Connacht Senior Club Football Championship

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Connacht Senior Club Football Championship
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Current event clock.svg 2024 Connacht Senior Club Football Championship
Irish Craobh Sinsir Peile Connachta na gClub
Founded1966
TrophyShane McGettigan Cup [1]
Title holders Coolera/Strandhill (1st title)
Most titles Corofin (10 titles)
Sponsors AIB

The Connacht Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played between senior clubs in Connacht, with one qualifying from each of the five individual county championships. The winners of the Connacht football championship qualify for the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.

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History

The Connacht Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played on a knockout basis between the senior club championship winners of the competing counties in Connacht, with the addition of the London champions since 2018. [2] Prior to this, the London champions entered the all-Ireland series at the quarter final stage. The current holders of the title are Padraig Pearses of Roscommon. While a provincial competition existed prior to 1970, Galway side Fr. Griffins were the first winners of the competition in its current format, in the 1970–71 season. The most successful club is Corofin of Galway, who have won the competition on nine occasions, while Roscommon's Clann na nGael hold the record for consecutive titles, with their six-in-a-row from 1984 to 1989. Galway clubs have the most wins, with 19 titles.

The trophy is the Shane McGettigan Cup, named after an Allen Gaels and Leitrim player, who died in a construction accident in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1998, aged just 21. He was the son of singer Charlie McGettigan. [3] [4] [5]

Wins listed by club

TeamWinsYears wonCounty
1 Corofin 101991, 1995, 1997, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 Galway
2 Clann na nGael 71982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 Roscommon
3 St Brigid's 52006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2023 Roscommon
4 Castlebar Mitchels 41969, 1993, 2013, 2015 Mayo
5 St Mary's 31977, 1980, 1983 Sligo
Knockmore 31973, 1992, 1996 Mayo
Crossmolina Deel Rovers 31999, 2000, 2002 Mayo
Ballina Stephenites 31998, 2004, 2007 Mayo
6 Fr. Griffin's 21970, 1972 Galway
Roscommon Gaels 21974, 1975 Roscommon
Killererin 21976, 1978 Galway
Salthill/Knocknacarra 21990, 2005 Galway
8 Dunmore MacHales 11966 Galway
Castlerea St Kevin's 11968 Roscommon
Claremorris 11971 Mayo
St Grellan's 11979 Galway
Garrymore 11981 Mayo
Tuam Stars 11994 Galway
Charlestown Sarsfields 12001 Mayo
Caltra 12003 Galway
Padraig Pearses 12021 Roscommon
Maigh Cuilinn 12022 Galway
Coolera/Strandhill 12024 Sligo

Wins listed by county

#CountyConnacht TitlesRunners-upLast provincial winners
1 Galway clubs2113 Maigh Cuilinn, 2022
2 Mayo clubs1617 Castlebar Mitchels, 2015
3 Roscommon clubs1612 St. Brigid's, 2023
4 Sligo clubs47 Coolera/Strandhill, 2024
5 Leitrim clubs08

List of finals

List of Connacht SFC finals

YearWinnersRunners-up
CountyClubScoreCountyClubScore
2024 Sligo Coolera/Strandhill 1-15 Roscommon Pádraig Pearse's 1-14
2023 Roscommon St Brigid's 1-13 Galway Corofin 2-05
2022 Galway Maigh Cuilinn 0-13 Sligo Tourlestrane 0-06
2021 Roscommon Pádraig Pearse's 1-13 Mayo Knockmore 1-11
2020Cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games
2019 [6] Galway Corofin 1-10 Roscommon Pádraig Pearse's 0-07
2018 Galway Corofin 2-10 Mayo Ballintubber 1-09
2017 [7] Galway Corofin 2-13 Mayo Castlebar Mitchels 1-12
2016 [8] Galway Corofin 2-13 Roscommon St Brigid's 0-05
2015 [9] Mayo Castlebar Mitchels 2-10 Galway Corofin 0-11
2014 [10] Galway Corofin 2-13 Mayo Ballintubber 1-07
2013 [11] [12] Mayo Castlebar Mitchels 3-13 Roscommon St Brigid's 2-12
2012 [13] Roscommon St Brigid's 1-12 Mayo Ballaghadereen 0-06
2011 Roscommon St Brigid's 0-11 Galway Corofin 0-10
2010 Roscommon St Brigid's 2-14 Galway Killererin 1-10
2009 [14] Galway Corofin 2-14 Mayo Charlestown Sarsfields 0-07
2008 Galway Corofin 0-11 Sligo Eastern Harps 0-06
2007 [15] Mayo Ballina Stephenites 2-08 Roscommon St Brigid's 0-12
2006 Roscommon St Brigid's 1-10 Galway Corofin 3-03
2005 Galway Salthill-Knocknacarra 1-10 Roscommon St Brigid's 0-05
2004 Mayo Ballina Stephenites 1-13 Galway Killererin 2-06
2003 Galway Caltra 1-06 Sligo Curry 0-06
2002 Mayo Crossmolina Deel Rovers 1-11 Roscommon Strokestown 0-10
2001 [16] Mayo Charlestown Sarsfields 2-09 Galway Annaghdown 2-07
2000 Mayo Crossmolina Deel Rovers 1-10 Galway Corofin 0-05
1999 Mayo Crossmolina Deel Rovers 0-09, 1-07 (R) Roscommon Roscommon Gaels 0-09, 0-05 (R)
1998 Mayo Ballina Stephenites 1-10 Roscommon Roscommon Gaels 0-06
1997 Galway Corofin 2-10 Leitrim Allen Gaels 0-11
1996 Mayo Knockmore 1-05 Roscommon Clann na nGael 0-06
1995 Galway Corofin 2-11 Leitrim St Mary's, Kiltoghert 0-10
1994 Galway Tuam Stars 2-09 Leitrim Aughawillan 1-08
1993 Mayo Castlebar Mitchels 1-09, 1-07 (R) Roscommon Clann na nGael 0-12, 0-09 (R)
1992 Mayo Knockmore 4-04 Leitrim Aughawillan 0-07
1991 Galway Corofin 2-05 Roscommon Clann na nGael 0-09
1990 Galway Salthill-Knocknacarra 0-11 Leitrim Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 0-05
1989 Roscommon Clann na nGael 3-10 Mayo Knockmore 0-07
1988 Roscommon Clann na nGael 1-08 Mayo Castlebar Mitchels 0-09
1987 Roscommon Clann na nGael 0-09 Mayo Ballina Stephenites 0-08
1986 Roscommon Clann na nGael 2-09 Leitrim Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 2-04
1985 Roscommon Clann na nGael 0-10 Mayo Ballina Stephenites 1-05
1984 Roscommon Clann na nGael 1-06, 1-07 (R) Sligo St Mary's 0-09, 0-09 (R)
1983 Sligo St Mary's 1-07 Mayo Knockmore 0-05
1982 Roscommon Clann na nGael 2-06 Sligo Tourlestrane 1-03
1981 Mayo Garrymore 0-09 Sligo St Mary's 1-05
1980 Sligo St Mary's 3-06 Galway St Grellan's 3-03
1979 Galway St Grellan's 0-04, 0-09 (R) Sligo St Mary's 0-04, 0-08 (R)
1978 Galway Killererin 1-11 Mayo Castlebar Mitchels 1-04
1977 Sligo St Mary's 4-06 Galway Corofin 1-09
1976 Galway Killererin 3-08 Mayo Garrymore 0-05
1975 Roscommon Roscommon Gaels 0-06 Galway Fr. Griffins 0-05
1974 Roscommon Roscommon Gaels 0-11, 1-12 (R) Mayo Garrymore 0-11, 0-07 (R)
1973 Mayo Knockmore 4-10 Leitrim Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 0-08
1972 Galway Fr. Griffins 1-08 Mayo Ballaghadereen 0-06
1971 Mayo Claremorris 0-10 Galway Milltown 1-05
1970 Galway Fr. Griffins 2-09 Mayo Castlebar Mitchels 1-10
1969 Mayo Castlebar Mitchels 2-10 Galway Dunmore MacHales 0-10
1968 Roscommon Castlerea St Kevin's 3-07 Leitrim Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 1-07
1967Not contested
1966 Galway Dunmore MacHales 1-10 Mayo Ballina Stephenites 1-09

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