Louth Junior Football Championship

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Louth Junior Football Championship
Founded1904
Title holders Wolfe Tones (1st title)
Most titles Glyde Rangers (7)
SponsorsDKIT Sport [1]

The Louth Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition, organised by Louth GAA and contested by the junior One/A grade Gaelic football clubs in County Louth, Ireland. The winner qualifies to represent the county in the Leinster Junior Club Football Championship, the winner of which then progresses to represent Leinster in the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship.

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Honours

The winning team is presented with the Christy Bellew Cup, named after the Drogheda GAA official and Killineer Larks club member who was chairman of Louth GAA in the 1920s. [2] The cup was presented for the first time in 1949 to the victorious St Bride's team. The Junior championship itself was first contested in 1904. [3]

The winning team is promoted to play in the following year's Louth Intermediate Football Championship.

Finals

YearWinnerScoreOpponentScoreWinning CaptainFinal Venue
2024 [4] Wolfe Tones 2-10 John Mitchels 2-02Dwayne Leavy Páirc Uí Mhuirí
2023 [5] Glyde Rangers 1-13 Naomh Fionnbarra 1-08Brian Duffy Stabannon
2022 [6] Stabannon Parnells 0-10, 2-10 (R) Glyde Rangers 1-07, 0-08 (R)Thomas Campbell The Grove
2021 [7] Glen Emmets 3-07 John Mitchels 1-08Conor Grimes Páirc Uí Mhuirí
2020 [8] Naomh Fionnbarra 3-07 Lann Léire 2-07Hugh McGraneDarver
2019 [9] Roche Emmets 1-11, 2-07 (R) Glyde Rangers 1-11, 0-10 (R)Liam Dawe Clan na Gael Park-The Grove (R)
2018 [10] Dundalk Young Irelands 1-04 Glyde Rangers 0-06Cian Ó'Náraigh St Brigid's Park
2017 [11] Glen Emmets 1-12 Glyde Rangers 0-14Ronan Grufferty The Grove
2016 [12] St Kevin's 2-09 Glen Emmets 0-14Liam Boylan The Grove
2015 [13] Naomh Fionnbarra 2-20 Roche Emmets 0-07Hugh McGrane Páirc Uí Mhuirí
2014 [14] Oliver Plunketts 2-06 Glen Emmets 0-09Seán Brassil Stabannon
2013 [15] Hunterstown 3-16 Naomh Fionnbarra 1-05Pádraig Matthews Páirc Uí Mhuirí
2012 [16] Glen Emmets 1-07 Lann Léire 0-09Stephen Healy The Grove
2011 [17] St Fechin's 2-16 Glen Emmets 1-09Harry McArdle Páirc Uí Mhuirí
2010 [18] Naomh Fionnbarra 3-05 Seán McDermott's 0-11Bernard Osborne The Grove
2009 [19] St Mochta's 0-15 St Fechin's 0-12Gervaise Marron McGeough Park
2008 [20] St. Nicholas 1-07, 1-10 (R) Lann Léire 0-10, 0-08 (R)Shane Downey McGeough Park-Gaelic Grounds (R)
2007 [21] Dundalk Young Irelands 1-07 St Mochta's 0-07Aaron Rogers Clan na Gael Park
2006 [22] St Kevin's 1-10 Westerns 1-05Mark Boylan St Brigid's Park
2005 [23] Dowdallshill 1-08 St Kevin's 0-10Vincent McKevitt The Grove
2004 [24] St Mochta's 2-14 Glen Emmets 2-10Gervaise Marron Páirc Mhuire
2003 [25] Dowdallshill 3-05 Westerns 3-04Ciarán O'Callaghan Páirc Mochta
2002 [26] Na Piarsaigh 0-13 Dowdallshill 1-08Barry Magill Clan na Gael Park
2001 [27] O'Raghallaighs 1-12 Dundalk Young Irelands 0-07Kevin King Cluskey Park
2000 [28] Annaghminnon Rovers 1-16 Glen Emmets 3-08Brendan Pepper Tallanstown
1999 [29] Dreadnots 1-09 O'Connells 2-05Gerard Byrne Páirc Uí Mhuirí
1998 [30] John Mitchels 1-08 St Bride's 0-09Des Halpenny Páirc Mochta
1997 [31] Glen Emmets 3-13 Westerns 2-12Shane Black Páirc Mhuire
1996 [32] Glyde Rangers 1-09, 1-07 (R) Oliver Plunketts 1-09, 1-05 (R)Michael McKeever Knockbridge
1995 [33] St Mochta's 1-08, 1-12 (R) O'Raghallaighs 1-08, 0-05 (R)Anthony Meegan The Grove
1994 [34] St. Nicholas 2-05 Glyde Rangers 0-08Tim Murphy The Grove
1993 [35] Na Piarsaigh 2-06 Glyde Rangers 0-10Paul Smyth McGeough Park
1992 [36] John Mitchels 1-04 Glyde Rangers 0-06Derek Breagy McGeough Park
1991 [37] O'Raghallaighs 0-12 St Mochta's 0-09David O'Neill Páirc Uí Mhuirí
1990 [38] Glyde Rangers 2-04, 1-13 (R) A.E.T St Mochta's 0-10, 1-08 (R)Paddy Kelly Páirc Mhuire
1989 St Kevin's 1-05, 1-07 (R) St Mochta's 1-05, 1-03 (R)John McGrane The Grove
1988 O'Connells 0-06 St Kevin's 0-02Gerry Fox Knockbridge
1987 Hunterstown 2-02 Seán O'Mahony's 0-06Mickey Durnin Páirc Mochta
1986 Dundalk Gaels 0-06 Hunterstown 0-04Kevin Barry The Grove
1985 Lann Léire 2-09 John Mitchels 1-06Aidan King Cluskey Park
1984 Oliver Plunketts 2-11 Dundalk Gaels 1-07Mickey Matthews Cluskey Park
1983 O'Connells 1-10, 2-04 (R) Lann Léire 1-10, 0-05 (R)Gerry Fox Knockbridge
1982 [39] Seán O'Mahony's 1-08 O'Connells 0-07Eddie O'Leary Knockbridge
1981 Oliver Plunketts 3-10 Lann Léire 1-08Frank Taaffe Knockbridge
1980 [40] Naomh Máirtín 1-14 Westerns 1-07James Mullen The Grove
1979 [41] Naomh Malachi 0-08 Naomh Máirtín 1-01Brendan Begley Cluskey Park
1978 [42] Naomh Mhuire2-06 Lann Léire 1-07Paul McKenna The Grove
1977 [43] Dundalk Young Irelands 1-12 Oliver Plunketts 0-06Gerry Nixon Knockbridge
1976 [44] St Fechin's 2-09 Kilkerley Emmets 0-09Con Sands Páirc Uí Mhuirí
1975 [44] St Mochta's 0-09 St Fechin's 0-04Don Neary Páirc Mhuire
1974 [45] Seán McDermott's 0-07 St Mary's 0-05Jim McLoughlin Gaelic Grounds
1973 [46] Seán O'Mahony's 3-09 Naomh Fionnbarra 3-06John Finnegan The Grove
1972 [47] St Patrick's 1-05 St Mochta's 0-03Seán Hanlon Knockbridge
1971 [48] St Joseph's 1-11 St Patrick's 0-05Éamon Daly Knockbridge
1970 [49] Dowdallshill 1-10 St Patrick's 1-07Billy Curran Páirc Mochta
1969 Glyde Rangers 0-06 Seán McDermott's 0-03Gerry Sheridan Páirc Mochta
1968 St Kevin's 2-08Fane Rangers (Channonrock)0-05Benny Grogan Knockbridge
1967 [50] St Bride's 1-07 St Kevin's 1-05Gerry Kelly Páirc Mochta
1966 Geraldines 0-08 Seán McDermott's 1-01 Frank Lynch Knockbridge
1965 [44] St Fechin's 1-05 Seán McDermott's 1-04John Crosbie Páirc Mhuire
1964 [51] Cooley Kickhams 0-08 Naomh Fionnbarra 0-07John Woods St Brigid's Park
1963 O'Raghallaighs 1-10 O'Connells 1-06Muckle McKeown Páirc Mhuire
1962 Glyde Rangers 1-11 St Bride's 0-06Joe Mackin Páirc Mochta
1961 Mattock Rangers 0-11 Geraldines 2-04Ollie Geraghty Páirc Mochta
1960 [52] St Patrick's 3-11Parnells0-02Jim Byrne Páirc Mhuire
1959 Hunterstown 0-09 St Bride's 0-05Ollie Reilly Páirc Mhuire
1958 Newtown Blues 1-11 St Bride's 1-05Jim Judge Páirc Mhuire
1957 [53] Roche Emmets 0-06 Glyde Rangers 0-03Jim McArdle Páirc Mhuire
1956 [54] Darver Volunteers0-12 Roche Emmets 1-07Michael McDonnell Páirc Mhuire
1955Unknowns2-05 Newtown Blues 2-03Paddy Dooley Páirc Mhuire
1954 [55] Clan na Gael 1-06 Glyde Rangers 1-02Paddy Dixon The Grove
1953 [56] Walshestown Rovers2-05 Oliver Plunketts 0-03Larry Fay Páirc Mhuire
1952 [42] Naomh Mhuire (Drogheda)4-04 Kilkerley Emmets 2-01Jim Gavin Páirc Mhuire
1951 Dowdallshill 0-06, 4-04 (R) Oliver Plunketts 1-03, 1-08 (R)Owen Rogers Páirc Mhuire
1950 [57] Dundalk Young Irelands 2-01 Dowdallshill 0-06Harry CumiskeyAthletic Grounds
1949 [58] St Bride's 2-06 Kilkerley Emmets 0-04Harry DevineAthletic Grounds
1948 Glyde Rangers 1-06Parnells (Drogheda)0-05Peter WoodsAthletic Grounds
1947 Cooley Kickhams 2-04 (R) Oliver Plunketts 0-03 (R)Mick CallaghanAthletic Grounds
1946 Kilkerley Emmets 4-04 Hunterstown 0-04Tom O'HareAthletic Grounds
1945Owen Roe's4-01 Hunterstown 1-04Oliver Mullen Gaelic Grounds
1944 St Mochta's 5-04Round Towers (Dromiskin)1-03John ByrneAthletic Grounds
1943 Stabannon Parnells 1-03 Lann Léire 1-02John LynchAthletic Grounds
1942 [59] St Magdalene's2-06 Geraldines 2-05Ollie HalpinAthletic Grounds
1941 [59] Seán O'Mahony's 2-07 Wolfe Tones 0-04Anthony Rogers The Grove
1940 St Bride's 1-06 Seán O'Mahony's 1-04Jack TreanorAthletic Grounds
1939 Geraldines 2-04 St Bride's 1-03Tommy ThorntonAthletic Grounds
1938Darver Young Irelands2-06 St Bride's 2-04Jim CluskeyAthletic Grounds
1937 Dundalk Young Irelands 4-05 (R)Darver Young Irelands2-04 (R)Nick MulliganAthletic Grounds
1936 Clan na Gael 1-05 Geraldines 0-01-Athletic Grounds
1935 Dowdallshill 2-06 (After 2nd replay)St Magdalene's (Drogheda)3-01Jim Tiernan Gaelic Grounds
1934 [60] Cooley Kickhams 7-10St Joseph's (Dundalk, now defunct)1-02Jim MurphyAthletic Grounds
1933 [59] Dundalk Gaels 4-02Darver Young Irelands0-08Arty Connolly The Grove
1932Owen Roe's2-02 Dundalk Gaels 1-04Jimmy MullenAthletic Grounds
1931 St Bride's 1-04Owen Roe's (Drogheda)1-02Peter Byrne The Grove
1930 Clan na Gael 2-05Castle Emmets2-04Peter GarlandAthletic Grounds
1929 [59] Glyde Rangers 2-03 Clan na Gael 1-04Jimmy Kelly The Grove
1928 Castlebellingham GAA1-04 St Mary's 1-02- Gaelic Grounds
1927Unknowns (Dromiskin)4-03 Cooley Kickhams 0-03Paddy ConnorAthletic Grounds
1926 [59] Con Colberts1-03St Dominic's (Dundalk)0-04-Athletic Grounds
1925O'Mahony's2-02Castle Emmets (Dundalk)2-01Jack CallanAthletic Grounds
1924 Castlebellingham GAA1-05Larks1-01Jack LynchAthletic Grounds
1923O'Mahony's1-02Dundalk Rangers1-01Pat CarrollAthletic Grounds
1922 [59] Clan na Gael 1-05 Castlebellingham GAA0-02Peter Garland Castlebellingham
1921Boyne Rangers3-01Larks2-01Edward CorballyShamrock Lodge
1920 Geraldines 2-01Con Colberts (Dundalk)1-02Joe DonnellyAthletic Grounds
1919Dundalk John Dillons2-00Eamonn Ceannts0-02Atty HanrattyShamrock Lodge
1918 [59] Dundalk O'Rahillys2-03Eamonn Ceannts (Ardee)0-03Jimmy Martin Ardee
1917Dundalk Rangers2-07Ardee St. Mochta's2-02James WoodsAthletic Grounds
1916 Cooley Kickhams 2-06Tower Emmets (Drogheda)1-00Josie FergusonAthletic Grounds
1915Hitchestown0-03Hearts of Oriel (Dundalk)0-01Paddy Joe ButterlyShamrock Lodge
1914 [59] Stars3-02Hitchestown2-03 Tom Burke Athletic Grounds
1913Dundalk Rangers3-04 Cooley Kickhams 0-00John NortonAthletic Grounds
1912Stars0-05Dundalk Rangers0-01 Tom Burke Athletic Grounds
1911Funshog1-02 Dundalk Young Irelands 0-04James Reilly Castlebellingham
1910Ardee St. Mochta's1-05Dundalk Rangers1-02Jimmy McCannShamrock Lodge
1909 Geraldines 1-16Dundalk Rangers1-01Joe McGuinnessAthletic Grounds
1908Dundalk Rangers0-08 Dundalk Young Irelands 0-05-Athletic Grounds
1907Tredaghs2-09 Dundalk Young Irelands 0-05Denis Tenanty Castlebellingham
1906Stars (Drogheda)1-05O'Mahony's1-03Jim McKeownAthletic Grounds
1905 [59] Dundalk Rangers1-06 (R) Newtown Blues 0-04 (R)Johnny Brennan Castlebellingham
1904 [59] Tredaghs (Drogheda)0-03O'Mahony's (Dundalk)0-02Tom Kelly Castlebellingham

See also

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