The following is a summary of Mayo county football team's 2016 season. It was a first season in charge for newly appointed Mayo manager Stephen Rochford.
| 2016 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Stephen Rochford |
| Stadium | MacHale Park, Castlebar |
| NFL D1 | 5th |
| All-Ireland SFC | Finalist (replay) |
| Connacht SFC | Semi-finalist |
| FBD Insurance League | Group stage (2nd) |
| Top goalscorer | League: All: Cillian O'Connor (2–28) |
Kits edit
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Competitions edit
Win Draw Loss Postponed/Cancelled
FBD League edit
Fixtures edit
| Date | Round | Home | Score | Away | Ground |
| 3 Jan | Group |  Mayo |
1-12 v 1-10 |  NUIG |
McHale Park, Castlebar |
| 10 Jan | Group | Mayo |
1-16 v 0-8 |  IT Sligo |
Ballina |
| 17 Jan | Group | Mayo |
0-13 v 0-10 |  Roscommon |
McHale Park, Castlebar |
Table edit
Qualification for next round
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roscommon
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-25 | 0-10 | +20 | 6 |
| Mayo
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-31 | 0-13 | +10 | 4 |
| NUI Galway
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-10 | 1-24 | +10 | 2 |
| IT Sligo
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-14 | 5-26 | -40 | 0 |
National Football League Division 1 edit
Fixtures edit
| Date | Round | Home | Score | Away | Ground |
| 30 Jan | Group |  Cork |
0-12 v 1-18 | Mayo |
Páirc Ui Rinn, Cork |
| 7 Feb | Group | Mayo |
0-7 v 0-9 |  Dublin |
McHale Park, Castlebar |
| 28 Feb | Group |  Donegal |
1-14 v 1-12 | Mayo |
MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey |
| 6 Mar | Group |  Monaghan |
1-12 v 2-11 | Down |
Castleblayney |
| 12 Mar | Group | Mayo |
0-14 v 2-13 | Kerry |
McHale Park, Castlebar |
| 27 Mar | Group | Roscommon |
1-7 v 1-11 | Mayo |
Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon |
| 3 Apr | Group | Mayo |
1-19 v 1-16 |  Down |
MacHale Park, Castlebar |
Table edit
Compete in Division 1 semi-finals
Automatic relegation to Division 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
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| Dublin
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7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8-91 | 4-75 | 28 | 14 |
| Kerry
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7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5-109 | 5-77 | 32 | 10 |
| Roscommon
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7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9-98 | 8-77 | 24 | 8 |
| Donegal
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7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8-84 | 6-78 | 12 | 6 |
| Mayo
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7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5-88 | 7-91 | -9 | 6 |
| Monaghan
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7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6-83 | 7-91 | -11 | 6 |
| Cork
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7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9-89 | 9-105 | -16 | 6 |
| Down
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7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2-60 | 6-108 | -60 | 0 |
1Donegal, Mayo, Monaghan and Cork are ranked by scoring difference.
Connacht Senior Football Championship edit
Fixtures edit
| Date | Round | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Ground |
| Sunday 5 June 2016 | Quarter Final | Mayo |
2-16 v 0-09 |  London |
Ruislip |
| Sunday 5 June 2016 | Semi Final | Mayo |
0-12 v 1-12 | Galway |
McHale Park |
Bracket edit
| Preliminary round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
 New York
| 0-17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Roscommon
| 1-15 | Roscommon
| 1-21 | ||||||||||||||||
| Leitrim
| 0-11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Roscommon
| 4-16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sligo
| 2-13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Roscommon (R) | 1-10 0-14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Galway (R) | 0-13 3-16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| London
| 0-9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mayo
| 2-16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mayo
| 0-12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Galway
| 1-12 | ||||||||||||||||||
2016 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship edit
Fixtures edit
| Date | Round | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Ground |
| Sunday 5 June 2016 | Qualifiers R1 | Mayo |
2-14 - 1-12 | Fermanagh |
McHale Park |
| Sunday 5 June 2016 | Qualifiers R2 | Mayo |
2-17 - 0-14 |  Kildare |
McHale Park |
| Sunday 5 June 2016 | Qualifiers R3 | Mayo |
3-15 - 1-14 | Westmeath |
Croke Park |
| Sunday 5 June 2016 | AI Quarter Final | Mayo |
0-13 - 0-12 |  Tyrone |
Croke Park |
| Sunday 5 June 2016 | AI Semi Final | Mayo |
2-13 - 0-14 | Tipperary |
Croke Park |
| Sunday 18 September 2016 | AI Final | Mayo |
0-15 - 2-09 | Dublin |
Croke Park |
| Saturday 1 October 2016 | AI Final Replay | Mayo |
1-14 - 1-15 | Dublin |
Croke Park |