Dublin Team Named For Louth Leinster SFC Clash

Sat, 25th May 2019

Dublin's starting team for this evening's Leinster SFC quarter-final against Louth in O'Moore Park,Portlaoise (7.0) contains 11 players who started last September's All-Ireland SFC final.

Stephen Cluxton, Jack McCaffrey, James McCarthy, Cian O'Sullivan, John Small, Brian Fenton, Brian Howard, Ciarán Kilkenny, Paul Mannion, Con O'Callaghan and Niall Scully all took to the field against Tyrone from the first whistle.

Two others - Cormac Costello and Michael Fitzsimons - were introduced as subs with Michael replacing the injured Cian O'Sullivan in the opening half (26 minutes) and Cormac coming into the fray to for Niall Scully in the 50th minute.

Dublin's clash against Louth is part of a Leinster SFC quarter-final with Meath and Carlow colliding in the curtain-raiser (5.0).

The winner of Saturday's Dublin versus Louth encounter will meet the winner of Sunday's clash between Kildare and Longford in the provincial semi-final in Croke Park on Sunday, June 9.

Dublin have played Louth 55 times in SFC action, the most recent being the Dubs 2-22 to 0-12 victory over the Wee County in a 2012 Leinster SFC quarter-final in Croke Park.

Many of the current Dublin squad saw action against Louth in that clash in early June 2012 - Stephen Cluxton, Philly McMahon, Rory O'Carroll, Michael Fitzsimons, James McCarthy, Kevin McManamon and Bernard Brogan all started while Eoghan O'Gara and Jonny Cooper were introduced as subs. Bernard Brogan finished the day as top-scorer with a personal tally of 2-5 (0-1f).

The Dubs have won 36 of their summer duels with Louth prevailing on 13 occasions, they have drawn six times.

Louth last defeated Dublin in a Championship clash in their Leinster SFC second round replay on June 10, 1973 in Páirc Tailteann, Navan.

The Wee County won 1-8 to 0-9 after the sides have drawn, Dublin 2-6 Louth 1-9, two weeks previously, also in Navan.

DUBLIN (SFC v Louth)

1 Stephen Cluxton (Parnell's)

2 David Byrne (Nh Olaf)

3 Michael Fitzsimons (Cuala)

4 Jack McCaffrey (Clontarf)

5 James McCarthy (Ballymun Kickhams)

6 Cian O'Sullivan (Kilmacud Crokes)

7 John Small (Ballymun Kickhams)

8 Brian Fenton (Raheny)