Minor footballers name unchanged team for Leinster final

Sat, 15th July 2017

Dublin minor footballers have named an unchanged team for Sunday's Electric Ireland Leinster MFC final against Louth in Croke Park (2.0).

Tom Gray's side defeated Kildare in Newbridge in their semi-final and the management have kept faith in the starting 15 from that encounter.

The Dubs are attempting to win the provincial prize for the first time since 2014 while for the Wee County victory would bridge a gap back to 1953.

DUBLIN (MF v Louth)

1 David O’Hanlon Na Fianna

2 Darren Maher St Pat's, Donabate

3 Peadar O Cofaigh Byrne Cuala

4 Liam Flatman Kilmacud Crokes

5 Kieran Kennedy Ballyboden St Enda’s

6 Neil Matthews Erin's Isle

7 Eoin O'Dea Na Fianna

8 Mark Tracey Cuala

9 Donal Ryan Na Fianna

10 Daniel Brennan St Sylvester's

11 James Doran Na Fianna

12 James Madden Ballyboden St Enda's

13 Ross McGarry Ballyboden St Enda’s

14 Seán Hawkshaw Naomh Mearnóg

15 David Lacey Na Fianna

2017 ELECTRIC IRELAND LEINSTER MINOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

Preliminary Round: Offaly 3-18, Wexford 0-6

First Round: Offaly 0-13, Westmeath 1-4; Dublin 1-15, Meath 1-13 (aet); Louth 2-11, Laois 0-15 (aet); Longford 1-19, Wicklow 3-8; Kildare 2-13, Carlow 0-9.

Qualifiers: Laois 0-11, Meath 0-10; Wexford 2-14, Wicklow 3-7; Carlow 2-12, Westmeath 0-17

Quarter-Finals: Kildare 1-14, Laois 2-6; Dublin 6-12, Longford 0-5; Louth 0-15, Offaly 1-11; Wexford 1-12, Carlow 2-8

Semi-Finals: Louth 4-10, Wexford 2-15; Dublin 1-16, Kildare 0-14

LEINSTER MFC: ROLL OF HONOUR

COUNTY YEAR

DUBLIN (32) 1930, 1933, 1934, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959,1961, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1994, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014.

LAOIS (9) 1932, 1966, 1967, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2007.

MEATH (10) 1957, 1972, 1977, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1992, 1993, 2006, 2008.

LOUTH (8) 1931, 1935, 1936, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1951, 1953.

OFFALY (6) 1947, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1989.

KILDARE (8) 1973, 1975, 1983, 1987, 1991, 2013, 2015, 2016.

WESTMEATH (5) 1939, 1952, 1963, 1995, 2000.

LONGFORD (4) 1929, 1938, 2002, 2010.

WEXFORD (3) 1937, 1950, 1969.

WICKLOW (1) 1974