Tommy Murphy Cup
The Tommy Murphy Cup was a Gaelic football competition, featuring senior county teams eliminated from the early stages of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship and also Kilkenny when not fielding a team in the main All-Ireland. The series of games, organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association, were played during the summer months with the final being played in August at Croke Park. The Cup was named after Tommy Murphy, a footballer from County Laois who was, appropriately for the competition, the only member of the Team of the Millennium from a county which had not won an All-Ireland.
| Tommy Murphy Cup | |
|---|---|
| Irish | Corn Tomáis Uí Mhurchú |
| Code | Gaelic football |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Abolished | 2008 |
| Trophy | Tommy Murphy Cup |
| Last Title holders | Antrim (1st title) |
| First winner | Clare |
| Most titles | 5 teams (1 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | TG4 |
Later changes to the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship meant that the 2008 Tommy Murphy Cup featured the eight lowest-ranking teams in National Football League, unless the teams reached the final of their respective provincial championships. Antrim beat holders Wicklow in the final.[1] The cup was cancelled after the 2008 tournament.[2]
List of Finals
| Year | Date | Winners | Runners-up | Venue | Winning captain | Winning margin | Referee | No. of Teams | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County | Score | County | Score | |||||||
| 2008 | 2 August | Antrim | 3–12 (21) | Wicklow | 1–15 (18) | Croke Park | 3 | 9 | ||
| 2007 | 4 August | Wicklow | 3–13 (22) | Antrim | 1–17 (20) | Croke Park | 2 | 9 | ||
| 2006 | 27 August | Louth | 3–14 (23) | Leitrim | 1–11 (14) | Croke Park | 9 | 13 | ||
| 2005 | 4 September | Tipperary | 3–10 (19) | Wexford | 0–15 (15) | Croke Park | 4 | 9 | ||
| 2004 | 22 August | Clare | 1–11 (14) | Sligo | 0–11 (11) | Croke Park | 3 | 4 | ||
Roll of honour
| County | Title(s) | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Wicklow |
1 | 1 | 2007 | 2008 |
 Antrim |
1 | 1 | 2008 | 2007 |
 Clare |
1 | 0 | 2004 | — |
| Tipperary |
1 | 0 | 2005 | — |
 Louth |
1 | 0 | 2006 | — |
 Sligo |
0 | 1 | — | 2004 |
 Wexford |
0 | 1 | — | 2005 |
 Leitrim |
0 | 1 | — | 2006 |
| Province | Winners | Runners-up | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
 Leinster |
2 | 2 | 4 |
 Munster |
2 | 0 | 2 |
 Ulster |
1 | 1 | 2 |
 Connacht |
0 | 2 | 2 |
See also
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
- All-Ireland Senior B Football Championship
- Tailteann Cup
References
- News | Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Official Website - GAA.ie Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
- "Dempsey: Bring back Murphy Cup". 12 May 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2009.
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