Cavan–Monaghan Gaelic football rivalry

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Cavan-Monaghan
Location County Cavan
County Monaghan
Teams Cavan
Monaghan
First meetingMonaghan 0-2 - 0-2 Cavan
1888 Ulster final
(19 August 1888)
Latest meetingCavan 2-15 - 1-17 Monaghan
2020 Ulster quarter-final
(31 October 2020)
Statistics
Meetings total58
Most winsCavan (29)
All-time seriesCavan 29-13-16 Monaghan

The Cavan-Monaghan rivalry is a Gaelic football rivalry between Irish county teams Cavan and Monaghan, who first played each other in 1888. It is considered to be one of the biggest rivalries in Ulster Gaelic games. [1] Cavan's home ground is Kingspan Breffni Park and Monaghan's home ground is St Tiernach's Park.

Contents

All-time results

Legend

Cavan win
Monaghan win
Match was a draw

Senior

No.DateWinnersScoreRunners-upVenueStage
1.19 August 1888Cavan0-2 - 0-2Monaghan Drogheda Ulster final
2.9 September 1888Monaghan0-3 - 0-0Cavan Bryanstown Ulster final replay
3.12 March 1905Cavan0-11 - 0-3Monaghan Newbliss Ulster semi final
4.1904Cavan1-8 - 0-3Monaghan Newbliss Ulster semi final
5.1905Cavan0-7 - 0-3Monaghan[[]] Ulster final
6.28 April 1907Monaghan2-4 - 0-5Cavan Cootehill Ulster quarter final
7.15 June 1913Monaghan2-0 - 1-3Cavan Cootehill Ulster quarter final
8.20 July 1913Monaghan0-3 - 0-2Cavan Cavan Ulster quarter final replay
9.22 August 1915Cavan0-0 - 0-0Monaghan Ulster final
10.22 August 1915Cavan0-0 - 0-0Monaghan Belfast Ulster final
11.22 August 1915Cavan2-5 - 3-2Monaghan Belturbet Ulster final
12.22 August 1915Cavan2-5 - 3-2Monaghan Belturbet Ulster final
13.12 September 1915Cavan0-4 - 0-3Monaghan Clones Ulster final replay
14.1 July 1917Monaghan3-1 - 0-2Cavan Cootehill Ulster semi final
15.23 May 1920Cavan2-2 - 1-3Monaghan Clones Ulster preliminary round
16.11 December 1921Monaghan0-8 - 0-8Cavan Clones Ulster semi final
17.22 January 1922Monaghan2-2 - 0-2Cavan Clones Ulster semi final replay
18.22 April 1923Monaghan2-2 - 0-2Cavan Clones Ulster final
19.22 January 1923Monaghan2-7 - 2-6Cavan Clones Ulster final replay
20.2 September 1923Cavan5-10 - 1-1Monaghan Cavan Ulster final
21.21 September 1924Cavan1-3 - 0-6Monaghan Belturbet Ulster final
22.2 November 1924Cavan2-3 - 1-6Monaghan Ballybay Ulster final replay
23.27 June 1926Monaghan0-7 - 0-7Cavan Belturbet Ulster semi final
24.1 August 1926Monaghan1-3 - 0-7Cavan Ballybay Ulster semi final replay
25.19 June 1927Monaghan2-6 - 1-6Cavan St. Mary's Park Ulster semi final
26.28 July 1929Monaghan1-4 - 1-4Cavan Breffni Park Ulster final
27.11 August 1929Monaghan1-10 - 0-7Cavan Carrickmacross Ulster final replay
28.27 July 1930Monaghan4-3 - 1-5Cavan Carrickmacross Ulster final
29.29 May 1932Cavan8-8 - 2-6Monaghan Belturbet Ulster semi final
30.30 June 1935Cavan2-12 - 0-1Monaghan Breffni Park Ulster semi final
31.9 August 1936Cavan1-7 - 0-7Monaghan St. Mary's Park Ulster final
32.6 July 1941Cavan3-7 - 3-2Monaghan Breffni Park Ulster quarter-final
33.14 June 1942Cavan1-4 - 0-6Monaghan St. Mary's Park Ulster final
34.1 August 1943Cavan2-3 - 0-5Monaghan Breffni Park Ulster final
35.15 June 1947Cavan0-9 - 1-6Monaghan Breffni Park Ulster quarter final
36.22 July 1947Cavan1-11 - 1-9Monaghan St. Tiernach's Park Ulster quarter final replay
37.11 July 1948Cavan1-9 - 0-7Monaghan Breffni Park Ulster semi final
38.27 July 1952Cavan1-8 - 0-8Monaghan Breffni Park Ulster final
39.21 June 1953Cavan2-7 - 0-2Monaghan Breffni Park Ulster quarter final
40.27 June 1954Cavan3-8 - 2-5Monaghan St. Tiernach's Park Ulster quarter final
41.16 June 1957Cavan1-12 - 1-5Monaghan Breffni Park Ulster quarter final
42.15 June 1958Cavan0-7 - 0-7Monaghan St. Tiernach's Park Ulster quarter final
43.7 July 1958Cavan1-9 - 1-5Monaghan Breffni Park Ulster quarter final 1st replay
44.7 July 1958Cavan0-14 - 0-6Monaghan St. Tiernach's Park Ulster quarter final 2nd replay
45.7 July 1968Cavan1-11 - 0-5Monaghan St. Tiernach's Park Ulster semi final
46.11 June 1972Cavan3-9 - 0-6Monaghan Casement Park Ulster quarter final
47.24 May 1987Cavan0-12 - 0-10Monaghan Breffni Park Ulster quarter final
48.22 May 1988Monaghan0-16 - 0-14Cavan St. Tiernach's Park Ulster quarter final
49.23 May 1993Monaghan2-9 - 0-15Cavan St. Mary's Park Ulster quarter final
50.30 May 1993Monaghan3-10 - 2-8Cavan Breffni Park Ulster quarter final replay
51.22 May 1994Monaghan3-10 - 1-12Cavan Breffni Park Ulster quarter final
52.2 July 1995Cavan0-10 - 1-9Monaghan St Tiernach's Park Ulster semi final
53.24 June 2001Cavan0-13 - 0-11Monaghan St Tiernach's Park Ulster semi final
54.29 June 2013Monaghan1-10 - 0-12Cavan St Tiernach's Park Ulster semi final
55.24 May 2015Monaghan0-16 - 0-15Cavan Breffni Park Ulster quarter final
56.11 June 2017Monaghan1-15 - 0-15Cavan Breffni Park Ulster quarter final
57.18 May 2019Cavan1-13 - 0-12Monaghan Breffni Park Ulster quarter final
58.31 October 2020Cavan2-15 - 1-17Monaghan St Tiernach's Park Ulster preliminary round
59.7 April 2024Cavan3-12 - 1-12Monaghan St Tiernach's Park Ulster preliminary round

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References

  1. Clerkin, Malachy (23 May 2015). "Cavan and Monaghan: a bitter rivalry dug deep into the land". Irish Times. Retrieved 23 March 2016.