London Junior Football Championship

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The London Junior Football Championship is an annual third tier Gaelic football competition contested by London GAA clubs.

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Since 2011 Tir Chonaill Gaels have entered an all London born team into the Junior championship winning it once in 2018 becoming the first homegrown team to win a championship in London.

In 2019 St Kiernan's entered an all London Born team into the Junior Championship.

Tara's are the title holders (2024) defeating St Kiernan's in the Final in Ruislip.

Finals listed by year

YearWinnerOpponent
2024Tara 1-15St Kiernan's 0-08
2023Dulwich Harps 1-11Neasden Gaels 0-12
2022 Wandsworth Gaels 0-10Tara 0-09
2021St Clarets 1-12St Kiernan's 1-05
2020Harlesden Harps 1-11St Clarets 1-07
2019 Dulwich Harps [1] 1-15 Wandsworth Gaels 0-07
2018 Tír Chonaill Gaels [2] 0-10 Dulwich Harps [2] 0-08
2017Thomas McCurtains 1-10Dulwich Harps 0-12
2016 [3] Tara 4-08 Tír Chonaill Gaels 2-11
2015St Anthony's 1-09St Clarets 1-08
2014Moindearg 1-05Thomas McCurtains 0-07
2013St Anthony's 2-04 , 3-07(R)Tir Chonaill Gaels 1-07 , 1-11(R)
2012Cu Chulainns 0-12Tir Chonaill Gaels 0-08
2011St Josephs 1-11Cu Chulainns 0-12
2010Garryowen 2-11Cu Chulainns 0-06
2009St Joseph's 3-09 Dulwich [4] 0-10
1997 St Kiernan's
1996Harlesden Harps 1-10 (R)St Anthony's 1-9
1995
1994
1993
1992Harlesden Harps 2-9Sam Maguire's 1-7
1991Western ExilesHarlesden Harps
1980 Thomas McCurtains
1966 Thomas McCurtains

Wins listed by club

Format

Four clubs will contest the competition in 2025 in a round robin format

The winning team is promoted to the Intermediate Football Championship.

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References

  1. Dolan, Damian (25 September 2019). "Wandsworth stand between Dulwich and elusive junior title". The Irish World . Retrieved 12 November 2022. Junior bridesmaids in recent years, Dulwich Harps will be hoping that 2019 is finally the year they get to be the bride. Dulwich face Wandsworth in Sunday's Toureen JFC Final at McGovern Park (1:30pm).
  2. 1 2 "Wandsworth stand between Dulwich and elusive junior title". The Irish World . 25 September 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2022. Beaten in the final by Thomas McCurtains in 2017 (by a solitary point) and last year by Tír Chonaill Gaels by just two points, if Dulwich do prevail on Sunday no one can say they haven't paid their dues.
  3. "Tara win London Junior Football Championship after eventful final with Tir Chonaill Gaels". The Irish Post . 27 June 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  4. Dolan, Damian (25 September 2019). "Wandsworth stand between Dulwich and elusive junior title". The Irish World . Retrieved 12 November 2022. They also lost to St Joseph's in the 2009 final.