2017 Galway Senior Football Championship
The 2017 Galway Senior Football Championship is the 122nd edition of Galway GAA's premier gaelic football tournament for senior graded clubs in County Galway, Ireland. The winners receive the Frank Fox Cup and represent Galway in the Connacht Senior Club Football Championship.
| Season | 2017 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Corofin (19th title) |
| Winning Captain | Ciaran McGrath |
| Man Of The Match | Dylan Wall |
| Winning Manager | Kevin O'Brien |
← 2016 2018 → | |
Twenty teams compete. The championship has a back-door format for the first two rounds before proceeding to a knock-out format. Generally, any team to lose two matches will be knocked out of the championship.
Corofin were the defending champions after they defeated Salthill/Knocknacarra in the previous years final.
This was Monivea-Abbey's return the senior grade.
Team Changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2016 championship season.
To S.F.C.Promoted from 2016 Galway Intermediate Football Championship
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From S.F.C.Relegated to 2018 Galway Intermediate Football Championship
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Rounds 1 to 3
Round 1
All 20 teams enter the competition in this round. The 10 winners progress to Round 2A while the 10 losers progress to Round 2B.
| Leitir Móir | 2-13 - 1-14 | St. Michael's |
|---|---|---|
| Aonghus Ó Fatharta 1-3, Patrick Marc Ó Fatharta 0-4, Iarla Ó Curraoin 1-0, Ferdia Breathnach 0-3, Eamonn Ó Loingsigh 0-2, Colm MacDonnacha 0-1 | Report | Eamonn Brannigan 0-6 (0-1f), Eddie Hoare 0-3 (0-2f), Keith Ward 1-0, Greg Rogan 0-2f, Alan Glynn, Frank Daly, Michael Feeney 0-1 each |
| Salthill-Knocknacarra | 5-12 - 1-12 | Milltown |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Butler 2-2, Brian Conlon 1-3, Evan Murphy 1-2, Robert Finnerty 1-1, Sean Armstrong 0-3 (0-1f), Shane Kelly 0-1 |
| St. James' | 1-17 - 0-6 | Caltra |
|---|---|---|
| Eoin Concannon 1-5, Paul Conroy 0-4, Johnny Duane, Tommy Walsh, Mike Fahy, Neil Lydon, Alan Murphy, Owen Teagle, David O'Connell, Oisin O'Malley 0-1 each |
| Caherlistrane | 1-12 - 1-8 | Barna |
|---|---|---|
| Cormac Bane 0-5 (2f), Stephen Lawless 1-2, Ronan Conneely 0-3, Oisin O Brien 0-2. |
Round 2
Round 2A
The 10 winners from Round 1 enter this round. The 5 winners will enter the draw for the Preliminary Quarter Finals while the 5 losers will play in Round 3.
| Caherlistrane | 2-13 - 1-13 | St. James' |
|---|---|---|
| Stephen Bohan 0-1, Stephen Lawless 0-1, Barry McCabe 0-2, Oisin O Brien 0-1, Ronan Conneely 1-2, Kevin Nally 0-2, Cormac Bane 1-4 |
Round 2B
The 10 losers from Round 1 enter this round. The 5 winners will go into the Round 3 while the 5 losers will enter the Relegation Playoffs.
Round 3
The 5 losers from Round 2A enter this round and they play the 5 winners from Round 2B. The 5 winners will go into the draw for the Preliminary Quarter-Finals while the 5 losers will enter the Relegation Playoffs.
| Mountbellew-Moylough | 2-17 - 0-11 | Milltown |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Daly 1-4, Barry McHugh 0-6 (0-4f), Paul Donnellan 1-1, Cathal Kenny and Colm Mannion 0-2 each, Joe Bergin and Colin Ryan 0-1 each | Michael Martin (0-2f) and Liam Costello 0-3 each, Mark Hehir 0-2f, C Brennan, Damien Brennan, Cathal Blake 0-1 each |
| Leitir Móir | 2-11 - 1-11 | Kilconly |
|---|---|---|
| Iarla Ó Curraoin 2-2 (0-1f, 1 '45), Daithí MacDonnacha 0-5, Ferdia Breathnach and Maolra MacDonnacha 0-2 each | Michael Murphy 0-8 (0-5f), Kevin Brady 1-0 pen, Caolan McCafferty, Teddy Kerrigan, Niall Daly 0-1 each |
| Moycullen | 1-11 - 0-13 | Killanin |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Cooke 0-7 (0-4f, 1 '45), Conor Bohan 1-0 pen, Phillip Lydon 0-2, David Wynne (0-1f) and Mark Lydon 0-1 each | Enda Kelly 0-5 (0-4f), Niall Walsh 0-3, Cathal Sweeney and Patrick Sweeney 0-2 each, Johnny Heaney 0-1 |
| St. James' | 2-9 - 0-12 | Míchael Breathanach |
|---|---|---|
| Neil Lydon and Mike Fahy 1-0 each, Paul Conroy (0-2f) and Eoin Concannon (0-1f) 0-3 each, Eoghan O'Regan 0-2, Cathal O'Regan 0-1 | Pete Kenny 0-4f, Ronan McDonagh 0-2f, Barry Ó Conghaile, Diarmuid Feeney, Joe Conroy, Seán Denvir, Gearoid Willie Ó Fátharta, Cian Ó Gríofa 0-1 each |
| Salthill Knocknacarra | 0-17 - 1-12 | St. Michael's |
|---|---|---|
| Sean Armstrong 0-9 (0-3f), Tadhg Haran, Evan Murphy, Brian Conlon 0-2 each, Conor Halloran and Marcus Mac Donnachadha 0-1 each | Eddie Hoare 0-3 (0-1f), Aghabue-Ayo Osas 1-0, Éamonn Brannigan and Keith Ward 0-2 each, Frank Daly, Damian Connaughton, Shane Maloney, Eamon O'Donnell, Greg Rogan (0-1f) 0-1 each |
Knockout Stage
Preliminary Quarter-Finals
The 5 Round 2A winners and the 5 Round 3 winners are entered into a draw to choose 4 teams to play in this round. The 2 winners (along with the 6 teams who receive byes) will proceed to the Quarter-Finals.
| Corofin | 1-18 - 2-12 | Salthill-Knocknacarra |
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| Annaghdown | -vs- | Bye |
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| Mountbellew-Moylough | -vs- | Bye |
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| Naomh Anna Leitir Móir | -vs- | Bye |
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| Moycullen | -vs- | Bye |
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| St. James' | -vs- | Bye |
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Quarter-Finals
The 2 winners from the Preliminary Quarter-Finals (along with the 6 teams who received byes) enter the Quarter-Finals.
| Monivea-Abbey | 3-9 - 1-10 | Tuam Stars |
|---|---|---|
| James Mannion 1-1, Paul Flaherty 1-1, Stephen Walsh 1-1, Paddy Mullins 0-3 (0-2f), Brian Flaherty, Cillian McDaid, Rory O'Connor 0-1 each | Joseph Lowry 1-1, Jamie Murphy 0-3f, Alan O'Connell and Cormac McWalter 0-2 each, Shane Curtin (1 '45) and Seamus Kelly 0-1 each |
| Mountbellew-Moylough | 3-20 - 0-10 | St. James' |
|---|---|---|
| Barry McHugh 0-8 (0-3f, 1 '45), Cathal Kenny 1-2, Paul Donnellan and Stephen Boyle 1-1 each, Joe Bergin and Michael Daly 0-3 each, Colm Mannion and Ger Donoghue 0-1 each | Eoin Concannon 0-6 (0-4f), Paul Conroy 0-3 (0-2f), Eoghan O'Regan 0-1 |
| Corofin | 4-13 - 2-8 | Moycullen |
|---|---|---|
| Ian Burke 2-3, Michael Farragher 2-0, Gary Sice 0-3 (0-2f), Martin Farragher, Jason Leonard (0-1f), Justin Burke 0-2 each, Ronan Steede 0-1 | Conor Bohan 2-0 (1-0 pen), Peter Cooke 0-5 (0-2f), David Wynne, Eoin Walsh, Dessie Conneely 0-1 each |
| Annaghdown | 3-13 - 0-10 | Leitir Móir |
|---|---|---|
| Frankie Burke 2-6 (0-3f), Conor Moloney 1-2, Damien Comer 0-2, TJ Forde (1 '45), Jonathan Creaven, Keith Greaney 0-1 each | Iarla Ó Curraoin 0-6 (0-4f, 1 '45), Pádraig Mac an Rí, Eamonn Ó Loingsigh (1 '45), Maitias Barrett, Aonghus Ó Fátharta 0-1 each |
Semi-Finals
| Corofin | 0-11 - 1-7 | Annaghdown |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Leonard 0-4 (0-2f), Justin Burke 0-3, Kieran Molloy, Liam Silke, Gary Sice (0-1f), Ian Burke 0-1 each | av | Frankie Burke 1-0 pen, Damien Comer 0-3 (0-1f), TJ Forde (1 '45), Darragh Meehan, Jonathan Creaven, Conor Moloney 0-1 each |
| Mountbellew-Moylough | 3-15 - 1-4 | Monivea-Abbey |
|---|---|---|
| Barry McHugh 2-4 (1-0 pen, 0-4f), Michael Daly 0-4, Paul Donnellon 1-0, Joe Bergin 0-3, Eoin Finnerty 0-2, Colm Mannion and Joe Meehan (0-1f) 0-1 each | Paddy Mullins 0-4f and Craig Kennedy 1-0 |
Final
| 15 October 2017 4:00 pm Final |
Corofin | 2-14 - 0-10 | Mountbellew-Moylough | Tuam Stadium Referee: Muiris Mac Gearailt (Micheal Breathnach) Man of the Match: Dylan Wall |
| Jason Leonard 0-6 (0-4f), Martin Farragher 1-1, Conor Cunningham 1-0, Ronan Steede 0-2 and Gary Sice (0-1f) 0-2 each, Michael Farragher, Dylan Wall, Ian Burke 0-1 each | Report av |
Barry McHugh 0-6 (0-4f), Paul Donnelan 0-2, Joe Bergin and Eoin Finnerty 0-1 each |
Last Ten
| Preliminary Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| Corofin | 1-18 | |||||||||||||||||
| Salthill/Knocknacarra | 2-12 | Corofin | 4-13 | |||||||||||||||
| Moycullen | 2-8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Corofin | 0-11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Annaghdown | 1-7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Annaghdown | 3-13 | |||||||||||||||||
| Leitir Móir | 0-10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Corofin | 2-14 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountbellew/Moylough | 0-10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountbellew/Moylough | 3-20 | |||||||||||||||||
| St. James' | 0-10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mountbellew/Moylough | 3-15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tuam Stars | 1-13 | Monivea-Abbey | 1-4 | |||||||||||||||
| Caherlistrane | 1-10 | Tuam Stars | 1-10 | |||||||||||||||
| Monivea-Abbey | 3-9 | |||||||||||||||||
Relegation Playoffs
The 5 Round 2B losers and 5 Round 3 losers enter the Relegation Playoff.
Relegation Preliminary Round
A draw was conducted and 4 teams were chosen to play in the Relegation Preliminary Round. The 2 winners earn their place in the S.F.C. for 2017 while the losers enter the Relegation Quarter-Finals along with the 6 clubs who received byes.
| St. Michael's | 0-13 - 0-10 | Mícheál Breathnach |
|---|---|---|
Relegation Quarter-Finals
The 2 Relegation Preliminary Round losers enter the Relegation Quarter-Finals along with the 6 clubs who received byes. The 4 winners will earn their place in the 2017 S.F.C. while the 4 losers will enter the Relegation Semi-Finals.
Relegation Semi-Finals
The 4 Relegation Quarter-Final losers play against each other in this round. The 2 winners will earn their place in the 2017 S.F.C. while the 2 losers will enter the Relegation Final.
Relegation Final
The winner will earn their place in the 2017 S.F.C. while the loser will be relegated to the Intermediate grade.
References
- "Leitir Móir vs St. Michael's". Archived from the original on 9 November 2017.
- "Tuam Stars vs Kilanin".
- "Five-in-a-row! 14-man Corofin crowned kings of Galway against Mountbellew-Moylough".
- "Kilconly v Michael Breathnachs relegation final". Connacht Tribune. Retrieved 8 March 2018.