Munster Football League

Munster Football League
Code	Football
Founded	1925
Region	Munster (GAA)
First winner	Kerry

The Munster Football League was a senior inter-county Gaelic football competition. It was established in 1925. The competition was often referred to as the McGrath Cup, as the trophy was presented by Mr. Pat McGrath, the secretary of the Munster Council. This was an entirely separate competition to the McGrath Cup that commenced in 1981.

The competition was designed to stem the decline of Gaelic football in Munster.^[1][2]

Roll of honour

Key to list of winners

*	Final won after Replay
	Final not played

Year	Date	Winner	Opponent	Venue	Note
1925-26	13 June 1926	Kerry 0-5	Tipperary 0-2	Austin Stack Park, Tralee[3]	This was the final round of the league rather than a final
1929-30	15 June 1930	Tipperary 5-7	Limerick 0-2	Clonmel[4]
1931-32	2 October 1932	Cork 5-4	Clare 0-1	Cork [5]
1932-33	22 January 1933	Cork 4-5	Limerick 2-3	Glin[6]
1933-34	8 April 1934	Clare 2-4	Tipperary 2-2	Ennis[7]
1934-35		Tipperary	Cork		Tournament was played on a league basis[8]

References

1. "League football in Munster", The Kerryman, 7 February 1925, p. 5
2. McElligott, Richard (2013). Forging a Kingdom: The GAA in Kerry 1884-1934.Collins Press. p. 332. ISBN 9781848891777.
3. "Kerry wins McGrath Cup",The Kerryman, 19 June 1926, p. 10
4. "McGrath Cup Final", Irish Independent, 16 June 1930, p. 12
5. "Cork win National League Decider", Irish Press, 03 October 1932, p. 8
6. "Cork win McGrath Cup", The Irish Press, 23 January 1933, p. 9
7. "McGrath Cup Final", Cork Examiner, 9 April 1934, p. 10
8. "National League", Irish Independent, 6 May 1935, p. 14