Limerick county football team
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| Sport: | Football | ||
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| Irish: | Luimneach | ||
| Nickname(s): | The Shannonsiders The Treaty County | ||
| County board: | Limerick GAA | ||
| Manager: | Mark Fitzgerald | ||
| Captain: | Iain Corbett and Donal O'Sullivan[1] | ||
| Home venue(s): | Páirc na nGael, Limerick | ||
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| Current All-Ireland status: | Munster (QF) in 2024 | ||
| Last championship title: | 1896 | ||
| Current NFL Division: | 3 (8th in 2024; relegated) | ||
| Last league title: | None | ||
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The Limerick county football team represents Limerick in men's Gaelic football and is governed by Limerick GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Munster Senior Football Championship and the National Football League.
Limerick's home ground is Páirc na nGael, Limerick. The team's manager is Mark Fitzgerald.
Limerick was the first Munster county to win an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC). It has won two All-Ireland Senior Championships. The county last won the Munster Senior Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Championship in 1896. Limerick have never won the National League.
History
[edit]Limerick won the first All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) in 1887 and repeated this success in 1896, when it became the first non-Leinster team to beat the then all-conquering Dublin in a championship match.
The team did not play in the Munster Football Championship (1941-1942) due to Foot and Mouth in 1941 (1949-1950) & (1953–1964).
Limerick plays in Division 4 of the National Football League.
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Current panel
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Team as per Limerick vs Clare in the Munster SFC quarter-final, 28 May 2017
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INJ Player has had an injury which has affected recent involvement with the county team.
RET Player has since retired from the county team.
WD Player has since withdrawn from the county team due to a non-injury issue.
Jamie Lee was in New South Wales in 2020.[3]
Current management team
[edit]- Manager: mark Fitzgerald
Managerial history
[edit]| Dates | Name | Origin | Provincial titles | All-Ireland SHC titles | National League titles |
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| 1979–1981 | Des McDonnell | Monaleen | |||
| 1982–1983 | Donie Nestor | Askeaton | |||
| 1984–1987 | Raymond O'Hagan | Mungret St Paul's | |||
| 1987–1988 | Paddy O'Dwyer | Claughaun | |||
| 1988–1993 | P. J. Bourke | Oola | |||
| 1993–1994 | Ger Power | ||||
| 1995–1997 | David Quirke | Oola | |||
| 1997–1999 | Paddy Mulvihill | ||||
| 1999–2005 | Liam Kearns | ||||
| 2005–2010 | Mickey 'Ned' O'Sullivan | ||||
| 2010–2013 | Maurice Horan | Na Piarsaigh | |||
| 2013–2016 | John Brudair | Dromcollogher/Broadford | |||
| 2017–2022[4] | Billy Lee | Newcastle West | |||
| 2022– | Ray Dempsey |
Players
[edit]Notable players
[edit]All Stars
[edit]Limerick has no All Stars.[5]
Honours
[edit]National
[edit]- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
- Tailteann Cup
- Quarter-finalists (1): 2023
- National Football League Division 4
Winners (3): 2010, 2013, 2020
- Dr Croke Cup
- Winners (1): 1897
Provincial
[edit]- Munster Senior Football Championship
- Winners (1): 1896
Runners-up (13): 1888, 1895, 1901, 1905, 1922, 1934, 1965, 1991, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2022
- Munster Junior Football Championship
- Winners (4): 1916, 1929, 1939, 1950
- Munster Under-21 Football Championship
- Winners (1): 2000
- Runners-up (3): 1984, 2001, 2005
- Munster Minor Football Championship
- Winners (1): 1956
- Runners-up (4): 1950, 1997, 1998, 2021
- McGrath Cup
- Winners (7): 1985, 1987, 1991, 2001, 2004, 2005,[citation needed] 2020[6]
- Runners-up (3): 2007, 2008, 2017, 2023
References
[edit]- ^ "Limerick keep joint captains despite GAA clamp down on practice". Hogan Stand. 3 May 2021.
- ^ Verney, Michael (18 October 2022). "Limerick footballer Josh Ryan set for long injury lay-off after suffering broken tibia in club hurling action". Irish Independent.
- ^ "Why three players swapped inter-county football for Sydney". RTÉ. 1 June 2020.
- ^ Duffy, Emma (23 August 2022). "Billy Lee steps down as Limerick senior football manager after six years". The42.ie.
Lee, previously one of the longest-serving managers in the game, first took charge ahead of the 2017 season.
- ^ Breheny, Martin (2 November 2016). "All-Star path needs new direction". Irish Independent.
Longford, Carlow, Limerick, Waterford and, of course, Kilkenny have never won a football All-Star award.
- ^ Clancy, Tom (11 January 2020). "Limerick stun Cork to seal famous McGrath Cup final win". Limerick Leader.
