The Tipperary Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Gaelic football clubs in Tipperary. The winners of the Tipperary Championship qualify to represent their county in the Munster Senior Club Football Championship, the winners of which advance to the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.

History Over the decades, the Tipperary championship has been dominated by teams from South Tipperary, with Fethard and Clonmel Commercials leading the roll of honour, though Loughmore-Castleiney from Mid Tipperary strongly challenge and were the 2014 champions. Kilruane MacDonagh's were North Tipperary's last club team to be victorious in 1975, while teams from West Tipperary have also figured in the honours list, including Aherlow who won their first championship in 2006. Other teams from the West to have won the championship include Galtee Rovers and Arravale Rovers, champions in 1985. The latter were promoted from Intermediate level for 2008, thus providing Tipperary Town with a senior team once again. Clonmel, a town a population of about 20,000 people, now has three senior clubs, Commercials, with Moyle Rovers located in the outer suburban fringe. A more recently formed club, Clonmel Óg, first contested the senior championships in 2009, having won the Intermediate Championship in 2008.

Over the years, prominent senior football clubs have included Fethard, Clonmel Commercials, Moyle Rovers, Ardfinnan, Grangemockler, Kilsheelan and Cahir from South Tipperary. Western teams who are consistent participants in the championship include Aherlow, Arravale Rovers, Eire Og, Anacarty and Galtee Rovers. Loughmore-Castleiney and J.K. Bracken's have the most wins in the division with Moyne-Templetuohy following closely behind. The champions in 2005 were Ardfinnan who made a winning return to the roll of honour after an absence of 31 years, while 2006 saw divisional champions, Aherlow, lift the West Tipperary trophy for the first time.

In 2007, Moyle Rovers triumphed once again. The 2008 final saw Galtee Rovers defeat Cahir to bring the title back to Bansha after an absence of 27 years, but their reign was short-lived and Moyle Rovers restored the South's supremacy in 2009 with their win over West champions, Aherlow on 25 October at Semple Stadium. However, Aherlow came back for victory in 2010, taking the laurels from Loughmore-Castleiney in the final. The 2011 championship was unique in that for the first time, it was won by Thomas MacDonagh's, a combination team representing nine clubs in the North Tipperary Division. They won the title from Moyle Rovers in the final in Cashel on 6 November 2011. It was the first time in 36 years that the title went North, the last victorious team from the region being Kilruane MacDonagh's in 1975. However, MacDonagh's relinquished their title in 2012 when Clonmel Commercials returned as champions for the 15th time, thus bridging a 10-year gap since their last victory.

2013 saw the Loughmore-Castleiney club win the Senior Football Championship for the 12th time and also won the Senior Hurling Championship - thus becoming the first club to win both championships in the same year. Loughmore-Castleiney's victory came at Semple Stadium on Sunday, 3 November, when their three-goal tally saw off the challenge of Aherlow Gaels which is a combination team representing the Aherlow and Lattin-Cullen clubs in West Tipperary. The 2014 county championship was decided on St. Stephens Day following a replayed county final when the Loughmore-Casteleiny club successfully defended their title against a Cahir team on a score of 0–9 to 2–2.

In 2015, Clonmel Commercials won the Tipperary title for the 16th time before advancing to win a coveted Munster title, the first for the county. Their journey continued to the All-Ireland Final where they were defeated by Ballyboden St. Enda's of Dublin.

Top winners

# Team Wins Years won 1 Clonmel Commercials 22 1944, 1948, 1956, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1982, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2002, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2025 2 Fethard 21 1887, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1927, 1928, 1938, 1942, 1954, 1957, 1978, 1984, 1988, 1991, 1993, 1997, 2001 3 Loughmore-Castleiney 16 1914, 1940, 1946, 1955, 1973, 1977, 1979, 1983, 1987, 1992, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2021, 20244 Grangemockler/Ballyneale 8 1890, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1909, 1931 Clonmel Shamrocks 8 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1933, 1934, 1937 Ardfinnan 8 1935, 1939, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1970, 1974, 2005 5 Moyle Rovers 8 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2009, 20186 Arravale Rovers 6 1894, 1895, 1896, 1899, 1941, 1985 Galtee Rovers 6 1949, 1950, 1976, 1980, 1981, 2008 7 Mullinahone 5 1912, 1913, 1916, 1926, 1929 8 Kilsheelan 4 1930, 1932, 1968, 1972 9 St. Flannan's (North Selection) 3 1958, 1959, 196110 Bohercrowe 2 1888, 1889 Nenagh 2 1911, 1915 Templemore Éire Óg 2 1925, 1936 10th Battalion Templemore 2 1943, 1945 St Patrick's (Drangan/Cloneen) 2 1947, 1953 Aherlow 2 2006, 201011 Tipperary Town 1 1902 Cloneen 1 1908 Tipperary O'Leary's 1 1910 Castleiney 1 1914 Old Bridge 1 1952 Thurles Crokes 1 1960 Ballingarry 1 1951 Kilruane MacDonagh's 1 1975 Cahir 1 2003 Thomas MacDonagh's 1 2011

Finals

Year Winner Score Runner-up Score Man of the Match 2025 Clonmel Commercials 1-26 Kilsheelan–Kilcash 1-05 2024 Loughmore-Castleiney 0–11 Clonmel Commercials 0–07 Liam McGrath 2023 Clonmel Commercials 6-07 JK Brackens 2-06 2022 Clonmel Commercials 1-10 Upperchurch-Drombane 1-02 Jack Kennedy 2021 Loughmore-Castleiney 1–12 Clonmel Commercials 1–11 John McGrath 2020 Clonmel Commercials 1–16 Loughmore-Castleiney 1–15 2019 Clonmel Commercials 3–19 J.K. Bracken's 0-07 Kevin Fahey 2018 Moyle Rovers 1–15 Ardfinnan 1-07 Peter Acheson 2017 Clonmel Commercials 2-09 Killenaule 0-08 Michael Quinlivan 2016 (Replay) Loughmore-Castleiney 1-09 Moyle Rovers 1-06 Cian Hennessy 2015 Clonmel Commercials 1–12 Moyle Rovers 3-05 Séamus Kennedy 2014 Loughmore-Castleiney 2-07, 0–09 (R) Cahir 1–10, 2–02 (R) John McGrath 2013 Loughmore-Castleiney 3–10 Aherlow Gaels (Aherlow/Lattin-Cullen) 0-09 John McGrath 2012 Clonmel Commercials 1-09 Thomas MacDonagh's 0-05 Colman Kennedy 2011 Thomas MacDonagh's 0-09 Moyle Rovers 0-07 Philip Austin 2010 Aherlow 2-04 Loughmore-Castleiney 1-06 Barry Grogan 2009 Moyle Rovers 3-06 Aherlow 1–11 Declan Browne 2008 Galtee Rovers 0-07 Cahir 0-05 2007 Moyle Rovers 1-09 Fethard 0-04 2006 Aherlow 2–10 Moyle Rovers 0-05 2005 Ardfinnan 1-05 Loughmore-Castleiney 1-04 2004 Loughmore-Castleiney 0-09 Moyle Rovers 0-06 2003 Cahir 0-07 Ardfinnan 0-04Benny Hickey 2002 Clonmel Commercials 1–14 Aherlow 1-05 Fergal O’Callaghan 2001 Fethard 1–13 Aherlow 0-08 2000 Moyle Rovers Loughmore-Castleiney 1999 Moyle Rovers Clonmel Commercials 1998 Moyle Rovers 3-12 Ardfinnan 1-08 1997 Fethard Aherlow 1996 Moyle Rovers Clonmel Commercials 1995 Moyle Rovers Clonmel Commercials 1994 Clonmel Commercials Loughmore-Castleiney 1993 Fethard Loughmore-Castleiney 1992 Loughmore-Castleiney Fethard 1991 Fethard Clonmel Commercials 1990 Clonmel Commercials Loughmore-Castleiney 1989 Clonmel Commercials Fethard 1988 Fethard Clonmel Commercials 1987 Loughmore-Castleiney Clonmel Commercials 1986 Clonmel Commercials Fethard 1985 Arravale Rovers Loughmore-Castleiney 1984 Fethard Clonmel Commercials 1983 Loughmore-Castleiney Fethard 1982 Clonmel Commercials Fethard 1981 Galtee Rovers Kilsheelan 1980 Galtee Rovers 0–11 Loughmore-Castleiney 0–10 1979 Loughmore-Castleiney Galtee Rovers 1978 Fethard Galtee Rovers 1977 Loughmore-Castleiney Galtee Rovers 1976 Galtee Rovers 2-07 Arravale Rovers 0-02 1975 Kilruane MacDonagh's Loughmore-Castleiney 1974 Ardfinnan Fethard 1973 Loughmore-Castleiney Ardfinnan 1972 Kilsheelan Ardfinnan 1971 Clonmel Commercials 2-08 Ardfinnan 1-09 1970 Ardfinnan 1-11 Clonmel Commercials 2-02 1969 Clonmel Commercials 2-13 Ardfinnan 0-13 1968 Kilsheelan Ardfinnan 1967 Clonmel Commercials Ardfinnan 1966 Clonmel Commercials Inane Rovers 1965 Clonmel Commercials Moneygall 1964 Ardfinnan Clonmel Commercials 1963 Ardfinnan Templemore 1962 Ardfinnan Thurles Crokes 1961 St. Flannan's Lattin-Cullen 1960 Thurles Crokes Clonmel Commercials 1959 St. Flannan's Loughmore-Castleiney 1958 St. Flannan's Loughmore-Castleiney 1957 Fethard Loughmore-Castleiney 1956 Clonmel Commercials 3-09 Loughmore-Castleiney 0-07 1955 Loughmore-Castleiney 3-08 Arravale Rovers 0-06 1954 Fethard 2-03 Loughmore-Castleiney 2-02 1953 St Patrick's (Drangan/Cloneen) 0-05 Ballingarry 0-04 1952 Old Bridge, Clonmel Awarded Title Galtee Rovers withdrew from Final 1951 Ballingarry 1-05 Galtee Rovers 0-05 1950 Galtee Rovers 1-08 Templetuohy 1-02 1949 Galtee Rovers 1-07 Templetuohy 1-02 1948 Clonmel Commercials 4-05 Loughmore-Castleiney 2-02 1947 St Patrick's (Drangan/Cloneen) 0-06 Galtee Rovers 0-03 1946 Loughmore-Castleiney 3-08 Clonmel Commercials 2-06 1945 Army (10th Battalion) Mullinahone 1-02 1944 Clonmel Commercials 1-06 Army (10th Battalion) 1-04 1943 Army (10th Battalion) 1-07 Fethard 0-03 1942 Fethard 4-05 Arravale Rovers 1-02 1941 Arravale Rovers 3-04 Loughmore-Castleiney 0-00 1940 Loughmore-Castleiney 1-08 Clonmel Shamrocks 0-02 1939 Ardfinnan 1-03 West Tipperary Selection 1-01 1938 Fethard 2-08 West Tipperary Selection 1-01 1937 Clonmel Shamrocks 3-02 Ardfinnan 3-00 1936 Templemore 2-05 Arravale Rovers 1-06 1935 Ardfinnan 3-05 Templemore 2-01 1934 Clonmel Shamrocks 1933 Clonmel Shamrocks 1-05 Templemore 0-03 1932 Kilsheelan Grangemockler 1931 Grangemockler (awarded Title) No teams in Mid, North or West 1930 Kilsheelan Grangemockler 1929 Mullinahone 2-05 Templemore 0-01 1928 Fethard 1-03 Templemore 0-04 1927 Fethard Mid Tipperary Selection 1926 Mullinahone 3-03 Templemore 0-05 1925 Templemore 1-04 Fethard 1-01 1924 Fethard 1-06 Templemore 1-02 1923 Fethard 3-03 Templemore 0-05 1922 Fethard 1-04 Templemore 0-00 1921 No Championship (War of Independence) 1920 Fethard 2-06 Mullinahone 0-04 1919 Fethard 3-05 Nenagh 1-00 1918 Fethard 2-02 The Commons 1-02 1917 Fethard 4-02 Mullinahone 2-01 1916 Final Abandoned 1915 Nenagh 1-02 Castleiney-Templetuohy 1-01 1914 Castleiney 3-01 Nenagh 1-00 1913 Mullinahone 4-04 Templemore 0-04 1912 Mullinahone 1-02 Nenagh 1-01 1911 Nenagh 2-03 Templetuohy 0-00 1910 Tipperary O'Leary's Borris-Ileigh 1909 Grangemockler 1-05 Clonmel Emmets 2-04 1908 Cloneen (awarded Title) Tipperary O'Leary's 1907 Grangemockler 3-04 Cashel 0-04 1906 Grangemockler 2-05 Kilcash 0-05 1905 Grangemockler 0–11 Kilcash 0-02 1904 Grangemockler 2-05 Poulacapple 0-06 1903 Grangemockler 2-05 Poulacapple 1-03 1902 Tipperary Town 1-08 Kilsheelan 0-03 (Replay) 1901 Clonmel Shamrocks 1–12 Fethard 0-04 1900 Clonmel Shamrocks 1-08 Clonmel Commercials 0-04 1899 Arravale Rovers 0-06 (Awarded Title) Clonmel Shamrocks 0-06 1898 Clonmel Shamrocks 0–10 Kilcash 0-01 1897 Coolmoyne 1-02 Clonmel Shamrocks 0-01 1896 Arravale Rovers 1-01 Grangemockler 0-03 1895 Arravale Rovers 4-06 Loughmore 0-01 1894 Arravale Rovers 1-02 Tipperary Shamrocks 0-00 1893 No Championship (Due to Parnell Split) 1892 No Championship (Due to Parnell Split) 1891 No Championship (Due to Parnell Split) 1890 Grangemockler 1889 Bohercrowe 2-07 Carrick 0-00 1888 Bohercrowe 0-04 Fethard 0-01 (Replay) 1887 Fethard N/A 1886 Templemore N/A

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