Connacht Junior Football Championship Explained

First:1906
Current:Galway
Currentordinal:22
Super:th
Most:Mayo
Mostordinal:30

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.

Teams

CountyChampionship titlesLast championship title
Galway222019
Leitrim72017
Mayo302016
Roscommon112009
Sligo112014

Roll of honour

CountyTitlesYears won
1Mayo301907, 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
2Galway221915, 1919, 1931, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1954, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1994, 1996, 2003, 2018, 2019
3Roscommon111929, 1932, 1939, 1940, 1959, 1964, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2008, 2009
Sligo111926, 1928, 1935, 1956, 1973, 1998, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014
5Leitrim71938, 1941, 1946, 1952, 1962, 2004, 2017

List of finals

YearWinnersRunners-up
CountyScoreCountyScore
2020–No championship
2019Galway1-07Mayo0–09
2018Galway1-11Mayo1–10
2017[1] Leitrim1–16Mayo0–16
2016[2] Mayo1–11Galway0–12
2015[3] Mayo1–12Galway0–13
2014[4] Sligo0–09Leitrim0–06
2013[5] Sligo0–15Mayo1–11
2012[6] Mayo2–12Galway0–10
2011[7] Sligo1–10Mayo1–09
2010Sligo0–09Galway0–08
2009Roscommon2–09Mayo0–10
2008Roscommon2–10Leitrim0–13
2007Mayo3–10Sligo2–07
2006Roscommon1–10Mayo0–11
2005Sligo0–12Mayo0–11
2004Leitrim0–12Roscommon1–08
2003Galway1–07Roscommon0–04
2002Mayo2–14Leitrim1–04
2001Mayo1–16Leitrim0–09
2000Roscommon2–08Leitrim0–08
1999Roscommon2–07Galway0–10
1998Sligo3–13Roscommon3–05
1997Mayo1–15Roscommon0–08
1996Galway1–10Mayo2–05
1995Mayo1–15Galway1–09
1994Galway0–12, 0–11 (R)Mayo1–09, 0–08 (R)
1993Mayo1–09Leitrim0–11
1992Mayo *N/A
1991Suspended
1990Suspended
1989Suspended
1988Suspended
1987Suspended
1986Suspended
1985Galway1–09Leitrim0–06
1984Galway2–07Mayo0–07
1983Galway2–13Leitrim3–09
1982Suspended
1981Suspended
1980Suspended
1979Suspended
1978Suspended
1977Suspended
1976Suspended
1975Suspended
1974Suspended
1973Sligo4–08Leitrim1–04
1972Galway1–09Mayo1–04
1971Mayo0–06Leitrim0–04
1970Mayo1–11Roscommon1–10
1969Galway2–08Sligo0–04
1968Mayo3–10Roscommon1–10
1967Mayo1–11Galway2–05
1966Galway2–05Roscommon0–07
1965Galway6–17Leitrim0–01
1964Roscommon2–06, 0–08 (R)Galway2–06, 0–07 (R)
1963Mayo3–04Galway1–05
1962Leitrim2–11Mayo2–07
1961Galway2–12Mayo0–09
1960Galway3–05Leitrim0–10
1959Roscommon2–05Galway1–06
1958Galway3–11Sligo0–02
1957Mayo2–08Galway2–06
1956Sligo3–02Mayo2–03
1955Mayo3–06Galway0–02
1954Galway2–06Roscommon0–08
1953Mayo6–07Galway1–01
1952Leitrim2–07Mayo1–03
1951Mayo3–04Leitrim2–04
1950Mayo4–07Roscommon1–05
1949Galway3–09Mayo1–09
1948Galway4–11Sligo1–04
1947Galway4–10Roscommon2–06
1946Leitrim2–09Galway0–04
1945Suspended
1944Suspended
1943Suspended
1942Suspended
1941Leitrim3–09Galway1–07
1940Roscommon1–07Mayo2–01
1939Roscommon2–06Mayo1–04
1938Leitrim0–09Galway1–05
1937Mayo3–10Galway3–07
1936Mayo3–07Sligo2–03
1935Sligo2–02Mayo1–04
1934Mayo2–05Roscommon1–06
1933Mayo3–00Galway1–05
1932Roscommon4–06Sligo0–05
1931Galway3–08Leitrim0–03
1930Mayo2–09Roscommon3–02
1929Roscommon0–06 #Galway1–07
1928Sligo1–03Mayo0–01
1927Mayo3–12Leitrim0–04
1928Sligo1–03Roscommon0–01
1925Mayo3–05Leitrim1–00
1924Mayo1–04Galway0–01
1923Suspended
1922Suspended
1921Suspended
1920Suspended
1919Galway5–00Leitrim1–02
1918Suspended
1917Suspended
1916Suspended
1915Galway2–05Mayo1–04
19140Mayo1–03Galway1–02
1913Mayo2–06Galway0–00
1912Suspended
1911Suspended
1910Suspended
1909Suspended
1908Suspended
1907Mayo2–09Galway0–04

See also

References

  1. Web site: Connacht JFC final: Leitrim stun Mayo in Charlestown thriller. 2017-05-17. Hogan Stand. 2017-05-22.
  2. Web site: Connacht JFC final: Coen guides Mayo to glory. 2016-05-22. Hogan Stand. 2016-05-23.
  3. Web site: Andrew Farrell goal sets up Mayo for first junior title since 2012 . 2015-05-18. Irish Examiner. 2012-05-18.
  4. Web site: Connacht JFC final: Sligo retain crown. 2014-05-18. Hogan Stand. 2014-05-21.
  5. Web site: Connacht JFC final: Sweeney seals win for Sligo. 2013-05-19. Hogan Stand. 2013-05-20.
  6. Web site: Mayo cruise to victory. 2012-05-21. Irish Examiner. 2012-05-21.
  7. Web site: Gaughan puts Sligo in clear. Irish Examiner.

Sources