Co. Tipperary Senior Football Final

Match Programme

1986

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1988 FOOTBALL FINALS Cluain Meala 19/101'86

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Co. S.F. Champions Down the Years

1887 - F.thard 1888 Bohercrowe 1889 Bohercrowe 1890 Grangemockler 1891·93 , 894 Arravale Rovers 1895 '896

Arrnale Rovers Aravale Rovel S

1897 ~ .,mel Shamrocks 1898 l.;>O'lm" ShamrCKks 1899 1900 1901

Arravale Rovers Clonmel Shamrocks Clonmel Shamrocks

1902 Tipperary Town 1903 Gr;Jngemocklel 1904 1905 Grangemoddel 1906 Grangemockler 1907 Grangemockler 1908 Cloneen 1909 Grangemockler 1910 Tipperary O'Learys 1911 Nenagh 1912 Mulll .... hone 1913 Muliinahone 1914 Castlemey 1915 Nenagh 1916 1917 F.thard 1918 Felhard 1919 F.thard 1920 Fethu1d 1921 1922 Fethard 1923 Fethard 1924 Fetha: d 1925 T emplemore

1926 -1927 1928 -1929 -

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Mu linahon. Fethard Fetiuni MulllOllhone

1930 - Kilsheelan 1931 --1932 -1933 --1934 -1935 1936 1937 -1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962

Grangemockler K Isheel.n Clon>ntl Shamrocks Clonmel Shamrocks Ardfin"lan Templemore Clonmel Shamror.k.s Fethard Atdfinnan Cas Uei ney / Lough more Arr.vale Rovers Flthard 10th Battalion Clonmel Commercials 10th Battalion Lo U9 hmot elCast lei ney St. Patrlcks Clonmel Commercials Galtee Rovers Gattee Rovers Ballingarry Old Bridge St. Patricks Fethard Loughmore Clonmel C".ommert al1 Fethard North Selection North Selection Thurles Crokes 51. Flannan's (North) Ardfinnan

1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1880 1981 1982 1983 1964 1985

Ardfinnan Ardfmt'lan Coml11erclals Comm,rt;!.ls Commercials Kilshf"8tan CommerCials Ardfin"\an Commer als Kilsheelan Loughmore/Castielney Ardfinnan Kilruane Galt. Rovers Loughmore castlemey Fethard Loughmor'lCastl"rtey Galte, Rovers Galtee Rovers Commercials Loughmor,/Castleiney Fethard Arravale Roytrs

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faiUt is Fotal County Final Day is a special occasion for Foorball ill l he COUIlty. Three Dil'isiofls are represemed in C/onmeJ

toda)" and a hearty cead mile foilre is exlellded to of! (('oms alld to rheir supporters.

Commercials and Fell/ord have contributed greatly to football ill the Premier COl/lily alld fhe records of the

clubs down the years speak for rhemsell'es. 'The Blues' will celebrate their centenary next year and SIIccess

today lVould provide a [itting finale to their [irs! hundred years.

Commercials, who IWlie been flying rlie flag sillce J 9J:! will hOI'e olller ideas. howel'er, and whalel'er Ihe jilla/

result at the end of the day we hope to be able to look back wirh pride on a memorable game in keeping with

rhe great traditions of both clubs.

Eire Og. Temp/emore alld Aramle R01'erS meet in the millor final. These sides are no Slrangers 10 ('rJIIIlIV

fOotball Final day, They lOa hape their records alld their traditions. Eire Og halle contested S('l'r:ral millor

finals in recell! years without Sl/ccess and perhaps today forlUne may at last smile of/them. Arumle R01'ers,

champiollS in 1980 are doughty fighters, however, and both sides look set to proFide a tremelldous tussle.

Go n-eiri an t-adh deo.

The SOl/lh Tipperary Intermediate hurling championship filial between Killefluule and Callir will prol'idl! a

filtiflg curlain-raiser 10 the Football Finals and should contribute handsomely to wila! seems cerlain to be

G/I afternoon to remember.

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(6) DERMOT BARLOW

JOHN LOWRY (Capt.) (9)

FRANK NOLAN

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(11)

PAT RYAN

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ALEC ENGLISH

Gerry Haslam Matty Liston

(21) John Quirke

(22) John Breen

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(4) COlM O'DONNELL

(7)

AIDAN BRESNAN

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SEAN McCARTHY

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(14) BRENDAN FQY

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Aodh 0 Dalaigh

HUGH DALY

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MARK O'CONNELL (Capt.)

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Donal 0 Caoimh Sean 0 Caoimh DONAL O'KEEFFE SEAN O'KEEFFE

(11) Eoin MacCraith GENE McGRATH

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Padraig Kavanagh Stephen Flynn Pat Burke Tony Smith

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SOUTH TIPPERARY INTERMEDIATE HURLING FINAL

Cahir or Killenaule Today', South Tlpp Intermediate hurling championship 110.,1 it 1.00 p.m. should provide a tine curtain-raise!" for the Football FIn.,ls. 80th Cahlf and Killen.,ule have won their way to the decider on merit and whilst nolders Killenaule will start favourites Cahlr h.,ve prePitfed well.,nd will lake all the belling. C.,h,r will be seeking only thel' se-cond SUCce1$ In a championship 1011.19· ur.,ted back In 1965 whilst Killenaule are bidding for their sixth IIIle.

CAHI R (Green and White)

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7. Philip Kiely

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9. Willie Barrett

10. Jim Casey

11. Martin Moloney

12. Tom 0 Donnell

13. John Quirke

14. Johnny O'Donnell

KlllENAUlE (Red and Yellow)

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MUNSTER CLUB FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

Tipp Champs to face Claughaun With today's County Senior Football Champio ns due to m eet CIaugllaul1 In the Munster Club Championship 01 Limerick on Sunday next it will be of interest to recall the previous appearances o{ Fethard and Commercials in a championship 100' has nel'n been won by a Tipperary team.

Commercials made their /irst appearance in /965 a year ailer the championship was /irs t inollgu('Qted and they o)'ercame Cooraclare by 1.8 to ~.J at the Clare reflut'. This \loon them a pliJce in the decider at C/onmel ""lint', h(}\~ .. e)'er, East Kerry pro)'ed superior b)' 3. 7 to O. 7. In rhe following year Commercials defeated hill 01 Clonmel by 1.6 to 0.8 but lost a clif! hanger ola semi-final to Cork clwmpions St. \iicholas at Dun~a,1'Q1I. In 1967 Aill Iwd rlleir rtl'enge on the TiPI' chamlJions when tlley beal Commercials by 0.9 10 0.6 in Dungan'UfI.

In 1969 Commercials scored a famous Ifi 10 O. J 1 success m'er i:.ast Kerry at Clonmel bUllosllU Claughaun 0.8 to 1.2 in fhe semI-final at Limerick.. In 197/ Commercials again caused a major upset by aaountillg jf" Walen'We br J, 7 to !.6 in Wafen-ille bllt went WIder 10 U.CC m the Filial af Mitchefstow" on Ihe score 2. 9 to 1.8.

The C10nmel side's mosf recent aopearance in the competition was in /982 wllt'n lIarlng defeated Stradbally by 1. 11 to 0.4 they played a thrilling draw with Cast/eisland Desmonds in C/onme/ (0.4 each). In the replay at Ard/ert ho wel'er, Co mmercials losl by 1 7 to 0.6

By comparison Fethard hal'e been in action in this championship Oflly twice. They made their debut in KifT/lsh in 1978 wllere they lost by 1. 11 to O. 7. In J 984, however, Feth.ard scored a fine success over Cfaughaun by / .10 to 1.6 alld then put up a great per/orm.ance be/ore lOSing by 3. 710 1.8 to Castleisland Desmonds.

Whalel'er Ihe outcome of loda.v 's decidfr fhe Tipperary champions wiff be strongly fancied to alleast reach Ihis year 's decider as llle draw has ordained Ihat should Iher succeed against Claughaun they will face the Waterfo rd champions in the semi-final.

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