Down–Kerry Gaelic football rivalry
Location | County Down County Kerry |
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Teams | Down Kerry |
First meeting | Down 2-10 - 0-8 Kerry 1960 All-Ireland final (25 September 1960) |
Latest meeting | Down 1-16 - 1-10 Kerry 2010 All-Ireland quarter-final (31 July 2010) |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 5 |
Most wins | Down (5) |
Top scorer | Paddy Doherty (1-14) |
All-time series | Down 5-0 Kerry |
The Down-Kerry rivalry is a Gaelic football rivalry between Irish county teams Down and Kerry, who first played each other in 1960. It was considered to be one of the biggest rivalries in Gaelic games during the 1960s.[1] Down's home ground is Páirc Esler 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 Down are fifth on the roll of honour in Ulster, they have also enjoyed success in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, having won 42 championship titles between them to date.
All-time results
Legend
Down win |
Senior
No. | Date | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Stage | |
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1. | 25 September 1960 | Down | 2-10 - 0-8 | Kerry | Croke Park | All-Ireland final | |
2. | 6 August 1961 | Down | 1-12 - 0-9 | Kerry | Croke Park | All-Ireland semi-final | |
3. | 22 September 1968 | Down | 2-12 - 1-13 | Kerry | Croke Park | All-Ireland final | |
4. | 11 August 1991 | Down | 2-9 - 0-8 | Kerry | Croke Park | All-Ireland semi-final | |
5. | 31 July 2010 | Down | 1-16 - 1-10 | Kerry | Croke Park | All-Ireland quarter-final |
References
- ^ Breheny, Martin (23 August 2007). "Dublin are a very poor second in long rivalry with Kerry". Irish Independent. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
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