Cavan–Monaghan Gaelic football rivalry

Cavan-Monaghan
LocationCounty Cavan
County Monaghan
TeamsCavan
Monaghan
First meetingMonaghan 0-2 - 0-2 Cavan
1888 Ulster final
(19 August 1888)
Latest meetingCavan 2-15 - 1-17 Monaghan
2020 Ulster quarter-final
(31 October 2020)
Statistics
Meetings total58
Most winsCavan (29)
All-time seriesCavan 29-13-16 Monaghan

The Cavan-Monaghan rivalry is a Gaelic football rivalry between Irish county teams Cavan and Monaghan, who first played each other in 1888. It is considered to be one of the biggest rivalries in Ulster Gaelic games.[1] Cavan's home ground is Kingspan Breffni Park and Monaghan's home ground is St Tiernach's Park.

All-time results

Legend

Cavan win
Monaghan win
Match was a draw

Senior

No. Date Winners Score Runners-up Venue Stage
1. 19 August 1888 Cavan 0-2 - 0-2 Monaghan Drogheda Ulster final
2. 9 September 1888 Monaghan 0-3 - 0-0 Cavan Bryanstown Ulster final replay
3. 12 March 1905 Cavan 0-11 - 0-3 Monaghan Newbliss Ulster semi final
4. 1904 Cavan 1-8 - 0-3 Monaghan Newbliss Ulster semi final
5. 1905 Cavan 0-7 - 0-3 Monaghan [[]] Ulster final
6. 28 April 1907 Monaghan 2-4 - 0-5 Cavan Cootehill Ulster quarter final
7. 15 June 1913 Monaghan 2-0 - 1-3 Cavan Cootehill Ulster quarter final
8. 20 July 1913 Monaghan 0-3 - 0-2 Cavan Cavan Ulster quarter final replay
9. 22 August 1915 Cavan 0-0 - 0-0 Monaghan Ulster final
10. 22 August 1915 Cavan 0-0 - 0-0 Monaghan Belfast Ulster final
11. 22 August 1915 Cavan 2-5 - 3-2 Monaghan Belturbet Ulster final
12. 22 August 1915 Cavan 2-5 - 3-2 Monaghan Belturbet Ulster final
13. 12 September 1915 Cavan 0-4 - 0-3 Monaghan Clones Ulster final replay
14. 1 July 1917 Monaghan 3-1 - 0-2 Cavan Cootehill Ulster semi final
15. 23 May 1920 Cavan 2-2 - 1-3 Monaghan Clones Ulster preliminary round
16. 11 December 1921 Monaghan 0-8 - 0-8 Cavan Clones Ulster semi final
17. 22 January 1922 Monaghan 2-2 - 0-2 Cavan Clones Ulster semi final replay
18. 22 April 1923 Monaghan 2-2 - 0-2 Cavan Clones Ulster final
19. 22 January 1923 Monaghan 2-7 - 2-6 Cavan Clones Ulster final replay
20. 2 September 1923 Cavan 5-10 - 1-1 Monaghan Cavan Ulster final
21. 21 September 1924 Cavan 1-3 - 0-6 Monaghan Belturbet Ulster final
22. 2 November 1924 Cavan 2-3 - 1-6 Monaghan Ballybay Ulster final replay
23. 27 June 1926 Monaghan 0-7 - 0-7 Cavan Belturbet Ulster semi final
24. 1 August 1926 Monaghan 1-3 - 0-7 Cavan Ballybay Ulster semi final replay
25. 19 June 1927 Monaghan 2-6 - 1-6 Cavan St. Mary's Park Ulster semi final
26. 28 July 1929 Monaghan 1-4 - 1-4 Cavan Breffni Park Ulster final
27. 11 August 1929 Monaghan 1-10 - 0-7 Cavan Carrickmacross Ulster final replay
28. 27 July 1930 Monaghan 4-3 - 1-5 Cavan Carrickmacross Ulster final
29. 29 May 1932 Cavan 8-8 - 2-6 Monaghan Belturbet Ulster semi final
30. 30 June 1935 Cavan 2-12 - 0-1 Monaghan Breffni Park Ulster semi final
31. 9 August 1936 Cavan 1-7 - 0-7 Monaghan St. Mary's Park Ulster final
32. 6 July 1941 Cavan 3-7 - 3-2 Monaghan Breffni Park Ulster quarter-final
33. 14 June 1942 Cavan 1-4 - 0-6 Monaghan St. Mary's Park Ulster final
34. 1 August 1943 Cavan 2-3 - 0-5 Monaghan Breffni Park Ulster final
35. 15 June 1947 Cavan 0-9 - 1-6 Monaghan Breffni Park Ulster quarter final
36. 22 July 1947 Cavan 1-11 - 1-9 Monaghan St. Tiernach's Park Ulster quarter final replay
37. 11 July 1948 Cavan 1-9 - 0-7 Monaghan Breffni Park Ulster semi final
38. 27 July 1952 Cavan 1-8 - 0-8 Monaghan Breffni Park Ulster final
39. 21 June 1953 Cavan 2-7 - 0-2 Monaghan Breffni Park Ulster quarter final
40. 27 June 1954 Cavan 3-8 - 2-5 Monaghan St. Tiernach's Park Ulster quarter final
41. 16 June 1957 Cavan 1-12 - 1-5 Monaghan Breffni Park Ulster quarter final
42. 15 June 1958 Cavan 0-7 - 0-7 Monaghan St. Tiernach's Park Ulster quarter final
43. 7 July 1958 Cavan 1-9 - 1-5 Monaghan Breffni Park Ulster quarter final 1st replay
44. 7 July 1958 Cavan 0-14 - 0-6 Monaghan St. Tiernach's Park Ulster quarter final 2nd replay
45. 7 July 1968 Cavan 1-11 - 0-5 Monaghan St. Tiernach's Park Ulster semi final
46. 11 June 1972 Cavan 3-9 - 0-6 Monaghan Casement Park Ulster quarter final
47. 24 May 1987 Cavan 0-12 - 0-10 Monaghan Breffni Park Ulster quarter final
48. 22 May 1988 Monaghan 0-16 - 0-14 Cavan St. Tiernach's Park Ulster quarter final
49. 23 May 1993 Monaghan 2-9 - 0-15 Cavan St. Mary's Park Ulster quarter final
50. 30 May 1993 Monaghan 3-10 - 2-8 Cavan Breffni Park Ulster quarter final replay
51. 22 May 1994 Monaghan 3-10 - 1-12 Cavan Breffni Park Ulster quarter final
52. 2 July 1995 Cavan 0-10 - 1-9 Monaghan St Tiernach's Park Ulster semi final
53. 24 June 2001 Cavan 0-13 - 0-11 Monaghan St Tiernach's Park Ulster semi final
54. 29 June 2013 Monaghan 1-10 - 0-12 Cavan St Tiernach's Park Ulster semi final
55. 24 May 2015 Monaghan 0-16 - 0-15 Cavan Breffni Park Ulster quarter final
56. 11 June 2017 Monaghan 1-15 - 0-15 Cavan Breffni Park Ulster quarter final
57. 18 May 2019 Cavan 1-13 - 0-12 Monaghan Breffni Park Ulster quarter final
58. 31 October 2020 Cavan 2-15 - 1-17 Monaghan St Tiernach's Park Ulster preliminary round
59. 7 April 2024 Cavan 3-12 - 1-12 Monaghan St Tiernach's Park Ulster preliminary round

References

  1. ^ Clerkin, Malachy (23 May 2015). "Cavan and Monaghan: a bitter rivalry dug deep into the land". Irish Times. Retrieved 23 March 2016.