Most All Ireland runners up medals

blackcard

I know Dj Carey was on 4 losing teams 1991,1998, 1999 and 2004. Eoin Kelly and Lar Corbett lost 3 AI in 2009, 2011 and 2014. Can't think of anyone who lost more than 4 AI but I am sure there must have been?

zetecescort

not sure how accurate these are but Wikipedia shows Dublin losing in 41,42,44,48 and 52, possibly somebody with 4 or 5?
100 years ago Kilkenny, Cork and Tipp all lost 4 finals in 7 or 8 years

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-Ireland_Senior_Hurling_Championship_records_and_statistics

Fr Tod Umptious

In football Alan Dillion would have 4 senior, 04,06,12,13 and one minor 99.

David Heaney or James Nallen may also have 4 from 96 to 06 but I'm not sure.

DDC1990

Tomás Marc and Cooper lost in 02,05,08,11

Hopefully Marc and Gooch don't add to that this year.

blackcard

Michael Kavanagh lost 4 I think in 1998, 1999, 2004 and 2010, last one as a sub

Formosa

I presume Noel Lane (& maybe more) lost in 79,81,85 & 86...did anyone go from 75 to 86 with Galway, 5 defeats?

Formosa

Actually, thinking about it, Pat Henderson won & lost 5:

WIns 75,74,72,69 & 67

Lost 78,73,71,66 & 64

Eddie Keher would have lost 59,64,66,71 & was injured for the 73 defeat.

Dirty Dingus McGee

David Brady must have a fair few between various grades.

jmayo

Fr Tod Umptious wrote: »

In football Alan Dillion would have 4 senior, 04,06,12,13 and one minor 99.

David Heaney or James Nallen may also have 4 from 96 to 06 but I'm not sure.

Jimmy Nallen has 96, 97, 04, and 06.
I think has one or two under 21s as well from 94, 95.

And he has a runners up club with Crossmolina from 2003.

SuperMac was not there in 96, otherwise he would have a very similar record to Nallen.

Heaney wasn't there in 96 afaik.

David Brady also has 4 runners up and a club runners up I believe.

citykat

Are there actual runners up medals?

FatherTed

Formosa wrote: »

I presume Noel Lane (& maybe more) lost in 79,81,85 & 86...did anyone go from 75 to 86 with Galway, 5 defeats?

Not 75 but he played in 90 so that's 5: 79, 81, 85, 86, 90. He won 3 - 80, 87, 88.

Pete Finnerty also with 4 - 85, 86, 90, 93

wicklowwonder

citykat wrote: »

Are there actual runners up medals?

Nope I am fairly sure there is not.

Boom__Boom

wicklowwonder wrote: »

Nope I am fairly sure there is not.

Not actual medals but I have seen a kind of plaque thing a member of a losing team got before - will check if it was from the GAA or whether it was a county board thing.

keeponhurling

citykat wrote: »

Are there actual runners up medals?

Yes, often there are.

However unlike the winners medals, the recipients do not carry them around " in their back pocket"

wicklowwonder

Boom__Boom wrote: »

Not actual medals but I have seen a kind of plaque thing a member of a losing team got before - will check if it was from the GAA or whether it was a county board thing.

keeponhurling wrote: »

Yes, often there are.

However unlike the winners medals, the recipients do not carry them around " in their back pocket"

I am fairly sure the GAA don't give anything, the county boards can commission their own commemoration if they please.

CrabRevolution

Wasnt there a story of Joe Kernan throwing his All Ireland runners up medal against the wall of the dressing room at half time the year Armagh won the final? Could have been a plaque either.

The Meath minor footballers of 2012 were presented with runners up medals on the field at Páirc Tailteann at half time during a league match in 2013. The county board definitely commissioned those anyway. It was a bit of a sad looking affair to be honest, made worse by the fact Meath were getting badly beaten at the time.

Nidgeweasel

citykat wrote: »

Are there actual runners up medals?

Don't think so.

And rightly so. Losers medal ffs, who'd want it.