The Connacht Minor Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Connacht Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1928 for the youngest competitors (under-18 until 2017, now under-17) in the province of Connacht in Ireland. It is currently sponsored by Electric Ireland and therefore officially known as the Electric Ireland Connacht GAA Football Minor Championship.
The series of games are played during the summer months with the Connacht final currently being played in July. The minor final provides the curtain-raiser to the senior final.
The Connacht Championship is an integral part of the wider All-Ireland Minor Football Championship. The winners of the Connacht final, like their counterparts in the other provincial championships, are rewarded by advancing to the quarter-final stage of the All-Ireland series of games. The losers of the Connacht final also enter the All-Ireland series at the quarter-final stage.
Top winners edit
| Team | Wins | Years won | Runners up | Years runners up | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayo | 41 | 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2022. | 21 | 1932, 1937, 1939, 1959, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1981, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2003, 2006, 2012, 2016 |
| 2 | Galway | 29 | 1932, 1937, 1938, 1948, 1952, 1959, 1960, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 | 21 | 1934, 1941, 1946, 1951, 1955, 1962, 1964, 1968, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1989, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2019, 2022 |
| 3 | Roscommon | 14 | 1939, 1941, 1951, 1965, 1967, 1975, 1981, 1984, 1989, 1992, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2020 | 26 | 1931, 1933, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1963, 1966, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1980, 1983, 1990, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2021 |
| 4 | Leitrim | 3 | 1945, 1956, 1998 | 8 | 1938, 1940, 1948, 1957, 1977, 1982, 1991, 2002 |
| Sligo | 3 | 1949, 1968, 2021 | 14 | 1930, 1935, 1936, 1945, 1947, 1952, 1954, 1961, 1976, 1996, 1998, 2015, 2017, 2020 |
List of finals edit
| All-Ireland champions | |
| All-Ireland runners-up |
| Year | Winner | Score | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Mayo | Galway | ||
| 2021[1] | Sligo | 0-19 | Roscommon | 0-11 |
| 2020 | Roscommon | 1-05 | Sligo | 1-02 |
| 2019 | Mayo | 1-18 | Galway | 1-17 |
| 2018 | Galway | 2–13 | Roscommon | 2-09 |
| 2017[2] | Galway | 3–11 | Sligo | 0–10 |
| 2016[3] | Galway | 1–09 (12) | Mayo | 0–06 (6) |
| 2015[4][5][6] | Galway | 0–07 (7) 4–12 (24) | Sligo | 1–04 (7) 1–08 (11) |
| 2014[7] | Mayo | 2–16 | Roscommon | 0–14 |
| 2013[8] | Mayo | 3–07 | Roscommon | 1–10 |
| 2012[9] | Roscommon | 0–10 | Mayo | 0–08 |
| 2011 | Roscommon | 1–09 | Galway | 0–06 |
| 2010 | Mayo | 3–09 | Galway | 1–10 |
| 2009 | Mayo | 1–05, 1–08 (R) | Roscommon | 0–08, 0–05 (R) |
| 2008 | Mayo | 0–10 | Roscommon | 0–07 |
| 2007 | Galway | 2–07 | Roscommon | 0–09 |
| 2006 | Roscommon | 0–12 | Mayo | 0–09 |
| 2005 | Mayo | 0–09 | Galway | 0–10 |
| 2004 | Galway | 3–10 | Roscommon | 2–10 |
| 2003 | Galway | 1–09 | Mayo | 0–09 |
| 2002 | Galway | 1–12 | Leitrim | 0–06 |
| 2001 | Mayo | 0–15 | Galway | 0–11 |
| 2000 | Mayo | 1–12 | Roscommon | 1–08 |
| 1999 | Mayo | 3–03 | Galway | 1–06 |
| 1998 | Leitrim | 0–08 | Sligo | 0–07 |
| 1997 | Mayo | 0–13 | Roscommon | 0–09 |
| 1996 | Mayo | 0–10, 2–03 (R) | Sligo | 0–10, 0–08 (R) |
| 1995 | Galway | 2–14 | Mayo | 2–11 |
| 1994 | Galway | 2–11 | Mayo | 0–09 |
| 1993 | Galway | 0–11 3–08 (R) | Mayo | 1–08 1–10 (R) |
| 1992 | Roscommon | 0–10 | Mayo | 0–09 |
| 1991 | Mayo | 4–09 | Leitrim | 0–06 |
| 1990 | Galway | 1–18 | Roscommon | 2–03 |
| 1989 | Roscommon | 0–13, 2–11 (R) | Galway | 2-08, 0–15 (R) |
| 1988 | Galway | 2–09 | Mayo | 3–04 |
| 1987 | Galway | 2–08 | Mayo | 2–04 |
| 1986 | Galway | 1–09 | Mayo | 2–01 |
| 1985 | Mayo | 0–06 | Galway | 1–01 |
| 1984 | Roscommon | 1–11, 3–09 (R) | Mayo | 2–08, 2–08 (R) |
| 1983 | Galway | 2–10 | Roscommon | 2–05 |
| 1982 | Galway | 1–07 | Leitrim | 0–07 |
| 1981 | Roscommon | 2–08 | Mayo | 3–04 |
| 1980 | Mayo | 3–08 | Roscommon | 2–09 |
| 1979 | Mayo | 5–11 | Galway | 3–07 |
| 1978 | Mayo | 2–06 | Galway | 0–04 |
| 1977 | Mayo | 2–20 | Leitrim | 0–07 |
| 1976 | Galway | 6–16 | Sligo | 3–03 |
| 1975 | Roscommon | 1–15 | Galway | 0–05 |
| 1974 | Mayo | 4–12 | Roscommon | 2–03 |
| 1973 | Mayo | 3–07 | Galway | 0–03 |
| 1972 | Galway | 4–11 | Roscommon | 1–11 |
| 1971 | Mayo | 2–12 | Roscommon | 1–08 |
| 1970 | Galway | 2–11 | Mayo | 1–06 |
| 1969 | Galway | 3–03 | Mayo | 0–08 |
| 1968 | Sligo | 1–08 | Galway | 0–07 |
| 1967 | Roscommon | 2–05 | Mayo | 1–05 |
| 1966 | Mayo | 1–09 | Roscommon | 0–07 |
| 1965 | Roscommon | 2–10 | Mayo | 1–10 |
| 1964 | Mayo | 2–07 | Galway | 1–03 |
| 1963 | Mayo | 3–05 | Roscommon | 1–05 |
| 1962 | Mayo | 7–08 | Galway | 0–10 |
| 1961 | Mayo | 5–08 | Sligo | 0–05 |
| 1960 | Galway | 4–11 | Roscommon | 0–03 |
| 1959 | Galway | 3–09 | Mayo | 1–08 |
| 1958 | Mayo | 1–08 | Roscommon | 1–04 |
| 1957 | Mayo | 4–04 | Leitrim | 2–05 |
| 1956 | Leitrim | 2–07 | Roscommon | 1–06 |
| 1955 | Mayo | 2–05 | Galway | 1–05 |
| 1954 | Mayo | 9–16 | Sligo | 0–04 |
| 1953 | Mayo | 1–09 | Roscommon | 1–03 |
| 1952 | Galway | 4–11 | Sligo | 0–03 |
| 1951 | Roscommon | 2–04 | Galway | 1–08 |
| 1950 | Mayo | 3–07 | Roscommon | 1–04 |
| 1949 | Sligo | 1–07, 2–07 (R) | Roscommon | 2–04, 3–10 (R) |
| 1948 | Galway | 3–04 | Leitrim | 0–05 |
| 1947 | Mayo | 3–06 | Sligo | 2–05 |
| 1946 | Mayo | 4–09 | Galway | 1–05 |
| 1945 | Leitrim | 1–05, 2–06 (R) | Sligo | 2–02, 1–05 (R) |
| 1944 | No competition | |||
| 1943 | No competition | |||
| 1942 | No competition | |||
| 1941 | Roscommon | 2–06 | Galway | 0–06 |
| 1940 | Mayo | 8–05 | Leitrim | 1–06 |
| 1939 | Roscommon | 1–10 | Mayo | 1–03 |
| 1938 | Galway | 6–05 | Leitrim | 1–06 |
| 1937 | Galway | 2–08 | Mayo | 1–03 |
| 1936 | Mayo | 4–09 | Sligo | 1–08 |
| 1935 | Mayo | 2–02 | Sligo | 1–03 |
| 1934 | Mayo | 2–13 | Galway | 0–05 |
| 1933 | Mayo | 5–07 | Roscommon | 0–06 |
| 1932 | Galway | 3–05 | Mayo | 1–04 |
| 1931 | Mayo | 2–10 | Roscommon | 3–02 |
| 1930 | Mayo | 3–04 | Sligo | 1–01 |
- 1989 Provincial council decides to replay: disputed penalty goal
- 1951 Roscommon awarded title on objection
- 1949 Sligo awarded title on objection
References edit
- ^ "Sligo bridge 53-year gap to become Connacht minor football champions". Irish Independent. 6 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Connacht MFC: Tribesmen make it three-in-a-row". Hogan Stand. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "Connacht MFC: O Conghaile points Tribesmen to title". Hogan Stand. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
- ^ "Connacht MFC final: Galway comeback denies Sligo". Hogan Stand. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ^ "Connacht MFC final replay: Tribe trounce Yeats boys". Hogan Stand. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- ^ "Galway trounce Sligo to end eight-year wait for provincial honours". The42.ie. 24 July 2015.
- ^ "Rossies run champions close before Reape seals final victory". Irish Independent. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Connacht MFC final: Mayo hang on". Hogan Stand. 21 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
- ^ "Connacht Minor Football Championship: Roscommon survive late fightback to down Mayo". www.thescore.ie. 15 July 2012. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
Sources edit
- Roll of Honour on www.gaainfo.com
- Complete Roll of Honour on Kilkenny GAA bible Archived 18 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine