Munster Senior Football Championship








































Munster Senior Football Championship

Current season or competition:
2018 Munster Senior Football Championship
Flag of Munster.svg
Irish Craobh Sinsir Peile Mumhan
Code Gaelic football
Founded 1888
Trophy Munster Senior Football Cup
(no other name)
No. of teams 6 (2015)
Title holders
Kerry (80th title)
Most titles
Kerry (80 titles)
Sponsors SuperValu, Liberty Insurance, Ulster Bank

The Munster Senior Football Championship is the premier inter-county competition for Gaelic football teams in the province of Munster in Ireland. It is organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) and is played during the summer months. The final is usually played in July.


The championship is run on a straight knock-out basis, with all six counties of Munster competing. The winners of the championship enter the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship at the quarter-final group stage, while the other five teams participate in the All-Ireland qualifiers.


Kerry are the most successful team in Munster Championship history, having won the competition on 80 occasions. This includes two instances of winning the championship eight years in succession (1958–65 and 1975–82), a record for senior provincial football championships matched only by Dublin. The championship has been won by Kerry or Cork every year since 1923, with the exception of victories by Tipperary in 1935 and Clare in 1992.




Contents






  • 1 Participating teams


  • 2 List of winners by county


  • 3 List of winners by year


    • 3.1 All time


    • 3.2 Recent finals




  • 4 Stadia


  • 5 Managers


  • 6 Statistics


    • 6.1 Teams by decade


    • 6.2 Other records


      • 6.2.1 Gaps


      • 6.2.2 Longest undefeated run






  • 7 Players


    • 7.1 Top scorers


    • 7.2 Most appearances


    • 7.3 Record Munster medal winners




  • 8 See also


  • 9 References


  • 10 External links





Participating teams


The Munster championship is contested by all six counties in the Irish province of Munster.






































































Team
Colours
Sponsor
Manager
Captain
Most recent success
All-Ireland
Provincial

Clare

Portumna GAA colours.PNG Saffron and Blue
Pat O'Donnell
Colm Collins
Gary Brennan


1992

Cork

Cork colours.PNG Red and white
Chill Insurance

Peadar Healy

Paul Kerrigan

2010

2012

Kerry

Gort GAA colours.png Green and gold

Kerry Group

Éamonn Fitzmaurice

Bryan Sheehan

2014

2018

Limerick

Limerick colours.PNG Green and white

Sporting Limerick
John Brudair
Iain Corbett

1896

1896

Tipperary

Tipperary colours.PNG Blue and gold

Intersport

Liam Kearns
Peter Acheson

1920

1935

Waterford

Waterford colours.PNG White and blue

3 Mobile

Tom McGlinchey
Tommy Prendergast


1898



List of winners by county














































Team
Wins
Years won
1

Kerry
80
1892, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1919, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
2

Cork
37
1890, 1891, 1893, 1894, 1897, 1899, 1901, 1906, 1907, 1911, 1916, 1928, 1943, 1945, 1949, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012
3

Tipperary
9
1888, 1889, 1895, 1900, 1902, 1918, 1920, 1922, 1935
4

Clare
2
1917, 1992
5

Limerick
1
1896
=

Waterford
1
1898


List of winners by year



All time






















































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































Year
Winner
Opponent

2018[1]

Kerry 3-18

Cork 2-4

2017[2]

Kerry 1-23

Cork 0-15

2016[3]

Kerry 3-17

Tipperary 2-10

2015

Kerry 2-15, 1-11 (R)

Cork 3-12, 1-6 (R)

2014[4]

Kerry 0-24

Cork 0-12

2013[5]

Kerry 1-16

Cork 0-17

2012[6]

Cork 3-16

Clare 0-13

2011

Kerry 1-15

Cork 1-12

2010

Kerry 1-17

Limerick 1-14

2009

Cork 2-6

Limerick 0-11
2008

Cork 1-16

Kerry 1-11
2007

Kerry 1-15

Cork 1-13
2006

Cork 0-10, 1-12 (R)

Kerry 0-10, 0-9 (R)
2005

Kerry 1-11

Cork 0-11
2004

Kerry 1-11, 3-10 (R)

Limerick 1-11, 2-9 (R)
2003

Kerry 1-11

Limerick 0-9
2002

Cork 2-11, 1-23 (R)

Tipperary 1-14, 0-7 (R)
2001

Kerry 0-19

Cork 1-13
2000

Kerry 3-15

Clare 0-8
1999

Cork 2-10

Kerry 2-4
1998

Kerry 0-17

Tipperary 1-10
1997

Kerry 1-13

Clare 0-11
1996

Kerry 0-14

Cork 0-11
1995

Cork 0-15

Kerry 1-9
1994

Cork 2-19

Tipperary 3-9
1993

Cork 1-16

Tipperary 1-8
1992

Clare 2-10

Kerry 0-12
1991

Kerry 0-23

Limerick 3-12
1990

Cork 2-23

Kerry 1-11
1989

Cork 1-12

Kerry 1-9
1988

Cork 1-14

Kerry 0-16
1987

Cork 1-10, 0-13 (R)

Kerry 2-7, 1-5 (R)
1986

Kerry 0-12

Cork 0-8
1985

Kerry 2-11

Cork 0-11
1984

Kerry 3-14

Cork 2-10
1983

Cork 3-10

Kerry 3-9
1982

Kerry 0-9, 2-18 (R)

Cork 0-9, 0-12 (R)
1981

Kerry 1-11

Cork 0-3
1980

Kerry 3-13

Cork 0-12
1979

Kerry 2-14

Cork 2-4
1978

Kerry 3-14

Cork 3-7
1977

Kerry 3-15

Cork 0-9
1976

Kerry 0-10, 3-20 (R)

Cork 0-10, 2-19 (R)
1975

Kerry 1-14

Cork 0-7
1974

Cork 1-11

Kerry 0-7
1973

Cork 5-12

Kerry 1-15
1972

Kerry 2-21

Cork 2-15
1971

Cork 0-25

Kerry 0-14
1970

Kerry 2-22

Cork 2-9
1969

Kerry 0-16

Cork 1-4
1968

Kerry 1-21

Cork 3-8
1967

Cork 0-8

Kerry 0-7
1966

Cork 2-7

Kerry 1-7
1965

Kerry 2-16

Limerick 2-7
1964

Kerry 2-11

Cork 1-8
1963

Kerry 1-18

Cork 3-7
1962

Kerry 4-8

Cork 0-4
1961

Kerry 0-10, 2-13 (R)

Cork 1-7, 1-4 (R)
1960

Kerry 3-15

Waterford 0-8
1959

Kerry 2-15

Cork 2-8
1958

Kerry 2-7

Cork 0-3
1957

Cork 0-16

Waterford 1-2
1956

Cork 0-8, 1-8 (R)

Kerry 2-2, 1-7 (R)
1955

Kerry 0-14

Cork 2-6
1954

Kerry 4-9

Cork 2-3
1953

Kerry 2-7

Cork 2-3
1952

Cork 0-11

Kerry 0-2
1951

Kerry 1-6

Cork 0-4
1950

Kerry 2-5

Cork 1-5
1949

Cork 3-6

Clare 0-7
1948

Kerry 2-9

Cork 2-6
1947

Kerry 3-8

Cork 2-6
1946

Kerry 2-16

Waterford 2-1
1945

Cork 1-11

Kerry 1-6
1944

Kerry 1-6

Tipperary 0-5
1943

Cork 1-7

Tipperary 1-4
1942

Kerry 3-7

Cork 0-8
1941

Kerry 2-9

Clare 0-6
1940

Kerry 1-10

Waterford 0-6
1939

Kerry 2-11

Tipperary 0-4
1938

Kerry 4-14

Cork 0-6
1937

Kerry 4-9

Clare 1-1
1936

Kerry 1-11

Clare 2-2
1935

Tipperary 2-8

Cork 1-2
1934

Kerry 1-14

Limerick 1-2
1933

Kerry 2-8

Tipperary 1-4
1932

Kerry 3-10

Tipperary 1-4
1931

Kerry 5-8

Tipperary 0-2
1930

Kerry 3-4

Tipperary 1-2
1929

Kerry 1-14

Clare 1-2
1928

Cork 4-3

Tipperary 0-4
1927

Kerry 4-4

Clare 1-3
1926

Kerry 0-11

Tipperary 1-4
1925

Kerry 5-5

Clare 0-0
1924

Kerry 5-8

Clare 2-2
1923

Kerry 0-5

Tipperary 0-3
1922

Tipperary 1-7

Limerick 0-1
1921

No championship
1920

Tipperary 2-2

Kerry 0-2
1919

Kerry 6-11

Clare 2-0
1918

Tipperary 1-1

Kerry 0-1
1917

Clare 5-4

Cork 0-1
1916

Cork 2-2

Clare 1-4
1915

Kerry 4-3

Clare 0-1
1914

Kerry 0-5

Cork 0-1
1913

Kerry 1-6

Cork 0-1
1912

Kerry 0-3

Clare 0-1
1911

Cork 2-5

Waterford 0-1
1910

Kerry 0-4

Cork 0-2
1909

Kerry 2-8

Cork 1-7
1908

Kerry 0-7

Waterford 0-2
1907

Cork 1-7

Tipperary 0-1
1906

Cork 1-10

Kerry 0-3
1905

Kerry 2-10

Limerick 1-6
1904

Kerry 2-3

Waterford 0-2
1903

Kerry 0-5

Cork 0-3
1902

Tipperary 2-4

Kerry 0-3
1901

Cork 1-9

Limerick 1-6
1900

Tipperary 2-4

Kerry 2-1
1899

Cork 1-9

Tipperary 0-1
1898

Waterford 1-3

Cork 0-4
1897

Cork 0-5

Limerick 0-3
1896

Limerick 0-4

Waterford 0-1
1895

Tipperary 0-5

Limerick 0-3
1894

Cork 1-7

Tipperary 1-3
1893

Cork 2-3

Kerry 1-4
1892

Kerry 1-6

Cork 1-3
1891

Cork 1-5

Waterford 0-4
1890

Cork 1-4

Kerry 0-1
1889

Tipperary 0-3

Cork 0-2
1888

Tipperary W/O

Limerick scr.


Recent finals











































Year
Winners
Score
Runners-up
Score
Venue
Winning Captain
Attendance
2014

Kerry
0-24 (24)

Cork
0-12 (12)

Páirc Uí Chaoimh


2015

Kerry
2-15 (21)
1-11 (14)

Cork
3-12 (21)
1-6 (9)

Fitzgerald Stadium

Kieran Donaghy
35,651
32,233
2016

Kerry
3-17 (26)

Tipperary
2-10 (16)

Fitzgerald Stadium

Bryan Sheehan
21,512


Stadia






































Location
Stadium
Capacity
Thurles Semple Stadium 53,500
Limerick Gaelic Grounds 49,866
Killarney FitzGerald Stadium 43,180
Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh 32,550
Dungarvan Fraher Field 15,000
Ennis Cusack Park 14,864

Munster Championship matches were traditionally played at neutral venues or at a location that was deemed to be halfway between the two participants; however, counties eventually came to home and away agreements depending on the size of their individual stadia. Currently, all championship matches are played on a rolling home and away basis.


While the six county grounds are regularly used for championship matches in recent times, smaller club grounds have historically been used for games which may not have had such a high profile. These grounds include: Ned Hall Park in Clonmel, FitzGerald Park in Kilmallock, Páirc na nGael in Askeaton, Páirc Mac Gearailt in Fermoy, Hennessy Memorial Park in Milltown Malbay and Frank Sheehy Park in Listowel.


The stadiums for the 2016 championship showed a large disparity in capacity: Semple Stadium, the home ground of Tipperary has a capacity of 53,500 with Cusack Park, the home ground of Clare, having a capacity of 14,864. The combined total capacity of the Munster Championship in the 2016 championship was 208,960.


Stadium attendances are a significant source of regular income for the Munster Council and the individual county boards. For the 2016 championship, the total aggregate attendance at the five games was 40,700.



Managers


Managers in the Munster Championship are involved in the day-to-day running of the team, including the training and team selection. They are assisted in the team selection by a team of selectors. Their influence varies from county-to-county and is related to the relationship of the manager with the county board. As of 2016 all inter-county management teams are required to have some coaching qualifications.


The championship's longest-serving manager in the modern era was Mick O'Dwyer, who was in charge of Kerry from 1974 until 1989. He is also the most successful manager in the history of the championship. During that time he won eleven Munster titles. Éamonn Fitzmaurice is now the championship's longest-serving current manager, having been in charge of Kerry since 2012.


The current managers in the Munster Championship are:













































Name
Team
Appointed
Time as manager
Éamonn Fitzmaurice Kerry 27 August 2012
7003231300000000000♠6 years, 122 days
Colm Collins Clare 23 October 2013
7003189100000000000♠5 years, 65 days
Tom McGlinchey Waterford 10 November 2014
7003150800000000000♠4 years, 47 days
Liam Kearns Tipperary 25 November 2015
7003112800000000000♠3 years, 32 days
Billy Lee Limerick 29 November 2016
7002758000000000000♠2 years, 28 days
Ronan McCarthy Cork 24 August 2017
7002490000000000000♠1 year, 125 days


Statistics



Teams by decade


The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Munster Senior Football Championship titles, is as follows:



  • 1880s: 2 for Tipperary (1888-89)

  • 1890s: 6 for Cork (1890-91-93-94-97-99)

  • 1900s: 5 for Kerry (1903-04-05-08-09)

  • 1910s: 6 for Kerry (1910-12-13-14-15-19)

  • 1920s: 6 for Kerry (1923-24-25-26-27-29)

  • 1930s: 9 for Kerry (1930-31-32-33-34-36-37-38-39)

  • 1940s: 7 for Kerry (1940-41-42-44-46-47-48)

  • 1950s: 7 for Kerry (1950-51-53-54-55-58-59)

  • 1960s: 8 for Kerry (1960-61-62-63-64-65-68-69)

  • 1970s: 7 for Kerry (1970-72-75-76-77-78-79)

  • 1980s: 6 for Kerry (1980-81-82-84-85-86)

  • 1990s: 5 for Cork (1990-93-94-95-99)

  • 2000s: 6 for Kerry (2000-01-03-04-05-07)

  • 2010s: 8 for Kerry (2010-11-13-14-15-16-17-18)



Other records



Gaps


    • Longest gaps between successive Munster titles:

      • 75 years: Clare (1917-1992)

      • 16 years: Tipperary (1902-1918)

      • 15 years: Cork (1928-1943)

      • 13 years: Tipperary (1922-1935)

      • 12 years: Cork (1916-1928)

      • 11 years: Kerry (1892-1903)




Longest undefeated run


The record for the longest unbeaten run stands at 18 games held by Kerry. They achieved this feat on three separate occasions: 1936-1943, 1958-1966 and 1975-1983.



Players



Top scorers






































































































Rank Player Team Score Tally Era
1

Maurice Fitzgerald
Kerry
9-167
194
1988-2001
2

Mikey Sheehy
Kerry
15-119
164
1974-1987
3

Colin Corkery
Cork
4-132
144
1993-2004
4

Colm Cooper
Kerry
8-110
134
2002-2016
5

Declan Browne
Tipperary
5-106
121
1996-2007
6

Pat Spillane
Kerry
14-77
119
1975-1991
7

Bryan Sheehan
Kerry
5-97
112
2005-2017
8

Peter Lambert
Tipperary
11-68
101
1988-2003
9

Dara Ó Cinnéide
Kerry
8-71
95
1994-2005
10

Mick O'Dwyer
Kerry
4-79
91
1957-1973

Dinny Allen
Cork
11-58
91
1972-1989


Most appearances






















































































Rank Player Team Games Era
1

Colm Cooper
Kerry
41
2002-2016

Tomás Ó Sé
Kerry
41
1997-2013
3

Darragh Ó Sé
Kerry
40
1994-2009
4

Marc Ó Sé
Kerry
38
2002-2016
5

Dan O'Keeffe
Kerry
36
1932-1948
6

Tom O'Sullivan
Kerry
34
2000-2011

Séamus Moynihan
Kerry
34
1992-2006

Jack O'Shea
Kerry
34
1977-1992

Mick O'Connell
Kerry
34
1956-1974
10

Maurice Fitzgerald
Kerry
33
1988-2001

Billy Morgan
Cork
33
1966-1981


Record Munster medal winners




























































































Rank
Player
Team
No.
Years
1

Dan O'Keeffe

Kerry
13
1932, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1948
2

Mick O'Connell

Kerry
12
1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972
3

Mick O'Dwyer

Kerry
11
1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972

Pat Spillane

Kerry
11
1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991

Páidí Ó Sé

Kerry
11
1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986

Ger Power

Kerry
11
1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986

Mikey Sheehy

Kerry
11
1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986

Denis "Ógie" Moran

Kerry
11
1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985
9

Miko Doyle

Kerry
10
1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939

Joe Keohane

Kerry
10
1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1947, 1948

Johnny Culloty

Kerry
10
1955, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970

John O'Keeffe

Kerry
10
1970, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982

Jack O'Shea

Kerry
10
1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1991


See also




  • All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

  • Leinster Senior Football Championship

  • Ulster Senior Football Championship

  • Connacht Senior Football Championship



References





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External links



  • Munster GAA website

  • Munster Senior Football Championship fixtures

  • Roll of Honour, Munster Senior Football Championship

  • List of winning teams, Munster Senior Football Championship










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