Cavan–Cork Gaelic football rivalry
The Cavan-Cork rivalry is a Gaelic football rivalry between Irish inter-county teams Cavan and Cork, who first played each other in 1943. The rivalry peaked during a series of meetings between 1943 and 1952.[1] Cavan's home ground is the Kingspan Breffni Park and Cork's home ground is Páirc Uí Chaoimh, however, all of their championship meeting have been held at neutral venues, usually Croke Park.
| Locale | County Cavan County Cork |
|---|---|
| Teams | Cavan Cork |
| First meeting | Cavan 1-8 - 1-7 Cork 1943 All-Ireland semi-final (15 August 1943) |
| Latest meeting | Cork 1-19 - 0-4 Cavan All-Ireland qualifier round 2 (10 July 2010) |
| Statistics | |
| All-time series | Cavan 3-3 Cork |
| Largest victory | Cork 1-19 - 0-4 Cavan All-Ireland qualifier round 2 (10 July 2010) |
While Cork have the second highest number of Munster titles and Cavan are the standard bearers in Ulster, they have also enjoyed success in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, having won 12 championship titles between them to date.
All-time results
Legend
| Cavan win | |
| Cork win | |
| Match was a draw |
Senior
| No. | Date | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Stage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 August 1943 | Cavan | 1-8 - 1-7 | Cork | Croke Park | All Ireland semi-final | |
| 2. | 23 September 1945 | Cork | 2-5 - 0-7 | Cavan | Croke Park | All Ireland final | |
| 3. | 21 August 1949 | Cavan | 2-3 - 1-9 | Cork | Croke Park | All Ireland semi-final | |
| 4. | 17 August 1952 | Cavan | 0-10 - 0-3 | Cork | Croke Park | All Ireland semi-final | |
| 5. | 6 August 1967 | Cork | 2-7 - 0-12 | Cavan | Croke Park | All Ireland semi-final | |
| 6. | 10 July 2010 | Cork | 1-19 - 0-4 | Cavan | Páirc Uí Chaoimh | All Ireland qualifier round 2 | |
References
- "Could a summer without inter-county action follow our winter of discontent?". Irish Independent. 5 March 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
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