# Limerick county football team

The Limerick county football team represents Limerick in men's Gaelic football and is governed by Limerick GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Munster Senior Football Championship and the National Football League.
Limerick's home ground is Páirc na nGael, Limerick. The team's manager is Mark Fitzgerald.
Limerick was the first Munster county to win an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC). It has won two All-Ireland Senior Championships. The county last won the Munster Senior Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Championship in 1896. Limerick have never won the National League.

## History

Limerick won the first All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) in 1887 and repeated this success in 1896, when it became the first non-Leinster team to beat the then all-conquering Dublin in a championship match.
The team did not play in the Munster Football Championship (1941-1942) due to Foot and Mouth in 1941 (1949-1950) & (1953–1964).
Limerick plays in Division 4 of the National Football League.
| 1887 All Ireland-winning Limerick county football team | 1896 All Ireland-winning Limerick county football team |

## Panel

Team as per Limerick vs Clare in the Munster SFC quarter-final, 28 May 2017
| No. | Player | Position | Club |
| 1 | Donal O'Sullivan | Goalkeeper | Monaleen |
| 2 | Daniel Daly | Right Corner Back | Father Casey's |
| 3 | Johnny McCarthy | Full back | St Kieran's |
| 4 | Seán O'Dea | Left Corner Back | Kilteely–Dromkeen |
| 5 | Paul White | Right half back | Rathkeale |
| 6 | Iain Corbett | Centre back | Newcastle West (c) |
| 7 | Brian Fanning | Left half back | Pallasgreen |
| 8 | Darragh Treacy | Midfield | St Kieran's |
| 9 | David Ward | Midfield | Father Casey's |
| 10 | Peter Nash | Right half forward | Pallaskenry |
| 11 | James Naughton | Centre forward | St Senan's |
| 12 | Garrett Noonan | Left half forward | Dromcollogher/Broadford |
| 13 | Seamus O'Carroll | Right corner forward | Castleknock |
| 14 | Danny Neville | Full forward | Ballysteen |
| 15 | Ger Collins | Left corner forward | Monaleen |
| No. | Player | Position | Club |
| 16 | Brian Scanlon | Substitute | Gerald Griffins |
| 17 | Tony McCarthy | Substitute | Pallaskenry |
| 18 | Padraig Quinn | Substitute | Monaleen |
| 19 | Jamie Lee$^{WD}$ | Substitute | Newcastle West |
| 20 | Padraig Scanlon | Substitute | Glin |
| 21 | Josh Ryan | Substitute | Oola |
| 22 | Sean McSweeney | Substitute | St Kieran's |
| 23 | Padraig De Brún | Substitute | Firies |
| 24 | Sean Sheehan | Substitute | Rathkeale |
| 25 | Bill Creamer | Substitute | Cappamore |
| 26 | Luke Murphy | Substitute | Monaleen |
$^{INJ}$ Player has had an injury which has affected recent involvement with the county team. $^{RET}$ Player has since retired from the county team. $^{WD}$ Player has since withdrawn from the county team due to a non-injury issue.
Jamie Lee was in New South Wales in 2020.

## Management team

* Manager: mark Fitzgerald

## Managerial history

| Dates | Name | Origin |
| 1979–1981 | Des McDonnell | Monaleen |
| 1982–1983 | Donie Nestor | Askeaton |
| 1984–1987 | Raymond O'Hagan | Mungret St Paul's |
| 1987–1988 | Paddy O'Dwyer | Claughaun |
| 1988–1993 | P. J. Bourke | Oola |
| 1993–1994 | Ger Power | |
| 1995–1997 | David Quirke | Oola |
| 1997–1999 | Paddy Mulvihill | |
| 1999–2005 | Liam Kearns | |
| 2005–2010 | Mickey 'Ned' O'Sullivan | |
| 2010–2013 | Maurice Horan | Na Piarsaigh |
| 2013–2016 | John Brudair | Dromcollogher/Broadford |
| 2017–2022 | Billy Lee | Newcastle West |
| 2022– | Ray Dempsey | |

## Players
### All Stars

Limerick has no All Stars.

## Honours
### National

* All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
** Winners (2): 1887, 1896
* Tailteann Cup
** Quarter-finalists (1): 2023
* National Football League Division 4
** Winners (3): 2010, 2013, 2020
* Dr Croke Cup
** Winners (1): 1897

### Provincial

* Munster Senior Football Championship
** Winners (1): 1896
** Runners-up (13): 1888, 1895, 1901, 1905, 1922, 1934, 1965, 1991, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2022
* Munster Junior Football Championship
** Winners (4): 1916, 1929, 1939, 1950
* Munster Under-21 Football Championship
** Winners (1): 2000
** Runners-up (3): 1984, 2001, 2005
* Munster Minor Football Championship
** Winners (1): 1956
** Runners-up (4): 1950, 1997, 1998, 2021
* McGrath Cup
** Winners (7): 1985, 1987, 1991, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2020
** Runners-up (3): 2007, 2008, 2017, 2023