2015 Connacht Senior Football Championship

The 2015 Connacht Senior Football Championship was the 116th instalment of the annual Connacht Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of Connacht GAA. It was one of four provincial competitions in the 2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Mayo entered the competition as defending Connacht champions and retained the title after a 6-25 to 2-11 win against Sligo in the final on 19 July.[1][2][3][4]

2015 Connacht SFC
Tournament details
Year2015
Winners
ChampionsMayo (46th win)
ManagerNoel Connelly
Pat Holmes
CaptainKeith Higgins
Runners-up
Runners-upSligo
ManagerNiall Carew
CaptainAdrian Marren

The draw to decide the fixtures was made on 10 October 2014.[5] As in previous competitions, the opponents of London and New York in the opening round were decided in advance. The teams that visit the 'Exiles' are chosen on a cyclical basis. As in the 2010 Connacht Championship, Roscommon faced London and Galway faced New York. Mayo and Sligo were drawn straight into the semi-final stage.

Under GAA rules introduced in 2014 to allow counties to more easily predict the dates of their qualifier matches, the two sides of the draw were named as either A or B. London, Roscommon and Sligo were named on the A side of the draw, while Galway, Leitrim, Mayo and New York's draw was named as the B side. New York, as in previous seasons did not compete in the All-Ireland qualifiers.

Teams

The Connacht championship is contested by the five counties in the Irish province of Connacht and the two foreign based teams of London and New York.

Team Colours Sponsor Manager Captain Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial
Galway Maroon and white Supermac's Kevin Walsh Paul Conroy
2001
2008
Leitrim Green and gold The Bush Hotel Shane Ward Danny Beck
1994
London Green and white Moran's Hotels Paul Coggins Martin Carroll
Mayo Green and red Elverys Sports Noel Connelly
Pat Holmes		 Keith Higgins
1951
2014
New York Red, white and blue Navillus Contracting Ian Galvin Keith Scally
Roscommon Blue and Yellow Club Rossie John Evans Niall Carty
1944
2010
Sligo Black and white Radisson Blu, Sligo Niall Carew Mark Breheny
2007

Bracket
Preliminary Round Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Connacht Final
     
        London 0-10  
        Roscommon 1-14  
          Roscommon 0-13  
          Sligo 1-14  
             
             
          Sligo 2-11
New York 0-8       Mayo 6-25
Galway 2-18     Galway 1-13  
        Leitrim 0-8  
          Galway 2-8  
          Mayo 1-15  
                 
                 
     

Fixtures

Preliminary Round
Preliminary Round
New York0-08 – 2-18Galway
PJ Banville (0-07), JJ Matthews (0-01) Report D. Comer, S. Walsh (1-04 each), P. Ó Gríofa, L. Silke, S. Denvir, F. Ó Curraoin, P. Conroy, D. Cummins, M. Martin (0-01 each)
Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down)

Quarter-Finals
Quarter-Final
Leitrim0-8 – 1-13Galway
K. Conlon (0-03), S. McWeeney (0-02), F. Clancy, R. Kennedy, P. McGowan (0-01 each) Report P. Conroy (0-06), D. Comer (1-01), D Cummins (0-02), G. O'Donnel, M. Lundy, P. Óg Ó Gríofa, P. Sweeney (0-01 each)
Referee: Anthony Nolan (Wicklow)
Quarter-Final
London0-10 – 1-14Roscommon
Ciaran Murtagh 1-2, Enda Smith 0-4, Cathal Shine 0-2, Donie Shine 0-2(2f), Diarmuid Murtagh 0-2, Ian Kilbride 0-1, Ultan Harney 0-1. Report Lorcan Mulvey 0-8(5f), Adrain Moyles 0-1(1f), Alan O’ Hara(0-1)
Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip
Referee: E Kinsella (Laois)

Semi-Finals
Semi-Final
Mayo1-15 - 2-8Galway
C O'Connor 0-9 (8fs), F Hanley 1-0 (og), A Moran 0-2, J Doherty, A O'Shea, M Ronaldson, S O'Shea 0-1 each. Report G Sice 1-3 (0-2fs), D Cummins 1-1, P Conroy 0-3 (3fs), D Comer 0-1.
Attendance: 20,254
Referee: P Hughes (Armagh)
Semi-Final
Sligo1-14 - 0-13Roscommon
Adrian Marren 1-7, Cian Breheny, David Kelly, Mark Breheny 0-2 each, Pat Hughes 0-1. Report Cathal Cregg 0-3, Ciaran Cafferkey, Enda Smith, Ciaráin Murtagh 0-2 each, Niall Daly, Donal Smith, Finbar Cregg 0-1 each.
Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)

Final
Final
Sligo2-11 - 6-25Mayo
M Breheny (0-4, 2 frees); P Hughes and B Egan (1-0 each); A Marren (0-3); C Breheny, N Murphy, N Ewing and E McHugh (all 0-1). Report A O’Shea (3-4); C O’Connor (1-7, 5 frees and 1 ‘45’); D O’Connor (0-4); L Keegan and S O’Shea (1-0 each); J Doherty (0-3); M Ronaldson and D Vaughan (both 0-2); P Durcan, B Moran and A Dillon (all 0-1).
Attendance: 23,149
Referee: P O’Sullivan (Kerry)

See also

References
  1. "Mayo 6-25 Sligo 2-11: Aidan O'Shea helps Mayo to their fifth Connacht title in a row". Irish Mirror. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  2. "Mayo crush Sligo for Connacht five-in-a-row". RTE Sport. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  3. "Connacht SFC final: Mayo maul Sligo to complete five-in-a-row". Hogan Stand. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  4. "Connacht SFC final: As it happened". The 42. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  5. "2015 football: Donegal to meet Tyrone in Ulster". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
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