Dubs and Mayo to clash for 11th time in SFC

Kerry are through to the GAA football All-Ireland senior final for the 11th time in the New Millennium after their four-point win over Tyrone in the first semi-final and now it’s the turn of Dublin and Mayo to decide who meets the Kingdom in the final on September 20.

The Dublin-Mayo semi-final throws in at 3.30 in Croke Park next Sunday and will be preceded by the Kildare v Tipperary minor semi-final at 1.30.

PATHS TO THE SEMI-FINAL

DUBLIN

Dublin 4-25 Longford 0-10 (Leinster quarter-final)

Dublin 5-18 Kildare 0-14 (Leinster semi-final)

Dublin 2-13 Westmeath 0-6 (Leinster final)

Dublin 2-23 Fermanagh 2-15 (All-Ireland quarter-final)

Average For: 3-23; Average Against: 0-13

DUBLIN SCORERS

Bernard Brogan.......... 5-16

Dean Rock....................2-19 (0-10 frees, 0-3 ‘45s’)

Diarmuid Connolly......3-8 (1-0 penalty)

Ciaran Kilkenny..........0-13

Paul Flynn....................2-4

Kevin McManamon.....0-5

Alan Brogan..................0-4

Jack McCaffrey...........1-0

Philly McMahon...........0-3

Brian Fenton.................0-2

Paddy Andrews.............0-1

Tomas Brady.................0-1

Eric Lowndes................0-1

James McCarthy...........0-1

MD Macauley.................0-1

MAYO

Mayo 1-15 Galway 2-8 (Connacht semi-final)

Mayo 6-25 Sligo 2-11 (Connacht final)

Mayo 2-13 Donegal 0-11 (All-Ireland quarter-final)

Average For: 3-18; Average Against: 1-11

MAYO SCORERS

Cillian O’Connor................1-19 (0-15 frees, 0-1 ‘45’)

Aidan O’Shea.......................4-5

Lee Keegan..........................2-2

Jason Doherty......................0-6

Seamus O’Shea.....................1-1

Diarmuid O’Connor...........0-4

Finian Hanley (Galway).....1-0*

Mark Ronaldson..................0-3

Andy Moran........................0-3

Kevin McLoughlin...............0-2

Donal Vaughan....................0-2

Chris Barrett........................0-1

Keith Higgins.....................0-1

Alan Freeman.....................0-1

Patrick Durcan....................0-1

Barry Moran.......................0-1

Alan Dillon...........................0-1

*Own goal

PREVIOUS CHAMPIONSHIP MEETINGS

2013: Dublin 2-12 Mayo 1-14 (All-Ireland final)

2012: Mayo 0-19 Dublin 0-16 (All-Ireland semi-final)

2006: Mayo 1-16 Dublin 2-12 (All-Ireland semi-final)

1985: Dublin 2-12 Mayo 1-7 (All-Ireland semi-final) Replay

1985: Dublin 1-13 Mayo 1-13 (All-Ireland semi-final) Draw

1955: Dublin1-8 Mayo 1-7 (All-Ireland semi-final) Replay

1955: Dublin 0-7 Mayo 1-4 (All-Ireland semi-final) Draw

1923: Dublin 1-6 Mayo 1-2 (All-Ireland semi-final)

1921: Dublin 1-9 Mayo 0-2 (All-Ireland final)

1904: Dublin 0-8 Mayo 1-4 (All-Ireland semi-final)

Dublin 6, Mayo 2, Draws 2.

LAST TEN ALL-IRELAND SEMI-FINALS

MAYO

2014: Kerry 3-16 Mayo 3-13 (After extra-time)

2014: Mayo 1-16 Kerry 1-16 (draw)

2013: Mayo 1-16 Tyrone 0-13

2012: Mayo 0-19 Dublin 0-16

2011: Kerry 1-20 Mayo 1-11

2006: Mayo 1-16 Dublin 2-12

2004: Mayo 0-13 Fermanagh 1-8 (replay)

2004: Mayo 0-9 Fermanagh 0-9 (draw)

1999: Cork 2-12 Mayo 0-12

1997: Mayo 0-13 Offaly 0-7

Won 5, Lost 3, Drew 2.

DUBLIN

2014: Donegal 3-14 Dublin 0-17

2013: Dublin 3-18 Kerry 3-11

2012: Mayo 0-19 Dublin 0-16

2011: Dublin 0-8 Donegal 0-6

2010: Cork 1-15 Dublin 1-14

2007: Kerry 1-15 Dublin 0-16

2006: Mayo 1-16 Dublin 2-12

2002: Armagh 1-14 Dublin 1-13

1995: Dublin 1-12 Cork 0-12

1994: Dublin 3-15 Leitrim 1-9

Won 4, Lost 6

LAST CHAMPIONSHIP CLASH

Dublin 2-12 Mayo 1-14 (2013 All-Ireland final)

Dublin: Stephen Cluxton (0-2, 0-1 free, 0-1 ‘45’); Philly McMahon, Rory O’Carroll, Jonny Cooper; James McCarthy, Ger Brennan (0-1), Jack McCaffrey; Michael Darragh Macauley, Cian O’Sullivan (0-1); Paul Flynn (0-1), Paddy Andrews (0-1), Diarmuid Connolly (0-1); Paul Mannion, Ciarán Kilkenny, Bernard Brogan (2-3, 0-1 free). Subs: Eoghan O’Gara (0-2) for Mannion; Darren Daly for McCaffrey; Dean Rock for Kilkenny; Kevin McManamon for Andrews, Denis Bastick for Cooper.

Mayo: Robert Hennelly; Tom Cunniffe, Ger Cafferkey, Chris Barrett; Lee Keegan (0-2), Donal Vaughan, Colm Boyle; Aidan O’Shea, Seamus O’Shea (0-1); Kevin McLoughlin, Keith Higgins (0-1), Alan Dillon; Cillian O’Connor (0-8 0-8f), Alan Freeman, Andy Moran (1-2). Subs: Michael Conroy for Freeman; Cathal Carolan for Cunniffe; Enda Varley for Dillon; Barry Moran for Seamus O’Shea; Jason Doherty for Andy Moran.

? Dublin and Mayo met in this year’s Allianz Football League on March 14 when Jim Gavin’s men romped to a 2-18 to 0-10 win in Castlebar. Dublin led by 2-10 to 0-6 at half-time and kept up the pressure in the second half.

? If Mayo win, they will play Kerry in the All-Ireland final for the first time since 2006. Dublin and Kerry last met in the final in 2011.

? Noel Connelly and Pat Holmes are in their first season as joint Mayo managers. Jim Gavin is his third season as Dublin manager with his championship record as follows: Played 15; Won 14, Lost 1. The only defeat was against Donegal in last year’s All-Ireland semi-final.

? Both teams have a very high scoring average in this year’s championship. Dublin averaged 3-23 in four games while Mayo averaged 3-18 in three games.

? Both counties have reached the final by beating only one team from Division 1. Dublin beat Monaghan in the quarter-final while Mayo beat Donegal.

2015 RESULTS & FIXTURES

CONNACHT

Round 1:

May 3: Galway 2-18 New York 0-8, Gaelic Park;

Quarter-finals:

Galway 1-13 Leitrim 0-8, Carrick-on-Shannon;

May 24: Roscommon 1-14 London 0-10;

Semi-finals:

June 14: Mayo 1-15 Galway 2-8, Pearse Stadium;

June 20: Sligo 1-14 Roscommon 0-13, Markievicz Park.

Final:

July 19: Mayo 6-25 Sligo 2-11, Dr. Hyde Park

LEINSTER

Round 1:

Laois 3-16 Carlow 0-8, Netwatch Cullen Park;

Longford 0-16 Offaly 0-13, O’Connor Park;

Westmeath 3-14 Louth 0-16, Drogheda.

Quarter-finals:

May 31: Dublin 4-25 Longford 0-10, Croke Park

June 6: Kildare 0-16 Laois 0-16, O’Connor Park

June 13: Replay: Kildare 3-18 Laois 1-11, Tullamore (replay)

June 14: Meath 2-19 Wicklow 3-12, Páirc Tailteann

Westmeath 1-21 Wexford 0-15, Cusack Park

Semi-finals:

June 28: Westmeath 3-19 Meath 2-18, Croke Park;

Dublin 5-18 Kildare 0-14, Croke Park

Final:

July 12: Dublin 2-13 Westmeath 0-6, Croke Park

MUNSTER

Quarter-finals:

May 24: Clare 0-15 Limerick 0-13, Ennis

May 31: Tipperary 1-24 Waterford 0-5, Thurles

Semi-finals:

June 14:

Cork 1-20 Clare 1-8, Pairc Uí Rinn

Kerry 2-14 Tipperary 2-8, Thurles.

Final:

July 5: Kerry 2-15 Cork 3-12, Killarney

July 18: Replay: Kerry 1-11 Cork 1-6, Killarney

ULSTER

Preliminary round:

Donegal 1-13 Tyrone 1-10 Ballybofey

Quarter-finals:

Monaghan 0-16 Cavan 0-15, Kingspan Breffni Park

Fermanagh 1-13 Antrim 0-8, Brewster Park;

Derry 0-12 Down 0-11, Celtic Park

June 14: Donegal 2-11 Armagh 0-8, Athletic Grounds

Semi-finals:

June 21: Monaghan 1-20 Fermanagh 0-13, Kingspan Breffni Park

June 27: Donegal 1-9 Derry 0-10, Clones

Final:

July 19: Monaghan 0-11 Donegal 0-10, Clones

ALL-IRELAND CHAMPIONSHIPS

Qualifiers

Round 1A:

June 20: Cavan 2-22 London 0-11, Ruislip; Antrim 2-15 Laois 1-16, O’Moore Park; Longford 2-15 Carlow 1-8, Glennon Brother Pearse Park; Offaly 1-20 Waterford 1-7, Fraher Field, Dungarvan

Round 1B:

June 27: Louth 1-16 Leitrim 0-11, Drogheda; Armagh 2-17 Wicklow 2-7, Athletic Grounds; Wexford 2-16 Down 2-11, Wexford Park.

June 28: Tyrone 1-14 Limerick 0-8, Omagh.

Round 2A:

July 4: Kildare 1-15 Offaly 1-13, Tullamore; Longford 2-12 Clare 1-12, Ennis; Roscommon 3-17 Cavan 1-16, Kingspan Breffni Park.

July 5: Fermanagh 1-21 Antrim 0-11, Brewster Park.

Round 2B:

July 11: Derry 1-16 Wexford 0-10, Owenbeg; Tyrone 1-10 Meath 0-11, Omagh; Tipperary 3-21 Louth 0-7, Thurles.

July 12: Galway 1-12 Armagh 0-12, Athletic Grounds.

Round 3A:

July 11: Kildare 2-24 Longford 0-11, Mullingar; July 12: Fermanagh 1-14 Roscommon 0-16.

Round 3B

July 18: Tyrone 0-19 Tipperary 0-7, Thurles; Galway 1-11 Derry 0-8, Pearse Stadium

Round 4A:

July 25: Kildare 1-21 Cork 1-13, Thurles; Fermanagh 1-13 Westmeath 0-7, Kingspan Breffni Park.

Round 4B:

August 1: Tyrone 0-21 Sligo 0-14, Croke Park; Donegal 3-12 Galway 0-11, Croke Park.

Quarter-finals:

August 2: Kerry 7-16 Kildare 0-10, Croke Park; Dublin 2-23 Fermanagh 2-15, Croke Park.

August 8: Tyrone 0-18 Monaghan 0-14, Croke Park; Mayo 2-13 Donegal 0-11, Croke Park.

Semi-final:

August 23: Kerry 0-18 Tyrone 1-11, Croke Park.

August 30: Dublin v Mayo, Croke Park.

Final:

September 20: Kerry v Dublin/Mayo, Croke Park.