2022 Tailteann Cup

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2022 Tailteann Cup
Tournament details
LevelTier 2
Year2022
TrophyTailteann Cup
Date21 May – 9 July 2022
Teams17
Winners
Champions Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath (1st win)
Manager Jack Cooney
Captain Kevin Maguire
Runners-up
Runners-up Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan
Manager Mickey Graham
Captain Raymond Galligan
Other
Matches played16
Player of the Year Colours of Westmeath.svg Ronan O'Toole
Top Scorer Colours of Westmeath.svg John Heslin (1–25)
2023  

The 2022 Tailteann Cup was the inaugural edition of the Tailteann Cup, a Gaelic football competition contested by as many as sixteen county teams from Divisions 3 and 4 of the 2022 National Football League plus New York (other teams competed for the Sam Maguire Cup). Division 3 or 4 teams initially competed in their provincial championship and if they reached their provincial final, they continued in the 2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, progressing to the All-Ireland Qualifiers, whereas if they were beaten in their provincial final, they did not participate in the 2022 Tailteann Cup. [1]

Contents

The final was played on 9 July 2022 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Cavan and Westmeath. Westmeath won after a 2–14 to 1–13 defeat of Cavan. [2]

Format

The inaugural Tailteann Cup was contested by seventeen teams: the sixteen set to play in Divisions 3 and 4 of the 2023 National Football League, plus New York. These teams could only have qualified for the Tier 1 All-Ireland Championship, the Sam Maguire Cup, if they had reached their provincial final. [1] [3] The Sam Maguire Cup was contested by the sixteen teams set to play in Divisions 1 and 2 of the 2023 National Football League.

Louth and Limerick qualified for the Sam Maguire Cup as a result of winning promotion from Division 3 to Division 2 for 2023, while Down and Offaly competed in the Tailteann Cup as a result of being relegated from Division 2 to Division 3 for 2023.

The 2022 Tailteann Cup was a straight knockout format, with two preliminary-round games and seven first-round games followed by quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final. [1] New York received a bye to the quarter-finals. The seventeen teams were organised on a geographical basis, with eight assigned to a northern section and nine to a southern section (including New York). The eight northern teams were drawn against each other in four of the seven first-round games. Four of the southern teams were drawn in two preliminary-round games, with the two winners then joining the remaining four teams in three first-round games. [4] All seven first-round winners joined New York (who were assigned to the southern section) in the quarter-finals, with pairings decided via an open draw within each geographic section. The semi-final pairings were then decided via an open draw.

From 2023, the Tailteann Cup is set to be played on a round-robin basis, with the first round consisting of four groups of four teams with no geographical structure.

Team allocation

Entry roundCounties
Quarter-finals New York
First round Antrim Down Leitrim Sligo
Carlow Fermanagh London Tipperary
Cavan Laois Longford Westmeath
Preliminary round Offaly Waterford Wexford Wicklow

Teams

None of the seventeen teams qualified for their provincial final. Doing so would have resulted in them competing in the Tier 1 Sam Maguire Cup instead.

Team2022 League result2022 Championship resultAppearanceBest resultDate of qualification
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 5th in Division 3 Lost 2-10 – 2–17 to Tyrone
(Ulster preliminary round)
1stn/a16 April 2022
Colors of New York.svg New York Did not competeLost 0-15 – 1–16 to Sligo
(Connacht quarter-finals)
1stn/a17 April 2022
Colours of London.svg London 5th in Division 4 Lost 2-11 – 3–12 to Leitrim
(Connacht quarter-finals)
1stn/a17 April 2022
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 4th in Division 3 Lost 1-20 – 0–10 to Cavan
(Ulster quarter-finals)
1stn/a23 April 2022
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 7th in Division 4 Lost 5-10 – 0–10 to Louth
(Leinster first round)
1stn/a24 April 2022
Colours of Laois.svg Laois 7th in Division 3 Lost 5-15 – 4–12 to Wicklow
(Leinster first round)
1stn/a24 April 2022
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 7th in Division 2 Lost 1-15 – 1–12 to Wexford
(Leinster first round)
1stn/a24 April 2022
Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo 3rd in Division 4 Lost 0-11 – 0–23 to Roscommon
(Connacht semi-finals)
1stn/a30 April 2022
Colours of Longford.svg Longford 6th in Division 3 Lost 3-13 – 0–14 to Westmeath
(Leinster quarter-finals)
1stn/a30 April 2022
Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 8th in Division 4 Lost 2-13 – 1–8 to Tipperary
(Munster quarter-finals)
1stn/a30 April 2022
Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 6th in Division 4 Lost 1-24 – 0–4 to Dublin
(Leinster quarter-finals)
1stn/a30 April 2022
Colours of Down.svg Down 8th in Division 2 Lost 0-23 – 2–7 to Monaghan
(Ulster quarter-finals)
1stn/a30 April 2022
Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 8th in Division 3 Lost 4-13 – 1–12 to Meath
(Leinster quarter-finals)
1stn/a1 May 2022
Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 4th in Division 4 Lost 4-20 – 0–09 to Galway
(Connacht semi-finals)
1stn/a8 May 2022
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 1st in Division 4 Lost 2-16 – 0–16 to Donegal
(Ulster semi-finals)
1stn/a8 May 2022
Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 2nd in Division 4 Lost 2-10 – 0–10 to Limerick
(Munster semi-finals)
1stn/a14 May 2022
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 3rd in Division 3 Lost 1-21 – 2–15 to Kildare
(Leinster semi-finals)
1stn/a15 May 2022

Bracket

There was an open draw for all rounds, including quarter-finals and semi-finals. It was split into N (north) and S (south) sections until semi finals. Both sections then combined. The first team pulled out received home advantage. The semi-finals and final were played in Croke Park.

Preliminary round
21/22 May
Round 1
28/29 May
Quarter-finals
4/5 June
Semi-finals
19 June
Final
9 July
Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 2–14
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 1–12
Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 2–16 (3)
Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo 1–19 (4)
Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo 3–15
Colours of London.svg London 2–16
Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo 1–14
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 0–20
Colours of Longford GAA.svg Longford 0–12
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 1–12
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 0–13
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 2–16
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 0–24
Colours of Down.svg Down 1–12
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 1–13
Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 2–13 Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 2–14
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 3–11 Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 0–18
Colours of Wicklow GAA.svg Wicklow 3–16 Colours of Wicklow GAA.svg Wicklow 0–10
Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 1–10 Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 3–17
Colors of New York.svg New York 0–11
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 2–16
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 3–22
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 1–12
Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Tipperary 1–10
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 2–13
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 1–21
Colours of Laois.svg Laois 0–13
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 1–13

Preliminary round

Four teams competed in the preliminary round.

21 May 2022Preliminary round (S) Wicklow Colours of Wicklow.svg 3-16 – 1-10 Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford County Grounds, Aughrim
Kevin Quinn 2-1 (1-0 pen), Eoin Darcy 1-3 (0-2f), Mark Jackson 0-4 (0-4f), Mark Kenny 0-4 (0-1m), Dean Healy 0-2, Pádraig O’Toole 0-1, Oisin McGraynor 0-1 Report Jason Curry 0-4 (0-2f), Brian Looby 1-0, Darragh Corcoran 0-2 (0-2f), Brian Lynch 0-2, Dermot Ryan 0-1, Gareth Duffy 0-1 each.Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)
22 May 2022Preliminary Round (S) Wexford Colours of Wexford.svg 2-13 – 3-11 Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly Bellefield, Enniscorthy
Niall Hughes 1-1, Ben Brosnan 0-3 (0-1f, 0-1m), Dylan Furlong 1-0, Kevin O'Grady 0-2, Eoghan Nolan 0-2, Donal Shanley 0-1 (0-1f), Eoin Porter 0-1, Dean O'Toole 0-1, Glen Malone 0-1 Report Niall McNamee 1-5 (0-3f), Diarmuid Egan 1-0, Lee Pearson 1-0, Anton Sullivan 0-2, Niall Darby 0-1 (0-1f), Johnny Moloney 0-1, Bill Carroll 0-1, Keith O'Neill 0-1Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)

Round 1

The two preliminary round winners were joined by the other twelve teams.

28 May 2022Round 1 (N) Longford Colours of Longford.svg 0-12 – 1-12 Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh Pearse Park, Longford
Darren Gallagher 0-5 (0-5f), Keelin McGann 0-2, Mark Hughes 0-2, Kevin Diffley 0-1, Ryan Moffat 0-1, Fergal Sheridan 0-1. Report Sean Quigley 0-4 (0-4f), Ryan Jones 0-4, Ultán Kelm 1-1, Ciaran Corrigan 0-1, Darragh McGurn 0-1, Conall Jones 0-1.Referee: Jerome Henry (Mayo)
28 May 2022Round 1 (N) Leitrim Colours of Leitrim.svg 2-14 – 1-12 Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
Keith Beirne 0-6 (0-3f), Jack Heslin 1-2, Shane Moran 1-0, David Bruen 0-1, Pearce Dolan 0-1, Cillian McGloin 0-1, Evan Sweeney 0-1, Jordan Reynolds 0-1, Mark Plunkett 0-1. Report Pat Shivers 0-4, Peter Healy 1-1, Ruairí McCann 0-2 (0-2f), Dermot McAleese 0-2, Odhrán Eastwood 0-1, Patrick McBride 0-1, Jamie Gribbon 0-1.Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)
28 May 2022Round 1 (N) Sligo Colours of Sligo.svg 3-15 – 2-16 (a.e.t.) Colours of London.svg London Markievicz Park, Sligo
Alan Reilly 1-6, Patrick O'Connor 0-4 (0-1f), Pat Hughes 1-1, Brian Egan 1-0, Aidan Devaney 0-1 (0-1 45), Sean Carrabine 0-1 (1f), Pat Spillane 0-1, Donal Conlon 0-1 Report James Gallagher 1-3, Ferghal McMahon 0-4 (0-4f), Matthew Walsh 1-1, Sean Hickey 0-2, Liam Gavaghan 0-1 (0-1f), Christopher Farley 0-1 (0-1f), James Hynes 0-1, Conal Gallagher 0-1Referee: Niall Cullen (Fermanagh)
28 May 2022Round 1 (N) Cavan Colours of Cavan.svg 0-24 – 1-12 Colours of Down.svg Down Breffni Park, Cavan
Raymond Galligan 0-7 (0-4f, 0-3 45), Gearóid McKiernan 0-6 (0-4f), Paddy Lynch 0-4 (0-1f), James Smith 0-2, Gerard Smith 0-2, Oisín Kiernan 0-1, Thomas Edward Donohoe 0-1, Niall Carolan 0-1 Report Liam Kerr 0-3, Ruairi O’Hare 1-0, Andrew Gilmore 0-2 (0-1f), Barry O’Hagan 0-2 (0-1f), Anthony Doherty 0-1, Odhran Murdock 0-1, Ryan Magill 0-1, Ruairi McCormack 0-1Attendance: 3,616
Referee: David Gough (Meath)
29 May 2022Round 1 (S) Offaly Colours of Offaly.svg 0-18 – 0-10 Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Niall McNamee 0-5 (0-3f, 0-1m), Ruairí McNamee 0-3, Anton Sullivan 0-2, Keith O’Neill 0-2, Jack Bryant 0-1, Jordan Hayes 0-1, Mark Abbott 0-1, Morgan Tynan 0-1, Niall Darby 0-1, Bill Carroll 0-1 Report Eoin Darcy 0-3 (0-3f), Mark Jackson 0-3 (0-3f), Kevin Quinn 0-2 (0-2m), Mark Kenny 0-2 (0-1m)Referee: Seán Lonergan (Tipperary)
29 May 2022Round 1 (S) Carlow Colours of Carlow.svg 1-12 – 1-10 Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary Dr Cullen Park, Carlow
Niall Hickey 1-0, Jamie Clarke 0-2, Eoghan Ruth 0-2, Colm Hulton 0-2, Ross Dunphy 0-2, Darragh Foley 0-1 (0-1f), Sean Bambrick 0-1, Conor Doyle 0-1, Conor Crowley 0-1 Report Conor Sweeney 0-3 (0-1f), Martin Kehoe 1-0, Sean O’Connor 0-2 (0-2f), Liam McGrath 0-2, Shane O'Connell 0-1, Sean O’Connell 0-1, Jack Kennedy 0-1Referee: Cormac Reilly (Meath)
29 May 2022Round 1 (S) Westmeath Colours of Westmeath.svg 1-13 – 0-13 Colours of Laois.svg Laois O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
John Heslin 0-5 (0-4f), Luke Loughlin 0-4 (0-1 45), Sam McCartan 1-1, Ronan O'Toole 0-1, Jonathan Lynam 0-1, Robbie Forde 0-1 Report Mark Barry 0-5 (0-4f), Evan O’Carroll 0-4 (0-1f), Eoin Lowry 0-2 (0-1m), James Finn 0-1 (0-f), Donie Kingston 0-1Referee: Derek O'Mahoney (Tipperary)

Quarter-finals

New York joined the seven Round 1 winners:

4 June 2022Quarter-final (S) Offaly Colours of Offaly.svg 3-17 – 0-11 Colors of New York.svg New York O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Niall McNamee 0-6 (0-5f), Keith O'Neill 1-1, Cathal Flynn 1-1, Anton Sullivan 1-0, Niall Darby 0-2 (0-1f), Ruairi McNamee 0-2, Jack Bryant 0-2, Paddy Dunican 0-1 (0-1f), Johnny Moloney 0-1, Jack McEvoy 0-1, Report Jack Reilly 0-4 (0-2f), Adrian Varley 0-4 (0-1m), Connell Aherne 0-2, Sean Reilly 0-1 (0-1 45)Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan)
5 June 2022Quarter-final (S) Carlow Colours of Carlow.svg 2-13 – 1-21 Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath Dr Cullen Park, Carlow
Darragh Foley 0-5 (0-5f), Niall Hickey 1-0, Josh Moore 1-0, Ross Dunphy 0-2, Colm Hulton 0-2, Jamie Clarke 0-1 (0-1f), Mikey Bambrick 0-1, Shane Clarke 0-1, Conor Doyle 0-1 Report John Heslin 1-9 (0-7f), Luke Loughlin 0-4 (0-1f), Sam McCartan 0-3, Ronan O'Toole 0-2, Lorcan Dolan 0-1 (0-1m), Jamie Gonoud 0-1, Sam Duncan 0-1Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)
5 June 2022Quarter-final (N) Fermanagh Colours of Fermanagh.svg 0-13 – 2-16 Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan Brewster Park, Enniskillen
Sean Quigley 0-8 (0-8f), Darragh McGurn 0-2 (0-1f), Ryan Jones 0-2, James McMahon 0-1 Report Thomas Galligan 1-4, Gearóid McKiernan 0-5, Paddy Lynch 0-3 (0-2f), Pádraig Faulkner 1-0, Raymond Galligan 0-1 (0-1 45), Jason McLoughlin 0-1, Conor Brady 0-1, Cormac O’Reilly 0-1Referee: Paul Faloon (Down)
5 June 2022Quarter-final (N) Leitrim Colours of Leitrim.svg 2-16 – 1-19 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)
Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
Keith Beirne 1-6 (1m); Ryan O’Rourke 1-2; Evan Sweeney 0-2; Riordan O'Rourke 0-1, Jack Heslin 0-1, Dean McGovern 0-1, Jordan Reynolds 0-1, Mark Plunkett 0-1, Emlyn Mulligan 0-1 each. Report Alan Reilly 0-6, Patrick O’Connor 0-5 (0-1f, 0-1m), Sean Carrabine 0-5 (0-1f), Mark Walsh 1-0, Darragh Cummins 0-1, Peter Laffey 0-1, Nathan Rooney 0-1Attendance: 4,231
Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)
Penalties
  • Ryan O'Rourke X mark.svgN
  • Keith Beirne Fluent Emoji high contrast 1f3d0.svg
  • Jack Heslin Fluent Emoji high contrast 1f3d0.svg
  • Shane Quinn Fluent Emoji high contrast 1f3d0.svg
  • Emlyn Mulligan X mark.svgN
  • Fluent Emoji high contrast 1f3d0.svg Nathan Rooney
  • Fluent Emoji high contrast 1f3d0.svg Alan Reilly
  • Fluent Emoji high contrast 1f3d0.svg Donal Conlan
  • Fluent Emoji high contrast 1f3d0.svg Brendan Egan

Semi-finals

19 June 2022Semi-final Sligo Colours of Sligo.svg 1-14 – 0-20 Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan Croke Park, Dublin
Patrick O'Connor 1-2 (1-0 pen, 0-1m), Niall Murphy 0-4, Sean Carrabine 0-3 (0-2f), Pat Spillane 0-2, Darragh Cummins 0-1, Alan Reilly 0-1, Pat Hughes 0-1 Report Gearóid McKiernan 0-4 (3f), Gerard Smith 0-4, James Smith 0-2, Cian Madden 0-2, Raymond Galligan 0-1 (0-1f), Killian Brady 0-1, Killian Clarke 0-1, Conor Brady 0-1, Thomas Galligan 0-1, Oisín Kiernan 0-1, Martin Reilly 0-1, Paddy Lynch 0-1Referee: Fergal Kely (Longford)
19 June 2022Semi-final Westmeath Colours of Westmeath.svg 3-22 – 2-16 Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly Croke Park, Dublin
John Heslin 0-8 (0-3f), Lorcan Dolan 2-1, Ronan O'Toole 0-4, Sam McCartan 0-3, Ronan Wallace 1-0, Luke Loughlin 0-2, James Dolan 0-1, Ray Connellan 0-1, Alex Gardiner 0-1, Robbie Forde 0-1 Report Niall McNamee 0-6 (0-6f), Keith O’Neill 1-2, Cathal Flynn 1-0, Dylan Hyland 0-3, Anton Sullivan 0-2, Jack Bryant 0-1, Jack McEvoy 0-1, Mark Abbott 0-1Referee: Paul Faloon (Down)

Final

9 July 2022Final Cavan Colours of Cavan.svg 1-13 – 2-14 Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath Croke Park, Dublin
15:00Gearóid McKiernan 0-3 (0-1f), Gerard Smith 0-3, Paddy Lynch 0-3, Pádraig Faulkner 1-0, Jason McLoughlin 0-1, Oisín Kiernan 0-1, James Smith 0-1, Stephen Smith 0-1 Report Ronan O'Toole 0-5, John Heslin 0-3 (0-2f), Sam McCartan 0-3 (0-1 45), Lorcan Dolan 1-0, Kieran Martin 1-0, Luke Loughlin 0-2, Ronan Wallace 0-1Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)
Man of the Match: Ronan O'Toole (Westmeath)

Championship statistics

Top scorer: overall

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 John Heslin Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 1–252847.0
2 Niall McNamee Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 1–222546.25
3 Gearóid McKiernan Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 0–181844.5

Top scorer: single game

RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1 John Heslin Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 1–912 Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow

Scoring events

All records exclude extra-time.

Miscellaneous

See also

References

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