2016 Leinster Senior Football Championship

April 2022 2016 Leinster SFC 2016 Jim Gavin Stephen Cluxton Dublin 55 Westmeath Ger Egan Tom Cribbin 2015 2017 The 2016 Leinster Senior Football Championship was the 2016 installment of the annual Leinster Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of Leinster GAA. The competition ran from 14 May 2016 to 17 July 2016. Dublin came into the competition as the defending champions, having won their 54th title and completed a 5-in-a-row the previous season. The draw for the championship was made on 16 October 2015. As in the previous two seasons, the two sides were named as A and B, to allow for teams to more easily predict the dates of their qualifier matches. Carlow, Dublin, Laois, Louth, Meath and Wicklow were named to the A side, with Kildare, Longford, Offaly, Westmeath and Wexford on the B side.http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2015/1015/735132-gaa-championship-draw-2016/ RTÉ News 2016 GAA Championship fixtures revealed 16 October 2015 20 July 2016 The final was a replay of the previous year's decider, with Dublin facing Westmeath. Dublin won 2–19 to 0–10 in the final at Croke Park, the county's first six-in-a-row since the 1970s.http://www.the42.ie/dublin-westmeath-leinster-senior-football-final-2882453-Jul2016/ The42 Dublin blitz Westmeath and make history by claiming Leinster 6-in-a-row 17 July 2016 20 July 2016 http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/football/another-rout-as-dublins-invincibles-meet-only-token-westmeath-resistance-410887.html Another rout as Dublin's Invincibles meet only token Westmeath resistance 18 July 2016 Irish Examiner 29 July 2016 Teams The Leinster championship was contested by 11 of the 12 county teams in Leinster, a province of Ireland. Kilkenny was the only county team not to compete. TeamColoursSponsorManagerCaptainMost recent successAll-IrelandProvincialCarlow25px Red, green and goldTickets.ieTurlough O'BrienDarragh Foley1944Dublin25px Sky blue and navyAmerican International GroupJim GavinStephen Cluxton20152015Kildare25px WhiteBrady Family HamCian O'NeillEoin Doyle19282000Laois25px Blue and whiteMW Hire ServicesMick LillisDonal Kingston2003Longford25px Royal blue and goldGlennon BrothersDenis ConnertonMickey Quinn1968Louth25px Red and whiteMorgan FuelsColin KellyPádraig Rath19571957Meath25px Green and goldTayto ParkMick O'DowdDonal Keogan19992010Offaly25px White, green and goldCarroll's CuisinePat FlanaganAlan Mulhall19821997Westmeath25px Maroon and whiteRenaultTom CribbinGer Egan2004Wexford25px Purple and goldGain FeedsDavid PowerGraeme Molloy19181945Wicklow25px Blue and goldArklow Bay HotelJohnny MageeRory Finn Bracket Preliminary round refs http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2016/0515/788587-smith/ Niall Smith seals Offaly progression to Leinster quarter-finals 15 May 2016 RTE Sport 16 May 2016http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2016/0514/788425-carlow-louth/ Ryan Burns on fire to power Louth past Carlow 15 May 2016 RTE Sport 16 May 2016 http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2016/0514/788426-laois-wicklow/ Goals prove crucial as Laois edge past Wicklow 14 May 2016 RTE Sport 16 May 2016 Quarter-final refshttp://www.rte.ie/sport/results/gaa/leinster-football-championship/26086/#results Leinster Football Championship Results - RTÉ Sport RTÉ.ie 2016-06-05 2016-06-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20160629232558/http://www.rte.ie/sport/results/gaa/leinster-football-championship/26086/#results dead Preliminary round Preliminary round 14 May 2016 19:00 O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Laois 20px|border 3-16 – 0-18 20px|border Wicklow D Kingston (1-6), G Walsh (1-1), E O'Carroll (0-4), R O'Connor (1-0), R Munnelly (0-2), P Cahillane, G Dillon, J O'Loughlin (0-1 each) R Finn (0-6), P Cunningham, D Healy, J McGrath (0-2 each), P Byrne, J Crowe, D Hayden, A McLoughlin, P McLoughlin, A Murphy (0-1 each) Fergal Kelly (Longford) 4,575 Report Preliminary round 14 May 2016 17:00 O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Louth 20px|border 2-24 – 3-11 20px|border Carlow R Burns (1-7), J Califf (0-5), A Williams (1-0), J McEneaney (0-3), D Byrne, C Grimes, D Maguire (0-2 each), R Holcroft, G McSorley, J Stewart (0-1 each) D Foley (0-5), P Broderick (1-1), C Blake, D O'Brien (1-0 each), B Murphy (0-2), S Gannon, B Kavanagh, J Murphy (0-1 each) Noel Mooney (Cavan) 4,575 Report Preliminary round 15 May 2016 15:30 O'Connor Park, Tullamore Offaly 20px|border 2-21 – 2-13 20px|border Longford N Smith (1-1), B Allen, N Dunne, N McNamee (0-4 each), G Guilfoyle (1-0), P Cunningham, A Sullivan (0-2 each), M Brazil, E Carroll, J Moloney, J O’Connor (0-1 each) R Smyth (1-5), B McKeon (1-1), J McGivney (0-4), D Gallagher, M Quinn, CP Smyth (0-1 each) Anthony Nolan (Wicklow) 5,023 Report Quarter-finals Quarter-final 21 May 2016 17:15 Croke Park Kildare 20px|border 0-9 - 0-8 20px|border Wexford Neil Flynn 0-3, Alan Smith 0-2, Ollie Lyons, Morgan O'Flaherty, Cian O’Donoghue, Eamonn Callaghan 0-1 each Donal Shanley 0-4f, Colm Kehoe, Kevin O’Grady, John Tubritt, Shane Roche 0-1 each Rory Hickey (Clare) 13,066 Report Quarter-final 4 June 2016 19:00 Nowlan Park Dublin 20px|border 2-21 - 2-10 20px|border Laois Dean Rock 1-10 (0-6f), Diarmuid Connolly 1-4, Ciarán Kilkenny 0-4, David Byrne, Kevin McManamon, Con O'Callaghan 0-1 each Paul Cahillane 1-2 (1-0 pen, 0-2f), Stephen Attride 1-0, Donal Kingston 0-2 (0-1f), Gay Walsh, John O'Loughlin, Kevin Meaney, Ross Munnelly, Darren Strong, Damien O'Connor 0-1 each Ciaran Branagan (Down) Diarmuid Connolly (St Vincent's) 16,764 Report Quarter-final 12 June 2016 15:30 Parnell Park Louth 20px|border 1-13 – 0-20 20px|border Meath Ryan Burns, James Califf (0-4 each), Jim McEneaney (1-0), Declan Byrne, Anthony Williams 0-2 each, Bevan Duffy (0-1) Michael Newman 0-7, Eamonn Wallace 0-4, Graham Reilly, Andrew Tormey 0-3 each, Cillian O'Sullivan 0-2 Conor O'Brien 0-1 Pádraig Hughes (Armagh) 8,500 Report Quarter-final 12 June 2016 15:00 Cusack Park, Mullingar Westmeath 20px|border 0-13 - 0-12 20px|border Offaly John Heslin 0-5 (0-2f), John Connellan 0-3, Paul Sharry 0-2 (1 '45), James Dolan, Denis Corroon, Kieran Martin 0-1 each Nigel Dunne 0-6 (0-5f), Peter Cunningham 0-2, Graham Guilfoyle, Bernard Allen, Niall McNamee, Johnny Moloney 0-1 each James Dolan (Garrycastle) Padraig O'Sullivan (Kerry) 8,123 Report Semi-finals Semi-final 26 June 2016 16:15 Croke Park Westmeath 20px|border 1-12 – 1-11 20px|border Kildare John Heslin 0-4f, James Dolan 1-0, Paul Sharry 0-3 (1 '45), Ray Connellan and Kieran Martin 0-2 each, Callum McCormack 0-1 Neil Flynn 0-4f, Tommy Moolick 1-0, Emmet Bolton 0-2, Johnny Byrne, Fergal Conway, Adam Tyrrell, Eoghan O'Flaherty, Niall Kelly 0-1 each Ger Egan (Tyrrellspass) Derek O'Mahony (Tipperary) 42,259 Report Semi-final 26 June 2016 18:35 Croke Park Dublin 20px|border 0-21 – 0-11 20px|border Meath Dean Rock 0-10 (0-9f), Diarmuid Connolly 0-4, Bernard Brogan 0-3, Paul Flynn 0-2, Brian Fenton and Paul Mannion 0-1 each Michael Newman 0-4, Graham Reilly 0-3, Cillian O'Sullivan 0-2 (0-1f), Eamonn Wallace and Ronan Jones 0-1 each Diarmuid Connolly (St Vincent's) Rory Hickey (Clare) 42,259 Report Final Final 17 July 2016 4:00 pm Croke Park, Dublin Dublin 20px|border 2-19 – 0-10 20px|border Westmeath Dean Rock 0-8f, Bernard Brogan 1-4, Kevin McManamon 1-2, Paddy Andrews 0-2, John Small, Paul Flynn, Diarmuid Connolly 0-1 each Report John Heslin 0-6 (0-5f), Ger Egan 0-2, Denis Corroon and Callum McCormack 0-1 each Fergal Kelly (Longford) Bernard Brogan (St Oliver Plunketts/ER) 38,885 See also 2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 2016 Connacht Senior Football Championship 2016 Munster Senior Football Championship 2016 Ulster Senior Football Championship References Leinster Category:Leinster Senior Football Championship