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
Year2018
Winners
ChampionsDublin (57th win)
ManagerJim Gavin
CaptainJonny Cooper
Runners-up
Runners-upLaois
ManagerJohn Sugrue
CaptainGraham Brody and John O'Loughlin
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2019 →

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

Teams

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

Championship draw

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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

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12 May 2018
18:30
Preliminary Round
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)

13 May 2018
14:00
Preliminary Round
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)

13 May 2018
16:00
Preliminary Round
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

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26 May 2018
5:30 pm
Quarter-Final
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
27 May 2018
2:00 pm
Quarter-Final
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
27 May 2018
3:00 pm
Quarter-Final
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
27 May 2018
4:00 pm
Quarter-Final
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

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10 June 2018
2:00pm
Semi-Final
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)
10 June 2018
4:00pm
Semi-Final
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

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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

See also

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References

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