Sligo Junior Football Championship Explained

Sligo Junior Football Championship
First:1907
Firstwin:Easkey
Sponsors:Connacht Gold[1]
Irish:Craobh Soisear Peile
Co. Shligigh
Current:Curry
Currentordinal:2
Super:nd
Most:Bunninadden
Mostordinal:6

The Sligo Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by lower-tier Sligo GAA clubs.

Bunninadden have the biggest number of titles with six. Owenmore Gaels are the title holders (2023) defeating Ballymote GAA in the Final.

Honours

The winners of the Sligo Junior Championship qualify to represent their county in the Connacht Junior Club Football Championship. The winners of that in 2018 were Easkey and stalwart Eugene Mullen captained them to that.[2]

St johns, who won the junior title in 1999 went on to win the connaught championship by beating monivea Abbey in the final in tuam before the fbd final

The winners can, in turn, go on to play in the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship. Easkey got to the All-Ireland final in 2019.[3] But they lost to Beaufort when they were there.[4] [5] [6] [7] That was played at Croke Park.[8]

The trophy given to the winners of the Sligo Junior Football Championship is called ?

The winners are promoted to the Sligo Intermediate Football Championship for the following year.[9] [10]

History

In 2009 the Junior Championship was restructured. For the first time since 2001 there would be two championships, A and B. The A Championship was made up of the semi-finalists in 2008 and relegated teams from the Intermediate Championship. The winner of the A Championship is promoted to Intermediate football. The relegated teams from Intermediate drop down to Junior A and in 2009 three teams were relegated. The B Championship was run on a knockout basis with nine teams entering. The winner of the B Championship is promoted to A for the following year.

Eamonn O'Hara, one of Sligo's All Star footballers, played in the 2016 final and he scored 2-1 before the first half ended.[11]

List of finals

YearWinnerOpponent
2023Owenmore Gaels 1-13Ballymote 0-12[12]
2022Shamrock GaelsNaomh Molaise Gaels[13]
2021St Patrick's
2020[14] Tourlestrane 2-12Owenmore Gaels 0-8
2019[15] St Michael's[16] 1-13Tourlestrane 1-10
2018Easkey[17]
2017Ballymote[18] Tourlestrane[19]
2016[20] St Michael's 4-12Tourlestrane 2-05
2015Tourlestrane
2014
2013St johns 3-8St marys 1-9
2012Cloonacool 2-9 St johns 2-8
2011Curry 1-5St Mary's 0-7
2010St Patrick's 1-9Curry 1-6
2009Ballisodare 0-12Shamrock Gaels 0-11
2008Bunninadden 1-10Shamrock Gaels 0-5
2007Coolera/Strandhill 1-12Tubbercurry 2-7
2006Drumcliffe–Rosses Point 1-6, 2-9 (R)Castleconnor 1-6, 1-7 (R)
2005St Farnan's 1-10Bunninadden 1-8
2004Tourlestrane 2-7Shamrock Gaels 0-10
2003Bunninadden 3-17Castleconnor 2-10
2002Castleconnor 1-15, 0-12 (R)Bunninadden 3-9, 0-9 (R)
2001Grange/Cliffoney 0-14Eastern Harps 1-7
2000St Mary's 2-7Ballisodare 1-9
1999St John's 0-15Maugherow 2-4
1998Geevagh 1-14Maugherow 2-5
1997St Farnan's 1-15Maugherow 2-11
1996St Mary's 2-13Shamrock Gaels 2-1
1995Tubbercurry 1-5Shamrock Gaels 0-6
1994Eastern Harps 2-10Drumcliffe–Rosses Point 2-7
1993St Mary's 4-6Eastern Harps 1-13
1992St Michael's 3-6, 0-13 (R)Tubbercurry 1-12, 1-5 (R)
1991Maugherow 2-11St Michael's 1-11
1990Drumcliffe–Rosses Point 2-10Maugherow 1-8
1989St John's 0-14Cliffoney 1-9
1988Mullinabreena 1-9Ballymote 1-6
1987Calry-St Joseph's 3-8Ballymote 1-4
1986Tourlestrane 0-11Maugherow 0-9
1985Castleconnor 2-6St Mary's 0-6
1984Mullinabreena 0-10Calry Gaels 0-5
1983St Farnan's 1-10Calry Gaels 2-0
1982Northern Gaels 1-10St Farnan's 1-8
1981Geevagh 2-6Tourlestrane 0-1
1980Castleconnor 0-9Tourlestrane 1-3
1979Bunninadden 1-7Castleconnor 0-3
1978Carraroe 3-5Tourlestrane 0-6
1977Easkey 3-8Tourlestrane 0-1
1976Calry Gaels 1-9Easkey 0-7
1975Grange 4-15Enniscrone 0-4
1974Geevagh 1-10Tourlestrane 0-2
1973Bunninadden 3-2Grange 1-7
1972St Farnan's 1-9, 0-13 (R)Craobh Rua 0-12, 0-7 (R)
1971Coolera 2-10St Farnan's 1-2
1970Keash 2-7Coolera 0-6
1969Grange 2-8, 1-7 (R)Knockalassa 1-5, 1-6 (R)
1968Mullinabreena 0-7Knockalassa 0-3
1967St Patrick's 1-8Keash 0-3
1966Enniscrone 2-8Ballisodare 0-5
1965Easkey 2-5Grange 0-5
1964St Patrick's 1-8Easkey 2-2
1963Bunninadden 1-8Cliffoney 1-4
1962Collooney Harps 2-7St Patrick's 1-6
1961Keash 1-5, 2-6 (R)Coolera 2-2, 0-2 (R)
1960Easkey 2-9Keash 0-2
1959Grange 1-4Ballymote 0-5
1958Drumcliffe 1-6Tubbercurry 0-1
1957Mullinabreena 2-5Easkey 2-4
1956Ballisodare 2-3Kilglass 1-3
1955Curry 1-6Ballisodare 0-0
1954Tourlestrane 0-6Mental Hospital 0-4
1953Bunninadden 5-2Curry 0-4
1952Keash/Dromard(shared)
1951Knockalassa 2-2Dromard 1-2
1950Skreen 1-4Keash 1-3
1949Coolera 2-2Keash 1-2
1948Enniscrone Grange
1947KeashMaugherow
1946TourlestraneCollooney Harps
1945Derroon 3-3Templeboy 0-5
1944Gurteen 1-9Dromore West 1-2
1943Templeboy 0-3Killoran 0-2
1942Keash 1-5Dromore West 1-4
1941Maugherow 4-6Gurteen 1-7
1940Skreen 2-7Geevagh 1-3
1939BallisodareCoolaney
1938AclareMaugherow
1937Teeling 1-8Gurteen 1-6
1936Geevagh 2-5Teeling 2-4
1935DerroonGrange
1934Drumcliffe 2-5Broher 0-2
1933Maugherow
1932KnockalassaGurteen
1931SkreenSligo
1930Collooney Harps 2-4Curry 0-2
1929Ballisodare 1-2, 4-5 (R)Curry 2-3, 0-1 (R)
1928 Skreen EmeraldsBallyrush
1927KillavilDerroon
1926Competition abandoned
1925BallyrushBallymote Round Towers
1924Dromore WestCollooney Harps
1923No competition
1922No competition
1921No competition
1920No competition
1919TempleboyTubbercurry
1918Dromore WestSligo
1917CuilmoreTempleboy
1916Coolera 1-3Tubbercurry 1-2
1915No competition
1914No competition
1913No competition
1912No competition
1911No competition
1910MullinabreenaEmlaghnaughton
1909Not completed
1908No competition
1907Easkey

Roll of honour

Roll of honour only goes as far as 2011, needs updating.

ClubWinsYears wonLast final lost
1Bunninadden61953, 1963, 1973, 1979, 2003, 20082005
2Coolaney/Mullinabreena51910, 1957, 1968, 1984, 1988
Keash1942, 1947, 1952 (shared), 1961, 19701967
4Easkey41907, 1960, 1965, 1977 1976
Coolera/Strandhill1916, 1949, 1971, 20071970
Skreen (now St Patrick's)1928, 1931, 1940, 1950
Ballisodare1929, 1939, 1956, 20092000
Drumcliffe–Rosses Point1934, 1958, 1990, 20061994
Geevagh1936, 1974, 1981, 19981940
Tourlestrane1946, 1954, 1986, 20041981
Grange1959, 1969, 1975, 20011973
St Farnan's1972, 1983, 1997, 20051982
12St Patrick's31964, 1967, 20101962
Maugherow1933, 1941, 19911999
Castleconnor1980, 1985, 20022006
St Mary's1993, 1996, 20002011
16Dromore West21918, 1924 1944
Templeboy1919, 19431945
Collooney Harps1930, 19621946
Knockalassa1932, 19511969
Derroon1935, 19451927
Enniscrone/Kilglass1948, 19661975
Curry1955, 20112010
Calry-St Joseph's1976, 19871984
St John's1989, 1999,2013
27Cuilmore11917
Ballyrush19251928
Killavil1927
Aclare1938
Gurteen19441941
Carraroe1978
Northern Gaels1982
St Michael's19921991
Eastern Harps19941993
Tubbercurry19952007
Dromard1952 (shared)1951

Junior B Championship

Junior b tournament played off with teams second and third teams .St johns have won the most times with 3 victories since the formation of the competition in 2009Roll of honor only goes as far as 2011, needs updating.

ClubWinsYears wonLast final lost
1Curry21997, 20012000
2St Mary's31998
Shamrock Gaels19992011
Easkey20002001
St John's200920132016
Calry-St Joseph's2010
Geevagh2011
YearWinnerOpponent
1997Curry 0-12Enniscrone/Kilglass 1-4
1998St Mary's 3-10Tubbercurry 0-6
1999Shamrock Gaels 3-7Curry 2-6
2000Easkey 2-10Curry 1-10
2001Curry 0-11Easkey 1-4
2009St John's 3-10Ballymote 0-7
2010Calry-St Joseph's w/oEnniscrone/Kilglass scr
2011Geevagh 1-4Shamrock Gaels 1-3
2012
2013st johns 3-11 tourlestrane 0-8 (replay)
2014
2015
2016st johns 2-15easkey 0-4
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2021

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Epic weekend for Tourlestrane, as club's Juniors are promoted . Independent.ie. 26 September 2020. 6 November 2022.
  2. Web site: Easkey hero Mullen hangs up his boots. 17 March 2022. 6 November 2022.
  3. Web site: Heartbreak for Red Hugh's as Easkey win All-Ireland JFC semi-final. Donegal Sport Hub. 20 January 2019. 20 January 2019. Alan. Foley.
  4. News: Kerry's Beaufort crowned All-Ireland champions as Carey stars with 1-5 in Croke Park win. 9 February 2019. The42.ie. 26 January 2022. Jason. O'Connor.
  5. News: Carey The King As Beaufort Thrash Easkey In All-Ireland Junior Final. 9 February 2019. Pundit Arena. 26 January 2022. Michael. Corry.
  6. News: Brilliant Beaufort Blitz Easkey To Ease To Junior Club Crown. 9 February 2019. Balls.ie. 26 January 2022. Aaron. Strain.
  7. News: Beaufort cruise to All-Ireland victory over Easkey. 9 February 2019. RTÉ.ie. 26 January 2022. Francis. Mooney.
  8. Web site: Beaufort ease past Easkey to claim crown. The Kerryman. 16 February 2019. 16 February 2019.
  9. Web site: Epic weekend for Tourlestrane, as club's Juniors are promoted . Independent.ie. 26 September 2020. 6 November 2022.
  10. Web site: St Michael's clinch junior title to return to intermediate football. Independent.ie. 19 October 2019. 6 November 2022.
  11. Web site: St Michael's ease to victory to claim Junior Championship. Independent.ie. 15 October 2016. 6 November 2022.
  12. Web site: Shamrock Gaels into Sligo Junior A Championship final. Independent.ie. 27 September 2022. 6 November 2022.
  13. Web site: Shamrock Gaels into Sligo Junior A Championship final. Independent.ie. 27 September 2022. 6 November 2022.
  14. Web site: Epic weekend for Tourlestrane, as club's Juniors are promoted. Independent.ie. 26 September 2020. 6 November 2022.
  15. Web site: St Michael's clinch junior title to return to intermediate football. Independent.ie. 19 October 2019. 6 November 2022.
  16. Web site: Connacht club JFC final: Kilmaine stroll to victory. 21 November 2019. Hogan Stand. 16 November 2019.
  17. News: Connacht JFC final: McKenna cracker seals it for Easkey. 20 November 2018. Irish Independent. 20 November 2018.
  18. News: Connacht JFC final: More history for Maughan's men. 20 November 2017. Irish Independent. 20 November 2017.
  19. Web site: Ballymote GAA Club notes. 16 October 2017. 6 November 2022. Good luck to Junior team as they will play Tourlestrane next Saturday 20th October at 4.30pm in Curry in the Junior A Championship final..
  20. Web site: St Michael's ease to victory to claim Junior Championship. Independent.ie. 15 October 2016. 6 November 2022.

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