2010 Leinster Senior Football Championship

The 2010 Leinster Senior Football Championship was that year's installment of the annual Leinster Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of the Leinster GAA. It was won by Meath who defeated Louth in an eventful final on 11 July.[1] A contentious goal was given. Irate Louth fans pursued the referee around the pitch at the final whistle, bottles were hurled from the stand and the mayhem was compared to soccer player Thierry Henry's handball that cheated the Irish soccer team of their place at the 2010 FIFA World Cup the previous November.[2][3][4][5][6] Coincidentally, 11 July was also the date of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Final, which was played in South Africa later in the evening.

The winning Meath team received the Delaney Cup, and automatically advanced to the quarter-final stage of the 2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Kildare beat them there.[7]

Bracket

Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 Louth 1-11  
 Longford 1-7      Louth 1-22  
          Kildare 1-16  
            Louth 1-15  
 Wicklow 3-13        Westmeath 2-10  
 Carlow 0-12      Wicklow 1-11  
          Westmeath 0-15  
            Louth 1-10
 Meath 1-20        Meath 1-12
 Offaly 2-7      Meath 2-14  
          Laois 0-10  
            Meath 5-9  
            Dublin 0-13  
          Wexford 0-15       
          Dublin 2-16       
      

Preliminary round

16 May 2010
Preliminary Round
Wicklow 3-13 – 0-12 Carlow
L Glynn 1-4, T Hannon 0-6, P Earls, JP Dalton 1-0 each, S Furlong 0-2, P McWalter 0-1. N Mernagh SO Report S Rea 0-4, A Curran, B Murphy 0-3 each, JJ Smith, D St Ledger 0-1 each. B Murphy, T Walsh SO
O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Referee: G. Kinneavy (Galway)

23 May 2010
Preliminary Round
Meath 1-20 – 2-7 Offaly
C Ward 0-8 J Sheridan 1-3, S O'Rourke 0-4, S Bray 0-2, G O'Brien, N Crawford, B Farrell 0-1 each. Report K Casey 1-2, B Connor 1-0, N Darby 0-2, J Reynolds, N McNamee, A Sullivan 0-1 each. J Coughlan SO
O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Referee: D. Fahy (Longford)

23 May 2010
Preliminary Round
Louth 1-11 – 1-7 Longford
B White 0-4, S Lennon 1-0, C Judge, P Keenan, JP Rooney 0-2 each, D Byrne 0-1. Report B McElvaney 1-0, F McGee, S McCormack 0-2 each, P Foy, P Dowd, K Mulligan 0-1 each.

Quarter-finals

5 June 2010
Quarter Final
Louth 1-22 - 1-16 Kildare
B White 0-6, C Judge, S Lennon 0-4 each, A McDonnell, JP Rooney 0-3 each, R Finnegan 1-0, M Brennan, A Reid 0-1 each. Report J Doyle 0-9, P O'Neill 1-1, J Kavanagh 0-2, D Flynn, D Whyte, R Sweeney, A Smith 0-1 each.
Páirc Tailteann, Navan
Referee: M. Duffy (Sligo)

6 June 2010
Quarter Final
Wicklow 1-11 - 0-15 Westmeath
T Hannon 0-5, P Earls 1-1, S Furling 0-2, C Hyland, D Hayden, N Mernagh 0-1 each. L Glynn SO Report M Flanagan, C Lynam, P Greville 0-3 each, D Glennon 0-2, P Bannon, M Ennis, D Harte, D Dolan 0-1 each. J Gaffey, D Duffy SO
O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Referee: M. Collins (Cork)

13 June 2010
Quarter Final
Meath 2-13 - 1-16
AET 		Laois
G Reilly 1-4, J Sheridan 0-3, C McGuinness 1-0, C Ward, S O'Rourke 0-2 each, S Bray, C Gillespie 0-1 each. Report D Kingston 0-6, MJ Tierney 0-3, P McMahon 1-0, P Clancy, J O'Loughlin 0-2 each, C Healy, D Strong, R Munnelly 0-1 each.
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 49,757
Referee: M. Duffy (Sligo)

13 June 2010
Quarter Final
Wexford 0-15 - 2-16
AET 		Dublin
M Forde 0-7, S Roche, R Barry 0-2 each, E Bradley, A Flynn, C Lyng, PJ Banville 0-1 each. Report B Brogan 2-4, T Quinn 0-4, C Keaney, A Brogan 0-2 M McAuley, P Flynn, B Cullen, K Nolan 0-1 each.
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 49,757
Referee: M. Haggins (Fermanagh)

19 June 2010
Quarter Final Replay
Meath 2-14 - 0-10 Laois
J Sheridan 2-2, G Reilly 0-4, C Ward, S O'Rourke 0-3 each, C King, B Meade 0-1 each. Report MJ Tierney 0-4, D Kingston 0-2, P O'Leary, P McMahon, C Healy, D Strong 0-1 each.
O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Attendance: 12,659
Referee: M. Condon (Waterford)

Semi-finals

27 June 2010
Semi Final
Louth 1-15 - 2-10 Westmeath
C Judge 1-2, B White 0-4, P Keenan 0-3, S Lennon 0-2, M Brennan, A Reid, P Smith, D Maguire 0-1 each Report P Greville 0-5, P Bannon 1-1, M Flanagan 1-0, D Glennon 0-2, D Dolan, G Egan 0-1 each
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 60,035
Referee: S. Doyle (Wexford)

27 June 2010
Semi Final
Dublin 0-13 - 5-9 Meath
T Quinn 0-7, B Brogan 0-3, B Cullen, C Keaney, K McManamon 0-1 each Report S Bray 2-1, C Ward 1-4, J Sheridan, B Farrell 1-0 each, S O'Rourke 0-3, G Reilly 0-1
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 60,035
Referee: P. Hughes (Armagh)

Final

11 July 2010
Final
Louth 1-10 - 1-12 Meath
B White 0-4, JP Rooney 1-1, C Judge 0-2, P Keenan, A Reed, A McDonnell 0-1 each Report G Reilly, C Ward 0-4 each, J Sheridan 1-0, S Bray 0-2, A Moyles 0-1
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 48,875
Referee: M. Sludden (Tyrone)

References

  1. ↑ "Dublin 2-13 Meath 1-13". RTÉ Sport. 22 July 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  2. ↑ "Referee is attacked in Croke Park". RTÉ Sport (Raidió Teilifís Éireann). 11 July 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  3. ↑ McGarry, Patsy; Lally, Conor (12 July 2010). "Referee shoved in chest after GAA final". The Irish Times (Irish Times Trust). Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  4. ↑ Cullen, Damian (12 July 2010). "September Road". The Irish Times (Irish Times Trust). Retrieved 12 July 2010. After Joe “Thierry Henry” Sheridan's controversial handling of the ball at the end of yesterday's Leinster final, we wracked our brains for some of the other controversial and bizarre endings to GAA matches.
  5. ↑ Watterson, Johnny (17 July 2010). "Hold the back page". The Irish Times (Irish Times Trust). Retrieved 17 July 2010. The unravelling of the Leinster football final sparked off radical suggestions the match should be replayed and while not as globally embarrassing as the FAI whimpering over the Thierry Henry hand ball, it seemed equally absurd. While Meath diplomacy forbids them to ridicule the “Replayistas” in the manner Fifa boss Sepp Blatter did with the FAI, be sure Meath players bridled at the suggestion.
  6. ↑ Bray, Allison; Keys, Colm; Clarke, Denise (12 July 2010). "Mayhem and madness as fans attack referee". Irish Independent (Independent News & Media). Retrieved 12 July 2010. Meath chairman Barney Allen refused to be drawn on a potential offer of a replay afterwards, drawing comparison with the Irish soccer team's plight last November after the Thierry Henry handball. "Ireland didn't get a replay when France got a lucky goal," said Mr Allen.
  7. ↑ "Kildare storm past Meath to reach semis". RTÉ Sport (Raidió Teilifís Éireann). 1 August 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2010.

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