2023 Galway county football team season

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Galway
2023 season
Manager Pádraic Joyce
Stadium Pearse Stadium, Salthill
NFL D1 2nd
All-Ireland SFC Preliminary quarter-finalist
Connacht SFC Winner
FBD Semi-finalist
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The following is a summary of Galway county football team's 2023 season.

Contents

Competitions

FBD

Fixtures were confirmed in October 2022. [1]

Fixtures

6 January 2023 (2023-01-06)Quarter-final Leitrim Colours of Leitrim.svg 1–13 (16)–(30) 3–21 Colours of Galway.svg Galway Bekan  
19:00 IWT (UTC±0)(HT: 0–5 – 2–12)Venue: Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence
Report Referee: A Clogher (Roscommon)
Attendance: 1,200 [2]


14 January 2023 (2023-01-14)Semi-final Mayo Colours of Mayo.svg 2–18 (24)–(21) 3–12 Colours of Galway.svg Galway Bekan  
17:30 IWT (UTC±0)(HT: 2–9 – 0–5)Venue: Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence
Report Referee: B Judge (Sligo)


National Football League Division 1

Table

PosTeam
PldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 7421126102+2410Advance to National League Final
2 Colours of Galway.svg Galway 74219391+210
3 Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 740310592+138
4 Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 7403113110+38
5 Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Kerry 7304106104+26
6 Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 7304109119−106
7 Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh 72149598−35Relegation to 2024 NFL Division 2
8 Colours of Donegal GAA.svg Donegal 711576117−413
Source: GAA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Fixtures

28 January 2023 (2023-01-28)Round 1Mayo1–11 (14)–(14) 2–8Galway Castlebar  
Venue: MacHale Park
Gls: J Carr 1.
Pts: R O'Donoghue 6 (4fs), M Ruane 1, D O'Connor 1, C O'Connor 1, B Tuohy 1, Flynn 1.		 Report Gls: M Tierney 1, S Kelly 1
Pts: D Comer 3 (1f, 1m), P Kelly 1, P Conroy 1, C McDaid 1, R Finnerty 1, P Cooke 1 (f).		Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
Attendance: 13,654 [3]


5 February 2023 (2023-02-05)Round 2Galway0–8 (8)–(9) 0–9Roscommon Galway  
14:00 IST (UTC)Venue: Pearse Stadium

Pts: D Conneely 3 (3fs), C McDaid 1, M Tierney 1, D McHugh 1, I Burke 1, J Heaney 1.		 Report
Pts: D Murtagh 3 (1f), B O’Carroll 2, C Lennon 1, R Hughes 1, D Cregg 1.		Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan)


19 February 2023 (2023-02-19)Round 3Galway0–16 (16)–(13) 0–13Tyrone Tuam  
Venue: Tuam Stadium

Pts: M Tierney 6 (3f); P Conroy 3 (2f), C Sweeney 3, P Cooke 1, J Glynn 1, I Burke 1, S Kelly 1.		 Report
Pts: D McCurry 5 (3f); C McShane 2 (1m); D Canavan 1 (f), C Quinn 1, C Munroe 1, R Donnelly 1, P Harte 1, P Hampsey 1.		Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare)


26 February 2023 (2023-02-26)Round 4Donegal1–9 (12)–(12) 1–9Galway Letterkenny  
12:30 IST (UTC+1)Venue: O'Donnell Park
Gls: O Gallen 1 (pen).
Pts: O Gallen 2; C O'Donnell 2, S Patton 1 (f), J Brennan 1, C McGonagle 1, M Langan 1, J McGee 1.		 Report Gls: M Tierney 1.
Pts: M Tierney 3 (1 '45), P Conroy 2 (2f), R Finnerty 2, C Sweeney 1, P Cooke 1.		Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)


5 March 2023 (2023-03-05)Round 5Galway1–13 (16)–(10) 0–10Monaghan Salthill  
Venue: Pearse Stadium
Gls: J Heaney 1.
Pts: P Conroy 3 (2f), M Tierney 3 (2f), R Finnerty 3, P Cooke 1, J Daly 1, J Heaney 1, S Kelly 1.		 Report
Pts: R Beggan 4 (4fs), S Jones 2, C McCarthy 1 (f), M Bannigan 1, D Ward 1, K Lavelle 1.		Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)
Attendance: 5,275 [4]


18 March 2023 (2023-03-18)Round 6Armagh1–6 (9)–(11) 1–8GalwayArmagh 
Venue: Box-It Athletic Grounds
Gls: E Rafferty 1.
Pts: C Mackin 1, S Campbell 1, C Cumiskey 1, R Grugan 1, R O'Neill 1, A Nugent 1.		 Report Gls: M Tierney 1,
Pts: T Culhane 2 (2f), S Walsh 2 (1'45', 1f), J Heaney 2, P Conroy 1, C Sweeney 1.		Referee: David Gough (Meath)


26 March 2023 (2023-03-26)Round 7Galway1–13 (16)–(14) 0–14KerrySalthill 
13:45 IST (UTC+1)Venue: Pearse Stadium
Gls: P Conroy 1.
Pts: S Walsh 5 (5fs), J Maher 2, T Culhane 1, C Sweeney 1, J Daly 1, D Comer 1, M Tierney 1, R Finnerty 1		 Report
Pts: S O'Shea 5 (2fs, 2 45), D Clifford 2 (2fs), BD O'Sullivan 2, T O'Sullivan 2, P Clifford 2, G White 1.		Referee: Niall Cullen (Fermanagh)


TG4
2 April 2023
16:00 IST (UTC+1)
NFL Final
Mayo0–14 (14)–(11) 0–11Galway
(HT: 0–8 – 0–5)

Pts: R O'Donoghue 7 (5fs, 2mks), C Reape 3 (2fs, 45), J Carr 1, P Durcan 1, J Flynn 1, J Coyne 1
Pts: S Walsh 5 (2fs, 1 45), R Finnerty 2 (1mk), S Kelly 1, J Maher 1, P Cooke 1, T Culhane 1
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare)
Attendance: 45,041

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Bracket

Quarter-finals
Semi-finals Final
      
Colours of London.svg London 0-12
Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo 2-20
Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo 2-16
Colors of New York.svg New York 0-06
Colors of New York.svg New York 0-15 (2)
Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 0-15 (0)
Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo 0-12
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 2-20
Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 2-08
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 0-10
Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 1-09
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 1-13

Fixtures

23 April 2023
16:00
Semi-final		 Roscommon Colours of Roscommon.svg 1–9 – 1–13 Galway Colours of Galway.svg Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon
Attendance: 16,917 [5]
Referee: David Gough (Meath)
Man of the Match: Ciarán Murtagh
Report
7 May 2023
13:45
Final		 Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo 0–12 – 2–20 Colours of Galway.svg Galway McHale Park, Castlebar
Attendance: 11,867 [6]
Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare)
Man of the Match: Matthew Tierney
Report

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Galway were drawn into Group 2.

Table

PosTeam
PldWDLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh 3201434304 [a] Advance to quarter-final
2 Colours of Galway.svg Galway 32015141+104 [a] Advance to preliminary quarter-final
3 Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 31114445−13
4 Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 30124554−91
Updated to match(es) played on 18 June 2023. Source: GAA
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Armagh are ranked ahead of Galway as they won the head-to-head game between the teams.

Fixtures

20 May 2023Round 1 Galway Colours of Galway.svg 0–16 – 0–13 Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone Galway
17:15 IST (UTC+1)Shane Walsh 0–6 (0–4f), Cillian McDaid 0–2, Paul Conroy 0–2, Peter Cooke 0–2, Matthew Tierney 0–1, Johnny Heaney 0–1, Damien Comer 0–1, Robert Finnerty 0–1 Report Darren McCurry 0–7 (0–5f), Darragh Canavan 0–2 (0–2f), Conor Meyler 0–1, Cormac Quinn 0–1, Peter Harte 0–1, Mattie Donnelly 0–1Stadium: Pearse Stadium
Referee: David Gough (Meath)
3 June 2023Round 2 Westmeath Colours of Westmeath.svg 0–12 – 0–20 Colours of Galway.svg Galway Mullingar
17:00 IST (UTC+1)John Heslin 0–2 (0–1f), Ronan O'Toole 0–2, Luke Loughlin 0–2, Jack Smith 0–1, Ronan Wallace 0–1, Ray Connellan 0–1, Sam McCartan 0–1, Stephen Smith 0–1, Eoin Mulvihill 0–1 Report Shane Walsh 0–4 (0–3f), Peter Cooke 0–4, Damien Comer 0–3, Johnny Heaney 0–2 (0–1m), Cian Hernon 0–2, Matthew Tierney 0–1 (0–1 '45), Paul Conroy 0–1, Cathal Sweeney 0–1, Ian Burke 0–1, John Maher 0–1Stadium: TEG Cusack Park
Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
18 June 2023Round 3 Galway Colours of Galway.svg 1–12 – 0–16 Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh Carrick-on-Shannon
16:00 IST (UTC+1)Shane Walsh 0–5 (0–3f), Seán Kelly 1–1, Cillian McDaid 0–2, Matthew Tierney 0–2, Peter Cooke 0–2 Report Rory Grugan 0–4 (0–3f), Conor Turbitt 0–4 (0–2f), Andrew Murnin 0–3 (0–1m), Aidan Forker 0–2, Stefan Campbell 0–2, Jason Duffy 0–1Stadium: Avant Money Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada
Attendance: 6,803 [7]
Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)

Galway advanced to a preliminary quarter-final against Mayo.

25 June 2023Preliminary quarter-final Galway Colours of Galway.svg 0–12 – 1–10 Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo Galway
15:00 IST (UTC+1)Shane Walsh 0–4 (0–4f), Matthew Tierney 0–2 (0–1f), John Maher 0–2, Paul Conroy 0–1, Cillian McDaid 0–1, Peter Cooke 0–1, Damien Comer 0–1 Report Ryan O'Donoghue 0–3 (0–1f), David McBrien 1–0, Paddy Durcan 0–2, Tommy Conroy 0–2, Stephen Coen 0–1, Kevin McLoughlin 0–1, Cillian O'Connor 0–1Stadium: Pearse Stadium
Attendance: 23,897
Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone)

References

  1. ↑ "Connacht SFC and FBD fixtures for 2023 are confirmed". Western People. 21 October 2022.
  2. ↑ "Finnerty's 2-7 helps All-Ireland finalists Galway book semi-final spot with 14-point win". the42. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "O'Donoghue scores late equaliser to ensure Mayo share spoils with Galway". the42. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "14-man Galway have enough to see off Monaghan". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Galway respond to Roscommon surge to seal their place in the Connacht final". The Irish Times. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "Matthew Tierney inspires Galway to first successful defence of Connacht title in 20 years". The Irish Times. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  7. ↑ "Armagh march on after dramatic late victory over Galway". RTÉ.ie. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
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