GAA semi-finals stat fact

August 25, 2008
Football supporters are in for a major treat next Sunday with three All-Ireland football semi-finals fixed for Croke Park. The triple header starts with the ESB GAA All-Ireland minor semi-final between Tyrone and Meath (12.15pm) followed by the senior semi-finals as follows: Cork v Kerry (replay), 2.0pm Tyrone v Wexford, 4.0pm The ESB minor semi-final minor replay between Mayo and Kerry will be played in Ennis on Saturday (3.30pm) Remarkably, the Cork v Kerry senior replay will be the 18th championship clash between the counties in a decade. While Cork v Kerry has always been a busy rivalry this will the first time that Tyrone and Wexford have meet at this stage of the championship but they did meet in the All-Ireland qualifiers in 2002, a game Tyrone won by two points. Tyrone will be appearing in the semi-final for the third time in six seasons while Wexford are back in the semi-final for the first time since 1945. Paths to the semi-final 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) Tyrone 3-14 Dublin 1-8 (All-Ireland quarter-final) Played 6, Won 4, Drew 1, Lost 1 Average For: 1-15; Average Against: 1-11. Tyrone scorers S Cavanagh..............2-15 (0-2 frees) C McCullagh...........1-16 (0-3 frees) T McGuigan............0-17 (0-10 frees) E McGinley.............1-5 B Dooher..................0-8 C Cavanagh..............0-6 (0-5 frees) D Harte....................1-3 M Penrose................0-5 J McMahon............1-1 R Mellon.................0-3 B McGuigan............0-3 P Jordan..................0-2 K Hughes.................0-1 D McCaul................0-1 R McMenamin........0-1 C Gormley...............0-1 Wexford Wexford 2-14 Meath 2-13 (Leinster quarter-final) Wexford 0-18 Laois 0-12 (Leinster semi-final) Dublin 3-23 Wexford 0-9 (Leinster final) Wexford 2-13 Down 0-12 (R3 Qualifier) Wexford 1-14 Armagh 0-12 (All-Ireland quarter-final) Played 5, Won 4, Lost 1. Average For: 1-14; Average Against: 1-15 Wexford scorers M Forde...........1-24 (5f, 3'45's, 1 line ball) C Lyng..............1-15 (0-11 frees) PJ Banville.......2-6 R Barry............1-8 A Morrissey....0-3 E Bradley.......0-3 P Colfer...........0-2 S Roche...........0-2 C Byrne.........0-2 C Morris..........0-1 B Doyle...........0-1 R Stafford......0-1 Tyrone-Wexford: Previous Championship Clash Tyrone 1-9 Wexford 0-10, Wexford Park (Round 1 Qualifier - 8 June 2002) Tyrone: Peter Ward; Conor Gormley, Chris Lawn, Brian Robinson; Ryan McMenamin, Ciaran Gourley, Philip Jordan; Cormac McAnallen, Colin Holmes; Brian Dooher (0-2), Stephen O'Neill (0-1), Gerard Cavlan (0-1); Sean Cavanagh, Kevin Hughes (1-1), Peter Canavan (0-4). Subs: Brian McGuigan for Hughes, Declan McCrossan for Dooher, Cormac McGinley for Gormley. Wexford: Ollie Murphy; Colm Morris, Philip Wallace, Niall Murphy; David Murphy, Darragh Breen, Leigh O'Brien (0-3); Diarmuid Kinsella, Willie Carley; Paul Carley (0-1), Jack Berry, Redmond Barry; Scott Doran, John Hegarty (0-1), Matty Forde (0-4). Subs: John Hudson for O'Brien, Jason Lawlor (0-1) for Carley, Paul Berry for Hegarty, Padraic Curtis for Kinsella. Last All-Ireland semi-final Tyrone 2005: Tyrone 1-13 Armagh 1-12 Wexford 1945: Cavan 1-4 Wexford 0-5 CORK v KERRY How they got here Kerry Kerry 1-14 Clare 0-5 (Munster semi-final) Cork 1-16 Kerry 1-11 (Munster final) Kerry 1-13 Monaghan 0-13 (R3 Qualifier) Kerry 1-21 Galway 1-16 (All-Ireland quarter-final) Kerry 1-13 Cork 3-7 (All-Ireland semi-final) Average For: 1-15; Average Against: 0-15 Kerry scorers B Sheehan.....................0-24 C Cooper.......................1-11 K Donaghy.....................2-4 T Walsh..........................0-8 D Walsh.........................2-1 Declan O' Sullivan.........0-5 A O'Mahony...................0-4 D O Se...........................0-3 Darren O' Sullivan.........0-3 T O Se...........................0-3 S O'Sullivan...................0-2 E Brosnan......................0-2 P Galvin.........................0-1 S Scanlon......................0-1 Cork Cork 2-9 Limerick 0-12 (Munster semi-final) Cork 1-16 Kerry 1-11 (Munster final) Cork 2-11 Kildare 1-11 (All-Ireland quarter-final) Cork 3-7 Kerry 1-13 (All-Ireland semi-final) Average For: 2-11; Average Against: 1-11 Cork scorers D Goulding.........2-11 J Hayes................2-8 D O'Connor.........0-10 M Cussen.............2-3 J Masters.............1-2 G Canty...............1-0 P O'Neill..............0-3 N Murphy............0-3 P Kerrigan...........0-1 F Goold................0-1 J Miskella............0-1 Cork v Kerry: 17 Championship Clashes (1998-2008) 2008 - Cork 3-7 Kerry 1-13 (All-Ireland semi-final) 2008 - Cork 1-16 Kerry 1-11 (Munster final) 2007 - Kerry 3-13 Cork 1-9 (All-Ireland final) 2007 - Kerry 1-15 Cork 1-13 (Munster final) 2006 - Kerry 0-16 Cork 0-10 (All-Ireland semi-final) 2006 - Cork 1-12 Kerry 0-9 (Munster final replay) 2006 - Cork 0-10 Kerry 0-10 (Munster final) 2005 - Kerry 1-19 Cork 0-9 (All-Ireland semi-final) 2005 - Kerry 1-11 Cork 0-11 (Munster final) 2004 - Kerry 0-15 Cork 0-7 (Munster semi-final) 2002 - Kerry 3-19 Cork 2-7 (All-Ireland semi-final) 2002 - Cork 0-15 Kerry 1-9 (Munster semi-final replay) 2002 - Cork 0-8 Kerry 0-8 (Munster semi-final) 2001 - Kerry 0-19 Cork 0-13 (Munster final) 2000 - Kerry 2-15 Cork 1-13 (Munster semi-final) 1999 - Cork 2-10 Kerry 2-4 (Munster final) 1998 - Kerry 1-14 Cork 1-11 (Munster semi-final) Kerry 10, Cork 4, Draw 3. Previous Cork v Kerry championship replays 2006: Cork 1-12 Kerry 0-9 (Munster final) 2002: Cork 0-15 Kerry 1-9 (Munster semi-final) 1987: Cork 0-13 Kerry 1-5 (Munster final) 1982: Kerry 2-18 Cork 0-12 (Munster final) 1976: Kerry 3-20 Cork 2-19 (Munster final - after extra-time) 1956: Cork 1-8 Kerry 1-7 (Munster final) 1961: Kerry 2-13 Cork 1-4 (Munster final) 1943: Cork 1-5 Kerry 1-4 (Munster 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. Aug 16: Quarter-final: Tyrone 3-14 Dublin 1-8, Croke Park. Aug 24: Semi-final: Cork 3-7 Kerry 1-13, Croke Park. Next Sunday: Semi-finals: Cork v Kerry (replay); 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.

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