DOWN v TYRONE They meet in Newry on Saturday evening in the first replay of the 2008 football championships after finishing level on 2-8 each last Sunday. It will be the second replay between the sides in five years as they also finished level in the 2003 Ulster final before Tyrone easily won the replay, 0-23 to 1-5. Tyrone have a good record in replays during in Mickey Harte's time as manager, winning five of six since 2003. They were also successful in a replay in 2002, the season before Harte took over. Tyrone have been involved in eight replays in the last eleven years and ten in the last 19 years whereas Down have only had ten championship replays in the last 48 years, winning five and losing five. DOWN - LAST TEN CHAMPIONSHIP REPLAYS 2007: Down 0-15 Cavan 0-11 (Ulster preliminary round) 2004: Cavan 3-13 Down 2-12 (Ulster quarter-final) 2003: Tyrone 0-23 Down 1-5 (Ulster final) 1997: Tyrone 3-8 Down 1-11 (Ulster preliminary round) 1991: Down 0-14 Derry 0-9 (Ulster semi-final) 1990: Armagh 2-7 Down 0-12 (Ulster quarter-final) 1986: Down 2-11 Monaghan 0-11 (Ulster quarter-final) 1981: Down 3-4 Monaghan 1-9 (Ulster quarter-final) 1974: Donegal 3-9 Down 1-12 (Ulster final) 1960: Down 1-7 Offaly 1-5 (All-Ireland semi-final) Won 5 Lost 5 TYRONE - LAST TEN CHAMPIONSHIP REPLAYS 2006: Tyrone 1-12 Louth 1-7 (All-Ireland Round 1 qualifier) 2005: Tyrone 2-18 Dublin 1-14 (All-Ireland quarter-final) 2005: Tyrone 3-19 Cavan 0-7 (Ulster semi-final) 2005: Armagh 0-13 Tyrone 0-11 (Ulster final) 2003: Tyrone 0-23 Down 1-5 (Ulster final) 2003: Tyrone 0-17 Derry 1-5 (Ulster quarter-final) 2002: Armagh 2-13 Tyrone 0-16 (Ulster quarter-final) 1997: Tyrone 3-8 Down 1-11 (Ulster preliminary round) 1993: Armagh 2-8 Tyrone 0-12 (Ulster quarter-final) 1989: Tyrone 2-13 Donegal 0-7 (Ulster final) Won 7 Lost 3 Tweet

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