London Junior Football Championship

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

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

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

Wins listed by club

• Thomas McCurtains (3): 1966, 1980, 2017
• Dulwich Harps (2): 2019 , 2023
• St Kiernan's (1): 1997
• Wandsworth Gaels (1): 2022
• St Clarets (1): 2021
• Tir Chonaill Gaels (1): 2018

Format

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

• Tir Chonaill Gaels
• St Kiernan's
• Garryowen
• St Josephs

The winning team is promoted to the Intermediate Football Championship.

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. "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.