McGrath Cup
| McGrath Cup | |
|---|---|
Current season or competition: 2018 McGrath Cup | |
| Irish | Corn Mhic Craith |
| Code | Gaelic football |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Region | Munster (GAA) |
| Trophy | McGrath Cup |
| No. of teams | 3 |
| Title holders | Cork (9th title) |
| Most titles | Clare (12 titles) |
| Official website | http://munster.gaa.ie/fixtures/mcgrath-cup-football/ |
The McGrath Cup is a gaelic football competition played each January in Munster. Several college teams previously participated but, from 2016, only county teams compete.
Trophy
Joe McGrath donated the trophy to the Munster Council in 1981 for the promotion of Gaelic football.[1][2]
Finals Listed By Year
| Year | Winner | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Cork 3-13 | Clare 3-12 |
| 2017 | Kerry 2-13 aet | Limerick 2-12 |
| 2016 | Cork 1-15 | Clare 1-9 |
| 2015[3] | Waterford 3-12 | UCC 1-9 |
| 2014[4] | Cork 1-11 | Kerry 0-10 |
| 2013 | Kerry 1-12 | Tipperary 1-5 |
| 2012 | Cork 0-13 | Tipperary 0-6 |
| 2011 | Kerry 0-13 | Clare 1-7 |
| 2010 | Kerry 1-11 | University College Cork 0-9 |
| 2009 | Cork 1-13 | University of Limerick (UL) 0-6 |
| 2008 | Clare 1-6 | Limerick 0-8 |
| 2007 | Cork 1-8 | Limerick 0-7 |
| 2006 | Cork 1-9 | Kerry 0-6 |
| 2005 | Limerick 2-10 | Cork Institute of Technology 1-3 |
| 2004 | Limerick 1-9 | Clare 1-6 |
| 2003 | Tipperary 1-9 | Clare 1-8 |
| 2002 | Clare 2-13 | Waterford 2-11 |
| 2001 | Limerick 0-13 | Tipperary 1-7 |
| 2000 | Clare 3-1 | London 0-4 |
| 1999 | Cork | |
| 1998 | Cork | |
| 1997 | Clare | |
| 1996 | Kerry 5-17 | London 0-6[5] |
| 1995 | Clare | London |
| 1994 | Clare | London |
| 1993 | Tipperary 2-13 | London 0-4 |
| 1992 | Clare | Limerick |
| 1991 | Limerick | Tipperary |
| 1990 | Clare | London |
| 1989 | Tipperary | London |
| 1988 | London | |
| 1987 | Limerick | |
| 1986 | Clare | London |
| 1985 | Limerick | |
| 1984 | Clare | Tipperary |
| 1983 | Clare 1-8 | London 0-5 |
| 1982 | Clare | Tipperary |
| 1981 | Waterford 5-2 | Clare 2-7 |
Wins by county
| Team | Wins | Years won |
|---|---|---|
 Clare
|
12 | 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2008 |
 Cork
|
9 | 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018 |
 Limerick
|
5 | 1985, 1987, 2001, 2004, 2005 |
 Kerry
|
5 | 1996, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2017 |
 Tipperary
|
3 | 1989, 1993, 2003 |
 Waterford
|
2 | 1981, 2015 |
| London
|
1 | 1988 |
References
- ^ Woods, Mark (2 January 2013). "McGrath will be missed by the GAA". Evening Echo. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "The death has occurred of Joe McGrath, RIP, who donated the McGrath Cup to the Munster Council in 1981 for the promotion of Gaelic Football". Cork GAA.
- ^ "Waterford finally get booty in the bag". Irish Examiner. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ "Hayes' strike decisive for determined Cork". Irish Examiner. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ^ "A complete mis-match as Kerry win the McGrath Cup at Ruislip", The Kerryman, 03/11/1996, p. 23