Senior footballers unchanged for semi-final

Dublin have named an unchanged team from the 15 that started the quarter-final victory over Fermanagh for Sunday's All-Ireland SFC semi-final against Mayo in Croke Park (3.30).

DUBLIN (SF v Mayo)

1 Stephen Cluxton (Parnell's)

2 Jonny Cooper (Na Fianna)
3 Rory O’Carroll (Kilmacud Crokes)
4 Philly McMahon (Ballymun Kickhams)

5 James McCarthy (Ballymun Kickhams)
6 Cian O’Sullivan (Kilmacud Crokes)
7 Jack McCaffrey (Clontarf)

8 Brian Fenton (Raheny)
9 Denis Bastick (Templeogue/Synge Street)

10 Paul Flynn (Fingallians)
11 Ciarán Kilkenny (Castleknock)
12 Diarmuid Connolly (St Vincent's)

13 Dean Rock (Ballymun Kickhams)
14 Paddy Andrews (St Brigid's)
15 Bernard Brogan (St Oliver Plunkett's/Eoghan Ruadh)

PATHS TO THE SEMI-FINAL

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)

Dublin 2-23 Fermanagh 2-15 (All-Ireland quarter-final)

Average For: 3-23; Average Against: 0-13

DUBLIN SCORERS

Bernard Brogan.......... 5-16

Dean Rock....................2-19 (0-10 frees, 0-3 ‘45s’)

Diarmuid Connolly......3-8 (1-0 penalty)

Ciaran Kilkenny..........0-13

Paul Flynn....................2-4

Kevin McManamon.....0-5

Alan Brogan..................0-4

Jack McCaffrey...........1-0

Philly McMahon...........0-3

Brian Fenton.................0-2

Paddy Andrews.............0-1

Tomas Brady.................0-1

Eric Lowndes................0-1

James McCarthy...........0-1

MD Macauley.................0-1

MAYO

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

Mayo 6-25 Sligo 2-11 (Connacht final)

Mayo 2-13 Donegal 0-11 (All-Ireland quarter-final)

Average For: 3-18; Average Against: 1-11

MAYO SCORERS

Cillian O’Connor................1-19 (0-15 frees, 0-1 ‘45’)

Aidan O’Shea.......................4-5

Lee Keegan..........................2-2

Jason Doherty......................0-6

Seamus O’Shea.....................1-1

Diarmuid O’Connor...........0-4

Finian Hanley (Galway).....1-0*

Mark Ronaldson..................0-3

Andy Moran........................0-3

Kevin McLoughlin...............0-2

Donal Vaughan....................0-2

Chris Barrett........................0-1

Keith Higgins.....................0-1

Alan Freeman.....................0-1

Patrick Durcan....................0-1

Barry Moran.......................0-1

Alan Dillon...........................0-1

*Own goal

PREVIOUS CHAMPIONSHIP MEETINGS

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

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

2006: Mayo 1-16 Dublin 2-12 (All-Ireland semi-final)

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

1985: Dublin 1-13 Mayo 1-13 (All-Ireland semi-final) Draw

1955: Dublin1-8 Mayo 1-7 (All-Ireland semi-final) Replay

1955: Dublin 0-7 Mayo 1-4 (All-Ireland semi-final) Draw

1923: Dublin 1-6 Mayo 1-2 (All-Ireland semi-final)

1921: Dublin 1-9 Mayo 0-2 (All-Ireland final)

1904: Dublin 0-8 Mayo 1-4 (All-Ireland semi-final)

Dublin 6, Mayo 2, Draws 2.

LAST TEN ALL-IRELAND SEMI-FINALS

MAYO

2014: Kerry 3-16 Mayo 3-13 (After extra-time)

2014: Mayo 1-16 Kerry 1-16 (draw)

2013: Mayo 1-16 Tyrone 0-13

2012: Mayo 0-19 Dublin 0-16

2011: Kerry 1-20 Mayo 1-11

2006: Mayo 1-16 Dublin 2-12

2004: Mayo 0-13 Fermanagh 1-8 (replay)

2004: Mayo 0-9 Fermanagh 0-9 (draw)

1999: Cork 2-12 Mayo 0-12

1997: Mayo 0-13 Offaly 0-7

Won 5, Lost 3, Drew 2.

DUBLIN

2014: Donegal 3-14 Dublin 0-17

2013: Dublin 3-18 Kerry 3-11

2012: Mayo 0-19 Dublin 0-16

2011: Dublin 0-8 Donegal 0-6

2010: Cork 1-15 Dublin 1-14

2007: Kerry 1-15 Dublin 0-16

2006: Mayo 1-16 Dublin 2-12

2002: Armagh 1-14 Dublin 1-13

1995: Dublin 1-12 Cork 0-12

1994: Dublin 3-15 Leitrim 1-9

Won 4, Lost 6

LAST CHAMPIONSHIP CLASH

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

Dublin: Stephen Cluxton (0-2, 0-1 free, 0-1 ‘45’); Philly McMahon, Rory O’Carroll, Jonny Cooper; James McCarthy, Ger Brennan (0-1), Jack McCaffrey; Michael Darragh Macauley, Cian O’Sullivan (0-1); Paul Flynn (0-1), Paddy Andrews (0-1), Diarmuid Connolly (0-1); Paul Mannion, Ciarán Kilkenny, Bernard Brogan (2-3, 0-1 free). Subs: Eoghan O’Gara (0-2) for Mannion; Darren Daly for McCaffrey; Dean Rock for Kilkenny; Kevin McManamon for Andrews, Denis Bastick for Cooper.

Mayo: Robert Hennelly; Tom Cunniffe, Ger Cafferkey, Chris Barrett; Lee Keegan (0-2), Donal Vaughan, Colm Boyle; Aidan O’Shea, Seamus O’Shea (0-1); Kevin McLoughlin, Keith Higgins (0-1), Alan Dillon; Cillian O’Connor (0-8 0-8f), Alan Freeman, Andy Moran (1-2). Subs: Michael Conroy for Freeman; Cathal Carolan for Cunniffe; Enda Varley for Dillon; Barry Moran for Seamus O’Shea; Jason Doherty for Andy Moran.

 Dublin and Mayo met in this year’s Allianz Football League on March 14 when Jim Gavin’s men romped to a 2-18 to 0-10 win in Castlebar. Dublin led by 2-10 to 0-6 at half-time and kept up the pressure in the second half.

 If Mayo win, they will play Kerry in the All-Ireland final for the first time since 2006. Dublin and Kerry last met in the final in 2011.

 Noel Connelly and Pat Holmes are in their first season as joint Mayo managers. Jim Gavin is his third season as Dublin manager with his championship record as follows: Played 15; Won 14, Lost 1. The only defeat was against Donegal in last year’s All-Ireland semi-final.

 Both teams have a very high scoring average in this year’s championship. Dublin averaged 3-23 in four games while Mayo averaged 3-18 in three games.

 Both counties have reached the final by beating only one team from Division 1. Dublin beat Monaghan in the quarter-final while Mayo beat Donegal.