Down Senior Football Championship

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Down Senior Football Championship
Current season or competition:
2021 Down Senior Football Championship
IrishCluiche Ceannais Péil An Dúin
Founded1903
TrophyFrank O'Hare Cup
Title holdersKilcoo
Most titlesKilcoo (19 titles)
SponsorsMorgan Fuels

The Down Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top clubs in Down GAA. The winners of the Down Championship qualify to represent their county in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship which is part of the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.

Since the turn of the Millennium, the competition and Down football has largely been dominated by the "Big Three", with 20 of the 22 titles being shared by Kilcoo (10 titles), Mayobridge (7) and St. Mary's Burren (3). The last time a team outside of this group won the title was Bryansford in 2003.

The current champions of Down football are Kilcoo who defeated St Mary's Burren on a scoreline of 1-12 to 0-13 in the 2021 final.

Winners & Runners Up Listed By Club[]

Team Winner Runner Up Winning Years
1 Kilcoo 19 5 1917, 1921, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1933, 1937, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021
2 St. Mary's Burren 14 11 1966, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2010, 2011, 2018
3 Bryansford 11 8 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1977, 2003
4 Castlewellan 10 7 1924, 1934, 1936, 1950, 1958, 1965, 1979, 1982, 1994, 1995
Mayobridge 10 9 1918, 1919, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
5 Clonduff 9 9 1930, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1957, 1980, 2000
6 Russell Gaelic Union, Downpatrick 6 5 1935, 1972, 1978, 1990, 1991, 1993
7 Faugh-a-Ballagh 4 3 1903, 1906, 1907, 1909
Newry Mitchels 4 1 1960, 1964, 1967, 1968
8 Liatroim Fontenoys 3 6 1905, 1916, 1920
Warrenpoint 3 6 1943, 1948, 1953
Newry Shamrocks 3 2 1951, 1956, 1961
Glenn 3 1 1959, 1962, 1963
9 Loughinisland 2 7 1975, 1989
Rostrevor 2 5 1976, 1998
Ballymartin 2 1 1938, 1955
10 Rossglass 1 4 1922
Rathfriland 1 1 1931
Lisnacree 1 0 1954
Newry 1 0 1946
Drumnaquoile 1 0 1929
Clann Uladh 1 0 1910
Clann na Banna 1 0 1904
Rory Óg Annsb. 1 0 1908
1 Longstone 0 3
Saul 0 3
Ballyvarley 0 2
Annaclone 0 2
Ballykilnar 0 2
Saval 0 1
St Michael's 0 1
Tullylish 0 1
Kilwarlin 0 1
Cabra Harps 0 1
Kilkeel 0 1
Killyleagh 0 1
An Riocht 0 1
Carryduff 0 1

Finals Listed By Year[]

0‡0 Also won the Ulster and All-Ireland Competitions in the same season
0†0 Also won the Ulster Competition in the same season
Year Winner[1] Score Score Opponents
2021 Kilcoo ‡ 1-12 0-13 St. Mary's Burren
2020 Kilcoo 0-16 0-09 Carryduff
2019[2] Kilcoo † 1-12 0-14 Warrenpoint
2018 St. Mary's Burren 2-12 2-09 Kilcoo
2017[3] Kilcoo 0-13 0-11 St. Mary's Burren
2016[4] Kilcoo 3-11 0-09 Clonduff
2015[5] Kilcoo 3-10 0-11 Castlewellan
2014[6] Kilcoo 4-12 2-07 St. Mary's Burren
2013[7] Kilcoo 0-09 0-07 St. Mary's Burren
2012[8] Kilcoo 2-08 1-08 Mayobridge
2011 St. Mary's Burren 2-14 2-03 Clonduff
2010 St. Mary's Burren 1-14 1-13 Bryansford
2009 Kilcoo 2-09 1-04 Loughinisland
2008 Mayobridge 0-12 0-08 Loughinisland
2007 Mayobridge
(Replay) 		0-16
1-08 		1-13
0-09 		Longstone
 
2006 Mayobridge 1-10 0-04 St. Mary's Burren
2005 Mayobridge 0-13 0-07 Bryansford
2004 Mayobridge 4-12 0-08 Annaclone
2003 Bryansford 1-08 0-09 Mayobridge
2002 Mayobridge 2-14 0-09 Rostrevor
2001 Mayobridge 0-15 1-09 Castlewellan
2000 Clonduff 1-17 0-11 Liatroim Fontenoys
1999 Mayobridge 0-14 0-08 St. Mary's Burren
1998 Rostrevor 1-11 0-11 Mayobridge
1997 St. Mary's Burren 2-10 0-12 Clonduff
1996 St. Mary's Burren 0-15 1-07 Bryansford
1995 Castlewellan 1-08 0-10 Russell Gaelic Union, Downpatrick
1994 Castlewellan 1-09 0-08 Russell Gaelic Union, Downpatrick
1993 Russell Gaelic Union, Downpatrick 3-06 0-08 Bryansford
1992 St. Mary's Burren 4-07 1-06 Rostrevor
1991 Russell Gaelic Union, Downpatrick 1-07 1-05 Castlewellan
1990 Russell Gaelic Union, Downpatrick 0-12 1-05 St. Mary's Burren
1989 Loughinisland 3-10 0-05 Bryansford
1988 St. Mary's Burren † 1-10 0-07 Loughinisland
1987 St. Mary's Burren ‡ 0-12 1-06 Bryansford
1986 St. Mary's Burren 0-13 0-07 Longstone
1985 St. Mary's Burren ‡ 0-10 0-05 Loughinisland
1984 St. Mary's Burren † 3-14 0-05 An Riocht
1983 St. Mary's Burren † 0-09 0-04 Clonduff
1982 Castlewellan 2-05 1-05 Clonduff
1981 St. Mary's Burren 1-10 2-06 Saval
1980 Clonduff 0-07 1-03 Glenn
1979 Castlewellan 2-10 1-04 Rostrevor
1978 Russell Gaelic Union, Downpatrick 0-11 1-06 Warrenpoint
1977 Bryansford 3-09 2-05 St. Mary's Burren
1976 Rostrevor 1-09 1-05 Warrenpoint
1975 Loughinisland 1-07 0-09 Rostrevor
1974 Bryansford 3-05 0-08 Loughinisland
1973 Bryansford 0-16 1-07 Loughinisland
1972 Russell Gaelic Union, Downpatrick 2-05 0-08 Loughinisland
1971 Bryansford 2-12 1-07 Tullylish
1970 Bryansford † 3-11 0-04 St. Mary's Burren
1969 Bryansford † 1-11 1-06 St. Mary's Burren
1968 Newry Mitchels 3-07 2-03 Bryansford
1967 Newry Mitchels 1-09 1-06 Russell Gaelic Union, Downpatrick
1966 St. Mary's Burren 1-10 1-05 St. Michael's
1965 Castlewellan 3-10 1-09 Clonduff
1964 Newry Mitchels 4-02 1-10 Ballykinlar
1963 Glenn 0-07 0-05 Russell Gaelic Union, Downpatrick
1962 Glenn 1-12 0-04 Castlewellan
1961 Shamrocks 1-11 2-06 Newry Mitchels
1960 Newry Mitchels 2-10 1-04 Ballykinlar
1959 Glenn 3-04 0-05 Rostrevor
1958 Castlewellan 0-08 0-04 Clonduff
1957 Clonduff 3-04 1-03 Cabra Harps
1956 Shamrocks 2-06 0-05 Kilwarlin
1955 Ballymartin 4-08 0-05 Longstone
1954 Lisnacree 2-04 0-04 Annaclone
1953 Warrenpoint 1-00 0-01 St. Mary's Burren
1952 Clonduff 2-09 1-09 Castlewellan
1951 Shamrocks 3-02 1-06 Kilkeel
1950 Castlewellan 2-05 2-04 Warrenpoint
1949 Clonduff 1-08 2-02 Saul
1948 Warrenpoint 4-01 1-05 Kilcoo
1947 Clonduff 3-07 0-05 Shamrocks
1946 Newry 1-03 1-01 Castlewellan
1945 Clonduff 1-07 0-00 Castlewellan
1944 Clonduff 1-10 1-06 Warrenpoint
1943 Warrenpoint 3-03 1-03 Bryansford
1942 Bryansford 1-09 2-04 Shamrocks
1941 Bryansford 0-12 0-10 Warrenpoint
1940 Bryansford 3-04 2-02 Kilcoo
1939 Bryansford 1-05 1-01 Saul
1938 Ballymartin Saul
1937 Kilcoo Mayobridge
1936 Castlewellan Mayobridge
1935 St. Patrick's, Downpatrick Kilcoo
1934 Castlewellan Ballymartin
1933 Kilcoo
1932 Kilcoo Rossglass
1931 Rathfriland Rossglass
1930 Clonduff Mayobridge
1929 Drumnaquoile Mayobridge
1928 Kilcoo Clonduff
1927 Kilcoo Mayobridge
1926 Kilcoo Clonduff
1925 Kilcoo Rathfriland
1924 Castlewellan Mayobridge
1923 No Championship
1922 Rossglass Kilcoo
1921 Kilcoo Rossglass
1920 Liatroim Fontenoys Rossglass
1919 Mayobridge Liatroim Fontenoys
1918 Mayobridge Liatroim Fontenoys
1917 Kilcoo Killyleagh
1916 Liatroim Fontenoys Clan Na Gael, Downpatrick
1915 No Championship
1914 No Championship
1913 No Championship
1912 No Championship
1911 No Championship
1910 Clann Uladh 2-01 1-01 Ballyvarley
1909 Faugh-a-Ballagh 2-00 1-00 Ballyvarley
1908 Rory Og, Annsborough 0-11 0-01 Faugh-a-Ballagh
1907 Faugh-a-Ballagh Liatroim Fontenoys
1906 Faugh-a-Ballagh 0-07 0-04 Liatroim Fontenoys
1905 Liatroim Fontenoys Faugh-a-Ballagh
1904 Clann na Banna 1-02 0-04 Faugh-a-Ballagh
1903 Faugh-a-Ballagh Liatroim Fontenoys

Intermediate Championship[]

Junior Championship[]

  • 1920 Castlewellan
  • 1927 Kilcoo
  • 1928 Drumnaconnor
  • 1929 Ballylough
  • 1930 St. Mary's Burren
  • 1932 Warrenpoint
  • 1933 Kilkeel
  • 1934 Gargory
  • 1935 Burrenbridge
  • 1936 Ballykinlar
  • 1937 Glenn
  • 1939 Kilkeel
  • 1940 Warrenpoint
  • 1941 Ballykinlar
  • 1942 Kinclief
  • 1943 Ardtole
  • 1944 Clann na Banna
  • 1945 Ballykinlar
  • 1946 Saul
  • 1947 Laurencetown
  • 1948 Barnmeen
  • 1949 Laurencetown
  • 1950 Kilkeel
  • 1951 Dromara
  • 1952 St. Mary's Burren
  • 1953 Magheral
  • 1954 Loughinisland
  • 1955 Ballykinlar
  • 1956 Cabra Harps
  • 1957 Dundrum
  • 1958 Loughinisland
  • 1959 Banbridge
  • 1960 Kilkeel
  • 1961 Russell Gaelic Union, Downpatrick
  • 1962 Bryansford
  • 1963 Ballyholland
  • 1964 Saul
  • 1965 Drumaness
  • 1966 Liatroim Fontenoys
  • 1967 Bryansford
  • 1968 Tullylish
  • 1969 Drumaness
  • 1970 Saval
  • 1971 Greencastle
  • 1972 Ballyholland
  • 1973 Shamrocks 2
  • 1974 Banbridge
  • 1975 Ballymartin
  • 1976 Dundrum
  • 1977 Greencastle
  • 1978 Mitchels
  • 1979 Attical
  • 1980 Annaclone
  • 1981 Mayobridge
  • 1982 Annaclone
  • 1983 Annsboro
  • 1984 Russell Gaelic Union, Downpatrick
  • 1985 Drumaness
  • 1986 Carryduff
  • 1987 St. Michaels
  • 1988 Liatroim Fontenoys
  • 1989 Drumaness
  • 1991 St. Michaels
  • 1993 Castlewellan 2
  • 1994 Ardglass
  • 1995 Ballykinlar
  • 1996 Kilclief
  • 1997 Glasdrumman
  • 1998 Ballykinlar
  • 1999 Banbridge
  • 2000 Ardglass
  • 2001 Mitchels
  • 2002 Ardglass
  • 2003 Glenn
  • 2004 St Michael's, Magheralin
  • 2005 Dundrum
  • 2006 Bredagh
  • 2007 Newry Bosco
  • 2008 St. Johns
  • 2009 Glenn
  • 2010 St. Colmans Drumaness
  • 2011 Bredagh
  • 2012 Dundrum
  • 2013 Teconnaught
  • 2014 Drumaness
  • 2015 Glasdrumman
  • 2016 Drumgath
  • 2017 Dundrum
  • 2018 Teconnaught
  • 2019 Bright
  • 2020 St Paul's Holywood
  • 2021 Aughlisnafin

References[]

  1. ^ "Club title winners - Senior Football Championship". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 12 March 2007. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
  2. ^ "Down SFC final: Ward goal crucial as Kilcoo return to summit". Hogan Stand. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Down SFC final: Six-in-a-row for Kilcoo". Hogan Stand. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Kilcoo stroll to fifth Down title in a row". Irish Independent. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Down SFC final: Kilcoo ease to four-in-a-row". Hogan Stand. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Kilcoo complete Down three-in-a-row by beating Burren". BBC News. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  7. ^ "Down SFC final: Down SFC final: Devlin sinks 14-man Burren". Hogan Stand. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  8. ^ "Down SFC final: Kilcoo upset the odds". Hogan Stand. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
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