The Armagh-Down Gaelic football rivalry concerns the Ulster teams of Armagh and Down. The two counties are neighbours and, between them, they have won 26 Ulster Senior Football Championships and 7 All-Ireland Senior Football Championships.
Background
Armagh and Down first met in the Ulster Senior Football Championship in the 1904 competition. Games between the teams have sometimes been described as a "derby".
Ulster finals
The first Ulster Senior Football Championship final between Armagh and Down in 1961, with subsequent finals in 1981 and 1999.
1961
1981
1999
National League Finals
In the National Football League, 1983 National League Final and the 2010 National League Division 2 Final.
1983 - Division One
2010 - Division Two
Miscellaneous
- The sides have met a number of times in the All-Ireland Qualifiers, notably being the first two teams drawn out for the first qualifier series in 2001.
- Down's home ground, Páirc Esler, is located in County Armagh.
- James McCartan Jnr, an All-Ireland winner with Down in 1991 and 1994, attempted to switch his allegiance to Armagh in 2001.
- Paddy O'Rourke, who captained Down to the All-Ireland title in 1991, managed both Down (2002âÂÂ06) and Armagh (2009âÂÂ12).
All-time results
Legend
Senior
References
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