Galway–Mayo Gaelic football rivalry

Galway-Mayo
Locale	County Galway County Mayo
Teams	Galway Mayo
First meeting	Mayo 2-4 - 0-3 Galway 1901 Connacht final (9 November 1902)
Latest meeting	Mayo 1-15 - 2-8 Galway 2015 Connacht semi-final (14 June 2015)

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.

References

↑ Cullen, Damian (9 July 2008). "Honours almost even in old rivalry that is still McHale and hearty". Irish Times. Retrieved 21 March 2016.

Gaelic football rivalries

Armagh	Cork Dublin Kerry Tyrone

Cavan	Cork Meath Monaghan

Cork	Armagh Cavan Derry Donegal Down Dublin Galway Kerry Kildare Limerick Mayo Meath Tipperary Tyrone Waterford

Derry	Cork

Donegal	Cork Dublin Kerry Mayo Tyrone

Down	Cork Dublin Kerry

Dublin	Armagh Cork Donegal Down Galway Kerry Mayo Meath

Galway	Cork Dublin Kerry Kildare Mayo

Kerry	Armagh Cork Donegal Down Dublin Galway Kildare Mayo Meath Offaly Tipperary Tyrone

Kildare	Cork Galway Kerry

Laois	Offaly

Limerick	Cork

Mayo	Cork Donegal Dublin Galway Kerry

Meath	Cavan Cork Dublin Kerry

Monaghan	Cavan

Offaly	Kerry Laois

Tipperary	Cork Kerry

Tyrone	Armagh Cork Donegal Kerry

Waterford	Cork

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