Clonmel Commercials Explained

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Irish:Na Tráchtalaí Cluain Meala
Province:Munster
County:Tipperary
Colours:Green and Gold
Grounds:Clonmel GAA Ground
Founded:1934
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Clonmel Commercials GFC is a Gaelic Athletic Association Gaelic football club located in the town of Clonmel in County Tipperary, Ireland. The club is part of the South Division of Tipperary GAA. They have been Tipperary Senior Football champions on twenty occasions since their formation in 1934.[1]

History

Affiliated to the GAA in 1934, the club's first taste of county success came in the form of a minor title in 1935. A County Junior title followed in 1940, before the first of the club's 15 Senior titles in 1944. Arguably the club's greatest achievement was winning three county titles in a row in 1965, 1966 and 1967. The captain on all three teams was Brian O'Callaghan. The club's two county titles of the nineties came in 1990 and 1994. On both these occasions Commercials were beaten in the Munster Senior Club Final. 1994 was the club's fourth appearance in the provincial final where they were beaten by Castlehaven. In 1990 they came closest to winning the title only to lose out after a replay and extra time to Dr. Crokes. In 2002, Commercials won their first County title of the new Millennium by defeating Aherlow in Semple Stadium and won their 15th overall in 2012 by defeating the 2011 champions, Thomas MacDonagh's, at Semple Stadium on 5 November by 1–9 to 0-5 Colman Kennedy scored the decisive 2nd half goal in a man-of-the-match performance, redolent of his displays as a minor for Tipperary at All-Ireland level. This victory amply avenged the defeat by the Northerners in the 2011 semi-final and ended a 10-year barren spell at senior level which was widely celebrated in the club.[2] [3] [4] They went on to lose to Dr Crokes of Kerry by 1–14 to 0–6 in the Munster Club semi-final on 17 November 2012.[5]

On 15 November 2015, Commercials reached their first Munster Senior Club Championship final since 1994 after a 1–13 to 0–3 win against Milltown Malbay in the semi-final.[6] On 29 November 2015, Commercials won their first Munster Senior Club title after defeating Nemo Rangers in the final in Mallow. Trailing by two points in the second minute of injury time, Michael Quinlivan scored with a low shot to the net to win the game by one point.[7] [8] [9]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tipperary Senior Football Champions & Captains. tippgaaarchives.com. 2010-08-09.
  2. Web site: Clonmel Commercials win first County Senior Football Final in 10 years. 5 November 2012. The Nationalist. 12 November 2012 .
  3. Web site: Glory for Commercials in Tipperary while stalemate in Waterford final . 5 November 2012 . The Score . 12 November 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029201024/http://www.thescore.ie/clonmel-commercials-the-nire-stradbally-661662-Nov2012/ . 29 October 2013.
  4. Web site: Kennedy goal breaks MacDonaghs resistance. 5 November 2012. Irish Independent. 12 November 2012 .
  5. Web site: Dr Crokes (Kerry) 1-14 Clonmel Commercials (Tipperary) 0-06. 18 November 2012. Munster GAA. 23 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20131029205900/http://munster.gaa.ie/2012/11/18/aib-munster-gaa-football-senior-club-championship-semi-final-%E2%80%93-tipperary-v-kerry/. 29 October 2013. dead.
  6. Web site: Clonmel Commercials race from traps into Munster final. 16 November 2015. Irish Examiner. 18 November 2015.
  7. Web site: Huge day for Tipp football as Clonmel claim maiden Munster title with stoppage-time victory over Nemo. 29 November 2015. Irish Independent. 30 November 2015.
  8. Web site: Emotional scenes as Clonmel Commercials stun Nemo Rangers in Munster football final. 29 November 2015. Irish Examiner. 30 November 2015.
  9. Web site: Incredible drama as Clonmel win first Munster title with stoppage-time goal. 29 November 2015. The 42. 30 November 2015.
  10. Web site: Clonmel revel in Semple Stadium's wide spaces . 11 November 2002. Irish Examiner. 6 December 2013.
  11. News: Clonmel: We'll rattle Kerry kingpins . 5 November 2012 . . 5 November 2012.
  12. News: Clonmel Commercials edge Moyle Rovers in thriller . 19 October 2015 . . 19 October 2015.
  13. Web site: Tipperary Senior Football Final – Clonmel Commercials 2-9 Killenaule 0-8. 15 October 2017. Munster GAA. 17 October 2017.
  14. Web site: Clonmel Commercials clinch fourth Tipperary SFC title this decade with 21-point win. 9 November 2019. The 42. 11 November 2019.
  15. Web site: Brilliant Quinlivan goal brings more final heartbreak for Loughmore. 27 September 2020 . Irish Examiner. 29 September 2020.
  16. Web site: Clonmel Commercials class shows against first-time Tipperary finalists Upperchurch-Drombane. 16 October 2022. RTE Sport. 17 October 2022.
  17. Web site: Tipperary SFC final: Michael Quinlivan pulls strings as Clonmel Commercials cruise to 21st county title. 22 October 2023. Irish Independent. 25 October 2023.
  18. Web site: Nemo Rangers stunned as Clonmel Commercials make history . 30 November 2015. Irish Examiner. 30 November 2015.

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