Galway–Kerry Gaelic football rivalry

Galway-Kerry
Locale County Galway
County Kerry
Teams Galway
Kerry
First meeting Kerry 1-8 – 0-1 Galway
1913 All-Ireland semi-final
(9 November 1913)
Latest meeting Galway 1-13 – 1-10 Kerry
2018 All-Ireland quarter-final group stage
(15 July 2018)
Statistics
Meetings total 21
Most wins Kerry (12)
All-time series Kerry 12–3–6 Galway
Largest victory 12 points
Kerry 2-17 – 0-11 Galway
1984 All-Ireland semi-final
12 August 1984

The Galway–Kerry rivalry is a Gaelic football rivalry between Irish inter-county teams Galway and Kerry, who first played each other in 1913. It was considered to be one of the biggest rivalries in Gaelic games during the 1960s.[1] Kerry's home ground is Fitzgerald Stadium and Galway's home ground is Pearse Stadium, however, all of their championship meetings have been held at neutral venues, usually Croke Park.

The teams are two of the most successful in the sport. Kerry have the most All-Ireland titles of any county, while Galway are the third most successful. At provincial level, Kerry have the highest number of Munster titles while Galway are second only to Mayo in Connacht.

Senior results

Galway win
Kerry win
Match was a draw

Championship

Galway vs Kerry
Date Venue Score Competition
9 November 1913 Portlaoise 1-8 – 0-1 All-Ireland Semi-Final
24 August 1919 Croke Park, Dublin 2-6 – 3-3 All-Ireland Semi-Final
14 September 1919 Croke Park, Dublin 4-2 – 2-2 All-Ireland Semi-Final Replay
25 September 1938 Croke Park, Dublin 3-3 – 2-6 All-Ireland Final
23 October 1938 Croke Park, Dublin 2-4 – 0-7 All-Ireland Final Replay
22 September 1940 Croke Park, Dublin 0-7 – 1-3 All-Ireland Final
7 September 1941 Croke Park, Dublin 1-8 – 0-7 All-Ireland Final
19 August 1942 Croke Park, Dublin 1-3 – 0-3 All-Ireland Semi-Final
15 August 1954 Croke Park, Dublin 2-6 – 1-6 All-Ireland Semi-Final
27 September 1959 Croke Park, Dublin 3-7 – 1-4 All-Ireland Final
7 August 1960 Croke Park, Dublin 1-8 – 0-8 All-Ireland Semi-Final
4 August 1963 Croke Park, Dublin 1-7 – 0-8 All-Ireland Semi-Final
27 September 1964 Croke Park, Dublin 0-15 – 0-10 All-Ireland Final
26 September 1965 Croke Park, Dublin 0-12 – 0-9 All-Ireland Final
12 August 1984 Croke Park, Dublin 2-17 – 0-11 All-Ireland Semi-Final
24 September 2000 Croke Park, Dublin 0-14 – 0-14 All-Ireland Final
7 October 2000 Croke Park, Dublin 0-17 – 1-10 All-Ireland Final Replay
4 August 2002 Croke Park, Dublin 2-17 – 1-12 All-Ireland Quarter-Final
9 August 2008 Croke Park, Dublin 1-21 – 1-16 All-Ireland Quarter-Final
3 August 2014 Croke Park, Dublin 1-20 – 2-10 All-Ireland Quarter-Final
30 July 2017 Croke Park, Dublin 1-18 – 0-13 All-Ireland Quarter-Final
15 July 2018 Croke Park, Dublin 1-13 – 1-10 All-Ireland Quarter-Final Group Stage Round 1

References

  1. ↑ Breheny, Martin (2 August 2014). "Galway has plenty of style but where's the substance?". Irish Independent. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
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