Connacht Junior Football Championship

The Connacht Junior Football Championship is a junior "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in the province of Connacht in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Connacht Council. The competition began in 1906, with Mayo winning during the inaugural year. The most successful county to date is Mayo who have won on twenty nine occasions. The 2019 Connacht Junior Football champions are Galway. The winners of the Connacht Junior Football Championship each year progress to play the other provincial champions for a chance to win the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship.

Teams CountyChampionship titlesLast championship title Galway 22 2019 Leitrim 7 2017 Mayo 30 2016 Roscommon 11 2009 Sligo 11 2014

Roll of honour #CountyTitlesYears won 1 Mayo 30 1907, 1913, 1914, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1930, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1963, 1967, 1978, 1970, 1971, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2015, 2016 2 Galway 22 1915, 1919, 1931, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1954, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1994, 1996, 2003, 2018, 2019 3 Roscommon 11 1929, 1932, 1939, 1940, 1959, 1964, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2008, 2009 Sligo 11 1926, 1928, 1935, 1956, 1973, 1998, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014 5 Leitrim 7 1938, 1941, 1946, 1952, 1962, 2004, 2017

List of finals Year Winners Runners-up County Score County Score2020–No championship due to COVID-19 2019 Galway 1-07 Mayo 0–09 2018 Galway 1–11 Mayo 1–10 2017 Leitrim 1–16 Mayo 0–16 2016 Mayo 1–11 Galway 0–12 2015 Mayo 1–12 Galway 0–13 2014 Sligo 0–09 Leitrim 0–06 2013 Sligo 0–15 Mayo 1–11 2012 Mayo 2–12 Galway 0–10 2011 Sligo 1–10 Mayo 1–09 2010 Sligo 0–09 Galway 0–08 2009 Roscommon 2–09 Mayo 0–10 2008 Roscommon 2–10 Leitrim 0–13 2007 Mayo 3–10 Sligo 2–07 2006 Roscommon 1–10 Mayo 0–11 2005 Sligo 0–12 Mayo 0–11 2004 Leitrim 0–12 Roscommon 1–08 2003 Galway 1–07 Roscommon 0–04 2002 Mayo 2–14 Leitrim 1–04 2001 Mayo 1–16 Leitrim 0–09 2000 Roscommon 2–08 Leitrim 0–08 1999 Roscommon 2–07 Galway 0–10 1998 Sligo 3–13 Roscommon 3–05 1997 Mayo 1–15 Roscommon 0–08 1996 Galway 1–10 Mayo 2–05 1995 Mayo 1–15 Galway 1–09 1994 Galway 0–12, 0–11 (R) Mayo 1–09, 0–08 (R) 1993 Mayo 1–09 Leitrim 0–11 1992 Mayo * N/A 1991 Suspended 1990 Suspended 1989 Suspended 1988 Suspended 1987 Suspended 1986 Suspended 1985 Galway 1–09 Leitrim 0–06 1984 Galway 2–07 Mayo 0–07 1983 Galway 2–13 Leitrim 3–09 1982 Suspended 1981 Suspended 1980 Suspended 1979 Suspended 1978 Suspended 1977 Suspended 1976 Suspended 1975 Suspended 1974 Suspended 1973 Sligo 4–08 Leitrim 1–04 1972 Galway 1–09 Mayo 1–04 1971 Mayo 0–06 Leitrim 0–04 1970 Mayo 1–11 Roscommon 1–10 1969 Galway 2–08 Sligo 0–04 1968 Mayo 3–10 Roscommon 1–10 1967 Mayo 1–11 Galway 2–05 1966 Galway 2–05 Roscommon 0–07 1965 Galway 6–17 Leitrim 0–01 1964 Roscommon 2–06, 0–08 (R) Galway 2–06, 0–07 (R) 1963 Mayo 3–04 Galway 1–05 1962 Leitrim 2–11 Mayo 2–07 1961 Galway 2–12 Mayo 0–09 1960 Galway 3–05 Leitrim 0–10 1959 Roscommon 2–05 Galway 1–06 1958 Galway 3–11 Sligo 0–02 1957 Mayo 2–08 Galway 2–06 1956 Sligo 3–02 Mayo 2–03 1955 Mayo 3–06 Galway 0–02 1954 Galway 2–06 Roscommon 0–08 1953 Mayo 6–07 Galway 1–01 1952 Leitrim 2–07 Mayo 1–03 1951 Mayo 3–04 Leitrim 2–04 1950 Mayo 4–07 Roscommon 1–05 1949 Galway 3–09 Mayo 1–09 1948 Galway 4–11 Sligo 1–04 1947 Galway 4–10 Roscommon 2–06 1946 Leitrim 2–09 Galway 0–04 1945 Suspended 1944 Suspended 1943 Suspended 1942 Suspended 1941 Leitrim 3–09 Galway 1–07 1940 Roscommon 1–07 Mayo 2–01 1939 Roscommon 2–06 Mayo 1–04 1938 Leitrim 0–09 Galway 1–05 1937 Mayo 3–10 Galway 3–07 1936 Mayo 3–07 Sligo 2–03 1935 Sligo 2–02 Mayo 1–04 1934 Mayo 2–05 Roscommon 1–06 1933 Mayo 3–00 Galway 1–05 1932 Roscommon 4–06 Sligo 0–05 1931 Galway 3–08 Leitrim 0–03 1930 Mayo 2–09 Roscommon 3–02 1929 Roscommon 0–06 # Galway 1–07 1928 Sligo 1–03 Mayo 0–01 1927 Mayo 3–12 Leitrim 0–04 1928 Sligo 1–03 Roscommon 0–01 1925 Mayo 3–05 Leitrim 1–00 1924 Mayo 1–04 Galway 0–01 1923 Suspended 1922 Suspended 1921 Suspended 1920 Suspended 1919 Galway 5–00 Leitrim 1–02 1918 Suspended 1917 Suspended 1916Suspended 1915 Galway 2–05 Mayo 1–04 19140 Mayo 1–03 Galway 1–02 1913 Mayo 2–06 Galway 0–00 1912 Suspended 1911 Suspended 1910 Suspended 1909 Suspended 1908 Suspended 1907 Mayo 2–09 Galway 0–04

1992, Mayo represented Connacht in the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship semi-finals. 1929, Refixture following an objection. Roscommon without Galway scratch.

See also Munster Junior Football Championship Leinster Junior Football Championship Ulster Junior Football Championship

References

Sources Roll of Honour on gaainfo.com Complete Roll of Honour on Kilkenny GAA bible