West coast meets the South East when Mayo Football League take on Waterford & District Junior Football League in the FAI Oscar Traynor Cup Final on Sunday.

It is the first time the final has taken place since 2019 when Limerick & District League beat Kilkenny & District League 1-0.

Two panel of players made up of the best players in each county’s league will face off at Umbro Park, Milebush, Castlebar, with Mayo hoping home advantage serves them well.

But they come up against a Waterford side who have a long affiliation with this competition. They were the first winners of the trophy back in 1964 when they overcame the Dublin Athletic Union League and they would retain their crown a year later beating the Leinster Junior League .

It’s a first appearance in a final for Mayo since 1981 and they reached Sunday’s showdown beating the Sligo/Leitrim District Soccer League 2-1. Waterford had to defeat North East opposition in Donegal Junior League getting the better of their opposition 3-2.
 

Match Details

Competition: FAI Oscar Traynor Cup Final
Fixture: Mayo Football League vs Waterford & District Junior Football League
Date: Sunday, April 21
KO: 1pm
Venue: Umbro Park, Milebush, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
 

Mayo Football League – Path to the Final

Provincial Fixtures
Mayo Football League 1-0 Sligo/Leitrim District Soccer League
Galway District League 1-4 Mayo Football League
Mayo Football League 4-1 Roscommon & District League

Quarter Final
Mayo Football League 4-2 Kerry District League

Semi Final
Sligo/Leitrim District Soccer League 1-2 Mayo Football League

Mayo Football League Squad

Goalkeepers: Gary Cunningham (Westport United), Stefan Hester (Castlebar Celtic), James Robinson (Castlebar Celitc)

Defenders: Cillian Redmond (Ballyheane), Andrew Shalley (Ballina Town), Joseph O’Reilly (Castlebar Celtic), Mark Cunningham (Castlebar Celtic), Owen McNamara (Conn Rangers), Dan Duffy (Kiltimagh Knock United), Cillian McGlade (C) (Westport United), Harrison Quinn (Westport United)

Midfielders: Dylan McKee (Ballina Town), Oran Graorke (Castlebar Celtic), Cormac Caulfield (Kiltimagh Knock United), Lorcan Conroy (Kiltimagh Knock United), Cillian White (Westport United), Darren Browne (Westport United)

Forwards: Ben Edeh (Ballyheane), Nathan Reilly Doyle (Ballyheane), Jamie Cawley (Ballina Town), Raff Cretaro (Ballina Town), Benny Lavelle (Ballina Town), Jason Hunt (Castlebar Celtic), Jordan Loftus (Castlebar Celtic), Jack O’Connor (Kiltimagh Knock United), Kevin Kitterick (Westport United), Adam Nugent (Westport United)

Technical Staff
Head Coach: Joe Kelly
Assistant Manager: Eamonn Daly
Backroom Staff: Jesper Frisch
Backroom Staff: James Costello
Backroom Staff: Michael Slingerman
Backroom Staff: Chris McGauley

Waterford District & Junior League Path to the Final

Provincial Fixtures
Cork Business League 1-9 Waterford District & Junior League
Waterford District & Junior League 2-0 Munster Senior League

Provincial Final
Kerry District League 1-5 Waterford District & Junior League

Quarter Final
Waterford District & Junior League 3-1 Carlow & District Football League

Semi Final
Waterford District & Junior League 3-2 Donegal Junior League

Waterford & District Junior League

Goalkeepers: Craig Dunphy (Villa FC), Gavin Buckley (Tramore AFC), Brandon O’Callaghan (Ferrybank)

Defenders: Adam Conway (Villa FC), Michael Brennan (Tramore AFC), Tom Carney (Tramore AFC), Conor Signorelli (VillaFC), Ben Daly (Tramore AFC), Darryl Walsh (Portlaw United), Danny Reynolds (Dungarvan United), Sean O’Keeffe (Hibernians), Ravelli Kilonda (Villa FC)

Midfielders: John Tamen (Villa FC), Alan Dunwoody (Dungarvan United), Andrew Power (Waterford Crystal), Conor Butler (Tramore AFC), Conor Whittle (Villa FC), David Cooley (Hibernans), Luke Walsh (Villa FC)

Forwards: Sam Sheppard (Tramore AFC), Adham Masood (Hibernians), Charlie Binions (Tramore AFC), Mark O’Keefe (Hibernians), Regix Madika (Villa FC)
 

Technical Staff
Team Manager: Craig Maher
Assistant Manager: David Breen
Coach: Vinny Sullivan
Coach: Colin Walsh
Goalkeeping Coach: Kevin Burns
Physio: Aishling Flynn