2022 Galway county football team season

Galway
2022 season
ManagerPádraic Joyce
StadiumPearse Stadium, Salthill
NFL D22nd (promoted)
All-Ireland SFCFinalist
Connacht SFCWinner
FBDWinner
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2023 →

The following is a summary of Galway county football team's 2022 season.

Competitions

FBD

Main article: 2022 FBD Insurance Connacht GAA Senior Football Competition

Fixtures

7 January 2022 (2022-01-07) Semi-final Mayo 0–13 (13) – (17) 0–17 Galway Bekan  
18:00 GMT (UTC±0) (HT: 0–7 – 0–10) Venue: Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence
[1] Referee: John Gilmartin (Sligo)


14 January 2022 (2022-01-14) Final Galway 1–18 (21) – (19) 1–16 Roscommon Bekan  
17:45 GMT (UTC±0) (HT: 1–6 – 0–10) Venue: Connacht GAA Centre of Excellence
[2] Referee: John Gilmartin (Sligo)


National Football League Division 2

Main article: 2022 National Football League (Ireland)

Table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Roscommon 7 5 2 0 123 87 +36 12 Advance to NFL Division 2 Final and
promotion to 2023 NFL Division 1
2 Galway 7 6 0 1 141 100 +41 12
3 Derry 7 5 1 1 110 82 +28 11
4 Meath 7 2 2 3 93 111 −18 6
5 Clare 7 2 2 3 88 87 +1 6
6 Cork 7 2 1 4 112 138 −26 5
7 Offaly 7 1 1 5 98 133 −35 3 Relegation to 2023 NFL Division 3
8 Down 7 0 1 6 78 115 −37 1
Updated to match(es) played on 27 March 2022. Source: GAA.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Fixtures

30 January 2022 (2022-01-30) Round 1 Galway 1–14 (17) – (6) 0–6 Meath Salthill  
14:00 GMT (UTC+0) Venue: Pearse Stadium
Report Referee: Patrick Maguire (Longford)


5 February 2022 (2022-02-05) Round 2 Down 0–9 (9) – (15) 1–12 Galway Newry  
Venue: Páirc Esler
Report Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare)


6 March 2022 (2022-03-06) Round 3 Galway 2–17 (23) – (19) 3–10 Offaly Salthill  
14:00 GMT (UTC+0) Venue: Pearse Stadium
Report Referee: David Murnane (Cork)


26 February 2022 (2022-02-26) Round 4 Cork 2–17 (23) – (31) 3–22 Galway Cork  
17:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Uí Chaoimh
Report Referee: Cormac Reilly (Meath)


13 March 2022 (2022-03-13) Round 5 Galway 2–8 (14) – (8) 1–5 Clare Salthill  
14:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Pearse Stadium
Report Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)


20 March 2022 (2022-03-20) Round 6 Derry 0–12 (12) – (23) 4–11 Galway Owenbeg  
13:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Owenbeg Derry GAA Centre
Report


27 March 2022 (2022-03-27) Round 7 Roscommon 1–20 (23) – (18) 1–15 Galway Roscommon  
14:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Dr Hyde Park


3 April 2022 (2022-04-03)
Division 2 Final
Roscommon 1–20 (23) – 0–22 (22) Galway
Croke Park, Drumcondra, Dublin
Referee: Niall Cullen (Fermanagh) (Fermanagh)
Attendance: 31,506

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Main article: 2022 Connacht Senior Football Championship

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
      
Mayo 0–16
Galway 1–14
Galway 4–20
Leitrim 0–09
London 2–11
Leitrim 3–12
Galway 2–19
Roscommon 2–16
New York 0–15
Sligo 1–16
Sligo 0–11
Roscommon 0–23

Fixtures

Quarter-final
Mayo 0–16 - 1–14 Galway
Cillian O'Connor 0-6f, Ryan O'Donoghue 0-4 (0-1m), James Carr 0-2, Lee Keegan, Eoghan McLaughlin, Diarmuid O'Connor, Kevin McLoughlin 0-1 each Report Shane Walsh 0-5 (0-3f, 2 '45), Johnny Heaney 1-1, Paul Conroy 0-3, Kieran Molloy, Niall Daly, Robert Finnerty, Damien Comer, Cillian McDaid 0-1 each
Attendance: 24,557[4]
Semi-final
Galway 4–20 - 0–9 Leitrim
Report
Attendance: 4,749[5]
Referee: Paul Faloon (Down)
Final
Galway 2–19 - 2–16 Roscommon
Shane Walsh 1-6 (1f, 245s), Rob Finnerty 0-5, Patrick Kelly 1-0, Damien Comer 0-3, Johnny Heaney 0-2, Kieran Molloy, Cillian McDaid, and Paul Conroy 0-1 each. Report Conor Cox 0-5 (3fs), Conor Daly and Diarmuid Murtagh (1f) 1-1 each, Ultan Harney 0-3, Donie Smith 0-2 (1f), Ciaráin Murtagh, Cian McKeon, Cathal Heneghan, and Enda Smith 0-1 each.
Attendance: 21,419 [6]
Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Galway advanced to the 2022 All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals.

Bracket

Quarter-finals
25/26 June 		Semi-finals
9/10 July 		Final
24 July
      
Galway (p) 2–21(4)
Armagh 3–18(1)
Galway 2–8
Derry 1–6
Derry 5–13
Clare 2–8
Galway 0–16
Kerry 0–20
Dublin 0–21
Cork 0–10
Dublin 1–13
Kerry 1–14
Kerry 1–18
Mayo 0–13

Fixtures

Main article: Armagh v Galway (2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship)
26 June 2022
13:45
Quarter-final 		Galway 2–21 (27) – (27) 3–18 (a.e.t.)
(4–1 pen) 		Armagh Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 71,353
Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)
Man of the Match: Cillian McDaid
Shane Walsh 0–6 (0-5f), Cillian McDaid 1–2, Robert Finnerty 0–4, Johnny Heaney 1–0, Damien Comer 0–3, Matthew Tierney 0–2, Patrick Kelly 0–1, Finnian O Laoi 0–1, Kieran Molloy 0–1, Paul Conroy 0–1.

Penalty kicks
Shane Walsh checkY
Damien Comer checkY
Robert Finnerty checkY
Matthew Tierney checkY

Report Rory Grugan 1–3 (0-2f), Aidan Nugent 1–2 (0-1m), Conor Turbitt 1–1, Rian O'Neill 0–4 (0-3f), Stefan Campbell 0–3, Jarlath Óg Burns 0–1, Conor O'Neill 0–1, Eoin Woods 0–1, Jemar Hall 0–1, Justin Kieran 0–1.

Penalty kicks
Stefan Campbell ☒N
Rian O'Neill checkY
Conor Turbitt ☒N

There was no semi-final draw as the pairings were arranged by rota.

Further information: 2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship § Hawk-Eye malfunction
9 July 2022
17:30
Semi-final 		Galway 2–8 (14) – (9) 1–6 Derry Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 68,830[7]
Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare)
Man of the Match: Damien Comer
Damien Comer 2–2, Shane Walsh 0–4 (0-3f and 0–1 45), John Daly and Johnny Heaney 0–1 each Report Lachlan Murray 1–0, Shane McGuigan 0–3 (0-2f), Brendan Rogers 0–2, Niall Loughlin 0–1
Main article: 2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final
24 July 2022
15:30 IST (UTC+1)
Final
Galway 0–16 – 0–20 Kerry
(HT: 0–08 – 0–07)

Pts: Shane Walsh 9 (4f, 1 '45), Cillian McDaid 4, Jack Glynn 1, Kieran Molloy 1, Johnny Heaney 1
Pts: David Clifford 8 (3f, 2 mark), Seán O'Shea 3 (3f), Paudie Clifford 2, Killian Spillane 2, Graham O’Sullivan 1, Paul Geaney 1 (1 mark), Diarmuid O'Connor 1, Stephen O’Brien 1, Gavin White 1
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone)
Attendance: 82,300[8]
Standby: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon)
Linesman: Barry Cassidy (Derry)
Sideline: Sean Laverty (Antrim)
Umpires: Mark Coney (Ardboe O'Donovan Rossa), Mel Taggart (Clonoe O'Rahilly's), Cathal Forbes (Ardboe O'Donovan Rossa), Martin Conway (Moortown St Malachy's)

References

  1. ^ Report
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  4. ^ "Brave and convincing Galway make statement with Mayo win". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Galway thrash Leitrim as gap between elite and rest shown in Salthill". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  6. ^ Fallon, John (29 May 2022). "Galway gain revenge over Roscommon to land Connacht SFC title". RTE. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Galway 2-8 Derry 1-6: Tribesmen crack Oak Leaf conundrum to reach All-Ireland final". Sky Sports. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  8. ^ Barry, Brian (24 July 2022). "Kerry 0-20 Galway 0-16: Kingdom defeat Tribesmen to end wait for All-Ireland glory". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 24 July 2022. Retrieved 24 July 2022.