Castlebar hosts Connacht final
July 07, 2008
Cork became the first county to win a senior provincial football title this year when they beat Kerry in the Munster final last Sunday and now it's the turn of Connacht to stage their big day when Mayo meet Galway in the final at McHale Park, Castlebar.
Throw-in will be at 2.0pm with David Coldrick (Meath) as the referee. The game will be shown 'live' on TV3. After that, it's the turn of Leinster and Ulster who stage their finals on Sunday week while eight first round qualifiers will be played on Saturday week.
MAYO v GALWAY
Yet another fascinating instalment in this great western rivalry as Mayo and Galway battle it out to replace Sligo as Connacht champions. It will be the seventh successive year that Mayo and Galway have clashed in the championship. Mayo, who last won the final in 2006, are chasing their third Connacht title of the decade while Galway, who last won in 2005, are bidding for their fifth.
Galway's last win over Mayo in Castlebar was in 2002 when they won the Connacht semi-final. They lost there in 2004 and 2006. Interestingly, Mayo haven't scored a goal against Galway in any of their last five championship games. However, they still managed to win two of them.
Galway were easy winners when the side clashed in 2007, winning by seven points (2-10 to 0-9) in a quarter-final tin Pearse Stadium. Galway also won (2-9 to 1-11) when the sides met in the National League in Castlebar last April.
Paths to the final
Galway 2-16 Roscommon 0-6; Galway 2-14 Leitrim 1-13.
Galway scorers
P Joyce........1-6
M Meehan...0-9
M Clancy....1-4
P Conroy.....0-6
C Bane.........1-2
N Coleman..1-1
N Joyce........0-2
Mayo 3-11 Sligo 0-7
Mayo scorers
C Mortimer....0-5
A Kilcoyne.....1-1
P Harte..........1-1
T Mortimer....1-0
T Parsons......0-2
A O'Malley...0-2
Last Five Championship Clashes
2007 - Galway 2-10 Mayo 0-9 (Connacht quarter-final)
2006 - Mayo 0-12 Galway 1-8 (Connacht final)
2005 - Galway 0-10 Mayo 0-8 (Connacht final)
2004 - Mayo 0-18 Galway 1-9 (Connacht semi-final)
2003 - Galway 1-14 Mayo 0-13 (Connacht final)
PREVIOUS GALWAY-MAYO CONNACHT FINALS
2006: Mayo 0-12 Galway 1-8
2005: Galway 0-10 Mayo 0-8
2003: Galway 1-14 Mayo 0-13
1999: Mayo 1-14 Galway 1-10
1996: Mayo 3-9 Galway 1-11
1995: Galway 0-17 Mayo 1-7
1987: Galway 0-8 Mayo 0-7
1984: Galway 2-13 Mayo 2-9
1983: Galway 1-13 Mayo 1-10
1982: Galway 3-17 Mayo 0-10
1973: Galway 1-17 Mayo 2-12
1969: Mayo 1-11 Galway 1-8 (replay)
1969: Mayo 0-11 Galway 1-8 (draw)
1966: Galway 0-12 Mayo 1-8
1964: Galway 2-12 Mayo 1-5
1951: Mayo 4-13 Galway 2-3
1948: Mayo 2-10 Galway 2-7 (replay)
1948: Mayo 2-4 Galway 1-7
1945: Galway 2-7 Mayo 1-7
1940: Galway 1-7 Mayo 0-5
1939: Mayo 2-6 Galway 0-3
1938: Galway 0-8 Mayo 0-5
1937: Mayo 3-5 Galway 0-8
1936: Mayo 2-7 Galway 1-4
1935: Mayo 0-12 Galway 0-5
1934: Galway 2-4 Mayo 0-5
1933: Galway 1-7 Mayo 1-5
1929: Mayo 1-6 Galway 0-4
1926: Galway 3-2 Mayo 1-2
1925: Galway 1-5 Mayo 1-3
1924: Mayo 2-6 Mayo 0-5
1923: Mayo 0-3 Galway 0-2
1918: Mayo 0-4 Galway 0-1
1917: Galway 1-4 Mayo 1-1
1913: Galway 1-2 Mayo 0-3
1909: Mayo 1-4 Mayo 0-5
1902: Mayo 2-2 Galway 0-5
1901: Mayo 2-3 Galway 0-3
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