Galway–Kerry Gaelic football rivalry explained
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
| Galway win |
| Kerry win |
| Match was a draw | |
Championship
| +Galway vs Kerry | width=120 | Date | width=130 | Venue | width=80 | Score | width=210 | 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 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Galway has plenty of style but where's the substance?. Irish Independent. 2 August 2014. 22 March 2016. Martin. Breheny.
