Cork v Kerry, 1889

The first ever championship meeting of Cork and Kerry was a 21 a side game on the 28th July 1889 in Mallow on a field donated by Godfrey Lane two miles outside the town (possibly in the grounds of Ballygarrett House). Cork was represented by Midleton, Kerry by Killorglin. Since then Cork and Kerry have  …

Donegal v Fermanagh

Who is going to win this year's Ulster title? Donegal and Fermanagh have met sixteen times in the All-Ireland football championship since their first encounter in 1925. Donegal won that match with something to spare. But how have the two sides fared in their other meetings? Here is the full list of the results of …

All-time top ten winning (and losing!) margins in the senior football championship

What are the all-time top ten largest winning margins in the All-Ireland Senior Football championship? The question is actually harder to answer than you’d think. For the record, here are the all-time top ten. 1. Clare 1-9 Kerry 9-21 (36) 1 July 1979, Munster Semi-Final (70 minutes) Hennessy Memorial Park, Milltown Malbay     2. …

How does your #GAA county rank in Football since the backdoor system was introduced?

How has your county been performing in football? This year sees a further evolution of the structure of the GAA's All-Ireland Senior Football Championship with the 'Super 8s'. So I'm going to post up some statistics looking at the relative performance of individual counties since the last significant change, the introduction of the 'backdoor' in …

Longford v Dublin: Last 10

Here's the last ten Championship meetings of Dublin and Longford. The overall stats are: Dublin: won 8; lost 2. Longford: won 2; lost 8. Combined scores: Dublin 25-151 Longford 7-103 Average scores per game: Dublin 23 points Longford 12 points. Last 5 average scores: Dublin 27 points Longford 12 points   2015: Leinster Quarter-Final Longford …

Clare v Kerry 1992

An advert for a pre-Super 8s, pre-backdoor, old style provincial championships era. Clare, without getting to the Munster final since 1949, without a Munster title since 1917 facing Munster champions Kerry who were in the middle of (for them) a barren spell of six years since their last All-Ireland win. It should be noted that, …