Mayo’s record in the Croke Park House of Pain is indeed painful reading

Fair play for continuing to run up that hill.

First things first, Mayo football is better set than most. Twenty-two finals at club and county across senior, junior and intermediate is pretty impressive and the Connacht powerhouse are a hell of a lot more successful than the majority of counties. But of those 22 finals contested by senior, intermediate and junior teams since 1951 (when the county won their last senior All-Ireland) they have won only two - Ballina and Crossmolina claiming senior club titles in 2005 and 2001 respectively. Yesterday intermediate club Hollymount Carramore and junior finalists Ardnaree became the latest Mayo sides to fall at the final hurdle, both losing to Kerry opposition. Thank heavens for the minor footballers, who have won six out of 16 finals since 1951. Below is the tale of woe, with all but two of these finals taking place at Croke Park. 2016 All-Ireland club IFC final St Mary's 2-10 Hollymount Carramore 0-10 All-Ireland club JFC final At Croke Park Templenoe 4-13 Ardnaree 1-10 2014 All Ireland club SFC final St Vincent's 4-12 Castlebar 2-11 All Ireland club IFC final Truagh 2-21 Kiltane 2-13 2013 All-Ireland SFC Final Dublin 2-12 Mayo 1-14 2012 All-Ireland SFC Final Donegal 2-11 Mayo 0-13 All Ireland club IFC final Milltown-Castlemaine 1-13 Davitts 1-6 2010 All-Ireland club JFC final Castlegregory 1-14 Kiltimagh 0-15 2006 All-Ireland SFC Final Kerry 4-15 Mayo 3-5 2005 All-Ireland club SFC final Ballina 1-12 Portlaoise 2-8 2004 All-Ireland SFC Final Kerry 1-20 Mayo 2-9 2003 All-Ireland club SFC final Nemo Rangers 0-14 Crossmolina 1-8 All-Ireland club JFC final Nobber 2-13 Kilmeena 1-13 (NOT AT CROKE PARK) 2002 All-Ireland club JFC final Drumgoon 1-14 Belmullet 0-12 (NOT AT CROKE PARK) 2001 All-Ireland club SFC final Crossmolina 0-16 Nemo Rangers 1-12 1999 All-Ireland club SFC final Crossmaglen 0-9 Ballina 0-8 1997 All-Ireland SFC Final Kerry 0-13 Mayo 1-7 All-Ireland club SFC final Crossmaglen 2-13 Knockmore 0-11 1996 All-Ireland SFC Final Meath 2-9 Mayo 1-11 1994 All-Ireland club SFC final Nemo Rangers 3-11 Castlebar 0-8 1989 All-Ireland SFC Final Cork 0-17 Mayo 1-11 1981 All-Ireland club SFC final Nemo Rangers 6-11 Garrymore 1-8