Cavan–Monaghan Gaelic football rivalry

Cavan-Monaghan
Locale County Cavan
County Monaghan
Teams Cavan
Momaghan
First meeting Monaghan 0-2 - 0-2 Cavan
1888 Ulster final
(19 August 1888)
Latest meeting Monaghan 0-16 - 0-15 Cavan
2015 Ulster quarter-final
(24 May 2015)
Statistics
Meetings total 55
Most wins Cavan (27)
All-time series Cavan 27-13-15 Monaghan

The Cavan-Monaghan rivalry is a Gaelic football rivalry between Irish inter-county teams Cavan and Monaghan, who first played each other in 1888. It is considered to be one of the biggest rivalries in Ulster Gaelic games.[1] Cavan's home ground is Kingspan Breffni Park and Monaghan's home ground is St. Tiernach's Park.

References

  1. Clerkin, Malachy (23 May 2015). "Cavan and Monaghan: a bitter rivalry dug deep into the land". Irish Times. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
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