2019 Munster Senior Football Championship
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The 2019 Munster Senior Football Championship was the 2019 installment of the annual Munster Senior Football Championship organised by the Munster GAA.{{cite web|url=http://munster.gaa.ie/fixtures/senior/|title=2019 Munster SHC/SFC Fixtures|work=munstergaa.ie|date=18 February 2018}} The fixtures were announced on 12 October 2018.{{cite web |url=https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/gaa/gaelic-football/gaelic-football-news/heres-provincial-draws-2019-football-13403604 |work=GAA |title=2019 GAA All-Ireland Football Championship draw revealed for Leinster, Munster, Ulster and Connacht |date=12 October 2018 |accessdate=29 January 2019}}
Darren Mulhearne notably made his championship debut for Waterford against Clare in the quarter-final at the age of 46, believed to be the oldest player to debut. Two of his opponents in that game, and fellow debutants, had a combined age that was less than that of Mulhearne. He kept a clean sheet, in a one-point loss. Mulhearne was called into the team after Aaron Beresford sustained an injury. Mulhearne had first been part of the Waterford senior team as a 17-year-old schoolboy, but never played.{{cite news|first=Cian|last=Roche|url=https://www.the42.ie/46-year-old-goalkeeper-4615063-May2019/|title='A dream come true': 46-year-old keeper in line to make Championship debut for Waterford|work=The42.ie|date=1 May 2019}}{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2019/0510/1048780-waterford-hand-46-year-old-keeper-mulhearne-first-start/|title=Waterford hand 46-year-old keeper Mulhearne first start|work=RTÉ|date=10 May 2019}}{{cite news|first=Declan|last=Rooney|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/i-might-become-professional-the-story-of-the-unemployed-46yearold-debutant-waterford-goalkeeper-38109443.html|title='I might become professional' - The story of the unemployed 46-year-old debutant Waterford goalkeeper|newspaper=Irish Independent|publisher=Independent News & Media|date=14 May 2019}}
Teams
The Munster championship is contested by all six counties in the Irish province of Munster.
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!rowspan="2"|Team !rowspan="2"|Colours !rowspan="2"|Sponsor !rowspan="2"|Manager !rowspan="2"|Captain !colspan="2"|Most recent success |
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| Clare
|25px Saffron and Blue | | |{{center|1992}} |
| Cork
|25px Red and white | |{{center|2010}} |{{center|2012}} |
| Kerry
|25px Green and gold | |Gavin White{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2020/0120/1109700-david-clifford-named-kerry-captain-for-2020/|title=David Clifford named Kerry captain for 2020|publisher=RTÉ Sport|date=20 January 2020}} |{{center|2014}} |{{center|2018}} |
| Limerick
|25px Green and white | |Donal O'Sullivan |{{center|1896}} |{{center|1896}} |
| Tipperary
|25px Blue and gold | |{{center|1920}} |{{center|1935}} |
| Waterford
|25px White and blue | |Paul Whyte | |{{center|1898}} |
Bracket
{{2019 Munster Senior Football Championship bracket}}
Quarter-finals
{{cite web|url= https://www.the42.ie/limerick-tipperary-munster-senior-football-4630663-May2019/|title = Limerick stun Tipperary to claim first senior football win in Munster since 2012|date=11 May 2019|work=The 42|accessdate=26 January 2019}}{{cite web|url= https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/clare-failed-to-score-after-the-39th-minute-as-they-scraped-past-waterford-38102182.html|title = Clare failed to score after the 39th minute as they scraped past Waterford|date=11 May 2019|work=Irish Independent|accessdate=26 January 2019}}
The 4 non-finalists of the 2018 championship entered this round. The lowest ranked counties to play in the quarter-finals are Limerick and Waterford of Division 4.
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Semi-finals
{{cite web|url= https://www.independent.ie/regionals/corkman/sport/gaa/first-half-blitz-seals-victory-38185067.html|title = First half blitz seals victory|date=8 June 2019|work=Irish Independent|accessdate=26 January 2019}}{{cite web|url= https://www.the42.ie/kerry-clare-munster-sfc-semi-final-4665157-Jun2019/|title = O'Shea hits 0-5 as Kerry seal Munster decider with unconvincing win over Clare|date=1 June 2019|work=The 42|accessdate=26 January 2019}}
The 2 finalists of the 2018 championship entered this round along with the 2 quarter-final winners. The lowest ranked counties to play in the semi-finals are and Limerick of Division 3.
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Final
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Kerry advance to the All-Ireland quarter-finals while Cork advance to the qualifiers.
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20121028164800/http://munstergaa.ie/
{{Munster Senior Football Championship}}
{{GAA 2019}}