Two quarter-finals in Ulster and Leinster SFC
June 04, 2013
two quarter finals in Leinster and Ulster.
Two quarter-finals in Ulster and Leinster take the spotlight in the provincial football championships next Sunday with action in Casement Park and Drogheda.
The line-up is as follows:
Sunday June 9
Ulster GAA Senior Football Championship Quarter-final
Antrim v Monaghan, Casement Park, 3.30pm
Leinster GAA Senior Football Championship Quarter-final
Louth v Wexford, Drogheda, 3.30pm
ANTRIM v MONAGHAN, CASEMENT PARK, SUNDAY, 3.30
They have met only five times in the Ulster championship in the last thirty years with Monaghan winning all five. Antrim's last Ulster championship win over Monaghan was inthe 1970 semi-final when they ran out 2-10 to 1-8 winners, prior to losing to Derry in the final.
Antrim and Monaghan met in last year's championship when Monaghan won by 1-12 to 1-9 in Clones. Monaghan led by two points at half-time but an Antrim goal gave them the lead in the 45th minute. However, Monaghan pressed on and won by three points.
Now under management - Malachy O'Rourke (Monaghan) and Frank Dawson (Antrim) - the counties had contrasting fortunes in the recent Allianz football League. Monaghan were promoted and won the Division 3 title (Played 8, Won 6, Lost 2) while Antrim (Played 7, Won 1, Drew 2, Lost 4) were relegated to Division 4.
Monaghan beat Antrim by 3-15 to 0-13 in their League clash in Clones on April 7. Next Sunday's winners will play Cavan or Fermanagh in the Ulster semi-final on June 29.
Last Five Championship Clashes
2012: Monaghan 1-12 Antrim 1-9 (Ulster quarter-final)
1990: Monaghan 3-17 Antrim 0-8 (Ulster preliminary round)
1989: Monaghan 0-8 Antrim 0-5 (Ulster preliminary round)
1984: Monaghan 2-17 Antrim 1-6 (Ulster quarter-final)
1983: Monaghan 2-18 Antrim 0-4 (Ulster quarter-final)
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Did you know?
That Antrim conceded the most goals (10) of the eight counties in this year's Allianz Football League Division 3.
That Monaghan scored the most goals (10) in their seven group games in Division 3 this year. They added a further two goals in the final against Meath.
LOUTH v WEXFORD, DROGHEDA, SUNDAY 3.30
Unusually, they have met only five times in the Leinster championship over the last 50 years, the latest meeting coming in 2007 when Wexford won a semi-final clash in Croke Park by 0-16 to 2-8 on a day when Matty Forde scored 0-7. The counties also clashed in 2004 but, prior to that, had not met since 1980.
However, they did have a recent meeting in the Allianz Football League (Division 2), with Wexford winning by 2-13 to 2-9 in Drogheda. Shane Roche scored 1-5 for Wexford, who trailed by two points at half-time.
Louth finished fourth in Division 2 (Played 7, Won 3, Drew 1, Lost 3) while Wexford (Played 7, Won 2, Drew 1, Lost 4) were relegated after finishing in 7th place. Louth already have a championship win behind them, having beaten Laois by 1-16 to 1-6 in the first round. They led by 1-9 to 0-3 at half-time on a day when Brian White was Louth's top scorer on 0-8 (0-3 frees, 0-2 '45s).
Next Sunday's winners will play Meath or Wicklow in the semi-final in Croke Park on June
30.
Last Five Championship Clashes
2007: Wexford 0-16 Louth 2-8 (Leinster quarter-final)
2004: Wexford 2-10 Louth 0-8 (Leinster first round)
1980: Louth 3-10 Wexford 1-13 (Leinster first round)
1976: Wexford 0-15 Louth 1-8 (Leinster quarter-final)
1964: Louth 1-10 Wexford 1-6 (Leinster 1st round)
Did you know?
That Wexford last won the Leinster title in 1945 and that their most recent appearance in
the final was in 2011 when they lost to Dublin?
That Louth last won the Leinster title in 1957 and that their most recent appearance in the
final was in 2010 when they lost to Meath.
ALL-IRELAND SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP BRIEFS
The counties who will definitely be in the All-Ireland Qualifiers First Round draw
are: Galway, Sligo, Carlow, Laois, Longford, Westmeath, Offaly, Armagh, Tyrone, Derry, Tipperary, Limerick.
They will be joined by the losers of: Louth v Wexford; Meath v Wicklow; Antrim v
Monaghan; Cavan v Fermanagh. Waterford already booked in for the second round, having become the first county to lose a provincial semi-final. All-Ireland Qualifiers First Round games will be played on June 29.
Kerry are the first county to claim a place in a 2013 provincial final, having beaten
Tipperary and Waterford over a six-day period. They will play Cork or Clare, who meet in the second semi-final on Sunday week, in the decider on July 7.
The first Ulster semi-final (Donegal v Down) on June 23 will be a repeat of last year's final which Donegal won by 2-18 to 0-13. Down secured a shot at the champions after coming from behind to beat Derry by five points last Sunday.
Dublin are booked in for a 9th successive Leinster semi-final appearance on June 30 when they take on Kildare in a repeat of the 2011 semi-final which the Dubs won by a point. Kildare are in the semi-finals for a third successive year. Tweet
