Four London-born players to start against Mayo at Ruislip on Sunday

The London team also features three Mayo men who’ll face their own county in the Connacht quarter-final.

LONDON SENIOR FOOTBALL manager Ciaran Deely has named seven championship debutants in his starting line-up for Sunday’s Connacht SFC quarter-final against Mayo at Ruislip (3.00pm).

The team contains four London-born players — goalkeeper Gavin McEvoy, corner-back Philip Butler, midfielder Liam Gavaghan and wing-forward Adrian Moyles — while there are four others on the bench – Sean Hickey, Alfie McNulty, Ciaran Healy and Killian Butler.

McEvoy, Ciaran Dunne, Colin Dunne, Danny Ryan, Cormac Coyne, Eoin Murray and Patrick O’Hara will all be tasting senior inter-county championship action for the first time when they face the Connacht champions this weekend.

Centre-back Ryan is one of three Mayo players — along with full-back Caoimhin Carty and midfielder James Moran — who’ll be lining up against their own county.

Talisman Mark Gottsche, who was part of the London side that almost shocked Mayo at Rusilip in 2011, will lead the attack from centre-forward. Joined by Butler, captain Dave McGreevy and substitute Lorcan Mulvey, Gottsche — a former Galway player — is one of four surviving members of the London team that lost to Mayo in the 2013 Connacht final.

London (v Mayo)

1. Gavin McEvoy (Tir Chonaill Gaels)

2. Philip Butler (Tir Chonaill Gaels)
3. Caoimhin Carty (Kingdom Kerry Gaels)
4. Ciaran Dunne (Garryowen)

5. Colin Dunne (Round Towers)
6. Danny Ryan (St Kiernan’s)
7. Dave McGreevy (Kingdom Kerry Gaels) – Captain

8. James Moran (St Kiernan’s)
9. Liam Gavaghan (Tir Chonaill Gaels)

10. Adrian Moyles (St Kiernan’s)
11. Mark Gottsche (Tir Chonaill Gaels)
12. Cormac Coyne (North London Shamrocks)

13. Eoin Murray (Garryowen)
14. Scott Conroy (North London Shamrocks)
15. Patrick O’Hara (North London Shamrocks)

Subs:

16. Conor Campbell (St Kiernan’s)
17. Conor O’Neill (Kingdom Kerry Gaels)
18. Michael Walsh (Fulham Irish)
19. Ciaran Healy (St Kiernan’s)
20. Cathal Og Greene (St Kiernan’s)
21. Eoin Mageean (Tir Chonaill Gaels)
22. Lorcan Mulvey (Fulham Irish)
23. Sean Hickey (Round Towers)
24. Ger Minihane (North London Shamrocks)
25. Alfie McNulty (St Claret’s)
26. Killian Butler (Tir Chonaill Gaels)