Donegal - Meath - all the scoring stats and previous meetings

DONEGAL V MEATH STATS

Ulster Champions, Donegal, have won eight and lost one of their nine championship games, their only defeat coming against Tyrone in the All-Ireland Round Robin. Meath, runners up in Leinster, have won six, drawn one and lost one of their eight games. They were the only one of the four semi-finalists not to lose a game in the All-Ireland ‘Round Robin’ groups.

Donegal last reached the All-Ireland Final in 2014; Meath were last there in 2001.

PATHS TO THE SEMI-FINAL

DONEGAL

Donegal 1-25 Derry 1-15 (Ulster Preliminary Round)

Donegal 0-23 Monaghan 0-21 (Ulster Quarter-Final)

Donegal 1-19 Down 0-16 (Ulster Semi-Final)

Donegal 2-23 Armagh 0-28 aet (Ulster Final)

Tyrone 2-17 Donegal 0-20 (All-Ireland Round Robin)

Donegal 3-26 Cavan 1-13 (All-Ireland Round Robin)

Donegal 0-19 Mayo 1-15 (All-Ireland Round Robin)

Donegal 2-22 Louth 0-12 (All-Ireland Preliminary Quarter-Final)

Donegal 1-26 Monaghan 1-20 (All-Ireland Quarter-Final)

Won 8, Lost 1

MEATH

Meath 1-30 Carlow 0-19 (Leinster First Round)

Meath 1-25 Offaly 0-21 (Leinster Quarter-Final)

Meath 0-23 Dublin 1-16 (Leinster Semi-Final)

Louth 3-14 Meath 1-18 (Leinster Final)

Meath 1-13 Cork 0-12 (All-Ireland Round Robin)

Roscommon 2-15 Meath 0-21 (All-Ireland Round Robin)

Meath 1-22 Kerry, 0-16 (All-Ireland Round Robin)

Meath 2-16 Galway 2-15 (All-Ireland Quarter-Final)

Won 6, Drew 1, Lost 1.

PREVIOUS CHAMPIONSHIP MEETINGS (FOUR ONLY)

2019: Donegal 2-19 Meath 1-13 (‘Super 8s’)

2017: Donegal 1-15 Meath 1-14 (All-Ireland Qualifiers)

2002: Donegal 1-13 Meath 0-14 (All-Ireland Qualifiers)

1990: Meath 3-9 Donegal 1-7 (All-Ireland Semi-Final)

LAST FIVE ALL-IRELAND SEMI-FINALS

DONEGAL

2024: Galway 1-14 Donegal 0-15

2014: Donegal 3-14 Dublin 0-17

2012: Donegal 0-16 Cork 1-11

2011: Dublin 0-8 Donegal 0-6

2003: Armagh 2-10 Donegal 1-9

MEATH

2009: Kerry 2-8 Meath 1-7

2007: Cork 1-16 Meath 0-9

2001: Meath 2-14 Kerry 0-5

1999: Meath 0-15 Armagh 2-5

1996: Meath 2-15 Tyrone 0-12

• This will be the first All-Ireland Semi-Final clash between them since 1990

when Meath won by 3-7 to 1-9.

• Donegal have played more games (9) than any of the other semi-finalists.

Meath have played eight, Kerry seven and Tyrone six.

• 2025 Record (Allianz League, Provincial and All-Ireland Championships)

•  Donegal: Played 16, Won 12, Lost 4
• Meath: Played 15, Won 10, Drew 1, Lost 4
• Donegal were in Division 1, Meath in Division 2

DONEGAL SENIOR TEAM STATS 2025 

Total appearances: 321

Five subs have been used in all but two matches this year.

36 different players have played this year

No player has started all 16 matches this year

Ciaran Moore is only player to have played some part in all the matches, 15 starts and 1 sub

Two players Brendan McCole and Shane O‘Donnell have also started 15 matches 

Seven players have started all nine championship matches  

Eoin McHugh has been used as sub ten times this year, six in the league and four in the championship

Jason McGee has come on as sub in six of the championship matches

Eight players have played in the league but not in the championship

Only one player has played championship but took no part in the league

Players who have played in 2025

Shaun Patton, Finnbarr Roarty,  Mark Curran, Brendan McCole, Eoghan Ban Gallagher, Ryan McHugh, Ciaran Moore, Caolan McColgan, Peadar Mogan, Caolan McGonigle, Michael Langan, Hugh McFadden, Ciaran Thompson, Shane O'Donnell, Niall O'Donnell, Patrick McBrearty, Jamie Brennan, Oisin Gallen, Dáire Ó Baoill, Conor O'Donnell, Jeaic McKelvey, Odhran Doherty Stephen McMenamin, Aaron Doherty, Gavin Mulreany, Eoin McHugh, Domhnall MacGiolla Bhride, Michael Murphy, Odhran McFadden Ferry, Charles McGuinness, Caolan Ward, Kevin McGettigan, Luke McGlynn, Keelan McGroddy,  Jonny Carlin, Jason McGee

SCORING IN 2025

Total scored: 12-338 (374 pts), match average 23.37 pts

League scoring: 2-135 (141 pts), match average 20.14)

Championship scoring: 10-203 (233 pts), Match average (25.88pts)

26 different team scorers this year  

17 different scorers in the championship