Thirteen remain in race for Sam

July 20, 2009

The Sam Maguire Cup
Cork, Dublin, Mayo and Tyrone are through to the GAA Football All-Ireland quarterfinals and can now settle down and watch nine opponents battle it out for the four remaining places in the last eight. Three Round 4 qualifier games are on the agenda next weekend as is the Meath v Roscommon Round 3 game, with the winners facing Limerick a week later. Next weekend's Round 4 games are as follows: Kildare v Wicklow Galway v Donegal Antrim v Kerry KILDARE v WICKLOW (Round 4) They meet for the second successive season and this time both are at a much more advanced state than when they clashed in the first round of the Leinster championship last year. Wicklow won by four points in what was their first ever Leinster championship victory in Croke Park before losing to Laois in the Leinster quarterfinal. This time, both are in the last 13 of the All-Ireland race after using different routes to get there. Kildare reached the Leinster final where they lost to Dublin while Wicklow are enjoying their best ever qualifier campaign, having beaten Fermanagh, Cavan and Down over the last three Saturdays. Last Five Championship Clashes 2008 - Wicklow 0-13 Kildare 0-9 (Leinster 1st round) 2005 - Kildare 1-17 Wicklow 2-12 (Leinster 1st round) 1993 - Kildare 2-13 Wicklow 2-11 (Leinster quarter-final) 1992 - Kildare 1-20 Wicklow 1-6 (Leinster quarter-final) 1990 - Wicklow 1-7 Kildare 1-6 (Leinster quarter-final) 2009 Championship Kildare 1-16 Offaly 1-10 Kildare 2-12 Wexford 0-11 Kildare 2-18 Laois 0-9 Dublin 2-15 Kildare 0-18 (Leinster final) Wicklow 2-12 Longford 1-13 Westmeath 0-16 Wicklow 1-10 (after extra-time) Wicklow 0-17 Fermanagh 1-11 Wicklow 1-12 Cavan 0-8 Wicklow 1-15 Down 0-17 GALWAY v DONEGAL (Round 4) This will be the fifth championship clash between the counties with the score standing 2-1 to Galway with one draw from the previous four. They last met in 2003 when it took a replay to separate them in the All-Ireland quarter-final with Donegal edging home by three points in Castlebar. The sides last clashed competitively in this year's National League in March with Galway winning by 1-16 to 0-12 in Pearse Stadium. Michael Meehan scored 1-9 on a day when Galway led by 1-14 to 0-5 after 48 minutes before Donegal fought back. 2009 Championship Antrim 1-10 Donegal 0-12 Donegal 2-13 Carlow 1-6 Donegal 0-13 Clare 1-7 Donegal 2-13 Derry 0-18 (After extra-time) Galway 1-18 London 1-7 Galway 1-13 Sligo 0-12 Mayo 2-12 Galway 1-14 Previous Championship Clashes 2003: Donegal 0-14 Galway 0-11 (All-Ireland quarter-final) Replay 2003: Donegal 0-14 Galway 1-11 (All-Ireland quarter-final) Draw 1983: Galway 1-12 Donegal 1-11 (All-Ireland semi-final) 1974: Galway 3-13 Donegal 1-14 (All-Ireland semi-final) ANTRIM v KERRY (Round 4) This will be only the third game between Antrim and Kerry in championship history. They last met in the 1946 All-Ireland semi-final when Kerry won by 2-7 to 0-10. Antrim won their first meeting back in 1912, beating Kerry by 3-5 to 0-2 in an All- Ireland semi-final, played at Jones's Road which now houses Croke Park. 2009 Championship Antrim 1-10 Donegal 0-12 Antrim 0-13 Cavan 1-7 Tyrone 1-18 Antrim 0-15 (Ulster final) Cork 1-10 Kerry 0-13 (draw) Cork 1-17 Kerry 0-12 (replay) Kerry 1-12 Longford 0-11 Kerry 0-14 Sligo 1-10 MEATH v ROSCOMMON (Round 3) The winners will play Limerick in Round 4 on the weekend after next. This will be only the fourth championship game between Meath and Roscommon, having previously met in the 2006 qualifiers and in the 1952 and 1991 All-Ireland semi-finals. Meath were easy winners in the 2006 qualifiers, racing to victory by 13 points in Navan in a game where Daithi Regan scored 0-5, Joe Sheridan 0-4 and Peter Curran 0- 4. They also won in 1991 and 1952. Previous championship clashes 2006 - Meath 1-19 Roscommon 0-9 (All-Ireland qualifiers) 1991 - Meath 0-15 Roscommon 1-11 (All-Ireland semi-final) 1952 - Meath 1-6 Roscommon 0-7 (All-Ireland semi-final) 2009 Championship Dublin 0-14 Meath 0-12 Meath 1-20 Waterford 0-8 Meath 1-15 Westmeath 1-5 Roscommon 2-13 Leitrim 2-9 Mayo 3-18 Roscommon 0-7 Roscommon 0-11 Wexford 1-8 (after extra-time) Roscommon 0-11 Wexford 0-8 (Replay) GAA SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2009 Connacht May 10: Quarter-final: Mayo 2-19 New York 0-10, Gaelic Park. May 24: Quarter-final: Galway 1-18 London 1-7, Ruislip. May 31: Quarter-final: Roscommon 2-13 Leitrim 2-9, Carrick-on-Shannon. June 20 Semi-final: Mayo 3-18 Roscommon 0-7, Castlebar. June 28: Semi-final: Galway 1-13 Sligo 0-12, Markievicz Park. July 19: Final: Mayo 2-12 Galway 1-14, Pearse Stadium. Leinster May 17: First round: Louth 1-13 Carlow 1-11, Parnell Park. May 24: First round: Wicklow 2-12 Longford 1-13; Kildare 1-16 Offaly 1-10 (Both in Portlaoise). June 7: Quarter-final: Dublin 0-14 Meath 0-12, Croke Park. June 13: Quarter-final: Kildare 2-12 Wexford 0-11, Dr.Cullen Park. June 14: Quarter-finals: Westmeath 0-16 Wicklow 1-10 (after extra-time), Tullamore; Laois 1-15 Louth 1-11, Parnell Park. June 27: Semi-final: Kildare 2-18 Laois 0-9, Tullamore. June 28: Semi-final: Dublin 4-26 Westmeath 0-11, Croke Park. July 12: Final: Dublin 2-15 Kildare 0-18, Croke Park. Munster May 24: Quarter-finals: Limerick 1-11 Tipperary 1-9, Thurles; Cork 2-18 Waterford 1- 7, Dungarvan. June 7: Semi-finals: Limerick 1-13 Clare 1-9, Ennis; Kerry 0-13 Cork 1-10, Killarney. June 13: Semi-final (replay): Cork 1-17 Kerry 0-12 Kerry, Pairc Ui Chaoimh. July 5: Final: Cork 2-6 Limerick 0-11, Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Ulster May 17: Preliminary round: Fermanagh 0-13 Down 0-10, Enniskillen. May 24: Quarter-final: Derry 1-10 Monaghan 0-10, Celtic Park. May 31: Quarter-final: Tyrone 2-10 Armagh 1-10, Clones. June 6: Quarter-final: Cavan 0-13 Fermanagh 1-9, Kingspan Breffni Park. June 14: Quarter-final: Antrim 1-10 Donegal 0-12, Ballybofey. June 21: Semi-final: Tyrone 0-15 Derry 0-7, Casement Park. June 27: Semi-final: Antrim 0-13 Cavan 1-7, Clones July 19: Sunday: Final: Tyrone 1-18 Antrim 0-15, Clones. All-Ireland qualifiers July 4: First round: Donegal 2-13 Carlow 1-6, Ballybofey; Monaghan 0-13 Armagh 0-12, Clones; Meath 1-20 Waterford 0-8, Navan; Wicklow 0-17 Fermanagh 1-11, Aughrim; Wexford 2-11 Offaly 0-16, Wexford Park; Tipperary 2-10 Louth 1-12, Drogheda; Down 1-16 London 1-7, Newry; Longford 0-13 Leitrim 0-10, Carrick-on- Shannon. July 11: Second Round: Down 2-9 Laois 0-7, Newry; Derry 3-16 Monaghan 0-20, Clones; Kerry 1-12 Longford 0-11, Pearse Park; Wexford 1-8 Roscommon 0-11 (after extra-time), Wexford Park; Sligo 1-13 Tipperary 1-12, Thurles; Donegal 0-13 Clare 1- 7, Ballybofey; Meath 1-15 Westmeath 1-5, Mullingar; Wicklow 1-12 Cavan 0-8. July 18: Second Round replay: Roscommon 0-11Wexford 0-8, Dr. Hyde Park (Replay); Third Round: Kerry 0-14 Sligo 1-10, Tralee; Wicklow 1-15 Down 0-17, Aughrim; Donegal 2-13 Derry 0-18, Ballybofey (after extra-time) July 25/26: Round Three: Meath v Roscommon; Round 4: Galway v Donegal; Antrim v Kerry; Kildare v Wicklow. All-Ireland Championships August 1/2/3: Round 4 Qualifiers: Limerick v Meath/Roscommon; Quarter-finals: Provincial winners (Cork, Dublin, Mayo, Tyrone) v 4th round qualifier winners. August 23: Semi-final: Cork or quarter-final winner v Tyrone or quarter-final winner, Croke Park. August 30: Semi-final: Mayo or quarter-final winner v Dublin or quarter-final winner, Croke Park. September 20: Final, Croke Park.

Most Read Stories