Clare Junior Football Championship

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For the hurling equivalent, see Clare Junior Hurling Championship.
Clare Junior Football Championship
IrishCraobh Soisear Péil an Chláir
Founded1922
Title holdersMetz flag.svg Ennistymon (3rd title)
Most titlesÉire Óg & Kilmurry-Ibrickane (7 titles)

The Clare Junior Football Championship (abbreviated to Clare JAFC) is an annual gaelic football club competition organised by the Clare County Board of the GAA for clubs below the Intermediate and Senior grades. It is contested by the top-ranking Junior clubs in County Clare, Ireland. It is the third-tier adult competition of the Clare football pyramid.

The Clare JAFC was introduced in the early 1920s as a countywide competition for gaelic football clubs deemed not eligible for the Senior or Intermediate grades, and also for the second- and third-string teams from higher-ranked clubs.

The winners of the Clare JAFC are promoted to the Clare Intermediate Football Championship for the following year. They also qualify to represent Clare in the Munster Junior Club Football Championship (the winners of which go on to compete in the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship). However, if a second- or third-string team wins the Clare JAFC they are replaced by the highest finishing first-string team. No Clare club has ever won the Munster title.

The 2021 Clare Junior Champions are Ennistymon who defeated to be crowned champions for the third time at this grade.

Roll of honour[]

Rank Club Titles Winning Years
1. Colours of Cork.svg Éire Óg, Ennis 7 1927 (as Ennis Dalcassians), 1943 (as Ennis Dalcassians), 1968, 1975, 2001, 2013, 2018[1]
Colours of Mayo.svg Kilmurry-Ibrickane 1929, 1930, 1932, 1933 (as Quilty), 1950 (as Mullagh), 1994, 2006
3. Colours of Kilkenny.svg Coolmeen 6 1922, 1958, 1964, 1983, 1999, 2015
Colours of Cork.svg 1948 (as ), 1991, 1997, 2005, 2014, 2017
5. Colours of Dublin.svg 5 1945, 1953, 1966, 1984, 2008
Colours of Kerry.svg 1931, 1934, 1947, 1977, 2010
Colours of Laois.svg St. Senan's, Kilkee 1926, 1970, 1974, 1990, 1996
8. Colours of Down.svg Clondegad 4 1942 (as Ballycorick), 1963 (as Moohane), 1969, 2000
Colours of Galway.svg 1938 (as ), 1971, 1981, 1992
Colours of Tipperary.svg 1946 (as ), 1962, 1980, 2019
11. Colours of Sligo.svg Clarecastle 3 1936, 1982, 2012
Colours of Dublin.svg Cooraclare 1965, 1988, 1998
Metz flag.svg Ennistymon 1973, 1987, 2021[2]
Colours of Kerry.svg 1937, 1955, 1956 (as )
Colours of Limerick.svg Kilrush Shamrocks 1944, 1951 (as Ballykett), 1954 (as Ballykett)
Colours of Kerry.svg 1940, 1961, 1995
Border St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay 1923, 1924, 1949
Colours of Limerick.svg Wolfe Tones, Shannon 1957 (as Shannon Rangers), 1967, 1972
19. Colours of Mayo.svg Clooney-Quin 2 2004, 2009
Colours of Sligo.svg Doonbeg 1928, 1939
Colours of Limerick.svg Scariff 1952, 1960
Colours of Cork.svg Shannon Gaels, Labasheeda 1941, 1959
Colours of Galway.svg 1935 (as ), 1979
Colours of Galway.svg St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield 1989, 1993
25. Orange and Black flag (Mutualism).svg 1 2003 (as )
Colours of Cork.svg Corofin 1978
Colours of Laois.svg Cratloe 2002
Colours of Galway.svg 1985
Colours of Limerick.svg 1986
Colours of Kerry.svg O'Callaghan's Mills 2007
St. Cronan's, Ennis 1976
Colours of Tipperary.svg 2020[3][4]
To Be Confirmed 1925, 2011, 2016

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Junior A Football Final 2018". Clare GAA.
  2. ^ "Ennistymon Crowned Junior Champions". The Clare Echo.
  3. ^ "Banner Overcome Ballyvaughan To Secure Junior Double". The Clare Echo.
  4. ^ "Banner's Great Day Was A Long Time Coming". The Clare Echo.
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