CORK v KILDARE This will be the first championship clash between the counties since the 1956 All-Ireland semi-final which Cork won by 0-9 to 0-5. The only other championship meeting between the counties was in 1928 when Kildare won a semi-final by 3-7 to 0-2 en route to what was their last All-Ireland success. Cork reached the quarter-finals directly as Munster champions while Kildare enjoyed their best ever run in the qualifiers, winning three rounds v Cavan, Limerick and Fermanagh to book a quarter-final place for the first time. Paths to the quarter-finals Cork Cork 2-9 Limerick 0-12 (Munster semi-final) Cork 1-16 Kerry 1-11 (Munster final) Average For: 1-14; Average Against: 0-13. Top Scorer: Daniel Goulding Kildare Wicklow 0-13 Kildare 0-9 (Leinster 1st round) Kildare 1-16 Cavan 1-15 (R1 qualifier) Kildare 1-11 Limerick 0-11 (R2 qualifier) Kildare 0-11 Fermanagh 0-5 (R3 qualifier) Average For: 1-11; Average Against: 0-12 Top Scorer: John Doyle 1-21 Previous quarter-final appearances Cork 2007: Cork 1-11 Sligo 0-8 2006: Cork 1-11 Donegal 1-10 2005: Cork 2-14 Galway 2-11 2002: Cork 0-16 Mayo 1-10 Played 4, Won 4, Drew 0, Lost 0 Kildare This is their first quarter-final appearance. Tweet

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