Down Junior Football Championship

The Down Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by lower-tier Down GAA clubs. The Down County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1920. The national media covers the competition.

Ardglass are the title holders

History In the 2016 final Drumgath held Teconnaught in what was a surprising result. Drumgath then had a landslide win in the replay to secure their first ever JFC crown.

Honours The winners of the Down Junior Championship qualify to represent their county in the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship. The winners can, in turn, go on to play in the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship. Also, the winners of the Down Junior Championship automatically qualify for the following season's Intermediate Championship.

Finals listed by year (r) = replay

Year Winner Score Score Opponent 1920 Castlewellan 1927 Kilcoo 1928 Drumnaconnor 1929 Ballylough 1930 Burren 1932 Warrenpoint 1933 Kilkeel 1934 Gargory 1935 Burrenbridge 1936 Ballykinlar 1937 Glenn 1939 Kilkeel 1940 Warrenpoint 1941 Ballykinlar 1942 Kilclief 1943 Ardtole Ballylough 1944 Clann na Banna 1945 Ballykinlar 1946 Saul 1947 Tullylish* Kilclief 1948 Barnmeen 1949 Tullylish* 0–03 0–02 Ballynahinch 1950 Kilkeel 1951 Dromara 1952 Burren 1953 Magheral 1954 Loughinisland 1955 Ballykinlar 1956 Cabra Harps 1957 Dundrum 1958 Loughinisland 1959 Clann na Banna 1960 Kilkeel 1961 RGU Downpatrick 1962 Bryansford 1963 Ballyholland Harps 1964 Saul 1965 Drumaness 1966 Liatroim Fontenoys 1967 Bryansford 1968 Tullylish 1969 Drumaness 1970 Saval 1971 Greencastle 1972 Ballyholland Harps 1973 Newry Shamrocks II 1974 Clann na Banna 1975 Ballymartin 1976 Dundrum 1977 Greencastle 1978 Newry Mitchels 1979 Atticall Longstone 1980 Annaclone 1981 Mayobridge 1982 Annaclone 1983 Annsborough Drumaness 1984 RGU Downpatrick 1985 Drumaness 1986 Carryduff 1987 St Michael's 1988 Liatroim Fontenoys 1989 Drumaness 1990 Annsborough0-110-7 Castlewellan II 1991 St Michael's 1993 Castlewellan II 1994 Ardglass Darragh Cross 1995 Ballykinlar Bright 1996 Kilclief Bright 1997 Glasdrumman Dundrum 1998 Ballykinlar Darragh Cross 1999 Clann na Banna Bright 2000 Ardglass 2001 Newry Mitchels 2002 Ardglass 2003 Glenn 2004 St Michael's 2005 Dundrum Bright 2006 Bredagh 1–08 (r) 0–05 (r) Teconnaught  2007 Newry Bosco 2–11 0–02 Drumaness 2008 St John's 0–09 0–05 Bright 2009 Glenn 1–12 1–08 Teconnaught 2010 Drumaness 1–12 1–06 Newry Bosco 2011 Bredagh 4–10 0–09 Dromara 2012 Dundrum 0–15 0–06 Aghaderg 2013 Teconnaught 0–081–09 (r) 0–080–08 (r) Dromara  2014 Drumaness 0–14 0–08 Kilclief 2015 Glasdrumman 2–11 2–07 Ardglass 2016 Drumgath 1–074–16 (r) 0–100–05 (r) Teconnaught  2017 Dundrum 0–14 1–02 Bright 2018 Teconnaught 0–08 0–07 Kilclief 2019 Bright 1–14 0–15 Aughlisnafin 2020 St Paul's 2–06 0–10 Aughlisnafin 2021 Aughlisnafin 2–11 2–08 Dundrum 2022 Teconnaught 1–13 0–12 Dromara2023 Drumaness 3–08 1–10 Ardglass2024 Dromara 2–08 1–09 Aughlisnafin2025 Ardglass 1–11 0–10 Kilclief

Wins listed by club # Team Wins Years won 1 Drumaness 1965, 1969, 1985, 1989, 2010, 2014, 2023 2 Ballykinlar 1936, 1941, 1945, 1955, 1995, 1998 3 Dundrum 1957, 1976, 2005, 2012, 2017 4 Kilkeel 1933, 1939, 1950, 1960 Clann na Banna 1944, 1959, 1974, 1999 Ardglass 1994, 2000, 2002, 2025 7 Glenn 1937, 2003, 2009 Tullylish* as St Patrick's, Laurencetown 1947*, 1949*, 1968 St Michael's 1987, 1991, 2004 Teconnaught 2013, 2018, 2022 11 Annsborough 1983, 1990 Burren 1930, 1952 Warrenpoint 1932, 1940 Kilclief 1942, 1996 Saul 1946, 1964 Dromara 1951, 2024 Loughinisland 1954, 1958 RGU Downpatrick 1961, 1984 Bryansford 1962, 1967 Ballyholland Harps 1963, 1972 Liatroim Fontenoys 1966, 1988 Greencastle 1971, 1977 Newry Mitchels 1978, 2001 Annaclone 1980, 1982 Glasdrumman 1997, 2015 Bredagh 2006, 2011 27 Castlewellan 1920 Kilcoo 1927 Drumnaconnor 1928 Ballylough 1929 Gargory 1934 Burrenbridge 1935 Ardtole 1943 Barnmeen 1948 Magheral 1953 Cabra Harps 1956 Saval 1970 Newry Shamrocks II 1973 Ballymartin 1975 Atticall 1979 Mayobridge 1981 Carryduff 1986 Castlewellan II 1993 Newry Bosco 2007 St John's 2008 Drumgath 2016 Bright 2019 St Paul's 2020 Aughlisnafin 2021

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