Dubs bidding for 30th title, Mayo for their fourth in senior decider

Fri, 18th December 2020

The last action of the most unusual season in GAA history is poised to deliver a memorable occasion on Saturday as Dublin bid to become the first team to win the All-Ireland senior football title for a sixth successive year while Mayo are attempting to end a 69-year wait for a visit from Sam Maguire.

The game has a 5.0 start in Croke Park and will be preceded by the EirGrid GAA All-Ireland U-20 final when Dublin play Galway (2.15).

DUBLIN v MAYO

PATHS TO THE FINAL

DUBLIN

Dublin 0-22 Westmeath 0-11

Dublin 2-23 Laois 0-7

Dublin 3-21 Meath 0-9

Dublin 1-24 Cavan 0-12

Top Scorers

Dean Rock.............1-22 (0-14 frees, 0-2 ’45’)

Ciarán Kilkenny...1-17 0-1 mark)

Seán Bugler............2-4

Niall Scully............1-5

Con O’Callaghan....0-8

Cormac Costello....0-8 (0-3 frees, 0-1 ‘45’, 0-1 mark)

MAYO

Mayo 2-15 Leitrim 0-10

Mayo 1-16 Roscommon 0-13

Mayo 0-14 Galway 0-13

Mayo 5-20 Tipperary 3-13

Top Scorers

Cillian O’Connor...........5-31 (0-19 frees, 0-2 ‘45s’)

Tommy Conroy.............1-8 (0-1 mark)

Diarmuid O’Connor.......2-1

Patrick Durcan................0-4

Matthew Ruane...............0-4

LAST TEN CHAMPIONSHIP MEETINGS

2019: Dublin 3-14 Mayo 1-10 (All-Ireland semi-final)

2017: Dublin 1-17 Mayo 1-16 (All-Ireland final)

2016: Dublin 1-15 Mayo 1-14 (All-Ireland final) Replay

2016: Dublin 2-9 Mayo 0-15 (All-Ireland final) Draw

2015: Dublin 3-15 Mayo 1-14 (All-Ireland semi-final) Replay

2015: Dublin 2-12 Mayo 1-15 (All-Ireland semi-final) Draw

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

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

2006: Mayo 0-16 Dublin 1-12 (All-Ireland semi-final)

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

Dublin 6 Mayo 2 Draws 2

DUBLIN’S UNBEATEN RUN

They have remained unbeaten in the championship since losing to Donegal in the 2014 All-Ireland semi-final. They have played 41 games since then, winning 38 and drawing 3. They have beaten teams from 18 different counties (eight Leinster, five Ulster, three Connacht, two Munster)

......................Played..........Won.........Drew.........Lost

Mayo.................6...................4...............2...............0

Kerry...................4.................3................1...............0

Tyrone...............4....................4...............0...............0

Westmeath........4...................4................0...............0

Kildare................3..................3..................0...............0

Laois....................3.................3...................0..............0

Meath.................3..................3..................0................0

Longford............2...................2...................0.................0

Donegal..............2...................2................0..................0

Roscommon........2...................2................0.................0

Fermanagh........1...................1...................0..................0

Carlow................1...................1....................0................0

Monaghan.........1...................1.....................0..................0

Wicklow.............1....................1.....................0................0

Galway................1....................1......................0..............0

Louth..................1......................1.....................0...............0

Cork....................1......................1......................0...............0

Cavan..................1.....................1.......................0..............0

*Mayo are seeking their first win over Dublin since the 2012 All-Ireland semi-final. The counties have met 16 times since then, with Dublin winning 13 and drawing three. Dublin’s wins were in the 2013, 2016 and 2017 All-Ireland finals, the 2015 semi-final replay and the 2019 semi-final, the Allianz League in 2013 (twice), 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020. The draws were in the 2015 All-Ireland semi-final, the 2016 All-Ireland final and the 2014 League.

*Dublin and Mayo meet for the 16th time in the championship, with Dublin having won nine of the previous 15 to Mayo’s two while there were four draws, the most recent coming in the 2016 All-Ireland final.

*Dublin and Mayo have met 53 times in League and Championship. Wins stand 32-13 in Dublin’s favour, with eight draws.

*The most recent clash between the counties was in the second round of the Allianz League last February when Dublin won by 1-11 to 0-8 in Castlebar.

*Dublin have yet to concede a goal in this year’s championship, having kept clean sheets against West-meath, Laois, Meath and Cavan. Mayo kept clean sheets against Leitrim, Roscommon and Galway in the Connacht championship before conceding three goals against Tipperary in the All-Ireland semi-final.

*Dublin are bidding for their 30th All-Ireland title while Mayo’s are chasing their fourth.

*David Coldrick (Meath) will take charge of the All-Ireland final for a fourth time, having previously refereed the 2007 (Cork v Kerry), 2010 (Cork v Down) and 2015 (Dublin v Kerry ) deciders.

ALL-IRELAND SFC ROLL OF HONOUR

37 – Kerry (1903-04-09-13-14-24-26-29-30-31-32-37-39-40-41-46-53-55-59-62-69-70-75-78-79-80-81-84-85-86-97-2000-2004-2006-2007-2009-2014)

29 – DUBLIN (1891-92-94-97-98-99-1901-02-06-07-08-21-22-23-42-58-63-74-76-77-83-95-2011-2013- 2015-2016-2017-2018-2019)

9 – Galway (1925-34-38-56-64-65-66-98-2001)

7 – Meath (1949-54-67-87-88-96-99)

7 – Cork (1890-1911-45-73-89-90-2010)

5 – Down (1960-61-68-91-94)

5 – Cavan (1933-35-47-48-52)

5 – Wexford (1893-1915-16-17-18)

4 – Kildare (1905-19-27-28)

4- Tipperary (1889-95-1900-1920)

3 – Louth (1910-12-57)

3 – MAYO (1936-50-51)

3 – Offaly (1971-72-82)

3- Tyrone (2003-2005-2008)

2- Donegal (1992-2012)

2 – Limerick (1887-1896)

2 – Roscommon (1943-44)

1 – Armagh (2002)

1 – Derry (1993)

ALL-IRELAND SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2020 Results

CONNACHT

Nov 1: Quarter-final: Mayo 2-15 Leitrim 0-10, Carrick-on-Shannon

Nov 7: Semi-final: Galway w/o Sligo.

Nov 8: Semi-final: Mayo 1-16 Roscommon 0-13, Dr.Hyde Park.

Nov 15: Final: Mayo 0-14 Galway 0-13, Pearse Stadium

LEINSTER

Nov 1: First round: Wicklow 2-9 Wexford 0-11, Chadwicks Wexford Park; Offaly 3-14 Carlow 0-20, BNM O Connor Park; Longford 1-9 Louth 1-7, TEG Cusack Park.

Nov 7: Quarter-final: Dublin 0-22 Westmeath 0-11, MW Hire O’Moore Park.

Nov 8: Quarter-finals: Meath 7-14 Wicklow 0-7, Aughrim; Kildare 0-20 Offaly 0-16, MW Hire O’Moore Park; Laois 1-16 Longford -14, BNM O’Connor Park.

Nov 15: Semi-finals: Meath 5-9 Kildare 0-15, Croke Park; Dublin 2-23 Laois 0-7, Croke Park.

Nov 21: Final: Dublin 3-21 Meath 0-9, Croke Park.

MUNSTER

Oct 31: Quarter-final: Limerick 2-14 Waterford 0-9, Fraher Field, Dungarvan.

Nov 1: Quarter-final: Tipperary 2-11 Clare 1-11, Semple Stadium.

Nov 7: Semi-final: Tipperary 1-15 Limerick 2-11 (aet), LIT Gaelic Grounds

Nov 8: Cork 1-12 Kerry 0-13 (aet), Pairc Ui Chaoimh

Nov 22: Final: Tipperary 0-17 Cork 0-14, Pairc Ui Chaiomh

ULSTER

October 31: Preliminary round: Cavan 2-15 Monaghan 1-17 (aet), Clones