2023 Connacht Senior Football Championship
# 2023 Connacht Senior Football Championship

The 2023 Connacht Senior Football Championship was the 2023 iteration of the Connacht Senior Football Championship organised by Connacht GAA.

7 teams competed in the championship. Galway were the defending champions.

## Teams

### General Information

Seven counties will compete in the Connacht Senior Football Championship:

| County | Last Provincial Title | Last Championship Title | Position in 2022 Championship |
| - | - | - | - |
| Galway | 2022 | 2001 | Champions |
| Leitrim | 1994 | — | Semi-finals |
| London | — | — | Quarter-finals |
| Mayo | 2021 | 1951 | Quarter-finals |
| New York | — | — | Quarter-finals |
| Roscommon | 2019 | 1944 | Runners-up |
| Sligo | 2007 | — | Semi-finals |

### Personnel and kits

| County | Manager | Captain(s) | Sponsors |
| - | - | - | - |
| Galway | Pádraic Joyce | Seán Kelly | Supermac's |
| Leitrim | Andy Moran | Donal Wrynn | J. P. Clarke's Saloon, New York |
| London | Michael Maher | Liam Gavaghan | Clayton Hotel |
| Mayo | Kevin McStay | Paddy Durcan | Intersport Elverys |
| New York | Johnny McGeeney | Johnny Glynn | Navillus |
| Roscommon | Davy Burke | Brian Stack | Ballymore |
| Sligo | Tony McEntee | Keelan Cawley | AbbVie |

## Bracket

| Quarter-finalsvte | Quarter-finalsvte | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| London | 0-12 | | | | |
| Sligo | 2-20 | | | | |
| Sligo | 2-20 | Sligo | 2-16 | | |
| | | New York | 0-06 | | |
| New York | 0-15 (2) | New York | 0-06 | | |
| Leitrim | 0-15 (0) | | | | |
| Leitrim | 0-15 (0) | | | Sligo | 0-12 |
| | | | | Galway | 2-20 |
| Roscommon | 2-08 | | | | | Galway | 2-20 |
| Mayo | 0-10 | | | | |
| Mayo | 0-10 | Roscommon | 1-09 | | |
| | | Galway | 1-13 | | |

## Quarter-finals

| 8 April 2023 15:00 Quarter-final | London | 0-12 - 2-20 | Sligo | McGovern Park, Ruislip Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 April 2023 15:00 Quarter-final | Christopher Farley (0-6, 6f), Aidan McLoughlin (0-2), Enda Lynn (0-1), Christopher Duggan (0-1), Liam Gavaghan (0-1), Conal Gallagher (0-1) | Report | Pat Spillane (1-4), Sean Carrabine (1-1,1f), Niall Murphy 0-3, 1f), Patrick O'Connor (0-3, 1m), Cian Lally (0-3), Paul Kilcoyne (0-1), Paul McNamara (0-1), Luke Towey (0-1), Nathan Mullen (0-1), Donal Conlon (0-1), Alan Reilly (0-1,1f) | McGovern Park, Ruislip Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare) |
| 8 April 2023 18:00 EDT (UTC−04:00) Quarter-final | New York | 0-15 – 0-15 (aet) 2–0 pens | Leitrim | Gaelic Park, New York Referee: David Coldrick (Meath) |
| 8 April 2023 18:00 EDT (UTC−04:00) Quarter-final | Connell Ahearne 0-4 (0-2f, 0-2m), Shane Carthy 0-3, (0-1f), Mick Cunningham 0-1 (0-1f), Shane Brosnan 0-1, Adrian Varley 0-2 (0-1f), Mikey Brosnan 0-1, Peter Fox 0-1, Daniel O’Sullivan 0-1, Jack Reilly 0-1. | Report | Keith Beirne 0-9, (0-5f, 0-1m), Evan Sweeney 0-3, Mark Plunkett 0-2, Paul Keaney 0-1 (0-1f) | Gaelic Park, New York Referee: David Coldrick (Meath) |
| 9 April 2023 16:00 Quarter-final | Mayo | 0-10 - 2-8 | Roscommon | McHale Park, Castlebar Attendance: 19,361 Referee: Noel Mooney (Cavan) |
| 9 April 2023 16:00 Quarter-final | Colm Reape 0-2 (2fs), Ryan O’Donoghue 0-2 (2fs), Paddy Durcan 0-1, Donnacha McHugh 0-1, Matthew Ruane 0-1, Tommy Conroy 0-1, Aidan O’Shea 0-1, Cillian O’Connor 0-1. | Report | Diarmuid Murtagh 0-6 (4fs), Enda Smith 1-1 (1-0 pen), Donie Smith 1-0, Conor Cox 0-1. | McHale Park, Castlebar Attendance: 19,361 Referee: Noel Mooney (Cavan) |

## Semi-finals

| 23 April 2023 16:00 Semi-final | Roscommon | 1-9 - 1-13 | Galway | Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon Attendance: 16,917 Referee: D Gough (Meath) Man of the Match: Ciarán Murtagh |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 23 April 2023 16:00 Semi-final | | Report | | Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon Attendance: 16,917 Referee: D Gough (Meath) Man of the Match: Ciarán Murtagh |
| 22 April 2023 14:30 Semi-final | Sligo | 2-16 - 0-6 | New York | Markievicz Park, Sligo Attendance: 5,677 Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry) |
| 22 April 2023 14:30 Semi-final | | Report | | Markievicz Park, Sligo Attendance: 5,677 Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry) |

## Final

| 7 May 2023 13:45 Final | Sligo | 0-12 - 2-20 | Galway | McHale Park, Castlebar Attendance: 11,867 Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare) Man of the Match: Matthew Tierney |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 May 2023 13:45 Final | | Report | | McHale Park, Castlebar Attendance: 11,867 Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare) Man of the Match: Matthew Tierney |

## Stadia and locations

| County | Location | Province | Stadium | Capacity |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Galway | Galway | Connacht | Pearse Stadium | 26,197 |
| Leitrim | Carrick-on-Shannon | Connacht | Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada | 9,331 |
| London | South Ruislip | Britain | McGovern Park | 3,000 |
| Mayo | Castlebar | Connacht | MacHale Park | 25,369 |
| New York | Bronx | North America | Gaelic Park | 2,000 |
| Roscommon | Roscommon | Connacht | Dr Hyde Park | 18,890 |
| Sligo | Sligo | Connacht | Markievicz Park | 18,558 |

## Championship statistics

### Scoring events

* Widest winning margin: 16 points
   * Sligo 2-16 - 0-06 New York (Semi-finals)
* Most goals in a match: 2
   * Sligo 2-20 - 0-12 London (Quarter-finals)
   * Roscommon 2-08 - 0-10 Mayo (Quarter-finals)
   * Sligo 2-16 - 0-06 New York (Semi-finals)
   * Roscommon 1-09 - 1-13 Galway (Semi-finals)
   * Sligo 0-12 - 2-20 Galway (Final)
* Most points in a match: 32
   * Sligo 2-20 - 0-12 London (Quarter-finals)
   * Sligo 0-12 - 2-20 Galway (Final)
* Most goals by one team in a match: 2
   * Sligo 2-20 - 0-12 London (Quarter-finals)
   * Roscommon 2-08 - 0-10 Mayo (Quarter-finals)
   * Sligo 2-16 - 0-06 New York (Semi-finals)
   * Sligo 0-12 - 2-20 Galway (Final)
* Most points by one team in a match: 20
   * Sligo 2-20 - 0-12 London (Quarter-finals)
   * Sligo 0-12 - 2-20 Galway (Final)
* Highest aggregate score: 38 points
   * Sligo 2-20 - 0-12 London (Quarter-finals)
   * Sligo 0-12 - 2-20 Galway (Final)
* Lowest aggregate score: 24 points
   * Roscommon 2-08 - 0-10 Mayo (Quarter-finals)

## Miscellaneous

* New York won their first ever Connacht Senior Football Championship game.
* Sligo qualify to their first Connacht final since 2015.
* Its the first Connacht final between Galway and Sligo since 2007.
