Historic football final
August 31, 2010History will be made in the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final on Sunday, September 19 when Cork and Down meet for the first time at this level. Down clinched a place in the final for the first time since 1994 with a twopoint (1-16 to 1-14) win over Kildare in last Sunday's semi-final.
It's the sixth time that Down have reached the final and, remarkably, they have won all previous five in 1960-61-68-91-94. Cork and Down have met only once before in the championship. That was back in the 1994 All-Ireland semi-final which Down won by 1-13 to 0-11.
Cork will be bidding to win the title for the first time since 1990 and for the 7th time in all. They have reached four finals since 1990 but lost them all to Derry (1993), Meath (1999), Kerry (2007) and Kerry (2009).
Cork will also be in the ESB GAA Football Minor All-Ireland Championship Final where they will meet Tyrone. It's the first time since 1993 that Cork are in both Minor and Senior finals.
GAA FOOTBALL ALL-IRELAND SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010
TOP SCORERS
It was a disappointing day for Kildare's John Doyle as his side went down to a two-point defeat in Sunday's All-Ireland Semi-final but he did manage to move into the lead in the top scorers' chart.
His six points took his total to 1-49 (52 points), one ahead of Dublin's Bernard Brogan with Daniel Goulding (Cork) in third place on 1-34. Martin Clarke is Down's top scorer on 1-27 (30 points).
The top ten are as follows:
1. John Doyle (Kildare).............1-49 (52)
2. Bernard Brogan (Dublin).......3-42 (51)
3. Daniel Goulding (Cork).........1-34 (37)
4. Donal Shine (Roscommon)....1-31 (34)
5. Martin Clarke (Down)............1-27 (30)
- Colm Cooper (Kerry)...............1-27 (30)
7. Cian Ward (Meath).................2-23 (29)
8. Padraic Joyce (Galway)..........1-25 (28)
9. Joe Sheridan (Meath)..............5-11 (26)
10. Bryan Sheehan (Kerry).........2-19 (25)
GAA FOOTBALL ALL-IRELAND SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2010
CONNACHT
May 2: Quarter-final: Galway 2-13 New York 0-12, Gaelic Park.
May 30: Quarter-final: Roscommon 0-14 London 0-6 Ruislip.
June 5: Quarter-final: Sligo 0-15 Mayo 1-8, Markievicz Park.
June 20: Semi-final: Roscommon 1-13 Leitrim 0-11, Dr. Hyde Park.
June 27: Semi-final: Galway 1-10 Sligo 1-10, Pearse Stadium.
July 3: Semi-final replay: Sligo 1-14 Galway 0-16, Markievicz Park.
July 18: Final: Roscommon 0-14 Sligo 0-13, Castlebar.
LEINSTER
May 16: First round: Wicklow 3-13 Carlow 0-12, Portlaoise.
May 23: First Round: Meath 1-20 Offaly, 2-7; Portlaoise; Louth 1-11 Longford
1-7, Portlaoise.
June 5: Quarter-final: Louth 1-22 Kildare 1-16, Navan.
June 6: Quarter-final: Westmeath 0-15 Wicklow 1-11, Tullamore.
June 13: Quarter-finals: Laois 1-16 Meath 2-13 (after extra-time); Dublin 2-16 Wexford 0-15 (after extra-time). Both in Croke Park.
June 19: Quarter-final replay: Meath 2-14 Laois 0-10, Tullamore.
June 27: Semi-finals: Meath 5-9 Dublin 0-13; Louth 1-15 Westmeath 2-10, Croke Park.
July 11: Final, Croke Park: Meath 1-12 Louth 1-10, Croke Park.
MUNSTER
May 16: Quarter-final: Kerry 2-18 Tipperary 2-6, Thurles.
May 23: Quarter-final: Waterford 1-10 Clare 0-9, Dungarvan.
June 6: Semi-finals: Kerry 0-15 Cork 0-15, Killarney; Limerick 1-17 Waterford 1-9, Dungarvan.
June 13: Semi-final replay: Kerry 1-15 Cork 1-14 (after extra-time), Páirc Uí Chaoimh.
July 4: Final: Kerry 1-17 Limerick 1-14, Killarney.
ULSTER
May 16: First round: Armagh 1-10 Derry 1-7, Celtic Park.
May 23: Quarter-final: Tyrone 2-14 Antrim 1-13, Casement Park.
May 30: Quarter-final: Down 1-15 Donegal 2-10 (After extra-time), Ballybofey.
June 6: Quarter-final: Monaghan 1-18 Armagh 0-9, Casement Park.
June 12: Quarter-final: Fermanagh 1-13 Cavan 0-13, Kingspan Breffni Park.
June 19: Semi-final: Tyrone 0-14 Down 0-10, Casement Park.
June 27: Semi-final: Monaghan 0-21 Fermanagh 2-8, Kingspan Breffni Park.
July 18: Final: Tyrone 1-14 Monaghan 0-7, Clones.
June 26: Qualifiers Round 1: Derry 1-18 Carlow 2-9, Dr. Cullen Park; Kildare 0-15 Antrim 0-15, Newbridge (after extra-time); Offaly 2-18 Clare 1-18, Tullamore (After extra-time); Longford 1-12 Mayo 0-14, Pearse Park; Armagh 2-14 Donegal 0-11, Crossmaglen; Cavan 0-15 Wicklow 2-8, Kingspan Breffni Park.
June 27: Wexford 4-22 London 0-9, Ruislip; Tipperary 0-13 Laois 0-12, Thurles.
July 3: Kildare 1-15 Antrim 0-9 (Replay)
July 10/11: Qualifiers Round 2: Kildare 1-12 Leitrim 0-6; Dublin 1-21 Tipperary 1-13, Croke Park; Cork 1-19 Cavan 0-4, Páirc Uí Chaoimh; Offaly 0-15 Waterford 0-10, Tullamore; Wexford 1-11 Galway 0-13, Pearse Stadium; Armagh 0-11 Fermanagh 0-7, Enniskillen; Down 1-14 Longford 1-10, Newry; Derry 0-13 Westmeath 1-7, Mullingar.
July 17: Qualifiers Round 3: Dublin 0-14 Armagh 0-11, Croke Park; Cork 0-12 Wexford 0-5, Wexford Park; Kildare 2-17 Derry 1-9, Celtic Park; Down 1-12 Offaly 1-10, Tullamore.
July 24: Qualifiers Round 4: Dublin 2-14 Louth 0-13, Croke Park; Kildare 1-15 Monaghan 1-11, Croke Park; Cork 0-16 Limerick 1-11, Gaelic Rounds (after extra-time); Down 3-20 Sligo 0-10, Kingspan Breffni Park. July 31: All-Ireland quarter-finals: Down 1-16 Kerry 1-10, Croke Park; Dublin 1-15 Tyrone 0-13, Croke Park.
August 1: All Ireland quarter-finals: Cork 1-16 Roscommon 0-10, Croke Park;
Kildare 2-17 Meath 1-12, Croke Park.
August 22: All-Ireland semi-final: Cork 1-15 Dublin 1-14, Croke Park.
August 29: All-Ireland semi-final: Down 1-16 Kildare 1-14, Croke Park.
September 19: All-Ireland final: Cork v Down, Croke Park, 3.30pm. Tweet
