Same again for senior footballers as they face Fermanagh

Fri, 31st July 2015

Jim Gavin has given a vote of confidence to the starting 15 that began the Leinster SFC final for Sunday's All-Ireland quarter-final against Fermanagh in Croke Park (4.0).

DUBLIN (SF v Fermanagh)

Stephen Cluxton (Parnell's)

Jonny Cooper (Na Fianna)

Rory O'Carroll (Kilmacud Crokes)

Philly McMahon (Ballymun Kickhams)

James McCarthy (Ballymun Kickhams)

Cian O’Sullivan (Kilmacud Crokes)

Jack McCaffrey (Clontarf)

Brian Fenton (Raheny)

Michael Darragh Macauley (Ballyboden St Enda's)

Paul Flynn (Fingallians)

Ciarán Kilkenny (Castleknock)

Diarmuid Connolly (St Vincent's)

Dean Rock (Ballymun Kickhams)

Kevin McManamon (St Jude's)

Bernard Brogan (St Oliver Plunkett's/Eoghan Ruadh)

DUBLIN v FERMANAGH

They meet for the first time in the championship, adding to the appeal of what will a special occasion.

Paths to the quarter-finals

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)

Average For: 4-18; Average Against: 0-10

Fermanagh

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 Qualifiers)

Fermanagh 1-14 Roscommon 0-16 (Round 3 Qualifiers)

Fermanagh 1-13 Westmeath 0-7 (Round 4 Qualifiers)

Average For: 1-15; Average Against: 0-13

Dublin are appearing in the All-Ireland quarter-final for the 14th year. The only year they missed out was 2003 when they lost a Round 3 qualifier to Armagh.

Fermanagh are appearing in the All-Ireland quarter-final for the third time, having previously been there in 2003and 2004.

Fermanagh manager, Peter McGrath coached his native Down to victory over Dublin in the 1994 All-Ireland final.

Dublin have conceded no goals in any of their last five All-Ireland quarter-finals.

Previous All-Ireland quarter-final appearances

Dublin

Dublin have played in 16 quarter-finals, winning eight, drawing three and losing five. The only year they didn’t qualify for the quarter-finals (introduced in 2001) was in 2003 when they lost to Armagh in the qualifiers.

2014: Dublin 2-22 Monaghan 0-11

2013: Dublin 1-16 Cork 0-12

2012: Dublin 1-12 Laois 0-12

2011: Dublin 0-22 Tyrone 0-15

2010: Dublin 1-15 Tyrone 0-13

2009: Kerry 1-24 Dublin 1-7

2008: Tyrone 3-14 Dublin 1-8

2007: Dublin 0-18 Derry 0-15

2006: Dublin 1-12 Westmeath 0-5

2005: Tyrone 2-18 Dublin 1-14 (replay)

2005: Dublin 1-14 Tyrone 1-14 (draw)

2004: Kerry 1-15 Dublin 1-8