2017 Leinster Senior Football Championship
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Year | 2017 |
Winners | |
Champions | Dublin (56th win) |
Manager | Jim Gavin |
Captain | Stephen Cluxton |
Runners-up | |
Runners-up | Kildare |
Manager | Cian O'Neill |
Captain | Eoin Doyle |
The 2017 Leinster Senior Football Championship was the 2017 installment of the annual Leinster Senior Football Championship organised by Leinster GAA.
Dublin were the defending champions, having won their 55th title and completed a 6-in-a-row in 2016.[1] The draw for the championship was made on 13 October 2016.[2]
Teams
[edit]The Leinster championship was contested by 11 of the 12 county teams in Leinster, a province of Ireland. Kilkenny was the only county team not to compete.
Team | Colours | Sponsor | Manager | Captain | Most recent success | |
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All-Ireland | Provincial | |||||
Carlow | Red, green and gold | Tickets.ie | Turlough O'Brien | Darragh Foley | ||
Dublin | Sky blue and navy | American International Group | Jim Gavin | Stephen Cluxton | 2016
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Kildare | White | Brady Family Ham | Cian O'Neill | Eoin Doyle | ||
Laois | Blue and white | MW Hire Services | Peter Creedon | Stephen Attride | ||
Longford | Royal blue and gold | Glennon Brothers | Denis Connerton | Mickey Quinn | ||
Louth | Red and white | Morgan Fuels | Colin Kelly | Pádraig Rath | ||
Meath | Green and gold | Devenish Beyond Nutrition | Andy McEntee | Donal Keogan | ||
Offaly | White, green and gold | Carroll's Cuisine | Pat Flanagan | Alan Mulhall | ||
Westmeath | Maroon and white | Renault | Tom Cribbin | Ger Egan | ||
Wexford | Purple and gold | Gain Feeds | Séamus McEnaney | Graeme Molloy | ||
Wicklow | Blue and gold | Arklow Bay Hotel | Johnny Magee | Rory Finn |
Championship Draw
[edit]The four teams who won the quarter-finals in the previous year were given byes to this year's quarter-finals.
Preliminary round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
Meath | 0-27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Louth | 1-19 | Louth | 3-9 | ||||||||||||||||
Wicklow | 1-14 | Meath | 0-13 | ||||||||||||||||
Kildare | 2-16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Kildare | 1-21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Laois | 4-15 | Laois | 1-7 | ||||||||||||||||
Longford | 0-16 | Kildare | 1-17 | ||||||||||||||||
Dublin | 2-23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Dublin | 0-19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Carlow | 2-17 | Carlow | 0-7 | ||||||||||||||||
Wexford | 2-13 | Dublin | 4-29 | ||||||||||||||||
Westmeath | 0-10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Westmeath | 0-10 3-17 (R) | ||||||||||||||||||
Offaly | 0-10 0-15 (R) |
Preliminary round
[edit]Preliminary Round
Louth | 1-19 - 1-14 | Wicklow |
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Ryan Burns 0-6 (0-4f, 0-1 ’45), Eoin O’Connor 1-2, Padraic Smith, Jim McEneaney, Declan Byrne 0-2 each, Padraig Rath, Conal McKeever, Bevan Duffy, Ruairi Moore, Gerard McSorley 0-1 each | Report | Mark Kenny 1-1, Seanie Furlong 0-4 (0-3f), Paul Cunningham 0-3 (0-1f), Robert Lambert (0-1f), Daren Hayden, David Boothman, Dean Healy, Conor Ffrench, John McGrath 0-1 each |
Preliminary Round
Laois | 4-15 - 0-16 | Longford |
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Paul Kingston 2-1, Donie Kingston 1-4 (0-3f), Alan Farrell 1-0, John O’Loughlin 0-3, Padraig McMahon, Darren Strong, Eoin Buggie, Brendan Quigley, Colm Begley, Evan O'Carroll, Niall Donoher 0-1 each | Report | Robbie Smyth 0-11 (0-6f), Ronan McEntire, Sean McCormack, Liam Connerton, Darren Gallagher, Conor Berry 0-1 each |
Preliminary Round
Carlow | 2-17 - 2-13 | Wexford |
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Paul Broderick 0-10 (0-5f), Brendan Murphy 1-2, Danny Moran 1-0, Darragh Foley 0-2, Gary Kelly, Alan Kelly, Sean Gannon 0-1 each | Report | Ben Brosnan (0-5f) and Ciarán Lyng (0-5f) 0-5 each, PJ Banville 1-1, Naomhan Rossiter 1-0, Michael Furlong and Adrian Flynn 0-1 each |
Quarterfinals
[edit]3 June 2017 19:00 Quarter-Final |
Dublin | 0-19 - 0-7 | Carlow | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Attendance: 13,238 Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone) Man of the Match: Sean Murphy (Fenagh) |
Dean Rock 0-6f, Ciaran Kilkenny 0-3, Jack McCaffrey, Con O’Callaghan (0-2f), Bernard Brogan 0-2 each, Niall Scully, Paul Mannion, Diarmuid Conolly (1 '45), Conor McHugh 0-1 each | Report | Paul Broderick 0-3f, Danny Moran, Brendan Murphy, Sean Murphy, Darragh Foley (0-1f) 0-1 each |
4 June 2017 15:00 Quarter-Final |
Meath | 0-27 - 3-9 | Louth | Parnell Park Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry) Man of the Match: Graham Reilly (St. Colmcille's) |
Graham Reilly 0-7, Donal Lenihan 0-6 (0-2f, 1 '45), James Toher 0-5 (0-3f), Bryan McMahon, Ruairí Ó Coileáin, Thomas Reilly 0-2 each, Ronan Jones, Cillian O'Sullivan, Sean Tobin 0-1 each | Report | Jim McEneaney 1-2 (1-0 pen), Conal McKeever and Ronan Holcroft 1-0 each, James Califf 0-3 (0-1f), Ryan Burns 0-2f, Anthony Williams and Bevan Duffy 0-1 each |
4 June 2017 15:00 Quarter-Final |
Kildare | 1-21 - 1-7 | Laois | O'Connor Park Attendance: 7,477 Referee: David Coldrick (Meath) Man of the Match: Keith Cribbin (Johnstownbridge) |
Daniel Flynn 1-3, Niall Kelly and Cathal McNally 0-3 each, Kevin Feely (0-2f) and Paul Cribbin 0-2 each, Mark Donnellan (1 '45), Ollie Lyons, Johnny Byrne, Keith Cribbin, Tommy Moolick, David Slattery, Eamonn Callaghan, Fionn Dowling 0-1 each | Report | Donal Kingston 1-2 (0-2f), Gary Walsh 0-3 (1 '45), Alan Farrell and Evan O'Carroll (0-1f) 0-1 each |
11 June 2017 15:00 Quarter-Final |
Offaly | 0-10 - 0-10 | Westmeath | O'Connor Park Attendance: 8,723 Referee: Padraig O'Sullivan (Kerry) Man of the Match: Ger Egan (Tyrrellspass) |
Nigel Dunne 0-3 (0-1f), Graham Guilfoyle and Michael Brazil 0-2 each, Niall Darby, Johnny Moloney, Niall McNamee 0-1 each | Report | Ger Egan and John Heslin (0-3f) 0-4 each, Noel Mulligan and Shane Dempsey 0-1 each |
17 June 2017 15:00 Quarter-Final Replay |
Westmeath | 3-17 - 0-15 | Offaly | Cusack Park Attendance: 4,714 Referee: Rory Hickey (Clare) Man of the Match: John Heslin (St. Loman's) |
John Heslin 1-6 (0-2f), Kieran Martin 1-2, Paul Sharry 0-3 (2 '45), John Egan 1-0, Frank Boyle 0-2, Ger Egan, Callum McCormack, Tommy McDaniel, Noel Mulligan 0-1 each | Report | Nigel Dunne 0-5 (0-3f), Peter Cunningham 0-4, Sean Doyle 0-2, Niall Darby, Conor McNamee, Michael Brazil, Graham Guilfoyle 0-1 each. |
Semifinals
[edit]17 June 2017 7:00 pm Semi-Final |
Meath | 0-13 - 2-16 | Kildare | O'Connor Park Attendance: 12,702 Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan) Man of the Match: Daniel Flynn (Johnstownbridge) |
Donal Lenihan 0-5 (0-2f), Ruairi O’Coileain 0-3, Bryan Menton 0-2, Mickey Burke, James McEntee, James Toher 0-1 each | Report | Daniel Flynn 1-4, Cathal McNally 1-3, Kevin Feely 0-5 (0-4f), Paddy Brophy 0-2, Eamonn Callaghan and Neil Flynn (0-1f) 0-1 each |
25 June 2017 4:00 pm Semi-Final |
Dublin | 4-29 - 0-10 | Westmeath | Croke Park Attendance: 33,370 Referee: Conor Lane (Cork) Man of the Match: Paul Mannion (Kilmacud Crokes) |
Dean Rock 1-5 (0-3f, 2 '45), Paul Mannion 0-8, Ciaran Kilkenny 1-3, Kevin McManamon 1-1, Con O’Callaghan 0-3, Eoghan O’Gara 1-0, Brian Fenton, Paddy Andrews, Bernard Brogan (0-1f), Shane B. Carthy 0-2 each, Jack McCaffrey 0-1. | Report | John Heslin 0-4 (0-3f), Kieran Martin 0-3, John Egan 0-2, Ger Egan 0-1 |
Final
[edit]16 July 2017 4:00 pm Final |
Dublin | 2-23 - 1-17 | Kildare | Croke Park Attendance: 66,734 Referee: Anthony Nolan (Wicklow) Man of the Match: Con O'Callaghan (Cuala) |
Con O'Callaghan 0-12 (0-6f), Bernard Brogan 0-5, James McCarthy and Dean Rock 1-0 each, Ciaran Kilkenny 0-2, Paul Mannion, Paddy Andrews, Shane B. Carthy, Brian Howard 0-1 each | Report | Paddy Brophy 1-3 (0-1f), Kevin Feely 0-5 (0-4f), Daniel Flynn and Cathal McNally 0-2 each, Johnny Byrne, Keith Cribbin, Niall Kelly, David Slattery, Fionn Dowling 0-1 each |