The Tommy Murphy Cup 2006 began on July 22, 2006. It was the third year that this element of the Bank of Ireland Football Championship was played.

Teams

General information Thirteen counties competed in the Tommy Murphy Cup: CountyLast Cup titleLast Provincial TitleLast All-Ireland TitlePosition in 2005 ChampionshipAppearance Antrim—1951—Quarter-finals3rd Carlow—1944—Preliminary round2nd Cavan—19971952Round 4 (All-Ireland SFC)1st Clare20041992—Round 3 (All-Ireland SFC)2nd Kilkenny—1911—Preliminary round 2nd Leitrim—1994—Preliminary round2nd London———Quarter-finals3rd Louth—19571957Round 3 (All-Ireland SFC)2nd Monaghan—1988—Round 4 (All-Ireland SFC)1st Tipperary200519351920Champions2nd Roscommon—20011944Semi-finals2nd Waterford—1898—Quarter-finals2nd Wicklow———Preliminary round2nd

Results Game Date Venue Winner Score Loser Score Preliminary July 22 Dr Cullen Park, Carlow Carlow 1-10 Wicklow 0-11 Preliminary July 22 Dungarvan Tipperary 0-12 Waterford 1-07 Preliminary July 23 Casement Park, Belfast Antrim 1-23 Kilkenny 1-08 Preliminary July 25 Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan Cavan 2-12 Roscommon 0-14 Preliminary July 25 Cusack Park, Ennis Louth 2-14 Clare 3-09 Quarter-Final July 29 Semple Stadium, Thurles Leitrim 0-14 Tipperary 1-06 Quarter-Final July 29 Casement Park, Belfast Antrim 2-14 Cavan 2-09 Quarter-Final July 29 Dr Cullen Park, Carlow Carlow 1-11 London 0-07 Quarter-Final August 4 Dundalk Louth 3-13 Monaghan 1-13 Semi-Final August 12 Dundalk Louth 0-22 Antrim 0-08 Semi-Final August 13 Birr Leitrim 2-12 Carlow 0-08

Final

GK1 Stuart Reynolds (O'Connells)RCB2 David Brennan (Mattock Rangers)FB3 Colin Goss (St Patrick's)LCB4 John O'Brien (Seán O'Mahony's)RHB5 Peter McGinnity (Dundalk Gaels)CHB6 Mick Fanning (Naomh Máirtín)LHB7 Ray Finnegan (St Patrick's)MF8 Martin Farrelly (St Joseph's)MF9 Paddy Keenan (St Patrick's)RHF10 Brian White (Cooley Kickhams)CHF11 Mark Brennan (Mattock Rangers)LHF12 Ronan Carroll (St Mary's)RCF13 Darren Clarke (St Mary's)FF14 Shane Lennon (Kilkerley Emmets)LCF15 JP Rooney (Naomh Máirtín)Substitutes: 16 Alan Page (Cooley Kickhams) for Goss 17 Mark Stanfield (Killeavy, Armagh) for Lennon 18 Christy Grimes (Mattock Rangers) for Farrelly 19 Trevor O'Brien (Glyde Rangers) for White 20 Colm Judge (Newtown Blues) for Clarke GK1 Cathal McCrann (Gortletteragh)RCB2 Dermot Reynolds (St Mary's)FB3 John McKeon (Drumreilly)LCB4 Michael McGuinness (Mohill)RHB5 Barry McWeeney (Aughnasheelin)CHB6 Francis Holohan (Drumreilly)LHB7 Shane Foley (Kiltubrid)MF8 Gary McCloskey (Bornacoola)MF9 Chris Carroll (Kiltubrid)RHF10 Colin Regan (Melvin Gaels)CHF11 Michael Foley (Drumkeerin)LHF12 Barry Prior (Aughawillan)RCF13 James Glancy (St Mary's)FF14 Donal Brennan (Cloone)LCF15 Ciarán Duignan (Fenagh St Caillin's)Substitutes: 16 Declan Maxwell (Drumreilly) for Regan 17 David McHugh (Annaduff) for Foley 18 Noel Doonan (Carrigallen) for Carroll 19 Ronan Gallagher (Mohill) for Glancy 20 Michael Greene (St Mary's) for McWeeney

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