2021 Louth county football team season
| 2021 season | |
|---|---|
| Manager | Mickey Harte |
| NFL D4 North | 2nd (promoted) |
| All-Ireland SFC | Did not compete |
| Leinster SFC | Preliminary round |
The following is a summary of Louth county football team's 2021 season.
Competitions
O'Byrne Cup
There was no O'Byrne Cup in 2021 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games.[1]
National Football League Division 4 North
Table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Antrim (P)
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 60 | +3 | 6 | Advance to Division 4 semi-finals; both finalists are promoted to Division 3 |
| 2 |  Louth (P)
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 45 | +18 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Sligo
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 67 | −4 | 2 | Advance to Division 4 Shield Final |
| 4 |  Leitrim
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 67 | −17 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 30 May 2021. Source: GAA.ie
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(P) Promoted
Fixtures
| 15 May 2021 1 | Louth | 3-8 (17) – (18) 1-15 | Antrim | Haggardstown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Venue: McGeough Park | ||||
| Referee: Barry Tiernan
|
| 23 May 2021 2 | Leitrim | 0-10 (10) – (19) 0-19 | Louth | Carrick-on-Shannon | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Venue: Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada | ||||
| Referee: Patrick Maguire
|
| 30 May 2021 3 | Louth | 3-18 (27) – (17) 1-14 | Sligo | Haggardstown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15:00 | Venue: McGeough Park | ||||
| Referee: Sean Laverty
|
Semi-final
| Louth | 1-23 – 1-15 | Carlow |
|---|---|---|
| Mulroy 0-7 (5f, 1'45), Grimes 1-2, Keenan 0-3, Downey 0-3, C. Byrne 0-3, Jackson 0-2, Callaghan 0-1, Duffy 0-1, D. Byrne 0-1 |
Referee: Barry Tiernan (Dublin)
| GK | 1 | Craig Lynch (Naomh Máirtin) |
| RCB | 2 | Dan Corcoran (Geraldines) |
| FB | 3 | Dermot Campbell (Dreadnots) |
| LCB | 4 | Donal McKenny (St Mary's) |
| RHB | 5 | Emmet Carolan (Newtown Blues) |
| CHB | 6 | Niall Sharkey (Glyde Rangers) |
| LHB | 7 | Eoghan Callaghan (Naomh Máirtin) |
| MF | 8 | Bevan Duffy (St Fechin's) |
| MF | 9 | Ciarán Byrne (St Mochta's) |
| RHF | 10 | Liam Jackson (St Mary's) |
| CHF | 11 | Sam Mulroy (Naomh Máirtin) (c) |
| LHF | 12 | Ciarán Downey (Newtown Blues) |
| RCF | 13 | Ciarán Keenan (St Mary's) |
| FF | 14 | Conor Grimes (Glen Emmets) |
| LCF | 15 | Ryan Burns (Hunterstown Rovers) |
| Substitutes: | ||
| 16 | Leonard Grey (St Patrick's) for Corcoran | |
| 17 | Declan Byrne (St Mochta's) for Burns | |
| 18 | Dáire Nally (Newtown Blues) for Campbell | |
| 19 | Conal McKeever (Clan Na Gael) for Duffy | |
| 20 | John Clutterbuck (Naomh Máirtin) for Carolan | |
| Waterford | 0-11 – 1-15 | Antrim |
|---|
Antrim and Louth shared the Division 4 title, as Louth had a championship game on 27 June 2021.
Leinster Senior Football Championship
The draw for the preliminary rounds and quarter-finals took place on 20 April 2021.[3]
Bracket
| Preliminary round 27 June | Quarter-finals 4 July | Semi-finals 18 July | Final 1 August | ||||||||||||||||
 Kildare
| 1-15 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Offaly
| 3-19 AET | Offaly
| 0-13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Louth
| 0-19 | Kildare
| 2-14 | ||||||||||||||||
 Westmeath
| 0-18 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Laois
| 1-10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Westmeath
| 3-20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kildare
| 1-9 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Dublin
| 0-20 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Meath
| 4-22 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Longford
| 0-25 | Longford
| 0-12 | ||||||||||||||||
 Carlow
| 2-13 | Meath
| 1-13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dublin
| 2-16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dublin
| 0-15 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Wexford
| 2-11 | Wexford
| 0-7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wicklow
| 0-14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fixtures
| 27 June 2021 13:30 Round 1 |
Offaly
|
3-19 - 0-19 aet | Louth
|
Páirc Tailteann, Navan Attendance: 0 Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare) |
| Cian Farrell 0-7 (0-3f), Niall McNamee 1-3, Peter Cunningham 1-1, Bernard Allen 1-0, Paddy Dunican 0-2 (0-1f, 1 '45), Niall Darby, Jordan Hayes, Ruairi McNamee, Bill Carroll, Eoin Carroll, Mark Abbott 0-1 each | Report | Sam Mulroy 0-6 (0-4f), Ciarán Byrne 0-3, Ciarán Keenan 0-2, Dermot Campbell, Anthony Williams, Eoghan Callaghan, Liam Jackson, Ciarán Downey, Conor Grimes, Ryan Burns, Declan Byrne 0-1 each |
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games, there was no back-door route into the All-Ireland Championship. Therefore, because Louth did not win the Leinster Championship, they did not qualify for the 2021 All-Ireland Championship.
Notable events
- Mickey Harte was appointed as manager on 23 November 2020.[4][5][6][7]
References
- ^ "GAA fixture calendar for 2021 revealed". Impartial Reporter. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ "Harte's troops march on to Division Three with comprehensive win over Carlow". Dundalk Democrat. 19 June 2021.
- ^ Duffy, Emma (20 April 2021). "Here's the draw for the 2021 Leinster football championship". The42.
- ^ BBC 23-11-2020: Mickey Harte appointed new Louth manager 10 days after leaving Tyrone post
- ^ Mickey Harte appointed new Louth manager
- ^ RTE 23-11-2020: Mickey Harte appointed new Louth football manager
- ^ Sky Sports 24-11-2020: Mickey Harte appointed Louth senior football manager