Cork–Galway hurling rivalry

The Cork–Galway rivalry is a hurling rivalry between Cork and Galway. The fixture is an irregular one due to both teams playing in separate provinces.

Cork-Galway
LocationCounty Cork
County Galway
Teams Cork
Galway
First meetingCork 7-12 - 1-3 Galway
1901 All-Ireland semi-final
(17 May 1903)
Latest meetingGalway 2-19 - 1-21 Cork
2022 All-Ireland quarter-final
(18 June 2022)
Next meetingTBA
Statistics
Meetings total34
Top scorer Joe Canning (2-44)
All-time series Championship: Cork 25-9 Galway
Largest victoryCork 10-13 - 0-00 Galway
1902 All-Ireland semi-final
(20 March 1904)

Roots

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Statistics

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Up to date as of 2023 season

Team All-Ireland Provincial National League Total
Cork 30 54 14 98
Galway 5 28 11 44
Combined 35 82 25 142

Notable moments

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  • Galway 4-15 : 2-19 Cork (17 August 1975 at Croke Park) - The 1975 All Ireland semi-final took place on one of the hottest days of one of the hottest summers of the century. Cork may have been "a bit rusty" after winning Munster and over-confidence may have been a factor. In any event, Galway hit them hard and hit them fast. They scored a couple of goals early on, they continued to get scores at opportune times and come the end, they had two points in hand, 4-15 to 2-19.[1]
  • Galway 2-14 : 1-13 Cork (5 August 1979 at Croke Park) - Cork were aiming for an historic four-in-a-row and hence were the defending All-Ireland champions. After a record equalling fifth consecutive Munster title on the back of a final win over Limerick, Cork were expected to see off the Galway challenge comfortably. Galway, on the other hand, were coming with a team of their own backboned by the likes of the Connolly brothers and Noel Lane. In front of a paltry attendance of 12,315, Galway shocked the hurling world by dumping the holders out and progressed to the 1979 decider.[2]
  • Cork 5-15 : 2-21 Galway (2 September 1990 at Croke Park) - Having recovered from a poor start Galway looked likely winners when holding a seven-points lead early in the second half, but they ceded control at a critical stage. Kevin Hennessy gave Cork a dream start goaling inside the first minute and the last of their five goals, from John Fitzgibbon in the 63rd minute ensured a 27th title.[3]

All-time results

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Legend

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Galway win
Cork win
Drawn game

Senior

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No. Date Winners Score Runners-up Venue Competition
1. 17 May 1903 Cork (1) 7-12 - 1-3 Galway Markets Field All-Ireland semi-final
2. 20 March 1904 Cork (2) 10-13 - 0-0 Galway Tipperary All-Ireland semi-final
3. 2 September 1906 Cork (3) 5-13 - 0-4 Galway Markets Field All-Ireland semi-final
4. 10 May 1908 Cork (4) 2-8 - 1-7 Galway Markets Field All-Ireland semi-final
5. 21 August 1910 Cork (5) 7-3 - 1-0 Galway O'Moore Park All-Ireland semi-final
6. 6 September 1914 Cork (6) 6-6 - 0-0 Galway O'Moore Park All-Ireland semi-final
7. 31 August 1919 Cork (7) 3-8 - 0-2 Galway Markets Field All-Ireland semi-final
8. 21 August 1927 Cork (8) 5-6 - 0-2 Galway Thurles Sportsfield All-Ireland semi-final
9. 9 September 1928 Cork (9) 6-12 - 1-0 Galway Croke Park All-Ireland final
10. 1 September 1929 Cork (10) 4-9 - 1-3 Galway Croke Park All-Ireland final
11. 26 July 1942 Cork (11) 6-8 - 2-4 Galway Gaelic Grounds All-Ireland semi-final
12. 13 August 1944 Cork (12) 1-10 - 3-3 Galway Cusack Park All-Ireland semi-final
13. 28 July 1946 Cork (13) 2-10 - 0-3 Galway O'Connor Park All-Ireland semi-final
14. 27 July 1952 Cork (14) 1-5 - 0-6 Galway Gaelic Grounds All-Ireland semi-final
15. 6 September 1953 Cork (15) 3-3 - 0-8 Galway Croke Park All-Ireland final
16. 8 August 1954 Cork (16) 4-13 - 2-1 Galway Croke Park All-Ireland semi-final
17. 7 June 1964 Cork (17) 4-14 - 2-7 Galway Gaelic Grounds Munster quarter-final
18. 23 June 1968 Cork (18) 3-15 - 1-6 Galway Gaelic Grounds Munster semi-final
19. 29 June 1969 Cork (19) 3-15 - 1-10 Galway Gaelic Grounds Munster semi-final
20. 17 August 1975 Galway (1) 4-15 - 2-19 Cork Croke Park All-Ireland semi-final
21. 7 August 1977 Cork (20) 3-14 - 1-15 Galway Croke Park All-Ireland semi-final
22. 5 August 1979 Galway (2) 2-14 - 1-13 Cork Croke Park All-Ireland semi-final
23. 7 August 1983 Cork (21) 5-14 - 1-16 Galway Croke Park All-Ireland semi-final
24. 4 August 1985 Galway (3) 4-12 - 5-5 Cork Croke Park All-Ireland semi-final
25. 7 September 1986 Cork (22) 4-13 - 2-15 Galway Croke Park All-Ireland final
26. 2 September 1990 Cork (23) 5-15 - 2-21 Galway Croke Park All-Ireland final
27. 13 July 2002 Galway (4) 0-21 - 1-9 Cork Semple Stadium All-Ireland qualifiers
28. 11 September 2005 Cork (24) 1-21 - 1-16 Galway Croke Park All-Ireland final
29. 19 July 2008[4] Cork (25) 0-23 - 2-15 Galway Semple Stadium All-Ireland qualifiers
30. 18 July 2009[5] Galway (5) 1-19 - 0-15 Cork Semple Stadium All-Ireland qualifiers
31. 9 July 2011[6] Galway (6) 2-23 - 1-14 Cork Gaelic Grounds All-Ireland qualifiers
32. 12 August 2012[7] Galway (7) 0-22 - 0-17 Cork Croke Park All-Ireland semi-final
33. 26 July 2015[8] Galway (8) 2-28 - 0-22 Cork Semple Stadium All-Ireland quarter-final
34. 18 June 2022[9] Galway (9) 2-19 - 1-21 Cork Semple Stadium All-Ireland quarter-final

Intermediate

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No. Date Winners Score Runners-up Venue Competition
1. 4 June 1961 Cork (1) 7-4 - 5-3 Galway Gaelic Grounds Munster semi-final
2. 24 June 1962 Galway (1) 5-4 - 4-6 Cork Gaelic Grounds Munster final
3. 2 August 1964 Cork (2) 4-13 - 1-10 Galway Dunlo GAA Grounds Munster final
4. 27 June 1965 Cork (3) 6-14 - 3-4 Galway Cork Athletic Grounds Munster semi-final
5. 12 May 1968 Cork (4) 3-9 - 4-2 Galway Munster semi-final
6. 3 August 1969 Cork (5) 4-14 - 0-6 Galway Charleville Munster final
7. 11 October 1997 Cork (6) 2-11 - 1-12 Galway Gaelic Grounds All-Ireland final
8. 13 October 2001 Cork (7) 1-15 - 0-17 Galway Gaelic Grounds All-Ireland semi-final
9. 20 August 2003 Cork (8) 5-23 - 1-10 Galway Semple Stadium All-Ireland semi-final
10. 6 August 2005 Galway (2) 1-15 - 0-14 Cork Semple Stadium All-Ireland semi-final
11. 8 August 2009 Cork (9) 2-23 - 1-10 Galway O'Moore Park All-Ireland semi-final
12. 26 July 2014 Cork (10) 0-21 - 0-17 Galway O'Connor Park All-Ireland semi-final

Junior

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No. Date Winners Score Runners-up Venue Competition
1. 6 June 1926 Cork (1) 5-8 - 1-3 Galway Croke Park All-Ireland semi-final
2. 29 August 1937 Galway (1) 3-4 - 2-6 Cork Pearse Stadium All-Ireland semi-final
3. 25 August 1940 Cork (2) 3-3 - 3-1 Galway Gaelic Grounds All-Ireland final
4. 17 August 1947 Cork (3) 8-6 - 5-1 Galway Dunlo GAA Grounds All-Ireland semi-final
5. 18 September 1955 Cork (4) 3-10 - 4-5 Galway MacDonagh Park All-Ireland home final
6. 3 July 1960 Cork (5) 2-5 - 1-7 Galway Cusack Park Munster semi-final
7. 25 September 1983 Cork (6) 3-14 - 2-15 Galway Gaelic Grounds All-Ireland final
8. 4 August 1992 Cork (7) 1-12 - 0-14 Galway Gaelic Grounds All-Ireland semi-final
9. 30 June 1994 Cork 2-12 - 4-6 Galway Cusack Park All-Ireland semi-final
10. 11 July 1994 Cork (8) 1-13 - 1-9 Galway Gaelic Grounds All-Ireland semi-final replay
10. 7 August 1996 Cork 3-7 - 1-13 Galway Cusack Park All-Ireland semi-final
11. 30 August 1996 Galway (2) 1-15 - 1-6 Cork Cusack Park All-Ireland semi-final replay

Minor

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No. Date Winners Score Runners-up Venue Competition
1. 15 August 1936 Cork (1) 4-6 - 1-3 Galway St. Cronan's Park All-Ireland semi-final
2. 7 August 1938 Cork (2) 7-4 - 5-3 Galway Cusack Park All-Ireland semi-final
3. 21 September 1941 Cork (3) 3-11 - 1-1 Galway Croke Park All-Ireland final
4. 2 September 1951 Cork (4) 4-5 - 1-8 Galway Croke Park All-Ireland final
5. 24 June 1964 Cork (5) Galway Gaelic Grounds Munster quarter-final
6. 24 July 1966 Cork (6) 6-7 - 2-8 Galway Gaelic Grounds Munster final
7. 29 June 1968 Cork (7) Galway Gaelic Grounds Munster semi-final
8. 29 June 1969 Cork (8) 9-11 - 1-1 Galway Gaelic Grounds Munster semi-final
9. 6 September 1970 Cork (9) 5-29 - 2-9 Galway Croke Park All-Ireland final
10. 15 August 1971 Cork (10) 4-13 - 1-4 Galway St. Brendan's Park All-Ireland semi-final
11. 17 August 1975 Cork (11) 6-20 - 4-7 Galway Croke Park All-Ireland semi-final
12. 7 August 1977 Cork (12) 3-14 - 1-6 Galway Croke Park All-Ireland semi-final
13. 5 August 1979 Cork (13) 6-15 - 0-6 Galway Croke Park All-Ireland semi-final
14. 4 August 1985 Cork (14) 3-9 - 3-2 Galway Croke Park All-Ireland semi-final
15. 12 August 1995 Cork (15) 2-8 - 0-12 Galway Semple Stadium All-Ireland semi-final
16. 10 September 2000 Galway (1) 2-19 - 4-10 Cork Croke Park All-Ireland final
17. 9 September 2001 Cork (16) 2-10 - 1-8 Galway Croke Park All-Ireland final
18. 28 July 2002 Galway (2) 2-10 - 2-6 Cork Croke Park All-Ireland quarter-final
19. 15 August 2004 Galway (3) 2-15 - 1-13 Cork Croke Park All-Ireland semi-final
20. 13 August 2005 Galway (4) 4-13 - 1-9 Cork O'Moore Park All-Ireland semi-final
21. 6 August 2006 Galway (5) 2-12 - 0-16 Cork Croke Park All-Ireland semi-final
22. 29 July 2007 Cork (17) 2-19 - 0-8 Galway Croke Park All-Ireland quarter-final
23. 17 August 2008 Galway (6) 1-18 - 0-17 Cork Croke Park All-Ireland semi-final

References

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  1. ^ McEvoy, Enday (5 September 2012). "1975: The summer the West was stirred from its slumber". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Waiting In The Long Grass". RTÉ Sport. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  3. ^ O'Sullivan, Jim (3 September 2010). "Classic final: 1990: Cork 5-15 Galway 2-21". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  4. ^ "RTÉ Sport: Galway 2-15 Cork 0-23". RTÉ Sport. 6 August 2008. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  5. ^ "RTÉ Sport: Cork 0-15 1-19 Galway". RTÉ Sport. 19 July 2009. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  6. ^ Breheny, Martin (11 July 2011). "McIntyre praise as Galway pass 'ultimate test'". Irish Independent. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  7. ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (13 August 2012). "Galway hold nerve to earn a shot at glory". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  8. ^ "Young guns fire Galway into semi-final". Munster GAA. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  9. ^ "Galway see off wasteful Cork to book semi-final spot". RTE. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
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