The Tyrone Intermediate Football Club Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Connollys of Moy Tyrone Intermediate Football Club Championship) is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by mid-tier Tyrone GAA clubs.
Clonoe O'Rahilly's are the title holders (2025) defeating Eglish St. Patrick's in the final played at Dungannon on 19th October.
History The tournament was first held in 1962, with Cookstown Fr. Rock's the first champions defeating Galbally Pearses in the final.
The semi-final of the 2021 Tyrone Intermediate Football Championship was abandoned after eight minutes and an Air Ambulance had to land on the pitch at Healy Park to care for the injured.
From 2018, all championship games have been streamed live on Tyrone TV.
Format The 16 clubs in Division 2 of the All-County Football League in Tyrone compete on a straight knockout basis.
Honours The trophy presented to the winners is the Paddy Cullen Cup. Paddy Cullen was a former Chairman of the Tyrone County Board from 1951-1969 (except 1960). A native of Co. Leitrim, Mr. Cullen came to Tyrone in 1946 as a teacher and he taught in St. Mary's Boys' School Cookstown as well as Slate Quarry and Rock Primary Schools.Ulster Herald, Saturday 27th August 1977, p.2. Omagh St. Enda's were the first winners of the newly presented Paddy Cullen cup in October 1977.Ulster Herald, Saturday 8th October 1977, p.2.
The winners of the Tyrone Intermediate Football Championship qualify for the Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship, representing their county, later that year. Six clubs have gone on to Ulster glory after winning Tyrone:- Brackaville (1999), Pomeroy (2004, 2016), Trillick (2008), Cookstown (2009, 2012), Moy (2017) and Galbally (2022).
The Ulster winners can then go on to compete in the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship. Cookstown (2010, 2013) and Moy (2018) have gone on to claim the All-Ireland after winning Ulster.
The winners of the Tyrone Intermediate Football Championship also gain promotion to Division 1 (from 1999 until 2007 Division 1B) of the Tyrone All-County Football league for the following season, regardless of their final standing in the Division 2 league that year. Therefore as the winners compete in the Tyrone Senior Football Championship the following year, the holders do not defend their title.
List of finals
Teams in black no longer exist Year Winner Score Opponent Score Date Venue Referee WinningCaptain1962Ulster Herald, Saturday 3rd November 1962, p.2.The Mid-Ulster Mail, Saturday 3rd November 1962, p.14.CookstownFr. Rock's3-04GalballyPearses0-0228/10/62DungannonP. Devlin (Omagh)Seamus Glackin1963Ulster Herald, Saturday 17th August 1963, p.11.Dungannon Thomas Clarkes5-06Moortown St. Malachy's2-0311/08/63CoalislandJ. Martin (Omagh)Arthur McRory1964Ulster Herald, Saturday 5th September 1964, p.11.The Mid-Ulster Mail, Saturday 5th September 1964, p.16.Cookstown Fr. Rock's2-05Stewartstown Harps1-0530/08/64DungannonP. Devlin (Omagh)Seamus Glackin1965Ulster Herald, Saturday 4th September 1965, p.14.The Dungannon Observer, Saturday 4th September 1965, p.14.Donaghmore St. Patrick's4-07Augher St. Macartan's1-0729/08/65CoalislandD. Conway (Coalisland)Sean Faloon1966Ulster Herald, Saturday 3rd September 1966, p.4.Augher St. Macartan's1-11Eglish St. Patrick's0-0728/08/66DungannonM. Quinn (Derrylaughan)Ray McKenna1967Ulster Herald, Saturday 7th October 1967, p.10.Pomeroy Plunketts0-07Donaghmore St. Patrick's0-0401/10/67DungannonD. Conway (Coalisland)Paddy Cunningham1968The Dungannon Observer, Saturday 19th October 1968, p.16.Donaghmore St. Patrick's1-10Moortown St. Malachy's1-0313/10/68CoalislandJ. Martin (Omagh)Anthony Gallagher1969The Dungannon Observer, Saturday 11th October 1969, p.16.Edendork St. Malachy's2-08Leckpatrick1-0505/10/69PomeroyF. McClean (Ballygawley)Jim McGeary1970Strabane Chronicle, Saturday 22nd August 1970, p.8.Owen Roe O'Neills4-09Pomeroy Plunketts1-0516/08/70DunmoyleM. Devlin