Roscommon Junior Football Championship Explained

Roscommon Junior Football Championship
Trophy:Junior A Cup
First:1927
Firstwin:Elphin
Sponsors:King and Moffatt
Irish:Craobh Sóisear Peile Ros Comáin
Super:st
Most:Fuerty

The Roscommon Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition between third tier football clubs in County Roscommon. The winning club (or the best placed first-team) qualifies to represent its county in the Connacht Junior Club Football Championship. The 2021 Championship was won by St Brigid's B, who defeated Padraig Pearses B in the final, by 2-14 to 0-4.[1]

Qualification for subsequent competitions

Connacht Junior Club Football Championship

The Roscommon JFC winners qualify for the Connacht Junior Club Football Championship. It is the only team from County Roscommon to qualify for this competition. The Roscommon JFC winners enter the Connacht Junior Club Football Championship at the quarter-final stage. For example, 2013 winner Fuerty qualified for the Connacht final and won that game against a Galway club, from a traditionally larger county.[2] That was the first time this competition's winner also won the Connacht final since Tulsk did so in 2004.

All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship

The Roscommon JFC winners — by winning the Connacht Junior Club Football Championship — may qualify for the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship, at which they would enter at the semi-final stage, providing they haven't been drawn to face the British champions in the quarter-finals.

Venue

The final is traditionally held at ?.

Roll of honour

ClubWinsYears won
1Fuerty61928, 1942, 1950, 1991, 2006, 2013
Clann na nGael61940, 1954, 1984*, 1997*, 2011*, 2020*
3Creggs51948, 1956, 1967, 1983, 2016
51952, 1990*, 2009*, 2017*, 2021*
6St Michael's31953, 1970, 1993
Shannon Gaels31960, 1986, 2015
Tarmon31929, 1933, 1935
Ballinameen31995, 2010, 2019
St Barry's31996, 1998, 2007
Castlerea31957, 1989*, 2005*
10Elphin21927, 1945
Kilbride21974, 1980
Kilglass Gaels22018, 2018
Oran21973, 2012
Padraig Pearses31994*, 2000*, 2022*
Strokestown21999*, 2001*
Western Gaels21977, 1990
St Joseph's21988, 2003
St Croan's21944, 1965
19Kilmore11975
Roscommon Gaels11992*
Tulsk12004
Kilmurray St Mary's11959
Mantua11943
St Faithleach's11963
Michael Glavey's12014
Éire Óg11987
Croghan11939
St Dominic's12002
Monastery, Farragher11932

Records unavailable for 1929, 1934, 1936–38, 1941, 1946–47, 1949, 1951,1955, 1958, 1961–61, 1964, 1968–72, 1976, 1978–79, 1981[3]

External links

Notes and References

  1. 1454476054773608457. RoscommonGAA. Junior A Football Championship Final #RosgaaFull TimeSt Brigids: 2-14(20)Padraig Pearses : 0-4(4)Congratulatio…. 30 October 2021.
  2. News: Connacht club JFC final: Fuerty have that bit extra. Hogan Stand. 18 November 2013.
  3. Web site: Junior "A" Football Cship - Roscommon GAA History.