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|style="background-color:blue"| || 5. || 24 August 1986|| Kerry || 2-13 - 0-12 || Meath || [[Croke Park]] || [[1986 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|All-Ireland semi-final]] |
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|style="background-color:green"| || 6. || 2 September 2001 || Meath || 2-14 - 0-5 || Kerry || [[Croke Park]] || [[2001 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|All-Ireland final]] |
|style="background-color:green"| || 6. || 2 September 2001 || Meath || 2-14 - 0-5 || Kerry || [[Croke Park]] || [[2001 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|All-Ireland semi-final]] |
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|style="background-color:blue"| || 7. || 23 August 2009 || Kerry || 2-8 - 1-7 || Meath || [[Croke Park]] || [[2009 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|All-Ireland semi-final]] |
|style="background-color:blue"| || 7. || 23 August 2009 || Kerry || 2-8 - 1-7 || Meath || [[Croke Park]] || [[2009 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship|All-Ireland semi-final]] |
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Revision as of 20:42, 3 April 2016
| Location | County Kerry County Meath |
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| Teams | Kerry Meath |
| First meeting | Kerry 2-5 - 2-3 Meath 1939 All-Ireland final (24 September 1939) |
| Latest meeting | Kerry 2-8 - 1-7 Meath 2009 All-Ireland semi-final (23 August 2009) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 7 |
| Most wins | Kerry (5) |
| All-time series | Kerry 5-2 Meath |
| Largest victory | Meath 2-14 - 0-5 Kerry 2001 All-Ireland semi-final (2 September 2001) |
The Kerry-Meath rivalry is a Gaelic football rivalry between Irish inter-county teams Kerry and Meath, who first played each other in 1939..[1] Kerry's home ground is Fitzgerald Stadium and Meath's home ground is Páirc Tailteann, however, all of their championship meetings have been held at neutral venues, usually Croke Park.
While Kerry have the highest number of Munster titles and Meath are second to Dublin in Leinster, they have also enjoyed success in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, having won 44 championship titles between them to date.
Statistics
| Team | All-Ireland | Provincial | National League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry | 37 | 77 | 19 | 133 |
| Meath | 7 | 21 | 7 | 35 |
| Combined | 44 | 98 | 26 | 168 |
All-time results
Legend
| Kerry win | |
| Meath win | |
| Match was a draw |
Senior
| No. | Date | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Stage | |
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| 1. | 24 September 1939 | Kerry | 2-5 - 2-3 | Meath | Croke Park | All-Ireland final | |
| 2. | 10 August 1947 | Kerry | 1-11 - 0-5 | Meath | Croke Park | All-Ireland semi-final | |
| 3. | 26 September 1954 | Meath | 1-13 - 1-7 | Kerry | Croke Park | All-Ireland final | |
| 4. | 27 September 1970 | Kerry | 2-19 - 0-18 | Meath | Croke Park | All-Ireland final | |
| 5. | 24 August 1986 | Kerry | 2-13 - 0-12 | Meath | Croke Park | All-Ireland semi-final | |
| 6. | 2 September 2001 | Meath | 2-14 - 0-5 | Kerry | Croke Park | All-Ireland semi-final | |
| 7. | 23 August 2009 | Kerry | 2-8 - 1-7 | Meath | Croke Park | All-Ireland semi-final |
References
- ^ "Fay: 'Meath football started showing an arrogance and it's never recovered from it'". The 42. 15 December 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2016.