2023 Louth county football team season

Louth county football team
2023 season
ManagerMickey Harte
NFL D23rd
All-Ireland SFCGroup stage
Leinster SFCFinalist
O'Byrne CupFinalist
Top goalscorerSam Mulroy (in league, with 0-19)
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The following is a summary of Louth county football team's 2023 season.

Competitions

O'Byrne Cup

Main article: 2023 O'Byrne Cup

Games took place 4–11 January 2023. Louth were placed in Group A.

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Louth[a] 3 2 0 1 25 22 +3 4[b] Advance to semi-final
2 Westmeath[c] 3 2 0 1 28 17 +11 4[b]
3 Kildare[c] 3 1 0 2 34 25 +9 2[d]
4 Wexford[a] 3 1 0 2 17 40 −23 2[d]
Updated to match(es) played on 7 January 2023. Source: Leinster GAA
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Wexford received a walkover from Louth.[1]
  2. ^ a b Louth are ranked ahead of Westmeath as they won the head-to-head game between the teams
  3. ^ a b Westmeath received a walkover from Kildare.[2]
  4. ^ a b Kildare are ranked ahead of Wexford as they won the head-to-head game between the teams

Fixtures

15 January 2023 (2023-01-15)
14:00 IWT (UTC±0)
Semi-final
Louth w/o – scr. Offaly
21 January 2023 (2023-01-21)
14:00 IWT (UTC±0)
Final
Longford 3-13 (22) – (12) 0-12 Louth
(HT: 1-07 – 0-07)
Pearse Park, Longford
Referee: Keith O'Brien (Westmeath)


National Football League Division 2

Main article: 2023 National Football League (Ireland)

Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Derry 7 6 1 0 120 69 +51 13 Advance to NFL Division 2 Final and
promotion to 2024 NFL Division 1
2 Dublin 7 6 0 1 125 95 +30 12
3 Louth 7 4 0 3 102 99 +3 8
4 Cork 7 3 1 3 137 101 +36 7
5 Kildare 7 3 0 4 87 98 −11 6
6 Meath 7 2 1 4 107 129 −22 5
7 Clare 7 2 0 5 98 106 −8 4 Relegation to 2024 NFL Division 3
8 Limerick 7 0 1 6 85 153 −68 1
Source: GAA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Fixtures

29 January 2023 (2023-01-29) Clare 0-13 (13) – (12) 1-09 Louth Ennis  
Venue: Cusack Park

Pts: E McMahon 3 (2fs), G Cooney 2 (1m), J Malone 2, K Sexton 2, E Cleary 2 (2fs), M McInerney 1 (45), D Walsh 1. 		Report Gls: C Downey 1.
Pts: S Mulroy 5 (3fs), C Early 2, D McConnan 1 (f), D Campbell 1. 		Referee: S Lonergan (Tipperary)


5 February 2023 (2023-02-05) Round 2 Louth 1-11 (14) – (17) 2-11 Derry Ardee  
14:00 IST (UTC) Venue: Páirc Mhuire
Gls: L Jackson 1.
Pts: D McConnon 3 (2f), S Mulroy 3 (1m ,1f), T Jackson 2, C Lennon 1, C Grimes 1, N Sharkey 1. 		Report Gls: S McGuigan 1 (pen), N Toner 1.
Pts: S McGuigan 5 (3fs), P Cassidy 2, P McGrogan 2, N Toner 1, O McWilliams 1. 		Referee: P Faloon (Down)


19 February 2023 (2023-02-19) Round 3 Louth 1-15 (18) – (16) 1-13 Limerick Ardee  
Venue: St. Mary's Park
Gls: D Corcoran 1
Pts: S Mulroy 6 (5fs), D McConnon 3, C McCaul 1, N Sharkey 1, T Durnin 1, C Downey 1, T Jackson 1, P Lynch 1. 		Report Gls: B Donovan 1
Pts: J Naughton 3 (3fs), H Bourke 2, McSweeney 2, C Downes 1, A Enright 1, G Brown 1, C Sheehan 1, P Nash 1, I Corbett 1. 		Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan)


26 February 2023 (2023-02-26) Round 4 Meath 1-12 (15) – (18) 1-15 Louth Navan  
14:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Tailteann
Gls: D Keogan 1.
Pts: S Walsh 3 (1f), J Morris 3, J Flynn 2, M Costello 2 (1f), R Jones 1, J Scully 1. 		Report Gls: C Lennon 1.
Pts: S Mulroy 3 (2f), C Downey 3, D McConnon 3, L Jackson 1, C McCaul 1, C Grimes 1, T Durnin 1, D McKenny 1, C Lennon 1. 		Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)


5 March 2023 (2023-03-05) Round 5 Louth 2-11 (17) – (12) 0-12 Kildare Ardee  
Venue: DEFY Páirc Mhuire
Gls: T Durnin 1, C Grimes 1.
Pts: T Durnin 2, D McConnon 2 (1f, 1m), S Mulroy 2 (2fs), R Burns 1, C Lennon 1, C Downey 1, B Duffy 1, N Sharkey 1. 		Report
Pts: N Flynn 3 (2f), P Woodgate 3 (2f), D Kirwan 2, D Flynn 1, B Coffey 1, J Sargent 1, B McCormack 1. 		Referee: B Tiernan (Dublin)
Attendance: 2,500


19 March 2023 (2023-03-19) Round 6 Louth 1-10 (13) – (10) 0-10 Cork Ardee  
13:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: DEFY Páirc Mhuire
Gls: R Burns 1.
Pts: C Downey 2 (1f), T Durnin 2, L Jackson 2, C Early 1, C Grimes 1, C Lennon, D McConnon 1. 		Report
Pts: S Sherlock 4 (2 fs, 1 45), L Fahy 2, C Corbett 1, C Óg Jones 1, R Maguire 1, T Walsh 1. 		Referee: F Kelly (Longford)


26 March 2023 (2023-03-26) Round 7 Dublin 0-16 (16) – (9) 1-06 Louth Dublin  
14:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Croke Park

Pts: C Basquel 3, S Bugler 2, C Costello 2 (1f), P Small 1, D Newcombe 1, J McCarthy 1, B Fenton 1, C O'Callaghan 1, K O’Gara 1, P Mannion 1, L O'Dell 1, D Rock 1 (’45). 		Report Gls: L Jackson 1.
Pts: C Downey 3 (2f), D McConnon 1, L Jackson 1, J Califf 1 (f). 		Referee: P Faloon (Down)


Leinster Senior Football Championship

Main article: 2023 Leinster Senior Football Championship

The draw for the 2023 Leinster Championship was made on 15 October 2022.[3]

Bracket

Preliminary round
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Offaly 1-11
Longford 1-11 Meath 0-10
Offaly 1-12 Offaly 2-15
Louth 0-27*
Westmeath 1-11
Louth 2-10
Louth 0-15
Wicklow 2-12 Dublin 5-21
Carlow 0-10 Wicklow 0-10
Kildare 1-17
Kildare 0-12
Wexford 2-13 Dublin 0-14
Laois 2-17 Laois 2-09
Dublin 4-30


Fixtures

23 April 2023
2:30pm
Quarter-final 		Westmeath 1-11 2-10 Louth Netwatch Cullen Park, Carlow
Referee: James Molloy (Galway)
Report
30 April 2023
Semi-final 		Offaly 2-15 - 0-27 Louth Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 30,499
Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
Report
Main article: 2023 Leinster Senior Football Championship final
Louth0–15 – 5–21Dublin
S Mulroy (0-10, 7f, 1'45), C Grimes (0-2), L Jackson (0-1), C Downey (0-1), C Lennon (0-1) Report S Bugler (1-3), C Costello (0-5, 3f, 1'45), P Mannion (1-1, 1f), C O'Callaghan (0-4), C Kilkenny (0-3), J McCarthy (1-0), C Basquel (1-0), P Small (1-0), J McCaffrey (0-2), J Small (0-1), S McMahon (0-1), D Rock (0-1)
Attendance: 40,115
Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)
GK 1 James Califf (Dreadnots)
RCB 2 Dan Corcoran (Geraldines)
FB 3 Peter Lynch (Roche Emmets)
LCB 4 Donal McKenny (St Mary's)
RHB 5 Leonard Grey (St Patrick's)
CHB 6 Niall Sharkey (Glyde Rangers)
LHB 7 Ciarán Murphy (St Patrick's)
MF 8 Tommy Durnin (Inniskeen Grattans, Monaghan)
MF 9 Conor Early (Na Fianna, Dublin)
RHF 10 Conal McKeever (Clan Na Gael)
CHF 11 Ciarán Downey (Newtown Blues)
LHF 12 Conor Grimes (Glen Emmets)
RCF 13 Dáire McConnon (St Mary's)
FF 14 Sam Mulroy (Naomh Máirtin) (c)
LCF 15 Liam Jackson (St Mary's)
Substitutes:
16 Craig Lennon (St Mochta's) for McConnon
17 Anthony Williams (Dreadnots) for Murphy
18 Conal McCaul (St Joseph's) for Jackson
19 Paul Matthews (St Fechin's) for Early
20 Ryan Burns (Hunterstown Rovers) for Corcoran
GK 1 Stephen Cluxton (Parnells)
RCB 2 Dáire Newcombe (Lucan Sarsfields)
FB 3 David Byrne (Naomh Ólaf)
LCB 4 Lee Gannon (Whitehall Colmcille)
RHB 5 Brian Howard (Raheny)
CHB 6 John Small (Ballymun Kickhams)
LHB 7 Jack McCaffrey (Clontarf)
MF 8 Brian Fenton (Raheny)
MF 9 James McCarthy (Ballymun Kickhams) (c)
RHF 10 Niall Scully (Templeogue Synge Street)
CHF 11 Seán Bugler (St Oliver Plunketts/Eoghan Ruadh)
LHF 12 Ciarán Kilkenny (Castleknock)
RCF 13 Paul Mannion (Kilmacud Crokes)
FF 14 Con O'Callaghan (Cuala)
LCF 15 Cormac Costello (St Vincent's)
Substitutes:
16 Cian Murphy (Thomas Davis) for McCaffrey
17 Paddy Small (Ballymun Kickhams) for Scully
18 Dean Rock (Ballymun Kickhams) for Costello
19 Colm Basquel (Ballyboden St Enda's) for Mannion
20 Seán McMahon (Raheny) for Howard


All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Louth were drawn into Group 1.

Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Kerry 3 2 0 1 73 48 +25 4[a] Advance to quarter-final
2 Cork 3 2 0 1 54 51 +3 4[a] Advance to preliminary quarter-final
3 Mayo 3 2 0 1 50 47 +3 4[a]
4 Louth 3 0 0 3 44 75 −31 0
Updated to match(es) played on 18 June 2023. Source: GAA
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Kerry, Cork and Mayo are ranked by score difference. Cork are placed above Mayo because of their greater number of total points scored.

Fixtures

27 May 2023 Round 1 Louth 1–17 – 1–19 Cork Navan
15:00 IST (UTC+1) Sam Mulroy 0–8 (0–4f), Liam Jackson 1–0, Ciarán Downey 0–2, Peter Lynch 0–1, Leonard Grey 0–1, Tommy Durnin 0–1, Conor Early 0–1, Craig Lennon 0–1, Dylan McKeown 0–1, Conor Grimes 0–1 Report Brian Hurley 0–8 (0–6f), Brian O'Driscoll 1–1, Colm O'Callaghan 0–2, Ian Maguire 0–2, Killian O'Hanlon 0–1, Seán Powter 0–1, Chris Óg Jones 0–1, Steven Sherlock 0–1, Conor Corbett 0–1, John O'Rourke 0–1 Stadium: Páirc Tailteann
Referee: Martin McNally
4 June 2023 Round 2 Mayo 0–14 – 1–10 Louth Castlebar
14:00 IST (UTC+1) Aidan O'Shea 0–4 (0–4f), Ryan O'Donoghue 0–3 (0–2f), Colm Reape 0–1 (0–1f), Stephen Coen 0–1, Matthew Ruane 0–1, Jordan Flynn 0–1, Jack Carney 0–1, Paddy Durcan 0–1, Fionn McDonagh 0–1 Report Sam Mulroy 0–3 (0–3f), Conall McKeever 1–0, Ciarán Downey 0–2 (0–1m), Conor Grimes 0–2, Leonard Grey 0–1, Niall Sharkey 0–1, Conor Early 0–1 Stadium: Hastings Insurance MacHale Park
Attendance: 11,347
Referee: Noel Mooney
18 June 2023 Round 3 Kerry 5–24 – 0–11 Louth Portlaoise
14:00 IST (UTC+1) Seán O'Shea 1–8 (0–3f, 0–1m), David Clifford 2–4 (1–0 pen, 0–1m), Paudie Clifford 1–2, Tony Brosnan 0–3 (0–1m), Diarmuid O'Connor 0–3, Mike Breen 1–0, Tom O'Sullivan 0–2, Dara Moynihan 0–2 Report Dylan McKeown 0–2 (0–1f), Ciarán Downey 0–2, Conor Grimes 0–2, Sam Mulroy 0–1 (0–1f), Niall Sharkey 0–1, Liam Jackson 0–1, Anthony Williams 0–1, Conor Early 0–1 Stadium: Laois Hire O'Moore Park
Referee: James Molloy

Notable events

References

  1. ^ "'Disrespectful' attitude of Louth disappoints John Hegarty as footballers get walkover". independent.
  2. ^ "Westmeath's clash with Kildare called off". Westmeath Examiner.
  3. ^ McMahon, James (14 October 2022). "Recap: 2023 provincial football championships draw". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  4. ^ The Journal 18-09-2023: Manager Mickey Harte quits Louth and is set for shock move to Derry
  5. ^ BBC 18-09-2023: Mickey Harte: Manager set to join Derry after leaving Louth
  6. ^ RTE 19-09-2023: Mickey Harte set to join Derry after quitting Louth post