Someone told me that Dublin played Antrim footballers in league play off in the 70s, but I don't remember that one. Quite posible as there used to be quarter finals between all of the divisions back then and there were some unusal pairings. I remember being in Breffni Park in 1976 or 1977 to see Dublin play Cavan in quarter final or semi final. I think only time they played since was in league 6/7 years ago? Would be 100% certain they never played Waterford in football.

hurlingdub (Dublin) - Posts: 6978 - 04/06/2014 13:43:47    1597903

Lockjaw
Went to Wexford in 1985( almost 100/:: sure of the year ) and saw Donegal v Wexford in a league game (Div 3) and the game ended in a draw. Games used be played before Xmas then and the rest after Xmas I wonder was Tom Connaghan manager them. Anyone remember anything about it. ??

SamOnErrigal (Donegal) - Posts: 1427 - 04/06/2014 14:32:45    1597955

hurlingdub, Cavan also played Dublin in 1989 in Croker in a NFL semi-final. Dublin 1-10 Cavan 1-09, bloody ref!!!! :)

cavan97 (Cavan) - Posts: 369 - 04/06/2014 14:53:33    1597970

Monaghan could have played every county in the last 3 years alone after going from 1 to 3 and back to 1 in the last couple of leagues!

white.n.blue (Monaghan) - Posts: 249 - 04/06/2014 18:31:43    1598195

We played them in the league in Walsh Park in 2004.

Normally I have a statto brain for these kinds of thing but I have to say I have no memory of this at all. Very strange. Who wore what jerseys I wonder...

doublehop (Kildare) - Posts: 4172 - 04/06/2014 19:05:06    1598219

It is hard to say as I can't find any league fixtures online from before 2007.

I don't recall any Leitrim, Tipperary, Waterford or Clare games, I started following in 1999, was young so I could be wrong.

4KHDoneill (Derry) - Posts: 182 - 04/06/2014 20:46:03    1598272

From Carlow so we would via lower football league/qualifiers etc & various hurling leagues played most teams. But I can't remember ever playing Tyrone in either code, say they'd be the only one.

The Real 1944 (Carlow) - Posts: 1114 - 04/06/2014 21:21:29    1598294

Good question.I certainly remember playing Louth in Louth and Killkenny in Nolan Park (which was closer than I would have liked) Im pretty sure Mayo played Wicklow in Aughrim. Cant remember playing Cavan Waterford Tipp Carlow or Antrim

mod (Mayo) - Posts: 859 - 04/06/2014 21:34:46    1598302

Hurlingdub

Yeah we played Cavan in breffni park that time we were put in division 2 when they restructured the league was at it on a wet night

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 04/06/2014 21:37:31    1598307

Off the top of my head I can recall our footballers playing everyone bar Kilkenny, Waterford, Carlow and Roscommon. I have a feeling they may have played the latter two during the division 3 days though, so I welcome any forthcoming corrections.

peter_venkman (Down) - Posts: 320 - 04/06/2014 21:38:46    1598310

Peter, we played ye in 2004 in Dr Cullen Park in a qualifier. Benny Coulter scored a goal.

The Real 1944 (Carlow) - Posts: 1114 - 04/06/2014 21:51:20    1598321

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Good question.I certainly remember playing Louth in Louth and Killkenny in Nolan Park (which was closer than I would have liked) Im pretty sure Mayo played Wicklow in Aughrim. Cant remember playing Cavan Waterford Tipp Carlow or Antrim

There were a few years in the early 2000s where Mayo met Limerick, Tipp and Cavan in the qualifiers, winning narrowly on each occasion. Can't ever remember playing Antrim, Carlow, Waterford, Louth or Wicklow. We rarely play Armagh either, think they beat us in a league semi in 2008, maybe we beat them up in Armagh in the league a couple of years ago, but that's about it.

Gleebo (Mayo) - Posts: 2208 - 04/06/2014 22:01:15    1598339

Yes hillman, a cold wet Saturday night! Great town though and great crack afterwards. Only other time I'd been in Breffni was way back in 70s and myself and brother ended up in bed for a bed afterwards after a dodgy burger!

hurlingdub (Dublin) - Posts: 6978 - 05/06/2014 09:25:16    1598374

mod/gleebo - Louth v Mayo
We played you several times in NFL in the 80s & 90s. I remember one particular game in Mayo being switch several times due to waterlogged pitches. Twas very funny to see a trail of buses and cars full of players and supporters winding from one venue to the next. Think we eventually settled on a pitch after two previous inspections. And that was before the advent of the mobile phone. Recall beating you in Castlebar & Drogheda around 95 & 96 when you were quite strong. Louth were a very solid league side under Paul Kenny in the mid 90s and actually won promotion to NFL Division One. But Croke Park reconfigurated the league structures the following year. Also remember you beating us in Dundalk in the late 80s when TJ Kilgallon picked up a nasty knee injury and a win in Crossmolina in the early 80s that secured a promotion for us.
The last time we met in championship football was the 1950 final. My father tells me that you only won by a flukey goal in the final minutes from a blockdown - 2-05 to 1-06. But we forgave you as Mayo provided two great players for Louths win in 1957. Dan O'Neill and Seamie O'Donnell.

Beodeo (Louth) - Posts: 72 - 05/06/2014 09:56:33    1598392

Between Hurling & Football I believe the only county we have not played is Fermanagh.Has any county played every county ?
Championship I 'm talking about.

Barnowl94 (Galway) - Posts: 3150 - 05/06/2014 10:39:05    1598424

Probably not relevant Hurling Dub,
But in 1968 the Dubs played in a tournament against Down and then Antrim in Casement park,(stayed in Europa hotel afterwards) Down were playing Kerry in the AllIreland final that year and requested a game and we duly obliged . Down bet Kerry in the AllIreland final that year.

AthCliath (Dublin) - Posts: 4347 - 05/06/2014 13:11:07    1598554

Did a bit of research re Mayo. Mayo played Louth loads of times and Mayo usually lost 11-2-1990 Crossmolina Mayo 0:9 Louth 1-11 (McStay 1 point) Mayo 1-4 Louth 1-8 30-10-94 and the match I attended in Drogheda Louth 1-11 Mayo 2-7. Played Antrim a few times too e.g. 24-2-91 Mayo 1-10 Antrim 1-6 (Crossmolina) Antrim 0-7 Mayo 1-6; Mayo also played Wicklow in Aughrim 29-11-92 Wicklow 1-7 Mayo 1-11; Armagh played loads of times too. Another I attended was Killkenny 1-5 Mayo 2-17 in Nowlan Pk on 16-11-97 (I thought it was much closer) I do remember there being some club hurling match preceeding the football and once the club match was over the gates opened and most of the crowd exited. You could have walked in to see the county football match for free!!!

mod (Mayo) - Posts: 859 - 05/06/2014 18:19:58    1598780

Think I remember Kildare playing everyone in my lifetime:

In Championship:

Antrim 2010
Derry 2006 2010 2011
Cavan 2006 2008 2012
Down 2010
Fermanagh 2008
Monaghan 2010
Tyrone 2009 2012
Donegal 2001 2011
Galway 1998 2000
Sligo 2001 2005 2012
Leitrim 2010
Roscommon 2003 2006
Kerry 1998 2002
Cork 2008 2012
Limerick 2008 2012

In League:

Armagh
Mayo
Tipp
Waterford

butters1990 (Kildare) - Posts: 262 - 05/06/2014 18:44:39    1598787

Good one Áth Cliath! They did play Antrim in the league Division Two in 1974. Kilkenny must have been handy enough around then if they were Division Two.

hurlingdub (Dublin) - Posts: 6978 - 06/06/2014 10:00:20    1598924

Cant remember dublin playing the home team in a long long time in the championship

bobjaffacake (Meath) - Posts: 1400 - 06/06/2014 11:43:00    1598978