2010 Galway county football team season

The following is a summary of Galway county football team's 2010 season.

Galway county football team
2010 season
ManagerJoe Kernan
StadiumPearse Stadium, Salthill
NFL D15th
All-Ireland SFCRound 2 qualifier
Connacht SFCSemi-finalist

Joe Kernan, the former All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) winning manager with Armagh, was appointed as Liam Sammon's successor as Galway manager.[1]

Competitions

National Football League Division 1
Main article: 2010 National Football League (Ireland)

The league campaign saw Galway come close to relegation. Galway won three and lost four league games. The team defeated Monaghan by a scoreline of 1–20 to 1–14, Tyrone by a scoreline of 1–15 to 0–14 and Dublin by a scoreline of 1–14 to 0–14, but lost to Mayo by a scoreline of 1–10 to 2–14, to Cork by a scoreline of 1–17 to 1–19, to Kerry by a scoreline of 1–9 to 2–16 and to Derry by a scoreline of 1–12 to 2–13.

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Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Mayo 76019–865–78+2012
Cork 75029–939–86+710
Dublin 75029–777–72+1110
Kerry 73046–897–77+96
Galway 73047–978–104−106
Monaghan 72058–929–100−114
Derry 72055–858–87−114
Tyrone 72057–847–99−154
  • Cork were placed ahead of Dublin as they won the head-to-head match between the teams (20 March at Páirc Uí Rinn: 2–13 to 2–6).
  • Kerry were placed ahead of Galway as they won the head-to-head match between the teams (14 March at Pearse Stadium: 2–16 to 1–9).
Mayo2–14 – 1–10Galway
E Varley 1–1, M Ronaldson 0–4 (0-4f), T Mortimer 1–0, K McLoughlin, A Moran 0–2 each, P Gardiner, T Parsons, D Vaughan, A O'Shea, R McGarrity 0–1 each M Meehan 1–3 (0-3f), N Joyce 0–3 (0-2f), S Armstrong, M Martin (0-2f) 0–2 each
Referee: Marty Duffy (Sligo)
Galway1–20 – 1–14Monaghan
N Joyce 1–4 (0-3f), M Meehan 0–6 (0-5f), S Armstrong 0–5 (0-2f), F Breathnach 0–2, N Coleman, P Conroy, G Bradshaw 0–1 each C McManus 0–5 (0-1f), P Finlay 0–4 (0-3f, 0–1 sideline), B McKenna 1–0, T Freeman 0–3 (0-1f), D Malone, V Corey 0–1 each
Referee: D Fahy (Longford)
Cork1–19 – 1–17Galway
P O'Neill 1–2, C O'Neill (0-3f), D O'Connor 0–4 each, P Kelly 0–3 (0-2f), P O'Flynn, D Goulding, 0–2 each, P Kerrigan, P Kissane 0–1 N Joyce 0–7 (0-5f), M Meehan 0–6 (0-3f), G Sice 1–0, S Armstrong (0–1 '45), C de Paor, D Reilly, D Cummins 0–1 each
Referee: M Condon (Waterford)
Galway1–9 – 2–16Kerry
M Meehan 1–4 (0-3f, 0–1 '45), P Conroy 0–3, D Blake, F Breathnach 0–1 C Cooper 1–7 (0-5f), Declan O'Sullivan 1–1, D O'Callaghan, B Sheehan (0-1f) 0–3 each, A Maher, A O'Connell 0–1 each
Pearse Park
Referee: M Duffy (Sligo)
Galway1–15 – 0–14Tyrone
M Clancy 1–3, E Concannon 0–4 (0-2f), J Bergin, G Sice 0–2 each, D Blake, P Conroy, C Bane, D Blake 0–1 each M Penrose 0–8 (0-6f), C McCullagh, R Mellon, A Cassidy, S Cavanagh, T McGuigan (0-1f), C Cavanagh 0–1 each
Tuam
Referee: Marty Duffy (Sligo)
Dublin0–14 – 1–14Galway
E Concannon 0–8 (0-5f), F Breathnach 1–0, N Joyce 0–3 (0-2f), G Sice 0–2, G Bradshaw 0–1 B Brogan 0–11 (0-7f), C O'Sullivan, K Bonner, C Keaney (0-1f) 0–1 each
Parnell Park
Referee: C Reilly (Meath)
Galway1–12 – 2–13Derry
N Joyce 0–5 (0-4f), E Concannon 0–3 (0-3f), G O'Donnell 1–0, P Conroy 0–2, J Bergin, M Clancy 0–1 each J Kielt 0-5f, D Mullan 1–2, SL McGoldrick 1–1, M Lynch 0–3 (2f), R Wilkinson, J Diver 0–1 each

Connacht Senior Football Championship
Main article: 2010 Connacht Senior Football Championship

Galway narrowly avoided defeat to minnows New York in the 2010 Connacht SFC, emerging with a scoreline of 2–13 to 0-12.[9] The Connacht SFC semi-final against Sligo showed little improvement, and at half-time, Galway trailed Sligo by a scoreline of 1–8 to 0–2. However, Galway managed to salvage an undeserved draw, with an Eoin Concannon goal and a Gareth Bradshaw point levelling the match at 1–10 apiece. Sligo defeated Galway in the replay, by a scoreline of 1–14 to 0-16, knocking Galway into the 2010 All-Ireland SFC qualifiers.

Quarter-final
New York0-12 – 2-13Galway
D Doona 0-5, J Murtagh 0-4, B Reilly, A O'Connor, J Bell 0-1 each. Report P Joyce 1-6, N Joyce 0-4, C Bane 1-1, M Clancy, G Sice 0-1 each.
Referee: M. Condon (Waterford)
Semi Final
Galway1-10 - 1-10Sligo
P Joyce 0-6, E Concannon 1-1, J Bergin, G Sice, G Bradshaw 0-1 each Report D Kelly 1-3, C McGee 0-3, A Costello, M Breheny, T Taylor, K Cawley 0-1 each
Attendance: 12,829
Semi Final Replay
Sligo1-14 - 0-16Galway
D Kelly 1-2, M Breheny 0-4, A Marren 0-3, C McGee 0-2, K Cawley, A Costello, K Sweeney 0-1 each Report P Joyce 0-5, S Armstrong 0-4, M Clancy 0-2, G O'Donnell, J Bergin, M Meehan, E Concannon, P Conroy 0-1 each

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Main article: 2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

In the 2010 All-Ireland SFC qualifier, Galway met Wexford in a Round 2 game at Pearse Stadium, a week after the Sligo defeat. A 1–11 to 0–13 defeat to Wexford knocked Galway out of the All-Ireland SFC, the team's second consecutive single-point All-Ireland SFC qualifier defeat. Kernan resigned as manager on 4 August 2010, after only one year in charge. Kernan said he felt his position as manager was being "undermined".

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)

References
  1. "Kernan confirmed as Galway manager". The Irish Times. 9 September 2009.
  2. "Kernan handed 'reality check' as Mayo run riot". Independent.ie.
  3. "McEnaney fury over red cards". Independent.ie.
  4. "Cork dig deep to survive stern Galway examination". Independent.ie.
  5. "Cooper runs riot for 'men against boys'". Independent.ie.
  6. "Bergin takes lead role in tribe revival". Independent.ie.
  7. "Gilroy baffled at Dubs' lack of bite". Independent.ie.
  8. "Derry heroics just too late to save place at top table". Independent.ie.
  9. "New York 0–12 Galway 2–13". RTÉ. 25 May 2010. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012.
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