Armagh–Kerry Gaelic football rivalry
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Other names | the willys |
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Location | County Armagh County Kerry |
Teams | Armagh Kerry |
First meeting | Kerry 0-13 - 1-6 Armagh 1953 All-Ireland final (27 September 1953) |
Latest meeting | Kerry 3-15 - 1-13 Armagh 2006 All-Ireland quarter-final (5 August 2006) |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 6 |
All-time series | Kerry 4-1-1 Armagh |
The Armagh-Kerry rivalry is a Gaelic football rivalry between Irish county teams Kerry and Tyrone, who first played each other in 1953. It is a rivalry which reached its height during the first decade of the 21st century.[1] Armagh's home ground is the Athletic Grounds and Kerry's home ground is Fitzgerald Stadium, however, all of their championship meetings have been held at neutral venues, usually Croke Park.
While Kerry have the highest number of Munster titles and Armagh are fifth on the roll of honour in Ulster, they have also enjoyed success in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, having won 38 championship titles between them to date.
All-time results[]
Legend[]
Kerry win | |
Armagh win | |
Match was a draw |
Senior[]
No. | Date | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Stage | |
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1. | 27 September 1953 | Kerry | 0-13 - 1-6 | Armagh | Croke Park | All Ireland final | |
2. | 15 August 1982 | Kerry | 3-15 - 1-11 | Armagh | Croke Park | All Ireland semi-final | |
3. | 20 August 2000 | Kerry | 2-11 - 2-11 | Armagh | Croke Park | All Ireland semi-final | |
4. | 2 September 2000 | Kerry | 2-15 - 1-15 | Armagh | Croke Park | All Ireland semi-final replay | |
5. | 22 September 2002 | Armagh | 1-12 - 0-14 | Kerry | Croke Park | All Ireland final | |
6. | 5 August 2006 | Kerry | 3-15 - 1-13 | Armagh | Croke Park | All Ireland quarter-final |
References[]
- ^ O'Riordan, Ian (9 February 2012). "Kerry and Armagh hampered by club duties". Irish Times. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
Categories:
- Armagh county football team rivalries
- Kerry county football team rivalries
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