The Louth Junior A Football League, or Division 3 of the county football Leagues, is an annual Gaelic football competition. Introduced in 1921, it is contested by Junior clubs in County Louth. The captain of the winning team is presented with the Dixon Cup.
Format A Final to determine the winner was held annually until 1996, when the format changed. At the end of the league programme, the team with the most points is now awarded the trophy and is promoted to Division 2. The second-placed team can obtain promotion by winning a play-off involving a Division 2 club. Division 3 was split into separate A and B grades in 2019, before returning to the old format in advance of the 2025 season.
Trophy The MacArdle Cup was presented to each winning team until 2014, when it was replaced by the Dixon Cup.
Finals (R) = Replay
Year Winner Opponent1921Boyne Rangers (Drogheda)Clan na Gael1922 - -1923 - - 1924 Con Colberts (Dundalk)Wolfe Tones1925 - -1926 St Dominic's (Dundalk)Unknowns (Dromiskin)1927 - -1928Newtown BluesCastlebellingham1929 Clan na GaelNewtown Blues1930 Owen Roes (Drogheda)Clan na Gael1931 St Magdalene's (Drogheda) Drogheda Gaelics1932 Cooley KickhamsSt Magdalene's1933 St Magdalene'sHitchestown1934 DowdallshillGeraldines1935 Darver Young IrelandsSt Mary's1936 St Mochta'sDrogheda Gaelics1937 St Bride'sSt Mochta's1938 Darver Young IrelandsSt Mochta's1939 Seán O'Mahony'sRamblers United (Termonfeckin)1940 Seán O'Mahony'sOwen Roes1941 St Magdalene's (R)Seán O'Mahony's (R)1942 St Magdalene'sStabannon Parnells1943Oliver PlunkettsStabannon Parnells1944 Western Rovers (Army team)Owen Roes1945 Parnells (Drogheda)Seán O'Mahony's1946 St Colmcille's (Togher)Kilkerley Emmets1947Clan na Gael (R)Parnells (R)1948Seán O'Mahony'sParnells 1949Dundalk Young IrelandsSt Bride's1950 Naomh Mhuire (Drogheda)Dundalk Young Irelands1951Naomh Mhuire (R)Dowdallshill (R)1952 Darver VolunteersNaomh Mhuire 1953 Clan na GaelDarver Volunteers 1954Clan na GaelDarver Volunteers1955Roche EmmetsNewtown Blues1956Roche EmmetsGeraldines1957GeraldinesGlyde Rangers 1958GeraldinesSeán McDermott's1959St Bride'sHunterstown Rovers 1960Naomh FionnbarraWolfe Tones1961GeraldinesMattock Rangers1962Wolfe TonesNaomh Fionnbarra1963Naomh FionnbarraO'Raghallaighs1964Cooley KickhamsNaomh Fionnbarra1965St Kevin'sNaomh Fionnbarra1966St Kevin'sSt Bride's1967St Kevin'sSt Bride's1968Cooley Kickhams (R)St Kevin's (R)1969Glyde RangersJohn Mitchels1970St Patrick'sWolfe Tones1971Naomh FionnbarraClan na Gael1972St Patrick'sNaomh Fionnbarra1973St Mochta'sNaomh Fionnbarra1974Seán McDermott'sDundalk Young Irelands1975St Fechin'sSt Mochta's1976DreadnotsSt Fechin's1977Kilkerley EmmetsDundalk Young Irelands1978Naomh MáirtínHunterstown Rovers1979St Fechin'sHunterstown Rovers1980Naomh MáirtínRoche Emmets1981 John MitchelsRoche Emmets1982 Hunterstown RoversCooley Kickhams1983 Dundalk GaelsLann Léire1984 Oliver PlunkettsLann Léire1985 Dundalk GaelsHunterstown Rovers1986Glyde RangersJohn Mitchels1987 Seán O'Mahony'sDundalk Gaels1988St Kevin'sJohn Mitchels1989Dowdallshill O'Raghallaighs1990John MitchelsO'Raghallaighs1991St NicholasSt Mochta's1992 O'ConnellsJohn Mitchels1993 Oliver Plunketts (R)Glyde Rangers (R)1994 O'ConnellsGlyde Rangers1995 St Bride'sOliver Plunketts1996 Oliver PlunkettsO'Raghallaighs
Winners by Year
Year Winner1997 Na Piarsaigh1998John Mitchels1999O'Connells2000Seán McDermott's2001Westerns2002St Nicholas2003Dowdallshill2004Glen Emmets2005Seán McDermott's2006Dundalk Young Irelands2007St Mochta's2008Naomh Fionnbarra2009Dundalk Young Irelands2010St Fechin's2011Naomh Fionnbarra2012Hunterstown Rovers2013Roche Emmets2014Naomh Fionnbarra2015 Glyde Rangers2016Glen Emmets2017Glyde Rangers2018Dundalk Young Irelands2019Roche Emmets2020 Cancelled (COVID-19)2021Glen Emmets2022Glen Emmets2023Stabannon Parnells2024Oliver Plunketts2025John Mitchels
3B Winners The winning team was promoted to 3A
Year Winner2019Westerns2020 Cancelled (COVID-19)2021Wolfe Tones2022Stabannon Parnells2023John Mitchels2024St Nicholas
References
External links Louth GAA official website