Kerry–Offaly Gaelic football rivalry

The Kerry-Offaly rivalry is a Gaelic football rivalry between Irish county teams Kerry and Offaly, who first played each other in 1969. It was considered to be one of the biggest rivalries in Gaelic games during the 1980s.[1] Kerry's home ground is Fitzgerald Stadium and Offaly's home ground is O'Connor Park, however, all of their championship meetings have been held at neutral venues, usually Croke Park.

Kerry-Offaly

Locale	County Kerry County Offaly
Teams	Kerry Offaly
First meeting	Kerry 0-10 - 0-7 Offaly 1969 All-Ireland final (28 September 1969)
Latest meeting	Offaly 1-15 - 0-17 Kerry 1982 All-Ireland final (19 September 1982)
Statistics
Meetings total	6
Most wins	Kerry (3)
All-time series	Kerry 3-1-2 Offaly
Largest victory	Offaly 1-19 - 0-13 Kerry 1972 All-Ireland final replay (15 October 1972)

While Kerry have the highest number of Munster titles and Offaly lie in fourth position behind Dublin, Meath and Kildare on the roll of honour in Leinster, they have also enjoyed success in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, having won 40 championship titles between them to date.

All-time results

Legend

	Kerry win
	Offaly win
	Match was a draw

Senior

	No.	Date	Winners	Score	Runners-up	Venue	Stage
	1.	28 September 1969	Kerry	0-10 - 0-7	Offaly	Croke Park	All Ireland final
	2.	24 September 1972	Kerry	1-13 - 1-13	Offaly	Croke Park	All Ireland final
	3.	15 October 1972	Offaly	1-19 - 0-13	Kerry	Croke Park	All Ireland final replay
	4.	24 August 1980	Kerry	4-15 - 4-10	Offaly	Croke Park	All Ireland semi-final
	5.	20 September 1981	Kerry	1-12 - 0-8	Offaly	Croke Park	All Ireland final
	6.	19 September 1982	Offaly	1-15 - 0-17	Kerry	Croke Park	All Ireland final

References

1. "Every game takes on a life of its own but it's a Hell of a lot easier in the stands!". GPA website. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2016.