McGrath Cup

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The McGrath Cup is a Gaelic football competition played each January in Munster. The competition was introduced for the benefit of the weaker counties, but in the mid-1990s, Kerry and Cork were included.[3] Several college teams previously participated but, from 2016, only county teams compete.

IrishCorn Mhic Craith[1]
CodeGaelic football
Founded1981
RegionMunster (GAA)
Quick facts Irish, Code ...
McGrath Cup
Current season or competition:
2026 McGrath Cup
IrishCorn Mhic Craith[1]
CodeGaelic football
Founded1981
RegionMunster (GAA)
TrophyMcGrath Cup
No. of teams6
Title holdersCork (12th title)
Most titlesClare (13 titles)
TV partner(s)Clubber[2]
YouTube
Official websitemunster.gaa.ie/fixtures/mcgrath-cup-football/
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Trophy

Joe McGrath donated the trophy to the Munster Council in 1981 for the promotion of Gaelic football.[4][5]

List of finals

More information Year, Winner ...
Year Winner Runners-up
Team Score Team Score
2026 Cork 0-16 Kerry 0-15
2025 Not held due to fixture congestion
2024 Cork 1-14 (pens.) Kerry 1-14
2023[6] Cork 0–19 Limerick 2–07
2022[7] Kerry 2–17 Cork 0–11
2021
Competition cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games[8]
2020 Limerick 0–20 Cork 0–16
2019 Clare 1–09 Cork 0–09
2018 Cork 3–13 Clare 3–12
2017 Kerry 2–13[a] Limerick 2–12
2016 Cork 1–15 Clare 1–09
2015[9] Waterford 3–12 UCC 1–09
2014[10] 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 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[11] Cork 2–13 London 0–11
1998[12] Cork 2–20 London 0–08
1997[13] Clare 2–19 London 2–11
1996[14] Kerry 5–17 London 0–06
1995 Clare London
1994[15] Clare 1–15 London 2–03
1993 Tipperary 2–13 London 0–04
1992 Clare Limerick
1991 Limerick Tipperary
1990 Clare London
1989 Tipperary London
1988[16] London 2–08 Waterford 1–06
1987 Limerick Waterford
1986 Clare London
1985[17] Limerick 0–11 London 2–03
1984 Clare Tipperary
1983 Clare 1–08 London 0–05
1982[18] Clare 2–08 Tipperary 1–06
1981 Waterford 5–02 Clare 2–07
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  1. [a]
    After extra time.

Roll of honour

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# Team Wins Runners-Up Years won Years Runners-Up
1 Clare 13 6 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2008, 2019 1981, 2003, 2004, 2011, 2016, 2018
2 Cork 12 3 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2023, 2024, 2026 2019, 2020, 2022
3 Limerick 7 5 1985, 1987, 1991, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2020 1992, 2007, 2008, 2017, 2023
4 Kerry 6 4 1996, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2022 2006, 2014, 2024, 2026
5 Tipperary 3 6 1989, 1993, 2003 1982, 1984, 1991, 2001, 2012, 2013
6 Waterford 2 3 1981, 2015 1987, 1988, 2002
7 London 1 13 1988 1983, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000
8 UCC 0 2 — 2010, 2015
CIT 0 1 — 2005
UL 0 1 — 2009
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