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 Munster Championship Cup, and automatically advanced to the quarter-final stage of the 2009 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Waterford | 1-7 | |||||||||||||
| Cork | 2-18 | Cork | 1-17 | |||||||||||
| Kerry | 0-12 | |||||||||||||
| Cork | 2-6 | |||||||||||||
| Limerick | 0-11 | |||||||||||||
| Clare | 1-9 | |||||||||||||
| Tipperary | 1-9 | Limerick | 1-13 | |||||||||||
| Limerick | 1-11 | |||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
Quarter Final
| Tipperary | 1-9 - 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 |
Quarter Final
| Waterford | 1-7 - 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
Semi Final
| Clare | 1-9 - 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 |
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 |
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
Final
| Limerick | 0-11 - 2-6 | 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 |
Attendance: 20,676
References
- ^ "Cork heave a huge sigh of relief". The Irish Times. 6 July 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
- ^ Cahill, Jackie (6 July 2009). "Agony for Limerick as Cork take title". Evening Herald. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
- ^ "Heartbreak for Limerick". Irish Independent. 6 July 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
- ^ "'I hope we can re-group and pick ourselves up'". Limerick Leader. 6 July 2009. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
- ^ Moynihan, Michael (1 July 2009). "Brolly: Kerry in 'terminal decline'". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
