Connacht Colleges Senior Football Championship Explained

Connacht colleges senior football "A" championship, is the top level Gaelic football competition for secondary schools in Connacht. They compete for the Aonghus Murphy Memorial Cup.

The winners advance to the Hogan Cup, the All-Ireland colleges senior "A" football championship.

St Colman's College, Claremorris beat St Gerald's College, Castlebar 0-15 to 1-11 in an all-Mayo final in McHale Park on 15 March to win the 2019 championship. The teams met in the Connacht "A" League Final earlier in the year when St Gerald's came out the victors.

St Gerald's College, Castlebar beat Summerhill College, Sligo 1-13 to 0-10 in Charlestown GAA Club on 7 March to win the 2020 championship. The teams met in the Connacht "A" League Final earlier in the year when St Gerald's also came out the victors.

St Jarlath's College, Tuam (with 49 wins, the competition's most successful team) beat St Colman's College, Claremorris by a scoreline of 3-06 to 0-09 on 12 February 2022 in a crowded Tuam Stadium in tough conditions to add to their record of 48 titles and make it 49. Man-of-the-match Paddy Egan (from the Corofin club) scored the two crucial goals for St Jarlath's College.

Wins listed by college

TeamWinsYears won
1St Jarlath's College, Tuam491932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2022
2St Mary's College, Galway91952, 1969, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 2004, 2005, 2006
2Summerhill College, Sligo91930, 1931, 1954, 1955, 1971, 1975, 1985, 2016, 2023
4St Gerald's College, Castlebar81929, 1996, 1997, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2020, 2024
5Roscommon CBS61940, 1941, 1942, 1948, 1998, 2015
5St Colman's College, Claremorris61970, 1977, 1981, 2009, 2017, 2019
6St Nathy's, Ballaghaderreen51928, 1949, 1957, 1959, 1968
7Tuam CBS (St Patrick's College)31980, 1989, 1995
8Rice College, Westport12018

Finals listed by year

YearWinnerScoreOpponentScore
2023[1] Summerhill College, Sligo0-16 Coláiste Baile Chláir1-09
2022St Jarlath's College, Tuam3-06St Colman's College, Claremorris0-09
2021Cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games
2020[2] St Gerald's College, Castlebar1-13Summerhill College, Sligo0-10
2019[3] St Colman's College, Claremorris0-15St Gerald's College, Castlebar1-11
2018[4] Rice College, Westport1-13St Attracta's, Tubbercurry0-10
2017[5] St Colman's College, Claremorris2-08St Attracta's, Tubbercurry0-08
2016[6] Summerhill College, Sligo1-12St Attracta's, Tubbercurry0-13
2015[7] Roscommon CBS0-08Summerhill College, Sligo0-07
2014[8] St Gerald's College, Castlebar3-11St Attracta's, Tubbercurry3-07
2013[9] St Gerald's College, Castlebar0-09St Jarlath's College, Tuam1-04
2012St Jarlath's College, TuamSummerhill College, Sligo
2011St Jarlath's College, TuamSummerhill College, Sligo
2010St Gerald's College, CastlebarSummerhill College, Sligo
2009St Colman's College, ClaremorrisSt Gerald's College, Castlebar
2008St Jarlath's College, TuamSt Colman's College, Claremorris
2007St Jarlath's College, TuamSt Gerald's College, Castlebar
2006St Mary's College, GalwaySt Gerald's College, Castlebar
2005St Mary's College, GalwayHoly Rosary Mountbellew
2004St Mary's College, GalwaySt Gerald's College, Castlebar
2003St Jarlath's College, TuamBallyhaunis Community School
2002St Jarlath's College, TuamSt Colman's College, Claremorris
2001St Jarlath's College, TuamSt Joseph's College, Ballinasloe
2000St Jarlath's College, TuamSt Colman's College, Claremorris
1999St Jarlath's College, TuamSt Patrick's College, Tuam (Tuam CBS)
1998Roscommon CBSSt Jarlath's College, Tuam
1997St Gerald's College, Castlebar
1996St Gerald's College, Castlebar
1995St Patrick's College, Tuam (Tuam CBS)0-14St Jarlath's College, Tuam1-07
1994St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1993St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1992St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1991St Mary's College, Galway
1990St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1989Tuam CBS (St Patrick's College)0-06St Mary's College, Galway0-04
1988St Mary's College, Galway
1987St Mary's College, Galway
1986St Mary's College, Galway
1985Summerhill College, Sligo
1984St Jarlath's College, Tuam1-09Tuam CBS (St Patrick's College)0-01
1983St Jarlath's College, Tuam3-11Tuam CBS (St Patrick's College)3-03
1982St Jarlath's College, TuamSt Colman's College, Claremorris
1981St Colman's College, Claremorris0-06St Jarlath's College, Tuam0-05
1980Tuam CBS (St Patrick's College)1-04St Jarlath's College, Tuam0-05
1979St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1978St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1977St Colman's College, ClaremorrisSt Jarlath's College, Tuam
1976St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1975Summerhill College, Sligo
1974St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1973St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1972St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1971Summerhill College, Sligo
1970St Colman's College, Claremorris
1969St Mary's College, Galway
1968St Nathy's, Ballaghaderreen
1967St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1966St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1965St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1964St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1963St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1962St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1961St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1960St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1959St Nathy's, Ballaghaderreen
1958St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1957St Nathy's, Ballaghaderreen
1956St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1955Summerhill College, Sligo
1954Summerhill College, Sligo
1953St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1952St Mary's College, Galway
1951St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1950St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1949St Nathy's, Ballaghaderreen
1948Roscommon CBS
1947St Jarlath's College, TuamRoscommon CBS
1946St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1945St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1944St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1943St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1942Roscommon CBS
1941Roscommon CBS
1940Roscommon CBS
1939St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1938St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1937St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1936
1935St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1934
1933St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1932St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1931Summerhill College, Sligo
1930Summerhill College, Sligo
1929St Gerard's, Castlebar
1928St Nathy's, Ballaghaderreen

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Summerhill take Connacht senior schools title with strong second-half showing . Irish Times Website . 2023-02-11 . 2023-12-16.
  2. Web site: St Gerald's are Connacht Senior A Champions for a Seventh Time. 5 February 2021 . Connacht GAA Website . 7 March 2020.
  3. Web site: St Colman’s Win Cracking Connacht Senior A Colleges Final. 26 April 2019 . Connacht GAA website . 15 March 2019.
  4. Web site: Schools: Rice College create history in Connacht. 12 February 2018 . . 10 March 2018.
  5. Web site: Schools: St Colman's bridge eight year gap . 6 March 2017 . . 4 March 2017.
  6. Web site: Herron helps Summerhill bridge 31-year gap for glory Connacht title . 9 March 2016 . . 7 March 2016.
  7. Web site: Connacht Post-Primary Schools SFC: Sweet revenge for Roscommon . 18 March 2015 . . 16 March 2015.
  8. Web site: Connacht PP Schools SF A final: Ruddy too hot for 'Curry . 17 March 2014 . . 15 March 2014.
  9. Web site: McHugh's late effort clinches it for Gerald's . 12 March 2013 . . 11 March 2013 .