2024 Galway county football team season
Galway 2024 football season
2024 season | |
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Manager | Pádraic Joyce |
Stadium | Pearse Stadium, Salthill |
NFL D1 | 6th |
All-Ireland SFC | Finalist |
Connacht SFC | Winner |
FBD | Finalist |
← 2023 2025 → |
The following is a summary of Galway county football team's 2024 season.
Competitions
FBD
Galway began the season with an FBD semi-final against Leitrim.[1][2]
Fixtures
Leitrim
v
Galway
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Colours_of_Leitrim.svg/20px-Colours_of_Leitrim.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Colours_of_Galway.svg/20px-Colours_of_Galway.svg.png)
12 January 2024 (2024-01-12) Semi-final | Leitrim ![]() | 1–17 (20) – (24) 2–18 | ![]() | Bekan | |
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19:00 GMT (UTC±0) | (HT: 0–9 – 0–10) | Venue: Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence | |||
Report |
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Galway
v
Roscommon
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Colours_of_Galway.svg/20px-Colours_of_Galway.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Colours_of_Roscommon.svg/20px-Colours_of_Roscommon.svg.png)
19 January 2024 Final | Galway ![]() | 0–13 (13) – (31) 2–25 | ![]() | Bekan | |
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19:30 GMT (UTC±0) | (HT: 0–6 – 1–14) | Venue: Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence | |||
Report |
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National Football League Division 2
Table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 138 | 100 | +38 | 12 | Advance to NFL Final |
2 | ![]() | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 154 | 105 | +49 | 10 | |
3 | ![]() | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 124 | 113 | +11 | 10 | |
4 | ![]() | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 115 | 108 | +7 | 8 | |
5 | ![]() | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 104 | 126 | −22 | 6 | |
6 | ![]() | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 94 | 109 | −15 | 5 | |
7 | ![]() | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 92 | 115 | −23 | 3 | Relegation to 2025 NFL Division 2 |
8 | ![]() | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 103 | 148 | −45 | 2 |
Source: GAA.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
- ^ a b Dublin are ranked ahead of Kerry because they won the head-to-head game between the teams
Fixtures
Galway
v Mayo
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Colours_of_Galway.svg/20px-Colours_of_Galway.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Colours_of_Mayo.svg/20px-Colours_of_Mayo.svg.png)
28 January 2024 (2024-01-28) Round 1 | Galway ![]() | 0–10 (10) – (18) 2–12 | Mayo ![]() | Salthill | |
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13:45 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Pearse Stadium | ||||
Pts: Shane Walsh 4 (2f), Liam Ó Conghaile 2, Cathak Sweeney 1, Dylan McHugh 1, Cillian Ó Curraoin 1, Matthew Tierney 1 | Report | Gls: Eoghan McLaughlin 1, Cillian O'Connor 1 (1 pen) Pts: Fergal Boland 3, Ryan O'Donoghue 2 (2f), Paul Towey 2, Jordan Flynn 2, Paddy Durcan 1, Bob Tuohy 1, Jack Carney 1 | Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone)
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Roscommon
v Galway
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Colours_of_Roscommon.svg/20px-Colours_of_Roscommon.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Colours_of_Galway.svg/20px-Colours_of_Galway.svg.png)
4 February 2024 (2024-02-04) Round 2 | Roscommon ![]() | 0–9 (9) – (9) 0–9 | Galway ![]() | Roscommon | |
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14:00 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Dr Hyde Park | ||||
Pts: Conor Cox 5 (4f), Ruaidhrí Fallon 1, Daire Cregg 1, Ben O'Carroll 1, Diarmuid Murtagh 1 (1f) | Report | Pts: Cillian Ó Curraoin 3 (2f), Robert Finnerty 2 (2f), Matthew Tierney 2 (1f), Paul Conroy 1 (1f), Kieran Molloy 1 | Referee: Conor Lane (Cork) Attendance: 6,128
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Tyrone
v Galway
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Colours_of_Tyrone.svg/20px-Colours_of_Tyrone.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Colours_of_Galway.svg/20px-Colours_of_Galway.svg.png)
18 February 2024 (2024-02-18) Round 3 | Tyrone ![]() | 0–12 (12) – (13) 1–10 | Galway ![]() | Omagh | |
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13:45 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Healy Park | ||||
Pts: N Morgan 2 (1f), C Devlin 1, M McKernan 1, P Harte 1, C Kilpatrick 1, D Canavan 3 (1f), C Daly 3 (1 m) | Report | Gls: C Sweeney 1 Pts: C Gleeson; J McGrath 1, P Conroy 1, J Heaney 2, M Tierney 1, R Finnerty 4 (1f, 1 m), D O'Flaherty 1 | Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
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Galway
v Derry
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Colours_of_Galway.svg/20px-Colours_of_Galway.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Colours_of_Cork.svg/20px-Colours_of_Cork.svg.png)
25 February 2024 (2024-02-25) Round 4 | Galway ![]() | 1–11 (14) – (19) 3–10 | Derry ![]() | Salthill | |
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13:45 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Pearse Stadium | ||||
Gls: C Darcy 1 Pts: J Daly 1, K Molloy, D O’Flaherty 1, J Heaney 1f, R Finnerty 5 (4fs), N Daly 1, C Ó Curraoin 2 (1f) | Report | Gls: E McEvoy 1, Paul Cassidy 1, S McGuigan 1 (pen) Pts: C Glass 3 (1 m), B Rogers 1, C McFaul 1, Paul Cassidy 1f, N Loughlin 1, S McGuigan 2fs | Referee: Derek O'Mahoney (Tipperary)
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Monaghan
v Galway
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Colours_of_Monaghan.svg/20px-Colours_of_Monaghan.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Colours_of_Galway.svg/20px-Colours_of_Galway.svg.png)
3 March 2024 (2024-03-03) Round 5 | Monaghan ![]() | 0–14 (14) – (21) 3–12 | Galway ![]() | Clones | |
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15:15 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: St Tiernach's Park | ||||
Pts: Ryan O'Toole 1, Michael Hamill 2, Mícheál Bannigan 2 (1f, 1 m), Dessie Ward 2, Jack McCarron 4 (2f, 1 m), Conor McCarthy 2, Conor McManus 1f | Report | Gls: John Maher 1, Cathal Sweeney 1, Rory Cunningham 1 Pts: Seán Kelly 1, Rob Finnerty 2f, Rory Cunningham 3, Cillian Ó Curraoin 5 (4f, 1 m) | Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)
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Galway
v Dublin
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Colours_of_Galway.svg/20px-Colours_of_Galway.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Colours_of_Dublin.svg/20px-Colours_of_Dublin.svg.png)
16 March 2024 (2024-03-16) Round 6 | Galway ![]() | 0–14 (14) – (22) 0–22 | Dublin ![]() | Salthill | |
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15:15 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Pearse Stadium | ||||
Pts: J McGrath 1, J Maher 1, C Sweeney 1, C Ó Curraoin 8 (5fs), R Cunningham 1, L Ó Conghaile 1, J McCabe 1 | Report | Pts: E Comerford 1f, T Lahiff 2, K McGinnis 2, B Fenton 1, R McGarry 2, S Bugler 3, C Kilkenny 1, C O'Callaghan 9 (5fs, 1 m), C Basquel 1 | Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare)
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Kerry
v Galway
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Colours_of_Leitrim.svg/20px-Colours_of_Leitrim.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Colours_of_Galway.svg/20px-Colours_of_Galway.svg.png)
24 March 2024 (2024-03-24) Round 7 | Kerry ![]() | 0–15 (15) – (13) 1–10 | Galway ![]() | Killarney | |
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13:45 IST (UTC+1) | Venue: Fitzgerald Stadium | ||||
Pts: A Heinrich 1, J O'Connor 1, P Geaney 1, S O'Brien 1, K Spillane 4 (1f), D Roche 1, S O'Shea 4 (2f), P Clifford 1, D Clifford 1f | Report | Gls: T Culhane 1 Pts: D McHugh 1, John Daly 1, Paul Conroy 2, Johnny Heaney 2, C Sweeney 1, R Finnerty 2 m, C Ó Curraoin 1 | Referee: Séamus Mulhare (Laois)
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Connacht Senior Football Championship
Bracket
Quarter-finals
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||
![]() | 0-06 | ||||||||||
![]() | 0-15 | ||||||||||
![]() | 0-14 | ||||||||||
![]() | 1-13 | ||||||||||
![]() | 0-09 | ||||||||||
![]() | 5-21 | ||||||||||
![]() | 0-16 | ||||||||||
![]() | 0-15 | ||||||||||
![]() | 2-06 | ||||||||||
![]() | 2-21 | ||||||||||
![]() | 0-13 | ||||||||||
![]() | 1-15 |
Fixtures
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Colours_of_Sligo.svg/20px-Colours_of_Sligo.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Colours_of_Galway.svg/20px-Colours_of_Galway.svg.png)
20 April 2024 |
Report[4] |
![]() | 0–14 (14) – (16) 1–13 | Galway ![]() |
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(HT: 0-9 – 0-6) | ||
Pts: Niall Murphy 0-3 (1f, 1 m'), Patrick O'Connor 0-3, Alan McLoughlin 0-2, Nathan Mullen 0-1, Darragh Cummins 0-1, Seán Carrabine 0-1, Canice Mulligan 0-1, Cian Lally 0-1, Mikey Gordon 0-1 | Gls: Robert Finnerty 1 Pts: Robert Finnerty (0-05, 1f), Céin Darcy (0-02), Damien Comer (0-02), Dylan McHugh (0-01), Johnny Heaney (0-01), Shane Walsh (0-01), Kieran Molloy (0-01) |
Final
![]() | 0–16 – 0–15 | Mayo ![]() |
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R. Finnerty 0-08 (5f), S. Walsh 0-03 (1f), C. Gleeson 0-02 (2f), D. Comer 0-02, J. Heaney 0-01 | Report[5] | R. O'Donoghue 0-05 (4f), M. Ruane 0-03, T. Conroy 0-02, F. Boland 0-01, D. McHugh 0-01, J. Flynn 0-01, C. O'Connor, |
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Galway were drawn into Group 1.
Table
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 41 | +16 | 5 | Advance to quarter-final |
2 | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 41 | +9 | 5 | Advance to preliminary quarter-final |
3 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 55 | −12 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 44 | −13 | 0 |
Source: GAA
Fixtures
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Colours_of_Galway.svg/20px-Colours_of_Galway.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Colours_of_Cork.svg/20px-Colours_of_Cork.svg.png)
18 May 2024 Round 1 | ![]() | 2–14 – 0–15 | ![]() | Salthill |
17:30 | Finnerty 0-4 (2f), Conroy 0-3, Darcy 1-0, Kelly 1-0, Daly 0-2, Walsh 0-2, Heaney 0-1, Ó Curraoin 0-1, Tierney 0-1 | Report | McGuigan 0-4 (1f), Murray 0-3, McFaul 0-2, Bradley 0-1, Cassidy 0-1, Doherty 0-1, Gilmore 0-1, Glass 0-1, Rogers 0-1 | Stadium: Pearse Stadium Attendance: 7,602 [1] Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare) |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Colours_of_Galway.svg/20px-Colours_of_Galway.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Colours_of_Galway.svg/20px-Colours_of_Galway.svg.png)
2 June 2024 Round 2 | ![]() | 0–11 – 1–12 | ![]() | Mullingar |
15:00 | Heslin 0-5f, Wallace 0-2, Connellan 0-1, Forde 0-1, Lynch 0-1, McCartan 0-1 | Report | Walsh 1-4 (3f), Gleeson 0-2 (2'45), Tierney 0-2, Darcy 0-1, Hernon 0-1, McDaid 0-1, Molloy 0-1 | Stadium: TEG Cusack Park Referee: Niall Cullen (Fermanagh) |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Colours_of_Armagh.svg/20px-Colours_of_Armagh.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Colours_of_Galway.svg/20px-Colours_of_Galway.svg.png)
16 June 2024 Round 3 | ![]() | 1–12 – 0–15 | ![]() | Sligo |
13:45 | Kelly 1-1, Turbitt 0-4 (1f), R O'Neill 0-3, Murnin 0-2, Campbell 0-1, Crealey 0-1 | Report | Walsh 0-5 (3f), Finnerty 0-3 (2f), Conroy 0-2, Maher 0-1, McDaid 0-1, McHugh 0-1, Silke 0-1, Tierney 0-1 | Stadium: Markievicz Park Attendance: 8,870 Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone) |
Galway advanced to a preliminary quarter-final against Monaghan.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Colours_of_Galway.svg/20px-Colours_of_Galway.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Colours_of_Monaghan.svg/20px-Colours_of_Monaghan.svg.png)
22 June 2024 Preliminary quarter-final | ![]() | 0–14 – 0–11 | ![]() | Salthill |
16:00 | Finnerty 0-5 (3f), Conroy 0-3, Tierney 0-2f, Comer 0-1, Maher 0-1, Ó'Conghaile 0-1, Walsh 0-1f | Report | McCarron 0-3 (2f), Bannigan 0-2 (1f), McManus 0-2f, O'Hanlon 0-2, McCarthy 0-1, Mohan 0-1 | Stadium: Pearse Stadium Attendance: 6,768 Referee: Sean Lonergan (Tipperary) |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Colours_of_Dublin.svg/20px-Colours_of_Dublin.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Colours_of_Galway.svg/20px-Colours_of_Galway.svg.png)
29 June 2024 Quarter-final | ![]() | 0–16 – 0–17 | ![]() | Dublin |
18:15 | Costello 0-4 (2f, 1'45), O'Callaghan 0-4 (2m, 1f), Bugler 0-2, Kilkenny 0-2, Fenton 0-1, Mannion 0-1, McGarry 0-1, Small 0-1m | Report | Walsh 0-7 (4f), McDaid 0-3, Conroy 0-1, Culhane 0-1, Darcy 0-1, Heaney 0-1, Maher 0-1, McHugh 0-1, Tierney 0-1m | Stadium: Croke Park Attendance: 49,896 Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone) Man of the Match: Cillian McDaid (Galway) |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Colours_of_Leitrim.svg/20px-Colours_of_Leitrim.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Colours_of_Galway.svg/20px-Colours_of_Galway.svg.png)
14 July 2024 Semi-final | ![]() | 0–15 – 1–14 | ![]() | Dublin |
16:00 | Langan 0-4, Gallen 0-3, McBrearty 0-3 (1f), S. O'Donnell 0-2, Thompson 0-2 (1m), McGonagle 0-1 | Report | Conroy 1-1, Finnerty 0-4 (2f), Walsh 0-3 (2f), McHugh 0-2, Silke 0-2, Maher 0-1, McDaid 0-1 | Stadium: Croke Park Attendance: 67,002 Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare) Man of the Match: Dylan McHugh (Galway) |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Colours_of_Armagh.svg/20px-Colours_of_Armagh.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Colours_of_Galway.svg/20px-Colours_of_Galway.svg.png)
28 July 2024 Final | ![]() | 1–11 – 0–13 | ![]() | Dublin |
15:30 | Conaty 0-3, McKay 1-0, Crealey 0-2, Forker 0-1, Grimley 0-1, Kelly 0-1, McCambridge 0-1, O. O'Neill 0-1, R. O'Neill 0-1 | Report | Conroy 0-3, Darcy 0-3, McDaid 0-2, Walsh 0-2 (1f), Finnerty 0-1f, Maher 0-1, Silke 0-1 | Stadium: Croke Park Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone) |
References
- ^ "Galway to start FBD League with Leitrim clash". Galway Bay FM. 1 November 2023.
- ^ "Details confirmed for the 2024 Connacht GAA FBD league". Midwest Radio. 26 October 2023.
- ^ Martin, Conor (6 April 2024). "Galway rack up five goals in Ruislip massacre" – via www.rte.ie.
- ^ "Last-gasp Rob Finnerty goal breaks Sligo hearts as Galway squeeze through". RTE. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Galway v Mayo score recap and result from the Connacht Football Final". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 20 May 2024.