Cork and Kerry to meet for 19th time this decade
August 31, 2009
Cork's Michael Cussen and Kerry's Tommy Griffin in action during the 2008 semi final.
For the second time in three seasons, Cork and Kerry will meet in the GAA All-Ireland senior football final on September 20 after Kerry clinched their place in the decider with a four point win over Meath in last Sunday's semi-final.
It will bring to 19 the number of times the counties have clashed in the championship this decade. Kerry have won ten to Cork's four while there have been four draws, two of which came in 2008 and 2009. Kerry were easy winners over Cork (3-13 to 1-9) in the 2007 All-Ireland final. Since then the counties have met five times with Cork having won two, Kerry one while there were two draws.
All four of Cork's wins this decade have come in the Munster championship but they have yet to beat Kerry in Croke Park. The counties have clashed six times in Croke Park since 2002 with Kerry having won five in (2002-2005-2006-2007-2008) while there was also a draw in 2008.
Kerry are back in the final for a sixth successive year, something last achieved by Dublin in 1974-79. It will be Kerry's 8th appearance in the final this decade. The only years they missed out on were 2001 and 2003.
It's the third time since the All-Ireland qualifiers were introduced in 2001 that two counties from the same province have qualified for the final. Armagh met Tyrone in 2003 while Cork and Kerry clashed in 2007.
The All-Ireland minor final will be between Armagh and Mayo.
Cork v Kerry: 18 Championship Clashes (2000-2009)
2009 - Cork 1-17 Kerry 0-12 (Munster semi-final) Replay
2009 - Cork 1-10 Kerry 0-13 (Munster semi-final) Draw
2008 - Kerry 2-14 Cork 1-13 (All-Ireland semi-final) Replay
2008 - Kerry 1-13 Cork 3-7 (All-Ireland semi-final) Draw
2008 - Cork 1-16 Kerry 1-11 (Munster final)
2007 - Kerry 3-13 Cork 1-9 (All-Ireland final)
2007 - Kerry 1-15 Cork 1-13 (Munster final)
2006 - Kerry 0-16 Cork 0-10 (All-Ireland semi-final)
2006 - Cork 1-12 Kerry 0-9 (Munster final) Replay
2006 - Cork 0-10 Kerry 0-10 (Munster final) Draw
2005 - Kerry 1-19 Cork 0-9 (All-Ireland semi-final)
2005 - Kerry 1-11 Cork 0-11 (Munster final)
2004 - Kerry 0-15 Cork 0-7 (Munster semi-final)
2002 - Kerry 3-19 Cork 2-7 (All-Ireland semi-final)
2002 - Cork 0-15 Kerry 1-9 (Munster semi-final) Replay)
2002 - Cork 0-8 Kerry 0-8 (Munster semi-final) Draw
2001 - Kerry 0-19 Cork 0-13 (Munster final)
2000 - Kerry 2-15 Cork 1-13 (Munster semi-final)
Kerry 10, Cork 4, Draw 4
GAA SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS 2009
Connacht
May 10: Quarter-final: Mayo 2-19 New York 0-10, Gaelic Park.
May 24: Quarter-final: Galway 1-18 London 1-7, Ruislip.
May 31: Quarter-final: Roscommon 2-13 Leitrim 2-9, Carrick-on-Shannon.
June 20 Semi-final: Mayo 3-18 Roscommon 0-7, Castlebar.
June 28: Semi-final: Galway 1-13 Sligo 0-12, Markievicz Park.
July 19: Final: Mayo 2-12 Galway 1-14, Pearse Stadium.
Leinster
May 17: First round: Louth 1-13 Carlow 1-11, Parnell Park.
May 24: First round: Wicklow 2-12 Longford 1-13; Kildare 1-16 Offaly 1-10 (Both in Portlaoise).
June 7: Quarter-final: Dublin 0-14 Meath 0-12, Croke Park.
June 13: Quarter-final: Kildare 2-12 Wexford 0-11, Dr.Cullen Park.
June 14: Quarter-finals: Westmeath 0-16 Wicklow 1-10 (after extra-time), Tullamore;
Laois 1-15 Louth 1-11, Parnell Park.
June 27: Semi-final: Kildare 2-18 Laois 0-9, Tullamore.
June 28: Semi-final: Dublin 4-26 Westmeath 0-11, Croke Park.
July 12: Final: Dublin 2-15 Kildare 0-18, Croke Park.
Munster
May 24: Quarter-finals: Limerick 1-11 Tipperary 1-9, Thurles; Cork 2-18 Waterford 1-7, Dungarvan.
June 7: Semi-finals: Limerick 1-13 Clare 1-9, Ennis; Kerry 0-13 Cork 1-10, Killarney.
June 13: Semi-final (replay): Cork 1-17 Kerry 0-12 Kerry, Pairc Ui Chaoimh.
July 5: Final: Cork 2-6 Limerick 0-11, Pairc Ui Chaoimh.
Ulster
May 17: Preliminary round: Fermanagh 0-13 Down 0-10, Enniskillen.
May 24: Quarter-final: Derry 1-10 Monaghan 0-10, Celtic Park.
May 31: Quarter-final: Tyrone 2-10 Armagh 1-10, Clones.
June 6: Quarter-final: Cavan 0-13 Fermanagh 1-9, Kingspan Breffni Park.
June 14: Quarter-final: Antrim 1-10 Donegal 0-12, Ballybofey.
June 21: Semi-final: Tyrone 0-15 Derry 0-7, Casement Park.
June 27: Semi-final: Antrim 0-13 Cavan 1-7, Clones
July 19: Final: Tyrone 1-18 Antrim 0-15, Clones.
All-Ireland qualifiers
July 4: First round: Donegal 2-13 Carlow 1-6, Ballybofey; Monaghan 0-13 Armagh 0-
12, Clones; Meath 1-20 Waterford 0-8, Navan; Wicklow 0-17 Fermanagh 1-11,
Aughrim; Wexford 2-11 Offaly 0-16, Wexford Park; Tipperary 2-10 Louth 1-12,
Drogheda; Down 1-16 London 1-7, Newry; Longford 0-13 Leitrim 0-10, Carrick-on-Shannon.
July 11: Second Round: Down 2-9 Laois 0-7, Newry; Derry 3-16 Monaghan 0-20, Clones; Kerry 1-12 Longford 0-11, Pearse Park; Wexford 1-8 Roscommon 0-11 (after extra-time), Wexford Park; Sligo 1-13 Tipperary 1-12, Thurles; Donegal 0-13 Clare 1- 7, Ballybofey; Meath 1-15 Westmeath 1-5, Mullingar; Wicklow 1-12 Cavan 0-8.
July 18: Second Round replay: Roscommon 0-11Wexford 0-8, Dr. Hyde Park (Replay); Third Round: Kerry 0-14 Sligo 1-10, Tralee; Wicklow 1-15 Down 0-17, Aughrim; Donegal 2-13 Derry 0-18, Ballybofey (after extra-time)
July 25/26: Round Three: Meath 2-12 Roscommon 0-11, Navan; Round 4: Donegal 0-14 Galway 0-13, Markievicz Park; Kerry 2-12 Antrim 1-10, Tullamore; Kildare 1-16 Wicklow 2-9, Portlaoise.
Aug 1: Round 4: Meath 1-13 Limerick 2-9, Portlaoise.
All-Ireland Championships
August 2: Quarter-finals: Cork 1-27 Donegal 2-10; Tyrone 0-16 Kildare 1-11 (Both in Croke Park)
August 3: Quarter-final: Kerry 1-24 Dublin 1-7, Croke Park.
August 9: Quarter-final: Meath 2-15 Mayo 1-15, Croke Park.
August 23: Semi-final: Cork 1-13 Tyrone 0-11, Croke Park.
August 30: Semi-final: Kerry 2-8 Meath 1-7, Croke Park.
September 20: Final, Cork v Kerry, Croke Park
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