Ulster Junior Club Football Championship
IrishCraobh Shóisireach Peile Chlub Uladh
CodeGaelic football
Founded2001
RegionUlster, Ireland (GAA)
TrophyPaul Kerr Cup
Title holders Arva (1st title)
Most titles Rock St Patrick's (3 titles)
SponsorsAllied Irish Banks (AIB)
Official websiteUlster GAA

The Ulster Junior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played between the hundreds of junior football clubs in Ulster. There are nine county championships between the nine counties of Ulster. The nine winners go on to play each other in the Ulster Club Championship in a knock-out format. The winners go on to compete with the Connacht, Leinster, Munster and London champions in the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship.

List of finals

Key to list of winners
† Winning team reached the final of the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship
‡ Winning team won the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship
Unofficial competition (2001–2003)
Year Winners County Score Runners-up County Venue Ref
2001 Drumgoon ‡ Cavan 1–13 – 0–10 Doohamlet Monaghan Shamrock Park, Cremartin [1]
2002 Corduff Gaels Monaghan 1–8 – 0–8 Ballerin Derry Shamrock Park, Cremartin [2]
2003 Monaghan Harps Monaghan 1–11 – 2–8 Limavady Derry Shamrock Park, Cremartin [3]
1–12 – 1–2 (R) Shamrock Park, Cremartin [4]
Official competition (2004–present)
Year Winners County Score Runners-up County Venue Ref
2004 Stewartstown Harps † Tyrone 0–9 – 2–2 Cremartin Monaghan Casement Park, Belfast [5]
2005 Monaghan Harps Monaghan 1–12 – 0–7 Clonmore Armagh Brewster Park, Enniskillen [6]
2006 Greencastle ‡ Tyrone 1–6 – 0–8 Naomh Bríd Donegal Casement Park, Belfast
2007 Rock St Patrick's † Tyrone 2–8 – 2–6 Aughnamullen Monaghan St Tiernach's Park, Clones
2008 Drumhowan Monaghan 5–10 – 0–5 Lissan Derry Brewster Park, Enniskillen
2009 Emyvale Monaghan 2–6 – 1–9 St Teresa's Antrim Páirc Esler, Newry [7]
2–14 – 1–11 (R) Páirc Esler, Newry [8]
2010 Swanlinbar † Cavan 0–8 – 2–7[lower-alpha 1] Corduff Gaels Monaghan Breffni Park, Cavan [10]
2011 Derrytresk † Tyrone 2–5 – 0–10 Cremartin Monaghan Athletic Grounds, Armagh [11]
2012 An Port Mór Armagh 2–9 – 0–11 Brackaville Tyrone Páirc Esler, Newry [12]
2013 Emyvale Monaghan 1–6 – 0–6 Killeeshil Tyrone Athletic Grounds, Armagh [13]
2014 Rock St Patrick's Tyrone 2–12 – 0–7 Urris Donegal Owenbeg, Dungiven [14]
2015 Rockcorry Monaghan 3–10 – 0–9 Faughanvale Derry Athletic Grounds, Armagh [15]
2016 Rock St Patrick's † Tyrone 1–12 – 0–14 (aet) Blackhill Monaghan Páirc Esler, Newry [16]
2017 Naomh Colmcille Donegal 1–9 – 0–6 Belnaleck Fermanagh Celtic Park, Derry [17]
2018 Red Hughs Donegal 1–11 – 1–9 Limavady Derry Celtic Park, Derry [18]
2019 Blackhill Monaghan 1–11 – 0–9 Buncrana Donegal Healy Park, Omagh [19]
2020 Competition cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 Denn Cavan 3–8 – 0–10 Na Dúnaibh Donegal St Tiernach's Park, Clones [20]
2022 Stewartstown Harps † Tyrone 1–12 – 0–15 (aet)
(5–4 pen)		 Drumlane Cavan St Tiernach's Park, Clones [21]
2023 Arva Cavan 0–13 – 0–6 Blackhill Monaghan Shamrock Park, Roslea [22]

Notes

  1. ↑ Swanlinbar lost the final, but were awarded the title after a successful objection.[9]

Wins listed by county

# County Ulster Titles Last provincial winners
1 Monaghan clubs 8 Blackhill, 2019
2 Tyrone clubs 7 Stewartstown Harps, 2022
3 Cavan clubs 4 Arva, 2023
4 Donegal clubs 2 Red Hughs, 2018
5 Armagh clubs 1 An Port Mór, 2012

No club from Antrim, Derry, Down, or Fermanagh has ever won the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Anglo-Celt 1846-current, Thursday, March 21, 2002; Page: 26
  2. ↑ "Corduff are Ulster Junior Club champions". Hogan Stand. 18 March 2003. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  3. ↑ Anglo-Celt 1846-current, Thursday, March 11, 2004; Page: 34
  4. ↑ "Harps are champs". Hogan Stand. 23 March 2004. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Stewartstown fight back to take title". Belfast Telegraph. 29 November 2004. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "Harps celebrate". Irish Independent. 28 November 2005. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "Emyvale 2-06 St Teresa's 1-09". Belfast Telegraph. 30 November 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  8. ↑ "St Teresa's 1-11 Emyvale 2-14". Belfast Telegraph. 7 December 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  9. ↑ "Swad win appeal". Hogan Stand. 12 January 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  10. ↑ "Corduff prove too classy". Irish Independent. 3 May 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  11. ↑ "Rea strike swings it for 'Tresk". Irish Independent. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  12. ↑ Mooney, Francis (3 December 2012). "First-half goals pave way for An Port Mór". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  13. ↑ Bannon, Orla (2 December 2013). "First-half McMahon goal key for Emyvale". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  14. ↑ "Ulster Club JFC final: Rock down Urris". Hogan Stand. 30 November 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  15. ↑ "Carroll adds gloss for Rockcorry". Irish Independent. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  16. ↑ Mooney, Francis (28 November 2016). "Rock just about have the edge over Blackhill in Ulster JFC final". The Irish News. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  17. ↑ "Ulster club JFC final: Naomh Colmcille make history". Hogan Stand. 25 November 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  18. ↑ Crumley, Odhrán (19 November 2018). "Red Hugh's beat Limavady to win Ulster junior football title". The Irish News. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  19. ↑ "Geehan seals it for Blackhill". Irish Independent. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  20. ↑ Fitzpatrick, Paul (19 December 2021). "Denn deliver Ulster title in style". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  21. ↑ Mooney, Francis (27 November 2022). "Stewartstown are just the ticket after lottery of penalty hands them Ulster junior title". The Irish News. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  22. ↑ Fitzpatrick, Paul (26 November 2023). "Brady leads Arva to Ulster Club crown". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
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