Galway Junior Football Championship

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Galway Junior Football Championship

The Galway Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by lower-tier Galway GAA clubs. The winners of the Galway Championship qualify to represent their county in the Connacht Junior Club Football Championship. The winners also receive promotion to compete in the following year's intermediate grade.[ citation needed ]

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Despite the competition's name, senior clubs may also play in this competition: for example, in 2018 Corofin won it. [1]

Qualification for subsequent competitions

Connacht Junior Club Football Championship

The Galway JFC winners qualify for the Connacht Junior Club Football Championship. It is the only team from County Galway to qualify for this competition. The Galway JFC winners enter the Connacht Junior Club Football Championship at the quarter-final stage. For example, 2018 runner-up Clonbur (who were defeated by senior club Corofin in the 2018 final) [1] played in the Connacht JFC final. [2]

All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship

The Galway JFC winners — by winning the Connacht Junior Club Football Championship — may qualify for the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship, at which they would enter at the semi-final stage, providing they haven't been drawn to face the British champions in the quarter-finals.

Roll of honour

YearWinnerScoreRunner-UpScore
2023Menlough0-12Tuam Stars0-07
2022Clifden3-12Athenry1-11
2021Moycullen4-9Claregalway1-11
2020St Brendan’s0-19Clifden2-8
2019Glenamaddy2-12Salthill Knocknacarra1-9
2018 Corofin [1] 2-17Clonbur2-8
2017St Gabriel's [3] 0-12Clonbur0-9
2016Oranmore-Maree4-16St Gabriel’s1-7
2015Clifden1-11St Gabriels1-7
2014Oileáin Árann0-16Annaghdown1-10
2013Headford2-10Tuam Stars0-14
2012Ballinasloe2-16Clifden4-9
2011Clonbur2-11Headford1-8
2010Salthill-Knocknacarra0-14Ballinasloe1-06
2009An Spidéal0-13Headford1-8
2008Athenry0-11Renvyle1-7
2007St Colmans
2006Clifden
2005LoughreaSalthill Knocknacara
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999 Monivea-Abbeyknockmoy
1998Claregalway
1997St Grellans
1996
1995
1994 Loughrea [4]
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989Killererin
1988
1987Mervue

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  2. "Connacht JFC final: McKenna cracker seals it for Easkey". Irish Independent . 20 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  3. McIntyre, Niall. "8 dual players in Galway will play their two biggest games 23 hours apart". JOE.ie.
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