2016 Leinster Senior Football Championship
The 2016 Leinster Senior Football Championship was the 2016 installment of the annual Leinster Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of Leinster GAA. The competition ran from 14 May 2016 to 17 July 2016
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Year | 2016 |
| Winners | |
| Champions | Westmeath (2nd win) |
| Manager | Tom Cribbin |
| Captain | Ger Egan |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Laois |
| Manager | Will Smith |
| Captain | Ross Munnely |
This game took place on a sunny day in croke park under the July sun.Westmeath coming into this game after a defeat in last years final against Dublin.After winning this years national league division 4 they went and bet Dublin in the semi final of a scoreline 2-14 to 0-17
The oppents laois had a great run in the championship beating meath in the quarter finals by 6 points and then beating kildare in the semi finals 1-09 to 0-10
Teams
The Leinster championship is contested by 11 of the 12 counties in the Irish province of Leinster. Kilkenny is the only county to not compete.
| Team | Colours | Sponsor | Manager | Captain | Most recent success | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Kildare |  White |
Brady Family Ham | Cian O'Neill | Eoin Doyle | ||
| Laois |  Blue and white |
MW Hire Services | Mick Lillis | Donal Kingston | ||
| 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 |
Tayto Park | Mick O'Dowd | 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 | David Power | Graeme Molloy | ||
| Wicklow | Blue and gold |
Arklow Bay Hotel | Johnny Magee | Rory Finn | ||
Bracket
| Preliminary Round[1][2][3] | Quarter-Finals [4] | Semi-Finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
 Laois
| 3-16 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Wicklow
| 0-18 | Laois
| 2-10 | ||||||||||||||||
 Dublin
| 2-21 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dublin
| 0-21 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Louth
| 2-24 |  Meath
| 0-11 | ||||||||||||||||
 Carlow
| 3-11 | Louth
| 1-13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Meath
| 0-20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dublin
| 2-19 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Longford
| 2-13 |  Westmeath
| 0-10 | ||||||||||||||||
 Offaly
| 2-21 | Offaly
| 0-12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Westmeath
| 0-13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Westmeath
| 1-12 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Kildare
| 1-11 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Wexford
| 0-08 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kildare
| 0-09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Preliminary Round
Preliminary Round
| Laois | 3-16 – 0-18 | Wicklow |
|---|---|---|
| D Kingston (1-6), G Walsh (1-1), E O'Carroll (0-4), R O'Connor (1-0), R Munnelly (0-2), P Cahillane, G Dillon, J O'Loughlin (0-1 each) | Report | R Finn (0-6), P Cunningham, D Healy, J McGrath (0-2 each), P Byrne, J Crowe, D Hayden, A McLoughlin, P McLoughlin, A Murphy (0-1 each) |
Preliminary Round
| Louth | 2-24 – 3-11 | Carlow |
|---|---|---|
| R Burns (1-7), J Califf (0-5), A Williams (1-0), J McEneaney (0-3), D Byrne, C Grimes, D Maguire (0-2 each), R Holcroft, G McSorley, J Stewart (0-1 each) | Report | D Foley (0-5), P Broderick (1-1), C Blake, D O'Brien (1-0 each), B Murphy (0-2), S Gannon, B Kavanagh, J Murphy (0-1 each) |
Preliminary Round
| Offaly | 2-21 – 2-13 | Longford |
|---|---|---|
| N Smith (1-1), B Allen, N Dunne, N McNamee (0-4 each), G Guilfoyle (1-0), P Cunningham, A Sullivan (0-2 each), M Brazil, E Carroll, J Moloney, J O’Connor (0-1 each) | Report | R Smyth (1-5), B McKeon (1-1), J McGivney (0-4), D Gallagher, M Quinn, CP Smyth (0-1 each) |
Quarter-Finals
| 21 May 2016 17:15 Quarter-Final |
Kildare |
0-9 - 0-8 | Wexford |
Croke Park Attendance: 13,066 Referee: Rory Hickey (Clare) |
| Neil Flynn 0-3, Alan Smith 0-2, Ollie Lyons, Morgan O’Flaherty, Cian O’Donoghue, Eamonn Callaghan 0-1 each | Report | Donal Shanley 0-4f, Colm Kehoe, Kevin O’Grady, John Tubritt, Shane Roche 0-1 each |
| 4 June 2016 19:00 Quarter-Final |
Dublin |
2-21 - 2-10 | Laois |
Nowlan Park Attendance: 16,764 Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down) Man of the Match: Diarmuid Connolly (St Vincent's) |
| Dean Rock 1-10 (0-6f), Diarmuid Connolly 1-4, Ciaran Kilkenny 0-4, David Byrne, Kevin McManamon, Con O’Callaghan 0-1 each | Report | Paul Cahillane 1-2 (1-0 pen, 0-2f), Stephen Attride 1-0, Donal Kingston 0-2 (0-1f), Gay Walsh, John O’Loughlin, Kevin Meaney, Ross Munnelly, Darren Strong, Damien O’Connor 0-1 each |
| 12 June 2016 15:30 Quarter-Final |
Louth |
1-13 – 0-20 | Meath |
Parnell Park Attendance: 8,500 Referee: Pádraig Hughes (Armagh) |
| Ryan Burns, James Califf (0-4 each), Jim McEneaney (1-0), Declan Byrne, Anthony Williams 0-2 each, Bevan Duffy (0-1) | Report | Michael Newman 0-7, Eamonn Wallace 0-4, Graham Reilly, Andrew Tormey 0-3 each, Cillian O'Sullivan 0-2 Conor O'Brien 0-1 |
| 12 June 2016 15:00 Quarter-Final |
Westmeath |
0-13 - 0-12 | Offaly |
Cusack Park, Mullingar Attendance: 8,123 Referee: Padraig O’Sullivan (Kerry) Man of the Match: James Dolan (Garrycastle) |
| John Heslin 0-5 (0-2f), John Connellan 0-3, Paul Sharry 0-2 (1 '45), James Dolan, Denis Corroon, Kieran Martin 0-1 each | Report | Nigel Dunne 0-6 (0-5f), Peter Cunningham 0-2, Graham Guilfoyle, Bernard Allen, Niall McNamee, Johnny Moloney 0-1 each |
Semi-Finals
| 26 June 2016 16:15 Semi-Final |
Westmeath |
1-12 – 1-11 | Kildare |
Croke Park Attendance: 42,259 Referee: Derek O’Mahony (Tipperary) Man of the Match: Ger Egan (Tyrrellspass) |
| John Heslin 0-4f, James Dolan 1-0, Paul Sharry 0-3 (1 '45), Ray Connellan and Kieran Martin 0-2 each, Callum McCormack 0-1 | Report | Neil Flynn 0-4f, Tommy Moolick 1-0, Emmet Bolton 0-2, Johnny Byrne, Fergal Conway, Adam Tyrrell, Eoghan O’Flaherty, Niall Kelly 0-1 each |
| 26 June 2016 18:35 Semi-Final |
Dublin |
0-21 – 0-11 | Meath |
Croke Park Attendance: 42,259 Referee: Rory Hickey (Clare) Man of the Match: Diarmuid Connolly (St Vincent's) |
| Dean Rock 0-10 (0-9f), Diarmuid Connolly 0-4, Bernard Brogan 0-3, Paul Flynn 0-2, Brian Fenton and Paul Mannion 0-1 each | Report | Michael Newman 0-4, Graham Reilly 0-3, Cillian O'Sullivan 0-2 (0-1f), Eamonn Wallace and Ronan Jones 0-1 each |
Final
| 17 July 2016 4:00 pm Final |
Dublin |
2-19 – 0-10 | Westmeath |
Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 38,885 Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford) Man of the Match: Bernard Brogan (St. Oliver Plunketts/ER) |
| Dean Rock 0-8f, Bernard Brogan 1-4, Kevin McManamon 1-2, Paddy Andrews 0-2, John Small, Paul Flynn, Diarmuid Connolly 0-1 each | Report | John Heslin 0-6 (0-5f), Ger Egan 0-2, Denis Corroon and Callum McCormack 0-1 each |
See also
References
- "Niall Smith seals Offaly progression to Leinster quarter-finals". RTE Sport. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- "Ryan Burns on fire to power Louth past Carlow". RTE Sport. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- "Goals prove crucial as Laois edge past Wicklow". RTE Sport. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
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