Kerry claim 36th All-Ireland title in GAA's 125 Years

September 21, 2009
Kerry won the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior title in the 75th and 100th anniversary years of the Association and they reached another important milestone on Sunday when they also took the crown in the GAA's 125th year. They achieved with it a four-point win (0-16 to 1-9) win over Munster champions, Cork and, in the process, won the Sam Maguire Cup for the 5th time this decade. Only twice before (1930s and 1980s) did Kerry win five titles in a decade so it crowned another outstanding ten year campaign by the Kingdom. Meanwhile, it was also a special year for Armagh who won the minor title for the first time since 1949 with a three-point win over Mayo. 2009 - GAA Football Senior Championship All-Ireland champions - Kerry Runners-up - Cork Connacht champions - Mayo Leinster champions - Dublin Munster champions - Cork Ulster champions - Tyrone *** Games: 62 Biggest win: 27 pts: Dublin 4-26 Westmeath 0-11 (Leinster semi-final) Biggest score: 4-26: Dublin (v Westmeath - Leinster semi-final) Top scorers: Michael Murphy (Donegal) 0-36 points; Cian Ward (Meath) 3-26; Donncha O'Connor (Cork) 3-25. Lowest score: 0-7 Derry (v Tyrone); Roscommon (v Mayo); Laois (v Down). Draws: 4 - Cork v Kerry (Munster semi-final); Wicklow v Westmeath (went to extra-time - Leinster quarter-final); Roscommon v Wexford (2nd round qualifier); Donegal v Derry (went to extra-time - 3rd round qualifier) One point wins: 12: Cavan 0-13 Fermanagh 1-9; Mayo 2-12 Galway 1-14; Cork 2-6 Limerick 0-11; Monaghan 0-13 Armagh 0-12; Tipperary v Louth; Wexford 2-11 Offaly 0-16; Sligo 1-13 Tipperary 1-12; Wicklow 1-15 Down 0-17; Kerry 0-14 Sligo 1-10; Donegal 2-13 Derry 0-18 (after extra-time); Donegal 0-14 Galway 0-13; Meath 1-13 Limerick 2-9. GAA FOOTBALL ALL-IRELAND SENIOR ROLL OF HONOUR Kerry's last All-Ireland triumph means that they have won almost as many titles as their three closest pursuers put together. Kerry are on 36, followed by Dublin on 22, Galway on 9 and Meath on 7. Nineteen counties have won the All-Ireland senior football title leaving the following still chasing their first crown: Antrim, Fermanagh, Monaghan, Sligo, Leitrim, Clare, Waterford, Carlow, Laois, Longford, Westmeath, Wicklow, Kilkenny. 36 - Kerry (1903-04-09-13-14-24-26-29-30-31-32-37-39-40-41-46-53-55-59-62-69-70-75-78-79-80-81-84-85-86-97-2000-2004-2006-2007-2009) 22 - Dublin (1891-92-97-98-99-1901-02-06-07-08-21-22-23-42-58-63-74-76-77-83-95) 9 - Galway (1925-34-38-56-64-65-66-98-2001) 7 - Meath (1949-54-67-87-88-96-99) 6 - Cork (1890-1911-45-73-89-90) 5 - Down (1960-61-68-91-94) 5 - Cavan (1933-35-47-48-52) 5 - Wexford (1893-1915-16-17-18) 4 - Kildare (1905-19-27-28) 4- Tipperary (1889-95-1900-1920) 3 - Louth (1910-12-57) 3 - Mayo (1936-50-51) 3 - Offaly (1971-72-82) 3- Tyrone (2003-2005-2008) 2 - Limerick (1887-1896) 2 - Roscommon (1943-44) 1 - Armagh (2002) 1 - Derry (1993) 1 - Donegal (1992) GAA Football All-Ireland Minor Roll of Honour Armagh's success last Sunday moves them alongside Cavan and Louth on two titles on the roll of honour. Eighteen counties have won the minor title. 11 - Kerry (1931-32-33-46-50-62-63-75-80-88-94) 10 - Cork (1961-67-68-69-72-74-81-91-93-2000) 10 - Dublin (1930-45-54-55-56-58-59-79-82-84) 7 - Tyrone (1947-48-73-98-2001-2004-2008) 6 - Galway (1952-60-70-76-86-2007) 6 - Mayo (1935-53-66-71-78-85) 4 - Derry (1965-83-89-2002) 4 - Down (1977-87-99-2005) 4 - Roscommon (1939-41-51-2006) 3 - Laois (1996-97-2003) 3 - Meath (1957-90-92) 2 - Armagh (1949-2009) 2 - Cavan (1937-38) 2 - Louth (1936-40) 1 - Clare (1929) 1 - Offaly (1964) 1 - Tipperary (1934) 1 - Westmeath (1995) GAA FOOTBALL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 2009 Connacht May 10: Quarter-final: Mayo 2-19 New York 0-10, Gaelic Park. May 24: Quarter-final: Galway 1-18 London 1-7, Ruislip. May 31: Quarter-final: Roscommon 2-13 Leitrim 2-9, Carrick-on-Shannon. June 20 Semi-final: Mayo 3-18 Roscommon 0-7, Castlebar. June 28: Semi-final: Galway 1-13 Sligo 0-12, Markievicz Park. July 19: Final: Mayo 2-12 Galway 1-14, Pearse Stadium. Leinster May 17: First round: Louth 1-13 Carlow 1-11, Parnell Park. May 24: First round: Wicklow 2-12 Longford 1-13; Kildare 1-16 Offaly 1-10 (Both in Portlaoise). June 7: Quarter-final: Dublin 0-14 Meath 0-12, Croke Park. June 13: Quarter-final: Kildare 2-12 Wexford 0-11, Dr.Cullen Park. June 14: Quarter-finals: Westmeath 0-16 Wicklow 1-10 (after extra-time), Tullamore; Laois 1-15 Louth 1-11, Parnell Park. June 27: Semi-final: Kildare 2-18 Laois 0-9, Tullamore. June 28: Semi-final: Dublin 4-26 Westmeath 0-11, Croke Park. July 12: Final: Dublin 2-15 Kildare 0-18, Croke Park. Munster May 24: Quarter-finals: Limerick 1-11 Tipperary 1-9, Thurles; Cork 2-18 Waterford 1-7, Dungarvan. June 7: Semi-finals: Limerick 1-13 Clare 1-9, Ennis; Kerry 0-13 Cork 1-10, Killarney. June 13: Semi-final (replay): Cork 1-17 Kerry 0-12 Kerry, Pairc Ui Chaoimh. July 5: Final: Cork 2-6 Limerick 0-11, Pairc Ui Chaoimh. Ulster May 17: Preliminary round: Fermanagh 0-13 Down 0-10, Enniskillen. May 24: Quarter-final: Derry 1-10 Monaghan 0-10, Celtic Park. May 31: Quarter-final: Tyrone 2-10 Armagh 1-10, Clones. June 6: Quarter-final: Cavan 0-13 Fermanagh 1-9, Kingspan Breffni Park. June 14: Quarter-final: Antrim 1-10 Donegal 0-12, Ballybofey. June 21: Semi-final: Tyrone 0-15 Derry 0-7, Casement Park. June 27: Semi-final: Antrim 0-13 Cavan 1-7, Clones July 19: Final: Tyrone 1-18 Antrim 0-15, Clones. All-Ireland qualifiers July 4: First round: Donegal 2-13 Carlow 1-6, Ballybofey; Monaghan 0-13 Armagh 0-12, Clones; Meath 1-20 Waterford 0-8, Navan; Wicklow 0-17 Fermanagh 1-11, Aughrim; Wexford 2-11 Offaly 0-16, Wexford Park; Tipperary 2-10 Louth 1-12, Drogheda; Down 1-16 London 1-7, Newry; Longford 0-13 Leitrim 0-10, Carrick-on-Shannon. July 11: Second Round: Down 2-9 Laois 0-7, Newry; Derry 3-16 Monaghan 0-20, Clones; Kerry 1-12 Longford 0-11, Pearse Park; Wexford 1-8 Roscommon 0-11 (after extra-time), Wexford Park; Sligo 1-13 Tipperary 1-12, Thurles; Donegal 0-13 Clare 1-7, Ballybofey; Meath 1-15 Westmeath 1-5, Mullingar; Wicklow 1-12 Cavan 0-8. July 18: Second Round replay: Roscommon 0-11Wexford 0-8, Dr. Hyde Park (Replay); Third Round: Kerry 0-14 Sligo 1-10, Tralee; Wicklow 1-15 Down 0-17, Aughrim; Donegal 2-13 Derry 0-18, Ballybofey (after extra-time) July 25/26: Round Three: Meath 2-12 Roscommon 0-11, Navan; Round 4: Donegal 0-14 Galway 0-13, Markievicz Park; Kerry 2-12 Antrim 1-10, Tullamore; Kildare 1-16 Wicklow 2- 9, Portlaoise. Aug 1: Round 4: Meath 1-13 Limerick 2-9, Portlaoise. GAA All-Ireland Championships August 2: Quarter-finals: Cork 1-27 Donegal 2-10; Tyrone 0-16 Kildare 1-11 (Both in Croke Park) August 3: Quarter-final: Kerry 1-24 Dublin 1-7, Croke Park. August 9: Quarter-final: Meath 2-15 Mayo 1-15, Croke Park. August 23: Semi-final: Cork 1-13 Tyrone 0-11, Croke Park. August 30: Semi-final: Kerry 2-8 Meath 1-7, Croke Park September 20: Final: Kerry 0-16 Cork 1-9, Croke Park.

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