The Simcox Cup, officially known as the Cork Post-Primary Schools Senior A Football Championship, is an annual inter-schools Gaelic football competition organised by the Cork Post-Primary Schools division of the Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It was first played in 1911. It is the highest inter-schools Gaelic football competition in County Cork.
The final, typically held in March, serves as the culmination of a knockout series of games played between October and March. Eligible players must be under the age of 19. It is a stand-alone competition and runs concurrently with the Corn Uí Mhuirí.
As of 2024, 11 teams were participating in the Simcox Cup. Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh are the title-holders after defeating Clonakilty Community College by 2–10 to 1–09 in the 2024 final.
Participating teams
The following teams took part in the 2023–24 series of games.
Team Location Clonakilty Community College Clonakilty Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh Bishopstown Coláiste Choilm Ballincollig Coláiste Chríost Rí Turners Cross Coachford College Coachford De La Salle College Macroom Hamilton High School Bandon Patrician Academy Mallow Skibbereen Community School Skibbereen St Colman's College Fermoy St Francis College Rochestown
List of finals
+YearWinnersScoreRunners-upScore 1950-51 1951-52 1952-53 St. Theresa's College, Castlmartyr 1953-54 St. Theresa's College, Castlmartyr 2-02 Colaiste Iosagain, Ballyvouney 1-03 1954-55 1955-56 1956-57 1957-58 1958-59 Coláiste Chríost Rí 1959-60 Coláiste Chríost Rí 1960-61 Coláiste Chríost Rí 1961-62 1962-63 Coláiste Chríost Rí 1963-64 1964-65 Coláiste Chríost Rí 1955-66 1966-67 Colasiste Iosagain, Ballyvourney 1967-68 Coláiste Chríost Rí 1968-69 1969-70 Coláiste Chríost Rí 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 Coláiste Chríost Rí 1978-79 Coláiste Chríost Rí 1979-80 Coláiste Chríost Rí 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 Coláiste Chríost Rí 1983-84 Coláiste Chríost Rí 1984-85 Coláiste Chríost Rí 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 Coláiste Chríost Rí 2001-02 Coláiste Chríost Rí 2002-03 Coláiste Chríost Rí 2003-04 Coláiste Chríost Rí 2004-05 Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 Coláiste Choilm, Ballincollig 2008-09 Coláiste Chríost Rí 2009-10 2010-11 Coláiste Chríost Rí 1-15 St Francis College 2-08 2011-12 De La Salle, Macroom 2012-13 De La Salle, Macroom 0-11 St Francis College 1-07 2013-14 Coláiste Choilm, Ballincollig 2014-15 Coláiste Chríost Rí 2015-16 Coláiste Chríost Rí 2016–17 St Francis College 1–11 Coláiste Choilm 0–12 2017–18 Coláiste Chríost Rí 2018–19 Patrician Academy Mallow 2–16 St Francis College 2–10 2019–20 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2020–21 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2021–22 Skibbereen Community School 1–14 Clonakilty Community College 2–10 2022–23 Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh 1–05 Skibbereen Community School 1–04 2023–24 Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh 2–10 Clonakilty Community College 1–09 2024–25 Hamilton High School 0–11 Skibbereen Community College 1–06 2025–26 Clonakilty Community College 0–17 Coláiste Choilm 0–11
References
External links Cork Post-Primary Schools GAA website