| Armagh Senior Football Championship | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1889 |
| Trophy | Gerry Fagan Cup [1] |
| Title holders |  Clann Éireann (4th title) |
| Most titles |  Crossmaglen Rangers (47 titles) |
The Armagh Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by top-tier Armagh GAA clubs. The Armagh County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1889.
Clann Éireann are the title holders (2024) defeating Clan na Gael in the final. [2]
The first official football champions of Armagh, following the creation in 1889 of the County Board, were Armagh Harps, in the 1889 final which saw the defeat of Blackwatertown in Armagh by a scoreline of 4-14 to 0-03.[ citation needed ] Crossmaglen Rangers have won the Armagh senior football championship on most occasions, with 40 victories since 1906, including a run of 13 wins from 1996 to 2008. During the 1997-2000 victorious seasons, Crossmaglen went on to claim three All-Ireland Club Championships in four years. They have since added All-Ireland titles in 2007, 2011 and 2012.[ citation needed ]
The trophy presented to the winners is the Gerry Fagan Cup. [3] The winners of the Armagh Championship qualify to represent their county in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. The winners can, in turn, go on to play in the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.
(r) = replay
| # | Club | Wins | Years won |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crossmaglen Rangers | 47 | 1906, 1908, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1947, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1975, 1977, 1983, 1986, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 |
| 2 |  Armagh Harps | 21 | 1889, 1890, 1891, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1917, 1918, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1946, 1952, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1989, 1991, 2017 |
| 3 |  Clan na Gael | 14 | 1949, 1950, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1987, 1993, 1994 |
| 5 |  Keady Dwyer's | 4 | 1938, 1953, 1956, 1984 |
 St Patrick's Carrickcruppen | 1959, 1978, 1979, 1982 | ||
 Pearse Óg GAC | 1985, 1988, 1992, 2009 | ||
 Clann Éireann | 1954, 1963, 2021, 2024 | ||
| 9 | Bessbrook Geraldines / An Sruthán | 3 | 1909, 1916, 1939 |
 Killeavy St Monnina's | 1914, 1915, 1948 | ||
| 11 | Shane O'Neill's | 2 | 1907, 1910 |
| Armagh Tír na nÓg | 1904, 1935 | ||
| St Michael's | 1940, 1941 | ||
| Mullaghbawn | 1964, 1995 | ||
 Maghery | 2016, 2020 | ||
| 16 | Whitecross | 1 | 1905 |
| Crossmaglen Red Hands | 1906 | ||
| Creggan Rovers | 1908 | ||
| Armagh St Malachy’s | 1942 | ||
| Wolfe Tones | 1943 | ||
| St Peter’s Sel | 1944 | ||
| St Malachy’s | 1945 | ||
 St Peter's | 1951 | ||
| Collegeland | 1961 | ||
| Sarsfields | 1990 | ||
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