Kerry–Kildare Gaelic football rivalry
The Kerry-Kildare rivalry is a Gaelic football rivalry between Irish county teams Kerry and Kildare, who first played each other in 1903. It was considered to be one of the biggest rivalries in Gaelic games during the 1920s.[1] Kerry's home ground is Fitzgerald Stadium and Kildare's home ground is St. Conleth's Park, however, all of their championship meetings have been held at neutral venues, usually Croke Park.
| Locale | County Kerry County Kildare |
|---|---|
| Teams | Kerry Kildare |
| First meeting | Kerry 1-4 - 1-3 Kildare 1903 All-Ireland home final (23 July 1905) |
| Latest meeting | Kerry 3-25 - 2-16 Kildare 2018 All-Ireland quarter-final group stage (4 August 2018) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 13 |
| Most wins | Kerry (8) |
| All-time series | Kerry 8-2-3 Kildare |
| Largest victory | Kerry 7-16 - 0-10 Kildare 2015 All-Ireland quarter-final (2 August 2015) |
While Kerry have the highest number of Munster titles and Kildare lie in third position behind Dublin and Meath on the roll of honour in Leinster, they have also enjoyed success in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, having won 41 championship titles between them to date.
All-time results
Legend
| Kerry win | |
| Kildare win | |
| Match was a draw |
Senior
| No. | Date | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Stage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 23 July 1905 | Kerry | 1-4 - 1-3 | Kildare | Tipperary | All Ireland home-final | |
| 2. | 27 August 1905 | Kerry | 0-7 - 1-4 | Kildare | Cork | All Ireland home-final replay | |
| 3. | 15 October 1905 | Kerry | 0-8 - 0-2 | Kildare | Cork | All Ireland home-final 2nd replay | |
| 4. | 16 June 1906 | Kildare | 1-7 - 0-5 | Kerry | Thurles | All Ireland final | |
| 5. | 5 September 1926 | Kerry | 1-3 - 0-6 | Kildare | Croke Park | All Ireland final | |
| 6. | 17 October 1926 | Kerry | 1-4 - 0-4 | Kildare | Croke Park | All Ireland final replay | |
| 7. | 25 September 1927 | Kildare | 0-5 - 0-3 | Kerry | Croke Park | All Ireland final | |
| 8. | 22 September 1929 | Kerry | 1-8 - 1-5 | Kildare | Croke Park | All Ireland final | |
| 9. | 27 September 1931 | Kerry | 1-11 - 0-8 | Kildare | Croke Park | All Ireland final | |
| 10. | 30 August 1998 | Kildare | 0-13 - 1-9 | Kerry | Croke Park | All Ireland semi-final | |
| 11. | 27 July 2002 | Kerry | 2-10 - 1-5 | Kildare | Semple Stadium | All Ireland qualifier round 4 | |
| 12. | 2 August 2015 | Kerry | 7-16 - 0-10 | Kildare | Croke Park | All Ireland quarter-final | |
| 13. | 4 August 2018 | Kerry | 3-25 - 2-16 | Kildare | Fitzgerald Stadium | All Ireland quarter-final group stage | |
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