Kerry–Meath Gaelic football rivalry

Kerry-Meath
Locale County Kerry
County Meath
Teams Kerry
Meath
First meeting Kerry 2-5 - 2-3 Meath
1939 All-Ireland final
(24 September 1939)
Latest meeting Kerry 2-8 - 1-7 Meath
2009 All-Ireland semi-final
(23 August 2009)
Statistics
Meetings total 7
Most wins Kerry (5)
All-time series Kerry 5-2 Meath
Largest victory Meath 2-14 - 0-5 Kerry
2001 All-Ireland semi-final
(2 September 2001)

The Kerry-Meath rivalry is a Gaelic football rivalry between Irish inter-county teams Kerry and Meath, who first played each other in 1939.[1] Kerry's home ground is Fitzgerald Stadium and Meath's home ground is Páirc Tailteann, however, all of their championship meetings have been held at neutral venues, usually Croke Park.

While Kerry have the highest number of Munster titles and Meath are second to Dublin in Leinster, they have also enjoyed success in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, having won 44 championship titles between them to date.

Statistics

Team All-Ireland Provincial National League Total
Kerry 37 77 19 133
Meath 7 21 7 35
Combined 44 98 26 168

All-time results

Legend

Kerry win
Meath win
Match was a draw

Senior

No. Date Winners Score Runners-up Venue Stage
1.24 September 1939Kerry2-5 - 2-3MeathCroke ParkAll-Ireland final
2.10 August 1947Kerry1-11 - 0-5MeathCroke ParkAll-Ireland semi-final
3.26 September 1954Meath1-13 - 1-7KerryCroke ParkAll-Ireland final
4.27 September 1970Kerry2-19 - 0-18MeathCroke ParkAll-Ireland final
5.24 August 1986Kerry2-13 - 0-12MeathCroke ParkAll-Ireland semi-final
6.2 September 2001Meath2-14 - 0-5KerryCroke ParkAll-Ireland semi-final
7.23 August 2009Kerry2-8 - 1-7MeathCroke ParkAll-Ireland semi-final

References

  1. ↑ "Fay: 'Meath football started showing an arrogance and it's never recovered from it'". The 42. 15 December 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
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