Dublin Senior Football Championship Explained

Currentlyrunning:	2023 Dublin Senior Football Championship
Dublin Senior Football Championship
First:	1887
Sponsors:	Go-Ahead Ireland
Irish:	Craobh Shinsear Peile Átha Cliath
Current:	Kilmacud Crokes
Currentordinal:	11
Super:	rd
Most:	St Vincent's
Mostordinal:	29

The Dublin Senior Football Championship (currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Go-Ahead Dublin Senior Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition between the top Dublin GAA clubs. The winners of the Dublin Championship qualify to represent their county in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship, the winners of which progress to the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. The 2023 Dublin champions are Kilmacud Crokes who defeated Ballyboden St Enda's in the final.

History

The first Dublin Football Championship took place in 1887, Erin's Hope were the first Dublin Champions. St Vincent's have won the most titles, having won on twenty eight occasions.^[1]

There were no champions in 1902 as there was no Dublin Football Championship that year. The 1902 final was played in 1903, with Bray Emmets going on to represent Dublin and win the 1902 Leinster and All-Ireland Senior Football Championship representing Dublin (six Bray Emmets Players in all), a final which was played in 1904.^[2]

The Dublin senior football championship had received a dramatic revamp for 2006. A backdoor system was introduced and the new system was on a two-year trial which ended in 2007. A whole new system was introduced for the 2008 competition, the teams were divided into groups which were based on seeding from the previous year.^[3] The new system was to only involve the senior football championship. The backdoor system was restored for 2009 but was then removed in 2012. The new format included the introduction of a 'Senior B' championship. All the teams that lost in the first round were placed in a competition which was run in parallel to the 'A' Championship.

The Championship received another revamp in 2018 where the straight knock-out format was removed and replaced with a group format that contained 16 teams divided into 4 groups of four. The four teams who played in the semi-final the previous year were seeded and placed in separate groups while the other 12 teams were drawn into the remaining spots. Each team plays the 3 other teams in their group once and the teams that finish first and second within their groups qualify for the quarter-finals.^[4]

Wins listed by club

	Team	Wins	Years won	Last final lost
1	St Vincent's	29	1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957,1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1984, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017	2015
2	O'Tooles	11	1918, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1931, 1946	1964
	Kilmacud Crokes	11	1992, 1994, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023	2012
4	Geraldines	10	1898, 1899, 1908, 1910, 1914, 1915, 1917, 1940, 1941, 1942	1912
5	UCD	7	1943, 1963, 1965, 1973, 1974, 2002, 2006	1976
6	Parnells	6	1913, 1916, 1939, 1945, 1987, 1988	1991
7	Garda	5	1927, 1929, 1933, 1934, 1935	1955
8	[|Kickhams | 5 | 1897, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907 | 1925 |- | [[Na Fianna CLG|Na Fianna]]| 5| 1969, 1979, 1999, 2000, 2001| 2022|-| Young Irelands| 5| 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1896| 1890|-| rowspan=4 | 11| Ballymun Kickhams| 4| 1982, 1985, 2012, 2020| 2017|-| Erin's Hope| 4| 1887, 1932, 1956, 1978| 1980|-| Clanna Gael| 4| 1936, 1937, 1948, 1968| 1963|-| Ballyboden St Enda's| 4| 1995, 2009, 2015, 2019| 2023|-| rowspan=3 | 15| Thomas Davis| 3| 1989, 1990, 1991| 2019|-| Isles of the Sea| 3| 1890, 1895, 1900| 1892|-| Keatings| 3| 1903, 1909, 1911| 1917|-| rowspan=5 | 18| Erin's Isle| 2| 1993, 1997| 1996|-| Civil Service| 2| 1944, 1980| 1992|-| Seán McDermotts| 2| 1938, 1947| 1967|-| Scoil Ui Chonaill| 2| 1983, 1986| 1968|-| St Brigid's| 2| 2003, 2011| 2010|-| rowspan=6 | 23| St. Sylvester's| 1| 1996| 1997|-| Faughs| 1| 1889||-| St Mary's| 1| 1921| 1922|-| Feach McHughs| 1| 1888||-| Bray Emmets| 1| 1901||-| St. Joseph's| 1| 1930| 1934|} Finals listed by year Year Winner Score Opponent Score 2023^[5] Kilmacud Crokes 1-14 Ballyboden St Enda's 0-09 2022^[6] Kilmacud Crokes 0-11 Na Fianna 0-10 2021^[7] Kilmacud Crokes 1-07 St Jude's 1-06 2020^[8] Ballymun Kickhams 1-19 Ballyboden St Enda's 0-08 2019^[9] Ballyboden St Enda's 0-15 Thomas Davis 0-09 2018^[10] Kilmacud Crokes 2-12 St Jude's 0-13 2017^[11] St Vincent's 1-08 Ballymun Kickhams 0-08 2016^[12] ^[13] St Vincent's 0-15 Castleknock 0-10 2015^[14] Ballyboden St Enda's 2-08 St Vincent's 0-10 2014^[15] St Vincent's 0-14 St Oliver Plunketts Eoghan Ruadh 1-10 2013^[16] ^[17] St Vincent's 1-17, 1-09 (R) Ballymun Kickhams 0-20, 1-08 (R) 2012^[18] ^[19] Ballymun Kickhams 1-12 Kilmacud Crokes 0-14 2011 St Brigid's 0-10 St Oliver Plunketts Eoghan Ruadh 0-08 2010 Kilmacud Crokes 2-12 St Brigid's 0-11 2009 Ballyboden St Enda's 2-12 St Jude's 1-13 2008 Kilmacud Crokes 1-10, 3-06 (R) St Oliver Plunketts Eoghan Ruadh 0-13, 0-13 (R) 2007 St Vincent's 0-12 St Brigid's 1-07 2006 UCD 0-10 St Vincent's 0-09 2005 Kilmacud Crokes 1-14 Na Fianna 0-09 2004 Kilmacud Crokes 0-11 Ballyboden St Enda's 2-02 2003 St Brigid's 0-17 Kilmacud Crokes 1-08 2002 UCD 0-16 St Vincent's 1-06 2001 Na Fianna 3-15 St Brigid's 1-05 2000 Na Fianna 2-06 Kilmacud Crokes 1-08 1999 Na Fianna 1-13 St Brigid's 0-12 1998 Kilmacud Crokes 1-16 Na Fianna 0-13 1997 Erin's Isle 2-10 St. Sylvester's, Malahide 1-11 1996 St. Sylvester's, Malahide 0-11 Erin's Isle 0-09 1995 Ballyboden St Enda's 1-07 Erin's Isle 0-09 1994 Kilmacud Crokes 0-12, 1-14 (R) Erin's Isle 1-09, 2-10 (R) 1993 Erin's Isle 0-08, 1-08 (R) Kilmacud Crokes 1-05, 0-06 (R) 1992 Kilmacud Crokes 0-11 Civil Service 0-10 1991 Thomas Davis 1-09 Parnells 1-07 1990 Thomas Davis 0-10 Parnells 1-06 1989 Thomas Davis 2-10 Ballymun Kickhams 0-10 1988 Parnells 1-15 Cuala 0-12 1987 Parnells 0-12 St Anne's 0-08 1986 Scoil Ui Chonaill 0-09 Thomas Davis 0-01 1985 Ballymun Kickhams 2-07 Clontarf 0-08 1984 St Vincent's 1-08 Na Fianna 1-05 1983 Scoil Ui Chonaill 0-12 St Vincent's 1-06 1982 Ballymun Kickhams 2-11 Erin's Isle 1-08 1981 St Vincent's 0-12 Ballymun Kickhams 2-04 1980 Civil Service 3-09 Erin's Hope 2-08 1979 Na Fianna 0-11 Civil Service 0-09 1978 Erin's Hope 0-09, 3-07 (R) Erin's Isle 1-06, 0-13 (R) 1977 St Vincent's 4-15 Synge Street PP 0-06 1976 St Vincent's 3-12 UCD 1-15 1975 St Vincent's W/O SCR 1974 UCD 0-12 St Vincent's 1-03 1973 UCD 1-11 St Vincent's 0-10 1972 St Vincent's 2-08 UCD 0-09 1971 St Vincent's 3-13 Craobh Chiaráin 3-03 1970 St Vincent's 1-11 Raheny 1-08 1969 Na Fianna 1-08 St Vincent's 0-10 1968 Clanna Gael 1-08 Scoil Ui Chonaill 0-05 1967 St Vincent's 2-16 Sean McDermotts 1-06 1966 St Vincent's 3-09 Sean McDermotts 2-06 1965 UCD 1-12 Round Towers 0-07 1964 St Vincent's 0-14 O'Toole's 1-07 1963 UCD 1-04, 2-12 (R) Clanna Gael 0-07, 2-08 (R) 1962 St Vincent's 3-13 Clanna Gael 3-08 1961 St Vincent's 2-12 Air Corps 1-06^[20] 1960 St Vincent's 1-06 Air Corps 0-07 1959 St Vincent's 5-03 UCD 2-10 1958 St Vincent's 1-08 Sean McDermott's 1-05 1957 St Vincent's 2-13 Clanna Gael 1-04 1956 Erin's Hope 1-07 St Vincent's 0-07 1955 St Vincent's 4-04 Garda 1-07 1954 St. Vincent's 3-06 College of Pharmacy 2-01 1953 St Vincent's 2-05 Clanna Gael 0-06 1952 St Vincent's 1-10, 0-13 (R) Garda 3-04, 1-08 (R) 1951 St Vincent's 1-06 Sean McDermott's 0-04 1950 St Vincent's 1-11 Parnells 1-03^[21] 1949 St Vincent's 4-11 Clanna Gael 2-05 1948 Clanna Gael 2-08 St Vincent's 2-03 1947^[22] Sean McDermott's 0-11 Westerns 0-05 1946^[23] ^[24] O'Toole's 2-05, 1-06 (R) Parnells 1-08, 1-05 (R) 1945 Parnells 0-10 Civil Service 1-04 1944 Civil Service 3-04 Peadar Mackens 1-01 1943 UCD 1-08 Sean McDermott's 1-06 1942 Geraldines 0-11 Peadar Mackens 0-08 1941 Geraldines 3-04 Parnells 0-01 1940 Geraldines 2-05 Sean McDermott's 1-06 1939 Parnells 1-02 Sean McDermott's 0-03 1938 Sean McDermott's 2-07 O'Toole's 1-05 1937 Clanna Gael W/O Sean McDermott's SCR 1936 Clanna Gael 1-09 St Lawrence's 1-02 1935 Garda 2-07 O'Toole's 1-02 1934 Garda 3-08 St Joseph's 1-02 1933 Garda 1-11 UCD 1-03 1932 Erin's Hope 1-06 St Lawrence's 1-05 1931 O'Toole's 0-05, 1-08 (R) Erin's Hope 0-05, 1-05 (R) 1930 St Joseph's 0-06, 2-03 (R) O'Toole's 0-06, 1-05 (R) 1929 Garda 1-04 O'Toole's 0-04 1928 O'Toole's 2-09 O'Dwyer's 0-04 1927 Garda 3-04 O'Toole's 0-02 1926 O'Toole's 0-06 Garda 0-04 1925 O'Toole's 3-07 Kickhams 1-03 1924 O'Toole's 4-05 UCD 3-02 1923 O'Toole's 1-04 Garda 0-04 1922^[25] O'Toole's 0-03, 1-02 (R) St Mary's 0-03, 0-03 (R) 1921^[26] St Mary's 1-05 Kickhams 0-03 1920 O'Toole's 1-02 Kickhams 0-01 1919 O'Toole's 1-07 McCrackens 0-02 1918 O'Toole's 1-06 Collegians 0-03 1917 Geraldines 3-04 Keatings 0-04 1916 Parnells 1-04 Hibernian Knights 0-06 1915 Geraldines 0-07 Parnells 0-01 1914 Geraldines 3-02 Parnells 0-02 1913 Parnells 2-03 Kickhams 2-02 1912 Kickhams 1-01 Geraldines 0-01 1911 Keatings 2-02 Geraldines 1-00 1910 Geraldines 0-07 Parnells 0-06 1909 Keatings 3-03 Geraldines 1-06 1908 Geraldines 0-05 Keatings 0-04 1907 Kickhams 0-11 Keatings 0-02 1906 Kickhams 0-08 Parnells 0-05 1905 Kickhams 0-05 Geraldines 0-04 1904 Kickhams 0-11 Isles of the Sea 0-02 1903 Keatings 0-07, 2-09 (R) Geraldines 0-07, 0-05 (R) 1902 Championship Not Staged 1901 Bray Emmets 0-11 Kickhams 0-06 1900 Isles of the Sea 1-05 Kickhams 1-04 1899 Geraldines 1-06, 1-12 (R) Kickhams 0-09, 0-06 (R) 1898 Geraldines 4-13 Kickhams 1-04 1897 Kickhams 1-07, 2-08 (R) Cabinteely Geraldines 0-08, 2-03 1896 Young Irelands 3-07 Lucan Sarsfields 0-03 1895 Isles of the Sea W/O Erin's Hope SCR 1894 Young Irelands Dolphins 1893 Young Irelands 1892 Young Irelands 3-02 Isles of the Sea 1-00 1891 Young Irelands 3-07 Sons of the Sea 0-03 1890 Isles of the Sea 0-05 Young Irelands 0-03 1889 Faughs 0-05 Raheny 0-01 1888 Feach McHughs 2-04 Cabinteely Geraldines 2-01 1887^[27] Erin's Hope 1-20 Grocers Assistants 0-01 Notes UCD refused to play due to college examinations and St. Vincent's were declared champions. Sean McDermott's, insisting that they could only field a team for an afternoon throw-in rather than the scheduled eight o'clock in the evening start, conceded a walkover. Geraldines lodged an objection claiming Kickhams had played an unregistered player and a replay was ordered. score uncertain - all forfeit points included in score. Senior 2 The second tier of the senior championship was first founded in 2016 (Senior B) and with St Oliver Plunkett's Eoghan Ruadh crowned champions. In 2017 the second tier competition was known as the Senior Football Championship Tournament and was won by Ballyboden St Enda's. In 2016 and 2017, the losers in the first round of the senior championship formed the years B championship. In 2018, the senior football championship tournament changed name to the Senior 2 Championship. In 2018, the second tier was given a more permanent set-up. The second tier of the Dublin Championship became a proper second tier in 2018. The teams that were placed in Senior 2 can only leave the championship through promotion and relegation. Senior 2 champions gain promotion to Senior 1 and one side can also be relegated to the Dublin Intermediate football championship from 2019 onwards. Year Winner Score Opponent Score 2023^[28] Clontarf 0-12 Fingallians 1-08 2022^[29] St. Vincents 1-08 St. Sylvesters 0-08 2021 Cuala 1-17 Templeogue Synge Street 2-11 2020^[30] Cuala 0-14 St Brigid's 0-10 2019^[31] Round Towers Lusk 3-21 Whitehall Colmcille 3-10 2018^[32] Thomas Davis 4-11 St Mary's 1-07 2017 Ballyboden St Enda's 1-17 Raheny 1-16 2016 St Oliver Plunketts Eoghan Ruadh 0-12 Cuala 0-11 External links Official Dublin Website Dublin on Hoganstand Dublin Club GAA Reservoir Dubs Dublin Teams

Notes and References

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6. Web site: Shane Walsh kicks 0-4 as Kilmacud Crokes go back-to-back in Dublin. 17 October 2023. The 42. 16 October 2022.
7. Web site: Kilmacud Crokes fightback to complete Dublin double against St Jude's. 22 November 2021. RTE. RTE. 22 November 2021. 22 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211122141605/https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2021/1121/1262227-kilmacud-crokes-fightback-to-complete-dublin-double/. live.
8. Web site: Ballymun Kickhams cruise to Dublin SFC victory over Ballyboden. 28 September 2020. RTE. RTE. 27 September 2020. 3 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201003012422/https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2020/0927/1167764-ballymun-kickhams-cruise-to-dublin-sfc-victory/. live.
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16. Web site: Dublin SFC Final: Vincent's comeback dethrones Ballymun . 7 November 2013 . . 6 November 2013 . 11 October 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141011181416/http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=204161 . live .
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23. Evening Herald 1891-1979, Monday, June 24, 1946; Page: 6
24. Evening Herald 1891-1979, Saturday, July 06, 1946; Page: 8
25. Evening Herald 1891-1979, Monday, September 04, 1922; Page: 6
26. Evening Herald 1891-1979, Saturday, June 11, 1921; Page: 6
27. Freemans Journal 1763-1924, Monday, April 18, 1887; Page: 7
28. Web site: CLONTARF EDGE OUT FINGALLIANS TO CLAIM GO-AHEAD SENIOR 2 FOOTBALL TITLE. www.dublingaa.ie . 12 November 2023 . 16 December 2023 .
29. Web site: St Sylvester’s snatch defeat from jaws of victory . Independent.ie . 2022-10-17 . 2022-10-18 .
30. Web site: Round Towers, Lusk secure SFC2 final victory . Dublingaa.ie . 2021-12-13 . 2021-12-17 . 2019-12-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191210160934/https://www.dublingaa.ie/news/round-towers-lusk-secure-sfc2-final-victory . live .
31. Web site: Strong start puts Cuala on road to SFC2 final success . Dublingaa.ie . 2021-12-13 . 2021-12-17 . 2020-10-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201024181842/https://www.dublingaa.ie/news/strong-start-puts-cuala-on-road-to-sfc2-final-success . live .
32. Web site: White hits double as Davis take SFC2 honours . Dublingaa.ie . 2021-12-13 . 2021-12-17 . 2019-12-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191210181056/https://www.dublingaa.ie/news/white-hits-double-as-davis-take-sfc2-honours . live .