2008 Connacht Senior Football Championship
The 2008 Connacht Senior Football Championship was that year's installment of the annual Connacht Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of the Connacht GAA. It was won by Galway who defeated Mayo in the final. It was their fifth title of the decade and their 44th in their history.[1] Had Galway lost it would have been the first time since 1937 that they would have lost three consecutive Connacht finals.[2]
This was Galway's ninth such final in eleven years.[3] However, this marked an important stage in the decline of Galway football as it was also their last senior Connacht title to date - they lost the 2009 final, exited the 2010-2012 championships at the semi-final stage and exited the 2013 championship at the quarter-final stage. The winning Galway team received the J. J. Nestor Cup, and automatically advanced to the quarter-final stage of the 2008 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| New York | 0-6 | ||||||||||||
| Leitrim | 0-17 | Leitrim | 1-13 | ||||||||||
| Roscommon | 0-6 | Galway | 2-14 | ||||||||||
| Galway | 2-16 | Galway | 2-12 | ||||||||||
| Mayo | 1-14 | ||||||||||||
| Mayo | 3-11 | ||||||||||||
| London | 0-7 | Sligo | 0-7 | ||||||||||
| Sligo | 2-17 | ||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
11 May 2008 Quarter Final |
| New York | 0-6 - 0-17 | Leitrim |
|---|---|---|
| L. O'Donnell 0-02 (2f), A. O'Connor, D. Doona, P. Smyth, M. Dobbin 0-01 each. | Report | E. Mulligan 0-10 (9f), M. Duignan 0-03, D. Maxwell, D. O'Connor, D. Brennan, P. McGuinness 0-01 each. |
Gaelic Park, New York |
18 May 2008 Quarter Final |
| Galway | 2-16 - 0-6 | Roscommon |
|---|---|---|
| M Clancy 1-3, P Conroy 0-6 (4f), M Meehan 0-5 (2f, 2x'45'), N Coleman 1-0, P Joyce 0-2 | Report | S Kilbride 0-3, G Heneghan 0-2 (2f), K Mannion 0-1 G Cox SO |
25 May 2008 Quarter Final |
| London | 0-7 - 2-17 | Sligo |
|---|---|---|
| P Hehir, CD Tara (0-3 each), A Rafferty (0-1) | Report | M Breheny 1-11, G Gaughan 1-2, J Davey 0-2, B Curran, D Kelly (0-01 each) |
Ruislip, London |
Semi-finals
15 June 2008 Semi Final |
| Galway | 2-14 - 1-13 | Leitrim |
|---|---|---|
| P Joyce 1-4 (1f), C Bane 1-2, M Meehan 0-4 (1f), N Joyce 0-2, M Clancy, N Coleman 0-1 each | Report | E Mulligan 0-10 (10f), D Maxwell 1-1, D Brennan, M Foley 0-1 each |
22 June 2008 Semi Final |
| Mayo | 3-11 - 0-7 | Sligo |
|---|---|---|
| C Mortimer 0-5, A Kilcoyne 1-1, P Harte 1-1 (1-0 pen), T Mortimer 1-0, T Parsons, A O'Malley 0-2 each | Report | M Breheny 0-4 (3f), D Kelly 0-3 |
Final
13 July 2008 Final |
| Galway | 2-12 - 1-14 | Mayo |
|---|---|---|
| P Joyce 1-3, F Breathnach 1-0, M Meehan (2f), C Bane 0-3 each, G Bradshaw, S Armstrong, P Conroy 0-1 each | Report | A Dillon 0-7 (5f), A Kilcoyne 1-0, BJ Padden, C Mortimer 0-2 each, T Mortimer, R McGarrity, P Harte 0-1 each |
Statistics
Top Scorer: E Mulligan (Leitrim); 0-20
References
- ↑ Leonard, Séamus (13 July 2008). "Mayo v Galway matchtracker". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 13 July 2008.
- ↑ Keys, Colm (14 July 2008). "Brilliant Joyce lightsup Galway". Irish Independent. Retrieved 14 July 2008.
- ↑ "Another Connacht football final for Galway". BreakingNews.ie. 15 June 2008. Retrieved 15 June 2008.