Cavan Senior Football Championship

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Cavan Senior Football Championship
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Current event clock.svg 2025 Cavan Senior Football Championship
CodeGaelic football
Founded1888
Region County Cavan, Ireland (GAA)
TrophyOliver Plunkett Cup
No. of teams12
Title holders Colours of Cavan.svg Kingscourt Stars (12th title)
Most titles Colours of Cork.svg Cornafean (20 titles)
SponsorsKyte Powertech
Official website http://www.cavangaa.ie

The Cavan Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by Cavan GAA. It is played between the twelve top-graded clubs in County Cavan. It was first competed for in 1888. The winners are awarded the Oliver Plunkett Cup and go on to represent Cavan in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship.

Contents

Cornafean are the most successful club, having won the competition twenty times, most recently in 1956. Crosserlough won a record seven consecutive titles between 1966 and 1972. The current champions are Kingscourt Stars who beat Gowna in the 2025 final to win their twelfth title.

Format

12 teams contest the Kyte Powertech Senior Football Championship. The championship is run on a league basis up to the quarter-final stage with all teams put into one league table. Each team plays four games with the fixtures decided by a random draw at the conclusion of each round. No team can meet each other twice in the league stage. The top eight teams in the league progress to the quarter-finals while the bottom four teams enter the relegation play-offs with one team to be relegated to the Cavan Intermediate Football Championship. [1]

List of finals

Key to list of winners
†Winning team reached the final of the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship
List of Cavan Senior Football Championship finals [2]
YearWinnersScoreOpponentRef.
1888Maghera MacFinns1–4 – 0–1Ballyconnell
1889No Championship
1890Cavan Slashers
1891No Championship
1892No Championship
1893No Championship
1894No Championship
1895No Championship
1896No Championship
1897No Championship
1898No Championship
1899No Championship
1900No Championship
1901No Championship
1902Cavan Slashers
1903 Drumlane
1904 Drumlane
1905 Drumlane
1906No Championship
1907 Drumlane
1908 Lacken 0–7 – 0–3 Lavey
1909 Cornafean Crosserlough
1910 Cornafean
1911 Bailieborough Shamrocks
1912 Cornafean
1913 Cornafean
1914 Cornafean
1915 Cornafean
1916Virginia Blues
1917Cavan Slashers
1918 Cornafean Crosserlough
1919Virginia Blues
1920 Cornafean
1921 Kingscourt Stars Bruskey
1922Cavan Slashers
1923 Templeport 3–2 – 2–2 Cornafean
1924Cavan Slashers2–1 – 0–5 Bailieborough Shamrocks
1925Cavan Slashers1–3 – 0–4 Cornafean
1926Maghera MacFinns2–1 – 2–0 Gowna
1927Cavan Slashers1–5 – 0–4Virginia Blues
1928 Cornafean 1–3 – 0–3Maghera MacFinns
1929 Cornafean 2–5 – 2–2Cavan Slashers
1930Cavan Slashers1–4 – 0–4 Cornafean
1931Cavan Slashers3–4 – 0–8 Cornafean
1932 Cornafean 5–5 – 0–2 Bailieborough Shamrocks
1933 Cornafean 4–1 – 0–3Cavan Slashers
1934 Cornafean 3–5 – 0–2 Bailieborough Shamrocks
1935 Mullahoran 2–5 – 1–3 Cornafean
1936 Cornafean 3–6 – 0–3Cavan Slashers
1937 Cornafean 2–4 – 1–7 Bailieborough Shamrocks
0–5 – 0–1 (R)
1938 Cornafean 2–6 – 0–5 Gowna
1939 Cornafean 1–6 – 1–5Killinkere
1940 Cornafean 1–4 – 0–3Killinkere
1941Cavan Slashers1–4 – 1–3 Cornafean
1942 Mullahoran 1–8 – 0–10 Cornafean
1943 Cornafean 3–7 – 2–4 Mullahoran
1944 Mullahoran 1–6 – 1–4Mountnugent
1945 Mullahoran 3–8 – 1–4 Bailieborough Shamrocks
1946Mountnugent0–9 – 2–3 Bailieborough Shamrocks
0–6 – 0–5 (R)
1947 Mullahoran 1–6 – 1–4Cross
1948 Mullahoran 3–5 – 2–5 Bailieborough Shamrocks
1949 Mullahoran 3–11 – 0–2 Cornafaen
1950 Mullahoran
1951 Lavey 0–9 – 0–7Mullagh [3]
1952 Bailieborough Shamrocks 1–8 – 0–4Munterconnaught
1953 Cootehill 3–5 – 0–3 Cornafean [4]
1954 Cootehill 1–13 – 1–3 Mullahoran [5]
1955 Cootehill 3–9 – 1–5 Kingscourt Stars [6]
1956 Cornafean 4–2 – 1–7 Bailieborough Shamrocks [7]
1957 Bailieborough Shamrocks 0–9 – 0–8 Cootehill
1958 Crosserlough 3–7 – 3–4 Cavan Gaels
1959Virginia Blues3–3 – 1–6 Crosserlough
1960Final not played
1961 Crosserlough 2–8 – 2–3 Ballinagh
1962Virginia Blues0–9 – 1–6 Bailieborough Shamrocks
1–8 – 2–4 (R)
1963 Mullahoran 1–6 – 1–6 Bailieborough Shamrocks
1–10 – 0–3 (R)
1964 Bailieborough Shamrocks 3–8 – 1–4 Cootehill
1965 Cavan Gaels 3–5 – 1–10 Bailieborough Shamrocks
1966 Crosserlough 3–13 – 0–0Ballyconnell
1967 Crosserlough 0–18 – 3–5 Cavan Gaels
1968 Crosserlough 2–6 – 0–8 Castlerahan
1969 Crosserlough †1–9 – 0–4St Joseph's
(Arva/Killeshandra)
1970 Crosserlough 1–12 – 0–5 Cavan Gaels
1971 Crosserlough 1–12 – 1–4 Killygarry
1972 Crosserlough 3–8 – 2–6St Brigid's
(Laragh/Stradone)
1973Annagh
(Redhills/Belturbet)		4–11 – 3–8 Ramor United
(Virginia/Maghera)		 [8]
1974 Ramor United
(Virginia/Maghera)		1–11 – 0–7Woodford Gaels
(Templeport/Kildallan)
1975 Cavan Gaels 1–11 – 2–8 Crosserlough
1–11 – 0–8 (R)
1976St Mary's
(Castlerahan/Munterconnaught)		0–12 – 0–9 Ballyhaise
1977 Cavan Gaels †3–12 – 1–6St Mary's
(Castlerahan/Munterconnaught)		 [9]
1978 Cavan Gaels 1–10 – 0–6 Ballyhaise
1979 Laragh United 3–14 – 1–7 Crosserlough
1980 Kingscourt Stars 0–10 – 0–9 Crosserlough
1981 Kingscourt Stars 1–8 – 0–11 Drumalee
1–10 – 0–4 (R)
1982 Laragh United 1–10 – 1–3 Bailieborough Shamrocks
1983 Laragh United 1–15 – 2–6 Cavan Gaels
1984 Laragh United 0–16 – 2–7 Drumalee
1985 Ramor United 3–10 – 0–7 Kingscourt Stars
1986 Kingscourt Stars 2–12 – 0–6 Ballinagh
1987 Kingscourt Stars †1–8 – 0–6 Ramor United
1988 Gowna 1–6 – 0–3 Laragh United
1989 Kingscourt Stars 1–11 – 0–8 Ramor United
1990 Kingscourt Stars †1–12 – 0–9 Mullahoran
1991 Kingscourt Stars 3–11 – 0–10 Crosserlough
1992 Ramor United 1–9 – 0–11 Bailieborough Shamrocks
1993 Kingscourt Stars 2–8 – 0–8 Gowna
1994 Gowna 1–8 – 0–9 Mullahoran
1995 Bailieborough Shamrocks †0–13 – 1–8 Gowna
1996 Gowna 1–14 – 1–8 Mullahoran
1997 Gowna 3–12 – 2–6 Crosserlough [10]
1998 Mullahoran 2–5 – 0–4 Cavan Gaels [11]
1999 Gowna 0–11 – 1–7 Kingscourt Stars [12]
2000 Gowna 2–10 – 0–11 Cavan Gaels
2001 Cavan Gaels 0–15 – 0–7 Gowna [13]
2002 Gowna 1–17 – 0–8 Cavan Gaels [14]
2003 Cavan Gaels 3–6 – 1–8 Mullahoran [15]
2004 Cavan Gaels 1–9 – 0–7 Mullahoran [16]
2005 Cavan Gaels 0–12 – 1–6 Mullahoran [17]
2006 Mullahoran 2–10 – 0–10 Cavan Gaels [18]
2007 Cavan Gaels 0–15 – 0–11 Gowna [19]
2008 Cavan Gaels 0–15 – 0–7 Denn [20]
2009 Cavan Gaels 1–20 – 2–11 Denn [21]
2010 Kingscourt Stars 1–13 – 1–9 Cavan Gaels [22]
2011 Cavan Gaels 4–11 – 0–7 Castlerahan [23]
2012 Mullahoran 1–8 – 1–8 Kingscourt Stars [24] [25]
1–8 – 0–7 (R)
2013 Ballinagh 0–12 – 0–11 Cavan Gaels [26]
2014 Cavan Gaels 0–16 – 0–15 Kingscourt Stars [27]
2015 Kingscourt Stars 1–9 – 0–11 Castlerahan [28]
2016 Ramor United 2–11 – 3–8 Castlerahan [29] [30]
0–10 – 0–8 (R)
2017 Cavan Gaels †0–13 – 0–8 Castlerahan [31]
2018 Castlerahan 2–11 – 1–13 Crosserlough [32]
2019 Castlerahan 1–9 – 0–10 Ramor United [33]
2020 Crosserlough 2–12 – 2–12 Kingscourt Stars [34] [35]
0–13 – 0–8 (R)
2021 Ramor United 0–10 – 0–10 Gowna [36] [37]
1–15 – 0–14 (R)
2022 Gowna 2–13 – 1–9 Killygarry [38]
2023 Gowna 5–15 – 0–13 Kingscourt Stars [39]
2024 Crosserlough 2–6 – 0–4 Ramor United [40]
2025 Kingscourt Stars 2–16 – 0–13 Gowna [41]

Performances by club

Performances in the Cavan Senior Football Championship by club
ClubTitlesYears won
Cornafean 201909, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1918, 1920, 1928, 1929, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1956
Cavan Gaels 141965, 1975, 1977, 1978, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2017
Mullahoran 121935, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1963, 1998, 2006, 2012
Kingscourt Stars 121921, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2010, 2015, 2025
Crosserlough 111958, 1961, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 2020, 2024
Cavan Slashers91890, 1917, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1930, 1931, 1941
Gowna 91988, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2022, 2023
Bailieborough Shamrocks 51911, 1952, 1957, 1964, 1995
Ramor United 51974, 1985, 1992, 2016, 2021
Drumlane 41903, 1904, 1905, 1907
Virginia Blues41916, 1919, 1959, 1962
Laragh United 41979, 1982, 1983, 1984
Cootehill 31953, 1954, 1955
Maghera MacFinns21888, 1926
Castlerahan 2 2018, 2019
Lacken 11908
Templeport 11923
Mountnugent11946
Lavey 11951
Annagh11973
St Mary's11976
Ballinagh 1 2013

References

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  2. ↑ Cartwright, George (2023). Breffni Park to Kingspan Breffni: Celebrating 100 Years. Cavan GAA. pp. 239–242. ISBN   978-1-3999-6000-7.
  3. ↑ Anglo-Celt 1846-current, Saturday, 1 September 1951; Page: 5
  4. ↑ Anglo-Celt 1846-current, Saturday, 26 September 1953; Page: 5
  5. ↑ Anglo-Celt 1846-current, Saturday, 4 September 1954; Page: 5
  6. ↑ Anglo-Celt 1846-current, Saturday, 3 September 1955; Page: 5
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