Familiar rivals primed for battle once again

DUBLIN v MAYO IN REPEAT OF 2016 FINAL

After 61 games, it’s down to the biggest day of all in the GAA senior football All-Ireland championships when Dublin and Mayo meet in the final in Croke Park next Sunday (3.30).

It will be preceded by the minor final between Derry and Kerry at 1.15.

Defending champions, Dublin will be bidding for their 27th All-Ireland senior title while Mayo are bidding for their fourth title.

DUBLIN v MAYO

They meet for the 15th time in the championship, with Dublin having won eight of the previous 14 to Mayo’s two while there were four draws, the most recent coming last year.

It will be the fourth All-Ireland final meeting between them, with Dublin winning in 1921, 2013 and 2016 (replay).

PATHS TO THE FINAL

Dublin 0-19 Carlow 0-7 (Leinster quarter-final)

Dublin 4-29 Westmeath 0-10 (Leinster semi-final)

Dublin 2-23 Kildare 1-17 (Leinster final)

Dublin 1-19 Monaghan 0-12 (All-Ireland quarter-final)

Dublin 2-17 Tyrone 0-11 (All-Ireland semi-final)

Average For: 2-21 Average Against: 0-12

Dublin’s Top Scorers

 Dean Rock............3-24 (0-20 frees, 0-3 ‘45s’)

Con O’Callaghan...1-20 (0-8 frees)

Paul Mannion ........0-14

Ciaran Kilkenny......1-9

Bernard Brogan.......0-9 (0-1 free)

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Mayo 2-14 Sligo 0-11 (Connacht quarter-final)

Galway 0-15 Mayo 1-11 (Connacht semi-final)

Mayo 2-21 Derry 1-13 (aet) (Qualifiers – Round 2)

Mayo 2-14 Clare 0-13 (Qualifiers – Round 3)

Mayo 0-27 Cork 2-20 (aet) (Qualifiers Round 4)

Mayo 1-12 Roscommon 2-9 (All-Ireland quarter-final) Draw

Mayo 4-19 Roscommon 0-9 (All-Ireland quarter-final) Replay

Mayo 2-14 Kerry 2-14 (All-Ireland semi-final) Draw

Mayo 2-16 Kerry 0-17 (All-Ireland final) Replay

 Average For: 1-19; Average Against: 1-13

MAYO’S TOP SCORERS

 Cillian O’Connor.......3-59 (0-42 frees, 0-1 ‘45’)

Andy Moran...............3-21

Diarmuid O’Connor...3-5

Kevin McLoughlin.....2-7

Jason Doherty.............1-10 (0-1 free, 01 ‘45’)

PREVIOUS CHAMPIONSHIP MEETINGS

2016: Dublin 1-15 Mayo 1-14 (All-Ireland final) Replay

2016: Dublin 2-9 Mayo 0-15 (All-Ireland final) Draw

2015: Dublin 3-15 Mayo 1-14 (All-Ireland semi-final) Replay

2015: Dublin 2-12 Mayo 1-15 (All-Ireland semi-final) Draw

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 8, Mayo 2, Draws 4.

 LAST TEN ALL-IRELAND FINALS

DUBLIN

 2016: Dublin 1-15 Mayo 1-14 (Replay)

2016: Dublin 2-9 Mayo 0-15 (Draw)

2015: Dublin 0-12 Kerry 0-9

2013: Dublin 2-12 Mayo 1-14

2011: Dublin 1-12 Kerry 1-11

1995: Dublin 1-10 Tyrone 0-12

1994: Down 1-12 Dublin 0-13

1992: Donegal 0-18 Dublin 0-14

1985: Kerry 2-12 Dublin 2-8

1984: Kerry 0-14 Dublin 1-6

Won 5, Lost 4, Draws 1

MAYO

 2016: Dublin 1-15 Mayo 1-14 (Replay)

2016: Dublin 2-9 Mayo 0-15 (Draw)

2013: Dublin 2-12 Mayo 1-14

2012: Donegal 2-11 Mayo 0-13

2006: Kerry 4-15 Mayo 3-5

2004: Kerry 1-20 Mayo 2-9

1997: Kerry 0-13 Mayo 1-7

1996: Meath 2-9 Mayo 1-11 (Replay)

1996: Meath 0-12 Mayo 1-9 (Draw)

1989: Cork 0-17 Mayo 1-11

Won 0, Drew 2, Lost 8.

ALL-IRELAND FINAL SHORTS

 *This is the first time since 1987-88 that counties (Cork and Meath) have met in the All-Ireland final in successive years.

*Dublin’s only defeat under Jim Gavin in the championship (2013-2017) came against Donegal in the 2014 All-Ireland semi-final. They drew with Mayo in the 2015 semi-final and 2016 final and won both replays. It leaves Gavin’s record as follows: Played 30; Won 27, Drew 2, Lost 1.

*Stephen Rochford is in his second season as Mayo manager. Their championship record under him is as follows: Played 18, Won 12, Drew 3, Lost 3.

*Mayo are seeking their first win over Dublin since the 2012 All-Ireland semi-final. The counties have met eleven times since then, with Dublin winning eight and drawing three. Dublin’s wins were in the 2013 and 2016 All-Ireland finals, the 2015 semi-final replay, the Allianz League in 2013 (twice), 2015, 2016 and 2017. The draws were in the 2015 All-Ireland semi-final, last year’s All-Ireland final and the 2014 League.

*Dublin are attempting to win the All-Ireland three-in-in-a-row for the first time since 1921-22-23. Kerry were the last county to win the three-in-a-row in 1984-85-86.

*Mayo are seeking their first All-Ireland title success since 1951. Since then, they have played in ten All-Ireland finals, losing eight and drawing two.

*Dublin beat Mayo by 1-16 to 0-7 in their Allianz League meeting in Croke Park on March 4 last.

Dublin: S Cluxton; M Fitzsimons, P McMahon, D Byrne; D Daly, J Small, E Lowndes; B Fenton, MD Macauley; N Scully, C Kilkenny, SB Carthy; D Rock, E O’Gara, C McHugh. Subs: P Andrews for O’Gara; P Flynn for Carthy; K McManamon for McHugh; C Reddin for Byrne; E O Conghaile for Fenton; C Mulally for Small.

Mayo: D Clarke; P Durcan, L Keegan, K Higgins; S Coen, C Boyle, D Vaughan; T Parsons, J Gibbons; F Boland, K McLoughlin, D O’Connor; E Regan, C O’Connor, A Moran. Subs: B Harrison for Gibbons; S Nally for Vaughan; C O’Shea for Moran; C Loftus for D O’Connor; D Kirby for Boland.

GAA ALL-IRELAND SF ROLL OF HONOUR

37 – Kerry (1903-04-09-13-14-24-26-29-30-31-32-37-39-40-41-46-53-55-59-62-69-70-75-78-79-80-81-84-85-86-97-2000-2004-2006-2007-2009-2014)

26 – DUBLIN (1891-92-94-97-98-99-1901-02-06-07-08-21-22-23-42-58-63-74-76-77-83-95-2011-2013-2015-2016)

9 – Galway (1925-34-38-56-64-65-66-98-2001)

7 – Meath (1949-54-67-87-88-96-99)

7 – Cork (1890-1911-45-73-89-90-2010)

5 – Down (1960-61-68-91-94)

5 – Cavan (1933-35-47-48-52)

5 – Wexford (1893-1915-16-17-18)

4 – Kildare (1905-19-27-28)

4- Tipperary (1889-95-1900-1920)

3 – Louth (1910-12-57)

3 – MAYO (1936-50-51)

3 – Offaly (1971-72-82)

3- Tyrone (2003-2005-2008)

2- Donegal (1992-2012)

2 – Limerick (1887-1896)

2 – Roscommon (1943-44)

1 – Armagh (2002)

1 – Derry (1993)

ALL-IRELAND MINOR FINAL: DERRY v KERRY

Kerry are bidding to win the title for the fourth successive year and for the 15th time overall while Derry, who are seeking their fifth title, were last successful in 2002.

 PATHS TO THE FINAL

 Derry 0-18 Tyrone 1-14 (Ulster quarter-final)

Derry 3-17 Antrim 0-10 (Ulster semi-final)

Derry 1-22 Derry 2-12 (Ulster final)

Derry 1-13 Sligo 0-15 (All-Ireland quarter-final)

Derry 0-17 Dublin 0-14 (All-Ireland semi-final)

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Kerry 2-16 Clare 1-6 (Munster quarter-final)

Kerry 2-17 Cork 1-10 (Munster semi-final)

Kerry 2-21 Clare 0-3 (Munster final)

Kerry 1-21 Louth 2-9 (All-Ireland quarter-final)

Kerry 2-2 Cavan 2-10 (All-Ireland semi-final)

ALL IRELAND MINOR ROLL OF HONOUR

14 – KERRY (1931-32-33-46-50-62-63-75-80-88-94-2014-2015-2016)

11 – Dublin (1930-45-54-55-56-58-59-79-82-84-2012)

10 – Cork (1961-67-68-69-72-74-81-91-93-2000)

8 – Tyrone (1947-48-73-98-2001-2004-2008-2010)

7 – Mayo (1935-53-66-71-78-85-2013)

6 – Galway (1952-60-70-76-86-2007)

4 – DERRY (1965-83-89-2002)

4 – Down (1977-87-99-2005)

4 – Roscommon (1939-41-51-2006)

3 – Laois (1996-97-2003)

3 – Meath (1957-90-92)

2 – Cavan (1937-38)

2 – Louth (1936-40)

2 – Armagh (1949-2009)

2 – Tipperary (1934-2011)

1 – Clare (1929)

1 – Offaly (1964)

1 – Westmeath (1995)

GAA FOOTBALL ALL-IRELAND CHAMPIONSHIP 2017

CONNACHT

May 7: Preliminary Round: Sligo 1-21 New York 1-13, Gaelic Park. May 21: Quarter-final: Mayo 2-14 Sligo 0-11, Elverys MacHale Park. May 28: Leitrim 3-10 London 0-16, Ruislip June 11: Semi-final: Galway 0-15 Mayo 1-11, Pearse Stadium. June 18: Semi-final: Roscommon 2-23 Leitrim 1-9, Dr. Hyde Park. July 9: Final: Roscommon 2-15 Galway 0-12, Pearse Stadium.

LEINSTER

May 21: First Round: Carlow 2-17 Wexford 2-13, Netwatch Cullen Park; Laois 4-15 Longford 0-16, O’Moore Park; Louth 1-19 Wicklow 1-14, Parnell Park June 3: Quarter-final: Dublin 0-19 Carlow 0-7, O’Moore Park. June 4: Quarter-finals: Kildare 1-21 Laois 1-7, Bord na Mona O’Connor Park; Meath 0-27 Louth 3-9, Parnell Park. June 11: Quarter-final: Offaly 0-10 Westmeath 0-10, Bord na Mona O’Connor Park. June 17: Quarter-final replay: Westmeath 3-17 Offaly 0-15, TEG Cusack Park; Semi-final: Kildare 2-16 Meath 0-13, Bord na Mona O’Connor Park; June 25: Semi-final: Dublin 4-29 Westmeath 0-10, Croke Park. July 16: Final: Dublin 2-23 Kildare 1-17, Croke Park.

MUNSTER

 May 27: Quarter-final: Cork 1-12 Waterford 1-11, Fraher Field, Dungarvan; May 28: Quarter-final: Clare 1-13 Limerick 1-12, Cusack Park.

June 10: Semi-final: Cork 1-10 Tipperary 1-9, Pairc Ui Rinn.

June 11: Semi-final: Kerry 1-18 Clare 1-12, Ennis.

July 2: Final: Kerry 1-23 Cork 0-15, Killarney.

ULSTER

May 20: Preliminary Round: Monaghan 1-20 Fermanagh 1-11, Clones. May 21: Quarter-final: Donegal 3-19 Antrim 1-9, Ballybofey May 28: Quarter -final: Tyrone 0-22 Derry 0-11, Celtic Park June 4: Quarter-final: Down 0-15 Armagh 2-7, Newry. June 11: Quarter-final: Monaghan 1-15 Cavan 0-15, Kingspan Breffni. June 18: Semi-final: Tyrone 1-21 Donegal 1-12, Clones June 25: Semi-final: Down 1-14 Monaghan 0-15, Athletic Grounds July 16: Final: Tyrone 2-17 Down 0-15, Clones

ALL-IRELAND CHAMPIONSHIPS

June 17: Qualifiers: Round 1A: Derry 1-17 Waterford 0-13, Fraher Field, Dungarvan; Longford 2-15 Louth 1-10, Drogheda; Laois 2-16 Wicklow 3-10, Joule Park Aughrim; Sligo 0-22 Antrim 3-7, Markievicz Park. June 24: Qualifiers: Round 1B: Wexford 0-12 Limerick 0-11, Gaelic Grounds; June 25: Qualifiers Round 1B: Carlow 0-13 London 0-12, McGovern Park, Ruislip; Armagh 0-20 Fermanagh 0-11, Athletic Grounds; Cavan 1-17 Offaly 0-16, Tullamore. July 1: Qualifiers: Round 2A: Meath 0-14 Sligo 1-9, Navan; Mayo 2-21 Derry 1-13 (aet), Castlebar; Donegal 0-12 Longford 0-7, Ballybofey; Clare 2-18 Laois 0-14, Portlaoise. July 8: Qualifiers: Round 3A: Mayo 2-14 Clare 0-13, Ennis; Donegal 1-15 Meath 1-14, Navan; 2B: Tipperary 2-15 Cavan 0-18, Kingspan Breffni; Carlow 2-14 Leitrim 0-13, Netwatch Cullen Park; Monaghan 3-23 Wexford 1-11, Innovate Wexford Park; Armagh 1-12 Westmeath 1-7, TEG Cusack Park. July 15: Qualifiers: Round 3B: Monaghan 1-12 Carlow 1-7, Netwatch Cullen Park; Armagh 1-17 Tipperary 1-15, Thurles. July 22: Qualifiers: Round 4A: Mayo 0-27 Cork 2-20 (aet), Gaelic Grounds; Galway 4-17 Donegal 0-14, Markievicz Park. July 29: Qualifiers: Round 4B: Monaghan 1-24 Down 1-16, Croke Park; Armagh 1-17 Kildare 0-17; Croke Park.

QUARTER-FINALS July 30: Roscommon 2-9 Mayo1-12, Croke Park; Kerry 1-18 Galway 0-13, Croke Park August 5: Dublin 1-19 Monaghan 0-12, Croke Park; Tyrone 3-17 Armagh 0-8, Croke Park. August 6: Replay: Mayo 4-19 Roscommon 0-9, Croke Park

SEMI-FINALS August 20: Kerry 2-14 Mayo 2-14, Croke Park

 August 26: Replay: Mayo 2-16 Kerry 0-17, Croke Park August 27: Dublin 2-17 Tyrone 0-11, Croke Park

FINAL September 17: Final: Dublin v Mayo