Munster Senior Football Championship
| Munster Senior Football Championship | |
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Current season or competition: | |
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| 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.
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 |  |
Pat O'Donnell | Colm Collins | Gary Brennan | ||
| Cork |  |
Chill Insurance | Peadar Healy | Paul Kerrigan | ||
| Kerry |  |
Kerry Group | Éamonn Fitzmaurice | Bryan Sheehan | ||
| Limerick |  |
Sporting Limerick | John Brudair | Iain Corbett | ||
| Tipperary |  |
Intersport | Liam Kearns | Peter Acheson | ||
| Waterford |  |
3 Mobile | Tom McGlinchey | Tommy Prendergast | ||
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 | 6 years, 46 days |
| Colm Collins | Clare | 23 October 2013 | 4 years, 354 days |
| Tom McGlinchey | Waterford | 10 November 2014 | 3 years, 336 days |
| Liam Kearns | Tipperary | 25 November 2015 | 2 years, 321 days |
| Billy Lee | Limerick | 29 November 2016 | 1 year, 317 days |
| Ronan McCarthy | Cork | 24 August 2017 | 1 year, 49 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 gaps between successive Munster titles:
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
References
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- ↑ "Masterful Kerry brush Cork aside in Munster final". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 2 July 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
- ↑ "Kerry too strong for Tipperary in Munster final". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 3 July 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ↑ Fogarty, John (7 July 2014). "A display to regain trust in Kingdom". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ↑ Fogarty, John (8 July 2013). "Hit-and-miss Kerry stave off Cork revival". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ↑ Fogarty, John (9 July 2012). "Rampant Rebels show little mercy". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 9 July 2012.