The Paddy Sheelan Cup is an annual subsidiary league competition organised by Louth GAA for Senior and Intermediate grade Gaelic football clubs in County Louth.

History The competition was launched in 1952 and Dundalk Gaels were the first winners. The Old Gaels Cup was presented to the winning team until 1978, when ACC Bank was brought in as sponsor. The ACC Cup was presented to the winners for the last time in 2003. In 2004, the captain of the winning Cooley Kickhams team received the Paddy Sheelan Cup, named in honour of a former Kickhams stalwart, for the first time.

Format Teams are split into groups, with the four best performing teams qualifying for the semi-final stage. The two semi-final victors then face off in the final of the competition.

Roll of Honour # Team Wins Years won 1 Cooley Kickhams 16 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1984, 1987, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2014, 2026 2 Newtown Blues 10 1962, 1963, 1966, 1970, 1986, 1997, 2007, 2012, 2015, 2022 3 St Mary's 9 1955, 1956, 1959, 1972, 1978, 1983, 2016, 2018, 2021 4 Clan na Gael 6 1979, 1982, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1999 5 Roche Emmets 4 1960, 1981, 2001, 20086 St Patrick's 3 1976, 2002, 2011 St Fechin's 3 1980, 1989, 1990 O'Raghallaighs 3 1964, 1977, 2010 Mattock Rangers 3 2009, 2017, 202410 Stabannon Parnells 2 1995, 2000 Dundalk Gaels 2 1952, 1994 Oliver Plunketts 2 1953, 1958 Dundalk Young Irelands 2 1957, 1985 Naomh Mhuire (Drogheda) 2 1954, 196115 Dreadnots 1 2019 St Bride's 1 1975 Naomh Máirtín 1 2023 Kilkerley Emmets 1 1988 O'Connells 1 2013 St Joseph's 1 2025

List of Finals

(R) = Replay

(AET) = After Extra-Time

Year Winner Score Opponent Score Venue1952 Dundalk Gaels 3-04 St Bride's 0-07 Athletic Grounds1953 Oliver Plunketts 3-03 Dundalk Young Irelands 1-07 Páirc Mhuire1954 Naomh Mhuire 1-09 Oliver Plunketts 1-04 Gaelic Grounds1955 St Mary's 2-11 Dundalk Gaels 2-06 The Grove1956 St Mary's 1-07 Stabannon Parnells 1-05 Páirc Mhuire1957 Dundalk Young Irelands 3-09 (R) Naomh Mhuire 1-01 (R) The Grove1958 Oliver Plunketts 1-06 (R) Dundalk Gaels 0-02 (R) The Grove1959 St Mary's 4-05 Newtown Blues 1-06 The Grove1960 Roche Emmets 2-06 Newtown Blues 1-05 The Grove1961 Naomh Mhuire 1-08 Clan na Gael 0-07 The Grove1962 Newtown Blues 2-10 Mattock Rangers 0-05 The Grove1963 Newtown Blues 3-08 St Patrick's 0-03 The Grove1964 O'Raghallaighs 1-05 Clan na Gael 1-02 Páirc Uí Mhuirí1965 Cooley Kickhams 3-12 (R) (AET) O'Raghallaighs 3-10 (R) (AET) St Brigid's Park1966 Newtown Blues 0-12 St Mary's 0-07 Gaelic Grounds1967 Cooley Kickhams 2-06 Clan na Gael 1-06 St Brigid's Park1968 Cooley Kickhams 1-06 Newtown Blues 0-05 St Brigid's Park1969 Cooley Kickhams 0-06 Mattock Rangers 0-05 St Brigid's Park1970 Newtown Blues 3-05 St Bride's 0-06 The Grove1971 Cooley Kickhams 0-09 Mattock Rangers 0-08 Clan na Gael Park1972 St Mary's 1-07 St Bride's 1-06 Páirc Mochta1973 Cooley Kickhams 1-10 (R) St Bride's 1-08 (R) Clan na Gael Park 1974 Cooley Kickhams 3-02 Mattock Rangers 2-03 Knockbridge1975 St Bride's 0-11 O'Raghallaighs 0-07 The Grove1976 St Patrick's 2-09 Roche Emmets 0-12 St Brigid's Park1977 O'Raghallaighs 1-07 St Fechin's 0-07 The Grove1978 St Mary's 1-07 Roche Emmets 1-04 St Brigid's Park1979 Clan na Gael 1-15 (R) Mattock Rangers 1-05 (R) Cluskey Park1980 St Fechin's 3-08 Clan na Gael 1-09 The Grove1981 Roche Emmets 0-03 Dreadnots 0-02 The Grove1982 Clan na Gael 1-08 Geraldines 0-07 Knockbridge1983 St Mary's 2-07 (R) Cooley Kickhams 2-06 (R) Knockbridge1984 Cooley Kickhams 2-04 St Joseph's 0-04 St Brigid's Park1985 Dundalk Young Irelands 2-07 Mattock Rangers 0-06 Páirc Mochta1986 Newtown Blues 0-14 Clan na Gael 1-04 The Grove1987 Cooley Kickhams 2-05 Oliver Plunketts 0-07 Knockbridge1988 Kilkerley Emmets 0-06 Dreadnots 0-05 Knockbridge1989 St Fechin's 1-06 Cooley Kickhams 1-05 McGeough Park1990 St Fechin's 1-09 Clan na Gael 1-06 Stabannon1991 Clan na Gael 1-08 (R) Stabannon Parnells 0-08 (R) McGeough Park1992 Clan na Gael 1-14 St Joseph's 1-11 St Brigid's Park1993 Clan na Gael 1-10 Newtown Blues 0-05 Stabannon1994 Dundalk Gaels 1-08 Naomh Máirtín 1-05 The Grove1995 Stabannon Parnells 1-08 St Patrick's 1-06 Páirc de Róiste1996 Not Held1997 Newtown Blues 2-11 Cooley Kickhams 1-12 The Grove1998 Cooley Kickhams 0-09 Kilkerley Emmets 0-07 St Brigid's Park1999 Clan na Gael 1-09 (R) Cooley Kickhams 2-04 (R) Páirc Na nGael2000 Stabannon Parnells 1-11 Cooley Kickhams 1-07 Clan na Gael Park 2001 Roche Emmets 2-13 St Mary's 0-14 Knockbridge2002 St Patrick's 2-05 Mattock Rangers 1-06 The Grove2003 Cooley Kickhams 2-10 St Mary's 0-10 Páirc Na nGael2004 Cooley Kickhams 0-15 Clan na Gael 1-06 St Brigid's Park2005 Cooley Kickhams 2-12 Clan na Gael 1-06 Páirc Na nGael2006 Cooley Kickhams 1-10 St Patrick's 1-07 Páirc Na nGael2007 Newtown Blues 1-14 St Joseph's 0-07 Páirc Seán Mistéal2008 Roche Emmets 2-13 Naomh Máirtín 1-12 Cluskey Park2009 Mattock Rangers 2-10 (R) Newtown Blues 1-12 (R) Gaelic Grounds2010 O'Raghallaighs 0-14 Glyde Rangers 2-07 Páirc Mattock2011 St Patrick's 2-10 Naomh Malachi 0-07 Fr McEvoy Park2012 Newtown Blues 2-13 (AET) O'Connells 2-12 (AET) Páirc Uí Mhuirí2013 O'Connells 0-14 St Patrick's 2-07 Fr McEvoy Park2014 Cooley Kickhams 1-11 Dreadnots 0-08 Clan na Gael Park 2015 Newtown Blues 1-08 St Mary's 0-09 Páirc Dreadnots2016 St Mary's 3-15 Cooley Kickhams 1-08 Darver2017 Mattock Rangers 2-11 St Patrick's 1-11 Cluskey Park2018 St Mary's 1-12 Mattock Rangers 2-07 Stabannon2020 Cancelled (COVID-19)2019 Dreadnots 1-15 St Mochta's 0-08 Páirc Dreadnots2021 St Mary's 6-16 St Mochta's 0-04 Darver2022 Newtown Blues 1-12 St Mochta's 0-09 Darver2023 Naomh Máirtín 1-11 Mattock Rangers 0-04 Darver2024 Mattock Rangers 2-09 St Joseph's 1-11 Darver2025 St Joseph's 2-15 Kilkerley Emmets 0-11 Fr McEvoy Park2026 Cooley Kickhams 2-14 St Bride's 3-07 Fr McEvoy Park

References

External links Louth GAA official website