Donegal–Tyrone Gaelic football rivalry
The Donegal-Tyrone rivalry is a Gaelic football rivalry between Irish county teams Donegal and Tyrone, who first played each other in 1919. It is considered to be one of the biggest and most intense rivalries in Gaelic games.[1] Donegal's home ground is MacCumhaill Park and Tyrone's home ground is Healy Park.
| Locale | County Donegal County Tyrone |
|---|---|
| Teams | Donegal Tyrone |
| First meeting | Donegal 4-3 - 1-0 Tyrone 1919 Ulster quarter-final (25 May 1919) |
| Latest meeting | Donegal 1-16 - 0-15 Tyrone 2019 Ulster semi-final (8 June 2019) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 24 |
| Most wins | Tyrone (13) |
| All-time series | Tyrone 13-1-10 Donegal |
| Largest victory | Tyrone 2-13 - 0-7 Donegal 1989 Ulster final replay (23 July 1989) |
While Tyrone have 13 Ulster titles and Donegal are ranked in sixth position on the roll of honour, they have also enjoyed success in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, having won 5 championship titles between them to date.
All-time results
Legend
| Tyrone win | |
| Donegal win | |
| Match was a draw |
Senior
| No. | Date | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Stage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 25 May 1919 | Donegal | 4-3 - 1-0 | Tyrone | Strabane | Ulster Quarter-Final | |
| 2. | 18 May 1924 | Tyrone | 0-2 - 0-1 | Donegal | Letterkenny | Ulster Quarter-Final | |
| 3. | 20 June 1943 | Tyrone | 1-8 - 0-7 | Donegal | Omagh | Ulster Quarter-Final | |
| 4. | 14 June 1953 | Tyrone | 8-7 - 0-3 | Donegal | MacCumhaill Park | Ulster Quarter-Final | |
| 5. | 13 June 1954 | Tyrone | 1-7 - 1-5 | Donegal | O'Neill Park | Ulster Quarter-Final | |
| 6. | 14 July 1957 | Tyrone | 3-5 - 2-3 | Donegal | Breffni Park | Ulster Semi-Final | |
| 7. | 30 July 1972 | Donegal | 2-13 - 1-11 | Tyrone | St Tiernach's Park | Ulster Final | |
| 8. | 24 June 1973 | Tyrone | 0-12 - 1-7 | Donegal | MacCumhaill Park | Ulster Quarter-Final | |
| 9. | 16 June 1974 | Donegal | 1-9 - 0-8 | Tyrone | MacCumhaill Park | Ulster Quarter-Final | |
| 10. | 17 June 1979 | Donegal | 1-11 - 1-9 | Tyrone | Dean McGlinchey Park | Ulster Quarter-Final | |
| 11. | 15 June 1980 | Tyrone | 1-17 - 0-8 | Donegal | St. Molaise Park | Ulster Quarter-Final | |
| 12. | 16 July 1989 | Tyrone | 0-11 - 0-11 | Donegal | St Tiernach's Park | Ulster Final | |
| 13. | 23 July 1989 | Tyrone | 2-13 - 0-7 | Donegal | St Tiernach's Park | Ulster Final Replay | |
| 14. | 26 June 1994 | Tyrone | 1-15 - 0-10 | Donegal | Breffni Park | Ulster Semi-Final | |
| 15. | 20 June 2004 | Donegal | 1-11 - 0-9 | Tyrone | St Tiernach's Park | Ulster Semi-Final | |
| 16. | 17 June 2007 | Tyrone | 2-15 - 1-7 | Donegal | St Tiernach's Park | Ulster Semi-Final | |
| 17. | 26 June 2011 | Donegal | 2-6 - 0-9 | Tyrone | St Tiernach's Park | Ulster Semi-Final | |
| 18. | 30 June 2012 | Donegal | 0-12 - 0-10 | Tyrone | St Tiernach's Park | Ulster Semi-Final | |
| 19. | 26 May 2013 | Donegal | 2-10 - 1-10 | Tyrone | MacCumhaill Park | Ulster Quarter-Final | |
| 20. | 17 May 2015 | Donegal | 1-13 - 1-11 | Tyrone | MacCumhaill Park | Ulster Preliminary Round | |
| 21. | 17 June 2016 | Tyrone | 0-13 - 0-11 | Donegal | St Tiernach's Park | Ulster Final | |
| 22. | 18 June 2017 | Tyrone | 1-21 - 1-12 | Donegal | St Tiernach's Park | Ulster Semi-Final | |
| 23. | 5 August 2018 | Tyrone | 2-17 - 1-16 | Donegal | MacCumhaill Park | All-Ireland Quarter-Final group stage | |
| 24. | 8 June 2019 | Donegal | 1-16 - 0-15 | Tyrone | Breffni Park | Ulster Semi-Final | |
References
- "Chris McNulty: Donegal v Tyrone is more than just a game". Donegal News. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
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