2013 Leinster Senior Football Championship
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The 2013 Leinster Senior Football Championship was that year's installment of the annual Leinster Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of the Leinster GAA.
It was won by Dublin who defeated Meath in the final.{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/dublin-claim-their-eighth-leinster-crown-in-nine-years-29418970.html|title=Dublin claim their eighth Leinster crown in nine years|newspaper=Irish Independent|publisher=Independent News & Media|date=14 July 2012|accessdate=14 July 2012}}{{cite news|first=Eoin|last=Brennan|url=http://www.newstalk.ie/Dublin-reign-in-Leinster-again|title=Dublin reign in Leinster again|work=Newstalk|publisher=Communicorp|date=14 July 2013|accessdate=14 July 2013}} This was Dublin's 52nd Leinster title.{{cite news|first=Gavin|last=Cummiskey|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/dublin-overpower-meath-in-leinster-final-1.1463187|title=Dublin overpower Meath in Leinster final|newspaper=The Irish Times|publisher=Irish Times Trust|date=14 July 2013|accessdate=14 July 2013}} Their defeat of Kildare in the semi-final was their biggest Championship win over the team since 1897.{{cite news|url=http://www.thescore.ie/dublin-kildare-leinster-semi-final-971176-Jun2013/ |title=Dublin have 16 points to spare over Kildare in Leinster semi-final: Dublin registered their biggest championship win over Kildare since 1897 |work=The Score |date=30 June 2013 |accessdate=30 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054222/http://www.thescore.ie/dublin-kildare-leinster-semi-final-971176-Jun2013/ |archivedate=21 September 2013 }}
The winning Dublin team received the Delaney Cup, and automatically advanced to the quarter-final stage of the 2013 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. They progressed to the 2013 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final. Meath entered the All-Ireland qualifiers, and were defeated by Tyrone in their next game.{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2013/0727/464996-meath-tyrone/|title=Meath 2-09 Tyrone 0-17|work=RTÉ Sport|publisher=RTÉ|date=27 July 2013|accessdate=27 July 2013}}
Bracket
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-NoSeeds-Byes
| RD1=Preliminary Round
| RD2=Quarter-finals
| RD3=Semi-finals
| RD4=Leinster final
| score-width= 35
| RD1-team01=Laois
| RD1-score01=1-06
| RD1-team02=Louth
| RD1-score02=1-16
| RD1-team05=Wicklow
| RD1-score05=1-15
| RD1-team06=Longford
| RD1-score06=0-16
| RD1-team09=Westmeath
| RD1-score09= 3-15
| RD1-team10=Carlow
| RD1-score10= 1-10
| RD2-team01=Wexford
| RD2-score01= 2-13
| RD2-team02=Louth
| RD2-score02= 1-15
| RD2-team03=Meath
| RD2-score03= 1-17
| RD2-team04=Wicklow
| RD2-score04= 1-12
| RD2-team05=Dublin
| RD2-score05= 1-22
| RD2-team06=Westmeath
| RD2-score06= 0-09
| RD2-team07=Offaly
| RD2-score07= 1-12
| RD2-team08=Kildare
| RD2-score08= 0-19
| RD3-team01= Wexford
| RD3-score01= 0-13
| RD3-team02=Meath
| RD3-score02= 0-18
| RD3-team03=Dublin
| RD3-score03= 4-16
| RD3-team04=Kildare
| RD3-score04= 1-09
| RD4-team01= Meath
| RD4-score01= 0-14
| RD4-team02= Dublin
| RD4-score02= 2-15
}}
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{{footballbox
| date = 19 May 2013
| time =
| round = Preliminary Round
| team1 = Westmeath
| score = 3-15 - 1-10
| team2 = Carlow
| goals1 = K. Martin 2-00, J. Heslin 0-05, D. Dolan 0-05, J. Dolan 1-01, P. Sharry, K. Maguire, G. Egan, D. Glennon 0-01 each
| goals2 = Brendan Murphy 0-05, S. Gannon 1-00, Brian Murphy, D. Foley 0-02 each, E. Ruth 0-01
| stadium = Cusack Park, Mullingar
| referee = Ciaran Brannagan (Down)
| report = [http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2013/0519/451249-westmeath-v-carlow/ Report]
| attendance =
}}
{{footballbox
| date = 26 May 2013
| time =
| round = Preliminary Round
| team1 = Wicklow
| score = 1-15 - 0-16
| team2 = Longford
| goals1 = S. Furlong 1-05, D. Healy, J. Stafford, J. Kelly, J. McGrath 0-02 each, A. McLoughlin, P. McWalter 0-01 each
| goals2 = S. McCormack 0-06, P. Barden, F. McGee, D. McElligott 0-02 each, B.McElvaney, R. Smyth, J. J. Matthews, J. Keegan 0-01 each
| stadium = Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim
| referee = Barry Cassidy (Derry)
| report = [http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2013/0526/452788-wicklow-edge-out-longford/ Report]
| attendance =
}}
{{footballbox
| date = 26 May 2013
| time =
| round = Preliminary Round
| team1 = Laois
| score = 1-6 - 1-16
| team2 = Louth
| goals1 = G. Walsh 0-03, P. McMahon 1-00, D. Kingston 0-02, D. Strong 0-01
| goals2 = B. White 0-08, S. Lennon 1-03, K. Rodgers, J. Bingham, A. Reid, B. Donnelly, P. Kennan 0-01 each
| stadium = O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
| referee = Cormac Reilly (Meath)
| report = [http://hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=193034 Report]
| attendance =
}}
=Quarterfinals=
{{GAA match
| date = 1 June 2013
| time =
| round = Quarter Final
| team1 = Westmeath
| score = 0-9 - 1-22
| team2 = Dublin
| goals1 = J. Heslin 0-5f, D. Glennon 0-2, K. Martin and D. Corroon 0-1 each
| goals2 = B. Brogan 0-7 (0-5f), P. Andrews 1-3, D. Connolly and P. Flynn 0-3 each, D. Rock 0-2 (0-1f), J. McCaffrey, C. O'Sullivan, C. Kilkenny, P. Mannion 0-1 each
| motm = Paddy Andrews (St. Brigid's)
| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
| referee = Eddie Kinsella (Laois)
| report = [http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2013/0601/454069-classy-dublin-see-off-westmeath/ Report]
| attendance = 33,008
}}
{{GAA match
| date = 1 June 2013
| time =
| round = Quarter-Final
| team1 = Offaly
| score = 1-12 - 0-19
| team2 = Kildare
| goals1 = N. McNamee 0-05, K. Casey 0-03, D. Hanlon 1-00, A. Mulhall, A. McNamee, G. Guilfoyle, N. Darby 0-01 each
| goals2 = J. Doyle 0-06, P. Cribbin, N. Kelly, E. O'Flaherty 0-04 each, S. Johnston 0-01
| motm = Eoghan O'Flaherty
| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
| referee = Rory Hickey (Clare)
| report = [http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2013/0601/454054-kildare-overcome-competitive-offaly/ Report]
| attendance = 33,008
}}
{{GAA match
| date = 9 June 2013
| time =
| round = Quarter-Final
| team1 = Louth
| score = 1-15 - 2-13
| team2 = Wexford
| goals1 = S. Lennon 1-05, B. White 0-06, P. Keenan 0-02, A. McDonnell, D. Maguire 0-01 each
| goals2 = C. Lyng 1-03, B. Brosnan 0-05, P.J Banville 1-00, R. Barry, A. Flynn, J. Holmes, A. Doyle, P. Byrne 0-01 each
| stadium = Drogheda Park, Drogheda
| referee = Fergal Kelly (Longford)
| report = [http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2013/0609/455557-louth-wexford/ Report]
| attendance =
}}
{{GAA match
| date = 15 June 2013
| time =
| round = Quarter-Final
| team1 = Wicklow
| score = 1-12 - 1-17
| team2 = Meath
| goals1 = J. McGrath 0-04, A. McLoughlin 0-03, P. Earls 1-00, S. Furlong 0-02, R. Finn, D. Hayden, P. McWalter 0-01 each
| goals2 = M. Newman 0-05, G. Reilly 0-04, E. Wallace 0-03, K. Reilly 1-00, B. Meade, B. Menton, P. Harnan, J. Sheridan, P. Gilsenan 0-01 each
| stadium = Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim
| referee = Conor Lane (Cork)
| report = [http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2013/0615/456850-meath-see-off-wicklow-in-aughrim/ Report]
| attendance =
}}
=Semi-finals=
{{footballbox
| date = 30 June 2013
| time =
| round = Semi-Final
| team1 = Meath
| score = 0-18 - 0-13
| team2 = Wexford
| goals1 = M. Newman 0-09, G. Reilly 0-04, P. Byrne, S. Bray 0-02 each, E. Wallace 0-01 each
| goals2 = C. Lyng 0-05, B. Brosnan 0-03, B. Malone 0-02, A. Flynn, R. Barry, P. J. Banville 0-01 each
| motm = Stephen Bray
| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
| referee = Maurice Deegan (Laois)
| report = [http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2013/0630/459766-meath-v-wexford/ Report]
| attendance = 53,204
}}
{{footballbox
| date = 30 June 2013
| time =
| round = Semi-Final
| team1 = Dublin
| score = 4-16 - 1-09
| team2 = Kildare
| goals1 = E. O'Gara 1-2, B. Brogan, P. Mannion 1-1 each, C. Kilkenny, S. Cluxton (4 '45) 0-4 each, D. Connolly 1-0, D. Rock 0-2f, G. Brennan, P. Andrews 0-1 each
| goals2 = P. Brophy 1-01, E. O'Flaherty 0-3 (0-1f), J. Doyle (0-1f) and P. Cribbin 0-02 each, S. Hurley 0-01
| motm = Ciaran Kilkenny (Castleknock)
| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
| referee = Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
| report = [http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2013/0630/459785-ruthless-dublin-blitz-the-lilywhites/ Report]
| attendance = 53,204
}}
=Final=
{{GAA match
| date = 14 July 2013
| time = 2:00 PM
| round = Final
| team1 = Dublin
| score = 2-15 - 0-14
| team2 = Meath
| goals1 = Paul Mannion 1-4 (0-2f), Paul Flynn 1-1, Stephen Cluxton (0-2f, 1 '45) and Ciaran Kilkenny 0-3 each, Dean Rock 0-2 (0-1f), Diarmuid Connolly and Bernard Brogan (0-1f) 0-1 each.
| goals2 = Michael Newman 0-8 (0-5f), Eamonn Wallace and Stephen Bray 0-2 each, Brian Meade and Joe Sheridan 0-1 each.
| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
| referee = Eddie Kinsella (Laois)
| motm = Ciaran Kilkenny
| report = [http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/football/2013/0714/462409-dublin-meath/ Report]
| attendance = 54,485
}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.leinstergaa.ie/ Leinster GAA website]
{{Leinster Senior Football Championship}}
{{GAA 2013}}