2021 Connacht Senior Football Championship
The 2021 Connacht Senior Football Championship was the 2021 iteration of the Connacht Senior Football Championship organised by Connacht GAA.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Year | 2021 |
| Trophy | J. J. Nestor Cup |
| Winners | |
| Champions | Mayo (48th win) |
| Manager | James Horan |
| Captain | Aidan O'Shea |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Galway |
| Manager | Jack O'Connor |
| Captain | Shane Walsh |
| Other | |
| Matches played | 4 |
Teams
The 2021 Connacht championship was contested by the 5 counties in the Irish province of Connacht. London and New York were withdrawn from the 2020 and 2021 Connacht championships due to international travel restrictions imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. There was a full open draw for first time in over 40 years. It took place on 19 April 2021.
| Team | Colours | Sponsor | Manager | Captain | Most recent success | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Ireland | Provincial | |||||
| Galway |  Maroon and white |
Supermac's | Pádraic Joyce | Shane Walsh | ||
| Leitrim |  Green and gold |
J. P. Clarke's Saloon, New York | Terry Hyland | Wayne McKeon | ||
| London |  Green and white |
Michael Maher | ||||
| Mayo |  Green and red |
Intersport Elverys | James Horan | Aidan O'Shea | ||
| New York |  Red, white and blue |
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| Roscommon |  Blue and yellow |
Ballymore | Anthony Cunningham | Enda Smith[1] | ||
| Sligo |  Black and white |
AbbVie | Tony McEntee | Keelan Cawley[2] | ||
Bracket
| Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Leitrim
| 0-11 | |||||||||||||
| Mayo
| 5-20 | |||||||||||||
| Mayo
| 3-23 | |||||||||||||
| Sligo
| 0-12 | |||||||||||||
| Mayo
| 2-14 | |||||||||||||
| Galway
| 2-8 | |||||||||||||
| Galway
| 2-11 | |||||||||||||
| Roscommon
| 0-12 | |||||||||||||
Matches
Quarter-Final
| 26 June 2021 16:30 Quarter-final |
Mayo |
3-23 - 0-12 | Sligo |
Markievicz Park, Sligo Attendance: 200 Referee: Paul Faloon (Down) Man of the Match: Aidan O'Shea (Breaffy) |
| Aidan O'Shea 2-2, Darren McHale 1-5, Ryan O'Donoghue 0-5 (0-4f), Eoghan McLaughlin, Conor Loftus, Tommy Conroy 0-2 each, Patrick Durcan, Jordan Flynn, Fergal Boland, Stephen Coen, James Carr 0-1 each | Report | Niall Murphy 0-6 (0-1f), Sean Carrabine 0-2, Paddy O'Connor, Liam Gaughan, Mikey Gordon, Keelan Cawley 0-1 each |
Semi-Finals
| 4 July 2021 13:15 Semi-final |
Galway |
2-11 - 0-12 | Roscommon |
Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon Attendance: 1,049 Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan) Man of the Match: Matthew Tierney (Oughterard) |
| Matthew Tierney 1-3 (0-2f, 1 '45), Paul Kelly 1-2, Robert Finnerty and Shane Walsh (0-2f) 0-2 each, Sean Kelly and Damien Comer 0-1 each | Report | Enda Smith 0-3, Conor Daly and Donie Smith (1 '45) 0-2 each, Brian Stack, Conor Hussey, Ciaran Murtagh (0-1f), Diarmuid Murtagh, Cathal Cregg 0-1 each |
| 11 July 2021 14:00 Semi-final |
Mayo |
5-20 - 0-11 | Leitrim |
MacHale Park, Castlebar Attendance: 3,500 Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford) Man of the Match: Ryan O'Donoghue (Belmullet) |
| Ryan O'Donoghue 1-6 (0-3f), Darren McHale 2-1, Darren Coen and Tommy Conroy 1-3 each, Matthew Ruane and Conor Loftus 0-2 each, Stephen Coen, Aidan O'Shea, James Carr 0-1 each | Report | Keith Beirne 0-5f, Conor Dolan and Riordan O'Rourke 0-2 each, Paddy Maguire and Evan Sweeney 0-1 each |
Final
| 25 July 2021 13:30 Final |
Mayo |
2-14 - 2-8 | Galway |
Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Conor Lane (Cork) Man of the Match: Matthew Ruane (Breaffy) |
| Ryan O'Donoghue 1-3 (1-0 pen, 0-2f), Matthew Ruane 1-2, Conor Loftus and Tommy Conroy 0-2 each, Rob Hennelly (1 '45), Paddy Durcan, Darren McHale, Kevin McLoughlin, James Carr 0-1 each | Report | Shane Walsh 1-1, Matthew Tierney 0-4 (0-3f), Damien Comer 1-0, Paul Conroy 0-2, Cathal Sweeney 0-1 |
See also
References
- "Roscommon captain says players very disappointed at prospect of no GAA action until May". Shannonside Northern Sound. 11 February 2021.
- "Cawley named as Sligo football captain". Hogan Stand. 13 May 2021.
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