2012 Connacht Senior Football Championship
The 2012 Connacht Senior Football Championship was that year's installment of the annual Connacht Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of the Connacht GAA. It was won by Mayo who defeated Sligo in the final. This was Mayo's 43rd Connacht senior title.[1] Mayo were drawn at home with London or Leitrim in their semi-final, while Sligo's route was the harder—playing away to New York and overcoming Galway in their semi-final, only to fall at the final hurdle once again.[2][3][4] The winning Mayo team received the J. J. Nestor Cup, and automatically advanced to the quarter-final stage of the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Sligo entered the All-Ireland Qualifiers but soon exited, with a tame 0-13 - 0-04 defeat by Kildare in their next game. Kildare were subsequently overhauled in their next game by Cork (2-19 - 0-12) and Cork in their next game by Donegal (0-16 - 1-11), who defeated Connacht champions Mayo with ease in the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Connacht final | |||||||||||
| New York | 0-6 | ||||||||||||
| Sligo | 3-21 | Sligo | 2-14 | ||||||||||
| Galway | 3-15 | Galway | 0-15 | ||||||||||
| Roscommon | 0-10 | Sligo | 0-10 | ||||||||||
| Mayo | 0-12 | ||||||||||||
| Mayo | 4-20 | ||||||||||||
| London | 1-8 | Leitrim | 0-10 | ||||||||||
| Leitrim | 0-12 | ||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
6 May 2012 8:00pm Quarter Final |
| New York | 0-6 - 3-21 | Sligo |
|---|---|---|
| E Carew 0-3 (3f), CJ Molloy 0-2 (2f), S Kelly 0-1 | Report | S Coen 2-4, A Marren 0-6 (2f), M Breheny 0-3 (3f), P Hughes 1-1, B Egan, S McManus, P McGovern, T Taylor, A Costello, R Donovan, E Mullen 0-1 each |
20 May 2012 4:00pm Quarter Final |
| Roscommon | 0-10 - 3-15 | Galway |
|---|---|---|
| S Kilbride 0-3 (2f), D O'Gara , D Shine (2f) 0-2 each, C Cregg, K Mannion, G Heneghan 0-1 each | Report | P Conroy 1-4, G Sice 1-3 (2f), M Hehir 1-0, J Bergin, G Bradshaw, M Meehan (1f) 0-2 each, S Armstrong, K McGrath 0-1 each |
3 June 2012 3:00pm Quarter Final |
| London | 1-8 - 0-12 | Leitrim |
|---|---|---|
| L Colfer 0-5 (4f), P McGoldrick 1-1, S Kelly, E O'Neill (f) 0-1 each. | Report | E Mulligan 0-5 (3f), J Glancy (Glencar-Manorhamilton) 0-2, C Clarke, A Croal, E Williams, D Sweeney, S Moran 0-1 each |
Semi-finals
9 June 2012 6:00pm Semi Final |
| Sligo | 2-14 - 0-15 | Galway |
|---|---|---|
| A Marren 2-6 (1-0 pen, 0-1 '45, 0-1f), A Costello 0-3 (1f) D Kelly 0-2, S McManus, M Breheny, P Hughes 0-1 each | Report | M Hehir 0-7 (6f), P Conroy 0-3, G Sice 0-3 (3f), M Meehan, S Armstrong 0-1 each |
24 June 2012 3:30pm Semi Final |
| Mayo | 4-20 - 0-10 | Leitrim |
|---|---|---|
| A Moran 2-0, C O'Connor 0-6f, K McLoughlin 1-2, A Freeman 1-0, A Dillon 0-3, C Mortimer 0-2 (1f), K Higgins, L Keegan, B Moran, D Geraghty, R McGarrity, M Conroy and E Varley 0-1 each | Report | E Mulligan 0-7 (5f), D Beck, D Sweeney and R Cox 0-1 each |
Final
15 July 2012 2:00pm Final |
| Sligo | 0-10 - 0-12 | Mayo |
|---|---|---|
| A Marren 0-3 (2f), D Maye (f, '45'), A Costello (2f), M Breheny (1f) 0-2 each, D Kelly 0-1. | Report | C O’Connor 0-3 (2f, 1 ’45), A Dillon 0-2, A Moran, B Moran, L Keegan, C Boyle, A O’Shea, D Geraghty, E Varley (f) 0-1 each. |
References
- ↑ Finnerty, Mike (20 July 2011). "New Mayo weather final storm". Mayo News. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
- ↑ Breheny, Martin (6 October 2011). "Cats get last-four spot". Irish Independent. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
- ↑ "Football draw offers fascinating ties". RTÉ Sport. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
- ↑ Boyle, Donnchadh (26 April 2012). "Galway leave Joyce out of All-Ireland squad". Irish Independent. Retrieved 26 April 2012.