McGrath Cup
| McGrath Cup | |
|---|---|
Current season or competition: 2015 McGrath Cup | |
 | |
| Code | Football |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Region | Munster (GAA) |
| Title holders | Waterford (2nd title) |
| First winner | Waterford |
| Most titles | Clare (12 titles) |
The McGrath Cup is a Gaelic football competition played between the Third Level Colleges and Counties in Munster.
The following Third Level Colleges take part:
- University College Cork (UCC)
- Tralee IT
- University of Limerick (UL)
- Cork Institute of Technology (CIT)
- Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT)
- Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT)
Trophy
Joe McGrath donated the trophy to the Munster Council in 1981 for the promotion of Gaelic football.[1][2]
Roll of honour
| Year | Winner | Opponent |
|---|---|---|
| 2015[3] | Waterford 3-12 | UCC 1-9 |
| 2014[4] | Cork 1-11 | Kerry 0-10 |
| 2013 | Kerry 1-12 | Tipperary 1-05 |
| 2012 | Cork 0-13 | Tipperary 0-06 |
| 2011 | Kerry 0-13 | Clare 1-07 |
| 2010 | Kerry 1-11 | University College Cork 0-09 |
| 2009 | Cork 1-13 | University of Limerick (UL) 0-06 |
| 2008 | Clare 1-06 | Limerick 0-08 |
| 2007 | Cork 1-08 | Limerick 0-07 |
| 2006 | Cork 1-09 | Kerry 0-06 |
| 2005 | Limerick 2-10 | Cork Institute of Technology 1-03 |
| 2004 | Limerick 1-09 | Clare 1-06 |
| 2003 | Tipperary 1-09 | Clare 1-08 |
| 2002 | Clare 2-13 | Waterford 2-11 |
| 2001 | Limerick 0-13 | Tipperary 1-07 |
| 2000 | Clare 3-01 | London 0-04 |
| 1999 | Cork | |
| 1998 | Cork | |
| 1997 | Clare | |
| 1996 | Kerry 5-17 | London 0-06[5] |
| 1995 | Clare | London |
| 1994 | Clare | London |
| 1993 | Tipperary 2-13 | London 0-04 |
| 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 | London |
| 1982 | Clare | Tipperary |
| 1981 | Waterford 5-02 | Clare 2-07 |
Top winners
| Team | Years won |
|---|---|
| Clare (12) | 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2008 |
| Cork (7) | 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2014 |
| Limerick (5) | 1985, 1987, 2001, 2004, 2005 |
| Kerry (4) | 1996, 2010, 2011, 2013 |
| 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. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ↑ "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
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