2016 Galway county football team season
In the 2016 season, Galway started their campaign winning their 6th FBD Insurance League title with a win over Roscommon. Galway ended Mayo's bid for a 6th consecutive Connacht Senior Football Championship title with an unlikely 3 point victory in McHale Park. In the All-Ireland quarter-final Galway were defeated by Tipperary.[1]
| 2016 season | |
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| Manager | Kevin Walsh |
| Stadium | Pearse Stadium, Galway City |
| NFL Division 2 | 3rd |
| All-Ireland SFC | Quarter-finalist |
| Connacht SFC | Winners |
| FBD Insurance League | Winners |
| Top goalscorer | League: All: Danny Cummins (2–8) |
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Competitions
Win Draw Loss Postponed/Cancelled
FBD League
National Football League Division 2
Fixtures
| Date | Round | Home | Score | Away | Ground |
| 31 Jan | Group |  Laois | 1-10 - 3-12 |  Galway | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
| 7 Feb | Group | Galway | 1-9 - 1-11 |  Tyrone | Pearse Stadium, Salthill |
| 28 Feb | Group |  Derry | 2-12 - 1-18 | Galway | Páirc na gCeilteach, Derry |
| 6 Mar | Group | Galway | 0-15 - 1-12 |  Meath | Pearse Stadium, Salthill |
| 13 Mar | Group |  Armagh | 1-15 - 1-15 | Galway | Athletic Grounds, Armagh |
| 27 Mar | Group | Galway | 0-15 - 0-15 |  Fermanagh | St. Jarlath's Park, Tuam |
| 3 Apr | Group | Cavan | 1-16 - 1-12 | Galway | Breffni Park, Cavan |
Table
Compete in Division 2 final and automatic promotion to Division 1
Automatic relegation to Division 3
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone |
7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6-89 | 3-76 | 22 | 12 |
| Cavan |
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8-102 | 3-81 | 36 | 10 |
| Galway |
7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7-96 | 7-91 | 5 | 7 |
| Fermanagh |
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2-85 | 6-75 | -2 | 6 |
| Meath |
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6-82 | 5-91 | -6 | 6 |
| Derry |
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13-86 | 9-106 | -8 | 6 |
| Armagh |
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4-86 | 6-96 | -16 | 6 |
| Laois |
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4-93 | 11-103 | -31 | 3 |
1Fermanagh, Meath, Derry and Armagh are ranked by scoring difference.
Connacht Senior Football Championship
Fixtures
| Date | Round | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Ground |
| Sunday 5 June 2016 | Semi Final |  Mayo | 0-12 - 1-12 | Galway | McHale Park |
| Sunday 10 July 2016 | Final | Galway | 0-13 - 1-10 |  Roscommon | Pearse Stadium, Salthill |
| Sunday 17 July 2016 | Final Replay | Galway | 3-16 - 0-14 | Roscommon | McHale Park |
2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Fixtures
| Date | Round | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Ground |
| Sunday 31 July 2016 | AI Quarter Final | Tipperary | 3-13 - 1-10 | Galway | Croke Park |
References
- O'Brien, Kevin. "As it happened: Galway v Tipperary, All-Ireland SFC quarter-final". The42.
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