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. 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.
All-time results
Legend Tyrone winArmagh winMatch was a draw
Senior Championship meetings No. Date Winners Score Runners-up Venue Stage 1. 12 October 1890 Armagh 2-8 - 1-2 Tyrone Blaris, Lisburn Ulster final 2. 3 January 1904 Armagh 0-3 - 0-2 Tyrone Ulster semi-final 3. 31 January 1904 Armagh 1-6 - 1-3 Tyrone Belfast Ulster semi-final replay 4. 1904 Armagh 0-12 - 0-3 Tyrone Castleblaney Ulster semi-final 5. 1904 Armagh 0-24 - 0-13 Tyrone Armagh Ulster semi-final replay 6. 13 May 1917 Armagh 0-9 - 0-6 Tyrone Armagh Ulster quarter-final 7. 16 May 1920 Armagh 2-1 - 0-0 Tyrone Dungannon Ulster quarter-final 8. 25 May 1930 Armagh 2-3 - 2-3 Tyrone Dungannon Ulster quarter-final 9. 10 April 1932 Armagh 1-5 - 1-4 Tyrone Letterkenny Ulster quarter-final 10. 8 June 1941 Armagh 4-8 - 1-17 Tyrone Athletic Grounds Ulster quarter-final 11. 31 May 1942 Armagh 3-4 - 0-0 Tyrone Athletic Grounds Ulster quarter-final 12. 24 June 1945 Armagh 3-13 - 0-2 Tyrone Athletic Grounds Ulster quarter-final 13. 22 June 1947 Armagh 1-6 - 1-6 Tyrone Athletic Grounds Ulster quarter-final 14. 29 June 1947 Tyrone 2-5 - 1-4 Armagh O'Neill Park Ulster quarter-final replay 15. 17 June 1951 Armagh 7-13 - 2-3 Tyrone Athletic Grounds Ulster quarter-final 16. 15 June 1952 Armagh 1-8 - 1-6 Tyrone O'Neill Park Ulster quarter-final 17. 30 June 1957 Tyrone 2-9 - 3-5 Armagh The Playing Fields Ulster quarter-final 18. 22 June 1958 Tyrone 1-9 - 0-10 Armagh O'Neill Park Ulster quarter-final 19. 6 June 1971 Armagh 4-9 - 2-10 Tyrone The Playing Fields Ulster quarter-final 20. 4 June 1972 Tyrone 0-13 - 1-7 Armagh O'Neill Park Ulster quarter-final 21. 20 July 1980 Armagh 4-10 - 4-7 Tyrone St. Tiernach's Park Ulster final 22. 15 July 1984 Tyrone 0-15 - 1-7 Armagh St. Tiernach's Park Ulster final 23. 28 June 1987 Armagh 5-9 - 1-9 Tyrone St. Molaise Park Ulster semi-final 24. 26 June 1988 Tyrone 0-15 - 1-8 Armagh St. Molaise Park Ulster semi-final 25. 4 June 1989 Tyrone 1-11 - 2-7 Armagh Healy Park Ulster quarter-final 26. 3 June 1990 Armagh 0-12 - 0-11 Tyrone Athletic Grounds Ulster quarter-final 27. 13 June 1993 Armagh 0-13 - 1-10 Tyrone Athletic Grounds Ulster quarter-final 28. 20 June 1993 Armagh 0-12 - 2-8 Tyrone Healy Park Ulster quarter-final replay 29. 12 June 1994 Tyrone 3-10 - 1-10 Armagh Healy Park Ulster quarter-final 30. 15 June 1997 Tyrone 1-12 - 0-12 Armagh Healy Park Ulster quarter-final 31. 4 June 2000 Armagh 0-12 - 0-8 Tyrone St Tiernach's Park Ulster quarter-final 32. 20 May 2001 Tyrone 1-14 - 1-9 Armagh St Tiernach's Park Ulster quarter-final 33. 19 May 2002 Tyrone 1-12 - 1-12 Armagh St Tiernach's Park Ulster quarter-final 34. 26 May 2002 Armagh 2-13 - 0-16 Tyrone St Tiernach's Park Ulster quarter-final replay 35. 28 September 2003 Tyrone 0-12 - 0-9 Armagh Croke Park All Ireland final 36. 10 July 2005 Armagh 2-8 - 0-14 Tyrone Croke Park Ulster final 37. 23 July 2005 Armagh 0-13 - 0-11 Tyrone Croke Park Ulster final replay 38. 4 September 2005 Tyrone 2-10 - 1-10 Armagh Croke Park All Ireland semi-final 39. 31 May 2009 Tyrone 2-10 - 1-10 Armagh St. Tiernach's Park Ulster quarter-final 40. 10 June 2012 Tyrone 0-19 - 1-13 Armagh Athletic Grounds Ulster quarter-final 41. 13 July 2014 Armagh 0-13 - 0-10 Tyrone Healy Park All Ireland Qualifier Round 2 42. 5 August 2017 Tyrone 3-17 - 0-8 Armagh Croke Park All Ireland quarter-final 43 5 June 2022 Armagh 1-16 - 1-10 Tyrone Athletic Grounds All Ireland Qualifier Round 1 44 3 June 2023 Tyrone 0-13 - 0-11 Armagh Healy Park All Ireland Group Stage 45 26 April 2025 Armagh 0-23 - 0-22 Tyrone St Tiernach's Park Ulster semi-final 46 12 April 2026 Armagh - Tyrone Athletic Grounds Ulster preliminary-round
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 (pre-FRC) - 43 points (17 June 1951 Armagh 7-13 - 2-3 Tyrone) Highest total score (post-FRC) - 45 points (26 April 2025 Armagh 0-23 - 0-22 Tyrone) Highest winning margin - 34 points (17 June 1951 Armagh 7-13 - 2-3 Tyrone)
References
External links "GAA: Peter Canavan and Oisín McConville discuss the intense and occasionally downright hostile Tyrone/Armagh rivalry", BBC. 18 May 2021. "The GAA Social: Peter Canavan and Oisin McConville pick Tyrone and Armagh early noughties dream team", BBC. 18 May 2021. "Tyrone–Armagh clash invoking cherished memories ", RTÉ. 24 April 2025