The first Tommy Murphy Cup, a Gaelic football tournament, was held in 2004. All those teams that lost in the early rounds of the championship were invited to play, but only four actually competed. Clare were the inaugural champions, Ordan O'Dwyer scoring the crucial goal in the final.
Format
The 2004 Tommy Murphy was straight knockout
Teams
General information Five counties will compete in the Tommy Murphy Cup: CountyLast Cup titleLast Provincial TitleLast All-Ireland TitlePosition in 2003 ChampionshipAppearance Antrim—1951—1st Clare—1992—1st London———1st Louth—195719571st Sligo—1975—1st
Personnel and kits CountyManagerCaptain(s)Sponsor Antrim Clare London Louth Sligo
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Matches
Semi-finals
Final
Stadia and locations
Statistics
Scoring events
Widest winning margin: 9 points Clare 2-11 - 0-08 Louth (Semi-finals) Most goals in a match: 2 Clare 2-11 - 0-08 Louth (Semi-finals) Antrim 1-10 - 1-11 Sligo (Semi-finals) Most points in a match: 35 Clare 1-11 - 0-11 Sligo (Final) Most goals by one team in a match: 2 Clare 2-11 - 0-08 Louth (Semi-finals) Most points by one team in a match: 11 Clare 2-11 - 0-08 Louth (Semi-finals) Antrim 1-10 - 1-11 Sligo (Semi-finals) Clare 1-11 - 0-11 Sligo (Final) Highest aggregate score: 27 points Antrim 1-10 - 1-11 Sligo (Semi-finals) Lowest aggregate score: 25 points Clare 2-11 - 0-08 Louth (Semi-finals) Clare 1-11 - 0-11 Sligo (Final)
Miscellaneous
Clare win their 1st championship in 12 years, last winning the 1992 Munster Senior Football Championship.
See also
2004 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
References