Mulroy 0-5 (0-1m, 0-1f), Conor Grimes 0-3 (0-2f), Tommy Durnin, Conor Early, Ciarán Byrne, Jack Murphy 0-1 each

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Louth entered Round 1 of the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers. [5]

Fixtures

4 June 2022Round 1 Colours of Cork.svg Cork 2–12 – 2–08 Colours of Louth.svg Louth Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
S Sherlock (0–8, 0–6 frees); B Hurley (1–4, 0–1 mark); C O’Callaghan (1–0). Report L Jackson (1–1); S Mulroy (0–4, 0–4 frees); C Grimes (1–0); D Corcoran, C Downey, T Jackson (0–1 each).Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford)

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References

  1. ↑ "2022 O'Byrne and Kehoe Cup fixtures confirmed - HoganStand". hoganstand.com.
  2. ↑ Louth defeat Limerick to claim Division 3 honours in Allianz Football League
  3. ↑ "Mickey Harte's Louth repeat the dose to defy Limerick". Irish Examiner . 2 April 2022. Archived from the original on 1 June 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  4. ↑ "Mickey Harte says Louth 'didn't deserve that battering' as Kildare make semis". 2 May 2022.
  5. ↑ RTE 4 June 2022: Round 1 football qualifier results and reports
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