| 2025 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Padraig Joyce |
| Captain | Sean Kelly |
| All-Ireland SFC | Quarter-Finals [1] |
| Connacht SFC | Winners [2] |
| National League | 3rd [3] |
| Top scorer Championship | Robert Finnerty (3-27) |
| Highest SFC attendance | 27,137 (v Mayo 4 May) |
| Lowest SFC attendance | 2,500 (v New York 6 April) |
|}
The 2025 season was Padraig Joyce's seventh year as manager of the Galway senior football team.
On January Seán Kelly was again named as captain for 2025, with Paul Conroy also retained as vice-captain.
The team was sponsored for the thirty-second year by Irish fast food restaurant chain Supermac's. [4]
On 29 June 2025, Galway were defeated by Meath by 2–16 to 2–15 in the Quarter-Finals [1]
Padraig Joyce continued as manager for the seventh year with Cavan Gaels' Mickey Graham continuing as coach. Milltown's John Concannon, Kilkerrin-Clonberne's John Divilly and An Cheathrú Rua's Micheál Ó Domhnaill also continued as selectors, with Michelle Heally taking up the roll of performance analyst. Keith Begley was also part of the back-room team as a sport psychologist.
On the 23rd January 2025 Padraig Joyce announced his 38-man panel for the National League. Under 20 championship players Matthew Thompson, Jack O'Neill, Diarmuid Kilcommins, Sam O'Neill, Shay McLinchey and Colm Costello were named in the panel.
The following players made their competitive senior debut in 2025.
Team as per Galway vs Meath in the 2025 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Quarter-Final, 29 June 2025 [5]
INJ Player has had an injury which has affected recent involvement with the county team.
RET Player has since retired from the county team.
WD Player has since withdrawn from the county team due to a non-injury issue.
Match results
Round 1 (25 January 2025) – Galway 1–12, Armagh 0–9 Pearse Stadium, Salthill. Galway began their league campaign with a six-point home win. Matthew Tierney scored the game's only goal from a penalty, while Cillian O’Curraoin contributed five points. [6]
Round 2 (1 February 2025) – Mayo 0–16, Galway 0–26, MacHale Park, Castlebar. Galway produced a strong attacking display, scoring 26 points without registering a goal. The result represented one of their biggest away wins over Mayo in recent years.
Round 3 (15 February 2025) – Derry 0–16, Galway 1–13, Celtic Park, Derry. Galway's goal kept them in contention but Derry edged the game by a single point thanks to their superior point-taking.
Round 4 (23 February 2025) – Galway 0–21, Donegal 0–14, Pearse Stadium. Galway secured their second home victory of the campaign, outscoring Donegal by seven points in Salthill.
Round 5 (2 March 2025) – Galway 1–18, Tyrone 1–18, Tuam Stadium. A tightly contested match ended level, with both sides finishing on 1–18 apiece.
Round 6 (15 March 2025) – Dublin 2–19, Galway 2–13, Croke Park, Dublin. Galway matched Dublin in goals scored but were outscored in points by six, resulting in defeat at Croke Park.
Round 7 (23 March 2025) – Galway 2–19, Kerry 3–24, Pearse Stadium. In a high-scoring match, Kerry's three goals proved decisive as they outscored Galway by eight points.
Overall
Galway finished the campaign with two wins, one draw and four defeats. Their victories came at home against Armagh and Donegal, while they also secured a notable away win against Mayo. However, defeats to Derry, Dublin and Kerry, along with a draw against Tyrone, left them mid-table in Division 1.
| Galway | 1–12 – 0–9 | Armagh |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Tierney 1-1 (1-0 pen), Colm O’Curraoin 0-5 (3f, 1 '45), Shane Walsh 0-2 (1f), Finian Ó Laoi and Daniel O'Flaherty (0-01 each) | Report | Oisín Conaty (3f) and Ruairi Grugan (0-04 each), Conor Turbitt (0-01) |
| Mayo | 0–16 – 0–26 | Galway |
|---|---|---|
| Shane Walsh 0-09 (2tp, 2tpf), Cillian Ó Curraoin 0-08 (1f, 2tp, 2tpf), Paul Conroy (0-03), Seán Kelly nad Robert Finnerty (0-02 each), Conor Gleeson and Dylan McHugh (0-01 each) | Report | Paul Towey 0-05 (1tp), Ryan O'Donoghue (3f) and Dylan Neary (0-03), C. Reid (0-02), Sean Morahan, D. McHugh and F. Irwin (0-01 each) |
| Derry | 0–16 – 1–13 | Galway |
|---|---|---|
| Shane Walsh 0-08 (2tp, 1tpf, 1f), Dylan McHugh (1-00), Cein Darcy, Cillian Ó Curraoin, and Matthew Tierney (0-01 each) | Report | Shane McGuigan 0-08 (1tpf, 3f), Paul Cassidy and Lachlan Murray (0-03 each), Neil McNicholl (0-01) |
| Galway | 0–21 – 0–14 | Donegal |
|---|---|---|
| Shane Walsh 0-11 (3tp, 1tpf), Robert Finnerty 0-03 (1tpf), Matthew Tierney, Conor Flaherty (0-02 each), Daneil O'Flaherty, John Maher and Liam Silke (0-01 each) | Report | Daire Ó Baoill 0-06 (2tpf), Peadar Mogan (1tp), Conor O'Donnell (1f) and Ciaran Thompson (0-02 each), Oisín Gallen and Shane O'Donnell (0-01 each) |
| Galway | 1–18 – 1–18 | Tyrone |
|---|---|---|
| Shane Walsh 1-07 (1 pen, 3tpf), Robert Finnerty 0-04 (2tpf), Cillian McDaid and Jack O'Neill (1f) (0-02 each), Cein Darcy (0-01) | Report | Darragh Canavan 1-05 (1 pen, 2f), Mark Bradley 0-07 (1tpf, 1f), Matthew Donnelly 0-03 (1tp), Conn Kilpatrick (0-01) |
| Dublin | 2–19 – 2–13 | Galway |
|---|---|---|
| Damien Comer (1-02), John Maher (1-00), Robert Finnerty (1f) and Matthew Tierney (0-02 each), Cein Darcy, Cillian McDaid, Matthew Thompson and Liam Ó Conghaile (0-01 each) | Report | Sean Bulger (2-00), Cormac Costello 0-05 (2f, 1 45), Con O'Callaghan and Luke Breathnach (0-04 each), Ross McGarry (0-02), Cian Murphy, Killian McGinnis, Lorcan O'Dell and Cian Murphy (0-01 each) |
| Galway | 2–19 – 3–24 | Kerry |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Finnerty 1-06 (5f), Matthew Tierney 1-03 (1tpf), K. Molloy 0-03 (1tp), Paul Conroy 0-02 (1tp), Cillian McDaid, Cillian Ó Curraoin (1f), Finian Ó Laoi, Damien Comer and Johnny Heaney (0-01 each) | Report | Paul Geaney 0-07 (6f), Dylan Geaney (1-02), David Clifford 0-03 (1f), D. Bourke and Gavin White (1-00 each), Paudie Clifford, Tony Brosnan, BD. O'Sullivan and C. Geaney (0-02 each), Killian Spillane, D. Casey, Brian Ó Beaglaoich, M. Burns (0-01 each) |