Cork–Kildare Gaelic football rivalry
The Cork-Kildare rivalry is a Gaelic football rivalry between Irish county teams Cork and Kildare, who first played each other in 1928. The fixture has been an infrequent one in the history of the championship, however, the rivalry intensified during a series of championship encounters between 2008 and 2015.[1] Cork's home ground is Páirc Uí Chaoimh and Kildare's home ground is St. Conleth's Park, however, all of their championship meetings have been held at neutral venues, usually Croke Park.
| Locale | County Cork County Kildare |
|---|---|
| Teams | Cork Kildare |
| First meeting | Kildare 3-7 - 0-2 Cork 1928 All-Ireland semi-final (2 September 1928) |
| Latest meeting | Kildare 1-21 - 1-13 Cork 2015 All-Ireland qualifier (25 July 2015) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 5 |
| Most wins | Cork (3) |
| All-time series | Cork 3-2 Kildare |
| Largest victory | Kildare 3-7 - 0-2 Cork 1928 All-Ireland semi-final (2 September 1928) |
While Cork have the second highest number of Munster titles and Kildare lie in third position behind Dublin and Meath on the roll of honour in Leinster, they have also enjoyed success in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, having won 11 championship titles between them to date.
All-time results
Legend
| Cork win | |
| Kildare win | |
| Match was a draw |
Senior
| No. | Date | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Stage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2 September 1928 | Kildare | 3-7 - 0-2 | Cork | Croke Park | All-Ireland semi-final | |
| 2. | 5 August 1956 | Cork | 0-9 - 0-5 | Kildare | Croke Park | All-Ireland semi-final | |
| 3. | 10 August 2008 | Cork | 2-11 - 1-11 | Kildare | Croke Park | All-Ireland quarter-final | |
| 4. | 5 August 2012 | Cork | 2-19 - 0-12 | Kildare | Croke Park | All-Ireland quarter-final | |
| 5. | 25 July 2015 | Kildare | 1-21 - 1-13 | Cork | Semple Stadium | All-Ireland qualifier round 4 | |