Cork–Meath Gaelic football rivalry

The Cork-Meath rivalry is a Gaelic football rivalry between Irish county teams Cork and Meath, who first played each other in 1967. It is considered to be one of the most bitter rivalries in modern Gaelic games.[1] Cork's home ground is Páirc Uí Chaoimh and Meath's home ground is Páirc Tailteann, however, all of their championship meetings have been held at neutral venues, usually Croke Park.

Cork-Meath

Locale	County Cork County Meath
Teams	Cork Meath
First meeting	Meath 1-9 - 0-9 Cork 1967 All-Ireland final (24 September 1967)
Latest meeting	Cork 1-16 - 0-9 Meath 2007 All-Ireland semi-final (19 August 2007)
Statistics
Meetings total	7
Most wins	Meath (4)
Top scorer	Brian Stafford (0-28)
All-time series	Meath 4-1-2 Cork

While Cork have the second 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 14 championship titles between them to date.

Statistics

Team	All-Ireland	Munster	National League	Total
Cork	7	37	8	52
Meath	7	21	7	35
Combined	14	58	15	87

All-time results

Legend

	Cork win
	Meath win
	Match was a draw

Senior

	No.	Date	Winners	Score	Runners-up	Venue	Stage
	1.	24 September 1967	Meath	1-9 - 0-9	Cork	Croke Park	All-Ireland final
	2.	20 September 1987	Meath	1-14 - 0-11	Cork	Croke Park	All-Ireland final
	3.	18 September 1988	Meath	0-12 - 1-9	Cork	Croke Park	All-Ireland final
	4.	9 October 1988	Meath	0-13 - 0-12	Cork	Croke Park	All-Ireland final replay
	5.	16 September 1990	Cork	0-11 - 0-9	Meath	Croke Park	All-Ireland final
	6.	26 September 1999	Meath	1-11 - 1-8	Cork	Croke Park	All-Ireland final
	7.	19 August 2007	Cork	1-16 - 0-9	Meath	Croke Park	All-Ireland semi-final

Records

Top scorers

Team	Player	Score	Total
Cork	Larry Tompkins	0-26	26
Meath	Brian Stafford	0-28	28

References

1. "Cork v Meath: Latest chapter in an old rivalry". Irish Independent. 15 August 2007. Retrieved 21 March 2016.