2009 Munster Senior Football Championship

April 2022 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. Cork won the title, defeating Limerick in the final to retain the title for the first time in 14 years.https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cork-heave-a-huge-sigh-of-relief-1.693895 Cork heave a huge sigh of relief The Irish Times 6 July 2009 6 July 2009 Limerick had not won a Munster SFC title since 1896.Jackie Cahill http://www.herald.ie/sport/gaa/agony-for-limerick-as-cork-take-title-27917261.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160304004013/http://www.herald.ie/sport/gaa/agony-for-limerick-as-cork-take-title-27917261.html dead 4 March 2016 Agony for Limerick as Cork take title Evening Herald 6 July 2009 6 July 2009http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/heartbreak-for-limerick-26548817.html Heartbreak for Limerick Irish Independent 6 July 2009 6 July 2009http://www.limerickleader.ie/news/i-hope-we-can-re-group-and-pick-ourselves-up-1-2189478 'I hope we can re-group and pick ourselves up' Limerick Leader 6 July 2009 6 July 2009 After Cork's defeat of Kerry in the semi-final there were concerns that Kerry football was in "terminal decline."Michael Moynihan https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/brolly-kerry-in-terminal-decline-95280.html Brolly: Kerry in ‘terminal decline’ Irish Examiner 1 July 2009 1 July 2009 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 100px 35px Waterford 1–7 Cork 2–18 Tipperary 1–9 Limerick 1–11 Cork 1–17 Kerry 0–12 Clare 1–9 Limerick 1–13 Cork 2–6 Limerick 0–11 Quarter-finals 24 May 2009 Quarter-final Semple Stadium, Thurles Tipperary 1–9 – 1–11 Limerick B Coen 1-2, B Grogan 0-4, H Coghlan, A Fitzgerald, B Mulvihill 0-1 each I Ryan 1-2, G Collins 0-4, C Joyce-Power 0-2, P Ranahan, S Lucey, K O'Callaghan 0-1 each Report 24 May 2009 Quarter-final Fraher Field, Dungarvan 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 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 Report Semi-finals 7 June 2009 Semi-final Cusack Park, Ennis 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 I Ryan 0-6, S Lavin 1-0, G Collins 0-3, S Lucey, J O’Donovan, S Buckely, E Hogan 0-1 each Report 7 June 2009 Semi-final FitzGerald Stadium, Killarney 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 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 Report 13 June 2009 Semi-final replay Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork 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 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 Report Final 5 July 2009 Final Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork 20,676 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 D Goulding 1-3, D O'Connor 1-1, J Masters, C O'Neill 0-1 each R Hickey (Clare) Report Miscellaneous Revert to open draw until 2013. References External links Munster GAA website 2M Category:Munster Senior Football Championship