Galway–Mayo Gaelic football rivalry
| Other names | Connacht Derby |
|---|---|
| Location | County Galway County Mayo |
| Teams | Galway Mayo |
| First meeting | Mayo 2-4 - 0-3 Galway 1901 Connacht final (9 November 1902) |
| Latest meeting | Galway 1-12 - 0-12 Mayo 2016 Connacht semi-final (18 June 2016) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 92 |
| Most wins | Galway |
The Galway-Mayo rivalry is a Gaelic football rivalry between Irish inter-county teams Galway and Mayo, who first played each other in 1901. It is considered to be one of the biggest rivalries in Gaelic games.[1] Galway's home ground is Pearse Stadium and Mayo's home ground is MacHale Park.
While Mayo have the highest number of Connacht titles and Galway are ranked second on the roll of honour, they have also enjoyed success in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, having won 12 championship titles between them to date.
Galway ended Mayo's bid for a sixth Connacht title in a row, knocking them out in the Semi-Final in June 2016 [2]
League
| Date | Venue | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 April 2001 | Croke Park | 0-13 - 0-12 | League Final |
| 16 April 2006 | McHale Park | 1-6 - 1-11 | League Semi-Final |
| 15 April 2007 | Croke Park | 2–10 - 1-12 | League Semi-Final |
| 6 April 2008 | 2-9 - 1-11 | Division 1 | |
| 29 March 2009 | 1-11 - 0-13 | Division 1 | |
| 7 February 2010 | McHale Park | 2-14 - 1-10 | Division 1 |
| 27 February 2011 | Pearse Stadium | 2-14 - 0-12 | Division 1 |
References
- ^ Cullen, Damian (9 July 2008). "Honours almost even in old rivalry that is still McHale and hearty". Irish Times. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2016/0618/796532-mayo-galway/