2013 Munster GAA McGrath Cup
Senior Football Quarter-Final

Cork v Tipperary

When - Sunday January 13th at 2:00pm
Where - Páirc Uí Rinn
Referee - Sean Joy (Kerry)

Extra time - (2 periods x 10 minutes only) to be played if sides finish level at the end of 70 minutes

1. Ken O Halloran
(Bishopstown)

2. John McLoughlin 3. Eoin Cadogan 4. Damien Cahalane
(Kanturk) (Douglas) (Castlehaven)

5. Michael Shields 6. Brian Shanahan 7. Noel O'Leary
(St. Finbarr's) (Carbery Rangers) (Cill na Martra)

8. Alan O'Connor 9. Andrew O'Sullivan
(St. Colum's) (Castletownbere)

10. James Fitzpatrick 11. Ciarán Sheehan 12. Odhran Mulrooney
(Carbery Rangers) (Eire Og) (Douglas)

13. Barry O'Driscoll 14. Donnacha O'Connor 15. Liam Shorten
(Nemo Rangers) (Ballydesmond) (Béal Átha'n Ghaorthaidh)

Subs:
16. David Lordan (Ballincollig)
17. Sean Kiely (Macroom)
18. Conor O'Driscoll (Ilen Rovers)
19. Paul Kerrigan (Nemo Rangers)
20. Pearse O'Neill (Aghada)
21. Denis O'Sullivan (Ballinascarthy)
22. Fintan Goold (Macroom) 

Fixtures and Results

Preliminary Round
Saturday January 5th
@ Fitzgerald Stadium Killarney: Kerry 4-22 IT Tralee 0-10

Sunday January 6th
@ Miltown-Malbay: Clare 1-19 LIT 1-2
@ Cork IT GAA Grounds: Cork 1-15 CIT 0-10

Quarter-Finals (Extra time)
Sunday January 13th
@ Foynes, Limerick v Clare, 2:00pm
@ Fitzgerald Stadium Killarney, Kerry v UCC, 2:00pm
@ Pairc Ui Rinn , Tipperary v Cork, 2:00pm
@ WIT GAA Grounds Carriganore Waterford v UL, 2:00pm

Semi-Finals (Extra time)
Sunday January 20th
Limerick or Clare v Kerry or UCC
Cork or Tipperary v Waterford or UL

Final (Extra time)
Sunday January 27th

McGrath Cup Senior Football - Did You Know?

• Since 2000, Cork's McGrath Cup success rate is 89% (best of any county) with 17 wins out of 19 in the competition. In the same period, Kerry have won 12 of their 14 matches (a 86% success rate).
• Despite a goal-less final, there was an average of 2.4 goals per match in the 2012 McGrath Cup competition (22 goals scored in total). This contrasts with 16 goals scored in the 2011 competition over 11 matches (an average of 1.4 goals per match). 
• The record of the Third Level Colleges in the McGrath Cup since entering in 2005 is Won 21, Lost 47 (31% success rate). None of the six colleges have a winning record in the competition during that period. UCC have the best record, winning 7 of their 15 matches (47% success rate) while UL have won 5 of their 12 matches (42% success rate).
• Since 2011, the record of Third Level Colleges when playing an Inter-County team in the McGrath Cup is Won 2, Lost 14 (13% success rate)
• Kerry have not lost a match in the McGrath Cup since the 2006 final where the Kingdom lost to Cork by 1-9 to 0-6 at Pairc Ui Rinn.
• Limerick footballers have won 1 of their last 6 matches in the McGrath Cup. Waterford have won 1 of their last 5 matches.
• Tipperary is the only team to have won at least 1 match in the last 3 years of the McGrath Cup with a 66% record during that period, Won 6 Lost 3.
• Clare footballers have won 5 of their last 7 matches in the McGrath Cup over the last two seasons. During that span, Clare have scored 4 goals and conceded 4 goals. 

McGrath Cup Senior Football Roll Of Honour
Clare (12) - 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2008

Cork (6) - 1998, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Limerick (5) - 1985, 1987, 2001, 2004, 2005

Tipperary (3) - 1989, 1993, 2003

Kerry (3) - 1996, 2010, 2011

Waterford (1) - 1981

London (1) - 1988

Visit the Munster GAA web site History section to view the complete Roll of Honour since the competition began in 1981 - http://munster.gaa.ie/history/mcgrath-cup-football/

McGrath Cup

Presented by Joe McGrath RIP on June 21st, 1981 for the promotion of Senior Football in Munster

McGrath Cup - 2013 Scorers

Paul Geaney (Kerry) 2-4 (0-1 free)
Patrick Curtin (Kerry) 1-5
Shane McGrath (Clare) 0-7
Michael Geaney (Kerry) 1-1
Colm O'Neill (Cork) 0-4 (0-2 frees, 0-1 45)
Donncha O'Connor (Cork) 1-1 (0-1 free)
Alan Clohessy (Clare) 0-4 (0-1 45)
Donal Óg Hodnett (CIT) 0-4 (0-3 frees)
Johnny Buckley (Kerry) 0-3
Paul O'Connor (Kerry) 0-3 (0-1 free)
Brian Looney (Kerry) 0-3 (0-1 45)
Gary Brennan (Clare) 1-0
I McInerney (Clare) 0-3 (0-1 free, 0-1 45)
Alan O'Donoghue (IT Tralee) 0-3 (0-3 frees)
Tommy McCarthy (LIT) 1-0
Barry John Keane (Kerry) 0-2
S Carroll (IT Tralee) 0-2 (0-1 free)
Odhran Mulrooney (Cork) 0-2
Paul Kerrigan (Cork) 0-2
Pearse O'Neill (Cork) 0-2
P McMahon (Clare) 0-2
Enda Coughlan (Clare) 0-2
Brian O'Regan (CIT) 0-2

Darran O'Sullivan (Kerry), Conor O'Driscoll (Cork), Sean Kiely (Cork), Andrew O'Sullivan (Cork), Liam Shorten (Cork), J Dowling (Clare), N Kelly (Clare), Brendan Pott (IT Tralee), Darren Wallace (IT Tralee), Ruairi Deane (IT Tralee), Sean Killeen (IT Tralee), Sean McCarthy (IT Tralee), Colin Lyons (CIT), Jerry O'Connor (CIT), Donagh Leahy (CIT), Micheal Vaughan (CIT), Anthony Sweeney (CIT) (0-1 free), Brian Coleman (LIT) (0-1 free), C Wallace (LIT) 0-1 each.

Above information with thanks to Ed Donnelly, Munster PRO