2024 Galway county football team season

Galway
2024 season
ManagerPádraic Joyce
StadiumPearse Stadium, Salthill
NFL D16th
All-Ireland SFCFinalist
Connacht SFCWinner
FBDFinalist
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The following is a summary of Galway county football team's 2024 season.

Competitions

FBD

Main article: FBD 2024

Galway began the season with an FBD semi-final against Leitrim.[1][2]

Fixtures

12 January 2024 (2024-01-12) Semi-final Leitrim 1–17 (20) – (24) 2–18 Galway Bekan  
19:00 GMT (UTC±0) (HT: 0–9 – 0–10) Venue: Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence
Report


19 January 2024 Final Galway 0–13 (13) – (31) 2–25 Roscommon Bekan  
19:30 GMT (UTC±0) (HT: 0–6 – 1–14) Venue: Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence
Report


National Football League Division 2

Main article: 2024 National Football League (Ireland)

Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Derry 7 6 0 1 138 100 +38 12 Advance to NFL Final
2 Dublin[a] 7 5 0 2 154 105 +49 10
3 Kerry[a] 7 5 0 2 124 113 +11 10
4 Mayo 7 4 0 3 115 108 +7 8
5 Tyrone 7 3 0 4 104 126 −22 6
6 Galway 7 2 1 4 94 109 −15 5
7 Roscommon 7 1 1 5 92 115 −23 3 Relegation to 2025 NFL Division 2
8 Monaghan 7 1 0 6 103 148 −45 2
Source: GAA.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Dublin are ranked ahead of Kerry because they won the head-to-head game between the teams

Fixtures

28 January 2024 (2024-01-28) Round 1 Galway 0–10 (10) – (18) 2–12 Mayo Salthill  
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)


4 February 2024 (2024-02-04) Round 2 Roscommon 0–9 (9) – (9) 0–9 Galway Roscommon  
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


18 February 2024 (2024-02-18) Round 3 Tyrone 0–12 (12) – (13) 1–10 Galway Omagh  
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)


25 February 2024 (2024-02-25) Round 4 Galway 1–11 (14) – (19) 3–10 Derry Salthill  
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)


3 March 2024 (2024-03-03) Round 5 Monaghan 0–14 (14) – (21) 3–12 Galway Clones  
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)


16 March 2024 (2024-03-16) Round 6 Galway 0–14 (14) – (22) 0–22 Dublin Salthill  
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)


24 March 2024 (2024-03-24) Round 7 Kerry 0–15 (15) – (13) 1–10 Galway Killarney  
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)


Connacht Senior Football Championship

Main article: 2024 Connacht Senior Football Championship

Bracket

Quarter-finals
Semi-finals Final
      
Leitrim 0-06
Sligo 0-15
Sligo 0-14
Galway 1-13
London 0-09
Galway 5-21
Galway 0-16
Mayo 0-15
New York 2-06
Mayo 2-21
Roscommon 0-13
Mayo 1-15

Fixtures

6 April 2024
Report[3]
London 0–9 (9) – (36) 5–21 Galway
McGovern Park, Ruislip
Referee: Liam Devenney (Mayo)
20 April 2024
Report[4]
Sligo 0–14 (14) – (16) 1–13 Galway
(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)
Markievicz Park, Sligo
Referee: Barry Tiernan (Dublin)
Attendance: 4,597
Final
Galway0–16 – 0–15Mayo
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,
Attendance: 19,193
Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone)

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Galway were drawn into Group 1.

Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Armagh 3 2 1 0 57 41 +16 5 Advance to quarter-final
2 Galway 3 2 1 0 50 41 +9 5 Advance to preliminary quarter-final
3 Derry 3 1 0 2 43 55 −12 2
4 Westmeath 3 0 0 3 31 44 −13 0
Source: GAA

Fixtures

18 May 2024 Round 1 Galway 2–14 – 0–15 Derry 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)
2 June 2024 Round 2 Westmeath 0–11 – 1–12 Galway 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)
16 June 2024 Round 3 Armagh 1–12 – 0–15 Galway 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.

22 June 2024 Preliminary quarter-final Galway 0–14 – 0–11 Monaghan 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)
29 June 2024 Quarter-final Dublin 0–16 – 0–17 Galway 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)
14 July 2024 Semi-final Donegal 0–15 – 1–14 Galway 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)
Main article: 2024 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final
28 July 2024 Final Armagh 1–11 – 0–13 Galway 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

  1. ^ "Galway to start FBD League with Leitrim clash". Galway Bay FM. 1 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Details confirmed for the 2024 Connacht GAA FBD league". Midwest Radio. 26 October 2023.
  3. ^ Martin, Conor (6 April 2024). "Galway rack up five goals in Ruislip massacre" – via www.rte.ie.
  4. ^ "Last-gasp Rob Finnerty goal breaks Sligo hearts as Galway squeeze through". RTE. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Galway v Mayo score recap and result from the Connacht Football Final". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 20 May 2024.