Connacht Senior Football Championship

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Connacht GAA Football Senior Championship
Current season or competition:
IrishCraobh Sinsir Peile Connachta
CodeGaelic football
Founded1888; 134 years ago (1888)
RegionConnacht (GAA)
No. of teams7
Title holdersMayo (48th title)
Most titlesColours of Mayo.svg Mayo (48 titles)
SponsorsSuperValu, Eir, AIB
TV partner(s)RTÉ
Sky Sports
MottoBe there. All the way.
Official websiteOfficial website

The Connacht Senior Football Championship is an annual gaelic football competition for the senior county teams of Connacht GAA. All of the counties of Connacht participate in the championship, as well as counties London and New York.

The Connacht Senior Football Championship is run on a knock-out basis in which once a team loses they are eliminated from the competition. A series of games are played during the summer months and the final is played in June or July. The winner progresses directly to the All-Ireland Super 8s, while losing teams progress to the All-Ireland Qualifiers (before 2001 the All-Ireland was a straight knock-out format meaning all losing teams were eliminated after a single defeat).

Mayo have won the competition 48 times and are in the lead Mayo's most recent victory came in 2021. Roscommon have won the competition 24 times, most recently in 2019. Sligo have won the Nestor cup three times, most recently in 2007, while Leitrim have won the competition twice, most recently in 1994. The competing counties play for the JJ Nestor Cup, which is presented to the winning captain on Connacht Final Day.

London have competed in the Connacht Senior Football Championship since 1975, while New York joined in 1999. In this time London have managed three victories: one in 1977 and two in 2013, against Sligo and Leitrim.[1][2][3]

Current team details[]

The Connacht championship is contested by the five counties in the Irish province of Connacht and the two foreign-based teams of London and New York.

Team Colours Sponsor Manager Captain Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial
Galway Colours of Galway.svg Maroon and white Supermac's Pádraic Joyce Shane Walsh
2001
2018
Leitrim Colours of Leitrim.svg Green and gold J. P. Clarke's Saloon, New York Terry Hyland Wayne McKeon
1994
London Colours of London.svg Green and white Michael Maher
Mayo Colours of Mayo.svg Green and red Intersport Elverys James Horan Aidan O'Shea
1951
2020
New York Colors of New York.svg Red, white and blue
Roscommon Colours of Roscommon.svg Blue and yellow Ballymore Anthony Cunningham Enda Smith[4]
1944
2019
Sligo Colours of Sligo.svg Black and white AbbVie Tony McEntee Keelan Cawley[5]
2007

Managers[]

See also: List of Gaelic football managers

Managers in the Connacht Championship are involved in the day-to-day running of the team, including the training, team selection, and sourcing of players from the club championships. Their influence varies from county-to-county and is related to the individual county boards. From 2018, all inter-county head coaches must be Award 2 qualified. The manager is assisted by a team of two or three selectors and an extensive backroom team consisting of various coaches. Prior to the development of the concept of a manager in the 1970s, teams were usually managed by a team of selectors with one member acting as chairman.

Winning managers (1982–present)
Manager Team(s) Wins Winning years
Colours of Mayo.svg John O'Mahony Mayo
Leitrim
Galway 		8 1988, 1989, 2009
1994
1998, 2000, 2002, 2003
Colours of Mayo.svg James Horan Mayo 5 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2020, 2021
Colours of Mayo.svg John Maughan Mayo 4 1996, 1997, 1999, 2004
Colours of Galway.svg Mattie McDonagh Galway 2 1982, 1983
Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 1 1990, 1991
Colours of Kerry.svg Jack O'Shea Mayo 2 1992, 1993
Colours of Galway.svg Kevin Walsh Galway 2 2016, 2018
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 1 1984
Colours of Galway.svg Liam O'Neill Mayo 1 1985
Colours of Galway.svg Cyril Dunne Galway 1 1986
Colours of Galway.svg Willie Joyce Galway 1 1987
Colours of Galway.svg Bosco McDermott Galway 1 1995
Colours of Galway.svg John Tobin Roscommon 1 2001
Colours of Mayo.svg Peter Ford Galway 1 2005
Colours of Derry.svg Mickey Moran Mayo 1 2006
Colours of Sligo.svg Tommy Breheny Sligo 1 2007
Colours of Galway.svg Liam Sammon Galway 1 2008
Colours of Roscommon.svg Fergal O'Donnell Roscommon 1 2010
Colours of Mayo.svg Noel Connelly Mayo 1 2015
Colours of Mayo.svg Pat Holmes
Colours of Mayo.svg Kevin McStay Roscommon 1 2017
Colours of Galway.svg Anthony Cunningham Roscommon 1 2019
Colours of Donegal.svg Brian McEniff Sligo 1 1975

Top winners[]

Team Wins Years won Runners-up Years runners up
1 Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 48 1901, 1904, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1967, 1969, 1981, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2020, 2021 34 1903, 1905, 1913, 1917, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1933, 1934, 1938, 1940, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1952, 1953, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1991, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2008
2 Colours of Galway.svg Galway 46 1900, 1902, 1911, 1913, 1917, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1933, 1934, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2016, 2018 32 1901, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1912, 1918, 1923, 1924, 1927, 1929, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1943, 1948, 1951, 1961, 1962, 1969, 1977, 1978, 1990, 1996, 1999, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2014, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021
3 Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 24 1892, 1903, 1905, 1912, 1914, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1952, 1953, 1961, 1962, 1972, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1990, 1991, 2001, 2010, 2017, 2019 24 1906, 1911, 1915, 1916, 1919, 1919, 1925, 1931, 1941, 1942, 1950, 1955, 1970, 1974, 1976, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2011, 2016, 2018
4 Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo 3 1928, 1975, 2007 15 1920, 1922, 1930, 1932, 1947, 1954, 1956, 1965, 1971, 1981, 1997, 2002, 2010, 2012, 2015
5 Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 2 1927, 1994 9 1914, 1949, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1967, 2000

Roll of honour[]

Year Winner Score Opponent Score
2021[6] Mayo 2-14 Galway 2-08
2020[7] Mayo 0-14 Galway 0-13
2019[8] Roscommon 1-13 Galway 0-12
2018[9] Galway 0-16 Roscommon 2-06
2017[10] Roscommon 2-15 Galway 0-12
2016[11] Galway 0-13, 3-16 (R) Roscommon 1-10. 0-14(R)
2015[12] Mayo 6-25 Sligo 2-11
2014[13] Mayo 3-14 Galway 0-16
2013[14] Mayo 5-11 London 0-10
2012[15] Mayo 0-12 Sligo 0-10
2011 Mayo 0-13 Roscommon 0-11
2010 Roscommon 0-14 Sligo 0-13
2009 Mayo 2-12 Galway 1-14
2008 Galway 2-12 Mayo 1-14
2007 Sligo 1-10 Galway 0-12
2006 Mayo 0-12 Galway 1-08
2005 Galway 0-10 Mayo 0-08
2004 Mayo 2-13 Roscommon 0-09
2003 Galway 1-14 Mayo 0-13
2002 Galway 1-11 Sligo 0-11
2001 Roscommon 2-10 Mayo 1-12
2000 Galway 1-13 Leitrim 0-08
1999 Mayo 1-14 Galway 1-10
1998 Galway 0-11, 1-17 (R) Roscommon 0-11, 0-17 (R)
1997 Mayo 0-11 Sligo 1-07
1996 Mayo 3-09 Galway 1-11
1995 Galway 0-17 Mayo 1-07
1994 Leitrim 0-12 Mayo 2-04
1993 Mayo 1-05 Roscommon 0-07
1992 Mayo 1-14 Roscommon 0-10
1991 Roscommon 0-14, 0-13 (R) Mayo 0-14, 1-09 (R)
1990 Roscommon 0-16 Galway 1-11
1989 Mayo 0-12, 3-14 (R) Roscommon 1-09, 2-13 (R)
1988 Mayo 1-12 Roscommon 0-08
1987 Galway 0-08 Mayo 0-07
1986 Galway 1-08 Roscommon 1-05
1985 Mayo 2-11 Roscommon 0-08
1984 Galway 2-13 Mayo 2-09
1983 Galway 1-13 Mayo 1-10
1982 Galway 3-17 Mayo 0-10
1981 Mayo 0-12 Sligo 0-04
1980 Roscommon 3-13 Mayo 0-08
1979 Roscommon 3-15 Mayo 2-10
1978 Roscommon 2-07 Galway 0-09
1977 Roscommon 1-12 Galway 2-08
1976 Galway 1-08, 1-14 (R) Roscommon 1-08, 0-09 (R)
1975 Sligo 2-10, 2-10 (R) Mayo 1-13, 0-15 (R)
1974 Galway 2-14 Roscommon 0-08
1973 Galway 1-17 Mayo 2-12
1972 Roscommon 5-08 Mayo 3-10
1971 Galway 2-15, 1-17 (R) Sligo 2-15, 3-10 (R)
1970 Galway 2-15 (21) Roscommon 1-08 (11)
1969 Mayo 0-11, 1-11 (14) Galway 1-08, 1-08 (11)
1968 Galway 2-10 Mayo 2-09
1967 Mayo 4-15 Leitrim 0-07
1966 Galway 0-12 Mayo 1-08
1965 Galway 1-12 Sligo 2-06
1964 Galway 2-12 Mayo 1-05
1963 Galway 4-11 Leitrim 1-08
1962 Roscommon 3-07 Galway 2-09
1961 Roscommon 1-11 Galway 2-07
1960 Galway 2-05 Leitrim 0-05
1959 Galway 5-08 Leitrim 0-12
1958 Galway 2-10 Leitrim 1-11
1957 Galway 4-08 Leitrim 0-04
1956 Galway 3-12 Sligo 1-05
1955 Mayo 3-11 Roscommon 1-03
1954 Galway 2-10 Sligo 3-04
1953 Roscommon 1-06 Mayo 0-06
1952 Roscommon 3-05 Mayo 0-06
1951 Mayo 4-13 Galway 2-03
1950 Mayo 1-07 Roscommon 0-04
1949 Mayo 4-06 Leitrim 0-03
1948 Mayo 2-04, 2-10 (R) Galway 1-07, 2-07 (R)
1947 Roscommon 2-12 Sligo 1-08
1946 Roscommon 1-04, 1-09* Mayo 0-06, 1-02
1945 Galway 2-06 Mayo 1-07
1944 Roscommon 2-11 Mayo 1-06
1943 Roscommon 2-06 Galway 0-08
1942 Galway 2-06 Roscommon 3-02
1941 Galway 0-08 Roscommon 1-04
1940 Galway 1-07 Mayo 0-05
1939 Mayo 2-06 * Galway 0-03
1938 Galway 0-08 Mayo 0-05
1937 Mayo 3-05 Galway 0-08
1936 Mayo 2-04, 2-07 (R) Galway 1-07, 1-04 (R)
1935 Mayo 0-12 Galway 0-05
1934 Galway 2-04 Mayo 0-05
1933 Galway 1-07 Mayo 1-05
1932 Mayo 2-06 Sligo 0-07
1931 Mayo 2-10 Roscommon 3-02
1930 Mayo 1-07 Sligo 1-02
1929 Mayo 1-06 Galway 0-04
1928 Sligo 1-04 Mayo 0-06
1927 Leitrim 2-04 Galway 0-03
1926 Galway 3-02 Mayo 1-02
1925 Galway 1-05 Mayo 1-03
1924 Mayo 0-01, 2-06 (R) Galway 0-01, 0-05 (R)
1923 Mayo 0-03 Galway 0-02
1922 Galway 1-07, 2-04 * Sligo 3-02, 2-02
1921 Mayo 1-04 Roscommon 0-01
1920 Mayo 2-03 Sligo 1-04
1919 Galway 1-06 Roscommon 0-05
1918 Mayo 0-04 Galway 0-01
1917 Galway 1-04 Mayo 1-01
1916 Mayo 1-05 Roscommon 0-03
1915 Mayo 3-01 Roscommon 1-03
1914 Roscommon 1-02 Leitrim 0-01
1913 Galway 1-02 Mayo 0-03
1912 Roscommon 0-02 Galway 0-00
1911 Galway 1-03 Roscommon 1-02
1910 Mayo 1-04 Galway 0-05
1909 Mayo 1-04 Galway 0-03
1908 Mayo 2-05 Galway 0-04
1907 Mayo 3-09 Galway 0-01
1906 Mayo 2-13 Roscommon 0-05
1905 Roscommon 0-07 Mayo 0-05
1904 Mayo
1903 Roscommon 1-02 Mayo 0-04
1902 Galway
1901 Mayo 2-04 Galway 0-03
1900 Galway

Notes:

  • 1888-1891 No Connacht representative in All-Ireland series
  • 1892 Roscommon represented the province
  • 1893-1899 No Connacht representative in All-Ireland series
  • 1900 Galway unopposed
  • 1902 Galway unopposed
  • 1946 Objection and counter-objection. Replay ordered
  • 1939 Game unfinished - awarded to Mayo
  • 1922 Objection - refixed

Statistics[]

List of winners[]

  • List of Connacht Senior Football Championship winners

Most recent championship meetings[]

Galway Leitrim London Mayo New York Roscommon Sligo
Galway - 2015 2019 2021 2015 2021 2019
Leitrim - - 2017 2021 2018 2019 2011
London - - - 2016 - 2015 2018
Mayo - - - - 2019 2020 2021
New York - - - - - 2016 2017
Roscommon - - - - - - 2016
Sligo - - - - - - -

Team progress since 2001[]

Below is a record of each county's performance since the introduction of the qualifier system to the All-Ireland series in 2001. Qualifiers did not occur from 2020 onwards due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games.

Key
Winner
Final
Semi Final
Quarter Final / Super 8s
Qualifier Rounds 1-4 / Tommy Murphy Cup
Championship 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Galway W QF QF Q3 QF Q4 Q4 QF Q4 Q2 Q2 Q2 Q4 QF Q4 QF QF SF Q4
Leitrim Q1 Q2 Q2 Q2 Q2 Q2 Q1 TM Q1 Q2 Q2 Q3 Q2 Q1 Q1 Q2 Q2 Q3 Q2
London - Q1 Q1 Q1 Q1 Q1 TM TM Q1 Q1 Q2 Q1 Q4 Q1 Q1 Q1 Q1 Q1 Q1
Mayo Q4 QF Q4 F QF F Q2 QF QF Q1 SF F F SF SF F F Q3 SF
Roscommon QF Q2 QF Q4 Q2 Q2 Q1 Q1 Q3 QF Q4 Q2 Q2 Q3 Q3 Q4 QF S8s S8s
Sligo Q4 QF Q2 Q1 Q4 Q3 QF TM Q3 Q4 Q1 Q4 Q1 Q4 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q2 Q2

See also[]

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