List of Armagh senior Gaelic football team captains explained

This article lists players who have captained the senior Armagh county football team in the Ulster Senior Football Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. The captain, unlike some other counties, is not necessarily chosen from the club that has won the Armagh Senior Football Championship.

List of captains

Year	Player	Club	National titles	Provincial titles
1999	Jarlath Burns	Silverbridge		Ulster Football Final winning captain
2000	Kieran McGeeney	Na Fianna		Ulster Football Final winning captain
2001	Kieran McGeeney	Na Fianna
2002	Kieran McGeeney	Na Fianna	All-Ireland Football Final winning captain	Ulster Football Final winning captain
2003	Kieran McGeeney	Na Fianna
2004	Kieran McGeeney	Na Fianna	Ulster Football Final winning captain
2005	Kieran McGeeney	Na Fianna		Ulster Football Final winning captain
2006	Kieran McGeeney	Na Fianna		Ulster Football Final winning captain
2008	Paul McGrane	Ballyhegan		Ulster Football Final winning captain
2007	Kieran McGeeney	Na Fianna
2009	Ciarán McKeever	St Patrick's, Cullyhanna
2010	Steven McDonnell	Killeavy	National Football League Division 2
2011	Steven McDonnell	Killeavy
2012	Ciarán McKeever	St Patrick's, Cullyhanna
2013	Ciarán McKeever	St Patrick's, Cullyhanna
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022^[1]	Aidan Nugent/Rian O'Neill
2023
2024^[2]	Aidan Forker

Notes and References

1. News: 'It was bonkers, that's the only word to describe it' — Ex-Galway star Joe Bergin on melee red cards. independent.ie. 29 June 2022. However, a greater issue that caught Bergin's eye was the decision for referee David Coldrick to send off both Kelly and Nugent, feeling it was a far harsher punishment to Galway than Armagh considering the latter player shares the captaincy role with Rian O'Neill..
2. News: Forker handed Armagh captaincy ahead of Louth visit. hoganstand.com. 26 January 2024.