Donegal–Tyrone Gaelic football rivalry
| Location | County Donegal County Tyrone |
|---|---|
| Teams | Donegal Tyrone |
| First meeting | Donegal 4-3 - 1-0 Tyrone 1919 Ulster quarter-final (25 May 1919) |
| Latest meeting | Donegal 0-13 - 1-18 Tyrone 2023 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Preliminary Quarter-Finals (24 June 2023) |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 25 |
| Most wins | Tyrone (13) |
| All-time series | Tyrone 14-1-10 Donegal |
| Largest victory | Tyrone 2-13 - 0-7 Donegal 1989 Ulster final replay (23 July 1989) |
The Donegal–Tyrone rivalry is a Gaelic football rivalry between Irish county teams Donegal and Tyrone, who first played each other in 1919. It is considered to be one of the biggest and most intense rivalries in Gaelic games.[1] Donegal's home ground is MacCumhaill Park and Tyrone's home ground is Healy Park.
While Tyrone have 13 Ulster titles and Donegal are ranked in sixth position on the roll of honour, they have also enjoyed success in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, having won 5 championship titles between them to date.
Following the 2013 National Football League meeting of the teams, the then reigning All Stars Footballer of the Year, Donegal's Karl Lacey, was hit by some spit from the mouth of a Tyrone fan. Lacey was targeted as he left the pitch via the tunnel at Healy Park in Omagh. He had not been playing in the game due to a hip injury. President of the Gaelic Athletic Association Liam O'Neill condemned the action against Lacey, "I have always said that any behaviour that makes anyone feel less good about themselves or about being involved in Gaelic games is abhorrent to me. I wouldn't condone that type of behaviour and to spit at anyone is disgraceful behaviour. I really cannot understand the behaviour of anybody who insults or demeans anyone. It has no part in Gaelic games. My message to those people is 'we don't need you'. I don't want them in our organisation and I don't want them going to our games. I would appeal to them to go and leave our games to people who want to come and enjoy themselves."[2][3]
All-time results[edit]
Legend[edit]
| Tyrone win | |
| Donegal win | |
| Match was a draw |
Senior[edit]
| No. | Date | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Stage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 25 May 1919 | Donegal | 4-3 - 1-0 | Tyrone | Strabane | Ulster Quarter-Final | |
| 2. | 18 May 1924 | Tyrone | 0-2 - 0-1 | Donegal | Letterkenny | Ulster Quarter-Final | |
| 3. | 20 June 1943 | Tyrone | 1-8 - 0-7 | Donegal | Omagh | Ulster Quarter-Final | |
| 4. | 14 June 1953 | Tyrone | 8-7 - 0-3 | Donegal | MacCumhaill Park | Ulster Quarter-Final | |
| 5. | 13 June 1954 | Tyrone | 1-7 - 1-5 | Donegal | O'Neill Park | Ulster Quarter-Final | |
| 6. | 14 July 1957 | Tyrone | 3-5 - 2-3 | Donegal | Breffni Park | Ulster Semi-Final | |
| 7. | 30 July 1972 | Donegal | 2-13 - 1-11 | Tyrone | St Tiernach's Park | Ulster Final | |
| 8. | 24 June 1973 | Tyrone | 0-12 - 1-7 | Donegal | MacCumhaill Park | Ulster Quarter-Final | |
| 9. | 16 June 1974 | Donegal | 1-9 - 0-8 | Tyrone | MacCumhaill Park | Ulster Quarter-Final | |
| 10. | 17 June 1979 | Donegal | 1-11 - 1-9 | Tyrone | Dean McGlinchey Park | Ulster Quarter-Final | |
| 11. | 15 June 1980 | Tyrone | 1-17 - 0-8 | Donegal | St. Molaise Park | Ulster Quarter-Final | |
| 12. | 16 July 1989 | Tyrone | 0-11 - 0-11 | Donegal | St Tiernach's Park | Ulster Final | |
| 13. | 23 July 1989 | Tyrone | 2-13 - 0-7 | Donegal | St Tiernach's Park | Ulster Final Replay | |
| 14. | 26 June 1994 | Tyrone | 1-15 - 0-10 | Donegal | Breffni Park | Ulster Semi-Final | |
| 15. | 20 June 2004 | Donegal | 1-11 - 0-9 | Tyrone | St Tiernach's Park | Ulster Semi-Final | |
| 16. | 17 June 2007 | Tyrone | 2-15 - 1-7 | Donegal | St Tiernach's Park | Ulster Semi-Final | |
| 17. | 26 June 2011 | Donegal | 2-6 - 0-9 | Tyrone | St Tiernach's Park | Ulster Semi-Final | |
| 18. | 30 June 2012 | Donegal | 0-12 - 0-10 | Tyrone | St Tiernach's Park | Ulster Semi-Final | |
| 19. | 26 May 2013 | Donegal | 2-10 - 1-10 | Tyrone | MacCumhaill Park | Ulster Quarter-Final | |
| 20. | 17 May 2015 | Donegal | 1-13 - 1-11 | Tyrone | MacCumhaill Park | Ulster Preliminary Round | |
| 21. | 17 June 2016 | Tyrone | 0-13 - 0-11 | Donegal | St Tiernach's Park | Ulster Final | |
| 22. | 18 June 2017 | Tyrone | 1-21 - 1-12 | Donegal | St Tiernach's Park | Ulster Semi-Final | |
| 23. | 5 August 2018 | Tyrone | 2-17 - 1-16 | Donegal | MacCumhaill Park | All-Ireland Quarter-Final group stage | |
| 24. | 8 June 2019 | Donegal | 1-16 - 0-15 | Tyrone | Breffni Park | Ulster Semi-Final |
References[edit]
- ^ "Chris McNulty: Donegal v Tyrone is more than just a game". Donegal News. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ "GAA President condemns fan who spat on Donegal player Karl Lacey". 5 March 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
- ^ "Spitting incident abhors president". Hogan Stand. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
External links[edit]
- "'Claustrophobic' - How Donegal and Tyrone became Ulster's fiercest rivalry"
- Crowe, Dermot (26 May 2013). "History on both sides of divide". Sunday Independent. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
- Archer, Kenny (1 August 2018). "Donegal and Tyrone's bitter rivalry set for another Ballybofey battle". The Irish News.