Kerry–Meath Gaelic football rivalry

Kerry-Meath
LocationCounty Kerry
County Meath
TeamsKerry
Meath
First meetingKerry 2-5 - 2-3 Meath
1939 All-Ireland final
(24 September 1939)
Latest meetingKerry 2-18 - 1-13 Meath
2019 All-Ireland quarter-final group stage
(3 August 2019)
Statistics
Meetings total8
Most winsKerry (6)
All-time seriesKerry 6-2 Meath
Largest victoryMeath 2-14 - 0-5 Kerry
2001 All-Ireland semi-final
(2 September 2001)

The Kerry-Meath rivalry is a Gaelic football rivalry between Irish county teams Kerry and Meath, who first played each other in 1939.[1] Kerry's home ground is Fitzgerald Stadium and Meath's home ground is Páirc Tailteann; however, all but one of their championship meetings have been held at neutral venues, usually Croke Park.

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

Statistics

Team All-Ireland Provincial National League Total
Kerry 37 81 19 137
Meath 7 21 7 35
Combined 44 102 26 172

All-time results

Legend

Kerry win
Meath win
Match was a draw

Senior

No. Date Winners Score Runners-up Venue Stage
1. 24 September 1939 Kerry 2-5 - 2-3 Meath Croke Park All-Ireland final
2. 10 August 1947 Kerry 1-11 - 0-5 Meath Croke Park All-Ireland semi-final
3. 26 September 1954 Meath 1-13 - 1-7 Kerry Croke Park All-Ireland final
4. 27 September 1970 Kerry 2-19 - 0-18 Meath Croke Park All-Ireland final
5. 24 August 1986 Kerry 2-13 - 0-12 Meath Croke Park All-Ireland semi-final
6. 2 September 2001 Meath 2-14 - 0-5 Kerry Croke Park All-Ireland semi-final
7. 23 August 2009 Kerry 2-8 - 1-7 Meath Croke Park All-Ireland semi-final
8. 3 August 2019 Kerry 2-18 - 1-13 Meath Páirc Tailteann All-Ireland quarter-final group stage

References

  1. ^ "Fay: 'Meath football started showing an arrogance and it's never recovered from it'". The 42. 15 December 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2016.