2009 Munster Senior Football Championship

The 2009 Munster Senior Football Championship was that year's installment of the annual Munster Senior Football Championship held under the auspices of the Munster GAA. It was won by Cork who defeated Limerick in the final. It was their first time to retain the title in 14 years.[1] Limerick had not won a Munster title since 1896.[2][3][4] After Cork's defeat of Kerry in the semi-final there were concerns that Kerry football was in "terminal decline."[5]

The winning Cork team received the Cuppy Cup, and automatically advanced to the quarter-final stage of the 2009 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 Waterford 1-07  
 Cork 2-18      Cork 1-17  
          Kerry 0-12  
            Cork 2-06
            Limerick 0-11
          Clare 1-09
 Tipperary 1-09      Limerick 1-13    
 Limerick 1-11  

Quarter-finals

24 May 2009
Quarter Final
Tipperary 1-09 - 1-11 Limerick
B Coen 1-2, B Grogan 0-4, H Coghlan, A Fitzgerald, B Mulvihill 0-1 each Report I Ryan 1-2, G Collins 0-4, C Joyce-Power 0-2, P Ranahan, S Lucey, K O'Callaghan 0-1 each

24 May 2009
Quarter Final
Waterford 1-07 - 2-18 Cork
S Walsh 1-0, B Wall 0-2, S O'Hare, W Hennessy, S Cunningham, M O'Gorman, G Hurney 0-1 each Report D O'Connor 1-5, P Kerrigan 1-2, J Miskella 0-3, J Masters, D Goulding, C O'Neill 0-2 each, M Shields, P O'Flynn 0-1 each

Semi-finals

7 June 2009
Semi Final
Clare 1-09 - 1-13 Limerick
D Tubridy 0-4, G Brennan 1-0, G Quinlan 0-2, Gordon Kelly, E Coughlan, M O’Shea 0-1 each Report I Ryan 0-6, S Lavin 1-0, G Collins 0-3, S Lucey, J O’Donovan, S Buckely, E Hogan 0-1 each

7 June 2009
Semi Final
Kerry 0-13 - 1-10 Cork
B Sheehan 0-5, C Cooper 0-3, D Walsh 0-2, T Walsh, T Kennelly, D Ó Sé 0-1 each Report P O'Neill 1-2, D O'Connor 0-3, D Goulding 0-2, G Canty, N O'Leary, C O'Neill 0-1 each
FitzGerald Stadium, Killarney

13 June 2009
Semi Final Replay
Cork 1-17 - 0-12 Kerry
D O'Connor 1-5, D Goulding 0-5, J Miskella 0-2, P Kelly, P Kerrigan, J Masters, F Goold, P O'Flynn 0-1 each, N O'Leary SO Report C Cooper 0-4, Darren O'Sullivan, B Sheehan 0-2 each, Declan O'Sullivan, T Kennelly, D Moran, D Ó Sé 0-1 each, P Galvin SO

Final

5 July 2009
Final
Limerick 0-11 - 2-06 Cork
I Ryan 0-4, S Buckley 0-3, S Lavin, P Ranahan, G Collins, S Kelly 0-1 each Report D Goulding 1-3, D O'Connor 1-1, J Masters, C O'Neill 0-1 each

References

  1. "Cork heave a huge sigh of relief". The Irish Times. 6 July 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  2. Cahill, Jackie (6 July 2009). "Agony for Limerick as Cork take title". Evening Herald. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  3. "Heartbreak for Limerick". Irish Independent. 6 July 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  4. "'I hope we can re-group and pick ourselves up'". Limerick Leader. 6 July 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  5. Moynihan, Michael (1 July 2009). "Brolly: Kerry in ‘terminal decline’". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 July 2009.

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