The Tommy Murphy Cup was a

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competition, featuring senior county teams eliminated from the early stages of the

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and also

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when not fielding a team in the main All-Ireland. The series of games, organised by the

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, were played during the summer months with the final being played in August at

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. The Cup was named after Tommy Murphy, a footballer from

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who was, appropriately for the competition, the only member of the Team of the Millennium from a county which had not won an All-Ireland. Later changes to the

meant that the

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featured the eight lowest-ranking teams in

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, unless the teams reached the final of their respective provincial championships. Antrim beat holders

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in the final. The cup was cancelled after the 2008 tournament.

List of Finals

General statistics

Roll of honour

References

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List of Finals

General statistics

Roll of honour

See also

References