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| Roscommon Junior Football Championship | |
|---|---|
| Irish | Craobh Sóisear Peile Ros Comáin |
| Founded | 1927 |
| Trophy | Junior A Cup |
| Title holders | Padraig Pearses |
| First winner | Elphin |
| Most titles | Fuerty |
| Sponsors | King and Moffatt [1] |
The Roscommon Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition between football clubs in County Roscommon. The winning club (or the best placed first-team) qualifies to represent its county in the Connacht Junior Club Football Championship.
The JFC has been sponsored by the Roscommon People. [2]
The JFC is broadcast live. [3] It is known for providing "great excitement". [4]
Quarter-final and semi-final draws take place. [5]
The winning club goes up to the Roscommon Intermediate Football Championship for the following season. [6]
The Roscommon JFC winners qualify for the Connacht Junior Club Football Championship. It is the only team from County Roscommon to qualify for this competition. The Roscommon JFC winners enter the Connacht Junior Club Football Championship at the quarter-final stage. For example, 2013 winner Fuerty qualified for the Connacht final and won that game against a Galway club, from a traditionally larger county. [7] That was the first time this competition's winner also won the Connacht final since Tulsk did so in 2004.
The Roscommon 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.
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The final is held at Dr Hyde Park.
If there is a replay it may be held at another venue such as Strokestown in 2022. [8]
| # | Club | Wins | Years won |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fuerty | 6 | 1928, 1942, 1950, 1991, 2006, 2013 |
| Clann na nGael | 6 | 1940, 1954, 1984*, 1997*, 2011*, 2020* | |
| 3 | Creggs | 5 | 1948, 1956, 1967, 1983, 2016 |
| St Brigid's | 5 | 1952, 1990*, 2009*, 2017*, 2021* | |
| 6 | St Michael's | 3 | 1953, 1970, 1993 |
| Shannon Gaels | 3 | 1960, 1986, 2015 | |
| Tarmon | 3 | 1929, 1933, 1935 | |
| Ballinameen | 3 | 1995, 2010, 2019 | |
| St Barry's | 3 | 1996, 1998, 2007 | |
| Castlerea | 3 | 1957, 1989*, 2005* | |
| 10 | Elphin | 2 | 1927, 1945 |
| Kilbride | 2 | 1974, 1980 | |
| Kilglass Gaels | 2 | 2018, 2018 | |
| Oran | 2 | 1973, 2012 | |
| Padraig Pearses | 3 | 1994*, 2000*, 2022* | |
| Strokestown | 2 | 1999*, 2001* | |
| Western Gaels | 2 | 1977, 1990 | |
| St Joseph's | 2 | 1988, 2003 | |
| St Croan's | 2 | 1944, 1965 | |
| 19 | Kilmore | 1 | 1975 |
| Roscommon Gaels | 1 | 1992* | |
| Tulsk | 1 | 2004 | |
| Kilmurray St Mary's | 1 | 1959 | |
| Mantua | 1 | 1943 | |
| St Faithleach's | 1 | 1963 | |
| Michael Glavey's | 1 | 2014 | |
| Éire Óg | 1 | 1987 | |
| Croghan | 1 | 1939 | |
| St Dominic's | 1 | 2002 | |
| Monastery, Farragher | 1 | 1932 |
*Denotes wins by club's second-team
Records unavailable for 1929, 1934, 1936–38, 1941, 1946–47, 1949, 1951,1955, 1958, 1961–61, 1964, 1968–72, 1976, 1978–79, 1981 [9]
2021 St Brigid's B defeated Padraig Pearses B in the final, by 2-14 to 0-4. [10]
2022 Padraig Pearses beat St Ronan's by 0-11 to 1-6 after a replay in Strokestown. [11]
2023 St Michael's beat Clann na nGael by 2-17 to 0-9 at Dr Hyde Park. [12]
2024 St Barry’s beat Clann na nGael by 0-17 to 0-12 after extra-time at Dr Hyde Park. [13]
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | St Brigid's B | 2-14 | Padraig Pearses B | 0-4 |
| 2022 (replay) | Padraig Pearses | St Ronan's | ||
| 2023 | St Michael's | 2-17 | Clann na nGael | 0-9 |
| 2024 (after extra time) | St Barry’s | 0-17 | Clann na nGael | 0-12 |
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