Galway–Kildare Gaelic football rivalry

The Galway-Kildare rivalry is a Gaelic football rivalry between Irish county teams Galway and Kildare, who first played each other in 1919. The fixture has been an infrequent one in the history of the championship, however, the rivalry intensified during a series of championship encounters between 1998 and 2000.[1] Galway's home ground is Pearse 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.

Galway-Kildare
LocaleCounty Galway
County Kildare
TeamsGalway
Kildare
First meetingKildare 2-5 - 0-1 Galway
1919 All-Ireland final
(28 September 1919)
Latest meetingGalway 0-19 - 0-16 Kildare
2018 All-Ireland Super 8 Round 2
(22 July 2018)
Statistics
Meetings total5
All-time series
1919 All-Ireland final
(28 September 1919)

While Galway have the highest number of Connacht titles and have the third most All Ireland titles. 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 13 championship titles between them to date. Galway beat Kildare in the 1998 All Ireland Final, and the 2000 All Ireland Semi Final, the two biggest meetings of the counties to date in modern times.

All-time results

Legend
Galway win
Kildare win

Senior
No. Date Winners Score Runners-up Venue Stage
1.28 September 1919Kildare2-5 - 0-1GalwayCroke ParkAll Ireland Final
2.22 August 1926Kildare2-5 - 0-2GalwayCroke ParkAll Ireland Semi-Final
3.27 September 1998Galway1-14 - 1-10KildareCroke ParkAll Ireland Final
4.27 August 2000Galway0-15 - 2-6KildareCroke ParkAll Ireland Semi-Final
5.22 July 2018Galway0-19 - 0-16KildareSt. Conleth's ParkAll Ireland Quarter-Final Group Stage Round 2
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References
  1. "A Trip Down Memory Lane.. 1998". Galway GAA Blog. 27 October 2009. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
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