Armagh–Tyrone Gaelic football rivalry
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{{Infobox sports rivalry
| name = Armagh-Tyrone
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| city or region = County Armagh
County Tyrone
| first contested = Armagh 2-8 - 1-2 Tyrone
1890 Ulster final
(12 October 1890)
| teams involved = Armagh
Tyrone
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| mostrecent = Armagh 0-23 0-22 Tyrone
2025 Ulster semi-final
(26 April 2025)
| total = 45
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The Armagh-Tyrone rivalry is a Gaelic football rivalry between Irish county teams Armagh and Tyrone, who first played each other in 1890. It is considered to be one of the biggest rivalries in Gaelic games.{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/tyrone-v-armagh-an-iconic-rivalry-losing-its-icons-26862142.html|title=Tyrone v Armagh: An iconic rivalry losing its icons|publisher=Irish Independent|date=7 June 2012|accessdate=21 March 2016|first=Martin|last=Breheny}}{{cite web |last1=Crossan |first1=Brendan |title=Tyrone-Armagh rivalry was authentic and real as you'd find |url=https://www.irishnews.com/sport/gaafootball/2023/06/01/news/tyrone-armagh_rivalry_was_authentic_and_real_as_you_d_find-3318916/ |website=Irish News}} Armagh's home ground is the Athletic Grounds and Tyrone's home ground is Healy Park.
Tyrone have won the Ulster Championship on 16 occasions, whereas Armagh have won the title 14 times, placing them third and fourth on the roll of honour respectively.
The sides also contested the 2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, the first time that two counties from the same province contested the football showpiece.{{cite web |last1=Tierney |first1=Paddy |title=Tyrone vs Armagh 2003 All-Ireland SFC Final combined XV 20 years on from all-Ulster decider |url=https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/sport/gaa/gaelic-football/tyrone-vs-armagh-2003-ireland-27799382 |website=Belfast Live |access-date=6 January 2025 |date=28 September 2023 |quote=At the time it was the first occasion two teams from the same province had contested the final of the football Championship.}}
All-time results
=Legend=
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|Tyrone win |
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|Armagh win |
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=Senior Championship meetings=
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!width=5 | No. !width=120 | Date !width=100 | Winners !width=70 | Score !width=100 | Runners-up !width=130 | Venue !width=160 | Stage | |||||||
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| style="background-color:orange"| | 1. | 12 October 1890 | Armagh | 2-8 - 1-2 | Tyrone | Blaris, Lisburn | Ulster final |
| style="background-color:orange"| | 2. | 3 January 1904 | Armagh | 0-3 - 0-2 | Tyrone | Ulster semi-final | |
| style="background-color:orange"| | 3. | 31 January 1904 | Armagh | 1-6 - 1-3 | Tyrone | Belfast | Ulster semi-final replay |
| style="background-color:orange"| | 4. | 1904 | Armagh | 0-12 - 0-3 | Tyrone | Castleblaney | Ulster semi-final |
| style="background-color:orange"| | 5. | 1904 | Armagh | 0-24 - 0-13 | Tyrone | Armagh | Ulster semi-final replay |
| style="background-color:orange"| | 6. | 13 May 1917 | Armagh | 0-9 - 0-6 | Tyrone | Armagh | Ulster quarter-final |
| style="background-color:orange"| | 7. | 16 May 1920 | Armagh | 2-1 - 0-0 | Tyrone | Dungannon | Ulster quarter-final |
| style="background-color:"| | 8. | 25 May 1930 | Armagh | 2-3 - 2-3 | Tyrone | Dungannon | Ulster quarter-final |
| style="background-color:orange"| | 9. | 10 April 1932 | Armagh | 1-5 - 1-4 | Tyrone | Letterkenny | Ulster quarter-final |
| style="background-color:orange"| | 10. | 8 June 1941 | Armagh | 4-8 - 1-17 | Tyrone | Athletic Grounds | Ulster quarter-final |
| style="background-color:orange"| | 11. | 31 May 1942 | Armagh | 3-4 - 0-0 | Tyrone | Athletic Grounds | Ulster quarter-final |
| style="background-color:orange"| | 12. | 24 June 1945 | Armagh | 3-13 - 0-2 | Tyrone | Athletic Grounds | Ulster quarter-final |
| style="background-color:"| | 13. | 22 June 1947 | Armagh | 1-6 - 1-6 | Tyrone | Athletic Grounds | Ulster quarter-final |
| style="background-color:red"| | 14. | 29 June 1947 | Tyrone | 2-5 - 1-4 | Armagh | O'Neill Park | Ulster quarter-final replay |
| style="background-color:orange"| | 15. | 17 June 1951 | Armagh | 7-13 - 2-3 | Tyrone | Athletic Grounds | Ulster quarter-final |
| style="background-color:orange"| | 16. | 15 June 1952 | Armagh | 1-8 - 1-6 | Tyrone | O'Neill Park | Ulster quarter-final |
| style="background-color:red"| | 17. | 30 June 1957 | Tyrone | 2-9 - 3-5 | Armagh | The Playing Fields | Ulster quarter-final |
| style="background-color:red"| | 18. | 22 June 1958 | Tyrone | 1-9 - 0-10 | Armagh | O'Neill Park | Ulster quarter-final |
| style="background-color:orange"| | 19. | 6 June 1971 | Armagh | 4-9 - 2-10 | Tyrone | The Playing Fields | Ulster quarter-final |
| style="background-color:red"| | 20. | 4 June 1972 | Tyrone | 0-13 - 1-7 | Armagh | O'Neill Park | Ulster quarter-final |
| style="background-color:orange"| | 21. | 20 July 1980 | Armagh | 4-10 - 4-7 | Tyrone | St. Tiernach's Park | Ulster final |
| style="background-color:red"| | 22. | 15 July 1984 | Tyrone | 0-15 - 1-7 | Armagh | St. Tiernach's Park | Ulster final |
| style="background-color:orange"| | 23. | 28 June 1987 | Armagh | 5-9 - 1-9 | Tyrone | St. Molaise Park | Ulster semi-final |
| style="background-color:red"| | 24. | 26 June 1988 | Tyrone | 0-15 - 1-8 | Armagh | St. Molaise Park | Ulster semi-final |
| style="background-color:red"| | 25. | 4 June 1989 | Tyrone | 1-11 - 2-7 | Armagh | Healy Park | Ulster quarter-final |
| style="background-color:orange"| | 26. | 3 June 1990 | Armagh | 0-12 - 0-11 | Tyrone | Athletic Grounds | Ulster quarter-final |
| style="background-color:"| | 27. | 13 June 1993 | Armagh | 0-13 - 1-10 | Tyrone | Athletic Grounds | Ulster quarter-final |
| style="background-color:orange"| | 28. | 20 June 1993 | Armagh | 0-12 - 2-8 | Tyrone | Healy Park | Ulster quarter-final replay |
| style="background-color:red"| | 29. | 12 June 1994 | Tyrone | 3-10 - 1-10 | Armagh | Healy Park | Ulster quarter-final |
| style="background-color:red"| | 30. | 15 June 1997 | Tyrone | 1-12 - 0-12 | Armagh | Healy Park | Ulster quarter-final |
| style="background-color:orange"| | 31. | 4 June 2000 | Armagh | 0-12 - 0-8 | Tyrone | St Tiernach's Park | Ulster quarter-final |
| style="background-color:red"| | 32. | 20 May 2001 | Tyrone | 1-14 - 1-9 | Armagh | St Tiernach's Park | Ulster quarter-final |
| style="background-color:"| | 33. | 19 May 2002 | Tyrone | 1-12 - 1-12 | Armagh | St Tiernach's Park | Ulster quarter-final |
| style="background-color:orange"| | 34. | 26 May 2002 | Armagh | 2-13 - 0-16 | Tyrone | St Tiernach's Park | Ulster quarter-final replay |
| style="background-color:red"| | 35. | 28 September 2003 | Tyrone | 0-12 - 0-9 | Armagh | Croke Park | All Ireland final |
| style="background-color:"| | 36. | 10 July 2005 | Armagh | 2-8 - 0-14 | Tyrone | Croke Park | Ulster final |
| style="background-color:orange"| | 37. | 23 July 2005 | Armagh | 0-13 - 0-11 | Tyrone | Croke Park | Ulster final replay |
| style="background-color:red"| | 38. | 4 September 2005 | Tyrone | 2-10 - 1-10 | Armagh | Croke Park | All Ireland semi-final |
| style="background-color:red"| | 39. | 31 May 2009 | Tyrone | 2-10 - 1-10 | Armagh | St. Tiernach's Park | Ulster quarter-final |
| style="background-color:red"| | 40. | 10 June 2012 | Tyrone | 0-19 - 1-13 | Armagh | Athletic Grounds | Ulster quarter-final |
| style="background-color:orange"| | 41. | 13 July 2014 | Armagh | 0-13 - 0-10 | Tyrone | Healy Park | All Ireland Qualifier Round 2 |
| style="background-color:red"| | 42. | 5 August 2017 | Tyrone | 3-17 - 0-8 | Armagh | Croke Park | All Ireland quarter-final |
| style="background-color:orange"| | 43 | 5 June 2022 | Armagh | 1-16 - 1-10 | Tyrone | Athletic Grounds | All Ireland Qualifier Round 1 |
| style="background-color:"| | 44 | 3 June 2023 | Tyrone | 0-13 - 0-11 | Armagh | Healy Park | All Ireland Group Stage |
| style="background-color:orange"| | 45 | 26 April 2025 | Armagh | 0-23 - 0-22 | Tyrone | St Tiernach's Park | Ulster semi-final |
Miscellaneous
- The sides have contested four Ulster finals, the first in 1890 and the most recent in 2005. Armagh have won three of these games whilst Tyrone have one victory.
- Longest winning streak - Armagh - 7 games (12 October 1890 - 16 May 1920)
- Longest unbeaten streak - Armagh - 13 games (12 October 1890 - 29 June 1947)
- Highest total score - 43 points (17 June 1951 Armagh 7-13 - 2-3 Tyrone)
- Highest winning margin - 34 points (17 June 1951 Armagh 7-13 - 2-3 Tyrone)
References
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External links
- [https://www.bbc.com/sport/av/gaelic-games/57156825 "GAA: Peter Canavan and Oisín McConville discuss the intense and occasionally downright hostile Tyrone/Armagh rivalry"], BBC. 18 May 2021.
- [https://www.bbc.com/sport/gaelic-games/57152009 "The GAA Social: Peter Canavan and Oisin McConville pick Tyrone and Armagh early noughties dream team"], BBC. 18 May 2021.
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