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2024 Louth county football team season

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Louth county football team
2024 season
ManagerGer Brennan
NFL D26th
All-Ireland SFCQuarter-finalist
Leinster SFCFinalist
O'Byrne CupQuarter-finalist (Shield Winner)
Top goalscorerLeague: Sam Mulroy
All: Sam Mulroy
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The following is a summary of Louth county football team's 2024 season.

Competitions

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O'Byrne Cup

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Fixtures

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6 January 2024 (2024-01-06)
19:00 IWT (UTC±0)
Match 7
Meath 2-13 (19) (10) 1-07 Louth
(HT: 1-05 – 1-04)

O'Byrne Shield

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Teams defeated in their first match played in a shield tournament, which Louth won.[1]

Fixtures

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13 January 2024 (2024-01-13)
13:00 IWT (UTC±0)
Match C
Westmeath 0-12 (12) (18) 2-12 Louth
Coralstown/Kinnegad GAA, Kinnegad
10 February 2024 (2024-02-10)
12:00 IWT (UTC±0)
Match D (Shield Final)
Louth 1-18 (21) (16) 2-10 Wicklow
(HT: 0-8 – 1-4)
Dowdallshill, Dundalk
Referee: Ian Howley

National Football League Division 2

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Louth began with an away fixture against Armagh.[2]

On 6 December 2023, the GAA announced that all Division 2 Round 7 games would be played separately from the Round 7 games in Division 1, 3 and 4, on Saturday, 23 March 2024, at 19:00, including Kildare v Louth at Dr Cullen Park.[3] The rest of the fixtures were also confirmed on 6 December 2023.[4]

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Donegal 7 6 1 0 128 83 +45 13 Advance to NFL Division 2 Final and
promotion to 2025 NFL Division 1
2 Armagh 7 5 2 0 132 86 +46 12
3 Cavan[a] 7 3 1 3 103 117 −14 7
4 Cork[a] 7 3 1 3 119 125 −6 7
5 Meath[b] 7 2 2 3 86 105 −19 6
6 Louth[b] 7 3 0 4 121 101 +20 6
7 Fermanagh 7 2 1 4 94 129 −35 5 Relegation to 2025 NFL Division 3
8 Kildare 7 0 0 7 82 119 −37 0
Source: GAA.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Cavan are ranked ahead of Cork because they won the head-to-head game between the teams
  2. ^ a b Meath are ranked ahead of Louth because they won the head-to-head game between the teams

Fixtures

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27 January 2024 (2024-01-27) Round 1 Armagh 0-12 (12) (11) 0-11 Louth Armagh  
Venue: Athletic Grounds

Pts: Aidan Forker 1, Rory Grugan 2 (1f), Stefan Campbell 3, Conor Turbitt 5 (4f), Oisín Conaty 1
Report
Pts: Dermot Campbell 1, Tommy Durnin 1, Paul Mathews 1, Ciaran Keenan 1, Conor Grimes 1, Ryan Burns 1, Sam Mulroy 3f, Ciaran Downey 2
Referee: Thomas Murphy (Galway)
Attendance: 10,452


4 February 2024 (2024-02-04) Round 2 Louth 2-09 (15) (13) 0-13 Cork Ardee  
13:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Mhuire
Gls: Ciarán Keenan 1, Ciarán Downey 1
Pts: Craig Lennon 2, Paul Mathews 1, Ryan Burns 1, Sam Mulroy 5 (4f, 1 '45)
Report
Pts: Patrick Doyle 1 (1 '45), Tommy Walsh 1, Ian Maguire 1, Colm O’Callaghan 1, Eoghan McSweeney 2, Chris Óg Jones 2, Brian Hurley 4 (3f), Mark Cronin 1 (1f)
Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan)


18 February 2024 (2024-02-18) Round 3 Meath 1-11 (14) (12) 1-09 Louth Navan  
14:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Tailteann
Gls: Matthew Costello 1
Pts: Daithi McGowan 2 (1 m), Eoghan Frayne 2, Jack O'Connor 2, Matthew Costello 2 (2f), Shane Walsh 3
Report Gls: Tom Jackson 1
Pts: Tommy Durnin 1, Ciarán Keenan 1, Ryan Burns 4, Sam Mulroy 3 (2f, 1 m)
Referee: Liam Devenney (Mayo)


25 February 2024 (2024-02-25) Round 4 Louth 3-09 (18) (19) 2-13 Cavan Ardee  
14:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Mhuire
Gls: Ryan Burns 1, Sam Mulroy 2 (1 pen)
Pts: Tommy Durnin 1, Ciarán Keenan 2, Conor Grimes 2, Sam Mulroy 2fs, Ciarán Downey 1, Tom Jackson 1
Report Gls: James Smith 1, Gerard Smith 1
Pts: Cian Madden 2, Caoimhín O'Reilly 2 (1 m), Paddy Lynch 8 (6fs, 1 '45), Cormac O’Reilly 1
Referee: Niall Cullen (Fermanagh)


3 March 2024 (2024-03-03) Round 5 Donegal 1-17 (20) (15) 0-15 Louth Ballyshannon  
14:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Fr Tierney Park
Gls: Jeaic Mac Ceallabhuí 1
Pts: Caolan McGonagle 1, Michael Langan 1, Shane O'Donnell 2, Patrick McBrearty 8 (7f), Oisín Gallen 4, Aaron Doherty 1
Report
Pts: Donal McKenny 1, Ciarán Keenan 1, Conor Grimes 2, Ryan Burns 2, Sam Mulroy 7 (5f, 1 m), Liam Jackson 1
Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon)


16 March 2024 (2024-03-16) Round 6 Louth 6-17 (35) (11) 0-11 Fermanagh Ardee  
13:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Páirc Mhuire
Gls: P Lynch 1, C Downey 1, C Grimes 1, S Mulroy 2, T Jackson 1
Pts: D Campbell 1, P Lynch 1, C Downey 3, T Durnin 1, C Keenan 3, C Grimes 2, R Burns 1, S Mulroy 5 (2fs)
Report
Pts: D McCusker 1, S McGullion 1, U Kelm 1, G Jones 3fs, S Cassidy 3 (1f), F O’Brien 1, D King 1
Referee: Seán Hurson (Tyrone)


23 March 2024 (2024-03-23) Round 7 Kildare 0-12 (12) (15) 1-12 Louth Carlow  
19:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Dr Cullen Park

Pts: P Woodgate 5 (3fs, 1 '45), A Masterson 3, K Feely 2fs, D Kirwan 1, P McDermott 1, D Flynn 1
Report Gls: R Burns 1
Pts: S Mulroy 5 (4fs, 1 '45), R Burns 2, T Jackson 2, C Grimes 1, L Grey 1, C Downey 1
Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)


Leinster Senior Football Championship

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The draw for the 2024 Leinster Championship was made on 21 October 2023, with Louth drawn to face Carlow or Wexford in the quarter-final.[5][6]

Bracket

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Dublin 3-19
Longford 3-12 Meath 0-12
Meath 3-19 Dublin 3-22
Offaly 0-11
Laois 1-08
Offaly 2-13
Dublin 1-19
Westmeath 1-11 Louth 2-12
Wicklow 2-09 Kildare 0-16
Wicklow 1-12
Kildare 0-13
Carlow 0-08 Louth 0-17
Wexford 4-19 Louth 4-10
Wexford 0-15


Fixtures

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14 April 2024 Quarter-final Louth 4-10 (22) (15) 0-15 Wexford Portlaoise  
16:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: O'Moore Park


28 April 2024 Semi-final Kildare 0-13 (13) 0-17 (17) Louth Dublin  
14:00 IST (UTC+1) Venue: Croke Park


12 May 2024
13:45 IST (UTC+1)
Final
Report[7]
Dublin 1-19 (22) 2-12 (18) Louth
(HT: 0-6 – 0-7)
Gls: O'Callaghan 1 (1m),
Pts: Costello 6 (4f), Fenton 3, Basquel 1, Bugler 1, Lahiff 1, Mannion 1, Kilkenny 1, P Small 1
Gls: Keenan & Lennon 1-0,
Pts: Mulroy 6 (5f), Grimes 4, Downey & Durnin 1.
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Noel Mooney (Cavan)
Attendance: 23,113
GK 1 Stephen Cluxton (Parnells)
RCB 2 Cian Murphy (Thomas Davis)
FB 3 Michael Fitzsimons (Cuala)
LCB 4 Eoin Murchan (Na Fianna)
RHB 5 Tom Lahiff (St Jude's)
CHB 6 John Small (Ballymun Kickhams)
LHB 7 Seán Bugler (St Oliver Plunketts/Eoghan Ruadh)
MF 8 Brian Fenton (Raheny)
MF 9 James McCarthy (Ballymun Kickhams) (c)
RHF 10 Ciarán Kilkenny (Castleknock)
CHF 11 Cormac Costello (St Vincent's)
LHF 12 Niall Scully (Templeogue Synge Street)
RCF 13 Paul Mannion (Kilmacud Crokes)
FF 14 Con O'Callaghan (Cuala)
LCF 15 Colm Basquel (Ballyboden St Enda's)
Substitutes:
16 Jack McCaffrey (Clontarf) for Scully
17 Paddy Small (Ballymun Kickhams) for Basquel
18 Brian Howard (Raheny) for Lahiff
19 Ross McGarry (Ballyboden St Enda's) for Bugler
20 Killian McGinnis (Skerries Harps) for Mannion
GK 1 Niall McDonnell (St Fechin's)
RCB 2 Dan Corcoran (Geraldines)
FB 3 Peter Lynch (Roche Emmets)
LCB 4 Donal McKenny (St Mary's)
RHB 5 Niall Sharkey (Glyde Rangers)
CHB 6 Anthony Williams (Dreadnots)
LHB 7 Conal McKeever (Clan na Gael)
MF 8 Tommy Durnin (Inniskeen Grattans, Monaghan)
MF 9 Bevan Duffy (St Fechin's)
RHF 10 Ciarán Downey (Newtown Blues)
CHF 11 Ciarán Keenan (St Mary's)
LHF 12 Conor Grimes (Glen Emmets)
RCF 13 Leonard Grey (St Patrick's)
FF 14 Sam Mulroy (Naomh Máirtin) (c)
LCF 15 Craig Lennon (St Mochta's)
Substitutes:
16 Dermot Campbell (Dreadnots) for Sharkey
17 Conor Early (Na Fianna, Dublin) for Williams
18 Ciarán Byrne (St Mochta's) for Durnin
19 Ryan Burns (Hunterstown Rovers) for Keenan
20 Liam Jackson (St Mary's) for Grey

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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Louth were drawn into Group 4.

Table

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Pos Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Kerry 3 3 0 0 75 36 +39 6 Advance to quarter-final
2 Louth 3 1 1 1 48 52 −4 3 Advance to preliminary quarter-final
3 Monaghan 3 1 1 1 50 57 −7 3
4 Meath 3 0 0 3 35 63 −28 0
Source: GAA

Fixtures

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25 May 2024 Round 1 Louth 3-10 - 0-09 Meath Inniskeen
17:30 Mulroy 1-6 (6f), Lennon 2-1, Downey 0-1, Duffy 0-1, Keenan 0-1 Report Frayne 0-3 (2f), Caulfield 0-1, Coffey 0-1, Costello 0-1, Hickey 0-1, Jones 0-1, O'Sullivan 0-1 (1m) Stadium: Grattan Park
Referee: Paul Faloon (Down)
2 June 2024 Round 2 Monaghan 2-10 - 2-10 Louth Clones
15:30 Bannigan 1-1, McCarthy 1-0, McManus 0-2f, Beggan 0-1f, Duffy 0-1m, McCarron 0-1f, McNulty 0-1, Mohan 0-1, O'Toole 0-1, Wilson 0-1 Report Mulroy 0-7 (6f,1'45), Lennon 1-0, Grimes 1-0, Burns 0-2, Downey 0-1 Stadium: St Tiernach's Park
Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford)
16 June 2024 Round 3 Kerry 2-21 - 1-10 Louth Portlaoise
15:00 Clifford 0-7 (5f), Clifford 1-2, O'Connor 1-1, Ó Beaglaoich 0-3, O'Connor 0-2, O'Shea 0-2 (1f), Brosnan 0-1, Moynihan 0-1, Murphy 0-1, O'Sullivan 0-1 Report McKenny 1-0, Mulroy 0-3 (2f), Grimes 0-2, Byrne 0-1, Duffy 0-1, Keenan 0-1, Lennon 0-1, Mathews 0-1 Stadium: O'Moore Park
Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)

Louth advanced to a preliminary quarter-final against Cork, which they won, in a surprise victory to qualify for a first ever All-Ireland SFC quarter-final.[8] Louth were knocked out in the quarter-final.

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
Armagh 2-12
Tyrone 0-12 Roscommon 0-12
Roscommon 0-14 Armagh (a.e.t.) 1-18
Kerry 1-16
Kerry 0-15
Mayo 1-12 (3) Derry 0-10
Derry (pens.) 0-15 (4) Armagh 1-11
Galway 0-13
Donegal 1-23
Louth 1-09 Louth 0-18
Cork 1-08 Donegal 0-15
Galway 1-14
Dublin 0-16
Galway 0-14 Galway 0-17
Monaghan 0-11
23 June 2024 Preliminary Quarter-Final Louth 1-09 - 1-08 Cork Inniskeen
15:00 Mulroy 0-4f, McKenny 1-0, Burns 0-2, Lennon 0-2, Matthews 0-1 Report O'Callaghan 0-3, O'Mahony 1-0, Jones 0-2, Hurley 0-1, Maguire 0-1, O'Driscoll 0-1 Stadium: Grattan Park
Referee: Noel Mooney (Cavan)
30 June 2024 Quarter-Final Donegal 1-23 - 0-18 Louth Dublin
13:15 Mogan 0-5, Gallen 0-4 (1f), Gallagher 1-0, Langan 0-3, McHugh 0-2, Moore 0-2, O'Donnell 0-2, Thompson 0-2, Brennan 0-1, Doherty 0-1, McBrearty 0-1, Report Mulroy 0-6 (4f), Durnin 0-4, Burns 0-2, Byrne 0-2, Early 0-1, L Jackson 0-1, T Jackson 0-1, Lennon 0-1 Stadium: Croke Park
Attendance: 47,406
Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
Man of the Match: Peadar Mogan (Donegal)

Notable events

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  • Louth appeared in consecutive Leinster finals for the first time since 1957 and 1958.
  • Louth defeated Meath in the championship for the first time since 1975.[9]
  • Louth reached the All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals for the first time. (They had reached the semi-finals and final on previous occasions, but had not reached the quarter-finals since that stage was introduced in 2001.)
  • Sam Mulroy scored seven goals in league and championship.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Positives to be taken from Wicklow's O'Byrne Shield final defeat to Louth". Independent.ie. 11 February 2024.
  2. ^ Keys, Colm (27 October 2023). "Allianz League openers revealed as Dublin to take on Monaghan at Croke Park". Irish Independent. Retrieved 27 October 2023. In Division 2, Jim McGuinness will have a home game against Cork on Saturday night as his first competitive fixture since returning to the fold earlier this year…
  3. ^ Roche, Frank (6 December 2023). "GAA unveils 'Super Saturday' climax to NFL Division Two in 2024". Irish Independent. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Your complete guide to the 2024 GAA inter-county fixtures list". Irish Independent. 6 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  5. ^ Diallo, Raf (21 October 2023). "2024 Provincial football championships draw — recap". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Ulster SFC draw pairs Jim McGuinness against Mickey Harte". RTÉ Sport. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Dublin given a scare by Louth before winning 14th Leinster title in a rowv". Irish Times. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
  8. ^ Manning, Gordon (23 June 2024). "Louth stun Cork to secure maiden All-Ireland quarter-final appearance". The Irish Times. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Louth power past tragedy-hit Meath to earn first championship win over Royals since 1975". Irish Independent. 25 May 2024.
  10. ^ Donoghue, Eamon (20 June 2024). "Mulroy front and centre in Louth's impressive goal rush" – via www.rte.ie.