2016 Connacht Senior Football Championship

April 2022 2016 Connacht SFC 2016 Kevin Walsh Gary O'Donnell Galway 45 Roscommon Ciarán Murtagh Kevin McStayFergal O'Donnell 2015 2017 The 2016 Connacht Senior Football Championship was the 117th installment of the annual Connacht Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of Connacht GAA. It is one of the four provincial competitions of the 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Mayo entered the competition as defending champions but were beaten by Galway in the semi-finals. Galway went on to win their first title in eight years by beating Roscommon after a replay. http://www.the42.ie/galway-roscommon-2016-replay-report-2882585-Jul2016/ Galway blitz Roscommon in replay to clinch first Connacht title in 8 years 17 July 2016 The 42 29 July 2016 http://www.gaa.ie/football/news/connacht-sfc-final-replay-galway-best-the-west/ Galway 3-16 Roscommon 0-14 17 July 2016 GAA.ie 29 July 2016 Teams The Connacht championship is contested by the five counties in the Irish province of Connacht and the two foreign based teams of London and New York. TeamColoursSponsorManagerCaptainMost recent successAll-IrelandProvincialGalway20px|border Maroon and whiteSupermac'sKevin WalshGary O'Donnell20012008Leitrim20px|border Green and goldThe Bush HotelShane WardGary Reynolds1994London20px|border Green and whiteClayton HotelsCiarán DeelyDavid McGreevyMayo20px|border Green and redElverys SportsStephen RochfordCillian O'Connor19512015New York20px|border Red, white and blueNavillus ContractingJustin O'HalloranJohnny DuaneRoscommon20px|border Blue and yellowClub RossieKevin McStayFergal O'DonnellCiarán Murtagh19442010Sligo20px|border Black and whiteAbbVie Inc.Niall CarewMark Breheny2007 Bracket Fixtures Preliminary round Preliminary round 1 May 2016 15:00 PM Gaelic Park, New York City New York 20px|border 0-17 – 1-15 20px|border Roscommon D Freeman (0-5), B Connor (0-4), L Loughlin, P McNeice (0-3 each), K Connolly, B Gallagher (0-1 each) C Murtagh (1-3), F Cregg (0-4), C Devaney (0-3), D Murtagh (0-2), C Connolly, C Cregg, S Kilbride (0-1 each) Maurice Deegan (Laois) 2,500 http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2016/0501/785557-new-york-v-roscommon/ Quarter-finals Quarter Final 22 May 2016 15:30 Pairc Sean Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon Leitrim 20px|border 0-11 – 1-21 20px|border Roscommon K Conlan, E Mulligan (0-3 each), A Croal, R Kennedy, K McHugh, N O’Donnell, D Wrynn (0-1 each) C Devaney (1-1), F Cregg (0-4), C Murtagh, D Shine (0-3 each), C Cregg, N Daly, R Daly, D Murtagh (0-2 each), C McHugh, C Shine (0-1 each) Barry Cassidy (Derry) 8,157 http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2016/0522/790169-roscommon-v-leitrim/ 29 May 2016 15:00 London 20px|border 20px|border Mayo Quarter-Final 0-09 – 2-16 A Moyles (0-4), L Gavaghan (0-2), S Conroy, M Gottsche, E Murray (0-1 each) E Regan (0-7), C Loftus (1-2), J Doherty (1-0), A Moran (0-2), S Coen, A Dillon, R Hennelly, K McLoughlin, A O’Shea (0-1 each) Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip 5,000 Derek O’Mahony (Tipperary) http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2016/0529/791802-london-v-mayo/ Semi-finals 12 June 2016 16:00 Semi-Final Roscommon 20px|border 4-16 – 2-13 20px|border Sligo C Murtagh (2-2), E Smith (1-1), S Kilbride (1-0), C Devaney, D Keenan (0-3 each), D Shine, D Smith (0-2 each), G Claffey, F Cregg, J McManus (0-1 each) A Marren (1-3), P Hughes (0-5), Kyle Cawley (1-0), M Breheny (0-3), N Murphy (0-2) Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon 8,338 Joe McQuillan (Cavan) http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2016/0612/795022-roscommon-v-sligo/ 18 June 2016 19:00 Semi-Final McHale Park, Castlebar Mayo 20px|border 0-12 – 1-12 20px|border Galway C O’Connor (0-6), C Boyle, T Parsons, L Keegan, S Coen, J Doherty, E Regan (0-1 each) G Sice (0-4), T Flynn (1-0), E Brannigan (0-3), P Conroy (0-2), S Walsh, J Heaney, D Cummins (0-1 each) Conor Lane (Cork) 21,784 http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2016/0618/796532-mayo-galway/ Final Final 10 July 2016 14:00 Pearse Stadium, Galway Galway 20px|border 0-13 – 1-10 20px|border Roscommon Danny Cummins 0-3, Gary Sice (0-2f) and Damien Comer 0-2 each, Bernard Power (1 '45), Gareth Bradshaw, Gary O'Donnell, Paul Conroy (0-1f), Johnny Heaney, Adrian Varley 0-1 each Sean Mullooly (Strokestown) Enda Smith 1-0, Niall Daly, Fintan Cregg (0-1f), Ciaran Murtagh (0-1f) 0-2 each, Darren O'Malley (1 '45), Conor Devaney, Cathal Cregg, Donie Smith (0-1f) 0-1 each Conor Lane (Cork) 24,324 Report Final replay 17 July 2016 15:30 McHale Park, Castlebar Galway 20px|border 3-16 – 0-14 20px|border Roscommon Danny Cummins 2-1, Gary Sice 1-2 (0-2f), Damien Comer and Shane Walsh (0-2f) 0-3 each, Eamonn Brannigan 0-2, Bernard Power (1 '45), Eoghan Kerin, Gary O'Donnell, Paul Conroy, Paul Varley 0-1 each Report Ciaran Murtagh 0-4 (0-1f), Senan Kilbride, Enda Smith, Donie Shine 0-2 each, Cathal Cregg, Fergal Lennon, Thomas Corcoran, Ultan Harney 0-1 each Damien Comer (Annaghdown) Ciaran Branagan (Down) 15,960 Miscellaneous Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games in 2021, this was the last time that Mayo could play London and Roscommon could host New York until 2026. See also 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 2016 Leinster Senior Football Championship 2016 Munster Senior Football Championship 2016 Ulster Senior Football Championship References Connacht Category:Connacht Senior Football Championship