Kerry–Tipperary Gaelic football rivalry

The Kerry-Tipperary rivalry is a Gaelic football rivalry between Irish county teams Kerry and Tipperary, who first played each other in 1894. It is a rivalry that has existed since the very early provincial championships, however, Kerry have dominated throughout.[1] Kerry's home ground is Fitzgerald Stadium and Tipperary's home ground is Semple Stadium.

Kerry-Tipperary
LocationCounty Kerry
County Tipperary
TeamsKerry
Tipperary
First meetingKerry 0-4 - 0-2 Tipperary
1894 Munster semi-final
(19 August 1894)
Latest meetingKerry 0-25 - 0-5 Tipperary
2023 Munster semi-final
(22 April 2023)
Statistics
Meetings total69
Most winsKerry (59)
All-time seriesKerry 58-4-5 Tipperary

While Kerry are the standard bearers in Munster and Tipperary are ranked in third position on the roll of honour, they have also enjoyed success in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, having won 41 championship titles between them to date.

Statistics edit

Up to date as of 2023 Munster Final

Team All-Ireland Munster National League Total
Kerry 38 84 23 128
Tipperary 4 10 0 13
Combined 42 94 23 159

All-time results edit

Legend edit

Kerry win
Tipperary win
Match was a draw

Senior edit

No. Date Winners Score Runners-up Venue Stage
1. 19 August 1894 Kerry 0-4 - 0-2 Tipperary Cork Park Munster semi-final
2. 30 September 1894 Tippearary w.o - Kerry Mallow Town Park Munster semi-final Replay
3. 11 May 1902 Tippearary 1-13 - 1-2 Kerry Markets Field Munster final
4. 4 October 1903 Tipperary 1-4 - 1-4 Kerry Turner's Cross Munster final
5. 1 November 1903 Tipperary 1-6 - 1-4 Kerry Turner's Cross Munster final Replay
6. 27 August 1905 Kerry 5-8 - 1-4 Tipperary Cork Athletic Grounds Munster quarter-final
7. 21 July 1907 Kerry 0-7 - 1-3 Tipperary Markets Field Munster semi-final
8. 4 July 1909 Kerry 2-10 - 0-5 Tipperary Fermoy Munster quarter-final
9. 31 August 1913 Kerry 0-2 - 0-2 Tipperary Cork Athletic Grounds Munster semi-final
10. 12 October 1913 Kerry 0-5 - 1-0 Tipperary Fermoy Munster semi-final Replay
11. 13 September 1914 Kerry 2-2 - 0-2 Tipperary Fraher Field Munster semi-final
12. 12 September 1915 Kerry 1-6 - 0-2 Tipperary Cork Athletic Grounds Munster semi-final
13. 9 July 1916 Kerry 2-2 - 0-1 Tipperary Cork Athletic Grounds Munster quarter-final
14. 22 July 1917 Tipperary w.o - Kerry Charleville Munster quarter-final
15. 22 September 1918 Tipperary 1-1 - 0-1 Kerry Cork Athletic Grounds Munster final
16. 25 May 1919 Kerry 2-4 - 2-3 Tipperary Cork Athletic Grounds Munster quarter-final
17. 9 April 1922 Tipperary 2-2 - 0-2 Kerry Cork Athletic Grounds Munster final
18. 14 October 1923 Kerry 0-5 - 0-3 Tipperary Tralee Munster final
19. 11 May 1924 Kerry 5-3 - 1-5 Tipperary Clonmel Munster quarter-final
20. 31 May 1925 Kerry 1-2 - 0-4 Tipperary Limerick Munster quarter-final
21. 28 June 1925 Kerry 3-1 - 0-4 Tipperary Cork Athletic Grounds Munster quarter-final Replay
22. 25 July 1926 Kerry 0-11 - 1-4 Tipperary Cork Athletic Grounds Munster final
23. 14 August 1927 Kerry 2-6 - 1-1 Tipperary Fraher Field Munster semi-final
24. 8 July 1928 Tipperary 1-7 - 2-3 Kerry Tipperary Munster semi-final
25. 10 August 1930 Kerry 3-4 - 1-2 Tipperary Tipperary Munster final
26. 9 August 1931 Kerry 5-8 - 0-2 Tipperary Tralee Munster final
27. 7 August 1932 Kerry 3-10 - 1-4 Tipperary Tralee Munster final
28. 13 August 1933 Kerry 2-8 - 1-4 Tipperary Ned Hall Park Munster final
29. 15 July 1934 Kerry 2-8 - 0-12 Tipperary Ned Hall Park Munster semi-final
30. 12 July 1936 Kerry 1-5 - 0-5 Tipperary Gaelic Grounds Munster semi-final
31. 11 July 1937 Kerry 2-11 - 0-4 Tipperary Mitchelstown Munster semi-final
32. 3 July 1938 Kerry 2-6 - 1-3 Tipperary Mitchelstown Munster semi-final
33. 23 July 1939 Kerry 2-11 - 0-4 Tipperary Ned Hall Park Munster final
34. 30 June 1940 Kerry 4-8 - 1-5 Tipperary Cork Athletic Grounds Munster semi-final
35. 28 June 1942 Kerry 3-6 - 1-5 Tipperary Tipperary Munster semi-final
36. 9 July 1944 Kerry 1-6 - 0-5 Tipperary Gaelic Grounds Munster final
37. 24 June 1956 Kerry 3-7 - 3-2 Tipperary Austin Stack Park Munster semi-final
38. 29 June 1958 Kerry 1-6 - 0-7 Tipperary Semple Stadium Munster semi-final
39. 5 July 1959 Kerry 1-15 - 1-2 Tipperary Fitzgerald Stadium Munster semi-final
40. 10 July 1960 Kerry 0-11 - 0-3 Tipperary Ned Hall Park Munster semi-final
41. 23 June 1963 Kerry 5-10 - 1-6 Tipperary Frank Sheehy Park Munster semi-final
42. 28 June 1964 Kerry 1-14 - 1-7 Tipperary Semple Stadium Munster semi-final
43. 26 June 1966 Kerry 3-16 - 2-6 Tipperary Fitzgerald Stadium Munster Semi-final
44. 23 June 1968 Kerry 3-4 - 1-2 Tipperary Ned Hall Park Munster Semi-final
45. 13 June 1971 Kerry 1-14 - 1-7 Tipperary Fitzgerald Stadium Munster semi-final
46. 11 June 1972 Kerry 1-12 - 0-9 Tipperary Ned Hall Park Munster semi-final
47. 17 June 1973 Kerry 3-11 - 0-5 Tipperary Austin Stack Park Munster semi-final
48. 15 June 1975 Kerry 3-13 - 0-9 Tipperary Ned Hall Park Munster semi-final
49. 3 July 1977 Kerry 3-14 - 0-9 Tipperary Austin Stack Park Munster semi-final
50. 26 June 1983 Kerry 5-16 - 2-5 Tipperary Ned Hall Park Munster semi-final
51. 10 June 1984 Kerry 0-23 - 0-6 Tipperary Austin Stack Park Munster semi-final
52. 15 June 1986 Kerry 5-9 - 0-13 Tipperary Ned Hall Park Munster semi-final
53. 25 June 1995 Kerry 7-12 - 1-13 Tipperary Austin Stack Park Munster semi-final
54. 19 May 1996 Kerry 2-15 - 1-7 Tipperary Ned Hall Park Munster quarter-final
55. 29 June 1997 Kerry 2-12 - 1-10 Tipperary Austin Stack Park Munster semi-final
56. 2 August 1998 Kerry 0-17 - 1-10 Tipperary Semple Stadium Munster final
57. 23 May 1999 Kerry 1-11 - 0-8 Tipperary Austin Stack Park Munster quarter-final
58. 13 May 2001 Kerry 3-17 - 1-4 Tipperary Ned Hall Park Munster quarter-final
59. 15 June 2003 Kerry 0-25 - 1-10 Tipperary Austin Stack Park Munster semi-final
60. 29 May 2005 Kerry 2-22 - 0-13 Tippearary Semple Stadium Munster quarter-final
61. 11 June 2006 Kerry 0-17 - 1-5 Tippearary Fitzgerald Stadium Munster semi-final
62. 16 May 2010 Kerry 2-18 - 2-6 Tippearary Semple Stadium Munster quarter-final
63. 22 May 2011 Kerry 2-16 - 0-11 Tippearary Fitzgerald Stadium Munster quarter-final
64. 27 May 2012 Kerry 0-16 - 0-10 Tippearary Semple Stadium Munster quarter-final
65. 26 May 2013 Kerry 2-19 - 2-8 Tippearary Fitzgerald Stadium Munster quarter-final
66. 14 June 2015 Kerry 2-14 - 2-8 Tippearary Semple Stadium Munster semi-final
67. 3 July 2016 Kerry 3-17 - 2-10 Tippearary Fitzgerald Stadium Munster final
68. 10 July 2021 Kerry 1-19 - 1-8 Tippearary Semple Stadium Munster semi-final
69. 22 April 2023 Kerry 0-25 - 0-5 Tippearary Fitzgerald Stadium Munster semi-final

References edit

  1. ^ Fogarty, John (10 June 2015). "Top five times Tipperary came close to beating Kerry". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 23 March 2016.

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