Team results Legend • – Champions • – Runners-up • – Semi-Final • – Quarter-finals/Preliminary Round • AI –
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship For each year, the number of teams in each championship (in brackets) are shown.
Semi-final appearances All time table Legend Other records Finishing positions • Most championships • 1,
Clare (
2004) • 1,
Tipperary (
2005) • 1,
Louth (
2006) • 1,
Wicklow (
2007) • 1,
Antrim (
2008) • Most second-place finishes • 1,
Sligo (
2004) • 1,
Wexford (
2005) • 1,
Leitrim (
2006) • 1,
Antrim (
2007) • 1,
Wicklow (
2008) • Most semi-final finishes • 2,
Antrim (
2004,
2006) • Most quarter-final finishes • 4,
London (
2004,
2005,
2006,
2007) • Most preliminary round finishes • 4,
Kilkenny (
2005,
2006,
2007,
2008)
Unbeaten sides • All 5 teams have won the Tommy Murphy Cup unbeaten: •
Clare had 3 wins in
2004. •
Tipperary had 4 wins in
2005. •
Louth had 4 wins in
2006. •
Wicklow had 3 wins in
2007. •
Antrim had 3 wins in
2008.
Beaten sides The knockout format of the cup has resulted in 0 'back-door' Tommy Murphy Cup champions.
Final success rate Only 3 counties have appeared in the final, being victorious on all occasions: •
Clare (
2004) •
Tipperary (
2005) •
Louth (
2006) On the opposite end of the scale, only 3 counties has appeared in the final, losing on each occasion: •
Sligo (
2004) •
Wexford (
2005) •
Leitrim (
2006)
Consecutive participations • 5,
Antrim (
2004–
2008) • 5,
London (
2004–
2008) Antrim and London have the record number of consecutive participations in the Tommy Murphy Cup, taking part in all 5 seasons.
Winning other trophies Although not an officially recognised achievement, one team has achieved the distinction of winning the Tommy Murphy Cup and their respective Division in the
National Football League: •
Louth in 2006 (Division 2).
Biggest wins • The most one sided finals: •
9 points –
2006:
Louth 3-14 - 1-11
Leitrim • The most one sided matches: •
38 points –
2007:
Kilkenny 1-00 - 3-32
Antrim Scoring Events • Most goals in a match: •
00 – 0000: 000 vs 000 • Most points in a match: •
00 – 0000: 000 vs 000 • Most goals by one team in a match: •
00 – 0000: 000 vs 000 • Most points by one team in a match: •
00 – 0000: 000 vs 000 • Highest aggregate score: •
00 points – 0000: 000 vs 000 • Lowest aggregate score: •
00 points – 0000: 000 vs 000
Successful defending Some defending champions have a chance to retain their title. None have achieved this. These are: •
Tipperary on 0 attempts out of 1 (
2006) •
Wicklow on 0 attempts out of 1 (
2008)
Gaps • Longest gaps between successive Tommy Murphy Cup final appearances: •
1 year:
Antrim (
2007–
2008) •
1 year:
Wicklow (
2007–
2008) • Longest gap between successive championship appearances •
4 years:
Sligo (
2004–
2008)
Provinces • The Tommy Murphy Cup final has never involved two teams from the same province. • The province providing the highest number of different winning teams is Leinster and Munster, with 2: • Leinster:
Louth and
Wicklow • Munster:
Clare and
Tipperary Longest undefeated run The record for the longest unbeaten run stands at 00 games held by 000 (0000–0000).
Miscellaneous • Best finish by a debuting team • Champions,
Clare (
2004) • Best finish by a debuting team (after 2004) • Champions,
Tipperary (
2005) • Highest winning record • 80%,
Louth (4 wins in 5 matches) • Lowest winning record • 0%,
Kilkenny (0 wins in 4 matches) • 0%,
Monaghan (0 wins in 1 match) • 0%,
Offaly (0 wins in 1 match) • Most played match • 00, 000 vs 000 (0000) ==See also==