2022 Leinster Senior Football Championship

The 2022 Leinster Senior Football Championship was the 2022 iteration of the Leinster Senior Football Championship organised by Leinster GAA.[1]

2022 Leinster SFC
Tournament details
Year2022
Winners
ChampionsDublin (61st win)
ManagerDessie Farrell
CaptainJames McCarthy
Runners-up
Runners-upKildare
ManagerGlenn Ryan
CaptainMick O'Grady

The draws for the preliminary round and quarter-finals took place on Saturday 27 November 2021, while the draw for the semi-finals took place on Sunday 1 May 2022.

Dublin won the competition.[2]

Teams

The Leinster championship was contested by 11 of the 12 county teams in Leinster, a province of Ireland. Kilkenny was the only county team not to compete.

Team Colours Sponsor Manager Captain Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial
Carlow Red, green and gold IT Carlow Niall Carew
1944
Dublin Sky blue and navy AIG Dessie Farrell
2020
2021
Kildare White Brady's Family Ham Glenn Ryan
1928
2000
Laois Blue and white MW Hire Billy Sheehan
2003
Longford Royal blue and gold Glennon Brothers Billy O'Loughlin
1968
Louth Red and white StatSports Mickey Harte
1957
1957
Meath Green and gold Devenish Andy McEntee Shane McEntee
1999
2010
Offaly White, green and gold Carroll's John Maughan
1982
1997
Westmeath Maroon and white Renault Jack Cooney Kevin Maguire[3][4]
2004
Wexford Purple and gold Zurich Shane Roche
1918
1945
Wicklow Royal blue and gold Joule Alan Costello and Gary Duffy Dean Healy

Draw

The semi-finalists from the 2021 competition, along with one unseeded team, received a bye to the quarter-finals. The six remaining unseeded teams played in the preliminary round.

Seeded Unseeded
Dublin

Kildare

Meath

Westmeath

 Carlow

Laois

Longford

Louth

Offaly

Wexford

Wicklow

Bracket
Preliminary round
24 April 		Quarter-finals
30 April / 1 May 		Semi-finals
15 May 		Final
29 May
Louth 5-10
Carlow 0-10 Louth 0-12
Kildare 2-22
Kildare 1-21
Westmeath 2-15
Westmeath 3-13
Longford 0-14
Kildare 1-15
Wexford 1-15 Dublin 5-17
Offaly 1-12 Wexford 0-04
Dublin 1-24
Dublin 1-27
Meath 1-14
Meath 4-13
Wicklow 5-15 Wicklow 1-12
Laois 4-12

Preliminary round
24 April 2022
Preliminary round		 Louth 5-10 - 0-10 Carlow Pairc Tailteann, Navan
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Niall Cullen (Fermanagh)
Man of the Match: Sam Mulroy (Naomh Máirtín)
Sam Mulroy 2-5 (1-0 pen, 0-3f, 1 '45), Tommy Durnin and Conor Grimes 1-1 each, Ciaran Byrne 1-0, Ciaran Downey 0-2, Conor Earley 0-1 Report Darragh Foley 0-3 (0-2f), Ross Dunphy 0-2, Josh Moore, Jamie Clarke (0-1f), Conor Crowley, Colm Hulton, Niall Hickey 0-1 each
24 April 2022
Preliminary round		 Wicklow 5-15 - 4-12 Laois Aughrim Park, Aughrim
Attendance: 4,100
Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford)
Man of the Match: Kevin Quinn (Blessington)
Kevin Quinn 3-0, Mark Kenny 0-5, Eoin Darcy 1-2 (0-1f), Padraig O'Toole 1-1, Mark Jackson 0-3f, Dean Healy 0-2, Andy Maher and Darragh Fitzgerald 0-1 each Report Gary Walsh 2-2 (0-2f), Paddy O'Sullivan 1-1, Sean O'Flynn 1-0, Mark Barry (0-3f) and Paul Kingston (0-1m, 0-2f) 0-3 each, Evan O'Carroll 0-2, Brian Byrne 0-1
24 April 2022
Preliminary round		 Wexford 1-15 - 1-12 Offaly Wexford Park, Wexford
Referee: Derek O'Mahoney (Tipperary)
Ben Brosnan 1-8 (0-4f), Darragh Brooks (0-1f), Martin O'Connor, Paraic Hughes, Glen Malone, Kevin O'Grady (0-1f), Eoghan Nolan (0-1m), Tom Byrne 0-1 each Report Lee Pearson 1-0, Paddy Dunican 0-3f, Bill Carroll 0-2, Colm Doyle, Niall Darby (0-1f), Johnny Moloney (0-1f), Dylan Hyland (0-1f), Mark Abbott, Bernard Allen (0-1f), Joseph O'Connor 0-1 each

Quarter-finals
30 April 2022
Quarter-final		 Dublin 1-24 - 0-4 Wexford Wexford Park, Wexford
Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)
Man of the Match: Brian Fenton (Raheny)
Con O'Callaghan 1-6, Brian Fenton and Dean Rock (0-1f, 1 '45) 0-5 each, Brian Howard and Cormac Costello 0-2 each, John Small, Tom Lahiff, Ciaran Kilkenny, Lorcan O'Dell 0-1 each Report Paraic Hughes, Niall Hughes (0-1m), Eoghan Nolan, Ben Brosnan 0-1 each
30 April 2022
Quarter Final		 Westmeath 3-13 - 0-14 Longford Cusack Park, Mullingar
Attendance: 2,290
Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare)
Man of the Match: Ronan Wallace (Multyfarnham)
John Heslin 1-5 (0-4f), Alex Gardiner 0-3, Ronan O'Toole and Robbie Forde 1-0 each, Nigel Harte and Ray Connellan 0-2 each, Lorcan Dolan 0-1 Report Darren Gallagher 0-4 (0-2f, 1 '45), Dylan Farrell 0-3f, Paddy Collum (1 '45), Mickey Quinn, Kevin Diffley, Dessie Reynolds, Daniel Reynolds, Keelin McGann, Darragh Doherty 0-1 each
1 May 2022
Quarter-final		 Meath 4-13 - 1-12 Wicklow Páirc Tailteann, Navan
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Paul Faloon (Down)
Man of the Match: Bryan Menton (Donaghmore Ashbourne)
Jack O'Connor 1-3 (0-2f), Bryan Menton and Jordan Morris (0-2f) 0-4 each, James McEntee, Matthew Costello, Jack Flynn 1-0 each. Thomas O'Reilly 0-2 Report Mark Jackson (0-3f, 1 '45) and Eoin Darcy (0-4f) 0-4 each, Oisin McGraynor 1-0 each, Padraig O'Toole 0-2, Rory Stokes and Kevin Quinn 0-1 each
1 May 2022
Quarter-final		 Kildare 2-22 - 0-12 Louth O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Attendance: 5,308[5]
Referee: David Gough (Meath)
Man of the Match: Ben McCormack (Sarsfields)
Darragh Kirwan 1-3 (0-1f), Jimmy Hyland 0-5 (0-1f), Ben McCormack 0-4, Kevin Feely 1-0 pen, Paul Cribbin and Daniel Flynn (0-1m) 0-3 each, Paddy Woodgate 0-2 (0-1f), Alex Beirne and Brian McLoughlin 0-1 each Report Sam Mulroy 0-5 (0-1m, 0-1f), Conor Grimes 0-3 (0-2f), Tommy Durnin, Conor Early, Ciaran Byrne, Jack Murphy 0-1 each

Semi-finals

The draw took place after the quarter-finals.

15 May 2022
Semi-final		 Kildare 1-21 - 2-15 Westmeath Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 38,081
Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone)
Man of the Match: Ben McCormack (Sarsfields)
Jimmy Hyland 1-4 (0-1f), Ben McCormack (0-1m) and Darragh Kirwan (0-1f) 0-5 each, Daniel Flynn 0-2 (0-1m), Tony Archbold, Kevin Flynn, Alex Beirne, Paul Cribbin, Neil Flynn (0-1f) 0-1 each Report Ronan O'Toole 1-3, Sam McCartan and John Heslin (0-1f) 0-4 each, Jamie Gonoud 1-0, Ray Conellan 0-2, Nigel Harte and Luke Loughlin 0-1 each
15 May 2022
Semi-final		 Dublin 1-27 - 1-14 Meath Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 38,081[6]
Referee: Derek O'Mahoney (Tipperary)
Man of the Match: James McCarthy (Ballymun Kickhams)
Dean Rock 1-8 (1-0 pen, 0-5f, 1 '45), Ciaran Kilkenny 0-5, Cormac Costello 0-3, James McCarthy, Tom Lahiff, Lorcan O'Dell, Con O'Callaghan 0-2 each, Brian Howard, Sean Bugler, Paddy Small (0-1m) 0-1 each Report Jordan Morris 1-3 (1-0 pen, 0-2f), Bryan Menton and Jack O'Connor (0-2f) 0-3 each, Donal Keogan, Thomas O'Reilly, Joey Wallace, Jack Flynn, Shane McEntee 0-1 each

Final
Main article: 2022 Leinster Senior Football Championship Final
28 May 2022 Dublin 5-17 - 1-15 Kildare Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 38,000 (est.)
Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon)
Man of the Match: Con O'Callaghan (Cuala)
Con O'Callaghan 1-5 (0-1m), Cormac Costello 2-1, Dean Rock 0-4f, John Small and Ciaran Kilkenny 1-0 each, Brian Fenton 0-3, Lee Gannon 0-2, Niall Scully and Aaron Byrne 0-1 each Report Jimmy Hyland 1-4 (0-3f), Ben McCormack 0-5 (0-1m), Kevin Feely 0-2 (0-1m), Kevin Flynn, Paul Cribbin, Darragh Kirwan, Paddy Woodgate (0-1f) 0-1 each

See also

References
  1. "Leinster GAA Senior Football Championship 2022". 28 May 2022.
  2. "Dublin 5-17 Kildare 1-15: Dubs stamp Leinster Championship authority with dominant Lilywhites win".29 May 2022
  3. "Kevin Maguire Named Westmeath Football Captain for 2021". Midlands 103. 12 May 2021.
  4. Keane, Paul (9 July 2022). "Late goal seals inaugural Tailteann Cup for Westmeath". RTÉ. Westmeath captain Kevin Maguire lifts the Tailteann Cup
  5. "Mickey Harte says Louth 'didn't deserve that battering' as Kildare make semis". 2 May 2022.
  6. "One-way traffic: Dublin v Meath done and dusted by half-time". The Irish Times. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
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