Connacht Junior Football Championship

The Connacht Junior Football Championship is a junior "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in the province of Connacht in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Connacht Council. The competition began in 1906, with Mayo winning during the inaugural year. The most successful county to date is Mayo who have won on twenty nine occasions. The 2019 Connacht Junior Football champions are Galway. The winners of the Connacht Junior Football Championship each year progress to play the other provincial champions for a chance to win the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship.

Connacht Junior Football Championship
Founded1906
Title holdersGalway (22nd title)
Most titlesMayo (30 titles)
Flag of Connacht

Teams

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County Championship titles Last championship title
Galway 22 2019
Leitrim 7 2017
Mayo 30 2016
Roscommon 11 2009
Sligo 11 2014

Roll of honour

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# County Titles Years won
1 Mayo 30 1907, 1913, 1914, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1930, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1963, 1967, 1978, 1970, 1971, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2015, 2016
2 Galway 22 1915, 1919, 1931, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1954, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1994, 1996, 2003, 2018, 2019
3 Roscommon 11 1929, 1932, 1939, 1940, 1959, 1964, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2008, 2009
Sligo 11 1926, 1928, 1935, 1956, 1973, 1998, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014
5 Leitrim 7 1938, 1941, 1946, 1952, 1962, 2004, 2017

List of finals

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Year Winners Runners-up
County Score County Score
2020– No championship
2019 Galway 1-07 Mayo 0–09
2018 Galway 1-11 Mayo 1–10
2017[1] Leitrim 1–16 Mayo 0–16
2016[2] Mayo 1–11 Galway 0–12
2015[3] Mayo 1–12 Galway 0–13
2014[4] Sligo 0–09 Leitrim 0–06
2013[5] Sligo 0–15 Mayo 1–11
2012[6] Mayo 2–12 Galway 0–10
2011[7] Sligo 1–10 Mayo 1–09
2010 Sligo 0–09 Galway 0–08
2009 Roscommon 2–09 Mayo 0–10
2008 Roscommon 2–10 Leitrim 0–13
2007 Mayo 3–10 Sligo 2–07
2006 Roscommon 1–10 Mayo 0–11
2005 Sligo 0–12 Mayo 0–11
2004 Leitrim 0–12 Roscommon 1–08
2003 Galway 1–07 Roscommon 0–04
2002 Mayo 2–14 Leitrim 1–04
2001 Mayo 1–16 Leitrim 0–09
2000 Roscommon 2–08 Leitrim 0–08
1999 Roscommon 2–07 Galway 0–10
1998 Sligo 3–13 Roscommon 3–05
1997 Mayo 1–15 Roscommon 0–08
1996 Galway 1–10 Mayo 2–05
1995 Mayo 1–15 Galway 1–09
1994 Galway 0–12, 0–11 (R) Mayo 1–09, 0–08 (R)
1993 Mayo 1–09 Leitrim 0–11
1992 Mayo * N/A
1991 Suspended
1990 Suspended
1989 Suspended
1988 Suspended
1987 Suspended
1986 Suspended
1985 Galway 1–09 Leitrim 0–06
1984 Galway 2–07 Mayo 0–07
1983 Galway 2–13 Leitrim 3–09
1982 Suspended
1981 Suspended
1980 Suspended
1979 Suspended
1978 Suspended
1977 Suspended
1976 Suspended
1975 Suspended
1974 Suspended
1973 Sligo 4–08 Leitrim 1–04
1972 Galway 1–09 Mayo 1–04
1971 Mayo 0–06 Leitrim 0–04
1970 Mayo 1–11 Roscommon 1–10
1969 Galway 2–08 Sligo 0–04
1968 Mayo 3–10 Roscommon 1–10
1967 Mayo 1–11 Galway 2–05
1966 Galway 2–05 Roscommon 0–07
1965 Galway 6–17 Leitrim 0–01
1964 Roscommon 2–06, 0–08 (R) Galway 2–06, 0–07 (R)
1963 Mayo 3–04 Galway 1–05
1962 Leitrim 2–11 Mayo 2–07
1961 Galway 2–12 Mayo 0–09
1960 Galway 3–05 Leitrim 0–10
1959 Roscommon 2–05 Galway 1–06
1958 Galway 3–11 Sligo 0–02
1957 Mayo 2–08 Galway 2–06
1956 Sligo 3–02 Mayo 2–03
1955 Mayo 3–06 Galway 0–02
1954 Galway 2–06 Roscommon 0–08
1953 Mayo 6–07 Galway 1–01
1952 Leitrim 2–07 Mayo 1–03
1951 Mayo 3–04 Leitrim 2–04
1950 Mayo 4–07 Roscommon 1–05
1949 Galway 3–09 Mayo 1–09
1948 Galway 4–11 Sligo 1–04
1947 Galway 4–10 Roscommon 2–06
1946 Leitrim 2–09 Galway 0–04
1945 Suspended
1944 Suspended
1943 Suspended
1942 Suspended
1941 Leitrim 3–09 Galway 1–07
1940 Roscommon 1–07 Mayo 2–01
1939 Roscommon 2–06 Mayo 1–04
1938 Leitrim 0–09 Galway 1–05
1937 Mayo 3–10 Galway 3–07
1936 Mayo 3–07 Sligo 2–03
1935 Sligo 2–02 Mayo 1–04
1934 Mayo 2–05 Roscommon 1–06
1933 Mayo 3–00 Galway 1–05
1932 Roscommon 4–06 Sligo 0–05
1931 Galway 3–08 Leitrim 0–03
1930 Mayo 2–09 Roscommon 3–02
1929 Roscommon 0–06 # Galway 1–07
1928 Sligo 1–03 Mayo 0–01
1927 Mayo 3–12 Leitrim 0–04
1928 Sligo 1–03 Roscommon 0–01
1925 Mayo 3–05 Leitrim 1–00
1924 Mayo 1–04 Galway 0–01
1923 Suspended
1922 Suspended
1921 Suspended
1920 Suspended
1919 Galway 5–00 Leitrim 1–02
1918 Suspended
1917 Suspended
1916 Suspended
1915 Galway 2–05 Mayo 1–04
19140 Mayo 1–03 Galway 1–02
1913 Mayo 2–06 Galway 0–00
1912 Suspended
1911 Suspended
1910 Suspended
1909 Suspended
1908 Suspended
1907 Mayo 2–09 Galway 0–04

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Connacht JFC final: Leitrim stun Mayo in Charlestown thriller". Hogan Stand. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Connacht JFC final: Coen guides Mayo to glory". Hogan Stand. 22 May 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Andrew Farrell goal sets up Mayo for first junior title since 2012". Irish Examiner. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
  4. ^ "Connacht JFC final: Sligo retain crown". Hogan Stand. 18 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Connacht JFC final: Sweeney seals win for Sligo". Hogan Stand. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
  6. ^ "Mayo cruise to victory". Irish Examiner. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
  7. ^ "Gaughan puts Sligo in clear". Irish Examiner.

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