2008 Connacht Senior Football Championship

April 2022 2008 Connacht SFC 2008 Galway 44 Mayo 2007 2009 The 2008 Connacht Senior Football Championship was that year's installment of the annual Connacht Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of the Connacht GAA. It was won by Galway who defeated Mayo in the final. It was their fifth title of the decade and their 44th in their history.Séamus Leonard http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2008/0713/234581-matchtracker/ Mayo v Galway matchtracker RTÉ Sport 13 July 2008 13 July 2008 Had Galway lost it would have been the first time since 1937 that they would have lost three consecutive Connacht finals.Colm Keys http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/brilliant-joyce-lightsup-galway-26461759.html Brilliant Joyce lightsup Galway Irish Independent 14 July 2008 14 July 2008 This was Galway's ninth such final in eleven years.http://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/mhgbgbauidmh/ Another Connacht football final for Galway BreakingNews.ie 15 June 2008 15 June 2008 However, this marked an important stage in the decline of Galway football as it was also their last senior Connacht title to date - they lost the 2009 final, exited the 2010-2012 championships at the semi-final stage and exited the 2013 championship at the quarter-final stage. The winning Galway team received the J. J. Nestor Cup, and automatically advanced to the quarter-final stage of the 2008 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Bracket Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final 100px 35px New York 0-6 Leitrim 0-17 Roscommon 0-6 Galway 2-16 London 0-7 Sligo 2-17 Leitrim 1-13 Galway 2-14 Mayo 3-11 Sligo 0-7 Galway 2-12 Mayo 1-14 Quarter-finals Quarter Final 11 May 2008 Gaelic Park, New York New York L. O'Donnell 0-02 (2f), A. O'Connor, D. Doona, P. Smyth, M. Dobbin 0-01 each. 0-6 - 0-17 Leitrim E. Mulligan 0-10 (9f), M. Duignan 0-03, D. Maxwell, D. O'Connor, D. Brennan, P. McGuinness 0-01 each. Report Quarter Final 18 May 2008 Pearse Stadium, Galway Galway M Clancy 1-3, P Conroy 0-6 (4f), M Meehan 0-5 (2f, 2x'45'), N Coleman 1-0, P Joyce 0-2 2-16 - 0-6 Roscommon S Kilbride 0-3, G Heneghan 0-2 (2f), K Mannion 0-1G Cox SO Report Quarter Final 25 May 2008 Ruislip, London London P Hehir, CD Tara (0-3 each), A Rafferty (0-1) 0-7 - 2-17 Sligo M Breheny 1-11, G Gaughan 1-2, J Davey 0-2, B Curran, D Kelly (0-01 each) Report Semi-finals Semi Final 15 June 2008 Pearse Stadium, Galway Galway P Joyce 1-4 (1f), C Bane 1-2, M Meehan 0-4 (1f), N Joyce 0-2, M Clancy, N Coleman 0-1 each 2-14 - 1-13 Leitrim E Mulligan 0-10 (10f), D Maxwell 1-1, D Brennan, M Foley 0-1 each Report Semi Final 22 June 2008 MacHale Park, Castlebar Mayo C Mortimer 0-5, A Kilcoyne 1-1, P Harte 1-1 (1-0 pen), T Mortimer 1-0, T Parsons, A O'Malley 0-2 each 3-11 - 0-7 Sligo M Breheny 0-4 (3f), D Kelly 0-3 Report Final Final 13 July 2008 MacHale Park, Castlebar Galway P Joyce 1-3, F Breathnach 1-0, M Meehan (2f), C Bane 0-3 each, G Bradshaw, S Armstrong, P Conroy 0-1 each 2-12 - 1-14 Mayo A Dillon 0-7 (5f), A Kilcoyne 1-0, BJ Padden, C Mortimer 0-2 each, T Mortimer, R McGarrity, P Harte 0-1 each David Coldrick (Meath) 31,789 Report Statistics Top Scorer: E Mulligan (Leitrim); 0-20 References External links Connacht GAA website 2C Category:Connacht Senior Football Championship