Connacht Colleges Senior Football Championship

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Connacht colleges senior football "A" championship, is the top level Gaelic football competition for secondary schools in Connacht. They compete for the Aonghus Murphy Memorial Cup.

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The winners advance to the Hogan Cup, the All-Ireland colleges senior "A" football championship.

St Colman's College, Claremorris beat St Gerald's College, Castlebar 0-15 to 1-11 in an all-Mayo final in McHale Park on 15 March to win the 2019 championship. The teams met in the Connacht "A" League Final earlier in the year when St Gerald's came out the victors.

St Gerald's College, Castlebar beat Summerhill College, Sligo 1-13 to 0-10 in Charlestown GAA Club on 7 March to win the 2020 championship. The teams met in the Connacht "A" League Final earlier in the year when St Gerald's also came out the victors.

St Jarlath's College, Tuam (with 49 wins, the competition's most successful team) beat St Colman's College, Claremorris by a scoreline of 3-06 to 0-09 on 12 February 2022 in a crowded Tuam Stadium in tough conditions to add to their record of 48 titles and make it 49. Man-of-the-match Paddy Egan (from the Corofin club) scored the two crucial goals for St Jarlath's College.

Wins listed by college

#TeamWinsYears won
1 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 491932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2022
2 St Mary's College, Galway 91952, 1969, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 2004, 2005, 2006
2 Summerhill College, Sligo 91930, 1931, 1954, 1955, 1971, 1975, 1985, 2016, 2023
4 St Gerald's College, Castlebar 81929, 1996, 1997, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2020, 2024
5 Roscommon CBS 61940, 1941, 1942, 1948, 1998, 2015
5 St Colman's College, Claremorris 71970, 1977, 1981, 2009, 2017, 2019, 2025
6St Nathy's, Ballaghaderreen51928, 1949, 1957, 1959, 1968
7 Tuam CBS (St Patrick's College) 31980, 1989, 1995
8Rice College, Westport 12018

Finals listed by year

YearWinnerScoreOpponentScore
[1]
2025 St Colman's College Claremorris 2-09 Summerhill College, Sligo 1-09
2023 Summerhill College, Sligo 0-16 Coláiste Baile Chláir 1-09
2022 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 3-06 St Colman's College, Claremorris 0-09
2021Cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games
2020 [2] St Gerald's College, Castlebar 1-13 Summerhill College, Sligo 0-10
2019 [3] St Colman's College, Claremorris 0-15 St Gerald's College, Castlebar 1-11
2018 [4] Rice College, Westport 1-13St Attracta's, Tubbercurry 0-10
2017 [5] St Colman's College, Claremorris 2-08St Attracta's, Tubbercurry 0-08
2016 [6] Summerhill College, Sligo 1-12St Attracta's, Tubbercurry 0-13
2015 [7] Roscommon CBS 0-08 Summerhill College, Sligo 0-07
2014 [8] St Gerald's College, Castlebar 3-11St Attracta's, Tubbercurry 3-07
2013 [9] St Gerald's College, Castlebar 0-09 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 1-04
2012 St Jarlath's College, Tuam Summerhill College, Sligo
2011 St Jarlath's College, Tuam Summerhill College, Sligo
2010 St Gerald's College, Castlebar Summerhill College, Sligo
2009 St Colman's College, Claremorris St Gerald's College, Castlebar
2008 St Jarlath's College, Tuam St Colman's College, Claremorris
2007 St Jarlath's College, Tuam St Gerald's College, Castlebar
2006 St Mary's College, Galway St Gerald's College, Castlebar
2005 St Mary's College, Galway Holy Rosary Mountbellew
2004 St Mary's College, Galway St Gerald's College, Castlebar
2003 St Jarlath's College, Tuam Ballyhaunis Community School
2002 St Jarlath's College, Tuam St Colman's College, Claremorris
2001 St Jarlath's College, Tuam St Joseph's College, Ballinasloe
2000 St Jarlath's College, Tuam St Colman's College, Claremorris
1999 St Jarlath's College, Tuam St Patrick's College, Tuam (Tuam CBS)
1998 Roscommon CBS 1-14 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 1-6
1997 St Gerald's College, Castlebar
1996 St Gerald's College, Castlebar
1995 St Patrick's College, Tuam (Tuam CBS)0-14 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 1-07
1994 St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1993 St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1992 St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1991 St Mary's College, Galway
1990 St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1989 Tuam CBS (St Patrick's College)0-06 St Mary's College, Galway 0-04
1988 St Mary's College, Galway
1987 St Mary's College, Galway
1986 St Mary's College, Galway
1985 Summerhill College, Sligo
1984 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 1-09 Tuam CBS (St Patrick's College)0-01
1983 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 3-11 Tuam CBS (St Patrick's College)3-03
1982 St Jarlath's College, Tuam St Colman's College, Claremorris
1981 St Colman's College, Claremorris 0-06 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 0-05
1980 Tuam CBS (St Patrick's College)1-04 St Jarlath's College, Tuam 0-05
1979 St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1978 St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1977 St Colman's College, Claremorris St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1976 St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1975 Summerhill College, Sligo
1974 St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1973 St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1972 St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1971 Summerhill College, Sligo
1970 St Colman's College, Claremorris
1969 St Mary's College, Galway
1968St Nathy's, Ballaghaderreen
1967 St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1966 St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1965 St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1964 St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1963 St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1962 St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1961 St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1960 St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1959St Nathy's, Ballaghaderreen
1958 St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1957St Nathy's, Ballaghaderreen
1956 St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1955 Summerhill College, Sligo
1954 Summerhill College, Sligo
1953 St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1952 St Mary's College, Galway
1951 St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1950 St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1949St Nathy's, Ballaghaderreen
1948 Roscommon CBS
1947 St Jarlath's College, Tuam Roscommon CBS
1946 St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1945 St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1944 St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1943 St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1942 Roscommon CBS
1941 Roscommon CBS
1940 Roscommon CBS
1939 St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1938 St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1937 St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1936 St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1935 St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1934 St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1933 St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1932 St Jarlath's College, Tuam
1931 Summerhill College, Sligo
1930 Summerhill College, Sligo
1929St Gerard's, Castlebar
1928St Nathy's, Ballaghaderreen

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References

  1. ↑ "Summerhill take Connacht senior schools title with strong second-half showing". Irish Times Website. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "St Gerald's are Connacht Senior A Champions for a Seventh Time". Connacht GAA Website. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  3. ↑ "St Colman's Win Cracking Connacht Senior A Colleges Final". Connacht GAA website. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "Schools: Rice College create history in Connacht". Hogan Stand . 10 March 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Schools: St Colman's bridge eight year gap". Hogan Stand . 4 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Herron helps Summerhill bridge 31-year gap for glory Connacht title". Irish Independent . 7 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "Connacht Post-Primary Schools SFC: Sweet revenge for Roscommon". Irish Independent . 16 March 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  8. ↑ "Connacht PP Schools SF A final: Ruddy too hot for 'Curry". Hogan Stand . 15 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
  9. ↑ "McHugh's late effort clinches it for Gerald's". Irish Independent . 11 March 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
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