Armagh–Dublin Gaelic football rivalry

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Armagh-Dublin
Location County Armagh
County Dublin
Teams Armagh
Dublin
First meetingDublin 4-16 - 1-6 Armagh
1902 All-Ireland semi-final
(11 June 1904)
Latest meetingArmagh 0-14 - 0-11 Dublin
2003 All-Ireland qualifier
(17 July 2010)
Statistics
Meetings total5
Top scorer Jimmy Keaveney (2-6)
All-time seriesArmagh 2-3 Dublin
Largest victoryDublin 4-16 - 1-6 Armagh
1902 All-Ireland semi-final
(11 June 1904)

The Armagh-Dublin rivalry is a Gaelic football rivalry between Irish county teams Armagh and Dublin, who first played each other in 1902. It is considered to be one of the most competitive rivalries in Gaelic games in the early part of the 21st century. [1] Armagh's home ground is the Athletic Grounds and Dublin's home ground is Parnell Park, however, all of their championship meetings have been held at neutral venues, usually Croke Park.

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While Dublin have the highest number of Leinster titles and Armagh are in third position on the roll of honour in Ulster, they have also enjoyed success in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, having won 29 championship titles between them to date.

All-time results

Legend

Armagh win
Dublin win
Match was a draw

Senior

No.DateWinnersScoreRunners-upVenueStage
1.11 June 1904Dublin4-16 - 0-1Armagh Drogheda Park All Ireland Semi-Final
2.25 September 1977Dublin5-12 - 3-6Armagh Croke Park All Ireland Final
3.1 September 2002Armagh1-14 - 1-13Dublin Croke Park All Ireland Semi-Final
4.5 July 2003Armagh0-15 - 0-11Dublin Croke Park All Ireland Qualifier Round 3
5.17 July 2010Dublin0-14 - 0-11Armagh Croke Park All Ireland Qualifier Round 3

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References

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