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 Mick Neville Park, Rathkeale. The team's manager is Jimmy Lee.
Limerick was the first Munster county to win an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. 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.
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History

Limerick won the first All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 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 due to Foot and Mouth in 1941 &.
Limerick plays in Division 4 of the National Football League.

Panel

Based on:
Note that Emmet Rigter, Danny Neville and Cillian Fahy's positions differ slightly in the team announcement from the Limerick Leader and the match report, which follows the RTÉ broadcast numbers. All numbers confirmed by live coverage of The Sunday Game, except 22 is A Masterson on RTÉ.
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WD Player has since withdrawn from the county team due to a non-injury issue.

Management team

Managerial history

DatesNameProvincial titlesNational titles
1979–1981Des McDonnellMonaleen
1982–1983Donie NestorAskeaton
1984–1987Raymond O'HaganMungret St Paul's
1987–1988Paddy O'DwyerClaughaun
1988–1993P. J. BourkeOola
1993–1994Ger Power
1995–1997David QuirkeOola
1997–1999Paddy Mulvihill
1999–2005Liam Kearns2004 McGrath Cup
2005 McGrath Cup
2005–2010Mickey 'Ned' O'Sullivan2010 NFL Division 4
2010–2013Maurice HoranNa Piarsaigh2013 NFL Division 4
2013–2016John BrudairDromcollogher–Broadford
2017–2022Billy LeeNewcastle West2020 McGrath Cup2020 NFL Division 4
2022–2023Ray Dempsey
2023Mark Fitzgerald
2023–Jimmy LeeNewcastle West2025 NFL Division 4

Players

Notable players

Records

All Stars

Limerick has no All Stars.

Honours

National

Provincial