Monaghan Junior Football Championship

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Packie Boylan Cup
Irish Craobh Sóisear Peile Muineachán
Code Gaelic football
TrophyLiam Stirrat Cup
Title holdersClones (th title)
SponsorsUniversal Graphics
Official website monaghangaa.ie

The Monaghan Junior Football Championship (often referred to as the Monaghan JFC for short or the Universal Graphics Junior Football Championship for sponsorship reasons) is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by lower-tier Monaghan GAA clubs. The Monaghan County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since at least 1918.

Contents

Clones are the title holders (2022).

Honours

The trophy presented to the winners is the Liam Stirrat Cup.

The winners of the Monaghan Junior Football Championship progress to the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship. They often do well there, with the likes of Blackhill, Emyvale, Monaghan Harps and Corduff Gaels among the clubs from Monaghan to win at least one Ulster Championship after winning the Monaghan Junior Football Championship. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] The winners can, in turn, go on to play in the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship.

The winners of the Monaghan Junior Football Championship receive the Packie Boylan Cup. Each year, the winner of the Monaghan Junior Football Championship is promoted, along with the Monaghan Junior Football League (JFL) winners, to the intermediate ranks and compete in the following year's Monaghan Intermediate Football Championship. There is no relegation from neither the JFC, nor the JFL, as there are 29 clubs in Monaghan, with ten clubs playing in both senior and intermediate ranks. [6]

List of finals

YearWinnerOpponent
2022Clones St. Tiarnach'sKillanny
2021 Sean McDermotts [7] Toome
2020Aughnamullen Sean McDermotts
2019Blackhill [8] [9] Drumhowan
2018Emyvale
2017Currin Sean McDermotts
2016Blackhill [10] [11]
2015Rockcorry [12] [13] Blackhill [14]
2014 Drumhowan [15] Blackhill [16]
2013Emyvale [17] [18] Blackhill [19]
2012 Drumhowan Emyvale
2011Cremartin
2010Corduff Gaels
2009Emyvale
2008 Drumhowan Clones St. Tiarnach's
2007Aughnamullen
2006 Drumhowan Rockcorry
2005Monaghan Harps [20]
2004Cremartin
2003Monaghan Harps [21] [22]
2002Corduff Gaels [23]
2001Doohamlet [24] Killeevan Sarsfields
1992 Carrickmacross Emmets
1983 Inniskeen Grattans
1964 Carrickmacross Emmets
1947 Clontibret O'Neills
1918 Castleblayney Faughs

Wins listed by club

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  4. ↑ Anglo-Celt 1846-current, Thursday, March 25, 2004; Page: 36
  5. ↑ Anglo-Celt 1846-current, Friday, March 21, 2003; Page: 6
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  7. ↑ Cooke, Michael (20 November 2021). "Sean McDermotts reach Ulster JFC quarter-finals after beating Cookstown". Shannonside Northern Sound . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  8. ↑ Foley, Alan (2 November 2019). "Brave Buncrana reach Ulster JFC final on penalties after epic semi-final" . Retrieved 2 November 2019. Blackhill from Monaghan await in the final.
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  10. ↑ Kelly, Padraig (26 November 2016). "Rock experience can secure third Ulster title". The Irish News . The Irish News Ltd. Retrieved 26 November 2016. For once though the roles have been reversed and this time the Courtney sisters will be going to cheer on Donal, Thomas and Anthony at Pairc Esler tomorrow as they try to help Blackhill to an Ulster Junior title at the expense of Tyrone champions Rock.
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  23. ↑ Anglo-Celt 1846-current, Friday, March 21, 2003; Page: 6
  24. ↑ Anglo-Celt 1846-current, Thursday, March 21, 2002; Page: 26
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