Senior footballers hoping to land 13th FL Division 1 title

After 112 games in just over two months, it’s down to the four finals in the 2017 Allianz Football League in Croke Park next Saturday and Sunday.

With Dublin and Kerry going head-to-head in the Football League Division 1 final and three other very interesting deciders across the other divisions, it promises to be a weekend of high drama. The full line-up is as follows:

Saturday

Allianz Football League Division 4: Westmeath v Wexford, 3.0

Allianz Football League Division 3: Louth v Tipperary, 5.0

Sunday

Allianz Football League Division 2: Kildare v Galway, 2.0

Allianz Football League Division 1: Dublin v Kerry, 4.0

DUBLIN v KERRY

They meet for a second successive year in the Allianz Football League Division 1 decider, having also clashed in last season’s All-Ireland semi-final and again in this year’s League when they drew a tense encounter in Tralee last month.

Dublin are seeking to extend their unbeaten run in the League and Championship to 37 games. They haven’t lost since Kerry beat them in the 2015 Allianz League and are now seeking a victory which would secure the  Football League Division 1 title for a fifth successive year, a feat last achieved by Mayo in 1934-35-36-37-38.

Dublin, who are chasing their 13^th  League title, beat Kerry by 2-18 to 0-13 in last year’s League final and by 0-22 to 2-14 in the All-Ireland semi-final. Last month’s clash ended 0-13 each. Kerry are bidding for their 20^th Allianz League title and their first since 2009.

PATHS TO THE FINAL

DUBLIN

Dublin 0-18 Cavan 0-11

Dublin 0-10 Tyrone 1-7

Dublin 1-8 Donegal 2-5
Dublin 1-16 Mayo 0-7

Kerry 0-13 Dublin 0-13
Dublin 2-29 Roscommon 0-14

Dublin 2-15 Monaghan 1-15

KERRY

Kerry 2-17 Donegal 1-17

Mayo 0-15 Kerry 1-10

Monaghan 2-8 Kerry 1-10
Kerry 1-19 Roscommon 1-13
Kerry 0-13 Dublin 0-13
Cavan 1-10 Kerry 0-13

Kerry 1-21 Tyrone 2-11

GALWAY V KILDARE

They meet for a second successive Sunday, with Galway having won in Pearse Stadium by a point yesterday, which clinched a return to Allianz Football League Division 1 for the first time since 2011. Kildare, who secured promotion in six rounds, return to Croke Park for a second Allianz Football League final in a year. They lost to Clare in the Allianz Football League Division 3 decider last year.

PATHS TO THE FINAL

KILDARE

Kildare 3-17 Meath 0-16

Kildare 1-14 Cork 1-8

Derry 1-18 Kildare 1-17

Kildare 4-14 Fermanagh 0-14

Kildare 2-9 Down 0-10

Kildare 0-18 Clare 1-14

Galway 0-14 Kildare 0-13

GALWAY

Galway 0-14 Cork 1-11

Galway 1-13 Fermanagh 0-10

Galway 3-13 Clare 1-11

Meath 1-13 Galway 0-15

Galway 5-15 Derry 2-15

Galway 3-15 Down 1-13

Galway 0-14 Kildare 0-13

LOUTH v TIPPERARY

Louth are attempting to win an Allianz League title for a second successive year, having won the Allianz Football League Division 4 crown last year.

A superb finish by Tipperary saw them beat Armagh by a point to clinch promotion yesterday. They lost to Louth by four points in Round 6. Both sides finished on ten points.

PATHS TO THE FINAL

LOUTH

Louth 2-16 Laois 0-10
Louth 0-11 Longford 0-10

Louth 2-13 Offaly 0-14

Louth 2-10 Antrim 1-11

Armagh 3-15 Louth 0-11

Louth 0-16 Tipperary 0-12

Sligo 0-17 Louth 1-11

TIPPERARY

Tipperary 2-12 Antrim 0-13
Sligo 2-14 Tipperary 1-16
Tipperary 1-16 Laois 1-10
Tipperary 3-17 Longford 0-18
Tipperary 2-15 Offaly 2-11.
Louth 0-16 Tipperary 0-12
Tipperary 3-8 Armagh 0-16

WESTMEATH v WEXFORD

Wexford are on their way back to Allianz Football League Division 3, having last been there in 2015. Westmeath dropped from Divisions 1 to 4 in successive seasons (2014-15-16) but are now beginning the climb back up after joining the Model county on the promotion trail this year.

Wexford and Westmeath clashed in Round 6 two weeks ago, with Tom Cribbin’s men winning by 3-24 to 0-9. Wexford had already secured promotion by then after winning their first five games.

PATHS TO THE FINAL

WEXFORD

Wexford 2-16 London 1-8

Wexford 0-16 Leitrim 0-14

Wexford 1-9 Waterford 0-10

Wexford 1-13 Wicklow 0-13

Wexford 0-15 London 0-9

Westmeath 3-24 Wexford 0-9

Carlow 2-14 Wexford 1-7

WESTMEATH

Westmeath 2-10 Carlow 2-10

Westmeath 1-18 Limerick 0-12

Westmeath 2-18 Leitrim 1-9

Westmeath 3-13 Waterford 2-11

Westmeath 0-19 Wicklow 0-14

Westmeath 3-24 Wexford 0-9

Westmeath 3-26 London 1-9

FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE ROLL OF HONOUR

19 – Kerry (1928-29-31-32-59-61-63-69-71-72-73-74-77-82-84-97-2004-2006-2009)

12 – Dublin (1953-55-58-76-78-87-91-93-2013-2014-2015-2016)

11 – Mayo (1934-35-36-37-38-39-41-49-54-70-2001)

7 – Meath (1933-46-51-75-88-90-94)

8 – Cork (1952-56-80-89-99-2010-2011-2012)

6 – Derry (1947-92-95-96-2000-2008)

4 – Down (1960-62-68-83)

4 – Galway (1940-57-65-81)

3 – New York (1950-64-67)

2 – Laois (1927-86)

2 – Tyrone (2002-2003)

1 – Armagh (2005)

1 – Cavan (1948)

1 – Longford (1966)

1 – Monaghan (1985)

1 – Offaly (1998)

1 – Roscommon (1979)

1 – Donegal (2007)