2006 Tommy Murphy Cup

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The Tommy Murphy Cup 2006 began on July 22, 2006. [1] It was the third year that this element of the Bank of Ireland Football Championship was played.

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Teams

General information

Thirteen counties will compete in the Tommy Murphy Cup:

County Last Cup titleLast Provincial TitleLast All-Ireland TitlePosition in 2005 ChampionshipAppearance
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 1951 Quarter-finals3rd
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 1944 Preliminary round2nd
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 1997 1952 Round 4 (All-Ireland SFC)1st
Colours of Clare.svg Clare 2004 1992 Round 3 (All-Ireland SFC)2nd
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 1911 Preliminary round2nd
Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 1994 Preliminary round2nd
Colours of London.svg London Quarter-finals3rd
Colours of Louth.svg Louth 1957 1957 Round 3 (All-Ireland SFC)2nd
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 1988 Round 4 (All-Ireland SFC)1st
Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 2005 1935 1920 Champions2nd
Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 2001 1944 Semi-finals2nd
Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 1898 Quarter-finals2nd
Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow Preliminary round2nd

Results

GameDateVenueWinnerScoreLoserScore
PreliminaryJuly 22 Dr Cullen Park, Carlow Carlow 1-10 Wicklow 0-11
PreliminaryJuly 22 Dungarvan Tipperary 0-12 Waterford 1-07
PreliminaryJuly 23 Casement Park, Belfast Antrim 1-23 Kilkenny 1-08
PreliminaryJuly 25 Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan Cavan 2-12 Roscommon 0-14
PreliminaryJuly 25 Cusack Park, Ennis Louth 2-14 Clare 3-09
Quarter-FinalJuly 29 Semple Stadium, Thurles Leitrim 0-14 Tipperary 1-06
Quarter-FinalJuly 29 Casement Park, Belfast Antrim 2-14 Cavan 2-09
Quarter-FinalJuly 29 Dr Cullen Park, Carlow Carlow 1-11 London 0-07
Quarter-FinalAugust 4 Dundalk Louth 3-13 Monaghan 1-13
Semi-FinalAugust 12 Dundalk Louth 0-22 Antrim 0-08
Semi-FinalAugust 13 Birr Leitrim 2-12 Carlow 0-08

Final

Colours of Louth.svg Louth 3-141-11 Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim
Clarke (0-7, 1f), Lennon (1-1), White (1-1), Rooney (1-0), Carroll (0-2), Keenan (0-1), Finnegan (0-1), Mark Brennan (0-1)Duignan (0-6f), Maxwell (0-3), Doonan (1-0), Prior (0-1), Glancy (0-1)
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: J. McKee (Armagh)
GK1Stuart Reynolds (O'Connells)
RCB2David Brennan (Mattock Rangers)
FB3Colin Goss (St Patrick's)
LCB4 John O'Brien (Seán O'Mahony's)
RHB5Peter McGinnity (Dundalk Gaels)
CHB6 Michael Fanning (Naomh Máirtín)
LHB7 Ray Finnegan (St Patrick's)
MF8Martin Farrelly (St Joseph's) (c)
MF9 Paddy Keenan (St Patrick's)
RHF10Brian White (Cooley Kickhams)
CHF11Mark Brennan (Mattock Rangers)
LHF12 Ronan Carroll (St Mary's)
RCF13 Darren Clarke (St Mary's)
FF14 Shane Lennon (Kilkerley Emmets)
LCF15 JP Rooney (Naomh Máirtín)
Substitutes:
16Alan Page (Cooley Kickhams) for Goss
17Mark Stanfield (Killeavy, Armagh) for Lennon
18Christy Grimes (Mattock Rangers) for Farrelly
19Trevor O'Brien (Glyde Rangers) for White
20 Colm Judge (Newtown Blues) for Clarke
GK1Cathal McCrann
RCB2Dermot Reynolds
FB3John McKeon
LCB4Michael McGuinness
RHB5Barry McWeeney
CHB6Francis Holohan
LHB7Shane Foley
MF8Gary McCloskey
MF9Chris Carroll
RHF10Colin Regan
CHF11Michael Foley
LHF12Barry Prior
RCF13James Glancy
FF14Donal Brennan
LCF15Ciarán Duignan
Substitutes:
16Declan Maxwell for Regan
17David McHugh for Foley
18Noel Doonan for Carroll
19Ronan Gallagher for Glancy
20Michael Greene for McWeeney

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