Connacht colleges senior football "A" championship, is the top level Gaelic football competition for secondary schools in Connacht. They compete for the Aonghus Murphy Memorial Cup.

The winners advance to the Hogan Cup, the All-Ireland colleges senior "A" football championship.

St Colman's College, Claremorris beat St Gerald's College, Castlebar 0-15 to 1-11 in an all-Mayo final in McHale Park on 15 March to win the 2019 championship. The teams met in the Connacht "A" League Final earlier in the year when St Gerald's came out the victors.

St Gerald's College, Castlebar beat Summerhill College, Sligo 1-13 to 0-10 in Charlestown GAA Club on 7 March to win the 2020 championship. The teams met in the Connacht "A" League Final earlier in the year when St Gerald's also came out the victors.

St Jarlath's College, Tuam (with 49 wins, the competition's most successful team) beat St Colman's College, Claremorris by a scoreline of 3-06 to 0-09 on 12 February 2022 in a crowded Tuam Stadium in tough conditions to add to their record of 48 titles and make it 49. Man-of-the-match Paddy Egan (from the Corofin club) scored the two crucial goals for St Jarlath's College.

Wins listed by college # Team Wins Years won 1 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 49 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2022 =2 St Mary's College, Galway 9 1952, 1969, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 2004, 2005, 2006 =2 Summerhill College, Sligo 9 1930, 1931, 1954, 1955, 1971, 1975, 1985, 2016, 2023 =2 St Gerald's College, Castlebar 9 1929, 1996, 1997, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2020, 2024, 2026 5 St Colman's College, Claremorris 7 1970, 1977, 1981, 2009, 2017, 2019, 2025 6 Roscommon CBS 6 1940, 1941, 1942, 1948, 1998, 2015 7 St Nathy's, Ballaghaderreen 5 1928, 1949, 1957, 1959, 1968 8 Tuam CBS (St Patrick's College) 3 1980, 1989, 1995 9 Rice College, Westport 1 2018

Finals listed by year Year Winner Score Opponent Score 2026 St Gerald's College, Castlebar 1-19 St. Muirdeach's College, Ballina 3-07 2025 St Colman's College, Claremorris 2-09 Summerhill College, Sligo 1-09 2024 St Gerald's College, Castlebar Coláiste Baile Chláir 2023 Summerhill College, Sligo 0-16 Coláiste Baile Chláir 1-09 2022 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 3-06 St Colman's College, Claremorris 0-09 2021Cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games 2020 St Gerald's College, Castlebar 1-13 Summerhill College, Sligo 0-10 2019 St Colman's College, Claremorris 0-15 St Gerald's College, Castlebar 1-11 2018 Rice College, Westport 1-13 St Attracta's, Tubbercurry 0-10 2017 St Colman's College, Claremorris 2-08 St Attracta's, Tubbercurry 0-08 2016 Summerhill College, Sligo 1-12 St Attracta's, Tubbercurry 0-13 2015 Roscommon CBS 0-08 Summerhill College, Sligo 0-07 2014 St Gerald's College, Castlebar 3-11 St Attracta's, Tubbercurry 3-07 2013 St Gerald's College, Castlebar 0-09 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 1-04 2012 St Jarlath's College, Tuam Summerhill College, Sligo 2011 St Jarlath's College, Tuam Summerhill College, Sligo 2010 St Gerald's College, Castlebar Summerhill College, Sligo 2009 St Colman's College, Claremorris St Gerald's College, Castlebar 2008 St Jarlath's College, Tuam St Colman's College, Claremorris 2007 St Jarlath's College, Tuam St Gerald's College, Castlebar 2006 St Mary's College, Galway St Gerald's College, Castlebar 2005 St Mary's College, Galway Holy Rosary Mountbellew 2004 St Mary's College, Galway St Gerald's College, Castlebar 2003 St Jarlath's College, Tuam Ballyhaunis Community School 2002 St Jarlath's College, Tuam St Colman's College, Claremorris 2001 St Jarlath's College, Tuam St Joseph's College, Ballinasloe 2000 St Jarlath's College, Tuam St Colman's College, Claremorris 1999 St Jarlath's College, Tuam St Patrick's College, Tuam (Tuam CBS) 1998 Roscommon CBS 1-14 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 1-6 1997 St Gerald's College, Castlebar 1996 St Gerald's College, Castlebar 1995 St Patrick's College, Tuam (Tuam CBS) 0-14 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 1-07 1994 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 1993 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 1992 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 1991 St Mary's College, Galway 1990 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 1989 Tuam CBS (St Patrick's College) 0-06 St Mary's College, Galway 0-04 1988 St Mary's College, Galway 1987 St Mary's College, Galway 1986 St Mary's College, Galway 1985 Summerhill College, Sligo 1984 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 1-09 Tuam CBS (St Patrick's College) 0-01 1983 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 3-11 Tuam CBS (St Patrick's College) 3-03 1982 St Jarlath's College, Tuam St Colman's College, Claremorris 1981 St Colman's College, Claremorris 0-06 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 0-05 1980 Tuam CBS (St Patrick's College) 1-04 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 0-05 1979 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 1978 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 1977 St Colman's College, Claremorris St Jarlath's College, Tuam 1976 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 1975 Summerhill College, Sligo 1974 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 1973 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 1972 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 1971 Summerhill College, Sligo 1970 St Colman's College, Claremorris 1969 St Mary's College, Galway 1968 St Nathy's, Ballaghaderreen 1967 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 1966 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 1965 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 1964 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 1963 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 1962 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 1961 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 1960 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 1959 St Nathy's, Ballaghaderreen 1958 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 1957 St Nathy's, Ballaghaderreen 1956 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 1955 Summerhill College, Sligo 1954 Summerhill College, Sligo 1953 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 1952 St Mary's College, Galway 1951 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 1950 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 1949 St Nathy's, Ballaghaderreen 1948 Roscommon CBS 1947 St Jarlath's College, Tuam Roscommon CBS 1946 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 1945 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 1944 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 1943 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 1942 Roscommon CBS 1941 Roscommon CBS 1940 Roscommon CBS 1939 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 1938 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 1937 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 1936 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 1935 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 1934 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 1933 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 1932 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 1931 Summerhill College, Sligo 1930 Summerhill College, Sligo 1929 St Gerard's, Castlebar 1928 St Nathy's, Ballaghaderreen

Teams in bold went on to win the Hogan Cup in the same year.

See also Hogan Cup Leinster Championship Corn Uí Mhuirí (Munster Championship) MacRory Cup (Ulster Championship)

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