A Gaelic football scoreboard has to do one piece of maths that no other scoreboard does: goals are worth three points and points are worth one, and the total is what decides the game. This free board tracks goals, points and the total together for both teams, along with halves, the clock and cards, all on one screen. It needs no app and no account, so a club scorer, a coach or a parent can open it on any phone, tablet or laptop and start scoring in under a minute.
To use it, type the two team names at the top, then tap Goal when a team scores under the crossbar and Point when a team scores over it. The board works out each total at once and shows it as goals, points and total, for example 2-09 (15). The clock counts down from 30 minutes per half, the half button moves the game to the second half, and yellow and red cards each have their own counters. The Reset button clears everything for the next match.
Gaelic football is played with fifteen players per team on a large grass pitch, with goalposts shaped like a soccer goal below and rugby posts above. A ball kicked or punched under the crossbar and into the net is a goal worth three points. A ball kicked or punched over the crossbar and between the posts is a point worth one. That two-tier scoring makes games swing quickly: a team six points down is only two goals from the lead, and no lead is safe until the final whistle.
The goals-points-total display is the part of Gaelic scoring that confuses newcomers, so this board shows all three together. A score written as 1-07 means one goal and seven points, which is ten points in total. Scorers in Ireland read that format instantly, but visitors often add the two numbers by mistake and get eight. By showing the total beside the goals and points, the board removes that mistake for everyone, including spectators reading the score for the first time.
Cards work differently in Gaelic football than in soccer. A yellow card is a caution, a black card sends a player off for ten minutes with a replacement allowed, and a red card sends a player off for the rest of the game. This board tracks yellow and red cards per team, which is enough for most club games, and scorers can note black cards in the yellow count with a quick word to the bench. Keeping the card count visible helps coaches manage players who are one foul from a sending off.
Halves last 30 minutes at club level, with a short half-time break, and the clock usually runs on, with the referee adding time for stoppages. The scorer's clock on this board counts down from 30 minutes and can be paused during long injuries, which keeps the bench honest about how much time is left. At half-time, teams change ends, and the second half often plays differently, since wind on an open pitch can be worth several points to the team playing with it.
This scoreboard fits club league and championship games, school matches, university fixtures and parish tournaments. A club scorer can run it from a tablet at the side of the pitch, a coach can check the card count from the dugout, and supporters can follow the score on a phone from the far side of the field. Because it runs in the browser, it works on borrowed devices at away grounds, where installing an app for one game is rarely practical.
Good Gaelic scoring follows a simple order: watch the ball, wait for the umpire's signal, then tap Goal or Point. Umpires wave a green flag for a goal and a white flag for a point, and the referee confirms with a whistle, so there is always a clear signal to follow. Count cards as the referee shows them, and check the score with the referee at half-time, because a missed point in the first half is easy to fix and a missed point at full time is a dispute.
A live board helps a Gaelic crowd more than most, because the goals-points format takes explaining. When the board shows 2-09 (15) beside 1-11 (14), even a first-time spectator can see that the game is separated by a single point. Players on the bench see the card count without asking, and coaches can plan the final ten minutes around the real gap. Paper scoresheets still serve as the official record for county boards, and this board works well beside one.
Two practical notes finish the guide. The board does not save past games, so photograph the final score if your club needs it for the table or the match report. And it works on a phone, though a tablet at the side of the pitch is easier to read in bright daylight. If you score Gaelic football every week, bookmark this board, type in the team names, and let it carry the goals, points, totals and cards while you watch the pitch.