Connacht Junior Football Championship

The Connacht Junior Football Championship is a junior "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in the province of Connacht in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Connacht Council. The competition began in 1906, with Mayo winning during the inaugural year. The most successful county to date is Mayo who have won on twenty nine occasions. The 2019 Connacht Junior Football champions are Galway. The winners of the Connacht Junior Football Championship each year progress to play the other provincial champions for a chance to win the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship.

Connacht Junior Football Championship
Founded	1906
Title holders	Galway (22nd title)
Most titles	Mayo (30 titles)

Flag of Connacht

Teams

County	Championship titles	Last championship title
Galway	22	2019
Leitrim	7	2017
Mayo	30	2016
Roscommon	11	2009
Sligo	11	2014

Roll of honour

#	County	Titles	Years won
1	Mayo	30	1907, 1913, 1914, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1930, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1963, 1967, 1978, 1970, 1971, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2015, 2016
2	Galway	22	1915, 1919, 1931, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1954, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1994, 1996, 2003, 2018, 2019
3	Roscommon	11	1929, 1932, 1939, 1940, 1959, 1964, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2008, 2009
	Sligo	11	1926, 1928, 1935, 1956, 1973, 1998, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014
5	Leitrim	7	1938, 1941, 1946, 1952, 1962, 2004, 2017

List of finals

Year	Winners		Runners-up
	County	Score	County	Score
2020–	No championship
2019	Galway	1-07	Mayo	0–09
2018	Galway	1-11	Mayo	1–10
2017[1]	Leitrim	1–16	Mayo	0–16
2016[2]	Mayo	1–11	Galway	0–12
2015[3]	Mayo	1–12	Galway	0–13
2014[4]	Sligo	0–09	Leitrim	0–06
2013[5]	Sligo	0–15	Mayo	1–11
2012[6]	Mayo	2–12	Galway	0–10
2011[7]	Sligo	1–10	Mayo	1–09
2010	Sligo	0–09	Galway	0–08
2009	Roscommon	2–09	Mayo	0–10
2008	Roscommon	2–10	Leitrim	0–13
2007	Mayo	3–10	Sligo	2–07
2006	Roscommon	1–10	Mayo	0–11
2005	Sligo	0–12	Mayo	0–11
2004	Leitrim	0–12	Roscommon	1–08
2003	Galway	1–07	Roscommon	0–04
2002	Mayo	2–14	Leitrim	1–04
2001	Mayo	1–16	Leitrim	0–09
2000	Roscommon	2–08	Leitrim	0–08
1999	Roscommon	2–07	Galway	0–10
1998	Sligo	3–13	Roscommon	3–05
1997	Mayo	1–15	Roscommon	0–08
1996	Galway	1–10	Mayo	2–05
1995	Mayo	1–15	Galway	1–09
1994	Galway	0–12, 0–11 (R)	Mayo	1–09, 0–08 (R)
1993	Mayo	1–09	Leitrim	0–11
1992	Mayo *		N/A
1991	Suspended
1990	Suspended
1989	Suspended
1988	Suspended
1987	Suspended
1986	Suspended
1985	Galway	1–09	Leitrim	0–06
1984	Galway	2–07	Mayo	0–07
1983	Galway	2–13	Leitrim	3–09
1982	Suspended
1981	Suspended
1980	Suspended
1979	Suspended
1978	Suspended
1977	Suspended
1976	Suspended
1975	Suspended
1974	Suspended
1973	Sligo	4–08	Leitrim	1–04
1972	Galway	1–09	Mayo	1–04
1971	Mayo	0–06	Leitrim	0–04
1970	Mayo	1–11	Roscommon	1–10
1969	Galway	2–08	Sligo	0–04
1968	Mayo	3–10	Roscommon	1–10
1967	Mayo	1–11	Galway	2–05
1966	Galway	2–05	Roscommon	0–07
1965	Galway	6–17	Leitrim	0–01
1964	Roscommon	2–06, 0–08 (R)	Galway	2–06, 0–07 (R)
1963	Mayo	3–04	Galway	1–05
1962	Leitrim	2–11	Mayo	2–07
1961	Galway	2–12	Mayo	0–09
1960	Galway	3–05	Leitrim	0–10
1959	Roscommon	2–05	Galway	1–06
1958	Galway	3–11	Sligo	0–02
1957	Mayo	2–08	Galway	2–06
1956	Sligo	3–02	Mayo	2–03
1955	Mayo	3–06	Galway	0–02
1954	Galway	2–06	Roscommon	0–08
1953	Mayo	6–07	Galway	1–01
1952	Leitrim	2–07	Mayo	1–03
1951	Mayo	3–04	Leitrim	2–04
1950	Mayo	4–07	Roscommon	1–05
1949	Galway	3–09	Mayo	1–09
1948	Galway	4–11	Sligo	1–04
1947	Galway	4–10	Roscommon	2–06
1946	Leitrim	2–09	Galway	0–04
1945	Suspended
1944	Suspended
1943	Suspended
1942	Suspended
1941	Leitrim	3–09	Galway	1–07
1940	Roscommon	1–07	Mayo	2–01
1939	Roscommon	2–06	Mayo	1–04
1938	Leitrim	0–09	Galway	1–05
1937	Mayo	3–10	Galway	3–07
1936	Mayo	3–07	Sligo	2–03
1935	Sligo	2–02	Mayo	1–04
1934	Mayo	2–05	Roscommon	1–06
1933	Mayo	3–00	Galway	1–05
1932	Roscommon	4–06	Sligo	0–05
1931	Galway	3–08	Leitrim	0–03
1930	Mayo	2–09	Roscommon	3–02
1929	Roscommon	0–06 #	Galway	1–07
1928	Sligo	1–03	Mayo	0–01
1927	Mayo	3–12	Leitrim	0–04
1928	Sligo	1–03	Roscommon	0–01
1925	Mayo	3–05	Leitrim	1–00
1924	Mayo	1–04	Galway	0–01
1923	Suspended
1922	Suspended
1921	Suspended
1920	Suspended
1919	Galway	5–00	Leitrim	1–02
1918	Suspended
1917	Suspended
1916	Suspended
1915	Galway	2–05	Mayo	1–04
19140	Mayo	1–03	Galway	1–02
1913	Mayo	2–06	Galway	0–00
1912	Suspended
1911	Suspended
1910	Suspended
1909	Suspended
1908	Suspended
1907	Mayo	2–09	Galway	0–04

• 1992, Mayo represented Connacht in the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship semi-finals.
• 1929, Refixture following an objection. Roscommon without Galway scratch.

See also

• Munster Junior Football Championship
• Leinster Junior Football Championship
• Ulster Junior Football Championship

References

1. "Connacht JFC final: Leitrim stun Mayo in Charlestown thriller". Hogan Stand. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
2. "Connacht JFC final: Coen guides Mayo to glory". Hogan Stand. 22 May 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
3. "Andrew Farrell goal sets up Mayo for first junior title since 2012". Irish Examiner. 18 May 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
4. "Connacht JFC final: Sligo retain crown". Hogan Stand. 18 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
5. "Connacht JFC final: Sweeney seals win for Sligo". Hogan Stand. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2013.
6. "Mayo cruise to victory". Irish Examiner. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2012.
7. "Gaughan puts Sligo in clear". Irish Examiner.

Sources

• Roll of Honour on gaainfo.com
• Complete Roll of Honour on Kilkenny GAA bible Archived 18 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine