Tommy Murphy Cup

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Tommy Murphy Cup
Irish Corn Tomáis Uí Mhurchú
CodeGaelic football
Founded2004
Abolished2008
TrophyTommy Murphy Cup
Last Title holders Antrim (1st title)
First winner Clare
Most titles5 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.

Contents

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]

Format

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.

Teams

Debut of counties

YearDebutantsTotal
2004 Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim, Colours of Clare.svg Clare, Colours of London.svg London, Colours of Louth.svg Louth, Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo 5
2005 Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow, Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh, Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny, Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim, Colours of Longford.svg Longford, Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon, Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary, Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford, Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford, Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 10
2006 Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan, Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 2
2007 Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 1
2008None0
Total18

List of Tommy Murphy Cup counties

CountyTotal yearsFirst year in ChampionshipMost recent year in ChampionshipChampionship titlesLast championship titleBest Tommy Murphy Cup finish
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 520042008120081st
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 4200520080Semi-finals
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 1200620060Quarter-finals
Colours of Clare.svg Clare 420042008120041st
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 1200520050Quarter-finals
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 4200520080Preliminary round
Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 32005200802nd
Colours of London.svg London 5200420080Semi-finals
Colours of Longford.svg Longford 1200520050Semi-finals
Colours of Louth.svg Louth 220042006120061st
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 1200620060Quarter-finals
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 1200720070Quarter-finals
Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 2200520060Semi-finals
Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo 22004200802nd
Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 320052007120051st
Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 4200520080Semi-finals
Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 12005200502nd
Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 420052008120071st

Seasons in Tommy Murphy Cup

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.

YearsCounties
5 Antrim, London
4 Carlow, Clare, Kilkenny, Waterford, Wicklow
3 Leitrim, Tipperary
2 Louth, Roscommon, Sligo
1 Cavan, Fermanagh, Longford, Monaghan, Offaly, Wexford

List of Finals

YearDateWinnersRunners-upVenueWinning captainWinning marginRefereeNo. of Teams
CountyScoreCountyScore
2008 2 August Antrim 3–12 (21) Wicklow 1–15 (18) Croke Park 39
2007 4 August Wicklow 3–13 (22) Antrim 1–17 (20) Croke Park 29
2006 27 August Louth 3–14 (23) Leitrim 1–11 (14) Croke Park Martin Farrelly9Jimmy McKee13
2005 4 September Tipperary 3–10 (19) Wexford 0–15 (15) Croke Park 4J White (Donegal)9
2004 22 August Clare 1–11 (14) Sligo 0–11 (11) Croke Park 34

Roll of honour

Performances in the Tommy Murphy Cup by county
CountyTitle(s)Runners-upYears wonYears runner-up
Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 11 2007 2008
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 11 2008 2007
Colours of Clare.svg Clare 10 2004
Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 10 2005
Colours of Louth.svg Louth 10 2006
Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo 01 2004
Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 01 2005
Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 01 2006
Performances in the Tommy Murphy Cup final by province
ProvinceWinnersRunners-upTotal
Flag of Leinster.svg Leinster 224
Flag of Munster.svg Munster 202
Flag of Ulster.svg Ulster 112
Flag of Connacht.svg Connacht 022

Team records and statistics

Team results

Legend

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
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim SFQFSF2nd1st5
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow AIPRSFQFQF4
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan AIAIQFAIAI1
Colours of Clare.svg Clare 1stAIPRSFQF4
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh AIQFAIAIAI1
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny PRPRPRPR4
Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim AIPR2ndAISF3
Colours of London.svg London QFQFQFQFSF5
Colours of Longford.svg Longford AISFAIAIAI1
Colours of Louth.svg Louth SFAI1stAIAI2
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan AIAIQFAIAI1
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly AIAIAIQFAI1
Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon AISFPRAIAI2
Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo 2ndAIAIAIQF2
Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary AI1stQFQFAI3
Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford AIQFPRSFQF4
Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford AI2ndAIAIAI1
Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow AIPRPR1st2nd4

Semi-final appearances

#CountyNo.Semi-final appearance years
1 Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 42004, 2006, 2007, 2008
2 Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 22007, 2008
Colours of Louth.svg Louth 22004, 2006
Colours of Clare.svg Clare 22004, 2007
Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 22006, 2008
6 Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo 12004
Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 12005
Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 12005
Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 12005
Colours of Longford.svg Longford 12005
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 12006
Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 12007
Colours of London.svg London 12008

All time table

Legend

Colours
Currently competing in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Currently competing in the Tailteann Cup
Currently competing in the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship
#TeamPldWDLPoints
1 Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 1280416
2 Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 750210
= Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 850310
4 Colours of Louth.svg Louth 54018
= Colours of Clare.svg Clare 74038
6 Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 63036
= Colours of London.svg London 83056
8 Colours of Longford.svg Longford 32014
= Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 32014
= Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 62044
11 Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 21012
= Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 21012
= Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 31022
= Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo 31022
= Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 51042
16 Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 10010
= Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 10010
= Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 40040

Other records

Finishing positions

Unbeaten sides

Beaten sides

The knockout format of the cup has resulted in 0 'back-door' Tommy Murphy Cup champions.

Final success rate

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:

Consecutive participations

Antrim and London have the record number of consecutive participations in the Tommy Murphy Cup, taking part in all 5 seasons.

Winning other trophies

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:

  • Colours of Louth.svg Louth in 2006 (Division 2).

Biggest wins

Scoring Events

  • Most goals in a match:
    • 00 – 0000: 000 vs 000
  • Most points in a match:
    • 00 – 0000: 000 vs 000
  • Most goals by one team in a match:
    • 00 – 0000: 000 vs 000
  • Most points by one team in a match:
    • 00 – 0000: 000 vs 000
  • Highest aggregate score:
    • 00 points – 0000: 000 vs 000
  • Lowest aggregate score:
    • 00 points – 0000: 000 vs 000

Successful defending

Some defending champions have a chance to retain their title. None have achieved this. These are:

Gaps

Provinces

  • The Tommy Murphy Cup final has never involved two teams from the same province.
  • The province providing the highest number of different winning teams is Leinster and Munster, with 2:

Longest undefeated run

The record for the longest unbeaten run stands at 00 games held by 000 (0000–0000).

Miscellaneous

  • Best finish by a debuting team
  • Best finish by a debuting team (after 2004)
  • Highest winning record
    • 80%, Colours of Louth.svg Louth (4 wins in 5 matches)
  • Lowest winning record
  • Most played match
    • 00, 000 vs 000 (0000)

See also

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References

  1. News | Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Official Website - GAA.ie Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Dempsey: Bring back Murphy Cup". 12 May 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2009.