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2021 Connacht Senior Football Championship

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2021 Connacnt SFC
Tournament details
Year2021
TrophyJ. J. Nestor Cup
Winners
ChampionsMayo (48th win)
ManagerJames Horan
CaptainAidan O'Shea
Runners-up
Runners-upGalway
ManagerPádraic Joyce
CaptainShane Walsh
Other
Matches played4
← 2020
2022 →

The 2021 Connacht Senior Football Championship was the 2021 iteration of the Connacht Senior Football Championship organised by Connacht GAA.

Teams

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The 2021 Connacht championship was contested by the five counties in the Irish province of Connacht. London and New York were withdrawn from the 2020 and 2021 Connacht championships as part of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games, due to international travel restrictions. There was a full open draw for the first time in more than 40 years. It took place on 19 April 2021. Sligo withdrew from the championship in 2020 but returned in 2021. London and New York returned in 2022 but games for 2021 not expected to take place until 2026.

Cancelled Games

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2021 Quarter-final Mayo v London Ruislip  
Venue: McGovern Park


2021 Quarter-final Roscommon v New York New York  
Venue: Gaelic Park


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
Roscommon Blue and yellow Ballymore Anthony Cunningham Enda Smith[1]
Sligo Black and white AbbVie Tony McEntee Keelan Cawley[2]

|* = Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on 11 December 2020, the GAA decided to cancel Roscommon hosting New York, On 8 April 2021, Mayo cancelled hosting London. They were both back for the 2022 campaign.

Bracket

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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


Quarter-finals

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Two counties were randomly drawn to face each other in the quarter-finals. The lowest ranked county to play in the quarter-finals was Sligo of Division 4.

26 June 2021
16:30
Quarter-final
Mayo (2) 3-23 - 0-12 Sligo (4) 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

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Three counties were given a bye to this stage and were joined by the winning team from quarter-final. The lowest ranked county to play in the semi-finals was Leitrim of Division 4.

4 July 2021
13:15
Semi-final
Galway (1) 2-11 - 0-12 Roscommon (1) 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 (2) 5-20 - 0-11 Leitrim (4) 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

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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

Mayo qualified for the 2021 All-Ireland SFC semi-finals.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Roscommon captain says players very disappointed at prospect of no GAA action until May". Shannonside Northern Sound. 11 February 2021. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Cawley named as Sligo football captain". Hogan Stand. 13 May 2021. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.