Munster Senior Cup (association football)

The Munster Senior Cup is an association football cup competition organized by the Munster Football Association. Entrants include League of Ireland clubs such as Cork City, Cobh Ramblers and Waterford who are affiliated to the MFA, as well as clubs from the Munster Senior League.

History

Like the Munster Football Association itself, the Munster Senior Cup was originally inaugurated in 1901. It was initially dominated by British Army regimental teams. Among the early winners were the Royal Engineers, one of the pioneering teams of association football in England. They had played in the first FA Cup Final in 1871–72 before winning it for the first time in 1875. During the First World War/Irish War of Independence era there were no competitions, but the cup was revived in 1922–23. Since 1922 clubs playing in the League of Ireland have dominated the winners' list and the competitions two most successful clubs have been Cork City and Waterford. However, in recent times Munster Senior League clubs have been regular finalists and in 2013–14 Douglas Hall were winners.

List of finals

{| class="wikitable collapsible"

! Season

! Winner

! Score

! Runners-up

! Venue

|-15B.C

|1901–02

|6th Prov. Battalion

|1-0

|Awbeg Rovers

|Buttevant

|1902–03

|Royal Engineers

|1903–04

|Cork Celtic '

|1904–05

|Manchester Regiment

|1905–06

|3rd Dragoon Guards

|1906–07 '

|1907–08

|Royal Field Artillery

|1908–09

|Royal Welsh Fusiliers

|1909–10

|Royal Welsh Fusiliers

|1–0

|Highland Light Infantry

|Turners Cross

|1910–11

|Rifle Brigade

|1911–12

|North Staffordshire Regiment

|1912–13

|King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

|1913–14

|Rifle Brigade

|1922–23

|Fordsons

|Shandon

|1923–24

|Fordsons

|Barrackton United

|1924–25

|Cobh Ramblers

|Cork City '

|1925–26

|Fordsons

|Cork Bohemians

|1926–27

|Cork Bohemians

|2–1

|Cahir Park

|Victoria Cross

|1927–28

|Cork Bohemians

|Barrackton United

|1928–29

|Fordsons

|Fermoy

|1929–30

|Fordsons B

|Cork Bohemians

|1930–31

|Cork Bohemians

|Cork B

|1931–32

|Cork Bohemians

|Barrackton United

|1932–33

|Cork Bohemians

|Waterford

|1933–34

|Cork

|Southern Rovers

|1934–35

|Waterford

|Cobh Ramblers

|1935–36

|Southern Rovers

|Grattan United

|1936–37

|Cork

|Cobh Ramblers

|1937–38

|Limerick

|Cork

|1938–39

|Cork City

|Limerick

|1939–40 '

|1940–41

|Cork United

|Evergreen United

|1941–42

|St. Kevin's

|Dunlop

|1942–43

|Cork Bohemians

|Richmond Celtic

|1943–44

|Cobh Ramblers

|Coastal Defence

|1944–45

|Cork United B

|Blackrock

|1945–46

|Waterford

|Cork United

|1946–47

|Cork United

|Waterford

|1947–48

|Waterford

|Cork United

|1948–49

|Limerick

|Waterford

|1949–50

|Albert Rovers '

|Cork Athletic

|1950–51

|Cork Athletic

|Limerick

|1951–52

|Evergreen United

|Waterford

|1952–53

|Cork Athletic

|Limerick

|1953–54

|Limerick

|Albert Rovers

|1954–55

|Cork Athletic

|Waterford

|1955–56

|Waterford

|Cork Athletic

|1956–57

|Waterford

|Evergreen United

|1957–58 '

|1958–59

|Limerick

|Evergreen United

|1959–60

|Cork Celtic

|Waterford

|1960–61

|Cork Hibernians

|Waterford

|1961–62

|Cork Celtic

|Limerick

|1962–63

|Limerick

|Cork Hibernians

|1963–64

|Cork Celtic

|Limerick

|1964–65

|Cork Hibernians

|Cork Celtic

|1965–66

|Waterford

|Cobh Ramblers

|1966–67

|Waterford

|Cork Hibernians

|1967–68

|Cork Hibernians

|Limerick

|1968–69

|Cork Hibernians

|Waterford

|1969–70

|Cork Hibernians

|Waterford

|1970–71

|Cork Hibernians

|Limerick

|1971–72

|Cork Celtic

|Waterford

|1972–73

|Cork Hibernians

|Limerick

|1973–74

|Cork Celtic

|Limerick

|1974–75

|Cork Hibernians

|Cork Celtic

| 1975–76

|Waterford

|Cork Hibernians

|1976–77

|Limerick

|Cork Celtic

|1977–78

|Cork Alberts '

|Limerick

|1978–79

|Cobh Ramblers

|Limerick

|1979–80

|Cork United '

|Crosshaven

|1980–81

|Waterford

|Tramore Athletic

|1981–82

|Cork United '

|Waterford

|1982–83

|Cobh Ramblers

|Clonmel Town

|1983–84

|Limerick City

|1–0

|Cobh Ramblers

|St Colman's Park

|1984–85

|Limerick City

|2–2

|Cobh Ramblers

|St Colman's Park

|1985–86

|Waterford United

|4-0

|Wembley

|Turner's Cross

|1986–87

|Waterford United

|2-1

|Limerick City

|Kilcohan Park

|1987–88

|Cork City

|1-0

|Cobh Ramblers

|Turner's Cross

|1988–89

|Limerick City

|1-0

|Cork City

|Rathbane

|1989–90

|Cork City

|3-0

|Tramore Athletic

|Turner's Cross

|1990–91

|Cork City

|3-0

|Limerick City

|1991–92

|Cork City

|6-1

|Everton

|1992–93

|Cork City

|3-1

|Fermoy

|1993–94

|Cork City

|2-2

|Cobh Ramblers

|1994–95

|Limerick

|2-1

|Cork City

|1995–96

|Waterford Crystal

|1-0

|Cork City

| 1996–97

| Cork City

| 2-0

| Cobh Wanderers

| 1997–98

| Cork City

| 1–0

| Rockmount

| 1998–99

| Cork City

| Waterford United

| 1999–2000

| Cork City

| 5-0

| Cobh Ramblers

|2000–01

|Cork City

| 3-0

|College Corinthians

|2001–02

|Cork City

|2-0

|Rockmount

|2002–03

|Cork City

|1-0

|Waterford United

|2003–04

|Cork City

|2–0

|Carrick United

|Ozier Park

|2004–05

|Cork City

|2-0

|Avondale United

|2005–06

|Limerick

|0-0

|Cobh Ramblers

| 2006–07

| Waterford United

| 2–0

| Passage

| Turners Cross

| 2007–08

| Cork City

| 1–0

| Cobh Ramblers

| St Colman's Park

| 2008–09

| Waterford United

| 2–1

| Rockmount

| Turners Cross

| 2009–10

| Waterford United

| 3–1

| Midleton

| Waterford RSC

| 2010–11

| Carrick United

| 1-0

| Limerick

| 2011–12

| Limerick

| 1–0

| Cork City

| Jackman Park

| 2012–13

| Waterford United

| 3-0

| Avondale United

| 2013–14

| Douglas Hall

| 2–1

| Avondale United

| Askeaton

| 2015–16

| Cobh Ramblers

| 2–1

| Rockmount

| Turners Cross

| 2016–17

| Cork City

| 4-2

| Wilton United

| Turners Cross

| 2017–18

| Cork City

| 5-0

| St Mary’s

| Turners Cross

| 2018–19

| Cork City

| 3-1

| Midleton

| Turners Cross

| 2019–20

| Rockmount

| 2-0

| Cork City

| Turners Cross

| 2020–21

| -

| 2021–22

| | Cobh Ramblers

| 1-0

| Cork City

| Turners Cross

| 2022–23

| | Cobh Ramblers

| 3-1

| Cork City

| Turners Cross

| 2023–24

| | Waterford

| 2-1

| Kerry

| Turners Cross

| 2024–25

| | Cobh Ramblers

| 2-0

| Rockmount

| Turners Cross

List of winners by club

{| class="wikitable collapsible"

! Club

! Titles

! Seasons

| Cork City '

| 19

| 1987–88, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94, 1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19

| Waterford

| 16

| 1934–35, 1945–46, 1947–48, 1955–56, 1956–57, 1965–66, 1966–67, 1975–76, 1980–81, 1985–86, 1986–87, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2023–24

| Limerick

| 13

| 1937–38, 1948–49, 1953–54, 1958–59, 1962–63, 1976–77,1983–84, 1984–85, 1988–89, 1994–95, 2005–06, 2011–12, 2014–15

| Cobh Ramblers

| 8

| 1924–25, 1943–44, 1978–79, 1982–83, 2015–16, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2024–25

| Cork Hibernians

| 8

| 1960–61, 1964–65, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1972–73, 1974–75

| Fordsons/Cork

| 7

| 1922–23, 1923–24, 1925–26, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1933–34, 1936–37

| Cork Bohemians

| 6

| 1926–27, 1927–28, 1930–31, 1931–32, 1932–33, 1942–43

| Evergreen United/Cork Celtic

| 6

| 1951–52, 1959–60, 1961–62, 1963–64, 1971–72, 1973–74

| Albert Rovers '

| 4

| 1949–50, 1977–78, 1979–80, 1981–82

| Cork United

| 3

| 1940–41, 1944–45, 1946–47

| Cork Athletic

| 3

| 1950–51, 1952–53, 1954–55

| Rifle Brigade

| 2

| 1910–11, 1913–14

| Royal Welsh Fusiliers

| 2

| 1908–09, 1909–10

|3rd Dragoon Guards

|1905–06

|6th Prov. Battalion

|1901–02

|Carrick United

|2010–11

|Cork Celtic '

|1903–04

|Cork City '

|1938–39

|Douglas Hall

|2013–14

|King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry

|1912–13

|Manchester Regiment

|1904–05

|North Staffordshire Regiment

|1911–12

|Rockmount

|2019-20

|Royal Engineers

|1902–03

|Royal Field Artillery

|1907–08

|St. Kevin's

|1941–42

|Southern Rovers

|1935–36

|Waterford Crystal

|1995–96

;Notes

This was not the same Cork Celtic that later played in the League of Ireland.
Although the competition was played for in 1906–07, 1939–40, and 1957–58, no finals were played.
Apart from the 1984 club named Cork City, two earlier clubs named Cork City have also been finalists.
Albert Rovers also won the cup playing as Cork Alberts and Cork United. An earlier club also named Cork United were finalists and winners during the 1940s.

History

List of finals

List of winners by club

References