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Sport: | Football | ||
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Irish: | Áth Cliath | ||
Nickname(s): | The Dubs The Jackeens The Capital men [1] The Boys in Blue The Liffeysiders The Metropolitans | ||
County board: | Dublin GAA | ||
Manager: | Dessie Farrell | ||
Captain: | James McCarthy | ||
Most appearances: | Stephen Cluxton (?) | ||
Top scorer: | Dean Rock (?–?) | ||
Home venue(s): | Parnell Park, Dublin Croke Park, Dublin | ||
Recent competitive record | |||
Current All-Ireland status: | Leinster W in 2024 | ||
Last championship title: | 2023 | ||
Current NFL Division: | 1 (2nd in 2024) | ||
Last league title: | 2021 | ||
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The Dublin county football team represents Dublin in men's Gaelic football and is governed by Dublin GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Leinster Senior Football Championship and the National Football League.
Dublin's official home ground is Parnell Park, Donnycarney. However, the team generally plays its home games at Croke Park. The team's manager is Dessie Farrell.
The team last won the Leinster Senior Championship in 2024, the All-Ireland Senior Championship in 2023 and the National League in 2021.
Dublin claimed eleven consecutive Leinster Senior Football Championships following a three-point victory over Wexford in 2011, a three-point victory over Meath in 2012, a seven-point victory over Meath in 2013, a sixteen-point victory over Meath in 2014, a thirteen-point victory over Westmeath in 2015, a fifteen-point victory over Westmeath in 2016, a nine-point victory over Kildare in 2017, an eighteen-point victory over Laois in 2018, a sixteen-point victory over Meath in 2019, a twenty one-point victory over Meath in 2020 and an eight-point victory over Kildare in 2021.
Wexford defeated Dublin in the final of the 1890 Leinster Senior Football Championship (SFC). Dublin won its first Leinster SFC the following year by defeating Kildare in the final, and followed up by winning its first All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) by defeating Cork by a scoreline of 2–1 to 1–1 in the 1891 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final. Dublin retained the Leinster SFC in 1892, defeating Louth in the final and then retained the All-Ireland SFC with victory over Kerry by a scoreline of 1–4 to 0–3 in the 1892 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.
"In '73, a Dublin footballer had no profile whatsoever. We were regularly beaten in the first round of the Leinster Championship... Dublin didn't really train in those days. We prepared for one championship match, were usually beaten by Laois or Longford and then had the summer off... But then when (Kevin) Heffernan came back into it in '74, it was a different ball game... Much more rigorous in terms of tolerating any drinking or messing".
Starting from the 1970s, the Dublin team managed by Kevin Heffernan (and briefly by Tony Hanahoe) won four All-Ireland SFCs (1974, 1976, 1977 and 1983) and seven Leinster Senior Football Championship (SFC) titles (six of which were consecutive). It was also the first team to play in six consecutive All-Ireland SFC finals (from 1974 to 1979), a feat later matched by Kerry in 2009.
In January 1986, Heffernan resigned as Dublin manager. [3]
Dublin and Meath were involved in one of the most famous of Leinster SFC encounters in 1991, the Dublin and Meath four-parter. The teams had to go to three replays in their Leinster SFC first round match before a winner could be found. This series of games had the added factor of Dublin and Meath being long-time fierce rivals, a rivalry that intensified when Meath won four from the previous five Leinster SFCs and two All-Ireland SFCs over the previous five years, to replace Dublin as the strongest team in the province of Leinster. Meath eventually won the series, thanks to a last-minute goal scored by Kevin Foley, and a point scored by David Beggy, in the third replay. Foley took seven steps for the winning goal.[ citation needed ]
Dublin qualified for the 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final by defeating surprise Munster champions Clare in the All-Ireland SFC semi-final. [4] However, the county was surprised itself in the final to be defeated unexpectedly by Donegal. [5]
Dublin qualified for the 1994 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final by defeating surprise Connacht champions Leitrim in the All-Ireland SFC semi-final. However, the county lost to Down in the final on this occasion. The following year, Dublin won the 1995 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final, defeating Tyrone by a single point.
In the 2010s, Dublin produced the greatest teams in modern times. The Dubs won seven All-Ireland SFCs in this decade (five of which were consecutive, the first team to achieve this feat). Six of these were won without defeat (with the exception of one loss to Jim McGuinness's Donegal in the 2014 All-Ireland semi-final). Dublin limited Cork, Donegal and Kerry to a single All-Ireland SFC each during that decade.
Pat Gilroy led Dublin to the first of these All-Ireland SFCs in 2011.
Jim Gavin led Dublin to the next six from 2013, including the five-in-a-row from 2015 onwards.
He introduced new players to the team each year, starting with Paul Mannion and Jack McCaffrey in 2013, continuing with Cormac Costello and Nicky Devereaux in 2014, followed by Brian Fenton and John Small in 2015 and Davy Byrne in 2016. [6]
On 25 March 2017, when beating Roscommon by 2–29 to 0–14 in a National League game at Croke Park, Dublin set a new record of playing 35 games in League and Championship without defeat. The previous record, held by Kerry, had stood for 84 years.
Jim Gavin continued to introduce new players, with Con O'Callaghan and Niall Scully appearing in 2017 and Brian Howard and Eoin Murchan emerging in 2018. [6] But Gavin tended to wait one year from when he noticed them to introduce them to his team, O'Callaghan having been ready in 2016 and Howard in 2017. [6]
Jim Gavin stood down as manager in 2019.
Alan Brogan noted in 2020: "The only year he didn't do it [introduce new players] was last year. Last year, [Jim Gavin] kept with the same players which, in hindsight, leads you to believe that maybe he had it in the back of his mind it would be his final year". [6]
Dessie Farrell replaced him.
Mayo defeated Dublin in the semi-final of the 2021 All-Ireland SFC, ending a record run of six consecutive All-Ireland SFC titles for Dublin and marking the team's first championship loss since the 2014 semi-final. A year later, Dublin met the same fate when Kerry defeated Dublin in the 2022 All-Ireland SFC semi-final, Kerry's first victory against Dublin since 2009. Dublin were also relegated from Division one that same season but returned to top flight in 2023 beating Derry in the Division 2 league final
Till 1918, Dublin wore the colours of the Club Champions as was also the case in many other counties. In 1918 they adopted the well-known sky shirt with the Dublin shield, even if the kit has been for many years different compared to the actual one: collar and shorts were in fact white and the socks hooped, white and blue. The change to the present look, with dark blue details, shorts and socks, was made in 1974. [7] Navy sleeves on the jersey were not used from 2013 until 2023. [8]
The following is a list of sponsors of the Dublin county football team (senior).
Years | Sponsor | |
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Manufacturer | Sponsor | |
1880s–1990 | O'Neills (1918–) | No Sponsor |
1990 | Kaliber | |
1991 league games | National Irish Bank | |
1991–2009 | Arnotts | |
2010–2013 | Vodafone | |
2014– | AIG [12] | |
Team as per Dublin vs Galway in the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Quarter Final, 29th June 2024 [14]
INJ Player has had an injury which has affected recent involvement with the county team.
RET Player has since retired from the county team.
WD Player has since withdrawn from the county team due to a non-injury issue.
Dublin supporters are commonly known as The Dubs, and in the 1970s as Heffo's army. While songs are still popular with the Dublin fans they tend to be Dublin-centric, such as "Molly Malone" and "Dublin in the Rare Old Times", or focus on the team itself, singing "Come on You Boys in Blue".
The Hill 16 end in Croke Park is an area for which many Dubs hold a special affection and it is not uncommon to see the Hill filled entirely with Dubs. Dublin supporters have been known to chant "Hill 16 is Dublin only" as a humorous jibe at supporters from rival teams.
The Dublin team are sometimes called The Jacks, with the ladies called The Jackies. These names came from a shortening of the word Jackeen. [15] [16] [17] [18]
Dublin's biggest rivalry has been with nearby Meath. Both counties were the strongest sides from Leinster during the 1970s and 1980s. The 1991 four-game tie added to the intensity between the two counties. The Dublin football team also shares a rivalry with neighbours Kildare. Lesser local rivalries exist with nearby Wicklow, Laois and Westmeath.
On a national level Dublin's rivalry with Kerry is one of Ireland's most renowned. The rivalry between the two counties intensified in the 1970s and early 1980s. Other smaller footballing rivalries have developed over the decades between Dublin and teams such as Cork, Tyrone (see Battle of Omagh), Donegal and Galway, who Dublin played in the 1983 Final known as the Game of Shame.
Dublin — like Cork, Kerry and Tyrone — traditionally appoints managers from inside, rather than seeking a "foreign" appointment. [19]
Kevin Heffernan 1974–76
Tony Hanahoe 1976–78
Kevin Heffernan (2) 1978–86
Brian Mullins, Robbie Kelleher & Seán Doherty 1986
Gerry McCaul 1986–90
Paddy Cullen 1990–92
Pat O'Neill 1992–95
Mickey Whelan 1995–97
Tommy Carr 1997–01
Tommy Lyons 2001–04
Paul Caffrey 2004–08
Pat Gilroy 2008–12
Jim Gavin 2012–2019
Dessie Farrell 2019–
Stephen Cluxton made his 112th appearance in the All-Ireland Football Championship when he captained Dublin to their six-in-a-row on 19 December 2020.
Cluxton became his county's most capped player, overtaking Johnny McDonnell's record against Meath in the National League on 17 October 2020. [23]
1963: Paddy Holden, Des Foley, Mickey Whelan
1964: Paddy Holden2nd
1965: Paddy Holden3rd, Des Foley2nd
1963: Lar Foley
1974: Kevin Heffernan
1976: Jimmy Keaveney
1977: Jimmy Keaveney2nd
1983: Tommy Drumm
1995: Paul Curran
2010: Bernard Brogan Jnr
2011: Alan Brogan
Dublin has 146 All Stars, as of 2023. 67 different players have won, as of 2023. Stephen Cluxton has won seven All Stars, Brian Fenton and Ciarán Kilkenny have each won six. denotes that a player also won Footballer of the Year for the year in question.
1974: Paddy Cullen, Seán Doherty, Robbie Kelleher, Paddy Reilly, David Hickey, Jimmy Keaveney
1975: Gay O'Driscoll, Robbie Kelleher2nd, Anton O'Toole
1976: Paddy Cullen2nd, Kevin Moran, Brian Mullins, Anton O'Toole2nd, Tony Hanahoe, David Hickey2nd, Bobby Doyle
1977: Paddy Cullen3rd, Gay O'Driscoll2nd, Robbie Kelleher3rd, Tommy Drumm, Pat O'Neill, Brian Mullins2nd, Anton O'Toole3rd, Bobby Doyle2nd, Jimmy Keaveney2nd
1978: Robbie Kelleher4th, Tommy Drumm2nd, Jimmy Keaveney3rd
1979: Paddy Cullen4th, Tommy Drumm3rd, Bernard Brogan Snr
1983: Pat Canavan, Tommy Drumm4th, Barney Rock, Joe McNally
1984: John O'Leary, P. J. Buckley, Barney Rock2nd
1985: John O'Leary2nd, Gerry Hargan, Barney Rock3rd, Tommy Conroy
1987: Kieran Duff
1988: Mick Kennedy, Noel McCaffrey, Kieran Duff2nd
1989: Gerry Hargan2nd
1991: Mick Deegan, Tommy Carr, Keith Barr
1992: Paul Curran, Eamon Heery, Vinnie Murphy
1993: John O'Leary3rd, Dermot Deasy, Charlie Redmond
1994: John O'Leary4th, Jack Sheedy, Charlie Redmond2nd
1995: John O'Leary5th, Paul Curran2nd, Keith Barr2nd, Brian Stynes, Dessie Farrell, Paul Clarke, Charlie Redmond3rd
1996: Paul Curran3rd
1999: Ciarán Whelan
2001: Coman Goggins
2002: Stephen Cluxton, Ray Cosgrove, Paddy Christie
2006: Stephen Cluxton2nd, Alan Brogan
2007: Stephen Cluxton3rd, Barry Cahill, Ciarán Whelan2nd, Alan Brogan2nd
2008: Shane Ryan
2010: Bernard Brogan Jnr
2011: Stephen Cluxton4th, Kevin Nolan, Michael Darragh MacAuley, Paul Flynn, Alan Brogan 3rd, Bernard Brogan Jnr2nd
2012: Paul Flynn2nd
2013: Stephen Cluxton5th, Rory O'Carroll, Cian O'Sullivan, Michael Darragh MacAuley 2nd, Paul Flynn3rd, Bernard Brogan Jnr3rd
2014: James McCarthy, Diarmuid Connolly, Paul Flynn4th
2015: Rory O'Carroll2nd, Philly McMahon, Cian O'Sullivan2nd, Jack McCaffrey , Brian Fenton, Ciarán Kilkenny, Bernard Brogan Jnr4th
2016: Jonny Cooper, Philly McMahon2nd, Brian Fenton2nd, Diarmuid Connolly2nd, Ciarán Kilkenny2nd, Dean Rock
2017: Michael Fitzsimons, Cian O'Sullivan3rd, Jack McCaffrey2nd, James McCarthy2nd, Dean Rock2nd, Con O'Callaghan, Paul Mannion
2018: Jonny Cooper2nd, James McCarthy3rd, Jack McCaffrey3rd, Brian Fenton 3rd, Brian Howard, Paul Mannion2nd, Ciarán Kilkenny3rd
2019: Stephen Cluxton 6th, Michael Fitzsimons2nd, Brian Howard2nd, Jack McCaffrey4th, Brian Fenton4th, Paul Mannion3rd, Con O'Callaghan2nd
2020: Michael Fitzsimons3rd, James McCarthy4th, John Small, Eoin Murchan, Brian Fenton 5th, Niall Scully, Ciarán Kilkenny4th, Con O'Callaghan3rd, Dean Rock3rd
2021: Ciarán Kilkenny5th
2022: Ciarán Kilkenny6th
2023: Stephen Cluxton7th, Michael Fitzsimons4th, James McCarthy5th, Brian Fenton6th, Colm Basquel
Note: Paddy Holden received 3 Cú Chulainn Awards, while Des Foley received 2 Cú Chulainn Awards.
2010: Bernard Brogan Jnr
2011: Alan Brogan
2013: Michael Darragh Macauley
2015: Jack McCaffrey
2018: Brian Fenton
2019: Stephen Cluxton
2020: Brian Fenton2nd
2017: Con O'Callaghan
2006: Stephen Cluxton, Bryan Cullen, Alan Brogan
2007: Stephen Cluxton2nd, Barry Cahill, Alan Brogan2nd
2010: Philly McMahon, Bernard Brogan Jnr*
2010 was the final year of the GPA Gaelic Football Team of the Year and the GPA Footballer of the Year as it was amalgamated with the All Star Awards.
2010: Bernard Brogan Jnr
2010: Rory O'Carroll
2012: Ciarán Kilkenny
2014: Conor McHugh
2017: Aaron Byrne [24]
2019: Ciarán Archer
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Dublin has also won the Leinster Championship on 63 occasions, and is the current Leinster champion, having beaten Louth in 2024. This result was their consecutive eighth, making history and saw it become Leinster champions for the twelfth time in thirteen years. Only Meath has split their wins, winning the Leinster Championship in 2010.
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Bryan Cullen is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played as a left wing-forward at senior level for the Dublin county team. Cullen announced his retirement on 9 January 2015. He stated 'I would like to extend my sincere thanks to Dublin managers Tommy Lyons, Pillar Caffrey, Pat Gilroy and Jim Gavin and especially to all the Dublin players past and present that I had the pleasure of sharing the pitch with.'
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Brian Mullins was an Irish Gaelic football manager and player. He played football with his local club St Vincent's and was a senior member of the Dublin county team from 1974 until 1985. Mullins later served as manager of both Dublin and Derry. He was regarded as one of Dublin's greatest-ever players. He was a nephew of Bill Casey, who played for Kerry in the 1930s and 1940s.
Bernard Brogan is a Gaelic footballer from the St Oliver Plunketts/Eoghan Ruadh club who previously played for the Dublin county team. He is originally from the Battery Heights. From a famous footballing family, he is the son of former All-Ireland winning and All Star player Bernard Brogan Snr and is the brother of former Dublin players Alan and Paul. His uncle Jim was also an inter-county footballer for Dublin. Alongside most of his family, Brogan has attended St. Declan's College on Navan Road.
Seán Doherty is a former Gaelic football manager and player. He played football with his local club Ballyboden Wanderers, Ballyboden St Enda's and St Anne's and was a senior member of the Dublin county team throughout the 1970s. Doherty captained Dublin to the All-Ireland title in 1974. He later served as joint-manager of the team with Gerry McCaul and Tony Hempenstall for one season in 1989.
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