2009 Munster Senior Football Championship

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The 2009 Munster Senior Football Championship was that year's installment of the annual Munster Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of the Munster GAA. Cork won the title, defeating Limerick in the final to retain the title for the first time in 14 years. [1] Limerick had not won a Munster SFC title since 1896. [2] [3] [4] After Cork's defeat of Kerry in the semi-final there were concerns that Kerry football was in "terminal decline." [5]

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The winning Cork team received the Munster Championship Cup, and automatically advanced to the quarter-final stage of the 2009 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Waterford 1–7
Cork 2–18 Cork 1–17
Kerry 0–12
Cork 2–6
Limerick 0–11
Clare 1–9
Tipperary 1–9 Limerick 1–13
Limerick 1–11

Quarter-finals

Quarter-final
Tipperary 1–9 – 1–11 Limerick
B Coen 1-2, B Grogan 0-4, H Coghlan, A Fitzgerald, B Mulvihill 0-1 each Report I Ryan 1-2, G Collins 0-4, C Joyce-Power 0-2, P Ranahan, S Lucey, K O'Callaghan 0-1 each
Semple Stadium, Thurles
Quarter-final
Waterford 1–7 – 2–18 Cork
S Walsh 1-0, B Wall 0-2, S O'Hare, W Hennessy, S Cunningham, M O'Gorman, G Hurney 0-1 each Report D O'Connor 1-5, P Kerrigan 1-2, J Miskella 0-3, J Masters, D Goulding, C O'Neill 0-2 each, M Shields, P O'Flynn 0-1 each
Fraher Field, Dungarvan

Semi-finals

Semi-final
Clare 1–9 – 1–13 Limerick
D Tubridy 0-4, G Brennan 1-0, G Quinlan 0-2, Gordon Kelly, E Coughlan, M O’Shea 0-1 each Report I Ryan 0-6, S Lavin 1-0, G Collins 0-3, S Lucey, J O’Donovan, S Buckely, E Hogan 0-1 each
Cusack Park, Ennis
Semi-final
Kerry 0–13 – 1–10 Cork
B Sheehan 0-5, C Cooper 0-3, D Walsh 0-2, T Walsh, T Kennelly, D Ó Sé 0-1 each Report P O'Neill 1-2, D O'Connor 0-3, D Goulding 0-2, G Canty, N O'Leary, C O'Neill 0-1 each
FitzGerald Stadium, Killarney
Semi-final replay
Cork 1–17 – 0–12 Kerry
D O'Connor 1-5, D Goulding 0-5, J Miskella 0-2, P Kelly, P Kerrigan, J Masters, F Goold, P O'Flynn 0-1 each, N O'Leary SO Report C Cooper 0-4, Darren O'Sullivan, B Sheehan 0-2 each, Declan O'Sullivan, T Kennelly, D Moran, D Ó Sé 0-1 each, P Galvin SO
Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

Final

Final
Limerick 0–11 – 2–6 Cork
I Ryan 0-4, S Buckley 0-3, S Lavin, P Ranahan, G Collins, S Kelly 0-1 each Report D Goulding 1-3, D O'Connor 1-1, J Masters, C O'Neill 0-1 each
Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
Attendance: 20,676
Referee: R Hickey (Clare)

References

  1. ↑ "Cork heave a huge sigh of relief". The Irish Times . 6 July 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  2. ↑ Cahill, Jackie (6 July 2009). "Agony for Limerick as Cork take title". Evening Herald . Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  3. ↑ "Heartbreak for Limerick". Irish Independent . 6 July 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  4. ↑ "'I hope we can re-group and pick ourselves up'". Limerick Leader . 6 July 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  5. ↑ Moynihan, Michael (1 July 2009). "Brolly: Kerry in 'terminal decline'". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
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