The Mayo Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by lower-tier Mayo GAA clubs.
Lahardane are the current title holders (2023)
Honours The trophy presented to the winners is the McDonnell Cup.
The winners of the Mayo Junior Championship qualify to represent their county in the Connacht Junior Club Football Championship. They often do well there, with the likes of Kilmeena (January 2022, following 2021 Mayo JFC win), Kilmaine (2019), Louisburgh (2016) and Ardnaree Sarsfields (2015) among the clubs from Mayo to win at least one Connacht Championship after winning the Mayo Junior Football Championship.
Former Mayo manager John Maughan was in charge of Lahardane when they won the 2017 Mayo JFC for the first time and then followed it up with a Connacht title, also in 2017.
The winners can, in turn, go on to play in the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship. In 2022, Kilmeena became the first club from Mayo to win one All-Ireland Junior Football Championship after winning the Connacht and Mayo Junior Football Championships. Previous finalists included Kiltimagh in 2010 and Ardnaree Sarsfields in 2016.
List of finals
Year Winner Opponent 2024 Cill Chomáin 2023 Lahardane McHales 2-10 Shrule-Glencorrib 0-11 2022 Islandeady 2-11 Cill Chomáin 1-07 2021 Kilmeena Cill Chomáin 2020 Kilmaine 1-13 Kilmeena 1-12 2019 Castlebar Mitchels B Kilmaine 2018 Balla 1-12 Achill 1-07 2017 Lahardane Kilmaine 2016 Louisburgh Balla 2015 Ardnaree Killala 2014 Castlebar Mitchels B Achill 2013 2012 The Neale Ardnaree 2011 Islandeady 2010 Parke-Keelogues-Crimlin 2009 Kiltimagh 2008 2007 Achill 2006 Crossmolina Deel Rovers 2005 Cill Chomáin Castlebar Mitchels B 2004 Aghamore 2003 2002 Kilmeena 2001 Belmullet 2000 1999 1998 Tuar Mhic Éadaigh 1997 Parke-Keelogues-Crimlin 1996 1995 Achill 1994 Louisburgh Carramore 1993 Kilmeena 1992 1991 Achill 1990 Islandeady 1989 1988 Islandeady 1986 Kilmeena 1985 1984 1983 Achill 1982 1981 Parke-Keelogues-Crimlin 1980 Balla 1979 Tuar Mhic Éadaigh 1978 Bonniconlon 1977 Kilmeena 1976 Parke-Keelogues-Crimlin 1975 Crossmolina Deel Rovers 1974 Islandeady 1973 1972 Kiltane 1971 Ardnaree 1970 Westport 1969 Aghamore 1968 1967 1966 1965 Achill 1959 Ardnaree/Islandeady? 1958 1957 1956 1955 Crossmolina Deel Rovers 1954 1953 1952 Ardnaree 1951 1950 1949 Swinford 1948 1947 Crossmolina Deel Rovers 1946 1945 1944 Mayo Abbey 1943 1942 Achill 1941 Westport 1940 1939 1938 1937 Westport 1931 Crossmolina Deel Rovers 1926 Crossmolina Deel Rovers
Wins listed by club
Crossmolina Deel Rovers (8): 1926, 1931, 1947, 1955, 1962, 1975, 2006 Achill (7): 1942, 1965, 1983, 1991, 1995, 2007, 2014 Islandeady (6): 1959, 1974, 1988, 1990, 2011, 2022 Kilmeena (5): 1977, 1986, 1993, 2002, 2021 Ardnaree (4): 1952, 1959, 1971, 2015 Parke (4) :1976,1981,1997,2010 Westport (3): 1937, 1941, 1970 Lahardane (2): 2017, 2023 Aghamore (2): 1969, 2004 Tuar Mhic Éadaigh (2): 1979, 1998 Balla (2): 1980, 2018 Cill Chomáin (2): 2005, 2012 Kiltane (1): 1972 Bonniconlon (1): 1978 Belmullet (1): 2001 Kiltimagh (1): 2009 Louisburgh (1): 2016 Kilmaine (1): 2020
References
External links Official Mayo Website Mayo on Hoganstand Mayo Club GAA