Cork–Kerry Gaelic football rivalry

Cork-Kerry
Locale County Cork
County Kerry
Teams Cork
Kerry
First meeting Cork 0-2 - 0-1 Kerry
1889 Munster semi-final
(27 July 1889)
Latest meeting Kerry 1-11 - 1-6 Cork
2015 Munster final
(18 July 2015)
Stadiums Fitzgerald Stadium (Kerry)
Páirc Uí Chaoimh (Cork)
Statistics
Meetings total 114
Most wins Kerry (70)
Top scorer Colm Cooper (5-77)
All-time series Kerry 70-11-33 Cork
Largest victory Kerry 6-7 - 0-4 Cork
1937 Munster quarter-final
(13 June 1937)

The Cork-Kerry rivalry is a Gaelic football rivalry between Irish inter-county teams Cork and Kerry, who first played each other in 1889. It is considered to be one of the biggest rivalries in Gaelic games.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Cork's home ground is Páirc Uí Chaoimh and Kerry's home ground is Fitzgerald Stadium, however, some of their championship meetings have been held at neutral venues, usually Croke Park.

While Kerry have the highest number of Munster titles and Cork are ranked second on the roll of honour, they have also enjoyed success in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, having won 44 championship titles between them to date.

Regarded as, possibly, the greatest rivalry of all in Gaelic football, a Munster final between Cork and Kerry, is regarded as a special occasion.[7]

As of 2015 the sides have met 114 times in the championship including meeting twice at the All-Ireland final stage. Kerry won both of these games.

Roots

History

The Cork-Kerry rivalry can lay claim to be the greatest rivalry in Gaelic football. As the nearest of neighbours these two teams are also the fiercest of rivals. In spite of an almost annual meeting in the Munster Senior Football Championship, interest in the clash of these two teams has endured over the last 120 years. Kerry are the most successful team in the history of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, leading the all-time roll of honour with thirty-five titles. Cork, in comparison, have only won seven All-Ireland titles.

The rivalry began in 1889 when these two sides met in the championship for the first time. Cork dominated the first decade, before Kerry found their niche. A brief resurgence by Cork in the early years of the new century was followed by an unprecedented era of dominance by Kerry. Between 1909 and 1943 Cork faced Kerry on sixteen different occasions and, unfortunately, they faced defeat in all of these games.

The 1940s saw Cork flourish for a brief period, before Kerry asserted their dominance once again. Cork only claimed two victories over Kerry in the 1950s and 1960s, however, the rivalry intensified to unprecedented levels in the 1970s and 1980s. The early part of the 1970s saw Cork win three Munster titles in four years. After winning the All-Ireland title in 1973 the county looked set for a few more years of dominance. Kerry, however, bounced back with what has been described as the greatest team of all-time. Kerry won twelve Munster titles between 1975 and 1986, defeating Cork on each occasion. Cork's lone victory came in the 1983 provincial decider when they stopped Kerry from claiming a record nine-in-a-row.

In 1987 Cork broke the Kerry stranglehold at last and made hay while their biggest rivals were going through a transition. Over the next nine years they won seven Munster titles and two All-Ireland titles. The introduction of the qualifiers system in 2001 saw the launch of the Cork-Kerry rivalry on the national stage at Croke Park. Although Cork have defeated Kerry in the provincial series of games on a number of occasions, Kerry have proved themselves to be the masters in the All-Ireland series, particularly in 2007 when Kerry trounced Cork in a unique all-Munster All-Ireland final.

Statistics

Team All-Ireland Munster National League Total
Kerry 36 72 19 127
Cork 7 35 6 47
Combined 43 107 24 173

Notable moments

All-time results

Legend

Kerry win
Cork win
Match was a draw

Senior

No. Date Winners Score Runners-up Venue Stage
1. 27 July 1889 Cork 0-2 - 0-1 Kerry Mallow Town Park Munster final
2. 29 September Cork 0-0 - 0-0 Kerry Markets Field Munster final
3. 20 October 1890 Cork 1-4 - 0-1 Kerry Banteer Sportsfield Munster final replay
4. 20 September 1891 Cork 2-5 - 0-2 Kerry Killarney Sportsfield Munster semi-final
5. 30 October 1892 Kerry 3-6 - 0-5 Cork Killarney Sportsfield Munster final
6. 2 April 1894 Cork w/o - scr. Kerry Mallow Town Park Munster final
7. 31 August 1902 Cork 0-6 - 0-1 Kerry Markets Field Munster quarter-final replay
8. 5 October 1902 Cork 0-8 - 0-6 Kerry Millstreet Sportsfield Munster quarter-final replay
9. 9 August 1903 Kerry 2-7 - 0-3 Cork Millstreet Sportsfield Munster semi-final
10. 30 October 1904 Kerry 1-7 - 0-3 Cork Markets Field Munster final
11. 29 October 1905 Kerry 1-4 - 0-0 Cork Markets Field Munster semi-final
12. 20 January 1907 Kerry 1-7 - 0-5 Cork Cork Athletic Grounds Munster final
13. 18 August 1907 Cork 1-10 - 0-3 Kerry Station Road Munster final
14. 29 March 1908 Cork 1-9 - 0-9 Kerry Markets Field Munster semi-final
15. 19 September 1909 Cork 2-8 - 1-7 Kerry Markets Field Munster final
16. 7 November 1909 Kerry 1-6 - 0-6 Cork Cork Athletic Grounds Munster final replay
17. 30 October 1910 Kerry 0-4 - 0-2 Cork Cork Athletic Grounds Munster final
18. 23 June 1912 Kerry 2-3 - 0-1 Cork Tralee Sportsfield Munster quarter-final
19. 26 October 1913 Kerry 1-6 - 0-1 Cork Cork Athletic Grounds Munster final
20. 4 October 1914 Kerry 0-5 - 0-1 Cork Tralee Sportsfield Munster final
21. 20 June 1920 Kerry 2-6 - 0-4 Cork Cork Athletic Grounds Munster semi-final
22. 2 September 1923 Kerry 3-4 - 0-3 Cork Cork Athletic Grounds Munster semi-final
23. 7 September 1924 Kerry 4-3 - 2-1 Cork Cork Athletic Grounds Munster semi-final
24. 16 August 1925 Kerry 3-8 - 0-1 Cork Tralee Sportsfield Munster semi-final
25. 18 July 1926 Kerry 1-9 - 2-1 Cork Listowel Sportsfield Munster semi-final
26. 8 May 1927 Kerry 1-7 - 0-1 Cork Cork Athletic Grounds Munster quarter-final
27. 26 May 1929 Kerry 1-7 - 1-3 Cork The Mardyke Munster semi-final
28. 27 May 1934 Kerry 2-6 - 0-3 Cork Páirc Mac Gearailt Munster quarter-final
29. 13 June 1937 Kerry 6-7 - 0-4 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium Munster quarter-final
30. 7 August 1938 Kerry 4-14 - 0-6 Cork Clonakilty Sportsfield Munster final
31. 19 July 1942 Kerry 3-7 - 0-8 Cork Austin Stack Park Munster final
32. 6 June 1943 Kerry 0-9 - 2-3 Cork Cork Athletic Grounds Munster semi-final
33. 11 July 1943 Cork 1-5 - 1-4 Kerry Cork Athletic Grounds Munster semi-final replay
34. 8 July 1945 Cork 1-11 - 1-6 Kerry Fitzgerald Stadium Munster final
35. 2 June 1946 Kerry 1-8 - 1-5 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium Munster quarter-final
36. 27 July 1947 Kerry 3-8 - 2-6 Cork Cork Athletic Grounds Munster final
37. 25 July 1948 Kerry 2-9 - 2-6 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium Munster final
38. 30 July 1950 Kerry 2-5 - 1-5 Cork Cork Athletic Grounds Munster final
39. 15 July 1951 Kerry 1-6 - 0-4 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium Munster final
40. 20 July 1952 Cork 0-11 - 0-2 Kerry Cork Athletic Grounds Munster final
41. 19 July 1953 Kerry 2-7 - 2-3 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium Munster final
42. 25 July 1954 Kerry 4-9 - 2-3 Cork Cork Athletic Grounds Munster final
43. 14 July 1955 Kerry 0-14 - 2-6 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium Munster final
44. 15 July 1956 Kerry 0-8 - 2-2 Cork Cork Athletic Grounds Munster final
45. 29 July 1956 Cork 1-8 - 1-7 Kerry Fitzgerald Stadium Munster final replay
46. 13 July 1958 Kerry 2-7 - 0-3 Cork Cork Athletic Grounds Munster final
47. 2 August 1959 Kerry 2-15 - 2-8 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium Munster final
48. 23 July 1961 Kerry 2-13 - 1-4 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium Munster final
49. 15 July 1962 Kerry 4-8 - 0-4 Cork Cork Athletic Grounds Munster final
50. 14 July 1963 Kerry 1-18 - 3-7 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium Munster final
51. 19 July 1964 Kerry 2-11 - 1-8 Cork Cork Athletic Grounds Munster final
52. 17 July 1966 Cork 2-7 - 1-7 Kerry Fitzgerald Stadium Munster final
53. 16 July 1967 Cork 0-8 - 0-7 Kerry Cork Athletic Grounds Munster final
54. 14 July 1968 Kerry 1-21 - 3-8 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium Munster final
55. 20 July 1969 Kerry 0-16 - 1-4 Cork Cork Athletic Grounds Munster final
56. 26 July 1970 Kerry 2-22 - 2-9 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium Munster final
57. 18 July 1971 Cork 0-25 - 0-14 Kerry Cork Athletic Grounds Munster final
58. 16 July 1972 Kerry 2-21 - 2-15 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium Munster final
59. 15 July 1973 Cork 5-12 - 1-15 Kerry Cork Athletic Grounds Munster final
60. 14 July 1974 Cork 1-11 - 0-7 Kerry Fitzgerald Stadium Munster final
61. 13 July 1975 Kerry 1-14 - 0-7 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium Munster final
62. 11 July 1976 Kerry 2-14 - 0-4 Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh Munster final
63. 25 July 1976 Kerry 3-20 - 2-19 Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh Munster final replay
64. 24 July 1977 Kerry 3-15 - 0-9 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium Munster final
65. 16 July 1978 Kerry 3-14 - 3-7 Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh Munster final
66. 22 July 1979 Kerry 2-14 - 0-4 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium Munster final
67. 6 July 1980 Kerry 3-13 - 0-12 Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh Munster final
68. 19 July 1981 Kerry 1-11 - 0-3 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium Munster final
69. 4 July 1982 Kerry 0-9 - 0-9 Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh Munster final
70. 1 August 1982 Kerry 2-18 - 0-12 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium Munster final replay
71. 17 July 1983 Cork 3-10 - 3-9 Kerry Páirc Uí Chaoimh Munster final
72. 1 July 1984 Kerry 3-14 - 2-10 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium Munster final
73. 21 July 1985 Kerry 2-11 - 0-11 Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh Munster final
74. 6 July 1986 Kerry 0-12 - 0-8 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium Munster final
75. 26 July 1987 Kerry 1-10 - 2-7 Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh Munster final
76. 2 August 1987 Cork 0-13 - 1-5 Kerry Fitzgerald Stadium Munster final replay
77. 3 July 1988 Cork 1-14 - 0-16 Kerry Páirc Uí Chaoimh Munster final
78. 23 July 1989 Cork 1-12 - 1-9 Kerry Fitzgerald Stadium Munster final
79. 1 July 1990 Cork 2-23 - 1-11 Kerry Páirc Uí Chaoimh Munster final
80. 16 June 1991 Kerry 1-10 - 0-11 Kerry Fitzgerald Stadium Munster semi-final
81. 4 May 1992 Kerry 2-14 - 0-10 Kerry Páirc Uí Chaoimh Munster quarter-final
82. 20 June 1993 Cork 1-10 - 0-10 Kerry Fitzgerald Stadium Munster semi-final
83. 26 June 1994 Cork 1-13 - 2-8 Kerry Páirc Uí Chaoimh Munster semi-final
84. 23 July 1995 Cork 0-15 - 1-9 Kerry Fitzgerald Stadium Munster final
85. 21 July 1996 Kerry 0-14 - 0-11 Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh Munster final
86. 5 July 1998 Kerry 2-14 - 1-11 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium Munster semi-final
87. 18 July 1999 Cork 2-10 - 2-4 Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh Munster final
88. 18 June 2000 Kerry 2-15 - 1-13 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium Munster final
89. 15 July 2001 Kerry 0-19 - 1-13 Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh Munster final
90. 16 June 2002 Kerry 0-8 - 0-8 Kerry Fitzgerald Stadium Munster semi-final
91. 23 June 2002 Cork 0-15 - 1-9 Kerry Páirc Uí Chaoimh Munster semi-final replay
92. 25 August 2002 Kerry 3-19 - 2-7 Cork Croke Park All-Ireland semi-final
93. 13 June 2004 Kerry 1-15 - 1-13 Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh Munster semi-final
94. 10 July 2005 Kerry 1-11 - 0-11 Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh Munster final
95. 28 August 2005 Kerry 1-19 - 0-9 Cork Croke Park All-Ireland semi-final
96. 9 July 2006 Kerry 0-10 - 0-10 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium Munster final
97. 16 July 2006 Cork 1-15 - 1-13 Kerry Páirc Uí Chaoimh Munster final replay
98. 20 August 2006 Kerry 0-16 - 0-10 Cork Croke Park All-Ireland semi-final
99. 1 July 2007 Kerry 1-15 - 1-13 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium Munster final
100. 16 September 2007 Kerry 3-13 - 1-9 Cork Croke Park All-Ireland final
101. 6 July 2008 Cork 1-16 - 1-11 Kerry Páirc Uí Chaoimh Munster final
102. 24 August 2008 Cork 3-7 - 1-13 Kerry Croke Park All-Ireland semi-final
103. 31 August 2008 Kerry 3-14 - 2-13 Kerry Croke Park All-Ireland semi-final replay
104. 7 June 2009 Kerry 0-13 - 1-10 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium Munster semi-final
105. 13 June 2009 Cork 1-17 - 0-12 Kerry Páirc Uí Chaoimh Munster semi-final replay
106. 20 September 2009 Kerry 0-16 - 1-9 Cork Croke Park All-Ireland final
107. 6 June 2010 Kerry 0-15 - 0-15 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium Munster semi-final
108. 13 June 2010 Kerry 1-15 - 1-14 Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh Munster semi-final replay
109. 3 July 2011 Kerry 1-15 - 1-12 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium Munster final
110. 10 June 2012 Cork 0-17 - 0-12 Kerry Páirc Uí Chaoimh Munster semi-final
111. 7 July 2013 Kerry 1-16 - 0-17 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium Munster final
112. 6 July 2014 Kerry 0-24 - 0-12 Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh Munster final
113. 5 July 2015 Kerry 2-15 - 3-12 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium Munster final
114. 18 July 2015 Kerry 1-11 - 1-6 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium Munster final replay

Records

Scorelines

References

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