Cork–Kerry Gaelic football rivalry

CorkKerry Gaelic football rivalry
CorkKerry
First contested 1889
Number of meetings 80
Most recent meeting 20 September 2009
Next meeting 13 June 2010
All-time series  (SFC only) 291364 Kerry

The CorkKerry fixture is one of the most significant sporting rivalries in Gaelic football. While both teams play provincial football in the Munster Senior Football Championship, they have also been frequent opponents in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship since the introduction of the qualifiers in 2001. A Munster football final between these two teams is regarded as a traditional Munster final.

Contents

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 six 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

  • Cork 02 : 01 Kerry (1889 at Mallow) – Not only was this the first clash in what would later become one of the greatest rivalries, but the game also marked Kerrys debut in the championship. Several thousand spectators attended the game; however, the score was a low one. Kerry took a one-point lead at the interval, however, Cork fought back in the second-half without reward. Cork leveled the game in the fourth quarter; however, both sides hit several wides. With five minutes leftthe Rebelssecured a 02 to 01 lead. Kerry had a number of chances to secure a draw, however, these were spurned.
  • Cork 23 : 09 Kerry (1943 at the Cork Athletic Grounds) – The 1940s saw Cork's footballing fortunes take a turn in the right direction. One of the Munster semi-final paired Cork and Kerry, however, Kerry were still the overwhelming favourites. Seven new players came into a Cork side that attacked the provincial kingpins from the off. Cork had a 12 to 04 at the interval, however, it was not a true reflection of their superiority. Kerry regrouped in the second period, however, a goal by Jim Cronin gave Cork a one-point lead in the dying stages of the game. Kerry, however, equalised with a point to force a draw and a replay.
  • Cork 15 : 14 Kerry (1943 at the Cork Athletic Grounds) – After protracted negotiations the replay was fixed for Cork. A bumper crowd flocked to the city to see the game. Kerry recalled six players who had retired to bolster their chances in the replay. Cork did not show the same superiority as they did in the drawn game, however, they were give plenty of opportunities to win after the interval. Coming up to the long whistle Kerry were leading by two points, albeit against the run of play. One of the Kerry full-backs failed to hold the ball in his own goalmouth, leading to a Cork attack which resulted in a goal. This score gave Cork a 15 to 14 lead as the referee blew the final whistle. There were great scenes of jublilation by the Cork contingent as it was their first victory over Kerry since the 1909 championship. The Cork players were hailed as the heroes and were duly chaired off the field.
  • Cork 27 : 17 Kerry (July 17, 1966 at FitzGerald Stadium) – In spite of some good performances Corks victory over Kerry was a shock. ‘The Kingdomhad dominated the provincial series for the previous decade and were hoping to capture a record-breaking ninth Munster title in-a-row. Cork got off to a shaky start, however, they got well on top in the second period of play. The introduction of veteran Niall FitzGerald, who had scored the winning point in Corks last victory over Kerry nine years earlier, proved a match winner.
  • Cork 512 : 115 Kerry (July 15, 1973 at the Cork Athletic Grounds) – Despite inclement weather conditions up to 29,000 people thronged the Athletic Grounds for the last big game to be player there before its demolition. The game was not long in progress when it became obvious that Cork were heading for a rare rout. Five quick goals in the first forty minutes gavethe Rebelsa merited 54 to 06 lead at the interval. Kerry launched a great comeback in the second-half; however, the gap could not be bridged as Cork won by 512 to 115. A first All-Ireland title in twenty-eight years later followed.
  • Cork 310 : 39 Kerry (July 17, 1983 at Páirc Chaoimh) – After losing the famous five-in-a-row final to Offaly in 1982, Kerry were out to atone. Furthermore, they were out to set a new record by becoming the first team to win nine Munster titles in-a-row. In one of the great games between these two sides neither side took an extensive lead. As the game entered injury time Kerry were leading by two points. A dramatic last-minute goal by Tadhg Murphy gave Cork a merited 310 to 39 win. The game was a personal triumph for Dinny Allen who, after losing eight consecutive provincial deciders to Kerry, finally collected a winners' medal at the ninth attempt.
  • Cork 27 : 110 Kerry (July 26, 1987 at Páirc Chaoimh) – Kerry were aiming to continue their dominance of the football world by claiming a twelfth Munster title in fourteen years. Furthermore, Kerry were on the quest for a second four-in-a-row of All-Ireland titles inside a decade. Cork, however, held a narrow lead for much of the game and wer every much in control. Mikey Sheehy squeezed in a goal to give Kerry a one-point lead just on the stroke of seventy minutes. John Kerins's kick-out found John Cleary who kept possession before elaying off to Christy Ryan. The resultant free was converted by Larry Tompkins, thus securing a draw.
  • Cork 013 : 15 Kerry (August 2, 1987 at FitzGerald Stadium) – A replay of the drawn Munster final and the end of an era for the greatest Gaeic football team of all-time. Cork established an early superiority and, in spite of playing against the wind, 'the Rebels' were eight points to the good at the interval. Kerry fought back in the second-half, however, there was never any doubt about the result. Cork were the winners with five points to spare and ended Kerry's hopes of a second four-in-a-row inside a decade.
  • Cork 223 : 111 Kerry (July 1, 1990 at Páirc Chaoimh) – The annual Munster final saw Cork paired with Kerry once again. Kerrys fortunes had taken a nosedive since the heady days of the late 1970s and early 1980s, as Cork were now the kingpins of provincial football. This was best exemplified in the fact that Cork were aiming to capture a personal record of four Munster titles in-a-row. ‘The Rebelswere severely hampered from the beginning as six regular players were on the injured list. The team that was picked showed their class and inflicted an unprecedented fifteen-point defeat on Kerry. The four-in-a-row was secure and an historic double would soon follow.
  • Kerry 319 : 27 Cork (August 25, 2002 at Croke Park) – An historic game in a rivalry that has been littered with historic games. While Cork and Kerry had been used to doing battle in Cork or Killarney, this was the first time that the sides had met in Croke Park, the headquarters of the GAA. Cork had earlier defeated Kerry after a replay before taking the Munster title after a replay as well. This game, in spite of all its promise, was a rout. Kerry trounced Cork by fifteen points.
  • Kerry 319 : 19 Cork (September 16, 2007 at Croke Park) – An historic all-Munster All-Ireland final, contested by possibly the two biggest rivals in the championship. Kerry, playing in a fourth championship decider in-a-row, were going for a second consecutive win, a feat last achieved by Cork in 1990. Kerry had narrowly beaten Cork in the Munster final earlier in the year, resulting in high expectations from a Cork viewpoint. While the first-half was played on an even keel, 'the Kingdom' ran riot in the second-half and a rout ensued. In a disastrous day for Cork football 'the Rebels' were trounced by 313 to 19.

All-time results

Kerry win
Cork win
Match was a draw
Date Winners Score Runners-up Venue Competition
1889 Cork 02 : 01 Kerry Mallow MSFC semi-final
1890 Cork 00 : 00 Kerry Market's Field MSFC final
1890 Cork 14 : 01 Kerry Banteer MSFC final replay
1891 Cork 25 : 02 Kerry Killarney MSFC semi-final
1892 Kerry 36 : 05 Cork Killarney MSFC final
1893 Cork w.o: scr. Kerry Mallow MSFC final
1901 Cork 08 : 01 Kerry Market's Field MSFC quarter-final
1901 Cork 08 : 06 Kerry Millstreet MSFC quarter-final replay
1902 Kerry 27 : 03 Cork Millstreet MSFC semi-final
1903 Kerry 17 : 03 Cork Market's Field MSFC final
1904 Kerry 14 : 00 Cork Market's Field MSFC semi-final
1905 Kerry 17 : 05 Cork Cork Athletic Grounds MSFC semi-final
1906 Cork 110 : 03 Kerry Tipperary MSFC final
1907 Cork 19 : 06 Kerry Market's Field MSFC semi-final
1909 Cork 28 : 17 Kerry Market's Field MSFC final
1909 Kerry 15 : 06 Cork Cork Athletic Grounds MSFC final replay
1910 Kerry 04 : 02 Cork Cork Athletic Grounds MSFC final
1912 Kerry 23 : 01 Cork Tralee MSFC quarter-final
1913 Kerry 16 : 01 Cork Cork Athletic Grounds MSFC final
1914 Kerry 05 : 01 Cork Tralee MSFC final
1920 Kerry 26 : 04 Cork Cork Athletic Grounds MSFC semi-final
1923 Kerry 34 : 03 Cork Cork Athletic Grounds MSFC semi-final
1924 Kerry 43 : 21 Cork Cork Athletic Grounds MSFC semi-final
1925 Kerry 38 : 10 Cork Tralee MSFC semi-final
1926 Kerry 19 : 21 Cork Listowel MSFC semi-final
1927 Kerry 17 : 01 Cork Cork Athletic Grounds MSFC quarter-final
1929 Kerry 17 : 13 Cork Cork Athletic Grounds MSFC quarter-final
1934 Kerry 26 : 03 Cork Fermoy MSFC quarter-final
1937 Kerry 67 : 04 Cork FitzGerald Stadium MSFC quarter-final
1938 Kerry 414 : 06 Cork Clonakilty MSFC final
1942 Kerry 37 : 08 Cork Tralee MSFC final
1943 Kerry 09 : 23 Cork Cork Athletic Grounds MSFC semi-final
1943 Cork 15 : 14 Kerry Cork Athletic Grounds MSFC semi-final replay
1945 Cork 111 : 16 Kerry FitzGerald Stadium MSFC final
1946 Kerry 18 : 14 Cork FitzGerald Stadium MSFC quarter-final
1947 Kerry 38 : 26 Cork Cork Athletic Grounds MSFC final
1948 Kerry 29 : 26 Cork FitzGerald Stadium MSFC final
1950 Kerry 25 : 15 Cork Cork Athletic Grounds MSFC final
1951 Kerry 16 : 04 Cork FitzGerald Stadium MSFC final
1952 Cork 011 : 02 Kerry Cork Athletic Grounds MSFC final
1953 Kerry 27 : 23 Cork FitzGerald Stadium MSFC final
1954 Kerry 49 : 23 Cork Cork Athletic Grounds MSFC final
1955 Kerry 014 : 26 Cork FitzGerald Stadium MSFC final
15 July 1956 Kerry 08 : 22 Cork Cork Athletic Grounds MSFC final
29 July 1956 Cork 18 : 17 Kerry FitzGerald Stadium MSFC final replay
13 July 1958 Kerry 27 : 03 Cork Cork Athletic Grounds MSFC final
2 August 1959 Kerry 215 : 28 Cork FitzGerald Stadium MSFC final
1961 Kerry 213 : 14 Cork FitzGerald Stadium MSFC final
1962 Kerry 48 : 04 Cork Cork Athletic Grounds MSFC final
14 July 1963 Kerry 118 : 37 Cork FitzGerald Stadium MSFC final
19 July 1964 Kerry 211 : 18 Cork Cork Athletic Grounds MSFC final
17 July 1966 Cork 27 : 17 Kerry FitzGerald Stadium MSFC final
16 July 1967 Cork 08 : 07 Kerry Cork Athletic Grounds MSFC final
14 July 1968 Kerry 121 : 38 Cork FitzGerald Stadium MSFC final
1969 Kerry 016 : 14 Cork Cork Athletic Grounds MSFC final
26 July 1970 Kerry 222 : 29 Cork FitzGerald Stadium MSFC final
18 July 1971 Cork 025 : 014 Kerry Cork Athletic Grounds MSFC final
16 July 1972 Kerry 221 : 215 Cork FitzGerald Stadium MSFC final
15 July 1973 Cork 512 : 115 Kerry Cork Athletic Grounds MSFC final
14 July 1974 Cork 111 : 07 Kerry FitzGerald Stadium MSFC final
13 July 1975 Kerry 114 : 07 Cork FitzGerald Stadium MSFC final
11 July 1976 Kerry 010 : 010 Cork Páirc Chaoimh MSFC final
25 July 1976 Kerry 320 : 219 Cork Páirc Chaoimh MSFC final replay
24 July 1977 Kerry 315 : 09 Cork FitzGerald Stadium MSFC final
1978 Kerry 314 : 37 Cork Páirc Chaoimh MSFC final
22 July 1979 Kerry 214 : 04 Cork FitzGerald Stadium MSFC final
6 July 1980 Kerry 313 : 012 Cork Páirc Chaoimh MSFC final
19 July 1981 Kerry 111 : 03 Cork FitzGerald Stadium MSFC final
1982 Kerry 09 : 09 Cork Páirc Chaoimh MSFC final
1982 Kerry 218 : 012 Cork FitzGerald Stadium MSFC final replay
17 July 1983 Cork 310 : 39 Kerry Páirc Chaoimh MSFC final
1 July 1984 Kerry 314 : 210 Cork FitzGerald Stadium MSFC final
21 July 1985 Kerry 211 : 011 Cork Páirc Chaoimh MSFC final
6 July 1986 Kerry 012 : 08 Cork FitzGerald Stadium MSFC final
26 July 1987 Kerry 110 : 27 Cork Páirc Chaoimh MSFC final
2 August 1987 Cork 013 : 15 Kerry FitzGerald Stadium MSFC final replay
3 July 1988 Cork 114 : 016 Kerry Páirc Chaoimh MSFC final
23 July 1989 Cork 112 : 19 Kerry FitzGerald Stadium MSFC final
1 July 1990 Cork 223 : 111 Kerry Páirc Chaoimh MSFC final
16 June 1991 Kerry 110 : 011 Cork FitzGerald Stadium MSFC semi-final
24 May 1992 Kerry 014 : 011 Cork Páirc Chaoimh MSFC quarter-final
20 June 1993 Cork 110 : 010 Kerry FitzGerald Stadium MSFC semi-final
26 June 1994 Cork 113 : 28 Kerry Páirc Chaoimh MSFC semi-final
23 July 1995 Cork 015 : 19 Kerry FitzGerald Stadium MSFC final
21 July 1996 Kerry 014 : 011 Cork Páirc Chaoimh MSFC final
5 July 1998 Kerry 214 : 111 Cork FitzGerald Stadium MSFC semi-final
18 July 1999 Cork 210 : 24 Kerry Páirc Chaoimh MSFC final
18 June 2000 Kerry 215 : 113 Cork FitzGerald Stadium MSFC semi-final
15 July 2001 Kerry 019 : 113 Cork Páirc Chaoimh MSFC final
16 June 2002 Kerry 08 : 08 Cork FitzGerald Stadium MSFC semi-final
23 June 2002 Cork 015 : 19 Kerry Páirc Chaoimh MSFC semi-final replay
25 August 2002 Kerry 319 : 27 Cork Croke Park AISFC semi-final
13 June 2004 Kerry 015 : 07 Cork FitzGerald Stadium MSFC semi-final
10 July 2005 Kerry 111 : 011 Cork Páirc Chaoimh MSFC final
28 August 2005 Kerry 119 : 19 Cork Croke Park AISFC semi-final
9 July 2006 Cork 010 : 010 Kerry FitzGerald Stadium MSFC final
16 July 2006 Cork 112 : 09 Kerry Páirc Chaoimh MSFC final replay
20 August 2006 Kerry 016 : 010 Cork Croke Park AISFC semi-final
1 July 2007 Kerry 115 : 113 Cork FitzGerald Stadium MSFC final
16 September 2007 Kerry 313 : 19 Cork Croke Park AISFC final
6 July 2008 Cork 116 : 111 Kerry Páirc Chaoimh MSFC final
24 August 2008 Kerry 113 : 37 Cork Croke Park AISFC semi-final
31 August 2008 Kerry 314 : 213 Cork Croke Park AISFC semi-final replay
7 June 2009 Kerry 013 : 110 Cork FitzGerald Stadium MSFC semi-final
13 June 2009 Cork 117 : 012 Kerry Páirc Chaoimh MSFC semi-final replay
20 September 2009 Kerry 016 : 19 Cork Croke Park AISFC final
6 June 2010 Kerry 015 : 015 Cork FitzGerald Stadium MSFC semi-final
13 June 2010 Kerry 115 : 114 Cork Páirc Chaoimh MSFC semi-final replay

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