Tyrone or Dublin for last Semi spot

August 13th, 2008

Cork, Kerry and Wexford are all safely through to the All-Ireland football semi-finals so the focus now switches to the remaining quarter-final when Leinster champions, Dublin take on Tyrone in Croke Park on Saturday (4.00 pm).

It will be the 5th championship clash between the counties with Dublin having won two to Tyrone’s one while there has been one draw from the previous four meetings. The sides last clashed in the championship in 2005 when Tyrone won an All-Ireland quarter-final tie in a replay.

Paths to the quarter-finals

Dublin
Dublin 1-22 Louth 0-12 (Leinster quarter-final) Dublin 0-13 Westmeath 1-8 (Leinster semi-final) Dublin 3-23 Wexford 0-9 (Leinster final) Average For: 1-21; Average Against: 0-11.

Dublin scorers
A Brogan……….2-11
T Quinn…………0-14 (0-10 frees, 0-1 ’45) C Keaney……….0-11 (0-9 frees) D Connolly…….1-5 J Sherlock………0-6 M Vaughan……1-1 C Moran………..0-4 B Cahill………….0-2 P Andrews……..0-1 D Henry………..0-1 C Whelan………0-1 S Ryan…………..0-1

Tyrone
Down 2-8 Tyrone 2-8 (Ulster quarter-final) Down 1-19 Tyrone 0-21 (replay – extra-time) Tyrone 1-18 Louth 1-10 (R1 qualifier) Tyrone 0-14 Westmeath 1-7 (R2 qualifier) Tyrone 0-13 Mayo 1-9 (R3 qualifier) Average For: 1-14; Average Against: 1-11.

Tyrone scorers
C McCullagh………..1-13 (0-3 frees)
S Cavanagh…………..1-13 (0-2 frees) T McGuigan…………0-15 (0-10 frees) E McGinley………….1-4 C Cavanagh…………..0-6 (0-5 frees) B Dooher………………0-5 M Penrose…………….0-5 R Mellon……………..0-3 B McGuigan…………0-3 P Jordan………………0-2 D Harte………………..0-2 K Hughes……………..0-1 D McCaul…………….0-1 R McMenamin……..0-1

Previous championship clashes
2005: Tyrone 2-18 Dublin 1-14 (All-Ireland quarter-final replay)
2005: Tyrone 1-14 Dublin 1-14 (All-Ireland quarter-final)
1995: Dublin 1-10 Tyrone 0-12 (All-Ireland final)
1984: Dublin 2-11 Tyrone 0-8 (All-Ireland semi-final)

How they fared in All-Ireland quarter-finals Dublin have played no fewer than nine quarter-final games, winning three, losing three and drawing three over the past seven seasons. The only year they missed out on the quarter-finals since the new championship format was introduced was in 2003.
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
2002: Dublin 1-14 Donegal 0-7 (replay)
2002: Dublin 2-8 Donegal 0-14(draw)
2001: Kerry 2-12 Dublin 1-12 (replay)
2001: Dublin 2-11 Kerry 1-14 (draw)
Played 9, Won 3, Draw 3, Lost 3.

Tyrone reached the quarter-finals five times since the new championship system was introduced in 2001. They were beaten in 2001-2004-2007 but won in 2003 and 2005 (replay)

2007: Meath 1-13 Tyrone 2-8
2005: Tyrone 2-18 Dublin 1-14 (replay)
2005: Tyrone 1-14 Dublin 1-14
2004: Mayo 0-16 Tyrone 1-9
2003: Tyrone 1-21 Fermanagh 0-5
2001: Derry 1-9 Tyrone 0-7
Played 6, Won 2, Drew 1, Lost 3.

Dublin and Ulster Teams (How Dublin fared against Ulster teams in their last ten championship
games)
2007: Dublin 0-18 Derry 0-15 (All-Ireland quarter-final)
2005: Tyrone 2-18 Dublin 1-14 (All-Ireland quarter-final replay)
2005: Dublin 1-14 Tyrone 1-14 (All-Ireland quarter-final)
2003: Armagh 0-15 Dublin 0-11 (All-Ireland qualifier)
2003: Dublin 3-9 Derry 1-9 (All-Ireland qualifier)
2002: Armagh 1-14 Dublin 1-13 (All-Ireland semi-final)
2002: Dublin 1-14 Donegal 0-7 (All-Ireland quarter-final replay)
2002: Dublin 2-8 Donegal 0-14 (All-Ireland quarter-final)
1995: Dublin 1-10 Tyrone 0-12 (All-Ireland final)
1994: Down 1-12 Dublin 0-13 (All-Ireland final) Dublin 4, Ulster 4, Draws 2.

Tyrone and Leinster teams (How Tyrone fared against Leinster teams in their last ten championship
games)

2008: Tyrone 0-14 Westmeath 1-7 (Round 2 qualifiers)
2008: Tyrone 1-18 Louth 1-10 (Round 1 qualifier)
2007: Meath 1-13 Tyrone 2-8 (All-Ireland quarter-final)
2006: Laois 0-9 Tyrone 0-6 (Round 2 qualifiers)
2006: Tyrone 1-12 Louth 1-7 (Round 1 qualifier replay)
2006: Tyrone 2-16 Louth 2-16 (Round 1 qualifier – after extra-time)
2005: Tyrone 2-18 Dublin 1-14 (All-Ireland quarter-final replay)
2005: Dublin 1-14 Tyrone 1-14 (All-Ireland quarter-final)
2004: Tyrone 3-15 Laois 2-4 (All-Ireland qualifiers)
2002: Tyrone 1-9 Wexford 0-10 (All-Ireland qualifiers) Tyrone 6, Leinster 2, Draws 2

Last Championship clash

Tyrone 2-18 Dublin 1-14 (2005 All-Ireland quarter-final replay)

Tyrone: Pascal McConnell; Ryan McMenamin, Chris Lawn, Michael McGee; Davy Harte, Conor Gormley, Philip Jordan; Enda McGinley, Joe McMahon; Brian Dooher (0-3), Brian McGuigan (0-1), Sean Cavanagh (0-2); Ryan Mellon (0-2), Stephen O’Neill (1-3), Owen Mulligan (1-7)
Subs: Shane Sweeney for Lawn, Brian Meenan for Sweeney, Eoin Bradley for McGee, Peter Donnelly for McGinley.

Dublin: Stephen Cluxton; Peadar Andrews, Paul Griffin, Stephen O’Shaughnessy; Shane Ryan (0-1), Barry Cahill, Paul Casey; Ciaran Whelan, Darren Magee; Colin Moran (0-1), Conal Keaney (0-5), Bryan Cullen (0-1); Jason Sherlock (0-1), Alan Brogan (0-2), T Quinn (0-2).
Subs: Senan Connell (0-1) for Brogan, Declan Lally for Magee, Mark Vaughan for Quinn, David O’Callaghan for Lally, Dessie Farrell (1-0) for Keaney.

Football Championship Shorts

*Wexford are through to the All-Ireland semi-final for the first time since
1945 after beating Armagh in the quarter-final last Saturday.

*Kerry have qualified for the All-Ireland semi-final for the 9th successive season. They will meet Cork on Sunday week in what will be the 15th championship meeting between the counties since 2000. It will be the fourth All-Ireland semi-final meeting between the counties, having previously clashed in 2002-2005-2006, with Kerry winning all three as well as last year’s All-Ireland final.

*Connacht will have no representatives in the All-Ireland semi-final for the second successive year following Galway’s defeat by Kerry in last Saturday’s quarter-final.

2008 ALL-IRELAND SFC RESULTS/FIXTURES

CONNACHT
May 11: Quarter-final: Leitrim 0-17 New York 0-6, Gaelic Park.
May 18: Quarter-final: Galway 2-16 Roscommon 0-6, Pearse Stadium.
May 25: Quarter-final: Sligo 2-17 London 0-7, Ruislip.
June 15: Semi-final: Galway 2-14 Leitrim 1-13, Pearse Stadium.
June 22: Semi-final: Mayo 3-11 Sligo 0-7, Castlebar.
July 13: Final: Galway 2-12 Mayo 1-14, Castlebar.

LEINSTER
May 11: 1st round: Westmeath 2-10 Longford 1-10, Pearse Park.
May 18: 1st round: Wicklow 0-13 Kildare 0-9; Meath 1-25 Carlow 0-8, Croke Park.
May 31: Quarter-final: Laois 0-15 Wicklow 0-13, Dr.Cullen Park.
June 1: Quarter-final: Wexford 2-14 Meath 2-13, Dr. Cullen Park.
June 7: Quarter-final: Westmeath 2-11 Offaly 1-8, Tullamore.
June 8: Quarter-final: Dublin 1-22 Louth 0-12, Croke Park.
June 22: Semi-final: Wexford 0-18 Laois 0-12, Croke Park.
June 29: Semi-final: Dublin 0-13 Westmeath 1-8, Croke Park.
July 20: Final: Dublin 3-23 Wexford 0-9, Croke Park.

MUNSTER
May 25: Quarter-finals: Clare 0-9 Waterford 0-7, Ennis; Limerick 1-8 Tipperary 1-5, Fermoy.
June 8: Semi-finals: Kerry 1-14 Clare 0-5, Killarney; Cork 2-9 Limerick 0-12, Gaelic Grounds.
July 6: Final: Cork 1-16 Kerry 1-11, Pairc Ui Chaoimh

ULSTER
May 18: 1st round: Cavan 1-19 Antrim 1-14 Casement Park.
May 25: Quarter-final: Fermanagh 2-8 Monaghan 0-10, Enniskillen.
June 1: Quarter-final: Derry 1-14 Donegal 1-12, Ballybofey.
June 8: Quarter-final: Tyrone 2-8, Down 2-8, Omagh.
June 14: Quarter-final replay: Down 1-19 Tyrone 0-21, Newry (After extra-time).
June 15: Quarter-final: Armagh 0-17 Cavan 0-13, Kingspan Breffni Park.
June 21: Semi-final: Fermanagh 1-11 Derry 1-9, Omagh.
June 29: Semi-final: Armagh 1-12 Down 0-11, Clones.
July 20: Final: Armagh 2-8 Fermanagh 1-11, Clones.
July 27: Final (replay): Armagh 1-11 Fermanagh 0-8, Clones.

ALL-IRELAND QUALIFIERS
July 19: Round 1: Limerick 4-12 Meath 4-3, Gaelic Grounds; Laois 1-10 Longford 0-11, Pearse Park; Kildare 1-16 Cavan 1-15, Newbridge; Down 5-19 Offaly 2-10, Tullamore; Tyrone 1-18 Louth 1-10, Drogheda; Westmeath 0-15 Tipperary 0-6, Ardfinnan; Donegal 3-11 Roscommon 1-9, Ballybofey; Monaghan
1-13 Derry 1-12, Clones.

July 27: Round 2: Monaghan 0-16 Donegal 0-15, Ballybofey; Tyrone 0-14 Westmeath 1-7, Omagh; Kildare 1-11 Limerick 0-11, Gaelic Grounds; Down 2-14 Laois 1-15, Portlaoise.

Aug 2: Round 3: Wexford 2-13 Down 0-12; Tyrone 0-13 Mayo 1-9, Croke Park.
Aug 3: Round 3: Kildare 0-11 Fermanagh 0-5; Kerry 1-13 Monaghan 0-13, Croke Park.

ALL-IRELAND CHAMPIONSHIPS
Aug 9: Quarter-finals: Wexford 1-14 Armagh 0-12, Croke Park; Kerry 1-21 Galway 1-16, Croke Park.
Aug 10: Quarter-final: Cork 2-11 Kildare 1-11, Croke Park.
Next Saturday: Quarter-final: Dublin v Tyrone, Croke Park.
Aug 24: Semi-final: Kerry v Cork, Croke Park.
Aug 31: Semi-final: Dublin/Tyrone v Wexford, Croke Park.
Sept 21: Final

TOMMY MURPHY CUP
July 12: Preliminary Round: London 4-13 Kilkenny 0-8, Freshford.

July 19: Quarter-finals
London 3-14 Sligo 2-12, Ruislip (After extra-time); Antrim 1-10 Carlow 0-11, Casement Park; Leitrim 1-12 Clare 1-8, Ennis; Wicklow 0-18 Waterford 0-12, Aughrim.

July 27: Semi-finals
Antrim 1-19 London 0-13, Casement Park.
Wicklow 0-15 Leitrim 0-12, Aughrim.

Aug 2: Final:
Antrim 3-12 Wicklow 1-15, Croke Park.