Tommy Murphy Cup

Tommy Murphy Cup
Irish	Corn Tomáis Uí Mhurchú
Founded	2004
Title holders	Antrim (1st title)
First winner	Clare

The Tommy Murphy Cup is a Gaelic football competition, featuring senior county teams elimainated 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 were organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and were played during the summer months with the final being played in August in Croke Park. Recent 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. The cup was cancelled after the 2008 tournament, although it may be revived at a later date. The Cup is named after Tommy Murphy, a famous 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.

Past winners

Year	Date	Venue	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Score	Teams competing
2004	August 22	Croke Park	Clare	1-11	Sligo	0-11	4
2005	September 4	Croke Park	Tipperary	3-10	Wexford	0-15	9
2006	August 27	Croke Park	Louth	3-14	Leitrim	1-11	13
2007	August 4	Croke Park	Wicklow	3-13	Antrim	1-17	9
2008	August 2	Croke Park	Antrim	3-12	Wicklow	1-15	9

By province

Province	Winners	Most Recent Winners	'Year
Munster counties	2	Tipperary	2005
Leinster counties	2	Wicklow	2007
Connacht counties	0
Ulster counties	1	Antrim	2008