Munster Junior Football Championship

The Munster Junior Football Championship is a gaelic football tournament between the six counties of Munster: Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary, Clare and Waterford. It is the third-tier county teams playing off in a single-elimination tournament with 2 quarter finals instead of 4 (as of 2014).[1] The cup was first given to the winners in 1957. Kerry have won the most titles, 42 in all.The winner will play against the champions of the other provinces in the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship.

Munster Junior Football Championship
Current season or competition:
2019 Munster Junior Football Championship
CodeGaelic Football
Founded1910
RegionMunster (GAA)
No. of teamsLimerick, Kerry, Cork, Waterford, Tipperary, Clare
Title holdersKerry (46th title)
Most titlesKerry (46 titles)
Official websitewww.munster.gaa.ie

Teams

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2019 Championship

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Six counties competed in the 2019 Munster Junior Football Championship:[2]

CountyLocationStadiumChampionship TitlesLast Championship Title
ClareEnnisCusack Park11925
CorkCorkPáirc Uí Chaoimh292013
KerryTraleeAustin Stack Park462019
LimerickLimerickGaelic Grounds41950
TipperaryThurlesSemple Stadium71998
WaterfordWaterfordWalsh Park32004

Personnel and kits

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CountyManagerCaptain(s)Sponsors
ClarePat O’Donnell
CorkSports Direct
KerryKerry Group
LimerickNone
TipperaryFiserv
WaterfordCognizant

Roll of honour

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CountyTitlesRunners-upYears wonYears runners-up
Kerry46121913, 1914, 1915, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1936, 1938, 1941, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1983, 1985, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 20191932, 1933, 1939, 1951, 1952, 1972, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1996, 2005, 2011
Cork29261911, 1932, 1933, 1940, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 20131912, 1916, 1923, 1925, 1931, 1935, 1946, 1950, 1954, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1967, 1983, 1995, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Tipperary7131910, 1912, 1923, 1935, 1937, 1952, 19981926, 1940, 1941, 1953, 1969, 1970, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1993, 2001, 2002
Limerick4111916, 1929, 1939, 19501910, 1913, 1937, 1938, 1947, 1948, 1955, 1957, 1962, 1963, 2010
Waterford3111948, 1999, 20041911, 1914, 1915, 1928, 1934, 1936, 1949, 1956, 1958, 1991, 2013
Clare11719251924, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1971, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2009, 2012

List of finals

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All-Ireland champions
All-Ireland runners-up

List of finals

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YearWinnersRunners-upWinning Captain
CountyScoreCountyScore
1910Tipperary1–01Limerick0–00Tom Byrne
1911Cork3–01Waterford3–00W. P. Aherne
1912Tipperary0–05Cork0–02
1913Kerry1–03, 1–04 (R)Limerick1–02, 0–00 (R)Jas O'Connell
1914Kerry0–07Waterford0–00Dick Power
1915Kerry2–03Waterford1–05T. King
1916Limerick0–02Cork1–00Con Kiely
1917–1922No championship
1923Tipperary2–05Cork1–03Ned Cummins
1924Kerry2–02Clare1–01J. McCarthy
1925Clare0–06Cork0–05Tom Gillick
1926Kerry1–05Tipperary2–01
1927Kerry1–10Clare3–02
1928Kerry3–02Waterford0–04
1929Limerick2–06Clare0–03
1930Kerry2–02Clare1–01J. O'Conner
1931Kerry2–05Cork2–03
1932Cork1–05Kerry1–03Dan Burke
1933Cork2–02Kerry1–03
1934Kerry2–12Waterford0–01
1935Tipperary4–10Cork0–03Moss Savage
1936Kerry4–14Waterford3–01
1937Tipperary3–06Limerick0–06Jimmy Hickey
1938Kerry2–04Limerick1–00
1939Limerick1–07Kerry1–02
1940Cork1–06Tipperary0–03
1941Kerry1–10Tipperary0–03Tim Brosnan
1942–1945No Championship
1946Kerry3–03Cork1–07
1947Kerry3–07Limerick3–05Teddy O'Sullivan
1948Waterford2–08Limerick1–07Paddy Hayes
1949Kerry2–05Waterford0–06Tom Long
1950Limerick3–06Cork1–06Joe O'Leary
1951Cork3–06Kerry1–04J.J. Henchion
1952Tipperary0–15, 0–08 (R)Kerry2–09, 0–06 (R)Dick Dunne
1953Cork1–10Tipperary0–10Jack Lyons
1954Kerry1–09Cork2–02John Walla O'Conner
1955Cork3–07Limerick0–05Owen McAuliffe
1956Kerry4–10Waterford1–04
1957Cork1–07Limerick0–07Owen McAuliffe
1958Kerry3–11Waterford2–04
1959Kerry3–08Cork0–06
1960Kerry2–06Cork1–08
1961Kerry2–04Cork0–06
1962Cork3–06Limerick0–08
1963Kerry2–04Limerick0–06Harry Burke
1964Cork2–05Clare1–04Connie Kelleher
1965Kerry3–13Clare0–06
1966Cork1–07Clare0–07
1967Kerry2–07Cork0–09Pat Aherne
1968Kerry3–11Clare2–06
1969Kerry1–11Tipperary1–05
1970Cork2–10Tipperary2–09
1971Cork2–07Clare1–05Bertie O'Brien
1972Cork2–13Kerry0–09
1973–1982No Championship
1983Kerry2–10Cork0–09
1984Cork1–12Kerry0–09John O'Sullivan
1985Kerry1–05 (R)Tipperary1–04 (R)
1986Cork1–12Tipperary1–06
1987Cork1–12Tipperary1–05Martin Kelleher
1988CorkTipperaryPaul O'Callaghan
1989Cork0–10Kerry0–09Pat Kenneally
1990Cork1–09Kerry1–06Joe Collins
1991Kerry1–12Waterford3–04Teddy Harrington
1992Cork0–13Clare1–09Niall O'Conner
1993Cork1–10Tipperary0–09Ronan Sheehan
1994Kerry1–06Clare0–08Michael Keating
1995Kerry1–21 AETCork0–19Garry McGrath
1996Cork1–10Kerry1–08Kieran Creed
1997Kerry1–15Clare0–09
1998Tipperary0–06Cork0–05Kevin Coonan
1999Waterford0–09Clare0–07Alfie Kirwan
2000Kerry1–15Clare0–06Denis Moynihan
2001Cork0–17Tipperary0–11Paul Mackey
2002Kerry2–14Tipperary0–15Austin Constable
2003Kerry2–09Cork0–14Brian Scanlon
2004Waterford1–07Cork0–09Michael Byrne
2005Cork2–13Kerry0–08
2006Kerry0–12Cork0–08Sean Hegarty
2007Cork0–12Clare0–11Barry Gogan
2008Kerry1–11Cork1–09Anthony Maher
2009Cork1–21Clare0–13
2010Kerry3–12Limerick1–06Michael O'Donoghue
2011[3]Cork0–10Kerry1–05
2012Kerry3–18Clare3–07Marcus Mangan
2013[4]Cork1–18Waterford0–09Ruairí Deane
2014[5]Kerry3–14Cork0–13Thomas Hickey
2015[6]Kerry1–20Cork0–11Alan O' Donughue
2016[7]Kerry0–14Cork0–13Paul O' Donoghue
2017[8]Kerry4–24Cork3–20Killian Spillane
2018Kerry2–14Cork1–15Kieran Murphy
2019[9]Kerry1–14Cork0–13
2020–presentNo championship
  • 1913 Replay ordered after an objection
  • 1916 Limerick awarded title on an objection after Cork had won the final 1–0 to 0–2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Junior « Munster GAA Web site". munster.gaa.ie. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Junior Football « Munster GAA Web site". munster.gaa.ie. Archived from the original on 1 August 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Munster JFC: Rebels claim spoils". Hogan Stand. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Rebels romp to Munster junior title". Hogan Stand. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Clinical Kerry's early scoring burst leaves Rebels reeling". Irish Examiner. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Munster JFC final: Kingdom down Rebels to retain title". Hogan Stand. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Munster JFC final: Kerry win third consecutive Munster junior football crown". Irish Examiner. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Munster JFC final: Kingdom retain title with dramatic win over Cork". Hogan Stand. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Kerry complete comeback win over Cork to lift sixth consecutive Munster JFC crown". The 42. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.

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