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2021 Galway county football team season

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Galway
2021 season
ManagerPádraic Joyce
StadiumPearse Stadium, Salthill
NFL D1 South3rd (relegated)
All-Ireland SFCDid not compete
Connacht SFCFinalist
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The following is a summary of Galway county football team's 2021 season.

Competitions

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FBD

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There was no FBD Insurance League in 2021 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games.[1]

National Football League Division 1 South

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The National League was split into North and South Divisions, also because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and Galway played the season in Division 1 South.[2]

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Kerry (C) 3 2 1 0 75 47 +28 5 Advance to NFL semi-finals
2 Dublin (C) 3 2 1 0 68 55 +13 5
3 Galway (R) 3 1 0 2 51 71 −20 2 Advance to Division 1 relegation playoffs; two losers are relegated to Division 2
4 Roscommon (R) 3 0 0 3 47 68 −21 0
Updated to match(es) played on 30 May 2021. Source: GAA.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(C) NFL champions (shared); (R) Relegated

Fixtures

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15 May 2021 1 Kerry 4-21 (33) (11) 0-11 Galway Tralee  
15:00 Venue: Austin Stack Park
[3] Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)


23 May 2021 2 Galway 2–16 (22) (16) 1–13 Roscommon Salthill  
14:00 Venue: Pearse Stadium
[4] Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)


13 June 2021
15:45 IST (UTC+1)
Relegation play-off
Monaghan 1-21 (24) (23) 2-17
(a.e.t.)
Galway

Connacht Senior Football Championship

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Bracket

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Leitrim 0-11
Mayo 5-20
Mayo 3-23
Sligo 0-12
Mayo 2-14
Galway 2-8
Galway 2-11
Roscommon 0-12


Fixtures

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4 July 2021
13:15
Semi-final
Galway (1) 2-11 - 0-12 Roscommon (1) Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon
Attendance: 1,049
Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
Man of the Match: Matthew Tierney (Oughterard)
Matthew Tierney 1-3 (0-2f, 1 '45), Paul Kelly 1-2, Robert Finnerty and Shane Walsh (0-2f) 0-2 each, Seán Kelly and Damien Comer 0-1 each [6] Enda Smith 0-3, Conor Daly and Donie Smith (1 '45) 0-2 each, Brian Stack, Conor Hussey, Ciarán Murtagh (0-1f), Diarmuid Murtagh, Cathal Cregg 0-1 each

25 July 2021
13:30
Final
Mayo 2-14 - 2-8 Galway Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)
Man of the Match: Matthew Ruane (Breaffy)
Ryan O'Donoghue 1-3 (1-0 pen, 0-2f), Matthew Ruane 1-2, Conor Loftus and Tommy Conroy 0-2 each, Rob Hennelly (1 '45), Paddy Durcan, Darren McHale, Kevin McLoughlin, James Carr 0-1 each [7] Shane Walsh 1-1, Matthew Tierney 0-4 (0-3f), Damien Comer 1-0, Paul Conroy 0-2, Cathal Sweeney 0-1

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games, there was no back-door route into the All-Ireland Championship. Therefore, because Galway did not win the Connacht Championship, they did not qualify for the 2021 All-Ireland Championship.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "GAA fixture calendar for 2021 revealed". Impartial Reporter. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  2. ^ Hartmann, Richard (14 May 2021). "'We're in it to win it'".
  3. ^ Report
  4. ^ Report
  5. ^ Report BBC
  6. ^ Report
  7. ^ Report
  8. ^ Scully, Michael (21 December 2020). "GAA confirm 2021 fixture plan – including July All-Ireland finals & split season".