Kerry–Meath Gaelic football rivalry

The Kerry-Meath rivalry is a Gaelic football rivalry between Irish 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 but one of their championship meetings have been held at neutral venues, usually Croke Park.

Kerry-Meath

Locale	County Kerry County Meath
Teams	Kerry Meath
First meeting	Kerry 2-5 - 2-3 Meath 1939 All-Ireland final (24 September 1939)
Latest meeting	Kerry 2-18 - 1-13 Meath 2019 All-Ireland quarter-final group stage (3 August 2019)
Statistics
Meetings total	8
Most wins	Kerry (6)
All-time series	Kerry 6-2 Meath
Largest victory	Meath 2-14 - 0-5 Kerry 2001 All-Ireland semi-final (2 September 2001)

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	81	19	137
Meath	7	21	7	35
Combined	44	102	26	172

All-time results

Legend

	Kerry win
	Meath win
	Match was a draw

Senior

	No.	Date	Winners	Score	Runners-up	Venue	Stage
	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
	8.	3 August 2019	Kerry	2-18 - 1-13	Meath	Páirc Tailteann	All-Ireland quarter-final group stage

References

1. "Fay: 'Meath football started showing an arrogance and it's never recovered from it'". The 42. 15 December 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2016.