Senior footballers hoping to defend Leinster SFC title

Wed, 8th July 2015

Dublin are bidding for their second Leinster senior football championship five-in-a-row in eleven seasons when they play Westmeath in the final in Croke Park on Sunday.

They won in 2005-06-07-08-09 and added four more in 2011-12-13-14.

The Leinster final is part of a very busy football weekend, which also features All-Ireland six qualifier ties.

The full line up is as follows:

Saturday

All-Ireland qualifiers

2B: Derry v Wexford, Owenbeg, 2.0

2B: Tipperary v Louth, Thurles, 2.45

2B: Tyrone v Meath, Omagh, 3.0

3A: Kildare v Longford, Mullingar, 7.0

Sunday

Leinster SF final

Dublin v Westmeath, Croke Park, 2.0

All-Ireland Qualifiers

2B: Armagh v Galway, Athletic Grounds, 3.0

3A: Fermanagh v Roscommon, Brewster Park, 3.30

DUBLIN vs WESTMEATH

This will be the 16th championship meeting between the counties with the score standing at 13-3 in Dublin’s favour from the previous sixteen games. Westmeath’s last win over Dublin was in 2004.

Last Five Championship Clashes

2013: Dublin 1-22 Westmeath 0-9 (Leinster quarter-final)

2009: Dublin 4-26 Westmeath 0-11 (Leinster semi-final)

2008: Dublin 0-13 Westmeath 1-8 (Leinster semi-final)

2006: Dublin 1-12 Westmeath 0-5 (All-Ireland quarter-final)

2004: Westmeath 0-14 Dublin 0-12 (Leinster quarter-final)

Paths to the final

Westmeath 3-14 Louth 0-16;

Westmeath 1-21 Wexford 0-15;

Westmeath 3-19 Meath 2-18

Dublin 4-25 Longford 0-10;

Dublin 5-18 Kildare 0-14

? Westmeath and Dublin have scored a total of 16-97 in their five championship games this year. That’s an average of 3-20 per game.

? This will be the first Leinster senior football final between Dublin and Westmeath.

? Westmeath won their only Leinster title in 2004, a year in which they beat Dublin in the quarter-final.

? Dublin’s last defeat in a Leinster final was in 2001 to Meath by 2-11 to 0-14. Since then, they have won the 2002-05-06-07-08-09-11-12-13-14 finals.

DERRY vs WEXFORD

They meet for the third time in championship history, the previous two being in the All-Ireland qualifiers. Both Derry and Wexford beat Down in this year’s championship.

Derry won both of the previous two qualifier clashes with Wexford. In 2004, Derry won by 2-16 to 2-5 in a Round 3 games in Parnell Park, having also beaten Wexford by 3-10 to 0-9 in a Round 1 game in Wexford Park in 2003.

How they got here

Derry 0-12 Down 0-11 (Ulster quarter-final);

Donegal 1-9 Derry 0-10 (Ulster semi-final)

Westmeath 1-21 Wexford 0-15 (Leinster quarter-final);

Wexford 2-16 Down 2-11 (Qualifier Round 1)

TIPPERARY vs LOUTH

They meet for the third time in championship history, with the previous two coming in the All-Ireland qualifiers,

Louth won a Round 1 game by 0-13 to 1-8 in 2001 while Tipperary won a Round 1 game by 2-10 to 1-12 in 2009.

How they got here

Tipperary 1-24 Waterford 0-5 (Munster quarter-final);

Kerry 2-14 Tipperary 2-8 (Munster semi-final)

Westmeath 3-14 Louth 0-16 (Leinster 1st round);

Louth 1-16 Leitrim 0-11 (Round 1 qualifier)

*Tipperary beat Louth by 4-16 to 3-11 in Drogheda in Round 5 of this year’s Division 3 Allianz League.

TYRONE vs MEATH

They meet for only the fourth time in the championship with previous results as follows:

2013: Tyrone 0-17 Meath 2-9 (All-Ireland Round 4 qualifier)

2007: Meath 1-13 Tyrone 2-8 (All-Ireland qualifier)

1996: Meath 2-15 Tyrone 0-12 (All-Ireland semi-final)

How they got here

Donegal 1-13 Tyrone 1-10 (Ulster first round);

Tyrone 1-14 Limerick 0-8 (Round 1 qualifier)

Meath 2-19 Wicklow 3-12 (Leinster quarter-final);

Westmeath 3-19 Meath 2-18 (Leinster semi-final)

ARMAGH vs GALWAY

This will be only the third championship clash between the counties with Galway having won the previous two.

They won by 0-13 to 0-12 in a Round 3 qualifier (Galway went on to win the All-Ireland title) in 2001 and by 1-11 to 0-9 in another Round 3 game in 2013. Their last competitive clash was in the 2014 Allianz League (Division 2) when Galway won by 2-14 to 1-13.

How they got here

Donegal 2-11 Armagh 0-8 (Ulster quarter-final);

Armagh 2-17 Wicklow 2-7 (Round 1 qualifier)

Galway 2-18 New York 0-8 (Connacht first round);

Galway 1-13 Leitrim 0-8 (Connacht quarter-final);

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

KILDARE vs LONGFORD

This will be the first championship clash between the counties since 2003 and only their second since 1983. Overall, it will be the 11th championship meeting, with Kildare leading 7-2, with one drawn game from the previous ten.

Last Five Championship Clashes

2003: Kildare 1-14 Longford 2-6 (Leinster quarter-final)

1983: Kildare 3-9 Longford 2-9 (Leinster quarter-final)

1974: Kildare 2-10 Longford 0-11 (Leinster quarter-final)

1973: Kildare 0-13 Longford 0-8 (Leinster quarter-final)

1967: Longford 3-12 Kildare 2-10 (Leinster quarter-final)

How they got here

Kildare 0-16 Laois 0-16 (Leinster quarter-final);

Kildare 3-18 Laois 1-11 (Replay);

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

Longford 0-16 Offaly 0-13 (Leinster quarter-final);

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

Longford 2-15 Carlow 1-8 (Round 1 qualifier);

Longford 2-12 Clare 1-12 (Round 2 qualifier)

FERMANAGH vs ROSCOMMON

They meet in the championship for the first time. Their last competitive meeting was in the 2014 Allianz League campaign when Roscommon won by 3-17 to 4-10.

How they got here

Fermanagh 1-15 Antrim 0-8 (Ulster quarter-final);

Monaghan 1-20 Fermanagh 0-13 (Ulster semi-final);

Fermanagh 1-21 Antrim 0-11 (Round 2 qualifier)

Roscommon 1-14 London 0-10 (Connacht quarter-final);

Sligo 1-14 Roscommon 0-13 (Connacht semi-final);

Roscommon 3-17 Cavan 1-16 (Round 2 qualifier).

GAA FOOTBALL ALL-IRELAND SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

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 v Sligo, 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 v Westmeath, 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 v Cork, 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: Donegal v Monaghan, 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 v Wexford; Tyrone v Meath; Tipperary v Louth.

July 12: Armagh v Galway.

Round 3A:

July 11: Kildare v Longford; July 12: Fermanagh v Roscommon.

Round 3B