The Armagh Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by lower-tier Armagh GAA clubs. The Armagh County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1925. The national media covers the competition.
Clonmore are the title holders (2025) defeating Middletown in the final
History From the launch of the Junior Championship in 1925 until 2013, five clubs won the title four times, with 42 other clubs winning it at least once.
The 2020 final went to a replay.
In 2025 a new competition was added the Junior B championship to cater for the growing number of second teams competing at junior level. Currently the two best positioned teams in the league who are a seconds team are able to compete in the main Junior Football Championship
Honours The trophy presented to the winners is the Sean Quinn Perpetual Cup.Armagh GAA, 29 September 2012, Clár Oifigiúil, Cluiche Ceannais, Craobh Sóiseareach Peile 2012 (Official Programme of 2012 JFC final) The Armagh JFC winners qualify for the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship. It is the only team from County Armagh to qualify for this competition. The Armagh JFC winners may enter the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship at either the preliminary round or the quarter-final stage. 2005's winning club Clonmore advanced to that year's Ulster Club JFC final.Anglo-Celt 1846-current, Thursday, December 01, 2005; Page: 45 2012's winning club An Port Mór went on to win the 2012 Ulster Club JFC.
The Armagh JFC winners — by winning the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship — may qualify for the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship, at which they would enter at the semi-final stage, providing they haven't been drawn to face the British champions in the quarter-finals.
List of finals Year Winner Score Opponent Score 1925 Keady 1926 Crossmaglen Rangers 1927 Keady 1928 Young Irelands 1929 Young Irelands 1930 Wolfe Tone 1931 Clan na Gael 1932 Killeavy 1933 Keady 1934 Jonesborough 1935 Whitecross 1936 Bessbrook 1937 Maghery Silverbridge 1938 Bessbrook 1939 Newtownhamilton 1940 Whitecross 1941 Shane O'Neill's 0-10 Ballyhegan 1-02 1942 Mullaghbawn 1943 Crossmaglen Rangers 1944 Crossmaglen Rangers 1945 Clann Éireann 1946 Newtownhamilton Ballymacnab 1947 St Peter's 1948 Clan na Gael 1949 Sarsfields 1950 Newtownhamilton 1951 Culloville Blues 1952 Pearse Óg 1953 Madden 1954 Blackwatertown 1955 Ballyhegan 1956 Collegeland 1957 Harps 1958 Maghery 1959 Silverbridge Ballyhegan 1960 Mullaghbawn 1961 Ballyhegan 1962 Maghery 1963 Derrynoose 1964† Thomas Williams† 1965 Tír na nÓg 1966 Dromintee 1967 St Peter's 1968 Clan na Gael II 1969 Whitecross Ballymacnab 1970 Annaghmore 1971 Granemore Ballymacnab 1972 Grange Ballymacnab 1973 Derrynoose 1974 Middletown 1975 Culloville Blues 1976 Keady 1977 Clady 1978 St Paul's, Lurgan 1979 Grange 1980 Killeavy 1981 Forkhill 1982 Corrinshego 2-09 Clonmore 1-06 1983 Mullaghbrack 1984 Dromintee 1985 Éire Óg 1986 Mullaghbawn 1987 St Michael's 1988 Collegeland 1989 Annaghmore 1990 Granemore 1991 An Port Mór Madden 1992 Clady 1993 Madden Ballymacnab 1994 Shane O'Neill's 1-13 Ballymacnab 2-08 1995 Ballyhegan 1996 Whitecross 1997 O'Hanlon's Wolfe Tone 1998 Granemore 1999 Ballymacnab 2-05 Belleeks 0-07 2000 Wolfe Tone Tullysaran GAC 2001 Belleeks 2002 Crossmaglen II 2003 Annaghmore 2004 Lissummon 2005 Clonmore An Port Mór 2006 An Port Mór Collegeland 2007 Collegeland Clady 2008 Middletown Grange 2009 Shane O'Neill's 0-13 (0-12) Belleeks 0-07 (2-06) 2010 Grange Tullysaran 2011 Éire Óg 3-07 Clonmore 1-06 2012 An Port Mór 2-11 Annaghmore 2-08 2013 Annaghmore 0-12 Clonmore 1-05 2014 Keady 2-10 Collegeland 0-06 2015 Tullysaran 1-13 Clonmore 0-08 2016 Clonmore 1-10 (0-12) St Patrick's II 0-10 (1-09) 2017 Ballyhegan 1-14 Corrinshego 1-11 2018 Keady 0-18 An Port Mór 0-13 2019 Collegeland 1-12 Derrynoose St Mochua's 1-09 2020 Forkhill 3-10 (1-12) Belleeks 1-10 (2-09) 2021 Belleeks 0-12 Crossmaglen II 0-09 2022 Derrynoose St Mochua's 2-14 Lissummon 0-072023Clann Eireann II4-12Ballyhagen1-082024Collegeland0-11An Port Mór0-112025Clonmore0-14 (0-10)Middletown0-10 (0-10)
Notes † The 1964 winner was probably an amalgamated Dorsey and Cullyhanna team, Tom Williams GFC.
References
External links Armagh GAA Website