# Cork–Galway hurling rivalry

The Cork–Galway rivalry is a hurling rivalry between Cork and Galway. The fixture is an irregular one due to both teams playing in separate provinces.

## Roots
### Statistics

Up to date as of 2023 season
| Team | All-Ireland | Provincial | National League | Total |
| Cork | 30 | 54 | 14 | 98 |
| Galway | 5 | 28 | 11 | 44 |
| Combined | 35 | 82 | 25 | 142 |

## Notable moments

* Galway 4-15 : 2-19 Cork (17 August 1975 at Croke Park) - The 1975 All Ireland semi-final took place on one of the hottest days of one of the hottest summers of the century. Cork may have been "a bit rusty" after winning Munster and over-confidence may have been a factor. In any event, Galway hit them hard and hit them fast. They scored a couple of goals early on, they continued to get scores at opportune times and come the end, they had two points in hand, 4-15 to 2-19.
* Galway 2-14 : 1-13 Cork (5 August 1979 at Croke Park) - Cork were aiming for an historic four-in-a-row and hence were the defending All-Ireland champions. After a record equalling fifth consecutive Munster title on the back of a final win over Limerick, Cork were expected to see off the Galway challenge comfortably. Galway, on the other hand, were coming with a team of their own backboned by the likes of the Connolly brothers and Noel Lane. In front of a paltry attendance of 12,315, Galway shocked the hurling world by dumping the holders out and progressed to the 1979 decider.
* Cork 5-15 : 2-21 Galway (2 September 1990 at Croke Park) - Having recovered from a poor start Galway looked likely winners when holding a seven-points lead early in the second half, but they ceded control at a critical stage. Kevin Hennessy gave Cork a dream start goaling inside the first minute and the last of their five goals, from John Fitzgibbon in the 63rd minute ensured a 27th title.

## All-time results
### Legend

* Galway win
* Cork win
* Drawn game

### Senior

| No. | Date | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Competition |
| 1. | 17 May 1903 | Cork (1) | 7-12 - 1-3 | Galway | Markets Field | All-Ireland semi-final |
| 2. | 20 March 1904 | Cork (2) | 10-13 - 0-0 | Galway | Tipperary | All-Ireland semi-final |
| 3. | 2 September 1906 | Cork (3) | 5-13 - 0-4 | Galway | Markets Field | All-Ireland semi-final |
| 4. | 10 May 1908 | Cork (4) | 2-8 - 1-7 | Galway | Markets Field | All-Ireland semi-final |
| 5. | 21 August 1910 | Cork (5) | 7-3 - 1-0 | Galway | O'Moore Park | All-Ireland semi-final |
| 6. | 6 September 1914 | Cork (6) | 6-6 - 0-0 | Galway | O'Moore Park | All-Ireland semi-final |
| 7. | 31 August 1919 | Cork (7) | 3-8 - 0-2 | Galway | Markets Field | All-Ireland semi-final |
| 8. | 21 August 1927 | Cork (8) | 5-6 - 0-2 | Galway | Thurles Sportsfield | All-Ireland semi-final |
| 9. | 9 September 1928 | Cork (9) | 6-12 - 1-0 | Galway | Croke Park | All-Ireland final |
| 10. | 1 September 1929 | Cork (10) | 4-9 - 1-3 | Galway | Croke Park | All-Ireland final |
| 11. | 26 July 1942 | Cork (11) | 6-8 - 2-4 | Galway | Gaelic Grounds | All-Ireland semi-final |
| 12. | 13 August 1944 | Cork (12) | 1-10 - 3-3 | Galway | Cusack Park | All-Ireland semi-final |
| 13. | 28 July 1946 | Cork (13) | 2-10 - 0-3 | Galway | O'Connor Park | All-Ireland semi-final |
| 14. | 27 July 1952 | Cork (14) | 1-5 - 0-6 | Galway | Gaelic Grounds | All-Ireland semi-final |
| 15. | 6 September 1953 | Cork (15) | 3-3 - 0-8 | Galway | Croke Park | All-Ireland final |
| 16. | 8 August 1954 | Cork (16) | 4-13 - 2-1 | Galway | Croke Park | All-Ireland semi-final |
| 17. | 7 June 1964 | Cork (17) | 4-14 - 2-7 | Galway | Gaelic Grounds | Munster quarter-final |
| 18. | 23 June 1968 | Cork (18) | 3-15 - 1-6 | Galway | Gaelic Grounds | Munster semi-final |
| 19. | 29 June 1969 | Cork (19) | 3-15 - 1-10 | Galway | Gaelic Grounds | Munster semi-final |
| 20. | 17 August 1975 | Galway (1) | 4-15 - 2-19 | Cork | Croke Park | All-Ireland semi-final |
| 21. | 7 August 1977 | Cork (20) | 3-14 - 1-15 | Galway | Croke Park | All-Ireland semi-final |
| 22. | 5 August 1979 | Galway (2) | 2-14 - 1-13 | Cork | Croke Park | All-Ireland semi-final |
| 23. | 7 August 1983 | Cork (21) | 5-14 - 1-16 | Galway | Croke Park | All-Ireland semi-final |
| 24. | 4 August 1985 | Galway (3) | 4-12 - 5-5 | Cork | Croke Park | All-Ireland semi-final |
| 25. | 7 September 1986 | Cork (22) | 4-13 - 2-15 | Galway | Croke Park | All-Ireland final |
| 26. | 2 September 1990 | Cork (23) | 5-15 - 2-21 | Galway | Croke Park | All-Ireland final |
| 27. | 13 July 2002 | Galway (4) | 0-21 - 1-9 | Cork | Semple Stadium | All-Ireland qualifiers |
| 28. | 11 September 2005 | Cork (24) | 1-21 - 1-16 | Galway | Croke Park | All-Ireland final |
| 29. | 19 July 2008 | Cork (25) | 0-23 - 2-15 | Galway | Semple Stadium | All-Ireland qualifiers |
| 30. | 18 July 2009 | Galway (5) | 1-19 - 0-15 | Cork | Semple Stadium | All-Ireland qualifiers |
| 31. | 9 July 2011 | Galway (6) | 2-23 - 1-14 | Cork | Gaelic Grounds | All-Ireland qualifiers |
| 32. | 12 August 2012 | Galway (7) | 0-22 - 0-17 | Cork | Croke Park | All-Ireland semi-final |
| 33. | 26 July 2015 | Galway (8) | 2-28 - 0-22 | Cork | Semple Stadium | All-Ireland quarter-final |
| 34. | 18 June 2022 | Galway (9) | 2-19 - 1-21 | Cork | Semple Stadium | All-Ireland quarter-final |

### Intermediate

| No. | Date | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Competition |
| 1. | 4 June 1961 | Cork (1) | 7-4 - 5-3 | Galway | Gaelic Grounds | Munster semi-final |
| 2. | 24 June 1962 | Galway (1) | 5-4 - 4-6 | Cork | Gaelic Grounds | Munster final |
| 3. | 2 August 1964 | Cork (2) | 4-13 - 1-10 | Galway | Dunlo GAA Grounds | Munster final |
| 4. | 27 June 1965 | Cork (3) | 6-14 - 3-4 | Galway | Cork Athletic Grounds | Munster semi-final |
| 5. | 12 May 1968 | Cork (4) | 3-9 - 4-2 | Galway | | Munster semi-final |
| 6. | 3 August 1969 | Cork (5) | 4-14 - 0-6 | Galway | Charleville | Munster final |
| 7. | 11 October 1997 | Cork (6) | 2-11 - 1-12 | Galway | Gaelic Grounds | All-Ireland final |
| 8. | 13 October 2001 | Cork (7) | 1-15 - 0-17 | Galway | Gaelic Grounds | All-Ireland semi-final |
| 9. | 20 August 2003 | Cork (8) | 5-23 - 1-10 | Galway | Semple Stadium | All-Ireland semi-final |
| 10. | 6 August 2005 | Galway (2) | 1-15 - 0-14 | Cork | Semple Stadium | All-Ireland semi-final |
| 11. | 8 August 2009 | Cork (9) | 2-23 - 1-10 | Galway | O'Moore Park | All-Ireland semi-final |
| 12. | 26 July 2014 | Cork (10) | 0-21 - 0-17 | Galway | O'Connor Park | All-Ireland semi-final |

### Junior

| No. | Date | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Competition |
| 1. | 6 June 1926 | Cork (1) | 5-8 - 1-3 | Galway | Croke Park | All-Ireland semi-final |
| 2. | 29 August 1937 | Galway (1) | 3-4 - 2-6 | Cork | Pearse Stadium | All-Ireland semi-final |
| 3. | 25 August 1940 | Cork (2) | 3-3 - 3-1 | Galway | Gaelic Grounds | All-Ireland final |
| 4. | 17 August 1947 | Cork (3) | 8-6 - 5-1 | Galway | Dunlo GAA Grounds | All-Ireland semi-final |
| 5. | 18 September 1955 | Cork (4) | 3-10 - 4-5 | Galway | MacDonagh Park | All-Ireland home final |
| 6. | 3 July 1960 | Cork (5) | 2-5 - 1-7 | Galway | Cusack Park | Munster semi-final |
| 7. | 25 September 1983 | Cork (6) | 3-14 - 2-15 | Galway | Gaelic Grounds | All-Ireland final |
| 8. | 4 August 1992 | Cork (7) | 1-12 - 0-14 | Galway | Gaelic Grounds | All-Ireland semi-final |
| 9. | 30 June 1994 | Cork | 2-12 - 4-6 | Galway | Cusack Park | All-Ireland semi-final |
| 10. | 11 July 1994 | Cork (8) | 1-13 - 1-9 | Galway | Gaelic Grounds | All-Ireland semi-final replay |
| 10. | 7 August 1996 | Cork | 3-7 - 1-13 | Galway | Cusack Park | All-Ireland semi-final |
| 11. | 30 August 1996 | Galway (2) | 1-15 - 1-6 | Cork | Cusack Park | All-Ireland semi-final replay |

### Minor

| No. | Date | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Competition |
| 1. | 15 August 1936 | Cork (1) | 4-6 - 1-3 | Galway | St. Cronan's Park | All-Ireland semi-final |
| 2. | 7 August 1938 | Cork (2) | 7-4 - 5-3 | Galway | Cusack Park | All-Ireland semi-final |
| 3. | 21 September 1941 | Cork (3) | 3-11 - 1-1 | Galway | Croke Park | All-Ireland final |
| 4. | 2 September 1951 | Cork (4) | 4-5 - 1-8 | Galway | Croke Park | All-Ireland final |
| 5. | 24 June 1964 | Cork (5) | | Galway | Gaelic Grounds | Munster quarter-final |
| 6. | 24 July 1966 | Cork (6) | 6-7 - 2-8 | Galway | Gaelic Grounds | Munster final |
| 7. | 29 June 1968 | Cork (7) | | Galway | Gaelic Grounds | Munster semi-final |
| 8. | 29 June 1969 | Cork (8) | 9-11 - 1-1 | Galway | Gaelic Grounds | Munster semi-final |
| 9. | 6 September 1970 | Cork (9) | 5-29 - 2-9 | Galway | Croke Park | All-Ireland final |
| 10. | 15 August 1971 | Cork (10) | 4-13 - 1-4 | Galway | St. Brendan's Park | All-Ireland semi-final |
| 11. | 17 August 1975 | Cork (11) | 6-20 - 4-7 | Galway | Croke Park | All-Ireland semi-final |
| 12. | 7 August 1977 | Cork (12) | 3-14 - 1-6 | Galway | Croke Park | All-Ireland semi-final |
| 13. | 5 August 1979 | Cork (13) | 6-15 - 0-6 | Galway | Croke Park | All-Ireland semi-final |
| 14. | 4 August 1985 | Cork (14) | 3-9 - 3-2 | Galway | Croke Park | All-Ireland semi-final |
| 15. | 12 August 1995 | Cork (15) | 2-8 - 0-12 | Galway | Semple Stadium | All-Ireland semi-final |
| 16. | 10 September 2000 | Galway (1) | 2-19 - 4-10 | Cork | Croke Park | All-Ireland final |
| 17. | 9 September 2001 | Cork (16) | 2-10 - 1-8 | Galway | Croke Park | All-Ireland final |
| 18. | 28 July 2002 | Galway (2) | 2-10 - 2-6 | Cork | Croke Park | All-Ireland quarter-final |
| 19. | 15 August 2004 | Galway (3) | 2-15 - 1-13 | Cork | Croke Park | All-Ireland semi-final |
| 20. | 13 August 2005 | Galway (4) | 4-13 - 1-9 | Cork | O'Moore Park | All-Ireland semi-final |
| 21. | 6 August 2006 | Galway (5) | 2-12 - 0-16 | Cork | Croke Park | All-Ireland semi-final |
| 22. | 29 July 2007 | Cork (17) | 2-19 - 0-8 | Galway | Croke Park | All-Ireland quarter-final |
| 23. | 17 August 2008 | Galway (6) | 1-18 - 0-17 | Cork | Croke Park | All-Ireland semi-final |