2019 Connacht Senior Football Championship
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The 2019 Connacht Senior Football Championship was the 120th installment of the annual Connacht Senior Football Championship organised by Connacht GAA. It was one of the four provincial competitions of the 2019 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. As of 2018, the competition winners advanced to the "All-Ireland Super 8s".[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Year | 2019 |
| Trophy | J. J. Nestor Cup |
| Winners | |
| Champions | Roscommon (23rd win) |
| Manager | Anthony Cunningham |
| Captain | Enda Smith |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Galway |
| Manager | Kevin Walsh |
| Captain | Damien Comer |
The draw for the 2019 Connacht Championship was made on 12 October 2018.[2]
The winners receive the J. J. Nestor Cup, named after J. J. Nestor of Quinaltagh, County Galway.[3] For a fourth year in a row, the final was contested between Galway and Roscommon. Roscommon were the winners of the championship, defeating Galway at Pearse Stadium in Salthill by 1-13 to 0-12.[4]
Teams
The Connacht championship is contested by the five counties in the Irish province of Connacht plus London and New York.
| Team | Colours | Sponsor | Manager | Captain | Most recent success | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Ireland | Provincial | |||||
| Galway |  Maroon and white |
Supermac's | Kevin Walsh | Damien Comer | ||
| Leitrim |  Green and gold |
J.P Clarke's New York | Terry Hyland | Micheal McWeeney | ||
| London |  Green and white |
Clayton Hotels | Ciarán Deely | Liam Gavaghan | ||
| Mayo |  Green and red |
Elverys Sports | James Horan | Diarmuid O'Connor | ||
| New York |  Red, white and blue |
Navillus Contracting | Justin O'Halloran | Tom Cunniffe | ||
| Roscommon |  Blue and yellow |
Ballymore Properties | Anthony Cunningham | Enda Smith[5] | ||
| Sligo |  Black and white |
AbbVie Inc. | Paul Taylor | Niall Murphy[6] | ||
Bracket
The Connacht county teams play London and New York on a rotational basis. The match involving New York was a quarter-final in 2019 – it was last a preliminary game in 2017.
| Quarter-finals, May 5 and 12 | Semi-finals, May 19 and 25 | Final, June 16 | ||||||||||||
 New York
| 0-04 | |||||||||||||
| Mayo
| 1-22 | Mayo
| 0-17 | |||||||||||
| Leitrim
| 0-12 | Roscommon
| 2-12 | |||||||||||
| Roscommon
| 3-17 | Roscommon
| 1-13 | |||||||||||
| Galway
| 0-12 | |||||||||||||
| Sligo
| 0-7 | |||||||||||||
| London
| 1-9 | Galway
| 3-11 | |||||||||||
| Galway
| 0-16 | |||||||||||||
Matches
Quarter Finals
| 5 May 2019 Quarter Final |
New York |
0-4 - 1-22 | Mayo |
Gaelic Park, New York |
| Report |
| 12 May 2019 Quarter Final |
Leitrim |
0-12 - 3-17 | Roscommon |
Dr Hyde Park |
| Report |
| 5 May 2019 Quarter Final |
London |
1-9 - 0-16 | Galway |
McGovern Park, Ruislip |
| Report |
Semi Finals
| 25 May 2019 Semi Final |
Mayo |
0-17 - 2-12 | Roscommon |
MacHale Park, Castlebar |
| Report |
| 19 May 2019 Semi Final |
Sligo |
0-7 - 3-11 | Galway |
Markievicz Park, Sligo |
| Report |
Final
| 16 June 2019 16:00 Final |
Galway |
0-12 - 1-13 | Roscommon |
Pearse Stadium, Galway Attendance: 17,639 Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry) Man of the Match: David Murray (Padraig Pearses) |
| Shane Walsh 0-4 (0-2f, 1 '45), Michael Daly 0-3 (0-1f), Antaine Ó Laoi 0-2, Gareth Bradshaw, Fiontán Ó Curraoin, Eamonn Brannigan 0-1 each | Report | Diarmuid Murtagh 1-3 (0-2f), Conor Cox 0-5 (0-2f), Niall Daly, Ronan Daly, Shane Killoran, Conor Devaney, Niall Kilroy 0-1 each |