MONAGHAN: key stats, key men, key facts ahead of the 2017 Ulster GAA Championship campaign
2017 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION ONE
RESULTS
W: Mayo 0-12 Monaghan 1-11
D: Monaghan 0-7 Cavan 0-7
W: Kerry 1-10 Monaghan 2-8
L: Tyrone 0-14 Monaghan 0-10
W: Monaghan 2-17 Roscommon 1-13
D: Donegal 1-11 Monaghan 1-11
L: Monaghan 1-15 Dublin 2-15
FINAL STANDINGS
P W D L F A SD Pts
Dublin (F) 7 4 3 0 6-109 4-72 43 11
Kerry (F) 7 3 2 2 6-103 7-87 13 8
Donegal 7 3 2 2 5-90 7-74 10 8
Monaghan 7 3 2 2 7-79 5-82 6 8
Mayo 7 4 0 3 3-90 4-90 -3 8
Tyrone 7 3 1 3 3-87 4-81 3 7
Cavan (R) 7 1 2 4 4-72 2-101 -23 4
Roscommon (R) 7 1 0 6 6-85 7-128 -46 0
LAST LEAGUE TEAM
Division One, Clones, April 2: Monaghan 1-15 Dublin 2-15
R Beggan; F Kelly (0-1), D Wylie, R Wylie; C Walshe, V Corey, K O’Connell (0-1); D Hughes, K Hughes (0-2); D Ward, S Carey, G Doogan; O Duffy (0-1), J McCarron (1-9, 0-4 frees), C McManus (0-1, free). Subs: N McAdam for C Walshe (20), D Malone for O Duffy (54), T Kerr for D Ward (58), C McCarthy for G Doogan (67).
Black card: D Hughes replaced by K Duffy (30).
Yellow cards: J McCarron (26), S Carey (67).
2016 SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
RESULTS
Ulster SFC quarter-final: Monaghan 2-22 Down 0-9
Ulster SFC semi-final: Donegal 1-11 Monaghan 0-14
Ulster SFC semi-final replay: Donegal 0-17 Monaghan 2-10
All-Ireland SFC qualifiers round 2B, Clones, July 9: Monaghan 1-13 Longford 2-13
LAST CHAMPIONSHIP TEAM
All-Ireland SFC qualifiers round 2B, Clones, July 9: Monaghan 1-13 Longford 2-13
R Beggan (0-1 free); C Walshe (1-0), D Wylie, C Boyle; N McAdam, V Corey, F Kelly; D Malone, K O’Connell; T Kerr, R McAnespie (0-1), J McCarron (0-2); C McCarthy (0-4), D Hughes, C McManus (0-4, 0-3 frees).
Subs: O Duffy for Malone (h-t), S Carey (0-1) for O’Connell (h-t) D Mone for Kerr (50), K Hughes for McCarron (56), S Gollogly for Duffy (63).
Yellow cards: D Malone (20), K O’Connell (22), K Hughes (74).
MANAGER AND KEY MAN
MALACHY O’ROURKE
Reaching Ulster Finals quickly became almost an expectation, not a rare treat, for Monaghan under O’Rourke, and after narrowly missing out last year the Farneymen will be favourites to emerge from their side of the draw.
Although he will target a third Ulster title in his fifth year as boss, O’Rourke will also be desperate to lead Monaghan into the last four of the All-Ireland series for the first time since 1988.
JACK MCCARRON
For years Conor McManus was the obvious pick for this category because he was Monaghan’s main source of scorers – which is why McCarron is the obvious pick this year.
The Currin clubman showed that he can offer serious scoring support to ‘Mansy’, notching 3-29 in five Division One outings, 3-12 of that from play.
And now he’s announced himself, after being plagued with injuries, he’ll have to be well-watched – which may give McManus a little more room to do damage…
LAST 10 SFC MEETINGS
2015 Ulster SFC semi-final (Breffni Park): Monaghan 1-20 Fermanagh 0-13
2010 Ulster SFC semi-final (Breffni Park): Monaghan 0-21 Fermanagh 2-8
2008 Ulster SFC quarter-final: Fermanagh 2-8 Monaghan 0-10
2002 Ulster SFC quarter-final: Fermanagh 4-13 Monaghan 2-11
2001 Ulster SFC quarter-final: Fermanagh 0-14 Monaghan 2-10
2000 Ulster SFC preliminary round: Fermanagh 3-12 Monaghan 1-10
1999 Ulster SFC preliminary round: Monaghan 1-10 Fermanagh 2-12
1968 Ulster SFC quarter-final replay (Irvinestown): Fermanagh 2-5 Monaghan 2-12
1968 Ulster SFC quarter-final: Monaghan 0-12 Fermanagh 1-9
1966 Ulster SFC preliminary round: Monaghan 0-12 Fermanagh 3-8
2017 Ulster SFC preliminary round, Saturday May 20, Clones: Monaghan v Fermanagh
