Armagh Junior Football Championship Explained

Armagh Junior Football Championship
First:1925
Sponsors:Cormac Leonard Commercials
Trophy:Sean Quinn Perpetual Cup[1]
Irish:Craobh Sóiseareach Peile Ard Mhacha
Current:Clann Eireann IIs
Currentordinal:1
Most:Keady
Mostordinal:5

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]

Clann Eireann IIs are the title holders (2023) defeating Ballyhagen in the Final.

History

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]

The 2020 final went to a replay.[6] [7]

Honours

The trophy presented to the winners is the Sean Quinn Perpetual Cup.[8] 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.[9] 2012's winning club An Port Mór went on to win the 2012 Ulster Club JFC.[10]

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

YearWinnerScoreOpponentScore
1925Keady
1926Crossmaglen Rangers
1927Keady
1928Young Irelands
1929Young Irelands
1930Wolfe Tone
1931Clan na Gael
1932Killeavy
1933Keady
1934Jonesborough
1935Whitecross
1936Bessbrook
1937MagherySilverbridge
1938Bessbrook
1939Newtownhamilton
1940Whitecross
1941Shane O'Neill's0-10Ballyhegan1-02
1942Mullaghbawn
1943Crossmaglen Rangers
1944Crossmaglen Rangers
1945Clann Éireann
1946NewtownhamiltonBallymacnab
1947St Peter's
1948Clan na Gael
1949Sarsfields
1950Newtownhamilton
1951Culloville Blues
1952Pearse Óg
1953Madden
1954Blackwatertown
1955Ballyhegan
1956Collegeland
1957Harps
1958Maghery
1959SilverbridgeBallyhegan
1960Mullaghbawn
1961Ballyhegan
1962Maghery
1963Derrynoose
1964†Dorsey
1965Tír na nÓg
1966Dromintee
1967St Peter's
1968Clan na Gael II
1969WhitecrossBallymacnab
1970Annaghmore
1971GranemoreBallymacnab
1972GrangeBallymacnab
1973Derrynoose
1974Middletown
1975Culloville Blues
1976Keady
1977Clady
1978St Paul's, Lurgan
1979Grange
1980Killeavy
1981Forkhill
1982Corrinshego
1983Mullaghbrack
1984Dromintee
1985Éire Óg
1986Mullaghbawn
1987St Michael's
1988Collegeland
1989Annaghmore
1990Granemore
1991An Port MórMadden
1992Clady
1993MaddenBallymacnab
1994Shane O'Neill's1-13Ballymacnab2-08
1995Ballyhegan
1996Whitecross
1997O'Hanlon's
1998Granemore
1999Ballymacnab2-05Belleeks0-07
2000Wolfe Tone
2001Belleeks
2002Crossmaglen II
2003Annaghmore
2004Lissummon
2005ClonmoreAn Port Mór
2006An Port MórCollegeland
2007CollegelandClady
2008Middletown
2009Shane O'Neill's0-13Belleeks0-07
2010Grange
2011Éire Óg3-07Clonmore1-06
2012An Port Mór2-11Annaghmore2-08
2013[11] Annaghmore0-12Clonmore1-05
2014[12] Keady2-10Collegeland0-06
2015[13] Tullysaran1-13Clonmore0-08
2016[14] Clonmore1-10 (0-12)St Patrick's II0-10 (1-09)
2017[15] Ballyhegan1-14Corrinshego1-11
2018[16] Keady0-18An Port Mór0-13
2019[17] [18] Collegeland1-12Derrynoose St Mochua's1-09
2020Forkhill3-10Belleeks1-10
2021[19] Belleeks2-09Forkhill1-12
2022[20] Derrynoose St Mochua's2-14Lissummon0-07
2023Clann Eireann IIs4-12Ballyhagen1-08
Notes† The 1964 winner was probably an amalgamated Dorsey and Cullyhanna team, Tom Williams GFC.

External links

Notes and References

  1. [Armagh GAA]
  2. News: Armagh Junior final: Tullysaran win first ever club c'ship. The Irish News. 5 October 2015.
  3. News: Monaghan opposition next for Clonmore after Armagh title win. The Irish News. 20 October 2016.
  4. News: Collegeland secure Armagh Junior Championship after strong second half showing. The Irish News. Diarmuid. Pepper. 30 September 2019.
  5. News: Belleek and Forkhill to do it all again in Armagh JFC final. The Irish News. Padraig. O Meiscill. 21 September 2020.
  6. Web site: Junior Championship Final Match Report. 20 September 2020.
  7. News: Belleek and Forkhill to do it all again in Armagh JFC final. The Irish News. Padraig. O Meiscill. 21 September 2020.
  8. [Armagh GAA]
  9. Anglo-Celt 1846-current, Thursday, December 01, 2005; Page: 45
  10. News: Brackaville 0-11 An Port Mor 2-09. Belfast Telegraph. 3 December 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20220818003410/https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/sport/gaa/brackaville-0-11-an-port-mor-2-09-29000915.html. 18 August 2022.
  11. News: Ulster club JFC: McCormack the difference for Annaghmore. Hogan Stand. 3 November 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20220818003842/https://www.hoganstand.com/article/index/203868. 18 August 2022.
  12. Web site: Clinical Keady ease to Junior Final win. 21 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20211018022701/https://armaghgaa.net/football/club-football/clinical-keady-ease-junior-final-win/. 18 October 2021.
  13. News: Armagh Junior final: Tullysaran win first ever club c'ship. The Irish News. 5 October 2015.
  14. News: Monaghan opposition next for Clonmore after Armagh title win. The Irish News. 20 October 2016.
  15. Web site: Photos: Junior Football Final 2017. 9 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20211018173549/https://armaghgaa.net/football/photos-junior-football-final-2017/. 18 October 2021.
  16. News: GAA Matchbox: Intermediate and Junior games this weekend (Sat and Sun Oct 20 and 21). The Irish News. Padraig. Kelly. 10 October 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20220817224756/https://www.irishnews.com/sport/gaafootball/2018/10/20/news/matchbox-1464066/. 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..
  17. News: Collegeland overcome Derrynoose to claim Armagh Junior Championship. The Irish News. Diarmuid. Pepper. 30 September 2019.
  18. News: Collegeland secure Armagh Junior Championship after strong second half showing. The Irish News. Diarmuid. Pepper. 30 September 2019.
  19. News: Belleek future looking brighter — and firmer — on and off the pitch. The Irish News. Kenny. Archer. 24 November 2021.
  20. Web site: Derrynoose finally end championship famine . 10 October 2022 .