2018 Leinster Senior Football Championship

The 2018 Leinster Senior Football Championship was the 2018 installment of the annual Leinster Senior Football Championship organised by Leinster GAA.^[1]

2018 Leinster SFC

Tournament details
Year	2018
Winners
Champions	Dublin (57th win)
Manager	Jim Gavin
Captain	Jonny Cooper
Runners-up
Runners-up	Laois
Manager	John Sugrue
Captain	Graham Brody and John O'Loughlin
← 2017 2019 →

Dublin, the defending champions, won their eighth consecutive championship title, defeating Laois in the final.

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	Tickets.ie	Turlough O'Brien	John Murphy		1944
Dublin	Sky blue and navy	American International Group	Jim Gavin	Stephen Cluxton	2017	2017
Kildare	White	Brady Family Ham	Cian O'Neill	Eoin Doyle	1928	2000
Laois	Blue and white	MW Hire Services	John Sugrue	Stephen Attride		2003
Longford	Royal blue and gold	Glennon Brothers	Denis Connerton	Donal McElligott		1968
Louth	Red and white	Morgan Fuels	Pete McGrath	Andy McDonnell	1957	1957
Meath	Green and gold	Devenish Beyond Nutrition	Andy McEntee	Bryan Menton	1999	2010
Offaly	White, green and gold	Carroll's Cuisine	Stephen Wallace	Anton Sullivan	1982	1997
Westmeath	Maroon and white	Renault	Colin Kelly	John Heslin		2004
Wexford	Purple and gold	Gain Feeds	Paul McLoughlin	Daithí Waters	1918	1945
Wicklow	Blue and gold	Arklow Bay Hotel	John Evans	Seánie Furlong

Championship draw

	First round					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
						Westmeath		1-12
	Laois (a.e.t.)		2-21			Laois		4-13
	Wexford		1-18								Laois		0-12
											Carlow		0-8
						Kildare		1-10
	Louth		0-12			Carlow		2-14
	Carlow		2-17													Laois		0-10
																Dublin		1-25
						Dublin		4-25
	Offaly		1-15			Wicklow		1-11
	Wicklow (a.e.t.)		1-20								Dublin		2-25
											Longford		0-12
						Meath		0-14
						Longford		0-16

Preliminary round

Laois   v   Wexford

12 May 2018 18:30 Preliminary Round

Report

Laois	2-21 (27) – (21) 1-18 (a.e.t.)	Wexford
(HT: 0-03 – 1-10) (FT: 1-15 – 1-15)
Gls: Donie Kingston, Benny Carroll Pts: Donie Kingston (6, 3f), Ross Munnelly (5, 2f), Paul Kingston (3), Stephen Atttride (2), Gareth Dillon, Trevor Collins, David Conway, Gary Walsh, Darren Strong		Gls: Naomhan Rossiter Pts: Donal Shanley (9, 6f, 1 pen, 1 '45), John Tubritt (4), Glen Malone, Shane Doyle, James Stafford, Ben Brosnan

Wexford Park, Wexford Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan)

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Louth   v   Carlow

13 May 2018 14:00 Preliminary Round

Report

Louth	0-12 (12) – (23) 2-17	Carlow
(HT: 0-09 – 0-10)
Pts: G. McSorley 3, T. Durnin 2, W. Woods 2, R. Burns 2 (2f), J. Craven 1, D. Byrne 1, H. Osbourne 1		Gls: D. Walshe 1, P. Broderick 1 Pts: P. Broderick 8 (5f), D. Walshe 2, D. Foley 2 (1f), D. Ledger 1 (1f), S. Murphy 1, E Ruth 1, S. Gannon 1, L. Walker 1 (1f)

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Referee: Niall Cullen (Fermanagh)

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Offaly   v   Wicklow

13 May 2018 16:00 Preliminary Round

Report

Offaly	1-15 (18) – (23) 1-20 (a.e.t.)	Wicklow
(HT: 1-05 – 0-05) (FT: 1-11 – 0-14)
Gls: A. Sullivan 1 Pts: B. Allen 3, A. Sullivan 2 (1f), S. Tierney 2, N. Darby 2f, A. Mulhall 2f, N. Dunne 1f, C. Donohue 1, J. Hayes 1, G. Spollen 1		Gls: D. Fitzgerald 1 Pts: M. Jackson 7 (5f, 2 ’45), S. Furlong 5 (4f), J. McGrath 2, M. Kenny 2, D. Hayden 1f, J. Crowe 1, D. Healy 1, C. Magee 1

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Referee: Jerome Henry (Mayo)

Quarter-finals

Westmeath   v   Laois

26 May 2018 5:30 pm Quarter-Final

Report

Westmeath	1-12 (15) – (25) 4-13	Laois
(HT: 0-06 – 0-10)
Gls: M McCallon 1 Pts: L Loughlin 4 (2f), G Egan 3 (1f), F Coyne 2, K Martin 1, J Connellan 1 (1f), R O’Toole 1		Gls: P Kingston 3, E O’Carroll 1 Pts: R Munnelly 3 (3f), P Kingston 2, N Donoher 2, T Collins 1, C Begley 1, A Farrell 1, D Kingston 1 (1f), E O’Carroll 1, G Walsh 1

O'Connor Park, Tullamore Referee: Padraig Hughes (Armagh) Attendance: 6,186

Kildare   v   Carlow

27 May 2018 2:00 pm Quarter-Final

Report

Kildare	1-10 (13) – (20) 2-14	Carlow
(HT: 1-03 – 1-08)
Gls: D Flynn 1 Pts: P Cribbin 3, K Feely 3 D Flynn 2, K Cribbin 1		Gls: D Foley 1, C Lawlor 1 Pts: P Broderick 11 (9f), D Foley 1, S Gannon 1, C Moran 1

O'Connor Park, Tullamore Referee: Cormac Reilly (Meath) Attendance: 5,111

Longford   v   Meath

27 May 2018 3:00 pm Quarter-Final

Report

Longford	0-16 (16) – (14) 0-14	Meath
(HT: 0-07 – 0-07)
Pts: J McGivney 4, D Gallagher 3, R Brady 2, P Collum 1 (1'45), D Mimnagh 1, C Berry 1, D Reynolds 1, D McGivney 1 (1f), R Smyth 1, S McCormack 1		Pts: G Reilly 3, P Kennelly 2, D Lenihan 2 (2f), S Curran 1, D Keogan 1, B Menton 1, B Brennan 1, M Burke 1, Joey Wallace 1, E Wallace 1

Pearse Park, Longford Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone) Attendance: 5,591

Dublin   v   Wicklow

27 May 2018 4:00 pm Quarter-Final

Report

Dublin	4-25 (37) – (14) 1-11	Wicklow
(HT: 4-13 – 1-04)
Gls: C Kilkenny 1, B Fenton 1, C O'Callaghan 1, D Rock 1 Pts: Ciaran Kilkenny 1-7, Brian Fenton and Con O'Callaghan 1-3 each, Dean Rock 1-2 (0-2f), Paddy Andrews 0-3, Conor McHugh 0-2 (0-1f), Philly McMahon, Michael Darragh McCauley, Brian Howard, Paul Mannion (1 '45), Colm Basquel 0-1 each		Gls: J Stafford 1 Pts: James Stafford 1-1, Mark Jackson (0-2f), Darren Hayden, Theo Smyth 0-2 each, Dean Healy, Rory Finn, Mark Kenny, Seanie Furlong (0-1f) 0-1 each

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down) Attendance: 11,786

Semi-finals

Laois   v   Carlow

10 June 2018 2:00pm Semi-Final

Report

Laois	0-12 (12) – (8) 0-08	Carlow
(HT: 0-06 – 0-03)
Pts: D Kingston 3 (2f), R Munnelly 2 (2f), A Farrell 1, J O'Loughlin 1, B Glynn 1, F Crowley 1, N Donoher 1, C Begley 1, E O'Carroll 1		Pts: P Broderick 5 (4f), D Walshe 1, D O'Brien 1, D Foley 1 (1f)

Croke Park, Dublin Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford)

Dublin   v   Longford

RTÉ

10 June 2018 4:00pm Semi-Final

Report

Dublin	2-25 (31) – (12) 0-12	Longford
(HT: 2-13 – 0-07)
Gls: P Mannion 1, D Rock 1 Pts: Dean Rock 1-6 (0-5f), Paul Mannion 1-2, Brian Fenton and Ciaran Kilkenny 0-4 each, Con O'Callaghan and Colm Basquel 0-2 each, Philly McMahon, Brian Howard, James McCarthy, Niall Scully, Paddy Andrews 0-1 each		Pts: Robbie Smyth 0-5 (0-3f), Paddy Collum (1 '45), Michael Quinn, Donal McElligott, Dessie Reynolds 0-1, David McGivney (0-1f), Rian Brady, Sean McCormack 0-1 each

Croke Park, Dublin Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois) Attendance: 39,028

Final

24 June 2018 4:00 pm	Dublin	1-25 - 0-10	Laois	Croke Park Attendance: 41,728 Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)
	Dean Rock 0-8 (0-5f, 1 '45), Ciaran Kilkenny 1-4, Cormac Costello 0-4, Brian Fenton, Con O'Callaghan, Paddy Andrews 0-2 each, Brian Howard, Niall Scully, Paul Mannion 0-1 each	Report	Donie Kingston 0-4 (0-2f), Alan Farrell and Gary Walsh 0-2 each, Kieran Lillis and Evan O'Carroll 0-1 each

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See also

• 2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
  • 2018 Connacht Senior Football Championship
  • 2018 Munster Senior Football Championship
  • 2018 Ulster Senior Football Championship

References

1. "Leinster GAA Senior Football Championship Draw". 18 February 2018.

External links

• http://www.leinstergaa.ie/