2010 Galway county football team season

Galway
2010 season
ManagerJoe Kernan
StadiumPearse Stadium, Salthill
NFL D15th
All-Ireland SFCRound 2 qualifier
Connacht SFCSemi-finalist
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The following is a summary of Galway county football team's 2010 season.

Joe Kernan, the former All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) winning manager with Armagh, was appointed as Liam Sammon's successor as Galway manager.[1]

Competitions

National Football League Division 1

Main article: 2010 National Football League (Ireland)

The league campaign saw Galway come close to relegation. Galway won three and lost four league games. The team defeated Monaghan by a scoreline of 1–20 to 1–14, Tyrone by a scoreline of 1–15 to 0–14 and Dublin by a scoreline of 1–14 to 0–14, but lost to Mayo by a scoreline of 1–10 to 2–14, to Cork by a scoreline of 1–17 to 1–19, to Kerry by a scoreline of 1–9 to 2–16 and to Derry by a scoreline of 1–12 to 2–13.

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Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Mayo 7 6 0 1 9–86 5–78 +20 12
Cork 7 5 0 2 9–93 9–86 +7 10
Dublin 7 5 0 2 9–77 7–72 +11 10
Kerry 7 3 0 4 6–89 7–77 +9 6
Galway 7 3 0 4 7–97 8–104 −10 6
Monaghan 7 2 0 5 8–92 9–100 −11 4
Derry 7 2 0 5 5–85 8–87 −11 4
Tyrone 7 2 0 5 7–84 7–99 −15 4
  • Cork were placed ahead of Dublin as they won the head-to-head match between the teams (20 March at Páirc Uí Rinn: 2–13 to 2–6).
  • Kerry were placed ahead of Galway as they won the head-to-head match between the teams (14 March at Pearse Stadium: 2–16 to 1–9).


Mayo2–14 – 1–10Galway
E Varley 1–1, M Ronaldson 0–4 (0-4f), T Mortimer 1–0, K McLoughlin, A Moran 0–2 each, P Gardiner, T Parsons, D Vaughan, A O'Shea, R McGarrity 0–1 each M Meehan 1–3 (0-3f), N Joyce 0–3 (0-2f), S Armstrong, M Martin (0-2f) 0–2 each
Referee: Marty Duffy (Sligo)
Galway1–20 – 1–14Monaghan
N Joyce 1–4 (0-3f), M Meehan 0–6 (0-5f), S Armstrong 0–5 (0-2f), F Breathnach 0–2, N Coleman, P Conroy, G Bradshaw 0–1 each C McManus 0–5 (0-1f), P Finlay 0–4 (0-3f, 0–1 sideline), B McKenna 1–0, T Freeman 0–3 (0-1f), D Malone, V Corey 0–1 each
Referee: D Fahy (Longford)
Cork1–19 – 1–17Galway
P O'Neill 1–2, C O'Neill (0-3f), D O'Connor 0–4 each, P Kelly 0–3 (0-2f), P O'Flynn, D Goulding, 0–2 each, P Kerrigan, P Kissane 0–1 N Joyce 0–7 (0-5f), M Meehan 0–6 (0-3f), G Sice 1–0, S Armstrong (0–1 '45), C de Paor, D Reilly, D Cummins 0–1 each
Referee: M Condon (Waterford)
Galway1–9 – 2–16Kerry
M Meehan 1–4 (0-3f, 0–1 '45), P Conroy 0–3, D Blake, F Breathnach 0–1 C Cooper 1–7 (0-5f), Declan O'Sullivan 1–1, D O'Callaghan, B Sheehan (0-1f) 0–3 each, A Maher, A O'Connell 0–1 each
Pearse Park
Referee: M Duffy (Sligo)
Galway1–15 – 0–14Tyrone
M Clancy 1–3, E Concannon 0–4 (0-2f), J Bergin, G Sice 0–2 each, D Blake, P Conroy, C Bane, D Blake 0–1 each M Penrose 0–8 (0-6f), C McCullagh, R Mellon, A Cassidy, S Cavanagh, T McGuigan (0-1f), C Cavanagh 0–1 each
Tuam
Referee: Marty Duffy (Sligo)
Dublin0–14 – 1–14Galway
E Concannon 0–8 (0-5f), F Breathnach 1–0, N Joyce 0–3 (0-2f), G Sice 0–2, G Bradshaw 0–1 B Brogan 0–11 (0-7f), C O'Sullivan, K Bonner, C Keaney (0-1f) 0–1 each
Parnell Park
Referee: C Reilly (Meath)
Galway1–12 – 2–13Derry
N Joyce 0–5 (0-4f), E Concannon 0–3 (0-3f), G O'Donnell 1–0, P Conroy 0–2, J Bergin, M Clancy 0–1 each J Kielt 0-5f, D Mullan 1–2, SL McGoldrick 1–1, M Lynch 0–3 (2f), R Wilkinson, J Diver 0–1 each

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Main article: 2010 Connacht Senior Football Championship

Galway narrowly avoided defeat to minnows New York in the 2010 Connacht SFC, emerging with a scoreline of 2–13 to 0-12.[9] The Connacht SFC semi-final against Sligo showed little improvement, and at half-time, Galway trailed Sligo by a scoreline of 1–8 to 0–2. However, Galway managed to salvage an undeserved draw, with an Eoin Concannon goal and a Gareth Bradshaw point levelling the match at 1–10 apiece. Sligo defeated Galway in the replay, by a scoreline of 1–14 to 0-16, knocking Galway into the 2010 All-Ireland SFC qualifiers.

Quarter-final
New York0-12 – 2-13Galway
D Doona 0-5, J Murtagh 0-4, B Reilly, A O'Connor, J Bell 0-1 each. Report P Joyce 1-6, N Joyce 0-4, C Bane 1-1, M Clancy, G Sice 0-1 each.
Referee: M. Condon (Waterford)
Semi Final
Galway1-10 - 1-10Sligo
P Joyce 0-6, E Concannon 1-1, J Bergin, G Sice, G Bradshaw 0-1 each Report D Kelly 1-3, C McGee 0-3, A Costello, M Breheny, T Taylor, K Cawley 0-1 each
Attendance: 12,829
Semi Final Replay
Sligo1-14 - 0-16Galway
D Kelly 1-2, M Breheny 0-4, A Marren 0-3, C McGee 0-2, K Cawley, A Costello, K Sweeney 0-1 each Report P Joyce 0-5, S Armstrong 0-4, M Clancy 0-2, G O'Donnell, J Bergin, M Meehan, E Concannon, P Conroy 0-1 each

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Main article: 2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

In the 2010 All-Ireland SFC qualifier, Galway met Wexford in a Round 2 game at Pearse Stadium, a week after the Sligo defeat. A 1–11 to 0–13 defeat to Wexford knocked Galway out of the All-Ireland SFC, the team's second consecutive single-point All-Ireland SFC qualifier defeat. Kernan resigned as manager on 4 August 2010, after only one year in charge. Kernan said he felt his position as manager was being "undermined".

10 July 2010 Round 2 Galway 0-13 - 1-11 Wexford Pearse Stadium, Salthill
P Joyce 0-6, C Bane 0-4, G O'Donnell, M Clancy, S Armstrong 0-1 each Report C Lyng 1-6, A Flynn, E Bradley, C Morris, R Barry, M Forde 0-1 each Referee: J. White (Donegal)

References

  1. ^ "Kernan confirmed as Galway manager". The Irish Times. 9 September 2009.
  2. ^ "Kernan handed 'reality check' as Mayo run riot". Independent.ie.
  3. ^ "McEnaney fury over red cards". Independent.ie.
  4. ^ "Cork dig deep to survive stern Galway examination". Independent.ie.
  5. ^ "Cooper runs riot for 'men against boys'". Independent.ie.
  6. ^ "Bergin takes lead role in tribe revival". Independent.ie.
  7. ^ "Gilroy baffled at Dubs' lack of bite". Independent.ie.
  8. ^ "Derry heroics just too late to save place at top table". Independent.ie.
  9. ^ "New York 0–12 Galway 2–13". RTÉ. 25 May 2010. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012.