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Galway–Kerry Gaelic football rivalry

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Galway-Kerry
LocationCounty Galway
County Kerry
TeamsGalway
Kerry
First meetingKerry 1-8 – 0-1 Galway
1913 All-Ireland semi-final
(9 November 1913)
Latest meetingGalway 0-16 – 0-20 Kerry
2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
(24 July 2022)
Statistics
Meetings total23
Most winsKerry (13)
All-time seriesKerry 13–3–7 Galway
Largest victory12 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 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 have the most Connacht titles.

Senior results

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Galway win
Kerry win
Match was a draw

Championship

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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
24 July 2022 Croke Park, Dublin 0-16 – 0-20 All-Ireland Final

References

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