Ulster Junior Club Football Championship

Ulster Junior Club Football Championship
IrishCraobh Shóisireach Peile Chlub Uladh
CodeGaelic football
Founded2001; 23 years ago (2001)
RegionUlster, Ireland (GAA)
TrophyPaul Kerr Cup
Title holders Arva (1st title)
Most titles Rock St Patrick's (3 titles)
SponsorsAllied Irish Banks (AIB)
Official websiteUlster GAA

The Ulster Junior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by Ulster Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is played between the Junior championship winners from each of the nine counties of Ulster. The competition has a straight knock-out format. It was first held in 2001 as an unofficial tournament, and has been organised by Ulster GAA since 2004. The winners are awarded the Paul Kerr Cup. The winners go on to represent Ulster in the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship.

Monaghan clubs have won the competition eight times, more than any other county. Rock St Patrick's are the most successful club, having won the competition three times. The current champions are Arva from Cavan.

List of finals[edit]

Key to the list
† Winning team reached the final of the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship
‡ Winning team won the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship
List of Ulster Junior Club Football Championship finals
Year Winners Score Runners-up Venue Ref
County Club County Club
2001[a] CAV Drumgoon ‡ 1–13 – 0–10 MON Doohamlet Shamrock Park, Cremartin [1]
2002[a] MON Corduff Gaels 1–08 – 0–08 DER Ballerin Shamrock Park, Cremartin [2]
2003[a] MON Monaghan Harps 1–11 – 2–08 DER Limavady Shamrock Park, Cremartin [3]
1–12 – 1–02 (R) Shamrock Park, Cremartin [4]
2004 TYR Stewartstown Harps † 0–09 – 2–02 MON Cremartin Casement Park, Belfast [5]
2005 MON Monaghan Harps 1–12 – 0–07 ARM Clonmore Brewster Park, Enniskillen [6]
2006 TYR Greencastle ‡ 1–06 – 0–08 DON Naomh Bríd Casement Park, Belfast
2007 TYR Rock St Patrick's † 2–08 – 2–06 MON Aughnamullen St Tiernach's Park, Clones
2008 MON Drumhowan 5–10 – 0–05 DER Lissan Brewster Park, Enniskillen [7]
2009 MON Emyvale 2–06 – 1–09 ANT St Teresa's Páirc Esler, Newry [8]
2–14 – 1–11 (R) Páirc Esler, Newry [9]
2010 CAV Swanlinbar † 0–08 – 2–07[b] MON Corduff Gaels Breffni Park, Cavan [11]
2011 TYR Derrytresk † 2–05 – 0–10 MON Cremartin Athletic Grounds, Armagh [12]
2012 ARM An Port Mór 2–09 – 0–11 TYR Brackaville Páirc Esler, Newry [13]
2013 MON Emyvale 1–06 – 0–06 TYR Killeeshil Athletic Grounds, Armagh [14]
2014 TYR Rock St Patrick's 2–12 – 0–07 DON Urris Owenbeg, Dungiven [15]
2015 MON Rockcorry 3–10 – 0–09 DER Faughanvale Athletic Grounds, Armagh [16]
2016 TYR Rock St Patrick's † 1–12 – 0–14 (aet) MON Blackhill Páirc Esler, Newry [17]
2017 DON Naomh Colmcille 1–09 – 0–06 FER Belnaleck Celtic Park, Derry [18]
2018 DON Red Hughs 1–11 – 1–09 DER Limavady Celtic Park, Derry [19]
2019 MON Blackhill 1–11 – 0–09 DON Buncrana Healy Park, Omagh [20]
2020 Competition cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2021 CAV Denn 3–08 – 0–10 DON Na Dúnaibh St Tiernach's Park, Clones [21]
2022 TYR Stewartstown Harps † 1–12 – 0–15 (aet)
(5–4 pen) 		CAV Drumlane St Tiernach's Park, Clones [22]
2023 CAV Arva ‡ 0–13 – 0–06 MON Blackhill Shamrock Park, Roslea [23]

Performances[edit]

By county[edit]

Performances in the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship by county
County Titles Runners-up Years won Years runners-up
MON 8 7 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2019 2001, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2016, 2023
TYR 7 2 2004, 2006, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2022 2012, 2013
CAV 4 1 2001, 2010, 2021, 2023 2022
DON 2 4 2017, 2018 2006, 2014, 2019, 2021
ARM 1 1 2012 2005
DER 0 5 — 2002, 2003, 2008, 2015, 2018
ANT 0 1 — 2009
FER 0 1 — 2017

By club[edit]

Performances in the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship by club
Club Titles Runners-up Years won Years runners-up
Rock St Patrick's 3 0 2007, 2014, 2016 —
Monaghan Harps 2 0 2003, 2005 —
Stewartstown Harps 2 0 2004, 2022 —
Emyvale 2 0 2009, 2013 —
Blackhill 1 2 2019 2016, 2023
Corduff Gaels 1 1 2002 2010
Drumgoon 1 0 2001 —
Greencastle 1 0 2006 —
Drumhowan 1 0 2008 —
Swanlinbar 1 0 2010 —
Derrytresk 1 0 2011 —
An Port Mór 1 0 2012 —
Rockcorry 1 0 2015 —
Naomh Colmcille 1 0 2017 —
Red Hughs 1 0 2018 —
Denn 1 0 2021 —
Arva 1 0 2023 —
Limavady 0 2 — 2003, 2018
Cremartin 0 2 — 2004, 2011
Doohamlet 0 1 — 2001
Ballerin 0 1 — 2002
Clonmore 0 1 — 2005
Naomh Bríd 0 1 — 2006
Aughnamullen 0 1 — 2007
Lissan 0 1 — 2008
St Teresa's 0 1 — 2009
Brackaville 0 1 — 2012
Killeeshil 0 1 — 2013
Urris 0 1 — 2014
Faughanvale 0 1 — 2015
Belnaleck 0 1 — 2017
Buncrana 0 1 — 2019
Na Dúnaibh 0 1 — 2021
Drumlane 0 1 — 2022

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Unofficial tournament.
  2. ^ Swanlinbar lost the final, but were awarded the title after a successful objection.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Anglo-Celt 1846-current, Thursday, March 21, 2002; Page: 26
  2. ^ "Corduff are Ulster Junior Club champions". Hogan Stand. 18 March 2003. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  3. ^ Anglo-Celt 1846-current, Thursday, March 11, 2004; Page: 34
  4. ^ "Harps are champs". Hogan Stand. 23 March 2004. Retrieved 19 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Stewartstown fight back to take title". Belfast Telegraph. 29 November 2004. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Harps celebrate". Irish Independent. 28 November 2005. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Drumhowan are Ulster Champions". Drumhowan GAA. 30 November 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
  8. ^ "Emyvale 2-06 St Teresa's 1-09". Belfast Telegraph. 30 November 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  9. ^ "St Teresa's 1-11 Emyvale 2-14". Belfast Telegraph. 7 December 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Swad win appeal". Hogan Stand. 12 January 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  11. ^ "Corduff prove too classy". Irish Independent. 3 May 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Rea strike swings it for 'Tresk". Irish Independent. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  13. ^ Mooney, Francis (3 December 2012). "First-half goals pave way for An Port Mór". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
  14. ^ Bannon, Orla (2 December 2013). "First-half McMahon goal key for Emyvale". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  15. ^ "Ulster Club JFC final: Rock down Urris". Hogan Stand. 30 November 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  16. ^ "Carroll adds gloss for Rockcorry". Irish Independent. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  17. ^ Mooney, Francis (28 November 2016). "Rock just about have the edge over Blackhill in Ulster JFC final". The Irish News. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  18. ^ "Ulster club JFC final: Naomh Colmcille make history". Hogan Stand. 25 November 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  19. ^ Crumley, Odhrán (19 November 2018). "Red Hugh's beat Limavady to win Ulster junior football title". The Irish News. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  20. ^ "Geehan seals it for Blackhill". Irish Independent. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  21. ^ Fitzpatrick, Paul (19 December 2021). "Denn deliver Ulster title in style". The Anglo-Celt. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  22. ^ Mooney, Francis (27 November 2022). "Stewartstown are just the ticket after lottery of penalty hands them Ulster junior title". The Irish News. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  23. ^ Carney, Kevin Óg (26 November 2023). "Ciaran Brady plays captain's role in Arva's Ulster Junior final win over Blackhill". The Irish News. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
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