2023 Galway county football team season

Galway
2023 season
Manager	Pádraic Joyce
Stadium	Pearse Stadium, Salthill
NFL D1	2nd
All-Ireland SFC	Preliminary quarter-finalist
Connacht SFC	Winner
FBD	Semi-finalist
	← 2022 2024 →

The following is a summary of Galway county football team's 2023 season.

Competitions

FBD

Fixtures were confirmed in October 2022.^[1]

Fixtures

6 January 2023 (2023-01-06) Quarter-final	Leitrim	1–13 (16) – (30) 3–21	Galway	Bekan
19:00 IWT (UTC±0)		(HT: 0–5 – 2–12)		Venue: Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence
		Report		Referee: A Clogher (Roscommon) Attendance: 1,200^[2]

14 January 2023 (2023-01-14) Semi-final	Mayo	2–18 (24) – (21) 3–12	Galway	Bekan
17:30 IWT (UTC±0)		(HT: 2–9 – 0–5)		Venue: Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence
		Report		Referee: B Judge (Sligo)

National Football League Division 1

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mayo	7	4	2	1	126	102	+24	10	Advance to National League Final
2	Galway	7	4	2	1	93	91	+2	10	Advance to National League Final
3	Roscommon	7	4	0	3	105	92	+13	8
4	Tyrone	7	4	0	3	113	110	+3	8
5	Kerry	7	3	0	4	106	104	+2	6
6	Monaghan	7	3	0	4	109	119	−10	6
7	Armagh	7	2	1	4	95	98	−3	5	Relegation to 2024 NFL Division 2
8	Donegal	7	1	1	5	76	117	−41	3	Relegation to 2024 NFL Division 2

Source: GAA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Fixtures

28 January 2023 (2023-01-28) Round 1	Mayo	1–11 (14) – (14) 2–8	Galway	Castlebar
				Venue: MacHale Park
	Gls: J Carr 1. Pts: R O'Donoghue 6 (4fs), M Ruane 1, D O'Connor 1, C O'Connor 1, B Tuohy 1, Flynn 1.	Report	Gls: M Tierney 1, S Kelly 1 Pts: D Comer 3 (1f, 1m), P Kelly 1, P Conroy 1, C McDaid 1, R Finnerty 1, P Cooke 1 (f).	Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan) Attendance: 13,654^[3]

5 February 2023 (2023-02-05) Round 2	Galway	0–8 (8) – (9) 0–9	Roscommon	Galway
14:00 IST (UTC)				Venue: Pearse Stadium
	Pts: D Conneely 3 (3fs), C McDaid 1, M Tierney 1, D McHugh 1, I Burke 1, J Heaney 1.	Report	Pts: D Murtagh 3 (1f), B O’Carroll 2, C Lennon 1, R Hughes 1, D Cregg 1.	Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan)

19 February 2023 (2023-02-19) Round 3	Galway	0–16 (16) – (13) 0–13	Tyrone	Tuam
				Venue: Tuam Stadium
	Pts: M Tierney 6 (3f); P Conroy 3 (2f), C Sweeney 3, P Cooke 1, J Glynn 1, I Burke 1, S Kelly 1.	Report	Pts: D McCurry 5 (3f); C McShane 2 (1m); D Canavan 1 (f), C Quinn 1, C Munroe 1, R Donnelly 1, P Harte 1, P Hampsey 1.	Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare)

26 February 2023 (2023-02-26) Round 4	Donegal	1–9 (12) – (12) 1–9	Galway	Letterkenny
12:30 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: O'Donnell Park
	Gls: O Gallen 1 (pen). Pts: O Gallen 2; C O'Donnell 2, S Patton 1 (f), J Brennan 1, C McGonagle 1, M Langan 1, J McGee 1.	Report	Gls: M Tierney 1. Pts: M Tierney 3 (1 '45), P Conroy 2 (2f), R Finnerty 2, C Sweeney 1, P Cooke 1.	Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)

5 March 2023 (2023-03-05) Round 5	Galway	1–13 (16) – (10) 0–10	Monaghan	Salthill
				Venue: Pearse Stadium
	Gls: J Heaney 1. Pts: P Conroy 3 (2f), M Tierney 3 (2f), R Finnerty 3, P Cooke 1, J Daly 1, J Heaney 1, S Kelly 1.	Report	Pts: R Beggan 4 (4fs), S Jones 2, C McCarthy 1 (f), M Bannigan 1, D Ward 1, K Lavelle 1.	Referee: Conor Lane (Cork) Attendance: 5,275^[4]

18 March 2023 (2023-03-18) Round 6	Armagh	1–6 (9) – (11) 1–8	Galway	Armagh
				Venue: Box-It Athletic Grounds
	Gls: E Rafferty 1. Pts: C Mackin 1, S Campbell 1, C Cumiskey 1, R Grugan 1, R O'Neill 1, A Nugent 1.	Report	Gls: M Tierney 1, Pts: T Culhane 2 (2f), S Walsh 2 (1'45', 1f), J Heaney 2, P Conroy 1, C Sweeney 1.	Referee: David Gough (Meath)

26 March 2023 (2023-03-26) Round 7	Galway	1–13 (16) – (14) 0–14	Kerry	Salthill
13:45 IST (UTC+1)				Venue: Pearse Stadium
	Gls: P Conroy 1. Pts: S Walsh 5 (5fs), J Maher 2, T Culhane 1, C Sweeney 1, J Daly 1, D Comer 1, M Tierney 1, R Finnerty 1	Report	Pts: S O'Shea 5 (2fs, 2 45), D Clifford 2 (2fs), BD O'Sullivan 2, T O'Sullivan 2, P Clifford 2, G White 1.	Referee: Niall Cullen (Fermanagh)

TG4

2 April 2023
16:00 IST (UTC+1)
NFL Final

Report

Mayo	0–14 (14) – (11) 0–11	Galway
(HT: 0–8 – 0–5)
Pts: R O'Donoghue 7 (5fs, 2mks), C Reape 3 (2fs, 45), J Carr 1, P Durcan 1, J Flynn 1, J Coyne 1		Pts: S Walsh 5 (2fs, 1 45), R Finnerty 2 (1mk), S Kelly 1, J Maher 1, P Cooke 1, T Culhane 1

Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare)
Attendance: 45,041

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Bracket

Quarter-finals v t e		Semi-finals		Final

London	0-12

Sligo	2-20
		Sligo	2-16

		New York	0-06
New York	0-15 (2)

Leitrim	0-15 (0)
				Sligo	0-12

				Galway	2-20
Roscommon	2-08

Mayo	0-10
		Roscommon	1-09

		Galway	1-13

Fixtures

23 April 2023 16:00 Semi-final	Roscommon	1–9 – 1–13	Galway	Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon Attendance: 16,917^[5] Referee: David Gough (Meath) Man of the Match: Ciarán Murtagh
		Report

7 May 2023 13:45 Final	Sligo	0–12 – 2–20	Galway	McHale Park, Castlebar Attendance: 11,867^[6] Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare) Man of the Match: Matthew Tierney
		Report

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Galway were drawn into Group 2.

Table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Armagh	3	2	0	1	43	43	0	4^[a]	Advance to quarter-final
2	Galway	3	2	0	1	51	41	+10	4^[a]	Advance to preliminary quarter-final
3	Tyrone	3	1	1	1	44	45	−1	3	Advance to preliminary quarter-final
4	Westmeath	3	0	1	2	45	54	−9	1

Updated to match(es) played on 18 June 2023. Source: GAA
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Armagh are ranked ahead of Galway as they won the head-to-head game between the teams.

Fixtures

20 May 2023 Round 1	Galway	0–16 – 0–13	Tyrone	Galway
17:15 IST (UTC+1)	Shane Walsh 0–6 (0–4f), Cillian McDaid 0–2, Paul Conroy 0–2, Peter Cooke 0–2, Matthew Tierney 0–1, Johnny Heaney 0–1, Damien Comer 0–1, Robert Finnerty 0–1	Report	Darren McCurry 0–7 (0–5f), Darragh Canavan 0–2 (0–2f), Conor Meyler 0–1, Cormac Quinn 0–1, Peter Harte 0–1, Mattie Donnelly 0–1	Stadium: Pearse Stadium Referee: David Gough (Meath)

3 June 2023 Round 2	Westmeath	0–12 – 0–20	Galway	Mullingar
17:00 IST (UTC+1)	John Heslin 0–2 (0–1f), Ronan O'Toole 0–2, Luke Loughlin 0–2, Jack Smith 0–1, Ronan Wallace 0–1, Ray Connellan 0–1, Sam McCartan 0–1, Stephen Smith 0–1, Eoin Mulvihill 0–1	Report	Shane Walsh 0–4 (0–3f), Peter Cooke 0–4 , Damien Comer 0–3, Johnny Heaney 0–2 (0–1m), Cian Hernon 0–2, Matthew Tierney 0–1 (0–1 '45), Paul Conroy 0–1, Cathal Sweeney 0–1, Ian Burke 0–1, John Maher 0–1	Stadium: TEG Cusack Park Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)

18 June 2023 Round 3	Galway	1–12 – 0–16	Armagh	Carrick-on-Shannon
16:00 IST (UTC+1)	Shane Walsh 0–5 (0–3f), Seán Kelly 1–1, Cillian McDaid 0–2, Matthew Tierney 0–2, Peter Cooke 0–2	Report	Rory Grugan 0–4 (0–3f), Conor Turbitt 0–4 (0–2f), Andrew Murnin 0–3 (0–1m), Aidan Forker 0–2, Stefan Campbell 0–2, Jason Duffy 0–1	Stadium: Avant Money Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada Attendance: 6,803^[7] Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)

Galway advanced to a preliminary quarter-final against Mayo.

25 June 2023 Preliminary quarter-final	Galway	0–12 – 1–10	Mayo	Galway
15:00 IST (UTC+1)	Shane Walsh 0–4 (0–4f), Matthew Tierney 0–2 (0–1f), John Maher 0–2, Paul Conroy 0–1, Cillian McDaid 0–1, Peter Cooke 0–1, Damien Comer 0–1	Report	Ryan O'Donoghue 0–3 (0–1f), David McBrien 1–0, Paddy Durcan 0–2, Tommy Conroy 0–2, Stephen Coen 0–1, Kevin McLoughlin 0–1, Cillian O'Connor 0–1	Stadium: Pearse Stadium Attendance: 23,897 Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone)

References

^ "Connacht SFC and FBD fixtures for 2023 are confirmed". Western People. 21 October 2022.
^ "Finnerty's 2-7 helps All-Ireland finalists Galway book semi-final spot with 14-point win". the42. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
^ "O'Donoghue scores late equaliser to ensure Mayo share spoils with Galway". the42. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
^ "14-man Galway have enough to see off Monaghan". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
^ "Galway respond to Roscommon surge to seal their place in the Connacht final". The Irish Times. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
^ "Matthew Tierney inspires Galway to first successful defence of Connacht title in 20 years". The Irish Times. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
^ "Armagh march on after dramatic late victory over Galway". RTÉ.ie. Retrieved 18 June 2023.

[table_hth_GAL0.91748466338845-7] Armagh are ranked ahead of Galway as they won the head-to-head game between the teams.

[1] "Connacht SFC and FBD fixtures for 2023 are confirmed". Western People. 21 October 2022.

[GAL_LEI_2023-2] "Finnerty's 2-7 helps All-Ireland finalists Galway book semi-final spot with 14-point win". the42. Retrieved 8 January 2022.

[3] "O'Donoghue scores late equaliser to ensure Mayo share spoils with Galway". the42. Retrieved 29 January 2023.

[4] "14-man Galway have enough to see off Monaghan". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 5 March 2023.

[5] "Galway respond to Roscommon surge to seal their place in the Connacht final". The Irish Times. Retrieved 30 April 2023.

[6] "Matthew Tierney inspires Galway to first successful defence of Connacht title in 20 years". The Irish Times. Retrieved 8 May 2023.

[8] "Armagh march on after dramatic late victory over Galway". RTÉ.ie. Retrieved 18 June 2023.

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