Cork–Limerick Gaelic football rivalry

The Cork-Limerick rivalry is a Gaelic football rivalry between Irish county teams Cork and Limerick, who first played each other in 1894. It is a rivalry that has been dominated by Cork.[1] Cork's home ground is Páirc Uí Chaoimh and Limerick's home ground is the Gaelic Grounds.

Cork-Limerick
LocationCounty Cork
County Limerick
TeamsCork
Limerick
First meetingCork 3-5 - 0-0 Limerick
1894 Munster semi-final
(17 July 1894)
Latest meetingCork 1-16 - 0-11 Limerick
2019 Munster semi-final
(10 July 2021)
Statistics
Meetings total31
Most winsCork (29)
All-time seriesCork 29-3 Limerick

While Cork have 37 Munster titles and Limerick have just one provincial triumph, they have also enjoyed success in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, having won 9 championship titles between them to date.

All-time results

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Legend

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Cork win
Limerick win
Drawn game

Senior

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No. Date Winners Score Runners-up Venue Stage
1. 17 July 1894 Cork 3-5 - 0-0 Limerick Cork Park Munster Semi-Final
2. 14 March 1897 Limerick 1-2 - 1-1 Cork Tipperary Munster Quarter-Final
3. 25 September 1898 Cork 1-2 - 1-1 Limerick Tipperary Munster Final
4. 19 April 1903 Cork 1-9 - 1-9 Limerick Tipperary Munster Final
5. 8 December 1907 Cork 2-5 - 0-2 Limerick Limerick Munster Quarter-Final
6. 2 August 1908 Cork 0-16 - 0-3 Limerick Ennis Munster Quarter-Final
7. 24 August 1913 Cork 3-3 - 0-3 Limerick Tipperary Munster Semi-Final
8. 8 July 1917 Cork 1-1 - 0-0 Limerick Markets Field Munster Semi-Final
9. 19 July 1925 Cork 1-3 - 1-1 Limerick Buttevant Munster Quarter-Final
10. 26 May 1935 Cork 2-3 - 0-4 Limerick Charleville Munster Semi-Final
11. 29 May 1938 Cork 2-7 - 2-3 Limerick Seán Treacy Park Munster Semi-Final
12. 3 June 1951 Cork 2-13 - 2-4 Limerick Buttevant Munster Quarter-Final
13. 20 June 1965 Limerick 2-5 - 0-6 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium Munster Semi-Final
14. 26 June 1966 Cork 5-10 - 1-0 Limerick Fitzgerald Stadium Munster Semi-Final
15. 8 June 1980 Cork 5-19 - 1-6 Limerick Páirc Uí Chaoimh Munster Semi-Final
16. 21 June 1987 Cork 1-14 - 0-11 Limerick Páirc Uí Chaoimh Munster Semi-Final
17. 29 May 1988 Cork 0-9 - 1-3 Limerick Páirc na nGael Munster Semi-Final
18. 27 May 1990 Cork 4-15 - 1-3 Limerick Páirc Uí Chaoimh Munster Semi-Final
19. 12 May 1996 Cork 2-19 - 1-6 Limerick FitzGerald Park Munster Quarter-Final
20. 20 June 1999 Cork 4-13 - 1-6 Limerick Páirc Uí Rinn Munster Semi-Final
21. 20 May 2000 Cork 3-13 - 2-8 Limerick FitzGerald Park Munster Quarter-Final
22. 11 May 2003 Limerick 0-16 - 0-6 Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh Munster Quarter-Final
23. 11 June 2006 Cork 0-9 - 0-5 Limerick Gaelic Grounds Munster Semi-Final
24. 20 May 2007 Cork 2-14 - 1-7 Limerick Páirc Uí Chaoimh Munster Quarter-Final
25. 15 June 2008 Cork 2-6 - 0-11 Limerick Gaelic Grounds Munster Semi-Final
26. 5 July 2009 Cork 2-6 - 0-11 Limerick Páirc Uí Chaoimh Munster Final
27. 24 July 2010 Cork 1-11 - 0-16 Limerick Gaelic Grounds All Ireland Qualifier Round 4
28. 25 May 2013 Cork 3-17 - 0-08 Limerick Gaelic Grounds Munster Quarter-Final
29. 9 July 2016 Cork 2-12 - 0-10 Limerick Semple Stadium All Ireland Qualifier Round 3
30. 8 June 2019 Cork 3-18 - 0-6 Limerick Páirc Uí Rinn Munster Semi-Final
31. 10 July 2021 Cork 1-16 - 0-11 Limerick Gaelic Grounds Munster Semi-Final

References

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  1. ^ "6 burning issues at the heart of inter-Munster rivalries". Daily Edge. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2016.