Cork–Derry Gaelic football rivalry
| Teams |
Cork Derry |
|---|---|
| First meeting |
Derry 1-14 - 2-8 Cork 1994 All-Ireland final (19 September 1993) |
| Latest meeting |
Derry 1-14 - 2-8 Cork 1994 All-Ireland final (19 September 1993) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 1 |
| Most wins | Derry (1) |
| Top scorer | Enda Gormley (0-6) |
| All-time series | Derry 1-0 Cork |
| Largest victory |
Derry 1-14 - 2-8 Cork 1994 All-Ireland final (19 September 1993) |
The Cork-Derry rivalry is a Gaelic football rivalry between Irish inter-county teams Cork and Derry, who first played each other in 1993. It remains their only championship meeting.[1] Cork's home ground is Páirc Uí Chaoimh and Derry's home ground is Celtic Park, however, all of their championship meetings have been held at neutral venues, usually Croke Park.
While Cork have the second highest number of Munster titles and Derry are eighth on the roll of honour in Ulster, they have also enjoyed success in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, having won 8 championship titles between them to date.
References
- ↑ Cahalane, Niall (18 September 2010). "Only one time to cut a blackthorn stick". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
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