Cork–Waterford Gaelic football rivalry explained

Cork-Waterford
City Or Region:County Cork
County Waterford
First Contested:Cork 0-6 - 0-0 Waterford
1890 Munster semi-final
(17 August 1890)
Teams Involved:Cork
Waterford
Most Wins:Cork (31)
Mostrecent:Cork 1-12 - 1-11
2017 Munster quarter-final
(27 May 2017)
Total:36
Series:Cork 31-1-4 Waterford

The Cork-Waterford rivalry is a Gaelic football rivalry between Irish county teams Cork and Waterford, who first played each other in 1890. It is a rivalry that has been dominated by Cork.[1] Cork's home ground is Páirc Uí Chaoimh and Waterford's home ground is the Walsh Park.

While Cork have 37 Munster titles, Waterford are regarded as provincial minnows and have won just one provincial title.

All time results

Championship

Cork win
Waterford win
Drawn game
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1 17 August 1890 Cork (1) 0-6 - 0-0 Waterford MSFC semi-final
2 1 November 1891 Cork (2) 1-5 - 0-4 Waterford MSFC final
3 1 November 1898 Cork (3) 1-5 - 0-4 Waterford MSFC quarter-final
4 24 September 1899 Waterford (1) 1-3 - 0-4 CorkMSFC final
5 15 July 1900 Cork (4) w.o. Waterford MSFC final
6 13 May 1906 Cork (5) 3-8 - 0-5 Waterford MSFC quarter-final
7 19 May 1907 Cork (6) 2-7 - 1-2 Waterford MSFC semi-final
8 18 May 1908 Waterford (2) 1-7 - 1-5 Cork MSFC semi-final
9 11 July 1909 Cork (7) 2-7 - 0-3 Waterford MSFC semi-final
10 29 October 1911 Cork (8) 2-5 - 0-1 Waterford MSFC final
11 14 June 1914 Cork (9) 0-3 - 0-2 Waterford MSFC semi-final
12 30 July 1916 Cork (10) 4-3 - 2-4 Waterford MSFC semi-final
13 18 May 1919 Waterford (3) 2-0 - 0-2 Cork MSFC quarter-final
14 8 July 1923 Cork (11) 1-5 - 2-1 Waterford MSFC quarter-final
15 18 May 1924 Cork (12) 2-1 - 0-0 Waterford MSFC quarter-final
16 27 June 1926 Cork (13) 1-6 - 2-1 Waterford MSFC quarter-final
17 14 May 1933 Cork 4-4 - 4-4 Waterford MSFC quarter-final
18 2 July 1933 Cork (14) 2-78 - 0-1 Waterford MSFC quarter-final replay
19 14 May 1939 Cork (15) 0-8 - 0-7 Waterford MSFC preliminary round
20 14 June 1942 Cork (16) 1-8 - 0-2 Waterford MSFC semi-final
21 2 July 1950 Cork (17) 3-8 - 2-2 Waterford MSFC quarter-final
22 5 July 1953 Cork (18) 1-7 - 1-5 Waterford MSFC semi-final
23 24 June 1956 Cork (19) 0-12 - 0-1 Waterford MSFC semi-final
24 21 July 1957 Cork (20) 0-16 - 1-2 Waterford MSFC final
25 29 June 1958 Cork (21) 1-11 - 1-4 Waterford MSFC semi-final
26 10 July 1960 Waterford (4) 1-9 - 0-11 Cork MSFC semi-final
27 9 June 1963 Cork (22) 2-14 - 2-1 Waterford MSFC semi-final
28 14 June 1964 Cork (23) 2-8 - 1-2 Waterford MSFC semi-final
29 11 June 1972 Cork (24) 2-8 - 0-9 Waterford MSFC semi-final
30 28 June 1981 Cork (25) 2-18 - 0-7 Waterford MSFC semi-final
31 28 May 1995 Cork (26) 0-23 - 0-9 Waterford MSFC quarter-final
32 23 May 1999 Cork (27) 3-23 - 0-4 Waterford MSFC quarter-final
33 13 May 2001 Cork (28) 3-16 - 1-7 Waterford MSFC quarter-final
34 24 May 2009 Cork (29) 2-18 - 1-7 Waterford MSFC quarter-final
35 5 June 2011 Cork (30) 5-17 - 2-13 Waterford MSFC semi-final
36 27 May 2017 Cork (31) 1-12 - 1-11 Waterford MSFC quarter-final

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 6 burning issues at the heart of inter-Munster rivalries. Daily Edge. 17 July 2014. 29 March 2016.