| East Cork Junior A Football Championship | |
| Sponsors: | Michael O'Connor Motor Factors |
| Trophy: | Jim Ryan Cup |
| Current: | Lisgoold |
| Currentordinal: | 1 |
| Most: | Glanmire |
| Mostordinal: | 20 |
| No. Of Teams: | 12 |
The East Cork Junior A Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Michael O'Connor Motor Factors East Cork Junior Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Imokilly Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1927 for junior Gaelic football teams in East Cork.
The series of games begin in March, with the championship culminating with the final in the autumn. The championship includes a knock-out stage and a "back door" for teams defeated in the first round.
The East Cork Junior Championship is an integral part of the wider Cork Junior Football Championship. The winners of the East Cork championship join their counterparts from the other seven divisions to contest the county championship.
As of 2023, 12 clubs were participating in the East Cork Championship. The title has been won at least once by 17 different clubs. The all-time record-holders are Glanmire, who have won a total of 20 titles.
Lisgoold are the title-holders, defeating Carrignavar by 2-09 to 0-10 in the 2023 championship final.[1]
The East Cork Junior Championship is effectively a knockout tournament with pairings drawn at random — there are no seeds.
Each match is played as a single leg. If a match ends as a draw there is a period of extra time, however, if both sides are still level at the end of extra time a replay takes place and so on until a winner is found.
| Team | Location | Colours | Position in 2023 | In championship since | Championship Titles | Last Championship Title | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aghada | Aghada | Green and white | 4 | 1989 | |||
| Bride Rovers | Rathcormac | Green, white and gold | 3 | 2021 | |||
| Carrignavar | Carrignavar | Green and red | 1 | 1975 | |||
| Carrigtwohill | Carrigtwohill | Blue and yellow | 3 | 2000 | |||
| Castlemartyr | Castlemartyr | Red and white | 6 | 1991 | |||
| Cloyne | Cloyne | Red and black | 6 | 2016 | |||
| Erin's Own | Caherlag | Red and blue | 6 | 2019 | |||
| Fr. O'Neill's | Ballymacoda | Red and green | 4 | 2015 | |||
| Glenbower Rovers | Killeagh | Green and white | 3 | 2014 | |||
| Lisgoold | Lisgoold | Blue and yellow | 1 | 2023 | |||
| Midleton | Midleton | Black and white | 12 | 2020 |
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Score | Club | Score | |||
| 2023 | Lisgoold | 2-09 | Carrignavar | 0-10 | ||
| 2022 | Cobh | 4-11 | Castlemartyr | 2-09 | ||
| 2021 | Bride Rovers | 3-09 | Cobh | 0-10 | ||
| 2020 | Midleton | [2] | ||||
| 2019 | Erin's Own | |||||
| 2018 | Midleton | |||||
| 2017 | Erin's Own | |||||
| 2016 | Cloyne | |||||
| 2015 | Fr. O'Neill's | |||||
| 2014 | Glenbower Rovers | |||||
| 2013 | Glenbower Rovers | |||||
| 2012 | Glenbower Rovers | |||||
| 2011 | Glenbower Rovers | |||||
| 2010 | Cloyne | |||||
| Team | Wins | Years won | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glanmire | 20 | 1929, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1957, 1958, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1977 |
| 2 | Midleton | 12 | 1928, 1935, 1938, 1939, 1949, 1962, 1967, 1969, 1974, 1992, 2018, 2020 |
| 3 | 10 | 1927, 1944, 1947, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1988, 2022 | |
| 4 | 7 | 1940, 1941, 1945, 1952, 1959, 1984, 1999 | |
| Glenville | 7 | 1948, 1961, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1995 | |
| 6 | Castlemartyr | 6 | 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991 |
| Cloyne | 6 | 1976, 2001, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2016 | |
| Erin's Own | 6 | 1994, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2017, 2019 | |
| 9 | Aghada | 4 | 1980, 1981, 1983, 1989 |
| Fr. O'Neill's | 4 | 1996, 1998, 2006, 2015 | |
| 11 | Carrigtwohill | 3 | 1993, 1997, 2000 |
| Glenbower Rovers | 4 | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 | |
| Bride Rovers | 3 | 2004, 2007, 2021 | |
| 14 | Russell Rovers | 1 | 1931 |
| Combined Services | 1 | 1941 | |
| 19th Battalion | 1 | 1942 | |
| Carrignavar | 1 | 1975 | |
| Lisgoold | 1 | 2023 |