Mayo Senior Football Team Announced

CONNACHT U 17 CHAMPIONSHIP FIXTURES 2025

First Named team at Home. Round Robin Format. New Cycle

Round 1                     

Friday 21^st March @ 5.30pm

Roscommon    v          Sligo                            Dr Hyde Park

Leitrim             v          Galway                                    Cloone

Mayo Bye

Round 2                     

Friday 28^th March @ 5.30pm

Mayo               v          Leitrim                         Ballina

Galway                        v          Roscommon                Tuam Stadium

Sligo Bye

Round 3                     

Friday 4^thApril @6.15pm

Sligo                v          Galway                                    Tubbercurry

Roscommon    v          Mayo                           Dr Hyde Park

Leitrim Bye

Round 4                     

Friday 11^th April @ 6.30pm

Leitrim             v          Roscommon                Cloone

Mayo               v          Sligo                            MacHale Park

Galway

Round 5                     

Friday 18^th April @ 6.30pm

Galway                        v          Mayo                           Tuam Stadium

Sligo                v          Leitrim                         Tubbercurry

Roscommon Bye

Top Team Qualifies for Final:  Friday 9^th   May

Semi Final    2^nd v 3^rd Friday 2^nd May

Shield Final:  4^th v 5^th    Friday 2^nd May

All Ireland Series

Tier 1

All Ireland Qr Finals:                 7^th /8^th June

All Ireland S/F                              21^st/22^nd June

All Ireland Final                            5^th /6^th July

TIER 2

Pre Lim All Ireland Qr Final  17^th May

All Ireland Qr Final                   24^th May

All Ireland S/F                              31^st May

All Ireland Final                           7^th July

Tier 3

Pre Lim All Ireland Qr Final   10^th May

All Ireland Qr Final                    17^th May

All Ireland S/F                               24^th  May

All Ireland Final                            31^st May

Take a look at the match programmes from Round 2 and 3 of the Allianz National Football League

Round 3 Match Programme

Mayo V Tyrone

Click here to Download Programme

Round 2 Match Programme

Mayo V Galway

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Mayo 1975 All-Ireland Vocational Schools Winners

Fifty years ago this year, Mayo won their second of three Vocational Schools titles, their first coming in 1971, with the most recent in 1982.  Having first competed at this level in 1964, Mayo did not enjoy any success until 1971 when they won their first Connacht title, and subsequently went on to win the All-Ireland, beating Antrim in the final.  Mayo dominated in Connacht during the 1970s, and in 1975 they enjoyed facile wins over Leitrim by 4-11 to 0-5 and Galway by 2-10 to 0-2 to claim the provincial title. In the All-Ireland semi-final they faced tougher opposition, overcoming Kerry by 1-10 to 1-9 to qualify for the final.  They went into this game against Tyrone as underdogs, a team that included future senior stars Aidan Skelton and Damian O’ Hagan, but they tore the formbook to shreds, winning comfortably by 1-15 to 0-11, a margin that could have been much greater, as they also shot 18 wides.  The team was trained by Tommy O’ Malley, a Mayo Senior at the time, and a man who gave great service to Mayo GAA over a long period.

Scorers: Pat Dixon (1-2); Stephen Joyce (0-5); Patsy Walsh (0-3); Charlie Collins (0-3); Joe Flynn (0-1); Mickey Griffin (0-1).

Mayo:

Eugene Lavin (Kiltimagh)

Niall O’ Donnell (Westport)         John Loughney (Lacken)                               Pat Kilbane (Achill)

Miceál Collins (Lacken)                  Tim Griffin (Claremorris)               Padraic Moran (Westport)

Martin Coleman (Claremorris)    Stephen Joyce (Ballinrobe)

Mickey Griffin (Claremorris)        Michael Biggins (Ballinrobe)        Charlie Collins (Lacken)

Patsy Walsh (Ballinrobe)               Pat Dixon (Capt) (Claremorris)   Joe Flynn (Castlebar)

Subs: Gerry O’ Mahoney (Ballina) for P. Kilbane; Eddie Conway (Achill) for M. Biggins; Pascal Weir (Achill); Stephen McNulty (Achill); Tony O’ Donnell (Rossport); T J Gaughan (Geesala); Joe Fadian (Achill).  George Reilly (Westport) and Francis Moran (Westport) were part of the panel for the earlier rounds, but had left school by the time the final was played.

Many of this team went on to greater things in the years ahead.  Stephen Joyce enjoyed a long career in the Maroon & White of Galway, playing in the 1983 All-Ireland Senior Final.  Miceál Collins & Eugene Lavin were involved with Mayo throughout much of the 1980s, and when they reached the 1989 All-Ireland Final, while Pat Dixon and Patsy Walsh enjoyed great days with their respective clubs Garrymore and Hollymount. Joe Flynn enjoyed the distinction of winning County Junior titles with Parke in three different decades, 1976, 1981 & 1997, while Charlie Collins played in a County Senior final with Lacken, won a County Senior Hurling title with North Mayo, and is still involved to this day in Mayo GAA as a referee and steward here in MacHale Park.

Back L-R: John Loughney, Joe Flynn, Gerry O’ Mahoney, Martin Coleman, Eugene Lavin, Tommy Griffin, Eddie Conway, Padhraic Moran.

Front L-R: Pat Kilbane, Miceál Collins, Mickey Griffin, Stephen Joyce, Patsy Walsh, Pat Dixon (Capt), Charlie Collins, Michael Biggins, Niall O’ Donnell.

Mayo GAA Senior Football Team Announced

Press Release www.mayogaa.com

Mayo senior football manager Kevin McStay has made one change to his team that started against Galway last weekend. They face Tyrone this Sunday 16th February at 1:45pm for Round 3 of the Allianz National Football League in Hastings Insurance MacHale Park.

Eoghan McLaughlin Westport will replace Sam Callinan. Stephen Coen Hollymount Carramore will captain the team on the day.

Mayo and Tyrone meet in the league for the 33rd time, since the first meeting of the counties in the 1973/74 National League, a game that was played here in MacHale Park. Before that, Tyrone usually played the other Ulster counties in the Lagan Cup, which was the northern section of the League. As they didn’t enjoy any great success in the competition, they never crossed paths with Mayo before then.

The rivalry between the counties since 1974 has always been intense, as can be gauged from the closeness of some of the scorelines, and with 6 games drawn. Tyrone has 14 victories to Mayo’s 12.

Hastings Insurance MacHale Park has hosted the most meetings with 12, followed by Healy Park Omagh with 10, with Ballina, Coalisland and Dungannon hosting 2 meetings, and Crossmolina, Ballyhaunis and Knockmore 1 meeting. The counties 2002 semi-final meeting was held in Enniskillen. Indeed Castlebar and Omagh have become the venues at which these two counties meet in the League in modern times, the last meeting at a venue other than these was the 2002 semi-final meeting, and before that their 1995 meeting which took place in Dungannon

The last 10 league meetings between the counties ended as follows :

2013 Castlebar Tyrone 1-12 Mayo 1-11

2014 Omagh Tyrone 2-15 Mayo 0-16

2015 Castlebar Tyrone 1-11 Mayo 1-7

2017 Omagh Mayo 1-10 Tyrone 0-12

2018 Castlebar Tyrone 2-14 Mayo 0-8

2019 Omagh Mayo 2-13 Tyrone 0-10

2020 Castlebar Tyrone 3-14 Mayo 1-19

2022 Omagh Tyrone 0-11 Mayo 0-9

2023 Castlebar Mayo 4-10 Tyrone 0-12

2024 Omagh Tyrone 1-15 Mayo 1-11

Derry referee Barry Cassidy will be the man in the middle for this encounter.

The game will be live on Midwest Radio with Michael D McAndrew and David Clarke on commentary.

This game is also live on TG4 with broadcast starting at 1:30pm this Sunday.

Mayo GAA will have live updates across all social media channels.

Purchase your tickets here:

https://mayogaa.com/2025/02/10/upcoming-allianz-national-football-and-hurling-league-fixtures/

Mayo Senior Football Team is as Follows:

1. Colm Reape Knockmore
2. Sean Morahan Castlebar Mitchels
3. Rory Brickenden Westport
4. Enda Hession Garrymore
5. Stephen Coen (C) Hollymount Carramore
6. David McBrien Ballaghaderreen
7. Eoghan McLaughlin Westport
8. Donnacha McHugh Castlebar Mitchels
9. Matthew Ruane Breaffy
10. Conor Reid Moy Davitts
11. Fergal Boland Aghamore
12. Davitt Neary Breaffy
13. Paul Towey Charlestown Sarsfields
14. Frank Irwin Ballina Stephenites
15. Ryan O’Donoghue Beal an Mhuirthead

Management Team:

Manager: Kevin McStay

Selectors: Stephen Rochford, Donie Buckley, Damien Mulligan & Joe Canney

Goalkeeper Coach: Gary Matthews