# 2023 Leinster Senior Football Championship

The 2023 Leinster Senior Football Championship was the 2023 iteration of the Leinster Senior Football Championship organised by Leinster GAA.
Dublin were defending champions.

## Teams
### General Information

Eleven counties will compete in the Leinster Senior Football Championship:
| County | Last Championship Title | Last All-Ireland Title | Position in 2022 Championship | Last losing finalist |
| Carlow | 1944 | - | Preliminary round | 1942 |
| Dublin | 2022 | 2020 | Champions | 2001 |
| Kildare | 2000 | 1928 | Runners-up | 2022 |
| Laois | 2003 | - | Preliminary round | 2018 |
| Longford | 1968 | - | Quarter-finals | 1965 |
| Louth | 1957 | 1957 | Quarter-finals | 2010 |
| Meath | 2010 | 1999 | Semi-finals | 2020 |
| Offaly | 1997 | 1982 | Preliminary round | 2006 |
| Westmeath | 2004 | - | Semi-finals | 2016 |
| Wexford | 1945 | 1918 | Quarter-finals | 2011 |
| Wicklow | - | - | Quarter-finals | 1897 |

### Personnel and kits

| County | Manager | Captain | Sponsors |
| Carlow | Niall Carew | Sean Gannon | SETU |
| Dublin | Dessie Farrell | James McCarthy | AIG |
| Kildare | Glenn Ryan | Mick O'Grady | Brady Family |
| Laois | Billy Sheehan | Trevor Collins and Evan O’Carroll | MW Hire Group |
| Longford | Paddy Christie | Michael Quinn | Glennon Brothers |
| Louth | Mickey Harte | Sam Mulroy | STATSports |
| Meath | Colm O'Rourke | Shane McEntee | Bective Stud, Tea Rooms and Apartments |
| Offaly | Liam Kearns | Declan Hogan | Glenisk |
| Westmeath | Dessie Dolan | Kevin Maguire | Renault |
| Wexford | John Hegarty | Liam Coleman | Zurich Insurance Group |
| Wicklow | Oisín McConville | Padraig O’Toole | Joule |

## Bracket

| Preliminary roundvte | Preliminary roundvte | Preliminary roundvte | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | Offaly | Offaly | 1-11 | | | | | | |
| Longford | Longford | 1-11 | Meath | Meath | 0-10 | | | | | | |
| Offaly | Offaly | 1-12 | | | | Offaly | Offaly | 2-15 | | | |
| | | | | | | Louth | Louth | 0-27* | | | |
| | | | Westmeath | Westmeath | 1-11 | | | | | | |
| | | | Louth | Louth | 2-10 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Louth | Louth | 0-15 |
| Wicklow | Wicklow | 2-12 | | | | | | | Dublin | Dublin | 5-21 |
| Carlow | Carlow | 0-10 | Wicklow | Wicklow | 0-10 | | | | | | |
| | | | Kildare | Kildare | 1-17 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Kildare | Kildare | 0-12 | | | |
| Wexford | Wexford | 2-13 | | | | Dublin | Dublin | 0-14 | | | |
| Laois | Laois | 2-17 | Laois | Laois | 2-09 | | | | | | |
| | | | Dublin | Dublin | 4-30 | | | | | | |

## Preliminary round

| 9 April 2023 15:00 Preliminary round | Longford | 1-11 - 1-12 | Offaly | Pearse Park, Longford Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone) |
| 9 April 2023 15:00 Preliminary round | Darren Gallagher 1-4 (2fs), Joe Hagan 0-3, Iarla O’Sullivan 0-1, Mickey Quinn 0-1, Dessie Reynolds 0-1, Dylan Farrell 0-1 | Report | Peter Cunningham 1-1, Cian Farrell 0-3 (1m), Nigel Dunne 0-2 (1f), Jamie Evans 0-2, Lee Pearson 0-1, Ruairi McNamee 0-1, Dylan Hyland 0-1 (1f), Bernard Allen 0-1. | Pearse Park, Longford Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone) |
| 9 April 2023 14:30 Preliminary round | Wicklow | 2-12 - 0-10 | Carlow | Aughrim Park, Aughrim Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Barry Tiernan (Dublin) |
| 9 April 2023 14:30 Preliminary round | Eoin Darcy 1-2 (1f), Kevin Quinn 0-4 (1f), Malachy Stone 1-0, Mark Jackson 0-2 (2fs), Mark Kenny 0-2, Padraig O'Toole 0-1, Gearoid Murphy 0-1. | Report | Darragh Foley 0-4 (3fs), Colm Hulton 0-3, Jordan Morrissey 0-1, Ross Dunphy 0-1, Jamie Clarke 0-1 | Aughrim Park, Aughrim Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Barry Tiernan (Dublin) |
| 9 April 2023 15:30 Preliminary round | Laois | 2-17 - 2-13 | Wexford | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Referee: Conor Lane (Cork) |
| 9 April 2023 15:30 Preliminary round | Mark Barry 2-4 (2fs, 1m), Evan O'Carroll 0-6 (1f, 1m, 145), Paul Kingston 0-4 (3fs), Damon Larkin 0-2, Paddy O'Sullivan 0-1 | Report | Ben Brosnan 1-7 (1-0 pen, 5fs), Robbie Brooks 1-1, Sean Nolan 0-2, Paudie Hughes 0-1, Kevin O'Grady 0-1, Eoghan Nolan 0-1 (1 45) | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Referee: Conor Lane (Cork) |

## Quarter-finals

| 23 April 2023 3:30pm Quarter-final | Laois | 2-9 4-30 | Dublin | Laois Hire O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Referee: Barry Judge (Sligo) |
| 23 April 2023 3:30pm Quarter-final | | Report | | Laois Hire O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Referee: Barry Judge (Sligo) |
| 23 April 2023 4:00pm Quarter-final | Offaly | 1-11 0-10 | Meath | Glenisk O'Connor Park, Tullamore Attendance: 5,041 Referee: S Mulhare (Laois) |
| 23 April 2023 4:00pm Quarter-final | | Report | | Glenisk O'Connor Park, Tullamore Attendance: 5,041 Referee: S Mulhare (Laois) |
| 23 April 2023 2:00pm Quarter-final | Kildare | 1-17 0-10 | Wicklow | Netwatch Cullen Park, Carlow Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan) |
| 23 April 2023 2:00pm Quarter-final | | Report | | Netwatch Cullen Park, Carlow Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan) |
| 23 April 2023 2:30pm Quarter-final | Westmeath | 1-11 2-10 | Louth | Netwatch Cullen Park, Carlow Referee: James Molloy (Galway) |
| 23 April 2023 2:30pm Quarter-final | | Report | | Netwatch Cullen Park, Carlow Referee: James Molloy (Galway) |

## Semi-finals

| 30 April 2023 Semi-final | Kildare | 0-12 - 0-14 | Dublin | Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 30,499 Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford) |
| 30 April 2023 Semi-final | Offaly | 2-15 - 0-27 | Louth | Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 30,499 Referee: J McQuillan (Cavan) |
| 30 April 2023 Semi-final | | Report | | Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 30,499 Referee: J McQuillan (Cavan) |

## Final

| GK | 1 | James Califf (Dreadnots) |
| RCB | 2 | Dan Corcoran (Geraldines) |
| FB | 3 | Peter Lynch (Roche Emmets) |
| LCB | 4 | Donal McKenny (St Mary's) |
| RHB | 5 | Leonard Grey (St Patrick's) |
| CHB | 6 | Niall Sharkey (Glyde Rangers) |
| LHB | 7 | Ciarán Murphy (St Patrick's) |
| MF | 8 | Tommy Durnin (Inniskeen Grattans, Monaghan) |
| MF | 9 | Conor Early (Na Fianna, Dublin) |
| RHF | 10 | Conal McKeever (Clan Na Gael) |
| CHF | 11 | Ciarán Downey (Newtown Blues) |
| LHF | 12 | Conor Grimes (Glen Emmets) |
| RCF | 13 | Dáire McConnon (St Mary's) |
| FF | 14 | Sam Mulroy (Naomh Máirtin) (c) |
| LCF | 15 | Liam Jackson (St Mary's) |
| Substitutes: ||
| | 16 | Craig Lennon (St Mochta's) for McConnon |
| | 17 | Anthony Williams (Dreadnots) for Murphy |
| | 18 | Conall McCaul (St Joseph's) for Jackson |
| | 19 | Paul Matthews (St Fechin's) for Early |
| | 20 | Ryan Burns (Hunterstown Rovers) for Corcoran |
| GK | 1 | Stephen Cluxton (Parnells) |
| RCB | 2 | Dáire Newcombe (Lucan Sarsfields) |
| FB | 3 | David Byrne (Naomh Ólaf) |
| LCB | 4 | Lee Gannon (Whitehall Colmcille) |
| RHB | 5 | Brian Howard (Raheny) |
| CHB | 6 | John Small (Ballymun Kickhams) |
| LHB | 7 | Jack McCaffrey (Clontarf) |
| MF | 8 | Brian Fenton (Raheny) |
| MF | 9 | James McCarthy (Ballymun Kickhams) (c) |
| RHF | 10 | Niall Scully (Templeogue Synge Street) |
| CHF | 11 | Seán Bugler (St Oliver Plunketts/Eoghan Ruadh) |
| LHF | 12 | Ciarán Kilkenny (Castleknock) |
| RCF | 13 | Paul Mannion (Kilmacud Crokes) |
| FF | 14 | Con O'Callaghan (Cuala) |
| LCF | 15 | Cormac Costello (St Vincent's) |
| Substitutes: ||
| | 16 | Cian Murphy (Thomas Davis) for McCaffrey |
| | 17 | Paddy Small (Ballymun Kickhams) for Scully |
| | 18 | Dean Rock (Ballymun Kickhams) for Costello |
| | 19 | Colm Basquel (Ballyboden St Enda's) for Mannion |
| | 20 | Seán McMahon (Raheny) for Howard |

## Stadia and locations

| County | Location | Province | Stadium | Capacity |
| Carlow | Carlow | Leinster | Dr Cullen Park | 21,000 |
| Dublin | Dublin | Leinster | Croke Park | 82,300 |
| Kildare | Newbridge | Leinster | St Conleth's Park | 8,200 |
| Laois | Portlaoise | Leinster | O'Moore Park | 22,000 |
| Longford | Longford | Leinster | Pearse Park | 6,000 |
| Louth | Drogheda | Leinster | Drogheda Park | 3,500 |
| Meath | Navan | Leinster | Páirc Tailteann | 11,000 |
| Offaly | Tullamore | Leinster | O'Connor Park | 18,000 |
| Westmeath | Mullingar | Leinster | Cusack Park | 11,500 |
| Wexford | Wexford | Leinster | Chadwicks Wexford Park | 18,000 |
| Wicklow | Aughrim | Leinster | Aughrim County Ground | 7,000 |

## Championship statistics
### Scoring events

* Widest winning margin: 27 points
** Dublin 4-30 - 2-09 Laois (Quarter-finals)
* Most goals in a match: 6
** Dublin 4-30 - 2-09 Laois (Quarter-finals)
* Most points in a match: 39
** Dublin 4-30 - 2-09 Laois (Quarter-finals)
* Most goals by one team in a match: 4
** Dublin 4-30 - 2-09 Laois (Quarter-finals)
* Most points by one team in a match: 30
** Dublin 4-30 - 2-09 Laois (Quarter-finals)
* Highest aggregate score: 57 points
** Dublin 4-30 - 2-09 Laois (Quarter-finals)
* Lowest aggregate score: 24 points
** Offaly 1-11 - 0-10 Meath (Quarter-finals)

## Miscellaneous

* Its the first Leinster final between Dublin and Louth since 1958.