Tommy Murphy Cup | |
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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 |
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.
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]
The Tommy Murphy Cup is a single elimination tournament. Each team is afforded only one defeat before being eliminated from the championship. Pairings for matches are drawn at random and there is currently no seeding. Each match is played as a single leg. If a match is drawn there is a period of extra time, however, if both sides are still level at the end of extra time a replay takes place and so on until a winner is found.
Year | Debutants | Total |
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2004 | Antrim, Clare, London, Louth, Sligo | 5 |
2005 | Carlow, Fermanagh, Kilkenny, Leitrim, Longford, Roscommon, Tipperary, Waterford, Wexford, Wicklow | 10 |
2006 | Cavan, Monaghan | 2 |
2007 | Offaly | 1 |
2008 | None | 0 |
Total | 18 |
County | Total years | First year in Championship | Most recent year in Championship | Championship titles | Last championship title | Best Tommy Murphy Cup finish |
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Antrim | 5 | 2004 | 2008 | 1 | 2008 | 1st |
Carlow | 4 | 2005 | 2008 | 0 | — | Semi-finals |
Cavan | 1 | 2006 | 2006 | 0 | — | Quarter-finals |
Clare | 4 | 2004 | 2008 | 1 | 2004 | 1st |
Fermanagh | 1 | 2005 | 2005 | 0 | — | Quarter-finals |
Kilkenny | 4 | 2005 | 2008 | 0 | — | Preliminary round |
Leitrim | 3 | 2005 | 2008 | 0 | — | 2nd |
London | 5 | 2004 | 2008 | 0 | — | Semi-finals |
Longford | 1 | 2005 | 2005 | 0 | — | Semi-finals |
Louth | 2 | 2004 | 2006 | 1 | 2006 | 1st |
Monaghan | 1 | 2006 | 2006 | 0 | — | Quarter-finals |
Offaly | 1 | 2007 | 2007 | 0 | — | Quarter-finals |
Roscommon | 2 | 2005 | 2006 | 0 | — | Semi-finals |
Sligo | 2 | 2004 | 2008 | 0 | — | 2nd |
Tipperary | 3 | 2005 | 2007 | 1 | 2005 | 1st |
Waterford | 4 | 2005 | 2008 | 0 | — | Semi-finals |
Wexford | 1 | 2005 | 2005 | 0 | — | 2nd |
Wicklow | 4 | 2005 | 2008 | 1 | 2007 | 1st |
The number of years that each county has played in the Tommy Murphy Cup between 2004 and 2008. A total of 18 counties have competed in at least one season of the Tommy Murphy Cup. Antrim and London have participated in the most championships. The counties in bold participated in the 2008 Tommy Murphy Cup.
Years | Counties |
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5 | Antrim, London |
4 | Carlow, Clare, Kilkenny, Waterford, Wicklow |
3 | Leitrim, Tipperary |
2 | Louth, Roscommon, Sligo |
1 | Cavan, Fermanagh, Longford, Monaghan, Offaly, Wexford |
Year | Date | Winners | Runners-up | Venue | Winning captain | Winning margin | Referee | No. of Teams | ||
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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 | Martin Farrelly | 9 | Jimmy McKee | 13 |
2005 | 4 September | Tipperary | 3–10 (19) | Wexford | 0–15 (15) | Croke Park | 4 | J White (Donegal) | 9 | |
2004 | 22 August | Clare | 1–11 (14) | Sligo | 0–11 (11) | Croke Park | 3 | 4 |
County | Title(s) | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
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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 |
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Leinster | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Munster | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Ulster | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Connacht | 0 | 2 | 2 |
For each year, the number of teams in each championship (in brackets) are shown.
Team | 2004 (5) | 2005 (12) | 2006 (13) | 2007 (9) | 2008 (9) | Years |
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Antrim | SF | QF | SF | 2nd | 1st | 5 |
Carlow | AI | PR | SF | QF | QF | 4 |
Cavan | AI | AI | QF | AI | AI | 1 |
Clare | 1st | AI | PR | SF | QF | 4 |
Fermanagh | AI | QF | AI | AI | AI | 1 |
Kilkenny | — | PR | PR | PR | PR | 4 |
Leitrim | AI | PR | 2nd | AI | SF | 3 |
London | QF | QF | QF | QF | SF | 5 |
Longford | AI | SF | AI | AI | AI | 1 |
Louth | SF | AI | 1st | AI | AI | 2 |
Monaghan | AI | AI | QF | AI | AI | 1 |
Offaly | AI | AI | AI | QF | AI | 1 |
Roscommon | AI | SF | PR | AI | AI | 2 |
Sligo | 2nd | AI | AI | AI | QF | 2 |
Tipperary | AI | 1st | QF | QF | AI | 3 |
Waterford | AI | QF | PR | SF | QF | 4 |
Wexford | AI | 2nd | AI | AI | AI | 1 |
Wicklow | AI | PR | PR | 1st | 2nd | 4 |
# | County | No. | Semi-final appearance years |
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1 | Antrim | 4 | 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008 |
2 | Wicklow | 2 | 2007, 2008 |
Louth | 2 | 2004, 2006 | |
Clare | 2 | 2004, 2007 | |
Leitrim | 2 | 2006, 2008 | |
6 | Sligo | 1 | 2004 |
Tipperary | 1 | 2005 | |
Wexford | 1 | 2005 | |
Roscommon | 1 | 2005 | |
Longford | 1 | 2005 | |
Carlow | 1 | 2006 | |
Waterford | 1 | 2007 | |
London | 1 | 2008 |
Legend
Colours |
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Currently competing in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship |
Currently competing in the Tailteann Cup |
Currently competing in the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship |
# | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Points |
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1 | Antrim | 12 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 16 |
2 | Tipperary | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
= | Wicklow | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
4 | Louth | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
= | Clare | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
6 | Leitrim | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
= | London | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
8 | Longford | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
= | Wexford | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
= | Carlow | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
11 | Cavan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
= | Fermanagh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
= | Roscommon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
= | Sligo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
= | Waterford | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
16 | Monaghan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
= | Offaly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
= | Kilkenny | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
The knockout format of the cup has resulted in 0 'back-door' Tommy Murphy Cup champions.
Only 3 counties have appeared in the final, being victorious on all occasions:
On the opposite end of the scale, only 3 counties has appeared in the final, losing on each occasion:
Antrim and London have the record number of consecutive participations in the Tommy Murphy Cup, taking part in all 5 seasons.
Although not an officially recognised achievement, one team has achieved the distinction of winning the Tommy Murphy Cup and their respective Division in the National Football League:
Some defending champions have a chance to retain their title. None have achieved this. These are:
The record for the longest unbeaten run stands at 00 games held by 000 (0000–0000).
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