# Tommy Murphy Cup

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Gaelic football competition

Tommy Murphy Cup Irish Corn Tomáis Uí Mhurchú Code Gaelic football Founded 2004 Abolished 2008 Trophy Tommy Murphy Cup No. of teams between 4 and 13 Last Title holders Antrim (1st title) First winner Clare Most titles 5 teams (1 titles) TV partner TG4

The **Tommy Murphy Cup** was a [Gaelic football](/source/Gaelic_football) competition in operation from 2004 to 2008, featuring senior county teams eliminated from the early stages of the [All-Ireland Senior Football Championship](/source/All-Ireland_Senior_Football_Championship) and also [Kilkenny](/source/Kilkenny_county_football_team) when not fielding a team in the All-Ireland series. The competition, organised by the [Gaelic Athletic Association](/source/Gaelic_Athletic_Association), was played during the summer months, with the final being played in August at [Croke Park](/source/Croke_Park). The Cup was named after [Tommy Murphy](/source/Tommy_Murphy_(Gaelic_footballer)), a footballer from [County Laois](/source/County_Laois) who was, appropriately for the competition, the only member of the [Team of the Millennium](/source/Gaelic_football#Team_of_the_Millennium) from a county which had not won an All-Ireland.

Later changes to the [All-Ireland Senior Football Championship](/source/All-Ireland_Senior_Football_Championship) meant that the [2008 Tommy Murphy Cup](/source/2008_Tommy_Murphy_Cup) featured the eight lowest-ranking teams in [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League_(Ireland)), unless the teams reached the final of their respective provincial championships. [Antrim](/source/Antrim_county_football_team) defeated the holder [Wicklow](/source/Wicklow_county_football_team) in the final.[1] The cup was cancelled after the 2008 tournament.[2]

## Format

The Tommy Murphy Cup was a [single elimination tournament](/source/Single_elimination_tournament). Each team was afforded only one defeat before being eliminated from the championship. Pairings for matches were drawn at random and there was no seeding. Each match was played as a single leg. If a match was drawn there was a period of extra time; however, if both sides were still level at the end of extra time, a replay took place, and so on until a winner was found.

## Teams

### Debut of counties

Year Debutants Total 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

### List of Tommy Murphy Cup counties

County Total years First year in Championship Most recent year in Championship Championship titles Last championship title Best Tommy Murphy Cup finish 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

### Seasons in Tommy Murphy Cup

The number of years that each county team played in the Tommy Murphy Cup between [2004](/source/2004_Tommy_Murphy_Cup) and [2008](/source/2008_Tommy_Murphy_Cup). 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](/source/2008_Tommy_Murphy_Cup).

Years Counties 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

Year Date Winners Runners-up Venue Winning captain Winning margin Referee No. of Teams 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

## Roll of honour

Performances in the Tommy Murphy Cup by county County Title(s) Runners-up Years won Years runner-up 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

Performances in the Tommy Murphy Cup final by province Province Winners Runners-up Total Leinster 2 2 4 Munster 2 0 2 Ulster 1 1 2 Connacht 0 2 2

## Team records and statistics

### Team results

#### Legend

- 1st – Champions

- 2nd – Runners-up

- 3rd – Semi-Final

- QF/PR – Quarter-finals/Preliminary Round

- AI – [All-Ireland Senior Football Championship](/source/All-Ireland_Senior_Football_Championship)

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 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

### Semi-final appearances

# County No. Semi-final appearance years 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

### 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

# Team Pld W D L Points 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

### Other records

#### Finishing positions

- Most championships - 1, [Clare](/source/Clare_GAA) ([2004](/source/2004_Tommy_Murphy_Cup)) - 1, [Tipperary](/source/Tipperary_GAA) ([2005](/source/2005_Tommy_Murphy_Cup)) - 1, [Louth](/source/Louth_GAA) ([2006](/source/2006_Tommy_Murphy_Cup)) - 1, [Wicklow](/source/Wicklow_GAA) ([2007](/source/2007_Tommy_Murphy_Cup)) - 1, [Antrim](/source/Antrim_GAA) ([2008](/source/2008_Tommy_Murphy_Cup))

- Most second-place finishes - 1, [Sligo](/source/Sligo_GAA) ([2004](/source/2004_Tommy_Murphy_Cup)) - 1, [Wexford](/source/Wexford_GAA) ([2005](/source/2005_Tommy_Murphy_Cup)) - 1, [Leitrim](/source/Leitrim_GAA) ([2006](/source/2006_Tommy_Murphy_Cup)) - 1, [Antrim](/source/Antrim_GAA) ([2007](/source/2007_Tommy_Murphy_Cup)) - 1, [Wicklow](/source/Wicklow_GAA) ([2008](/source/2008_Tommy_Murphy_Cup))

- Most semi-final finishes - 2, [Antrim](/source/Antrim_GAA) ([2004](/source/2004_Tommy_Murphy_Cup), [2006](/source/2006_Tommy_Murphy_Cup))

- Most quarter-final finishes - 4, [London](/source/London_GAA) ([2004](/source/2004_Tommy_Murphy_Cup), [2005](/source/2005_Tommy_Murphy_Cup), [2006](/source/2006_Tommy_Murphy_Cup), [2007](/source/2007_Tommy_Murphy_Cup))

- Most preliminary round finishes - 4, [Kilkenny](/source/Kilkenny_GAA) ([2005](/source/2005_Tommy_Murphy_Cup), [2006](/source/2006_Tommy_Murphy_Cup), [2007](/source/2007_Tommy_Murphy_Cup), [2008](/source/2008_Tommy_Murphy_Cup))

#### Unbeaten sides

- All 5 teams have won the Tommy Murphy Cup unbeaten: - [Clare](/source/Clare_GAA) had 3 wins in [2004](/source/2004_Tommy_Murphy_Cup). - [Tipperary](/source/Tipperary_GAA) had 4 wins in [2005](/source/2005_Tommy_Murphy_Cup). - [Louth](/source/Louth_GAA) had 4 wins in [2006](/source/2006_Tommy_Murphy_Cup). - [Wicklow](/source/Wicklow_GAA) had 3 wins in [2007](/source/2007_Tommy_Murphy_Cup). - [Antrim](/source/Antrim_GAA) had 3 wins in [2008](/source/2008_Tommy_Murphy_Cup).

#### 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:

- [Clare](/source/Clare_GAA) ([2004](/source/2004_Tommy_Murphy_Cup))

- [Tipperary](/source/Tipperary_GAA) ([2005](/source/2005_Tommy_Murphy_Cup))

- [Louth](/source/Louth_GAA) ([2006](/source/2006_Tommy_Murphy_Cup))

On the opposite end of the scale, only 3 counties has appeared in the final, losing on each occasion:

- [Sligo](/source/Sligo_GAA) ([2004](/source/2004_Tommy_Murphy_Cup))

- [Wexford](/source/Wexford_GAA) ([2005](/source/2005_Tommy_Murphy_Cup))

- [Leitrim](/source/Leitrim_GAA) ([2006](/source/2006_Tommy_Murphy_Cup))

#### Consecutive participations

- 5, [Antrim](/source/Antrim_GAA) ([2004](/source/2004_Tommy_Murphy_Cup)–[2008](/source/2008_Tommy_Murphy_Cup))

- 5, [London](/source/London_GAA) ([2004](/source/2004_Tommy_Murphy_Cup)–[2008](/source/2008_Tommy_Murphy_Cup))

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](/source/National_Football_League_(Ireland)):

- [Louth](/source/Louth_GAA) in 2006 (Division 2).

#### Biggest wins

- The most one sided finals: - **9 points** – [2006](/source/2006_Tommy_Murphy_Cup): [Louth](/source/Louth_GAA) 3-14 - 1-11 [Leitrim](/source/Leitrim_GAA)

- The most one sided matches: - **38 points** – [2007](/source/2007_Tommy_Murphy_Cup): [Kilkenny](/source/Kilkenny_GAA) 1-00 - 3-32 [Antrim](/source/Antrim_GAA)

#### 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:

- [Tipperary](/source/Tipperary_GAA) on 0 attempts out of 1 ([2006](/source/2006_Tommy_Murphy_Cup))

- [Wicklow](/source/Wicklow_GAA) on 0 attempts out of 1 ([2008](/source/2008_Tommy_Murphy_Cup))

#### Gaps

- Longest gaps between successive Tommy Murphy Cup final appearances: - **1 year**: [Antrim](/source/Antrim_GAA) ([2007](/source/2007_Tommy_Murphy_Cup)–[2008](/source/2008_Tommy_Murphy_Cup)) - **1 year**: [Wicklow](/source/Wicklow_GAA) ([2007](/source/2007_Tommy_Murphy_Cup)–[2008](/source/2008_Tommy_Murphy_Cup))

- Longest gap between successive championship appearances - **4 years**: [Sligo](/source/Sligo_GAA) ([2004](/source/2004_Tommy_Murphy_Cup)–[2008](/source/2008_Tommy_Murphy_Cup))

#### 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: - Leinster: [Louth](/source/Louth_GAA) and [Wicklow](/source/Wicklow_GAA) - Munster: [Clare](/source/Clare_GAA) and [Tipperary](/source/Tipperary_GAA)

#### 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 - Champions, [Clare](/source/Clare_GAA) ([2004](/source/2004_Tommy_Murphy_Cup))

- Best finish by a debuting team (after 2004) - Champions, [Tipperary](/source/Tipperary_GAA) ([2005](/source/2005_Tommy_Murphy_Cup))

- Highest winning record - 80%, [Louth](/source/Louth_GAA) (4 wins in 5 matches)

- Lowest winning record - 0%, [Kilkenny](/source/Kilkenny_GAA) (0 wins in 4 matches) - 0%, [Monaghan](/source/Monaghan_GAA) (0 wins in 1 match) - 0%, [Offaly](/source/Offaly_GAA) (0 wins in 1 match)

- Most played match - 00, 000 vs 000 (0000)

## See also

- [All-Ireland Senior Football Championship](/source/All-Ireland_Senior_Football_Championship)

- [All-Ireland Senior B Football Championship](/source/All-Ireland_Senior_B_Football_Championship) (1990–2000)

- [Tailteann Cup](/source/Tailteann_Cup) (2022–present)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [News | Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Official Website - GAA.ie](http://www.gaa.ie/plugins/newsfeed.cgi?rm=content&plugin_data_id=15367) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20070926224857/http://www.gaa.ie/plugins/newsfeed.cgi?rm=content&plugin_data_id=15367) 2007-09-26 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Dempsey: Bring back Murphy Cup"](http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=111393). 12 May 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2009.

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