2021 Galway county football team season
| 2021 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Pádraic Joyce |
| Stadium | Pearse Stadium, Salthill |
| NFL D1 South | 3rd (relegated) |
| All-Ireland SFC | Did not compete |
| Connacht SFC | Finalist |
The following is a summary of Galway county football team's 2021 season.
Competitions
[edit]FBD
[edit]There was no FBD Insurance League in 2021 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games.[1]
National Football League Division 1 South
[edit]The National League was split into North and South Divisions, also because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Galway played the season in Division 1 South.[2]
Table
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kerry (C)
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 75 | 47 | +28 | 5 | Advance to NFL semi-finals |
| 2 |  Dublin (C)
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 68 | 55 | +13 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Galway (R)
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 71 | −20 | 2 | Advance to Division 1 relegation playoffs; two losers are relegated to Division 2 |
| 4 |  Roscommon (R)
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 68 | −21 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 30 May 2021. Source: GAA.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) NFL champions (shared); (R) Relegated
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) NFL champions (shared); (R) Relegated
Fixtures
[edit]| 15 May 2021 1 | Kerry | 4-21 (33) – (11) 0-11 | Galway | Tralee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Venue: Austin Stack Park | ||||
| [3] | Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)
|
| 23 May 2021 2 | Galway | 2–16 (22) – (16) 1–13 | Roscommon | Salthill | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 | Venue: Pearse Stadium | ||||
| [4] | Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)
|
Connacht Senior Football Championship
[edit]Bracket
[edit]| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Leitrim
| 0-11 | |||||||||||||
 Mayo
| 5-20 | |||||||||||||
| Mayo
| 3-23 | |||||||||||||
 Sligo
| 0-12 | |||||||||||||
| Mayo
| 2-14 | |||||||||||||
| Galway
| 2-8 | |||||||||||||
| Galway
| 2-11 | |||||||||||||
| Roscommon
| 0-12 | |||||||||||||
Fixtures
[edit]| 4 July 2021 13:15 Semi-final |
Galway (1)
|
2-11 - 0-12 | Roscommon (1)
|
Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon Attendance: 1,049 Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan) Man of the Match: Matthew Tierney (Oughterard) |
| Matthew Tierney 1-3 (0-2f, 1 '45), Paul Kelly 1-2, Robert Finnerty and Shane Walsh (0-2f) 0-2 each, Seán Kelly and Damien Comer 0-1 each | [6] | Enda Smith 0-3, Conor Daly and Donie Smith (1 '45) 0-2 each, Brian Stack, Conor Hussey, Ciarán Murtagh (0-1f), Diarmuid Murtagh, Cathal Cregg 0-1 each |
| 25 July 2021 13:30 Final |
Mayo
|
2-14 - 2-8 | Galway
|
Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Conor Lane (Cork) Man of the Match: Matthew Ruane (Breaffy) |
| Ryan O'Donoghue 1-3 (1-0 pen, 0-2f), Matthew Ruane 1-2, Conor Loftus and Tommy Conroy 0-2 each, Rob Hennelly (1 '45), Paddy Durcan, Darren McHale, Kevin McLoughlin, James Carr 0-1 each | [7] | Shane Walsh 1-1, Matthew Tierney 0-4 (0-3f), Damien Comer 1-0, Paul Conroy 0-2, Cathal Sweeney 0-1 |
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
[edit]Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games, there was no back-door route into the All-Ireland Championship. Therefore, because Galway did not win the Connacht Championship, they did not qualify for the 2021 All-Ireland Championship.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "GAA fixture calendar for 2021 revealed". Impartial Reporter. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ Hartmann, Richard (14 May 2021). "'We're in it to win it'".
- ^ Report
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- ^ Report BBC
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- ^ Scully, Michael (21 December 2020). "GAA confirm 2021 fixture plan – including July All-Ireland finals & split season".