Armagh Junior Football Championship
The Armagh Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by lower-tier Armagh GAA clubs. The Armagh County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1925. The national media covers the competition.[2][3][4][5]
| Armagh Junior Football Championship | |
|---|---|
| Irish | Craobh Sóiseareach Peile Ard Mhacha |
| Founded | 1925 |
| Trophy | Sean Quinn Perpetual Cup[1] |
| Title holders | Clann Eireann IIs (1st title) |
| Most titles | Keady (5 titles) |
| Sponsors | Cormac Leonard Commercials |
Clann Eireann IIs are the title holders (2023) defeating Ballyhagen in the Final.
History edit
From the launch of the Junior Championship in 1925 until 2013, five clubs won the title four times, with 42 other clubs winning it at least once.[1]
Honours edit
The trophy presented to the winners is the Sean Quinn Perpetual Cup.[1] The Armagh JFC winners qualify for the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship. It is the only team from County Armagh to qualify for this competition. The Armagh JFC winners may enter the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship at either the preliminary round or the quarter-final stage. 2005's winning club Clonmore advanced to that year's Ulster Club JFC final.[8] 2012's winning club An Port Mór went on to win the 2012 Ulster Club JFC.[9]
The Armagh JFC winners — by winning the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship — may qualify for the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship, at which they would enter at the semi-final stage, providing they haven't been drawn to face the British champions in the quarter-finals.
List of finals edit
| Year | Winner | Score | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | Keady | |||
| 1926 | Crossmaglen Rangers | |||
| 1927 | Keady | |||
| 1928 | Young Irelands | |||
| 1929 | Young Irelands | |||
| 1930 | Wolfe Tone | |||
| 1931 | Clan na Gael | |||
| 1932 | Killeavy | |||
| 1933 | Keady | |||
| 1934 | Jonesborough | |||
| 1935 | Whitecross | |||
| 1936 | Bessbrook | |||
| 1937 | Maghery | Silverbridge | ||
| 1938 | Bessbrook | |||
| 1939 | Newtownhamilton | |||
| 1940 | Whitecross | |||
| 1941 | Shane O'Neill's | 0-10 | Ballyhegan | 1-02 |
| 1942 | Mullaghbawn | |||
| 1943 | Crossmaglen Rangers | |||
| 1944 | Crossmaglen Rangers | |||
| 1945 | Clann Éireann | |||
| 1946 | Newtownhamilton | Ballymacnab | ||
| 1947 | St Peter's | |||
| 1948 | Clan na Gael | |||
| 1949 | Sarsfields | |||
| 1950 | Newtownhamilton | |||
| 1951 | Culloville Blues | |||
| 1952 | Pearse Óg | |||
| 1953 | Madden | |||
| 1954 | Blackwatertown | |||
| 1955 | Ballyhegan | |||
| 1956 | Collegeland | |||
| 1957 | Harps | |||
| 1958 | Maghery | |||
| 1959 | Silverbridge | Ballyhegan | ||
| 1960 | Mullaghbawn | |||
| 1961 | Ballyhegan | |||
| 1962 | Maghery | |||
| 1963 | Derrynoose | |||
| 1964† | Dorsey† | |||
| 1965 | Tír na nÓg | |||
| 1966 | Dromintee | |||
| 1967 | St Peter's | |||
| 1968 | Clan na Gael II | |||
| 1969 | Whitecross | Ballymacnab | ||
| 1970 | Annaghmore | |||
| 1971 | Granemore | Ballymacnab | ||
| 1972 | Grange | Ballymacnab | ||
| 1973 | Derrynoose | |||
| 1974 | Middletown | |||
| 1975 | Culloville Blues | |||
| 1976 | Keady | |||
| 1977 | Clady | |||
| 1978 | St Paul's, Lurgan | |||
| 1979 | Grange | |||
| 1980 | Killeavy | |||
| 1981 | Forkhill | |||
| 1982 | Corrinshego | |||
| 1983 | Mullaghbrack | |||
| 1984 | Dromintee | |||
| 1985 | Éire Óg | |||
| 1986 | Mullaghbawn | |||
| 1987 | St Michael's | |||
| 1988 | Collegeland | |||
| 1989 | Annaghmore | |||
| 1990 | Granemore | |||
| 1991 | An Port Mór | Madden | ||
| 1992 | Clady | |||
| 1993 | Madden | Ballymacnab | ||
| 1994 | Shane O'Neill's | 1-13 | Ballymacnab | 2-08 |
| 1995 | Ballyhegan | |||
| 1996 | Whitecross | |||
| 1997 | O'Hanlon's | |||
| 1998 | Granemore | |||
| 1999 | Ballymacnab | 2-05 | Belleeks | 0-07 |
| 2000 | Wolfe Tone | |||
| 2001 | Belleeks | |||
| 2002 | Crossmaglen II | |||
| 2003 | Annaghmore | |||
| 2004 | Lissummon | |||
| 2005 | Clonmore | An Port Mór | ||
| 2006 | An Port Mór | Collegeland | ||
| 2007 | Collegeland | Clady | ||
| 2008 | Middletown | |||
| 2009 | Shane O'Neill's | 0-13 | Belleeks | 0-07 |
| 2010 | Grange | |||
| 2011 | Éire Óg | 3-07 | Clonmore | 1-06 |
| 2012 | An Port Mór | 2-11 | Annaghmore | 2-08 |
| 2013[10][additional citation(s) needed] | Annaghmore | 0-12 | Clonmore | 1-05 |
| 2014[11] | Keady | 2-10 | Collegeland | 0-06 |
| 2015[12] | Tullysaran | 1-13 | Clonmore | 0-08 |
| 2016[13] | Clonmore | 1-10 (0-12) | St Patrick's II | 0-10 (1-09) |
| 2017[14] | Ballyhegan | 1-14 | Corrinshego | 1-11 |
| 2018[15] | Keady | 0-18 | An Port Mór | 0-13 |
| 2019[16][17] | Collegeland | 1-12 | Derrynoose St Mochua's | 1-09 |
| 2020 | Forkhill | 3-10 | Belleeks | 1-10 |
| 2021[18] | Belleeks | 2-09 | Forkhill | 1-12 |
| 2022[19] | Derrynoose St Mochua's | 2-14 | Lissummon | 0-07 |
| 2023 | Clann Eireann IIs | 4-12 | Ballyhagen | 1-08 |
- Notes
† The 1964 winner was probably an amalgamated Dorsey and Cullyhanna team, Tom Williams GFC.
References edit
- ^ a b c Armagh GAA, 29 September 2012, Clár Oifigiúil, Cluiche Ceannais, Craobh Sóiseareach Peile 2012 (Official Programme of 2012 JFC final)
- ^ "Armagh Junior final: Tullysaran win first ever club c'ship". The Irish News. 5 October 2015.
- ^ "Monaghan opposition next for Clonmore after Armagh title win". The Irish News. 20 October 2016.
- ^ Pepper, Diarmuid (30 September 2019). "Collegeland secure Armagh Junior Championship after strong second half showing". The Irish News.
- ^ O Meiscill, Padraig (21 September 2020). "Belleek and Forkhill to do it all again in Armagh JFC final". The Irish News.
- ^ "Junior Championship Final Match Report". 20 September 2020.
- ^ O Meiscill, Padraig (21 September 2020). "Belleek and Forkhill to do it all again in Armagh JFC final". The Irish News.
- ^ Anglo-Celt 1846-current, Thursday, December 01, 2005; Page: 45
- ^ "Brackaville 0-11 An Port Mor 2-09". Belfast Telegraph. 3 December 2012. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Ulster club JFC: McCormack the difference for Annaghmore". Hogan Stand. 3 November 2013. Archived from the original on 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Clinical Keady ease to Junior Final win". 21 October 2014. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021.
- ^ "Armagh Junior final: Tullysaran win first ever club c'ship". The Irish News. 5 October 2015.
- ^ "Monaghan opposition next for Clonmore after Armagh title win". The Irish News. 20 October 2016.
- ^ "Photos: Junior Football Final 2017". 9 October 2017. Archived from the original on 18 October 2021.
- ^ Kelly, Padraig (10 October 2018). "GAA Matchbox: Intermediate and Junior games this weekend (Sat and Sun Oct 20 and 21)". The Irish News. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022.
The most important of those was the Armagh final when they won their second title in four years with Ryan Donnelly hitting eight points in their 0-18 to 0-13 win against former Ulster champions An Port Mor.
- ^ Pepper, Diarmuid (30 September 2019). "Collegeland overcome Derrynoose to claim Armagh Junior Championship". The Irish News.
- ^ Pepper, Diarmuid (30 September 2019). "Collegeland secure Armagh Junior Championship after strong second half showing". The Irish News.
- ^ Archer, Kenny (24 November 2021). "Belleek future looking brighter — and firmer — on and off the pitch". The Irish News.
- ^ "Derrynoose finally end championship famine". 10 October 2022.