Kerry–Tyrone Gaelic football rivalry
The Kerry-Tyrone rivalry is a Gaelic football rivalry between Irish county teams Kerry and Tyrone, who first played each other in 1986. It is considered to be one of the biggest rivalries in modern Gaelic games.[1] Kerry's home ground is Fitzgerald Stadium and Tyrone' home ground is Healy Park, however, all but one of their championship meetings have been held at neutral venues, usually Croke Park.
| Locale | County Kerry County Tyrone |
|---|---|
| Teams | Kerry Tyrone |
| First meeting | Kerry 2-15 - 1-10 Tyrone 1986 All-Ireland final (21 September 1986) |
| Latest meeting | Kerry 1-18 - 0-18 Tyrone 2019 All-Ireland semi-final (11 August 2019) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 7 |
| All-time series | Tyrone 3-4 Kerry |
While Kerry have the highest number of Munster titles and Tyrone are third on the roll of honour in Ulster, they have also enjoyed success in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, having won 40 championship titles between them to date.
All-time results
Legend
| Kerry win | |
| Tyrone win | |
| Match was a draw |
Senior
| No. | Date | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Stage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 21 September 1986 | Kerry | 2-15 - 1-10 | Tyrone | Croke Park | All Ireland final | |
| 2. | 24 August 2003 | Tyrone | 0-13 - 0-6 | Kerry | Croke Park | All Ireland semi-final | |
| 3. | 25 September 2005 | Tyrone | 1-16 - 2-10 | Kerry | Croke Park | All Ireland final | |
| 4. | 21 September 2008 | Tyrone | 1-15 - 0-14 | Kerry | Croke Park | All Ireland final | |
| 5. | 21 July 2012 | Kerry | 1-16 - 1-6 | Tyrone | Fitzgerald Stadium | All Ireland qualifier round 3 | |
| 6. | 23 August 2015 | Kerry | 0-18 - 1-11 | Tyrone | Croke Park | All Ireland semi-final | |
| 7. | 11 August 2019 | Kerry | 1-18 - 0-18 | Tyrone | Croke Park | All Ireland semi-final | |
References
- McMahon, James (23 August 2015). "Kerry v Tyrone: A football rivalry". RTÉ Sport. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
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