2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
Dates2 May – 19 September 2010
Teams33
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamCork (7th win)
CaptainGraham Canty
ManagerConor Counihan
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamDown
CaptainBrendan Coulter and Ambrose Rogers
ManagerJames McCartan Jnr
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterMeath
UlsterTyrone
ConnachtRoscommon
Championship statistics
No. matches played64
Goals total107 (1.67 per game)
Points total1638 (25.59 per game)
Top Scorer Johnny Doyle (1-49)
Player of the Year Bernard Brogan
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The 2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 124th edition of the GAA's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament, played between 31 of the 32 counties of Ireland plus London and New York.

The draw for the championship took place on 22 October 2009.[1] The championship began on 2 May 2010 and concluded with the All-Ireland final at Croke Park on 19 September 2010. Cork defeated Down by 0-16 to 0-15 to win their seventh All-Ireland senior title, and their first since 1990.

The 2010 championship was unusual in that all four provincial champions (Kerry, Meath, Roscommon and Tyrone) were knocked out in the All-Ireland quarter-finals,[2] and all four provincial runners-up (Limerick, Louth, Sligo and Monaghan) were eliminated in the fourth and final round of the All-Ireland qualifiers. Kerry and Sligo were defeated by Down, Meath and Monaghan by Kildare, Roscommon and Limerick by Cork, and Tyrone and Louth by Dublin. Cork then defeated Dublin in the first All-Ireland semi-final, before Down defeated Kildare in the second.

Format

Four knockout (single elimination format) provincial championships were played. London and New York competed in Connacht. The four provincial champions advanced to the All-Ireland quarter-finals.

  • The 16 teams eliminated before reaching a provincial semi-final competed in Round One of the Qualifiers (New York did not compete). The eight winners of Round One advanced to Round Two.
    • Qualifiers, Round Two: The eight teams eliminated in provincial semi-finals each played one of the eight winners of Round One.
    • Qualifiers, Round Three: The eight winners of Round Two played off to reduce the number to four.
    • Qualifiers, Round Four: The four teams eliminated in provincial finals each played one of the four winners of Round Three.
  • All-Ireland Quarter-Finals: The four provincial champions each played one of the four winners of Round Four.
  • The winners of the All-Ireland Quarter-Finals then advanced to the semi-finals, and the winners of the semi-finals went on to the 2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.

Provincial championships

Munster Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Munster final
Waterford 1-10
Clare 0-9 Limerick 1-17
Waterford 1-9
Limerick 1-14
Kerry 1-17
Cork 1-14
Tipperary 2-6 Kerry 1-15
Kerry 2-18
Final
Limerick1-14 - 1-17Kerry
G Collins 0-5, J Galvin 1-2, B Scanlon, J Ryan 0-2 each, J O'Donovan, S Kelly, S Buckley 0-1 each Report C Cooper 1-5, Declan O'Sullivan 0-3, B Sheehan, M McCarthy, T O Se 0-2 each, Darran O'Sullivan, M Quirke, D Moran 0-01 each
Referee: P. Fox (Westmeath)

Leinster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Leinster final
Louth 1-11
Longford 1-7 Louth 1-22
Kildare 1-16
Louth 1-15
Wicklow 3-13 Westmeath 2-10
Carlow 0-12 Wicklow 1-11
Westmeath 0-15
Louth 1-10
Meath 1-20 Meath 1-12
Offaly 2-7 Meath 2-14
Laois 0-10
Meath 5-9
Dublin 0-13
Wexford 0-15
Dublin 2-16
Main article: 2010 Leinster Senior Football Championship Final
Final
Louth1-10 - 1-12Meath
B White 0-4, JP Rooney 1-1, C Judge 0-2, P Keenan, A Reed, A McDonnell 0-1 each Report G Reilly, C Ward 0-4 each, J Sheridan 1-0, S Bray 0-2, A Moyles 0-1
Attendance: 48,875
Referee: M. Sludden (Tyrone)

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Connacht final
New York 0-12
Galway 2-13 Galway 0-16
Sligo 0-15 Sligo 1-14
Mayo 1-8 Sligo 0-13
Roscommon 0-14
Leitrim 0-11
London 0-6 Roscommon 1-13
Roscommon 0-14
Final
Sligo0-13 - 0-14Roscommon
A Costello 0-5, A Marren 0-3, M Breheny 0-2, C McGee, C Harrison, S Davey 0-1 each Report D Shine 0-10, D Casey, C Cregg, D Keenan, D O'Gara 0-1 each
Referee: J. White (Donegal)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Ulster final
Antrim 1-13
Tyrone 2-14
Tyrone 0-14
Down 0-10
Donegal 2-10
Down 1-15
Tyrone 1-14
Monaghan 0-7
Cavan 0-13
Fermanagh 1-13
Fermanagh 2-8
Monaghan 0-21
Monaghan 1-18
Derry 1-7 Armagh 0-9
Armagh 1-10
Final
Tyrone1-14 - 0-7Monaghan
C Cavanagh 1-0, S Cavanagh 0-3, K Hughes, D Harte, M Penrose 0-2 each, T McGuigan, C Gormley, B Dooher, P Jordan, Joe McMahon 0-1 each Report C McManus 0-2, T Freeman, P Finlay, R Woods, D Clerkin, D Mone 0-1 each
Attendance: 34,000
Referee: D. Coldrick (Meath)

All-Ireland Qualifiers

Round 1

The 16 teams which failed to reach a provincial semi-final took part in Round 1 of the qualifiers (New York do not compete). A draw was held on 13 June 2010 to decide which of these teams would face each other.[3]

26 June 2010 Round 1 Carlow 2-9 - 1-18 Derry Dr Cullen Park, Carlow
D St Ledger 1-4, M Carpenter 1-1, S Rea 0-2, S Gannon, P Broderick 0-1 each Report E Bradley 1-6, M Lynch 0-4, J Kielt 0-3, M Craig, C McKeever, E McGuckian, E Muldoon, D Mullan 0-1 each Referee: M. Condon (Waterford)
26 June 2010 Round 1 Kildare 0-15 - 0-15
AET		 Antrim St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
J Doyle 0-7, P O'Neill, R Sweeney 0-2 each, E Bolton, J Kavanagh, G White, E O'Flaherty 0-1 each Report P Cunningham 0-10, K McGourty 0-3, K O'Boyle, T McCann 0-1 each Referee: M. Deegan (Laois)
26 June 2010 Round 1 Offaly 2-18 - 1-18
AET		 Clare O'Connor Park, Tullamore
K Casey 1-4, N McNamee 0-5, D Egan 1-1, C McManus 0-3, K Slattery, B Geraghty, J Reynolds, A Sullivan, G Guilfoyle 0-1 each Report D Tubridy 0-12, ,K Cahill 1-1, G Brennan, A Clohessy, D Molohan, G Kelly 0-1 each Referee: M. Higgins (Fermanagh)
26 June 2010 Round 1 Mayo 0-14 - 1-12 Longford Pearse Park, Longford
A Freeman 0-5, A Dillon 0-4, A Moran 0-2, S O'Shea, C Mortimer, B Moran 0-1 each Report F McGee 0-5, B Kavanagh 0-4, P Kelly 1-0, S Mulligan, K Mulligan, P Dowd 0-1 each Referee: G. Kinneavy (Galway)
26 June 2010 Round 1 Armagh 2-14 - 0-11 Donegal Crossmaglen
J Clarke 2-2, A Kernan, G Swift, S McDonnell 0-3 each, J Feeney 0-2, C Vernon 0-1 Report M Murphy 0-7, N Gallagher, M McHugh, C McFadden, A Hanlon 0-1 each Referee: M. Duffy (Sligo)
26 June 2010 Round 1 Cavan 0-15 - 2-8 Wicklow Breffni Park, Cavan
S Johnston 0-6, G Smith 0-4, R Flanagan 0-2, E McGuigan, M McKeever, A Clarke 0-1 each Report T Hannon 0-5, L Glynn, S Furlong 1-0 each, N Mernagh, P Cunningham, P Earls 0-1 each Referee: C. Reilly (Meath)
27 June 2010 Round 1 Wexford 4-22 - 0-9 London Ruislip
PJ Banville 2-4, M Forde 0-7, S Roche 1-2, C Lyng 0-4, A Doyle 1-0, D Murphy, B Malone, D Waters, B Doyle, R Barry 0-1 each Report D Horan 0-2, S Conroy, C Eastwood, B Smyth, D Hayden, K Phair, N Egan, S McVeigh 0-1 each Referee: D. Fahy (Longford)
27 June 2010 Round 1 Tipperary 0-13 - 0-12 Laois Semple Stadium, Thurles
B Grogan 0-7, P Acheson, B Mulvihill 0-2 each, G Hannigan, S Hahessy 0-1 each Report J O'Loughlin, P Clancy, D Kingston 0-2 each, P McMahon, B Sheehan, N Donoher, MJ Tierney, R Munnelly, C Rogers 0-1 each Attendance: 1,367
Referee: M. Collins (Cork)
3 July 2010 Round 1
Replay		 Antrim 0-9 - 1-15 Kildare Casement Park, Belfast
P Cunningham 0-7, K Brady, B Herron 0-1 each Report J Doyle 1-6, E Callaghan 0-2, M O'Flaherty, R Sweeney, E O'Flaherty, D Earley, P O'Neill, K Cribben, D Flynn 0-1 each Referee: J. McQuillan (Cavan)

Round 2

The draw for Round 2 was held on 28 June 2010. The eight Round 1 winners were each drawn against one of the losing provincial semi-finalists.[4]

10 July 2010 Round 2 Kildare 1-12 - 0-6 Leitrim St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
J Kavanagh 1-4, J Doyle 0-3, H Lynch, E Callaghan, M O'Flaherty, P O'Neill, R Sweeney 0-1 each Report M Foley 0-3, R Mulvey, S Canning, D Sweeney 0-1 each Referee: C. Reilly (Meath)
10 July 2010 Round 2 Dublin 1-21 - 1-13 Tipperary Croke Park, Dublin
B Brogan 0-7, A Brogan 0-4, M MacAuley 1-1, C Keaney 0-3, R McConnell 0-2, S Cluxton, E Fennell, E O'Gara, K McManamon 0-1 each Report B Grogan 1-5, P Austin, C Sweeney 0-3 each, S Hahessy, B Coen 0-1 each Referee: P. McEnaney (Monaghan)
10 July 2010 Round 2 Cork 1-19 - 0-4 Cavan Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
D Goulding 0-8, C O'Neill 0-4, P Kelly 0-3, P O'Neill 1-0, C Sheehan 0-2, F Goold, D Kavanagh 0-1 each Report R Flanagan 0-2, C Mackey, S Johnston 0-1 each Referee: S. Doyle (Wexford)
10 July 2010 Round 2 Offaly 0-15 - 0-10 Waterford O'Connor Park, Tullamore
N McNamee 0-5, C McManus 0-3, G Guilfoyle, A Sullivan 0-2 each, K Casey, B Connor, R Brady 0-1 each Report G Hurney 0-5, C McGrath 0-2, S Briggs, M Donnelly, P Hurney 0-1 each Referee: A. Mangan (Kerry)
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)
10 July 2010 Round 2 Down 1-14 - 1-10 Longford Páirc Esler, Newry
M Clarke 1-5, D Hughes, M Poland 0-3 each, B Coulter, J Clarke, D Rooney 0-1 each Report F McGee 1-7, P Barden 0-2, N Farrell 0-1 Referee: M. Higgins (Fermanagh)
10 July 2010 Round 2 Westmeath 1-7 - 0-13 Derry Cusack Park, Mullingar
D Dolan 0-4, M Flanagan 1-0, M Ennis, D Duffy, P Bannon 0-1 each Report J Kielt, M Lynch 0-5 each, E Bradley 0-2, R Wilkinson 0-1 Referee: M. Duffy (Sligo)
11 July 2010 Round 2 Fermanagh 0-7 - 0-11 Armagh Brewster Park, Enniskillen
S Quigley 0-5, B Cox, T McElroy 0-1 each Report S McDonnell 0-6, J Clarke, C Vernon 0-2 each, G Swift 0-1 Referee: D. Fahy (Longford)

Round 3

The draw for Round 3 was held on 11 July 2010. The eight Round 2 winners play-off to reduce the number of teams to four.[5]

17 July 2010 Round 3 Dublin 0-14 - 0-11 Armagh Croke Park, Dublin
B Brogan 0-9, S Cluxton, K McManamon, P McMahon, P Flynn, E Fennell 0-1 each Report S McDonnell 0-5, C McKeever, A Kernan, J Clarke, B Mallon, M Mackin, J Feeney 0-1 each Referee: J. McQuillan (Cavan)
18 July 2010 Round 3 Wexford 0-5 - 0-12 Cork Wexford Park, Wexford
A Flynn, E Bradley, C Lyng, M Forde, B Brosnan 0-1 each Report P Kelly 0-4, D Goulding 0-3, C Sheehan 0-2, G Canty, A Walsh, J Miskella 0-1 each Referee: G. Kinneavy (Galway)
17 July 2010 Round 3 Derry 1-9 - 2-17 Kildare Celtic Park, Derry
E Bradley 0-3, R Wilkinson 1-0, J Kielt, M Lynch 0-2 each, E Muldoon, D Mullan 0-1 each Report J Doyle 0-8, E Callaghan 1-4, A Smith 1-0, P O'Neill 0-2, H McGrillen, E Bolton, E O'Flaherty 0-1 each Referee: M. Duffy (Sligo)
17 July 2010 Round 3 Offaly 1-10 - 1-12 Down O'Connor Park, Tullamore
K Casey 1-1, R Brady, B Connor, C McManus 0-2 each, A Sullivan, J Reynolds, N McNamee 0-1 each Report M Clarke 0-5, A Carr 1-0, M Poland 0-3, J Clarke 0-2, B Coulter, D Hughes 0-1 each Referee: M. Duffy (Sligo)

Round 4

The draw for Round 4 was held on 18 July 2010. The four Round 3 winners were each drawn against one of the losing provincial finalists.[6]

24 July 2010 Round 4 Louth 0-13 - 2-14 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin
B White, D Clarke 0-3 each, D Byrne, P Keenan 0-2 each, A McDonnell, S Lennon, D Maguire 0-1 each Report E O'Gara 2-1, B Cullen, B Brogan 0-3 each, S Cluxton 0-2, G Brennan, R McConnell, A Brogan, P Flynn, T Quinn 0-1 each Referee: P. McEnaney (Monaghan)
24 July 2010 Round 4 Limerick 1-11 - 0-16
AET		 Cork Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
G Collins 1-4, S Lavin 0-2, J Ryan, C Fitzgerald, B Scanlon, S Kelly, I Ryan 0-1 each Report D Goulding 0-7, D O'Connor, C O'Neill 0-2 each, D Kavanagh, A Walsh, C Sheehan, A O'Connor, P Kelly 0-1 each Referee: P. Hughes (Armagh)
24 July 2010 Round 4 Monaghan 1-11 - 1-15 Kildare Croke Park, Dublin
H McElroy 1-0, P Finlay 0-3, D Freeman, D Hughes, O Lennon, K Hughes, C Hanratty, C McManus, T Freeman, S Gollogly 0-1 each Report J Kavanagh 0-5, R Sweeney 1-1, J Doyle, E Callaghan, E O'Flaherty 0-2 each, E Bolton, D Flynn, A Smith 0-1 each Referee: J. White (Donegal)
24 July 2010 Round 4 Sligo 0-10 - 3-20 Down Breffni Park, Cavan
A Marren 0-4, S Coen, D Kelly, C McGee 0-2 each Report R Murtagh 1-5, J Clarke, A Rogers 1-1 each, M Clarke 0-4, D Hughes 0-3, M Poland 0-2, K McKernan, P Fitzpatrick, P McComiskey, C Garvey 0-1 each Referee: M. Deegan (Laois)

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals All-Ireland Final
         
Roscommon 0-10
Cork 1-16
Cork 1-15
Dublin 1-14
Tyrone 0-13
Dublin 1-15
Cork 0-16
Down 0-15
Meath 1-12
Kildare 2-17
Kildare 1-14
Down 1-16
Kerry 1-10
Down 1-16

Quarter-finals

Quarter-final
Kerry1-10 - 1-16Down
C Cooper 0-7, B Sheehan 0-3, D Moran 1-0 Report M Poland 1-2, M Clarke 0-4, B Coulter 0-3, P McComiskey, A Rodgers 0-3 each, C Maginn, R Murtagh, P Fitzpatrick 0-1 each
Attendance: 62,749
Referee: J. McQuillan (Cavan)
Quarter-final
Tyrone0-13 - 1-15Dublin
M Penrose, O Mulligan 0-5 each, P Jordan 0-2, B McGuigan 0-1 Report B Brogan 0-9, E O'Gara 1-0, B Cullen, S Cluxton, P McMahon, A Brogan, C Keaney, M MacAuley 0-1 each
Attendance: 62,749
Referee: D. Coldrick (Meath)
Quarter-final
Roscommon0-10 - 1-16Cork
D Shine 0-5, M Finneran, K Mannion, D O'Gara, J Rogers, G Heneghan 0-1 each Report D Goulding 0-6, P O'Neill 1-2, D O'Connor 0-3, P Kerrigan, C Sheehan 0-2 each, G Canty 0-1
Attendance: 47,016
Referee: C. Reilly (Meath)
Quarter-final
Meath1-12 - 2-17Kildare
C Ward 1-2, J Sheridan 0-3, G Reilly, S O'Rourke 0-2 each, C O'Connor, B Meade, J Queeney 0-1 each Report J Doyle 0-8, E O'Flaherty 0-5, J Kavanagh 1-1, A Smith 1-0, P O'Neill 0-2, E Bolton 0-1
Attendance: 47,016
Referee: M. Duffy (Sligo)

Semi-finals

Semi-final
Cork1-15 - 1-14Dublin
D O'Connor 1-5, D Goulding 0-4, P Kelly 0-2, A Walsh, P Kerrigan, C O'Neill, D Kavanagh 0-1 each Report B Brogan 1-7, A Brogan 0-2, P McMahon, R McConnell, M MacAuley, B Cullen, C Keaney 0-1 each
Attendance: 82,225
Referee: M. Deegan (Laois)
Semi-final
Kildare1-14 - 1-16Down
J Doyle 0-6, E Callaghan 1-1, H Lynch 0-2, M O'Flaherty, E Bolton, J Kavanagh, K Ennis, D Lyons 0-1 each Report B Coulter 1-2, M Clarke, M Poland 0-3 each, K McKernan, D Hughes 0-2 each, P Fitzpatrick, P McComiskey, C Maginn, R Murtagh 0-1 each
Attendance: 62,182
Referee: P. McEnaney (Monaghan)

Final

Main article: 2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
Final
Cork0-16 - 0-15Down
D Goulding 0-9, D O'Connor 0-5, P Kerrigan, C Sheehan 0-1 each Report D Hughes, P McComiskey, M Clarke 0-3 each, K McKernan, P Fitzpatrick, M Poland, B Coulter, J Clarke, R Murtagh 0-1 each
Attendance: 81,604
Referee: D. Coldrick (Meath)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • Louth reach their first Leinster final since 1960.
  • For the first time since 1947 neither Mayo or Galway contested the Connacht final.
  • Kerry lost their first All-Ireland Quarter-final against Down.
  • All of the provincial champions were defeated in the quarter-finals, and thus all the semi-finalists were from the qualifiers. This is the only time this has happened since the qualifier system was introduced in 2001.
  • Down reach their first All-Ireland final since 1994.

Scoring

  • First goal of the championship: Pádraic Joyce for Galway against New York (Connacht Quarter Final)
  • Last goal of the championship: Eamon Callaghan for Kildare against Down (All Ireland Semi Final)
  • Widest winning margin: 25 points
  • Most goals in a match: 5
  • Most points in a match: 38
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 5
  • Most goals scored by a losing team: 2
  • Most points scored by a losing team: 18

Top scorers

Season
Name Team Tally Total Games Average
1 John Doyle Kildare 1-49 52 8 6.5
2 Bernard Brogan Dublin 3-42 51 6 8.5
3 Daniel Goulding Cork 1-39 42 7 6
4 Donal Shine Roscommon 1-32 35 4 8.75
5 Martin Clarke Down 1-30 33 8 4.13
6 Colm Cooper Kerry 1-27 30 5 6
7 Cian Ward Meath 2-23 29 6 4.83
8 Pádraic Joyce Galway 1-23 26 4 6.5
9 Bryan Sheehan Kerry 2-19 25 5 5
10 Joe Sheridan Meath 5-11 26 6 3.83
Single game
Name Tally Total County Opposition
1 David Tubridy 0-12 12 Clare v Offaly
2 Donal Shine 1-8 11 Roscommon v Leitrim
2 Bryan Sheehan 2-5 11 Kerry v Tipperary
4 Paddy Cunningham 0-10 10 Antrim v Kildare
4 Francis McGee 1-7 10 Longford v Down
4 Bernard Brogan 2-4 10 Dublin v Wexford
4 PJ Banville 2-4 10 Wexford v London
4 Donal Shine 0-10 10 Roscommon v Sligo

Awards

Monthly
Month Vodafone Player of the Month Opel GPA Player of the Month
Player County Player County
May Benny Coulter Down Benny Coulter Down
June Paddy Keenan Louth David Kelly Sligo
July Eamonn Callaghan Kildare James Kavanagh Kildare
August Martin Clarke Down Bernard Brogan Dublin
September Aidan Walsh Cork Daniel Goulding Cork

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