Cork–Wexford hurling rivalry

Cork-Wexford
Statistics
Locale	County Cork County Wexford
Teams	Cork Wexford
First contested	Wexford 1-6 - 2-2 Cork 1890 All-Ireland final (16 November 1890)
Most recent meeting	Cork 3-24 - 2-17 Wexford 2012 All-Ireland qualifierl (14 July 2012)
Next meeting	TBA
Number of meetings	11
Top scorer	Charlie McCarthy (2-17)
All-time series	Cork 9-1 Wexford (1 draw)
Largest victory	Cork 1-27 - 0-12 Wexford 2004 All-Ireland semi-final (15 August 2004)

The Cork–Wexford rivalry is a hurling rivalry between Irish inter-county teams Cork and Wexford. The fixture has been an irregular one due to both teams playing in separate provinces.

Roots

History

Cork and Wexford only met twice during the first sixty years of the Gaelic Athletic Association. Cork claimed victory on both occasions, however, their very first meeting was left unfinished with Cork later being declared the victors. Their rivalry defined a golden age of hurling in the 1950s and delivered record attendances as the sides clashed in the All-Ireland deciders of 1954 and 1956. Both sides claimed one victory apiece. Twenty years later the rivalry received a new lease of life when the sides met in back-to-back championship deciders in 1976 and 1977.

Statistics

Team	All-Ireland	Provincial	National League	Total
Cork	30	50	14	94
Wexford	6	20	4	30
Combined	36	70	18	124

Notable moments

Cork 2-20 : 3-17 Wexford (10 August 2003 at Croke Park, Dublin) - The art of the last-minute goal was done to perfection by the Model County as it temporarily saved them from elimination and gave them another chance at reaching the All-Ireland final. Wexford were five up in the first half, five down in the second, and it took a Rory McCarthy goal – two minutes and 40 seconds into injury time – to give them a second crack at the whip. But whipped they were in the replay, by 3-17 to 2-7.

All-time results

	Cork win
	Wexford win
	Drawn game

No.	Date	Winners	Score	Runners-up	Venue	Stage
1.	16 November 1890	Cork (1)	1-6 - 2-2	Wexford	Clonturk Park	All-Ireland final
2.	14 June 1903	Cork (2)	2-8 - 0-6	Wexford	Carrick-on-Suir	All-Ireland home final
3.	5 September 1954	Cork (3)	1-9 - 1-6	Wexford	Croke Park	All-Ireland final
4.	23 September 1956	Wexford (1)	2-14 - 2-8	Cork	Croke Park	All-Ireland final
5.	6 September 1970	Cork (4)	6-21 - 5-10	Wexford	Croke Park	All-Ireland final
6.	5 September 1976	Cork (5)	2-21 - 4-11	Wexford	Croke Park	All-Ireland final
7.	4 September 1977	Cork (6)	1-17 - 3-8	Wexford	Croke Park	All-Ireland final
8.	10 August 2003	Cork	2-20 - 3-17	Wexford	Croke Park	All-Ireland semi-final
9.	16 August 2003	Cork (7)	3-17 - 2-7	Wexford	Croke Park	All-Ireland semi-final replay
10.	15 August 2004	Cork (8)	1-27 - 0-12	Wexford	Croke Park	All-Ireland semi-final
11.	14 July 2012	Cork (9)	3-24 - 2-17	Wexford	Semple Stadium	All-Ireland qualifier

Records

Scorelines

Biggest championship win:
- For Cork: Cork 1-27 - 0-12, All-Ireland semi-final, Croke Park, 15 August 2004
- For Wexford: Wexford 2-14 - 2-8 Cork, All-Ireland final, Fraher Field, 23 September 1956

Highest aggregate:
- Cork 6-21 - 5-10 Wexford, All-Ireland final, Croke Park, 6 September 1970

Most appearances

Team	Player	Championship games	Total
Cork	Tom Kenny	2003, 2003, 2004, 2012	4
	Niall McCarthy
	Seán Óg Ó hAilpín\|

Top scorers

Team	Player	Score	Total
Cork	Charlie McCarthy	2-17	23
Wexford	Mick Butler	2-9	15

Top scorer in a single game:
- For Cork: 1-9
  - Charlie McCarthy, Cork 6-21 - 5-10 Wexford, All-Ireland final, Croke Park, 6 September 1970
- For Wexford: 1-6
  - Nicky Rackard, Wexford 2-14 - 2-8 Cork, All-Ireland final, Croke Park, 23 September 1956

Attendances

Highest attendance:
- 84,856 - Cork 1-9 - 1-6 Wexford, All-Ireland final, Croke Park, 23 September 1956

Lowest attendance:
- 20,142 - Cork 3-24 - 2-17 Wexford, All-Ireland qualifier, Semple Stadium, 14 July 2012

External links

Cork-Wexford head-to-head results

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