2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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Donegal The 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 126th edition of the GAA's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament, played between 31 counties of Ireland (excluding Kilkenny who only take part in the hurling championship), London and New York.http://www.gaainfo.com/comp.php?co%3Dintercounty%26year%3D2012%26comp%3Dsfc All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 2012 (Inter County) 2011-09-20 dead https://archive.today/20120730212532/http://www.gaainfo.com/comp.php?co=intercounty&year=2012&comp=sfc 2012-07-30 The 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final took place at Croke Park on 23 September 2012, with Donegal emerging victorious. Having reclaimed the Ulster Senior Football Championship with wins over Cavan, Derry, Tyrone and Down, they met and bet Kerry in the All-Ireland quarter-final, in what was widely considered the game of the Championship.Malachy Clerkin http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2012/1227/1224328179636.html Donegal take a listing vessel and refloat it on a wave of thrilling proportions The Irish Times 27 December 2012 27 December 2012 They then overcame Cork in the semi-final and Mayo in the final in Jim McGuinness's second season in charge, allowing team captain Michael Murphy to hold the Sam Maguire Cup aloft. Colm McFadden finished as the competition's top scorer and Karl Lacey was named the competition's best player. Teams A total of 33 teams contested the championship. These included 31 teams from Ireland as well as London and New York. As in previous years, Kilkenny decided not to field a team. Format The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship of 2012 was run on a provincial basis as usual. It was a knockout tournament with pairings drawn at random in the respective provinces – there was no seeds. Each match was played as a single leg. If a match was drawn there was a replay. If that match ended in a draw a period of extra time was played; however, if both sides were still level at the end of extra time another replay would have taken place. Connacht Championship Quarter-finals: (3 matches) These were three matches between six of the Connacht teams drawn first. The three winning teams advanced to the semi-finals, while the three losing teams entered the All-Ireland qualifiers. Semi-finals: (4 matches) The winners of the three quarter-final games joined the other two Connacht teams to make up the semi-final pairings. The two winning teams advanced to the final, while the two losing teams entered the All-Ireland qualifiers. Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contested this game. The winning team advanced to the All-Ireland quarter-final, while the losing team entered the All-Ireland qualifiers. Leinster Championship Preliminary round: (3 matches) These were three matches between six of the Leinster teams drawn first. The three winning teams advanced to the quarter-finals, while the three losing teams entered the All-Ireland qualifiers. Quarter-finals: (4 matches) The winners of the three preliminary round games joined the other five Leinster teams to make up four quarter-final pairings. The four winning teams advanced to the semi-finals, while the four losing teams entered the All-Ireland qualifiers. Semi-finals: (2 matches) The four winners of the quarter-finals made up the semi-final pairings. The two winning teams advanced to the final, while the two losing teams entered the All-Ireland qualifiers. Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contested this game. The winning team advanced to the All-Ireland quarter-final, while the losing team entered the All-Ireland qualifiers. Munster Championship Quarter-finals: (2 matches) These were to be two matches between four of the Munster teams drawn first. The two winning teams advanced to the semi-finals, while the two losing teams entered the All-Ireland qualifiers. Semi-finals: (4 matches) The winners of the two quarter-final games joined the other two Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. The two winning teams advanced to the final, while the two losing teams entered the All-Ireland qualifiers. Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contested this game. The winning team advanced to the All-Ireland quarter-final, while the losing team entered the All-Ireland qualifiers. Ulster Championship Preliminary round: (1 match) This was a lone match between two of the Ulster teams drawn first. The winning team advanced to the quarter-finals, while the losing team entered the All-Ireland qualifiers. Quarter-finals: (4 matches) The winners of the lone preliminary round game joined the other seven Ulster teams to make up four quarter-final pairings. The four winning teams advanced to the semi-finals, while the four losing teams entered the All-Ireland qualifiers. Semi-finals: (2 matches) The four winners of the quarter-finals made up the semi-final pairings. The two winning teams advanced to the final, while the two losing teams entered the All-Ireland qualifiers. Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contested this game. The winning team advanced to the All-Ireland quarter-final, while the losing team entered the All-Ireland qualifiers. Qualifiers The qualifiers gave teams defeated in the provincial championships another chance at winning the All-Ireland title. Round 1 (8 matches): the sixteen teams who failed to reach a provincial semi-final entered the qualifiers at this stage (New York do not compete). An open draw was made to determine the eight match pairings. Round 2 (8 matches): the eight teams who failed to progress from their provincial semi-finals entered the qualifiers at this stage. They were paired with the eight winners from round 1 of the qualifiers. An open draw was made to determine the eight match pairings. Round 3 (4 matches): the eight teams from round 2 of the qualifiers were paired against each other. An open draw was made to determine the four match pairings. Round 4 (4 matches): the four teams who lost their provincial finals entered the qualifiers at this stage. They were paired with the four winners from round 3 of the qualifiers. An open draw was made to determine the four match pairings. The four winners advanced to the All-Ireland quarter-finals. All-Ireland Series Quarter-finals: (4 matches) the four teams from round 4 of the qualifiers were paired against the four provincial winners. An open draw was made to determine the four match pairings. The four winning teams advanced to the semi-finals, while the two losing teams were eliminated from the championship. Semi-finals: (2 matches) The four winners of the quarter-finals make up the semi-final pairings. The two winning teams advanced to the final, while the two losing teams were eliminated from the championship. Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contested this game. Fixtures and results Munster Senior Football Championship Quarter-finals Semi-finals Munster final 35 20px|border Waterford 0–7 20px|border Limerick 2–12 20px|border Kerry 0–16 20px|border Tipperary 0–10 20px|border Limerick 0–15 20px|border Clare 1–13 20px|border Kerry 0–12 20px|border Cork 0–17 20px|border Clare 0–13 20px|border Cork 3–16 8 July 2012 2:00pm Final Cork 20px|border 3–16 – 0–13 20px|border Clare A Walsh 1–1, C Sheehan, C O'Neill 0–4 each, N Murphy, F Goold 1–0 each, D O'Connor, D Goulding, P Kerrigan all 0–2 each, B O'Driscoll 0–1. M O'Shea 0–4, R Donnelly, D Tubridy (2f) 0–3 each, G Brennan 0–2, Gordan Kelly 0–1. Gaelic Grounds, Limerick E Kinsella (Laois) Report 9,139 Leinster Senior Football Championship Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Leinster final 35 Westmeath 0–14 Louth 2–9 Longford 1–10 Laois 0–12 Meath 0–16 Wicklow 0–11 Louth 0–12 Dublin 2–22 Longford 0–15 Wexford 1–13 Meath 2–21 Carlow 1–9 Offaly 0–6 Kildare 0–19 Dublin 2–11 Wexford 1–10 Meath 1–17 Kildare 1–11 Dublin 2–13 Meath 1–13 2012 Leinster Senior Football Championship final 22 July 2012 4:00pm Final Dublin 2–13 – 1–13 Meath B Brogan (4f) 1–7, D Bastick 1–0, A Brogan, E O’Gara 0–2 each, K McManamon, J McCarthy 0–1 each B Farrell (6f) 0–7, J Queeney 1–0, G Reilly 0–3, S Bray, J Sheridan (‘45’), D Tobin 0–1 each Croke Park, Dublin Marty Duffy (Sligo) Report 69, 656 Connacht Senior Football Championship Quarter-finals Semi-finals Connacht final 35 New York 0–6 Sligo 3–21 Galway 3–15 Roscommon 0–10 London 1–8 Leitrim 0–12 Sligo 2–14 Galway 0–15 Mayo 4–20 Leitrim 0–10 Sligo 0–10 Mayo 0–12 15 July 2012 2:00pm Final Sligo 0–10 – 0–12 Mayo A Marren 0–3 (2f), D Maye (f, '45'), A Costello (2f), M Breheny (1f) 0–2 each, D Kelly 0–1. C O’Connor 0–3 (2f, 1 ’45), A Dillon 0–2, A Moran, B Moran, L Keegan, C Boyle, A O’Shea, D Geraghty, E Varley (f) 0–1 each. Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon Cormac Reilly (Meath) Report 23,257 Ulster Senior Football Championship Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Ulster final 35 Cavan 1–10 Donegal 1–16 Donegal 2–13 Derry 0–9 Tyrone 0–19 Armagh 1–13 Monaghan 1–12 Antrim 1–9 Down 2–10 Fermanagh 1–8 Donegal 0–12 Tyrone 0–10 Monaghan 1–13 Down 1–14 Donegal 2–18 Down 0–13 22 July 2012 2:00pm Final Down 0–13 – 2–18 Donegal L Doyle (2f) 0–4, D O’Hare (1f) 0–2, C Laverty, A Rogers, K McKernan, A Brannigan, C Maginn, D Hughes, E McCartan 0–1 each L McLoone, F McGlynn 1–0 each, C McFadden (3f) 0–6, Declan Walsh, R Bradley, M McHugh, M McElhinney 0–2 each, David Walsh, D McLaughlin, P McBrearty, M Murphy 0–1 each St. Tiernach's Park, Clones Joe McQuillan (Cavan) Report 34, 696 All-Ireland qualifiers Round 1 On 18 June 2012, the draw was made for the first round of the All-Ireland qualifiers. This draw contained all the teams who had been knocked out of their provincial competitions prior to the semi-final stage, apart from New York.Draw takes place for the first round of SFC qualifiers http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/draw-takes-place-for-the-first-round-of-sfc-qualifiers-3141149.html Irish Independent 2012-06-18 2012-06-18The draw for the first round of the senior football qualifiers took place this morning http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2012/0618/325459-football-qualifiers-draw/ RTÉ Sport 2012-06-18 2012-06-18 It was broadcast live on RTÉ Radio 1's Morning Ireland for the first time.Sean Nolan http://www.joe.ie/gaa/gaa-news/whod-you-get-the-first-round-of-the-football-championship-qualifiers-have-been-decided/ Dates for Qualifier draws confirmed JOE 30 June 2012 1:00pm Round 1 London 2–09 – 2–11 Antrim E O'Neill, C McCallion 1–1 each, M Mullins (1f), S McVeigh 0–2 each, S Kelly (f), J Scanlon, M Gottsche 0–1 each. T McCann 0–5 (4f), A Gallagher, K Niblock 1–0 each, J Loughery, C Murray 0–2 each, M Sweeney, C Kelly 0–1 each. Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip P Hughes (Armagh) Report 30 June 2012 2:30pm Round 1 Wicklow 1–17 – 0–15 (AET) Waterford C McGraynor 1–2, J McGrath (1 '45), J Kelly 0–3 each, S Furlong (1f), T Hannon (1f) 0–2 each, A Byrne, D Hayden, N Gaffney, J Stafford, N Mernagh 0–1 each. P Hurney 0–5, P Whyte (2f, 1 '45), M Ferncombe (1f) 0–3 each, S Briggs, T Grey, G Hurney, JJ Hutchinson 0–1 each. Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim P O'Sullivan (Kerry) Report 30 June 2012 7:00pm Round 1 Laois 1–10 – 0–09 Carlow J O'Loughlin 1–1, MJ Tierney 0–3 (2f), R Munnelly 0–2 (1f), B Quigley, D O'Connor, C Kelly, D Conway (f) 0–1 each B Murphy 0–5 (3f), JJ Smith (2f), D St Ledger (1f) 0–2 each. O'Moore Park, Portlaoise S Doyle (Wexford) Report 30 June 2012 7:00pm Round 1 Westmeath 1–15 – 0–12 Louth C McCormack 1–3, G Egan, J Heslin (4f) 0–4 each, D Glennon 0–3 (1f), J Dolan 0–1. D Clarke 0-4f, J McEneaney 0-3f, D Crilly, R Finnegan, D Byrne, A Hoey, JP Rooney 0–1 each. Cusack Park, Mullingar D Fahy (Longford) Report 30 June 2012 7:00pm Round 1 Tipperary 1–12 – 0–10 Offaly M Quinlivan 0–4 (1f), A Maloney 0–3, P Acheson 1–0, P Austin, R Ryan 0–2 each, B Mulvihill 0–1. K Casey 0–5 (1f), N Dunne 0–3 (2f), N McNamee 0–2. Semple Stadium, Thurles C Lane (Cork) Report 30 June 2012 7:00pm Round 1 Longford 0–17 – 2–8 Derry S McCormack 0–11 (9f), F McGee, B Kavanagh, B McElavaney, P McCormack, CP Smyth, M Quinn ('45') 0–1 each. B McGoldrick 2–0, P Bradley 0–3 (1f), J McCamely 0–2, M Lynch, E McGuckin, E Bradley 0–1 each. Pearse Park, Longford Michael Duffy (Sligo) Report 1 July 2012 2:30pm Round 1 Roscommon 1–11 – 1–09 Armagh D Shine 0–7 (6f), S Kilbride 1–1 (1f), C Shine, K Mannion, C Cregg 0–1 each J Clarke 1–3, A Forker (2f), T Kernan 0–2 each, J Hanratty, A Duffy 0–1 each Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon Maurice Deegan (Laois) Report 1 July 2012 2:30pm Round 1 Fermanagh 0–15 – 3–13 Cavan D Kille 0–9 (8f); T Corrigan 0–3; P Ward 0–2 (1f); R Jones 0–1 J Brady 0–5 (2f); G McKiernan, E Keating, N McDermott (1f) 1–1 each; D Reilly, N Smith, T Corr, K Tierney, D McKiernan 0–1 each Brewster Park, Enniskillen B Cassidy (Derry) Report Round 2 On 2 July 2012, the draw was made for the second round of the All-Ireland qualifiers. This draw contained all the teams who had been knocked out of their provincial competitions at the semi-final stage in one pot and the winners of the first round of the qualifiers in the second pot.The draw for the second round of the SFC qualifiers see Kildare paired with Cavan while Roscommon take on Tyroneg http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2012/0702/327442-draw-for-second-round-of-the-sfc-qualifiers/ RTÉ Sport 2012-07-02 2012-07-02 15 July 2012 15:00 Round 2 Westmeath 1–12 – 2–10 Kerry J Heslin (4f) 0-05, David Glennon (1pen) 1–0, K Martin (1f) 0-02, P Sharry, G Egan, D Corroon, Denis Glennon, R Foley 0-01 each B Sheehan (1pen) (3f) 1-03, Darran O’Sullivan 1–0, C Cooper (2f) 0-03, J O’Donoghue, P Galvin 0-02 each Cusack Park, Mullingar M Higgins (Fermanagh) Report 6,620 14 July 2012 14:00 Round 2 Longford 1–15 – 1–21 (AET) Limerick S McCormack 0-08 (4f), F McGee 0-04, N Mulligan 1-00, P Barden 0-02, D Barden 0-01 D O’Connor 1-02, I Ryan 0-05 (3f), E O’Connor, I Corbett 0-03 each, S Buckley 0-02, S Kelly, S Lucey, B Scanlon (0-01 ‘45’), J McCarthy, M Sheehan, S O’Carroll 0-01 each Pearse Park, Longford P Hughes (Armagh) Report 14 July 2012 15:00 Round 2 Antrim 0–11 – 0–10 Galway T McCann 0-04 (2f), M McCann 0-03, J Loughrey, C Kelly, A Gallagher, D O’Hagan 0-01 each M Hehir (3f) 0-03, P Joyce (1f) M Meehan (2f) 0-02 each, G O'Donnell, C Doherty, P Conroy 0-01 each Casement Park, Belfast D Fahy (Longford) Report 14 July 2012 18:00 Round 2 Leitrim 0–13 – 0–10 Wicklow E Mulligan 0–6 (6f), J Glancy 0–5, R Cox, G Hickey 0–1 each J Kelly 0–3, S Furlong (1f), J McGrath 0–2 each, T Hannon (1f), D Healy, N Mernagh 0–1 each Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon B Cassidy (Derry) Report 3,346 14 July 2012 17:00 Round 2 Tipperary 1–13 – 0–15 Wexford M Quinlivan 0-04 (1f), D Leahy 1-00, P Austin, B Fox & A Maloney (2f) 0-02 each, A Campbell, H Coghlan & P Acheson 0-01 each S Roche 0-05 (3f), R Barry 0-04 (3f, 1 45), PJ Banville 0-03, C Lyng 0–2, B Brosnan 0-01 Semple Stadium, Thurles Michael Duffy (Sligo) Report 15 July 2012 15:00 Round 2 Cavan 1–09 – 3–20 Kildare E Keating 1–01, N McDermott (3f) 0-03, J Brady (3f) 0-03, G McKiernan 0-02 A Smith 1-05, E O’Flaherty (7f) 0-08, M Conway (2f) 1-04, E Bolton 1–0, J Doyle, S Johnston (1f), D Earley 0-01 each Breffni Park, Cavan Marty Duffy (Sligo) Report 14,558 15 July 2012 15:00 Round 2 Laois 2–12 – 0–12 Monaghan C Kelly 1-02, B Quigley 1-01, R Munnelly 0-03 (3f), D O’Connor 0-02, C Boyle, P Clancy, G Walsh, MJ Tierney (1 ‘45’) 0-01 each C McManus 0-05 (3f), P Finlay 0-03 (2f), T Freeman, D Clerkin, D Mone, O Lennon 0-01 each O'Moore Park, Portlaoise David Coldrick (Meath) Report 14 July 2012 14:00 Round 2 Roscommon 0–08 – 1–16 Tyrone C Cregg 0–4, D Shine 0–2 (1f), S Kilbride, G Heneghan (1f) 0–1 each P Harte 1–0 (pen), O Mulligan 0–5 (2f), D McCurry 0–4, J McMahon (1f), M Penrose (1f) 0–2 each, N McKenna, S O’Neill, J Lafferty 0–1 each Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon R Hickey (Clare) Report Round 3 21 July 2012 Round 3 Kerry 1–16 – 1–06 Tyrone C Cooper 0-05 (1f), K Donaghy 1-01, B Sheehan (3f), Declan O’Sullivan 0-03 each, James O’Donoghue 0-02, P Galvin, P Curtin 0-01 each C Gormley 1-00, M Penrose (1f), D McCurry, C Cavanagh, Sean O’Neill, C Clarke, A Cassidy 0-01 each Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney David Coldrick (Meath) Report 24,370 21 July 2012 Round 3 Kildare 0–19 – 0–12 (AET) Limerick J Kavanagh, M Conway (0-02f) 0-03 each, J Doyle (0-02f), M O’Flaherty, S Johnston 0-02 each, E O’Flaherty (0-01f), A Smith, R Kelly, M Foley, E Bolton, P O’Neill, E Doyle 0-01 each. I Ryan 0-07 (0-05f), S Kelly, D Quaid, G Collins, E O’Connor, B Scanlon (0-01f) 0-01 each O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Barry Cassidy (Derry) Report 11,345 21 July 2012 Round 3 Tipperary 0–10 – 0–08 Antrim A Maloney 0-06 (3f), G Hannigan, D Leahy, M Quinlivan (1f), B Mulvihill 0-01 each J Loughrey, T McCann (1 ‘45’) 0-02 each, S McDonagh, M McCann, K Brady, M Magill 0-01 each Semple Stadium, Thurles E Kinsella (Laois) Report 2,563 21 July 2012 Round 3 Leitrim 1–11 – 1–13 Laois E Mulligan 0-06 (6f), K Conlon 1-02, R Cox 0-02, C Clarke 0-01 C Boyle 1-00, R Munnelly 0-03, C Kelly (1f), MJ Tierney (2f), C Begley 0-02 each, B Sheehan, P Clancy 0-01 each Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick on Shannon Rory Hickey (Clare), Martin Higgins (Fermanagh) Report Round 4 28 July 2012 19:00 Round 4 Clare 1–06 – 2–22 Kerry D Russell 1-01, D Tubridy (3f) 0-03, G Quinlan 0-02 C Cooper 1-04, J O'Donoghue 1-03, B Sheehan (4f) 0-04, K Donaghy 0-03, Declan O'Sullivan, K O'Leary 0-02 each, M Ó Sé, D Walsh, A Maher, P Galvin 0-01 each Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Maurice Deegan (Laois) Report 28 July 2012 18:30 Round 4 Sligo 0–04 – 0–13 Kildare A Marren (2f) 0-02, D Maye (1f), E O’Hara 0-01 each E O’Flaherty (4f) 0-04, M Conway (2f), A Smith 0-02 each, T O’Connor, J Kavanagh, R Kelly, E Bolton, E Doyle 0-01 each Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon David Coldrick (Meath) Report 28 July 2012 16:00 Round 4 Down 1–13 – 0–11 Tipperary B Coulter 1-02, A Rogers (1f), M Poland (1f) 0-04 each, D Gordon, B McArdle, K Duffin (1f) 0-01 each A Maloney (2f), M Quinlivan (2f) 0-03 each, P Austin 0-02, B Fox, P Acheson, B Mulvihill 0-01 each Cusack Park, Mullingar C Reilly (Meath) Report 28 July 2012 15:30 Round 4 Meath 1–12 – 1–15 Laois P Byrne 1–0, B Farrell 0–8 (8f), S Bray (1f), G Reilly, M Burke, E Harrington 0–1 each R Munnelly (1pen, 1f) 1-04, P Clancy, C Kelly (1 ’45), MJ Tierney (1f) 0–2 each, D O’Connor, B Sheehan, C Begley, B Quigley, D Strong 0–1 each O'Connor Park, Tullamore Joe McQuillan (Cavan) Report All-Ireland series 35 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Cork 2–19 Kildare 0–12 Donegal 1–12 Kerry 1–10 Mayo 3–18 Down 2–09 Dublin 1–12 Laois 0–12 Cork 1–11 Donegal 0–16 Mayo 0–19 Dublin 0–16 Donegal 2–11 Mayo 0–13 Quarter-finals 4 August 2012 17:00 Quarter-final Mayo 3–18 – 2–09 Down M Conroy 2-01, J Doherty 1-00, C O’Connor (6f) 0-07, A Dillon 0-04, K McLoughlin 0-02, L Keegan, A O’Shea, A Moran, E Varley 0-01 each B Coulter 1-01, K King 1-00, A Carr (5f) 0-07, L Doyle (1f) 0-01 Croke Park, Dublin Maurice Deegan (Laois) Report 4 August 2012 19:00 Quarter-final Dublin 1–12 – 0–12 Laois MD Macauley 1-00, B Brogan (3f) 0-04, S Cluxton (1f, 2 ’45) 0-03, P Flynn 0-02, E O’Gara, K Nolan, D Bastick 0-01 each R Munnelly (5f) 0-06, C Kelly (3f) 0-03, G Walsh 0-02, C Begley 0-01 Croke Park, Dublin Cormac Reilly (Meath) Report 5 August 2012 14:00 Quarter-final Cork 2–19 – 0–12 Kildare C O’Neill (2f) 1-03, E Doyle o.g., D O’Connor 0–4 (1f, 2 ’45), A Walsh 0–3 (1f), P Kerrigan, D Goulding, P O’Neill, P Kissane 0-02 each, F Goold 0-01 A Smith (1f) 0-04, J Doyle (1f) 0-03, H McGrillen, R Kelly, E O’Flaherty (f), M Conway (f), D Earley 0–1 each Croke Park, Dublin Joe McQuillan (Cavan) Report 5 August 2012 16:00 Quarter-final Donegal 1–12 – 1–10 Kerry C McFadden (1-00sl, 2f) 1-05, M Murphy (2f) 0-03, L McLoone, P McBrearty, C Toye, K Lacey 0-01 each C Cooper (2f) 0-04, K Donaghy 1-00, A Maher 0-02, B Sheehan (1f), Declan O’Sullivan, J O’Donoghue, P Galvin 0-01 each Croke Park, Dublin Marty Duffy (Sligo) Report Semi-finals 26 August 2012 15:30 Semi-final Cork 1–11 – 0–16 Donegal C O’Neill 1-03, C Sheehan 0-03, P Kerrigan 0-02, D Goulding (f), P Kelly, A Walsh 0-01 each C McFadden (2f, 1 ’45) 0-05, M Murphy (3f) 0-03, K Lacey 0-02, M McHugh, A Thompson, F McGlynn, D Walsh, M McElhinney, R Kavanagh 0-01 each Croke Park, Dublin David Coldrick (Meath) Report 55,169 2 September 2012 15:30 Semi-final Mayo 0–19 – 0–16 Dublin C O’Connor (3 ’45, 3f) 0-07, A Dillon 0-03, K McLoughlin, E Varley (1f) 0-02 each, B Moran, M Conroy, R Feeney, S O’Shea, J Doherty 0-01 each B Brogan (6f) 0-06, C Kilkenny, S Cluxton (3 ’45) 0-03 each, D Connolly, P Flynn 0-02 each Croke Park, Dublin Joe McQuillan (Cavan) Report 81,364 Final 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final 23 September 2012 Final Donegal 2–11 – 0–13 Mayo M Murphy (3f), C McFadden (3f) 1-04 each, R Bradley, N Gallagher, F McGlynn 0–1 each C O’Connor (5f) 0-05, E Varley (1f), K McLoughlin 0-02 each, L Keegan, M Conroy, R Feeney, J Gibbons 0-01 each Croke Park, Dublin Maurice Deegan (Laois) Report 82,269 Stadia and locations Team Location Stadium Stadium capacity Antrim Belfast Casement Park 32,500 Armagh Armagh Athletic Grounds 19,500 Carlow Carlow Dr Cullen Park 21,000 Cavan Cavan Kingspan Breffni Park 32,000 Clare Ennis Cusack Park 14,864 Cork Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh 43,550 Derry Derry Celtic Park 22,000 Donegal Ballybofey MacCumhaill Park 12,500 Down Newry Páirc Esler 20,000 Dublin Dublin Parnell Park 13,500 Fermanagh Enniskillen Brewster Park 20,000 Galway Galway Pearse Stadium 26,197 Kerry Killarney Fitzgerald Stadium 43,180 Kildare Newbridge St Conleth's Park 6,200 Laois Portlaoise O'Moore Park 27,000 Leitrim Carrick-on-Shannon Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada 9,331 Limerick Limerick Gaelic Grounds 49,866 London Ruislip Emerald GAA Grounds 5,000 Longford Longford Pearse Park 10,000 Louth Drogheda Drogheda Park 7,000 Mayo Castlebar McHale Park 42,000 Meath Navan Páirc Tailteann 10,000 Monaghan Clones St Tiernach's Park 36,000 New York Kingsbridge, Bronx Gaelic Park 2,000 Offaly Tullamore O'Connor Park 20,000 Roscommon Roscommon Dr Hyde Park 18,500 Sligo Sligo Markievicz Park 18,558 Tipperary Thurles Semple Stadium 53,500 Tyrone Omagh Healy Park 26,500 Waterford Waterford Walsh Park 17,000 Westmeath Mullingar Cusack Park 11,000 Wexford Wexford Wexford Park 20,000 Wicklow Aughrim Aughrim County Ground 10,000 Personnel and kits thumb|500px|Qualifier round 2, 14 July 2012, Semple Stadium; Tipperary v. Wexford TeamColoursSponsorCaptainManager(s)Most recent successAll-IrelandProvincialLeagueAntrimSaffron and whiteCreagh ConcreteAodhán GallagherLiam Bradley1951ArmaghOrange and whiteMorgan FuelsCiarán McKeeverPaddy O'Rourke200220082005CarlowRed, green and yellowDan MorrisseyShane RedmondLuke Dempsey1944CavanBlue and whiteKingspanPádraic O'ReillyVal Andrews195219971950ClareSaffron and bluePat O'DonnellAlan ClohessyMichael McDermott1992CorkRed and whiteO2Graham CantyConor Counihan201020122012DerryRed and whiteSpecialist Joinery GroupPaddy BradleyJohn Brennan199319982008DonegalGreen and yellowDonegal CreameriesMichael MurphyJim McGuinness201220122007DownRed and blackCanal Court HotelAmbrose RogersJames McCartan Jr.199419941983DublinBlue and navyVodafoneBryan CullenPat Gilroy201120121993FermanaghGreen and whiteTracey ConcreteRyan McCluskeyPeter CanavanGalwayMaroon and whiteHealth Care WestFinian HanleyAlan Mulholland200120081981KerryGreen and goldKerry GroupColm CooperJack O'Connor200920112009KildareWhiteTegalJohnny DoyleKieran McGeeney19282000LaoisBlue and whiteMW Hire GroupKevin MeaneyJustin McNulty20031986LeitrimGreen and goldBush HotelOaddy MaguireMickey Moran1994LimerickGreen and whiteSporting LimerickGer CollinsMaurice Horan18961996LondonGreen and whiteSeán McVeighPaul CogginsLongfordBlue and goldGlennonPaul BardenGlenn Ryan1968LouthRed and whiteMcCabeMark BrennanPeter Fitzpatrick19571957MayoGreen and redElverys SportsAndy MoranJames Horan195120122001MeathGreen and goldComer GroupShane McAnarneySéamus McEnaney199920101994MonaghanBlue and whiteInvestecDarren HughesEamonn McEneaney19881985New YorkRed, white and bluePremium SportsConnie MolloyOffalyGreen, white and goldCarrol CuisineBrian DarbyGerry Cooney198219971998RoscommonBlue and primroseMayo Roscommon HospiceGeoffrey ClaffeyDes Newton194420101979SligoBlack and whiteRadisson Hotel and SpaRoss DonovanKevin Walsh2007TipperaryBlue and goldŠkodaPhilip AustinPeter Creedon19201935TyroneWhite and RedTarget ExpressStephen O'NeillMickey Harte200820102008WaterfordBlue and white3John A. MurphyJohn Owens1898WestmeathMaroon and whiteAnnebrook House HotelGary ConnaughtonPat Flanagan2004WexfordPurple and goldSports SaversDavid MurphyJason Ryan195219971950WicklowBlue and goldBrennan HotelsLeighton GlynnHarry Murphy Referees Ahead of the 2012 Championship, three referees joined the panel: Conor Lane of Banteer, Martin Higgins of Fermanagh and Barry Cassidy of Derry.John Fogarty https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-20230694.html Collins gets marching orders from football championship panel Irish Examiner 8 May 2013 8 May 2013 They join Banteer's Conor Lane, the referee in last month's Division 2 final, as well as Martin Higgins and Barry Cassidy who were all introduced to the group last season and retain their places. https://web.archive.org/web/20150524193039/http://www.irishexaminer.com/archives/2013/0508/ireland/collins-gets-marching-orders-from-football-championship-panel-230694.html 24 May 2015 live 2012 Championship referees' panel Barry Cassidy (Derry) David Coldrick (Meath) Michael Collins (Cork) Maurice Deegan (Laois) Syl Doyle (Wexford) Marty Duffy (Sligo) Michael Duffy (Sligo) Derek Fahy (Longford) Rory Hickey (Clare) Martin Higgins (Fermanagh) Pádraig Hughes (Armagh) Eddie Kinsella (Laois) Conor Lane (Cork) Joe McQuillan (Cavan) Pádraig O'Sullivan (Kerry) Cormac Reilly (Meath) Statistics Scoring First goal of the championship: Stephen Coen for Sligo against New York (Connacht quarter-final) Widest winning margin: 24 points Sligo 3–21 – 0-06 New York (Connacht quarter-final) Most goals in a match: 5 Mayo 3–18 – 2-09 Down (All Ireland quarter-final) Most points in a match: 35 Mayo 0-19 – 0-16 Dublin (All Ireland Semi-final) Most goals by one team in a match: 4 Mayo 4–20 – 0–10 Leitrim (Connacht Semi-final) Highest aggregate score: 42 points Mayo 4–20 – 0–10 Leitrim (Connacht Semi-final) Lowest aggregate score: 17 points Sligo 0-04 – 0–13 Kildare (fourth round) Most goals scored by a losing team: 2 London 2-09 – 2–11 Antrim (first round) Longford 0–17 – 2–8 Derry (first round) Mayo 3–18 – 2–9 Down (All Ireland quarter-final) Top scorers Season NameTeamTallyTotalGamesAverage1Colm McFaddenDonegal4–324476.31Brian FarrellMeath0–373766.23Sean McCormackLongford0–333356.64Bernard BroganDublin3–233256.45Ian RyanLimerick1–283147.86Colm CooperKerry1–252847.07Cillian O'ConnorMayo0–282855.68Emlyn MulliganLeitrim0–242448.09Adrian MarrenSligo2–172446.010Mikey ConwayKildare2–162263.7 Single game NameTallyTotalCounty Opposition1Adrian Marren2-0612SligovGalway2Sean McCormack0–1111LongfordvDerry2Bernard Brogan2-0511DublinvLouth4Ian Ryan0–1010LimerickvClare4Ian Ryan1-0710LimerickvWaterford4Stephen Coen2-0410SligovNew York7Daniel Kille0-099FermanaghvCavan7Colm McFadden1-069DonegalvCavan9Martin Penrose0-088TyronevArmagh9Darren Clarke0-088LouthvDublin9Brian Farrell0-088MeathvCarlow9J. J. Smith1-058CarlowvMeath Miscellaneous Sligo record an easiest ever championship win over New York.Was it Sligo's easiest ever championship win? Or just the easiest win over New York? April 2024 Clare beat Limerick for the first time since 1984. Cork played Clare in the Munster final for the first time since 1949. Donegal won a first All-Ireland title since 1992. Awards Monthly MonthOpel GAA/GPA Player of the MonthPlayerCountyMayPaul Bardenhttp://www.gaa.ie/gaa-news-and-videos/daily-news/1/1106121228-barden-and-hyland-win-player-of-the-month-awards/ Barden and Hyland win Player of the Month Awards GAA website 11 June 2012 7 July 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131230232254/http://www.gaa.ie/gaa-news-and-videos/daily-news/1/1106121228-barden-and-hyland-win-player-of-the-month-awards/ 30 December 2013 LongfordJuneAdrian Marrenhttp://www.thejournal.ie/marren-and-maher-claim-player-awards-515950-Jul2012/ Marren and Maher claim player awards The Journal.ie website 10 July 2012 13 July 2012SligoJulyRyan Bradleyhttp://www.gaa.ie/gaa-news-and-videos/daily-news/1/0808121150-moran-and-bradley-win-july-gaagpa-awards/ Moran and Bradley win July GAA/GPA Awards GAA website 8 August 2012 12 September 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130131095917/http://gaa.ie/gaa-news-and-videos/daily-news/1/0808121150-moran-and-bradley-win-july-gaagpa-awards/ 31 January 2013 DonegalAugustKarl Laceyhttp://www.gaa.ie/gaa-news-and-videos/daily-news/1/1309121208-canning-and-lacey-win-gaagpa-player-of-the-month-awards/ Canning and Lacey win GAA/GPA Player of the Month Awards GAA website 13 September 2012 13 September 2012 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20131230233230/http://www.gaa.ie/gaa-news-and-videos/daily-news/1/1309121208-canning-and-lacey-win-gaagpa-player-of-the-month-awards/ 30 December 2013 DonegalSeptemberMichael Murphyhttp://www.gaa.ie/gaa-news-and-videos/daily-news/1/0910121227-shefflin-and-murphy-win-september-awards/ https://archive.today/20130217182805/http://www.gaa.ie/gaa-news-and-videos/daily-news/1/0910121227-shefflin-and-murphy-win-september-awards/ dead 17 February 2013 Sefflin and Murphy win September Awards GAA website 9 October 2012 11 October 2012 Donegal Sunday Game Team of the Year The Sunday Game team of the year was picked on 23 September, the night of the final and included 8 of Donegal's winning team. GAA/GPA All Stars Pos.PlayerTeamAppearances GK 20px|border Paul Durcan Donegal 1 RCB 20px|border Neil McGee Donegal 2 FB 20px|border Ger Cafferkey Mayo 1 LCB 20px|border Keith Higgins Mayo 1 RWB 20px|border Lee Keegan Mayo 1 CB 20px|border Karl LaceyFOTY Donegal 4 LWB 20px|border Frank McGlynn Donegal 1 MD 20px|border Neil Gallagher Donegal 1 MD 20px|border Aidan Walsh Cork 2 RWF 20px|border Paul Flynn Dublin 2 CF 20px|border Alan Dillon Mayo 2 LWF 20px|border Mark McHugh Donegal 1 RCF 20px|border Colm O'Neill Cork 1 FF 20px|border Michael Murphy Donegal 1 LCF 20px|border Colm McFadden Donegal 1 #FFFFDD Player has previously been selected. County breakdown Donegal = 8 Mayo = 4 Cork = 2 Dublin = 1 List of nominees See also 2012 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship 2012 National Football League (Ireland) "Jimmy's Winning Matches", a song Jimmy's Winnin' Matches, a documentary References All-Ireland Senior Football Championship