2010 Munster Senior Football Championship

The 2010 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 Kerry who defeated Limerick in the final. It was Limerick's second consecutive appearance in the final and their second consecutive loss.[1] Limerick had not won a Munster title since 1896.[2][3][4]

The winning Kerry team received the Munster Championship Cup, and automatically advanced to the quarter-final stage of the 2010 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.

Bracket

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Waterford 1-10
Clare 0-9 Limerick 1-17
Waterford 1-9
Limerick 1-14
Kerry 1-17
Cork 1-14
Tipperary 2-6 Kerry 1-15
Kerry 2-18

Quarter-finals

Quarter Final
Tipperary2-6 – 2-18Kerry
B Grogan 1-3, P Austin 1-0, P Acheson, G Hannigan, B Mulvihill 0-1 each. Report B Sheehan 2-5, C Cooper 0-5, P Galvin, BJ Keane 0-2 each, K Donaghy, Declan O'Sullivan, D Walsh, S Scanlon 0-1 each.
Attendance: 4,965
Referee: D. Coldrick (Meath)
Quarter Final
Waterford1-10 – 0-9Clare
G Hurney 1-1, B Wall, P Hurney 0-3 each, W Hennessy, T Prendergast, R Ahearne 0-1 each. Report D Tubridy 0-4, G Brennan, M O'Shea 0-2 each, A Clohessy 0-1. D Callinan SO
Referee: A. Mangan (Kerry)

Semi-finals

Semi Final
Waterford1-9 - 1-17Limerick
B Wall 0-4, G Hurney 1-0, T Grey 0-2, C McGrath, R Ahearne, K Power 0-1 each. Report G Collins 1-4, I Ryan, C Fitzgerald 0-3 each, S Lavin 0-2, M O'Riordan, P Browne, S Buckley, S Kelly, E O'Connor 0-1 each.
Referee: S. Doyle (Wexford)
Semi Final
Kerry0-15 - 0-15Cork
B Sheehan 0-6 , C Cooper 0-4 , T O Se 0-2, Declan O'Sullivan, BJ Keane, A Maher 0-1 each. Report P Kerrigan, D Goulding, P Kissane 0-3 each, D O'Connor 0-2, P Kelly, P O'Neill, A O'Connor, C O'Neill 0-1 each.
Attendance: 35,782
Referee: P. Hughes (Armagh)
Semi Final Replay
Kerry1-15 - 1-14Cork
C Cooper 0-6, K Donaghy 1-1, B Sheehan 0-3, Declan O'Sullivan, BJ Keane 0-2 each, M O Se 0-1. Report D Goulding 1-3 , D O'Connor 0-4, C Sheehan 0-2, M Shields, P Kelly, F Goold, N O'Leary, J Hayes 0-1 each.
Attendance: 26,486
Referee: P. McEnaney (Monaghan)

Final

Final
Limerick1-14 - 1-17Kerry
G Collins 0-5, J Galvin 1-2, B Scanlon, J Ryan 0-2 each, J O'Donovan, S Kelly, S Buckley 0-1 each Report C Cooper 1-5, Declan O'Sullivan 0-3, B Sheehan, M McCarthy, T O Se 0-2 each, Darran O'Sullivan, M Quirke, D Moran 0-01 each
Attendance: 23,864
Referee: P. Fox (Westmeath)

References

  1. ^ Cahill, Jackie (5 July 2010). "Kingdom shatter Limerick's dream". Evening Herald. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
  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.