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2023 Galway county football team season

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Galway
2023 season
ManagerPádraic Joyce
StadiumPearse Stadium, Salthill
NFL D12nd
All-Ireland SFCPreliminary quarter-finalist
Connacht SFCWinner
FBDSemi-finalist
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The following is a summary of Galway county football team's 2023 season.

Competitions

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FBD

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Fixtures were confirmed in October 2022.[1]

Fixtures

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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

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Table

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Pos Team 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
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
Source: GAA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Fixtures

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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)


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

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Bracket

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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

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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

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Galway were drawn into Group 2.

Table

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Pos Team 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
4 Westmeath 3 0 1 2 45 54 −9 1
Updated to match(es) played on 18 June 2023. Source: GAA
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Armagh are ranked ahead of Galway as they won the head-to-head game between the teams.

Fixtures

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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

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  1. ^ "Connacht SFC and FBD fixtures for 2023 are confirmed". Western People. 21 October 2022.
  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.
  7. ^ "Armagh march on after dramatic late victory over Galway". RTÉ.ie. Retrieved 18 June 2023.