2022 Tailteann Cup

{{Short description|Gaelic football competition}}

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{{Infobox GAA championship

|image =

|name = 2022 Tailteann Cup

|county =

|province =

|year = 2022

|trophy = Tailteann Cup

|level = Tier 2

|sponsor =

|date = 21 May – 9 July 2022

|num_teams = 17

|defending_champions =

|winners = File:Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath

|ordinal = 1

|manager = Jack Cooney

|captain = Kevin Maguire

|qualify_for =

|runnersup = File:Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan

|runnerupmanager = Mickey Graham

|runnerupcaptain = Raymond Galligan

|promoted =

|relegated =

|matches = 16

|total_scored =

|poty = File:Colours of Westmeath.svg Ronan O'Toole

|topscorer = File:Colours of Westmeath.svg John Heslin (1–25)

|website =

|previous =

|next = 2023

}}

The 2022 Tailteann Cup was the inaugural edition of the Tailteann Cup, a Gaelic football competition contested by as many as sixteen county teams from Divisions 3 and 4 of the 2022 National Football League plus New York (other teams competed for the Sam Maguire Cup). Division 3 or 4 teams initially competed in their provincial championship and if they reached their provincial final, they continued in the 2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, progressing to the All-Ireland Qualifiers, whereas if they were beaten in their provincial final, they did not participate in the 2022 Tailteann Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/gaa/gaelic-football/news/30553/12588703/2022-all-ireland-senior-football-championship-structure-the-formats-for-sam-maguire-cup-and-tailteann-cup-explained|title=2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship structure: The formats for Sam Maguire Cup and Tailteann Cup explained|work=skysports.com/gaa|date=15 April 2022}}

The final was played on 9 July 2022 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Cavan and Westmeath. Westmeath won after a 2–14 to 1–13 defeat of Cavan.{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2022/0709/1309306-late-goal-seals-inaugural-tailteann-cup-for-westmeath/|title=Late goal seals inaugural Tailteann Cup for Westmeath|publisher=RTÉ News and Current Affairs|first=Paul|last=Keane|date=9 July 2022|accessdate=9 July 2022}}

Format

The inaugural Tailteann Cup was contested by seventeen teams: the sixteen set to play in Divisions 3 and 4 of the 2023 National Football League, plus New York. These teams could only have qualified for the Tier 1 All-Ireland Championship, the Sam Maguire Cup, if they had reached their provincial final.{{cite news |last=Culhane |first=Darragh |date=15 April 2022 |title=GAA All-Ireland Football Championship 2022 format: How will it work? |url=https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/gaa/gaelic-football/gaa-ireland-football-championship-2022-26720727 |newspaper=Irish Daily Mirror |access-date=18 April 2022}} The Sam Maguire Cup was contested by the sixteen teams set to play in Divisions 1 and 2 of the 2023 National Football League.

Louth and Limerick qualified for the Sam Maguire Cup as a result of winning promotion from Division 3 to Division 2 for 2023, while Down and Offaly competed in the Tailteann Cup as a result of being relegated from Division 2 to Division 3 for 2023.

The 2022 Tailteann Cup was a straight knockout format, with two preliminary-round games and seven first-round games followed by quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final. New York received a bye to the quarter-finals. The seventeen teams were organised on a geographical basis, with eight assigned to a northern section and nine to a southern section (including New York). The eight northern teams were drawn against each other in four of the seven first-round games. Four of the southern teams were drawn in two preliminary-round games, with the two winners then joining the remaining four teams in three first-round games.{{cite web |title=How to watch Tailteann Cup draw on Monday morning |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2022/0515/1298141-how-to-watch-tailteann-cup-draw-on-monday-morning/ |publisher=RTÉ |date=15 May 2022 |access-date=15 May 2022}} All seven first-round winners joined New York (who were assigned to the southern section) in the quarter-finals, with pairings decided via an open draw within each geographic section. The semi-final pairings were then decided via an open draw.

From 2023, the Tailteann Cup is set to be played on a round-robin basis, with the first round consisting of four groups of four teams with no geographical structure.

=Team allocation=

class="wikitable"
Entry round

! colspan="4" |Counties

Quarter-finals

| colspan="4" |New York

colspan="5" |
rowspan="3" |First round

|Antrim

|Down

|Leitrim

|Sligo

Carlow

|Fermanagh

|London

|Tipperary

Cavan

|Laois

|Longford

|Westmeath

colspan="5" |
Preliminary round

|Offaly

|Waterford

|Wexford

|Wicklow

Teams

None of the seventeen teams qualified for their provincial final. Doing so would have resulted in them competing in the Tier 1 Sam Maguire Cup instead.

class=wikitable style="text-align:left;"
Team

! 2022 League result

! 2022 Championship result

! Appearance

! Best result

! Date of qualification

File:Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh5th in Division 3Lost 2-10 – 2–17 to Tyrone
(Ulster preliminary round)
1stn/a16 April 2022
File:Colors of New York.svg New YorkDid not competeLost 0-15 – 1–16 to Sligo
(Connacht quarter-finals)
1stn/a17 April 2022
File:Colours of London.svg London5th in Division 4Lost 2-11 – 3–12 to Leitrim
(Connacht quarter-finals)
1stn/a17 April 2022
File:Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim4th in Division 3Lost 1-20 – 0–10 to Cavan
(Ulster quarter-finals)
1stn/a23 April 2022
File:Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow7th in Division 4Lost 5-10 – 0–10 to Louth
(Leinster first round)
1stn/a24 April 2022
File:Colours of Laois.svg Laois7th in Division 3Lost 5-15 – 4–12 to Wicklow
(Leinster first round)
1stn/a24 April 2022
File:Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly7th in Division 2Lost 1-15 – 1–12 to Wexford
(Leinster first round)
1stn/a24 April 2022
File:Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo3rd in Division 4Lost 0-11 – 0–23 to Roscommon
(Connacht semi-finals)
1stn/a30 April 2022
File:Colours of Longford.svg Longford6th in Division 3Lost 3-13 – 0–14 to Westmeath
(Leinster quarter-finals)
1stn/a30 April 2022
File:Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford8th in Division 4Lost 2-13 – 1–8 to Tipperary
(Munster quarter-finals)
1stn/a30 April 2022
File:Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford6th in Division 4Lost 1-24 – 0–4 to Dublin
(Leinster quarter-finals)
1stn/a30 April 2022
File:Colours of Down.svg Down8th in Division 2Lost 0-23 – 2–7 to Monaghan
(Ulster quarter-finals)
1stn/a30 April 2022
File:Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow8th in Division 3Lost 4-13 – 1–12 to Meath
(Leinster quarter-finals)
1stn/a1 May 2022
File:Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim4th in Division 4Lost 4-20 – 0–09 to Galway
(Connacht semi-finals)
1stn/a8 May 2022
File:Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan1st in Division 4Lost 2-16 – 0–16 to Donegal
(Ulster semi-finals)
1stn/a8 May 2022
File:Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary2nd in Division 4Lost 2-10 – 0–10 to Limerick
(Munster semi-finals)
1stn/a14 May 2022
File:Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath3rd in Division 3Lost 1-21 – 2–15 to Kildare
(Leinster semi-finals)
1stn/a15 May 2022

Bracket

There was an open draw for all rounds, including quarter-finals and semi-finals. It was split into N (north) and S (south) sections until semi finals. Both sections then combined. The first team pulled out received home advantage. The semi-finals and final were played in Croke Park.

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|RD1=Preliminary round
21/22 May

|RD2=Round 1
28/29 May

|RD3=Quarter-finals
4/5 June

|RD4=Semi-finals
19 June

|RD5=Final
9 July

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|score-width = 60

|RD1-team17 = File:Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford

|RD1-score17 = 2–13

|RD1-team18= File:Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly

|RD1-score18 = 3–11

|RD1-team19 = File:Colours of Wicklow GAA.svg Wicklow

|RD1-score19 = 3–16

|RD1-team20 = File:Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford

|RD1-score20 = 1–10

|RD2-team01 = File:Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim

|RD2-score01 = 2–14

|RD2-team02 = File:Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim

|RD2-score02 = 1–12

|RD2-team03 = File:Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo

|RD2-score03 = 3–15

|RD2-team04 = File:Colours of London.svg London

|RD2-score04 = 2–16

|RD2-team05 = File:Colours of Longford GAA.svg Longford

|RD2-score05 = 0–12

|RD2-team06 = File:Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh

|RD2-score06 = 1–12

|RD2-team07 = File:Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan

|RD2-score07 = 0–24

|RD2-team08 = File:Colours of Down.svg Down

|RD2-score08 = 1–12

|RD2-team09 = File:Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly

|RD2-score09 = 0–18

|RD2-team10 = File:Colours of Wicklow GAA.svg Wicklow

|RD2-score10 = 0–10

|RD2-team13 = File:Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow

|RD2-score13 = 1–12

|RD2-team14 = File:Colours of Tipperary GAA.svg Tipperary

|RD2-score14 = 1–10

|RD2-team15 = File:Colours of Laois.svg Laois

|RD2-score15 = 0–13

|RD2-team16 = File:Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath

|RD2-score16 = 1–13

|RD3-team01 = File:Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim

|RD3-score01 = 2–16 (3)

|RD3-team02 = File:Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo

|RD3-score02 = 1–19 (4)

|RD3-team03 = File:Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh

|RD3-score03 = 0–13

|RD3-team04 = File:Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan

|RD3-score04 = 2–16

|RD3-team05 = File:Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly

|RD3-score05 = 3–17

|RD3-team06 = File:Colors of New York.svg New York

|RD3-score06 = 0–11

|RD3-team07 = File:Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow

|RD3-score07 = 2–13

|RD3-team08 = File:Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath

|RD3-score08 = 1–21

|RD4-team01 = File:Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo

|RD4-score01 = 1–14

|RD4-team02 = File:Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan

|RD4-score02 = 0–20

|RD4-team03 = File:Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly

|RD4-score03 = 2–16

|RD4-team04 = File:Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath

|RD4-score04 = 3–22

|RD5-team01 = File:Colours_of_Cavan.svg Cavan

|RD5-score01 = 1–13

|RD5-team02 = File:Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath

|RD5-score02 = 2–14

}}

Preliminary round

Four teams competed in the preliminary round.

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| date = 21 May 2022

| round = Preliminary round (S)

| team1 = Wicklow File:Colours of Wicklow.svg

| score = 3-16 – 1-10

| team2 = File:Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford

| report = [https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/wicklow-kick-off-tailteann-cup-with-win-over-waterford-in-front-of-small-crowd-in-aughrim-41674162.html Report]

| goals1 = Kevin Quinn 2-1 (1-0 pen), Eoin Darcy 1-3 (0-2f), Mark Jackson 0-4 (0-4f), Mark Kenny 0-4 (0-1m), Dean Healy 0-2, Pádraig O’Toole 0-1, Oisin McGraynor 0-1

| goals2 = Jason Curry 0-4 (0-2f), Brian Looby 1-0, Darragh Corcoran 0-2 (0-2f), Brian Lynch 0-2, Dermot Ryan 0-1, Gareth Duffy 0-1 each.

| stadium = County Grounds, Aughrim

| attendance =

| referee = David Coldrick (Meath)

}}

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| date = 22 May 2022

| round = Preliminary Round (S)

| team1 = Wexford File:Colours of Wexford.svg

| score = 2-13 – 3-11

| team2 = File:Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly

| report = [https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2022/0522/1300460-offaly-shade-wexford-to-advance-in-tailteann-cup/ Report]

| goals1 = Niall Hughes 1-1, Ben Brosnan 0-3 (0-1f, 0-1m), Dylan Furlong 1-0, Kevin O'Grady 0-2, Eoghan Nolan 0-2, Donal Shanley 0-1 (0-1f), Eoin Porter 0-1, Dean O'Toole 0-1, Glen Malone 0-1

| goals2 = Niall McNamee 1-5 (0-3f), Diarmuid Egan 1-0, Lee Pearson 1-0, Anton Sullivan 0-2, Niall Darby 0-1 (0-1f), Johnny Moloney 0-1, Bill Carroll 0-1, Keith O'Neill 0-1

| stadium = Bellefield, Enniscorthy

| attendance =

| referee = Maurice Deegan (Laois)

}}

Round 1

The two preliminary round winners were joined by the other twelve teams.

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| date = 28 May 2022

| round = Round 1 (N)

| team1 = Longford File:Colours of Longford.svg

| score = 0-12 – 1-12

| team2 = File:Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh

| report = [https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-40883498.html Report]

| goals1 = Darren Gallagher 0-5 (0-5f), Keelin McGann 0-2, Mark Hughes 0-2, Kevin Diffley 0-1, Ryan Moffat 0-1, Fergal Sheridan 0-1.

| goals2 = Sean Quigley 0-4 (0-4f), Ryan Jones 0-4, Ultán Kelm 1-1, Ciaran Corrigan 0-1, Darragh McGurn 0-1, Conall Jones 0-1.

| stadium = Pearse Park, Longford

| attendance =

| referee = Jerome Henry (Mayo)

}}

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| date = 28 May 2022

| round = Round 1 (N)

| team1 = Leitrim File:Colours of Leitrim.svg

| score = 2-14 – 1-12

| team2 = File:Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim

| report = [https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-40883426.html Report]

| goals1 = Keith Beirne 0-6 (0-3f), Jack Heslin 1-2, Shane Moran 1-0, David Bruen 0-1, Pearce Dolan 0-1, Cillian McGloin 0-1, Evan Sweeney 0-1, Jordan Reynolds 0-1, Mark Plunkett 0-1.

| goals2 = Pat Shivers 0-4, Peter Healy 1-1, Ruairí McCann 0-2 (0-2f), Dermot McAleese 0-2, Odhrán Eastwood 0-1, Patrick McBride 0-1, Jamie Gribbon 0-1.

| stadium = Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon

| attendance =

| referee = Barry Cassidy (Derry)

}}

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| date = 28 May 2022

| round = Round 1 (N)

| team1 = Sligo File:Colours of Sligo.svg

| score = 3-15 – 2-16

| team2 = File:Colours of London.svg London

| report = [https://www.gaa.ie/football/news/tailteann-cup-sligo-defeat-london-after-extra-time/ Report]

| goals1 = Alan Reilly 1-6, Patrick O'Connor 0-4 (0-1f), Pat Hughes 1-1, Brian Egan 1-0, Aidan Devaney 0-1 (0-1 45), Sean Carrabine 0-1 (1f), Pat Spillane 0-1, Donal Conlon 0-1

| goals2 = James Gallagher 1-3, Ferghal McMahon 0-4 (0-4f), Matthew Walsh 1-1, Sean Hickey 0-2, Liam Gavaghan 0-1 (0-1f), Christopher Farley 0-1 (0-1f), James Hynes 0-1, Conal Gallagher 0-1

| stadium = Markievicz Park, Sligo

|aet=YES| attendance =

| referee = Niall Cullen (Fermanagh)

}}

{{football box collapsible

| date = 28 May 2022

| round = Round 1 (N)

| team1 = Cavan File:Colours of Cavan.svg

| score = 0-24 – 1-12

| team2 = File:Colours of Down.svg Down

| report = [https://www.the42.ie/cavan-v-down-5776796-May2022/ Report]

| goals1 = Raymond Galligan 0-7 (0-4f, 0-3 45), Gearóid McKiernan 0-6 (0-4f), Paddy Lynch 0-4 (0-1f), James Smith 0-2, Gerard Smith 0-2, Oisín Kiernan 0-1, Thomas Edward Donohoe 0-1, Niall Carolan 0-1

| goals2 = Liam Kerr 0-3, Ruairi O’Hare 1-0, Andrew Gilmore 0-2 (0-1f), Barry O’Hagan 0-2 (0-1f), Anthony Doherty 0-1, Odhran Murdock 0-1, Ryan Magill 0-1, Ruairi McCormack 0-1

| stadium = Breffni Park, Cavan

| attendance = 3,616

| referee = David Gough (Meath)

}}

{{football box collapsible

| date = 29 May 2022

| round = Round 1 (S)

| team1 = Offaly File:Colours of Offaly.svg

| score = 0-18 – 0-10

| team2 = File:Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow

| report = [https://www.gaa.ie/football/news/tailteann-cup-r1-offaly-defeat-wicklow/ Report]

| goals1 = Niall McNamee 0-5 (0-3f, 0-1m), Ruairí McNamee 0-3, Anton Sullivan 0-2, Keith O’Neill 0-2, Jack Bryant 0-1, Jordan Hayes 0-1, Mark Abbott 0-1, Morgan Tynan 0-1, Niall Darby 0-1, Bill Carroll 0-1

| goals2 = Eoin Darcy 0-3 (0-3f), Mark Jackson 0-3 (0-3f), Kevin Quinn 0-2 (0-2m), Mark Kenny 0-2 (0-1m)

| stadium = O'Connor Park, Tullamore

| attendance =

| referee = Seán Lonergan (Tipperary)

}}

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| date = 29 May 2022

| round = Round 1 (S)

| team1 = Carlow File:Colours of Carlow.svg

| score = 1-12 – 1-10

| team2 = File:Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary

| report = [https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2022/0529/1301823-carlow-rise-to-surprise-tipperary-in-the-tailteann-cup/ Report]

| goals1 = Niall Hickey 1-0, Jamie Clarke 0-2, Eoghan Ruth 0-2, Colm Hulton 0-2, Ross Dunphy 0-2, Darragh Foley 0-1 (0-1f), Sean Bambrick 0-1, Conor Doyle 0-1, Conor Crowley 0-1

| goals2 = Conor Sweeney 0-3 (0-1f), Martin Kehoe 1-0, Sean O’Connor 0-2 (0-2f), Liam McGrath 0-2, Shane O'Connell 0-1, Sean O’Connell 0-1, Jack Kennedy 0-1

| stadium = Dr Cullen Park, Carlow

| attendance =

| referee = Cormac Reilly (Meath)

}}

{{football box collapsible

| date = 29 May 2022

| round = Round 1 (S)

| team1 = Westmeath File:Colours of Westmeath.svg

| score = 1-13 – 0-13

| team2 = File:Colours of Laois.svg Laois

| report = [https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/sam-mccartan-goal-the-difference-as-westmeath-claim-first-tailteann-cup-win-over-laois-41700975.html Report]

| goals1 = John Heslin 0-5 (0-4f), Luke Loughlin 0-4 (0-1 45), Sam McCartan 1-1, Ronan O'Toole 0-1, Jonathan Lynam 0-1, Robbie Forde 0-1

| goals2 = Mark Barry 0-5 (0-4f), Evan O’Carroll 0-4 (0-1f), Eoin Lowry 0-2 (0-1m), James Finn 0-1 (0-f), Donie Kingston 0-1

| stadium = O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

| attendance =

| referee = Derek O'Mahoney (Tipperary)

}}

Quarter-finals

New York joined the seven Round 1 winners:

{{football box collapsible

| date = 4 June 2022

| round = Quarter-final (S)

| team1 = Offaly File: Colours of Offaly.svg

| score = 3-17 – 0-11

| team2 = File:Colors of New York.svg New York

| report = [https://www.the42.ie/offaly-new-york-tailteann-cup-report-5783247-Jun2022/ Report]

| goals1 = Niall McNamee 0-6 (0-5f), Keith O'Neill 1-1, Cathal Flynn 1-1, Anton Sullivan 1-0, Niall Darby 0-2 (0-1f), Ruairi McNamee 0-2, Jack Bryant 0-2, Paddy Dunican 0-1 (0-1f), Johnny Moloney 0-1, Jack McEvoy 0-1,

| goals2 = Jack Reilly 0-4 (0-2f), Adrian Varley 0-4 (0-1m), Connell Aherne 0-2, Sean Reilly 0-1 (0-1 45)

| stadium = O'Connor Park, Tullamore

| attendance =

| referee = Martin McNally (Monaghan)

}}

{{football box collapsible

| date = 5 June 2022

| round = Quarter-final (S)

| team1 = Carlow File: Colours of Carlow.svg

| score = 2-13 – 1-21

| team2 = File: Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath

| report = [https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/john-heslin-helps-point-westmeath-in-direction-of-croke-park-and-tailteann-cup-semi-finals-41722820.html Report]

| goals1 = Darragh Foley 0-5 (0-5f), Niall Hickey 1-0, Josh Moore 1-0, Ross Dunphy 0-2, Colm Hulton 0-2, Jamie Clarke 0-1 (0-1f), Mikey Bambrick 0-1, Shane Clarke 0-1, Conor Doyle 0-1

| goals2 = John Heslin 1-9 (0-7f), Luke Loughlin 0-4 (0-1f), Sam McCartan 0-3, Ronan O'Toole 0-2, Lorcan Dolan 0-1 (0-1m), Jamie Gonoud 0-1, Sam Duncan 0-1

| stadium = Dr Cullen Park, Carlow

| attendance =

| referee = Conor Lane (Cork)

}}

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| date = 5 June 2022

| round = Quarter-final (N)

| team1 = Fermanagh File:Colours_of_Fermanagh.svg

| score = 0-13 – 2-16

| team2 = File:Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan

| report = [https://www.the42.ie/cavan-fermanagh-2-5783928-Jun2022/ Report]

| goals1 = Sean Quigley 0-8 (0-8f), Darragh McGurn 0-2 (0-1f), Ryan Jones 0-2, James McMahon 0-1

| goals2 = Thomas Galligan 1-4, Gearóid McKiernan 0-5, Paddy Lynch 0-3 (0-2f), Pádraig Faulkner 1-0, Raymond Galligan 0-1 (0-1 45), Jason McLoughlin 0-1, Conor Brady 0-1, Cormac O’Reilly 0-1

| stadium = Brewster Park, Enniskillen

| attendance =

| referee = Paul Faloon (Down)

}}

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| date = 5 June 2022

| round = Quarter-final (N)

| team1 = Leitrim File: Colours of Leitrim.svg

| score = 2-16 – 1-19

| aet = yes

| team2 = File: Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo

| report = [https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/sligo-hit-the-spot-to-get-through-epic-tailteann-cup-contest-against-leitrim-41723727.html Report]

| goals1 = Keith Beirne 1-6 (1m); Ryan O’Rourke 1-2; Evan Sweeney 0-2; Riordan O'Rourke 0-1, Jack Heslin 0-1, Dean McGovern 0-1, Jordan Reynolds 0-1, Mark Plunkett 0-1, Emlyn Mulligan 0-1 each.

| goals2 = Alan Reilly 0-6, Patrick O’Connor 0-5 (0-1f, 0-1m), Sean Carrabine 0-5 (0-1f), Mark Walsh 1-0, Darragh Cummins 0-1, Peter Laffey 0-1, Nathan Rooney 0-1

| stadium = Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon

| attendance = 4,231

| referee = Maurice Deegan (Laois)

| penaltyscore = 3–4

| penalties1 =

  • Ryan O'Rourke {{cross|12}}
  • Keith Beirne {{Gaelicpen}}
  • Jack Heslin {{Gaelicpen}}
  • Shane Quinn {{Gaelicpen}}
  • Emlyn Mulligan {{cross|12}}

| penalties2 =

  • {{Gaelicpen}} Nathan Rooney
  • {{Gaelicpen}} Alan Reilly
  • {{Gaelicpen}} Donal Conlan
  • {{Gaelicpen}} Brendan Egan

}}

Semi-finals

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| date = 19 June 2022

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = Sligo File:Colours of Sligo.svg

| score = 1-14 – 0-20

| team2 = File:Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan

| report = [https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2022/0619/1305732-cavan-see-off-resilient-sligo-to-reach-tailteann-final/ Report]

| goals1 = Patrick O'Connor 1-2 (1-0 pen, 0-1m), Niall Murphy 0-4, Sean Carrabine 0-3 (0-2f), Pat Spillane 0-2, Darragh Cummins 0-1, Alan Reilly 0-1, Pat Hughes 0-1

| goals2 = Gearóid McKiernan 0-4 (3f), Gerard Smith 0-4, James Smith 0-2, Cian Madden 0-2, Raymond Galligan 0-1 (0-1f), Killian Brady 0-1, Killian Clarke 0-1, Conor Brady 0-1, Thomas Galligan 0-1, Oisín Kiernan 0-1, Martin Reilly 0-1, Paddy Lynch 0-1

| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin

| attendance =

| referee = Fergal Kely (Longford)

}}

{{football box collapsible

| date = 19 June 2022

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = Westmeath File:Colours of Westmeath.svg

| score = 3-22 – 2-16

| team2 = File:Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly

| report = [https://www.the42.ie/offaly-westmeath-tailteann-cup-5794539-Jun2022/ Report]

| goals1 = John Heslin 0-8 (0-3f), Lorcan Dolan 2-1, Ronan O'Toole 0-4, Sam McCartan 0-3, Ronan Wallace 1-0, Luke Loughlin 0-2, James Dolan 0-1, Ray Connellan 0-1, Alex Gardiner 0-1, Robbie Forde 0-1

| goals2 = Niall McNamee 0-6 (0-6f), Keith O’Neill 1-2, Cathal Flynn 1-0, Dylan Hyland 0-3, Anton Sullivan 0-2, Jack Bryant 0-1, Jack McEvoy 0-1, Mark Abbott 0-1

| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin

| attendance =

| referee = Paul Faloon (Down)

}}

Final

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{{football box collapsible

| date = 9 July 2022

| time = 15:00

| round = Final

| team1 = Cavan File:Colours of Cavan.svg

| score = 1-13 – 2-14

| team2 = File:Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath

| report = [https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2022/0709/1309306-late-goal-seals-inaugural-tailteann-cup-for-westmeath/ Report]

| goals1 = Gearóid McKiernan 0-3 (0-1f), Gerard Smith 0-3, Paddy Lynch 0-3, Pádraig Faulkner 1-0, Jason McLoughlin 0-1, Oisín Kiernan 0-1, James Smith 0-1, Stephen Smith 0-1

| goals2 = Ronan O'Toole 0-5, John Heslin 0-3 (0-2f), Sam McCartan 0-3 (0-1 45), Lorcan Dolan 1-0, Kieran Martin 1-0, Luke Loughlin 0-2, Ronan Wallace 0-1

| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin

| attendance =

| motm = Ronan O'Toole (Westmeath)

| referee = Barry Cassidy (Derry)

}}

Championship statistics

=Top scorer: overall=

class="wikitable"

! Rank

! Player

! County

! class="unsortable"|Tally

! Total

! Matches

! Average

rowspan=1 align=center| 1

|John Heslin

|File:Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath

|align=center| 1–25

|align=center| 28

|align=center| 4

|align=center| 7.0

rowspan=1 align=center| 2

|Niall McNamee

|File:Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly

|align=center| 1–22

|align=center| 25

|align=center| 4

|align=center| 6.25

rowspan=1 align=center| 3

|Gearóid McKiernan

|File:Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan

|align=center| 0–18

|align=center| 18

|align=center| 4

|align=center| 4.5

=Top scorer: single game=

class="wikitable"

! Rank

! Player

! County

! class="unsortable"|Tally

! Total

! Opposition

rowspan=1 align=center| 1

|John Heslin

|File:Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath

|align=center| 1–9

|align=center| 12

|File:Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow

=Scoring events=

All records exclude extra-time.

  • Widest winning margin: 15 points
  • Offaly 3–17 – 0–11 New York (quarter-final)
  • Most goals in a match: 5
  • Wexford 2–13 – 3–11 Offaly (preliminary round)
  • Westmeath 3–22 – 2–16 Offaly (semi-final)
  • Most points in a match: 38
  • Westmeath 3–22 – 2–16 Offaly (semi-final)
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 3
  • Wicklow 3–16 – 1–10 Waterford (preliminary round)
  • Wexford 2–13 – 3–11 Offaly (preliminary round)
  • Offaly 3–17 – 0–11 New York (quarter-final)
  • Westmeath 3–22 – 2–16 Offaly (semi-final)
  • Most points by one team in a match: 24
  • Cavan 0–24 – 1–12 Down (round 1)
  • Highest aggregate score: 53 points
  • Westmeath 3–22 – 2–16 Offaly (semi-final)
  • Lowest aggregate score: 27 points
  • Longford 0–12 – 1–12 Fermanagh (Round 1)

Miscellaneous

  • First-time championship meetings:
  • Offaly vs New York (Tailteann cup quarter-finals)
  • Westmeath won their 1st championship in 19 years, last winning the 2004 Leinster Senior Football Championship.
  • The meeting between Wicklow and Waterford was the first ever game in the Tailteann Cup, with the former winning by 3–16 to 1–10.
  • This meeting between New York and Offaly was the first meeting of a non-Connacht team for New York since their admission to the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in 1999.
  • The meeting of Offaly and New York was New York's first Championship game in Ireland since the 2001 Connacht quarter-final where they lost 3–13 to 1–9 against Roscommon in Dr Hyde Park.

See also

References

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