Donegal Junior Football Championship
Donegal Junior Football Championship | |
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Irish | Craobh Peil Sóisear Dhún na nGall |
Founded | 1932 |
Title holders | Na Dunaibh (6th title) |
Most titles | Castlefinn Robert Emmet's |
The Donegal Junior Football Championship (abbreviated as Donegal JFC) is an annual club football competition organised by Donegal GAA.
The winning club qualify to represent their county in the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship (the winners of which go on to compete in the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship), and are also promoted to the Donegal Intermediate Football Championship for the following season.
The winning club receive the Dr McCloskey Cup. The competition has been won by 43 clubs, 23 of which have won it more than once. Castlefinn Robert Emmet's are the most successful club with seven titles to their credit.
History[]
Donegal county team manager Declan Bonner brought national attention to the competition when he lined out for his club Na Rossa in 2019, notably making saves while playing as goalkeeper when his team's regular goalkeeper transferred to New York.[1][2][3]
Qualification for subsequent competitions[]
Ulster Junior Club Football Championship[]
The Donegal JFC winners qualify for the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship. It is the only team from County Donegal to qualify for this competition. The Donegal JFC winners may enter the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship at either the preliminary round or the quarter-final stage.
All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship[]
The Donegal JFC winners — by winning the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship — may qualify for the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship, at which they would enter at the semi-final stage, providing they haven't been drawn to face the British champions in the quarter-finals.
Winners and finalists[]
Results by team[]
# | Team[a] | Wins | Years won | Last final lost |
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1 | Castlefinn / Robert Emmet's | 7 | 1945, 1951, 1954, 1956, 1961, 1987, 2002 | 2008 |
2 | Convoy | 6 | 1941, 1942, 1963, 1995, 2005, 2020 | 1992 |
3 | Na Dúnaibh | 5 | 1948, 1957, 1977, 2012, 2016 | 2020 |
Urris | 1979, 1989, 1999, 2001, 2014 | 2018 | ||
4 | Milford | 4 | 1990, 2000, 2004, 2013 | 2012 |
5 | Erin's Hope (Stranorlar) | 3 | 1932, 1944, 1955 | N/A |
Cloich Cheann Fhaola | 1938, 1939, 1959 | 1974 | ||
Donegal Town / Four Masters | 1943, 1965, 1975 | 1968 | ||
Killygordon / Red Hugh's | 1946, 1981, 2018 | 2017 | ||
Carndonagh | 1950, 1952, 2008 | N/A | ||
St Naul's | 1962, 1972, 1984 | 1954 | ||
Naomh Bríd | 1986, 2003, 2006 | 2002 | ||
Naomh Colmcille | 1994, 2010, 2017 | 1998 | ||
6 | Glenties | 2 | 1933, 1964 | 1963 |
Dunkineely/Naomh Ultan | 1936, 2015 | 2014 | ||
Bundoran | 1960, 1966 | 1970 | ||
Ard an Rátha | 1967, 1970 | 1980 | ||
Cill Chartha | 1971, 1993 | 1989 | ||
St Michael's | 1983, 1992 | 1971 | ||
Gaeil Fhánada | 1985, 1997 | 1993 | ||
Buncrana | 1988, 2019 | N/A | ||
Naomh Muire | 1991, 2007 | 2004 | ||
Moville | 1996, 2009 | N/A | ||
7 | Rosses Rovers | 1 | 1934 | N/A |
Gaoth Dobhair | 1935 | 1982 | ||
An Clochán Liath | 1937 | 1950 | ||
Dún Líonáin | 1940 | 1943 | ||
Corlea | 1947 | 1946 | ||
Liscooly | 1949 | N/A | ||
Inch | 1958 | 1966 | ||
Mulroy Gaels | 1968 | N/A | ||
Ranafast | 1969 | N/A | ||
Termon | 1973 | 1978 | ||
Naomh Columba | 1974 | 1973 | ||
Na Cealla Beaga | 1976 | 1975 | ||
Glenfin | 1978 | 1977 | ||
St Eunan's | 1980 | 1988 | ||
Na Rossa | 1982 | 2006 | ||
Malin | 1998 | 1996 | ||
Burt | 2011 | N/A |
Finals listed by year[]
Year | Winner | Score | Opponent | Score | Winning Captain | Man of the Match | Winning Manager |
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2021 | |||||||
2020[4] | Convoy | 3-10 | Na Dúnaibh | 1-3 | |||
2019[5] | Buncrana | 2-12 | Letterkenny Gaels | 2-8 | |||
2018[6] | Red Hugh's | 4-9 | Urris | 0-5 | |||
2017[7] | Naomh Colmcille | 2-7 | Red Hugh's | 0-8 | |||
2016[8] | Na Dúnaibh | 0-11 | Naomh Pádraig, Muff | 1-7 | |||
2015[9] | Naomh Ultan | 2-6 | Red Hugh's | 2-5 | |||
2014 | Urris | 2-9 | Naomh Ultan | 0-8 | Danny Kelly[10] | ||
2013 | Milford | 2-9 | Urris | 2-6 | |||
2012 | Na Dúnaibh | 0-10 | Milford | 0-5 | |||
2011[11] | Burt | 3-5 | Naomh Pádraig, Lifford | 1-3 | |||
2010[12] | Naomh Colmcille | 0-7 | Naomh Pádraig, Muff | 0-6 | |||
2009[13] | Moville | 1-9 | Milford | 0-10 | |||
2008 | Carndonagh | 0-11 | Robert Emmet's | 0-6 | |||
2007 | Naomh Muire | 0-8 | Naomh Pádraig, Lifford | 0-7 | |||
2006 | Naomh Bríd | 2-10 | Na Rossa | 0-6 | |||
2005[14] | Convoy | 0-10 | Naomh Pádraig, Lifford | 0-6 | |||
2004 | Milford | 0-13 | Naomh Muire | 0-12 | |||
2003 | Naomh Bríd | 1-7 | Red Hugh's | 0-8 | |||
2002 | Robert Emmet's | 1-16 | Naomh Bríd | 0-10 | |||
2001 | Urris | 0-10 | Robert Emmet's | 0-7 | |||
2000 | Milford | 0-11 | Glenswilly | 0-10 | |||
1999 | Urris | 2-10 | Naomh Pádraig, Lifford | 1-5 | |||
1998 | Malin | 0-13 | Naomh Colmcille | 0-9 | |||
1997 | Gaeil Fhánada | 0-16 | Naomh Colmcille | 0-12 | |||
1996 | Moville | 1-14 | Malin | 0-10 | |||
1995 | Convoy | 2-9 | Robert Emmet's | 0-6 | |||
1994 | Naomh Colmcille | 1-11 | Naomh Mura | 0-10 | |||
1993 | Cill Chartha | 2-7 | Gaeil Fhánada | 0-9 | |||
1992 | St Michael's | 2-9 | Convoy | 0-9 | |||
1991 | Naomh Muire | 2-13 | Naomh Báithín | 1-4 | |||
1990 | Milford | 1-8 | Convoy | 1-6 | |||
1989 | Urris | 3-7 | Cill Chartha B | 1-6 | |||
1988 | Buncrana | 3-6 | St Eunan's B | 1-6 | |||
1987 | Robert Emmet's | 1-9 | Seán Mac Cumhaills B | 1-3 | |||
1986 | Naomh Bríd | 0-9 | Robert Emmet's | 1-4 | |||
1985 | Gaeil Fhánada | 3-4 | Seán Mac Cumhaills B | 0-7 | |||
1984 | St Naul's | 1-12 | Convoy | 2-6 | |||
1983 | St Michael's | 1-15 | Milford | 0-7 | |||
1982 | Na Rossa | 3-4 | Gaoth Dobhair B | 2-6 | |||
1981 | Red Hugh's | 2-14 | Cill Chartha | 0-4 | |||
1980 | St Eunan's | 0-13 | Ard an Rátha | 0-5 | |||
1979 | Urris | 2-13 | Gaoth Dobhair | 1-2 | |||
1978 | Glenfin | 0-10 | Termon | 0-6 | |||
1977 | Na Dúnaibh | 2-8 | Glenfin | 1-10 | |||
1976 | Na Cealla Beaga | 1-11 | Termon | 1-5 | |||
1975 | Four Masters | 1-8 | Na Cealla Beaga | 1-6 | |||
1974 | Naomh Columba | 1-5 | Cloich Cheann Fhaola | 0-3 | |||
1973 | Termon | 0-11 | Naomh Columba | 0-10 | |||
1972 | St Naul's | 0-9 | Naomh Columba | 0-7 | |||
1971 | Cill Chartha | 2-6 | St Michael's | 0-7 | |||
1970 | Ard an Rátha | 2-8 | Bundoran | 1-8 | |||
1969 | Ranafast | 2-9 | St Michael's | 0-10 | |||
1968 | Mulroy Gaels | 2-11 | Four Masters | 0-5 | |||
1967 | Ard an Rátha | 0-7 | Convoy | 0-5 | |||
1966 | Bundoran | 6-6 | Inch | 1-2 | |||
1965 | Four Masters | 2-4 | Ard an Rátha | 1-6 | |||
1964 | Glenties | 1-9 | Castlefinn | 0-3 | |||
1963 | Convoy | 2-7 | Glenties | 1-6 | |||
1962 | St Naul's | 5-4 | Creeslough | 1-3 | |||
1961 | Castlefinn | 4-6 | Creeslough | 2-4 | |||
1960 | Bundoran | 4-7 | Na Dúnaibh | 1-1 | |||
1959 | Cloich Cheann Fhaola | 4-7 | Crossroads | 0-2 | |||
1958 | Inch | 1-6 | Bundoran | 0-4 | |||
1957[15] | Na Dúnaibh | 4-7 | Letterkenny Lámh Dearg | 3-2 | |||
1956 | Castlefinn | 2-6 | Bundoran | 1-4 | |||
1955 | Erin's Hope (Stranorlar) | 2-12 | Na Dúnaibh | 0-1 | |||
1954[b] | Castlefinn | St Naul's | |||||
1953 | Pettigo | 3-3 | St Michael's | 3-2 | |||
1952 | Carndonagh | 2-7 | Four Masters | 1-0 | |||
1951 | Castlefinn | 2-5 | St Naul's | 1-4 | |||
1950 | Carndonagh | 1-6 | An Clochán Liath | 1-2 | |||
1949[16] | Liscooly | 1-6 | Glenties | 0-7 | |||
1948 | Na Dúnaibh | 3-5 | Cill Chartha | 1-3 | |||
1947 | Corlea | 5-5 | Na Dúnaibh | 0-2 | |||
1946 | Killygordon | 2-6 | Corlea | 0-3 | |||
1945 | Castlefinn | 1-8 | Corlea | 0-5 | |||
1944 | Erin's Hope (Stranorlar) | 2-4 | Bundoran | 1-3 | |||
1943[c] | Donegal Town | 2-4 | Dún Líonáin | 1-6 | |||
1942 | Convoy | 2-7 | Kindrum | 1-4 | |||
1941[17] | Convoy | 1-6 | Belleek[d] | 0-4 | |||
1940 | Dún Líonáin[18] | 4-1 | Downstrands | 2-4 | |||
1939 | Cloich Cheann Fhaola | 1-5 | Castlefinn | 0-5 | |||
1938 | Cloich Cheann Fhaola | 2-3 | Downstrands | 0-5 | |||
1937 | An Clochán Liath | 3-2 | Cashelard | 1-0 | |||
1936 | Dunkineely | 3-5 | Letterkenny | 1-0 | |||
1935 | Gaoth Dobhair | 4-3 | Ard an Rátha | 0-11 | |||
1934 | Rosses Rovers | 1-6 | Donegal Town | 0-0 | |||
1933[19] | Glenties | 0-2 | Townawilly | 0-1 | |||
1932 | Erin's Hope (Stranorlar) | 1-2 | Glenties | 0-4 |
References[]
- ^ McNulty, Chris (28 September 2019). "Declan Bonner to the fore as Na Rossa reach Junior semi-finals". Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ McNulty, Chris (21 September 2019). "Declan Bonner plays as Na Rossa reach Junior quarter-finals". Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "Donegal boss Bonner on life as a 54-year-old goalkeeper". RTÉ Sport. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ^ Foley, Alan (4 October 2020). "JFC winners St Mary's Convoy are singing in the rain". Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ McNulty, Chris (12 October 2019). "Buncrana's late surge takes Junior title from Letterkenny Gaels grasp". Retrieved 12 October 2019.
- ^ McNulty, Chris (13 October 2018). "James Carlin to the four as Red Hugh's finally end their wait for championship glory". Retrieved 13 October 2018.
- ^ McNulty, Chris (14 October 2017). "Naomh Colmcille hold off Red Hugh's comeback for Junior Final glory". Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- ^ McNulty, Chris (9 October 2016). "Dramatic finish sees Downings snatch victory over Muff in Junior A Final". Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ Foley, Alan (10 October 2015). "Injury time winner means Naomh Ultan win dramatic Junior A final replay against Red Hugh's". Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ McNulty, Chris (23 January 2015). "John Paul Gallagher takes over at Cloughaneely as clubs gear up for new season". Donegal News. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
Donegal Junior champions Urris have also had a change of the guard as Mark Gilmore has been appointed to the hotseat at Straid. Danny Kelly led Urris to the Junior title, overcoming Naomh Ultan in the final and the Inishowen side went on a memorable march to the Ulster JFC final, where they lost out to Rock St Patrick’s of Tyrone.
- ^ Foley, Alan (18 October 2011). "Burt make it a double with first ever Junior title". Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- ^ Craig, Johnny (25 October 2010). "Naomh Colmcille are the Donegal Junior Champions". Inish Times. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
- ^ Porter, Liam (17 September 2009). "Moville hang on to clinch victory". Inishowen Independent. Retrieved 17 September 2009.
- ^ "Convoy sweating on Dolan". Donegal News. 3 October 2019. p. 73.
Laurence McMullan starred the last time Convoy won the Junior Championship in 2005 when he was 20…
- ^ "Downings take county junior final". The Derry People. Letterkenny. 12 October 1957. p. 2. Retrieved 7 June 2020 – via https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/.
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- ^ "Liscooly win first championship title". The Derry People. Letterkenny. 15 October 1949. p. 2. Retrieved 7 June 2020 – via https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/.
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- ^ "Belleek defeated in Junior final". Donegal Democrat. Ballyshannon. 2 May 1942. p. 3. Retrieved 7 June 2020 – via https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/.
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- ^ Dún Líonáin or Fort Leenan were an army side based in the Carrigans area - http://www.hoganstand.com/county/donegal/article/index/240661
- ^ "Donegal News". Donegal Democrat. Ballyshannon. 28 October 1933. p. 12. Retrieved 7 June 2020 – via https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/.
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Explanatory notes[]
- ^ Titles for clubs based in the same area and with a common heritage are aggregated.
- ^ Castlefinn awarded the final after St Naul's walked off the field with the score at St Naul's 1-1 Castlefinn 0-1.
- ^ Donegal County Board awarded the junior title to Donegal Town although the referee had noted the final score as Dún Líonáin 2-5 Donegal Town 2-4.
- ^ Fermanagh side Belleek contested the Donegal Junior final.
Further reading[]
- Ó Gallchóir, An tAth. Seán (2007). The Book of Donegal GAA Facts. Letterkenny: Browne Printers Ltd. ISBN 978--9542806-3-5.
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External links[]
- Donegal GAA club championships
- Junior Gaelic football county championships