Sligo Under 21 Football Championship

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Sligo Under-21 Football Championship
Founded1975
TrophyDr. T.J. Lavin Cup
Title holders Easkey / Enniscrone
First winner Shamrock Gaels
Most titles St Mary's (8 titles)

The Sligo Under-21 Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition between the Under-21 panels of the clubs in Sligo. Up to 2006 this was the Under-21 Championship, but a decision was taken to hold the Championship a year earlier (i.e. for Under-20s), therefore there were two Championships in 2006 - an Under-21 Championship (won by Ballymote), and the Under-20 competition, in which Tourlestrane defeated Eastern Harps in the final. No competition was held in 2014 as it was decided to re-instate the competition in its Under-21 format for 2015. An amalgamated team of Easkey / Enniscrone are the current champions (2019).

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Top winners

#ClubWinsYears wonLast final lost
1 St Mary's 81985, 1986, 2000, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 20182001
2 Tubbercurry 71978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 2007 , 20172013
3 Shamrock Gaels 41975, 1987, 1988, 19892018
4 Tourlestrane 31976, 2006 (U20), 20082017
Eastern Harps 31994, 1998, 20012012
Curry 31996, 2004, 20052011
5 Coolera/Strandhill 22002, 20092012
Owenmore Gaels 21982, 1984n/a
St Nathy's (Bunninadden & Coolaney/Muillinabreena)21992, 1993n/a
Easkey/St. Farnan's 21995, 19972010
Ballymote 22003, 2006 (U21)n/a
6 Grange 119771976
Enniscrone 11990n/a
Drumcliffe–Rosses Point 119911992
Easkey / Enniscrone 120192016
Calry/St. Joseph's 12010n/a
St. John's 12011n/a
St. Molaise Gaels 120212022
Bunninadden/Ballymote 120222021

Roll of Honour (Under-20/21 'A' Championship)

Note - 1975-2006: Under-21, 2006–2013: Under-20, no competition in 2014, 2015-present: Under-21.

YearWinnerScoreOpponentScore
2022 Bunninadden/Ballymote 2-14 St. Molaise Gaels 1-09
2021 St. Molaise Gaels 0-16 Bunninadden/Ballymote 1-11
Not played due to covid pandemic
2019 Easkey / Enniscrone 1-15 Eastern Harps 0-12
2018 St Mary's 1-15 Shamrock Gaels 1-14
2017 Tubbercurry 2-12 Tourlestrane 1-14
2016 St Mary's 3-10 Easkey / Enniscrone 3-06
2015 St Mary's 0-08 Tourlestrane 1-03
2014Not played due to re-structure
2013 St Mary's 2-12 Tubbercurry 1-11
2012 St Mary's 1-07 Coolera/Strandhill 1-03
2011 St. John's 1-08 Curry 0-07
2010 Calry/St. Joseph's 2-07 Easkey/St. Farnan's 0-10
2009 Coolera/Strandhill 2-12 Tubbercurry 2-08
2008 Tourlestrane 2-13 Curry 1-09
2007 Tubbercurry/Cloonacool 2-19 Curry 2-04
2006 (U20) Tourlestrane 0-09 Eastern Harps 0-06
2006 (U21) Ballymote 1-07 Tubbercurry/Cloonacool 0-07
2005 Curry 2-12 Eastern Harps 1-08
2004 Curry 2-08 Tourlestrane 1-07
2003 Ballymote 1-09 Coolera/Strandhill 0-06
2002 Coolera/Strandhill 1-07 Eastern Harps 1-05
2001 Eastern Harps 1-12 St Mary's 1-09
2000 St Mary's 2-12 Eastern Harps 1-11
1999No competition
1998 Eastern Harps 2-06, 2-11 (R) Easkey/St. Farnan's 2-06, 2-08 (R)
1997 Easkey/St. Farnan's 1-11 Eastern Harps 1-08
1996 Curry Coolera/Strandhill
1995 Easkey/St. Farnan's 1-12, 4-07 (R) Coolera/Strandhill 3-06, 4-06 (R)
1994 Eastern Harps 1-08 Curry 0-09
1993St Nathy's
1992St Nathy's Drumcliffe–Rosses Point
1991 Drumcliffe–Rosses Point Eastern Harps
1990 Enniscrone 2-02 Castleconnor 0-05
1989 Shamrock Gaels 0-08 Tubbercurry 1-04
1988 Shamrock Gaels 2-10 Tubbercurry 1-08
1987 Shamrock Gaels St Mary's
1986 St Mary's Tourlestrane
1985 St Mary's Tourlestrane
1984 Owenmore Gaels Tourlestrane
1983 Tubbercurry 2-08 Eastern Harps 0-09
1982 Owenmore Gaels Tourlestrane
1981 Tubbercurry 5-06 (R) Geevagh 1-08 (R)
1980 Tubbercurry 2-10 Easkey 2-09
1979 Tubbercurry 1-14 St Mary's 2-08
1978 Tubbercurry 3-13 Shamrock Gaels 1-05
1977 Grange 1-05 Tubbercurry 0-05
1976 Tourlestrane Grange
1975 Shamrock Gaels Tourlestrane

Divisional winners

County Champions shown in bold type.

YearEast DivisionNorth DivisionSouth DivisionWest Division
1975 Shamrock Gaels Grange Tourlestrane Enniscrone
1976 Shamrock Gaels Grange Tourlestrane St. Farnan's
1977 Eastern Harps Grange Tubbercurry St. Farnan's
1978 Shamrock Gaels Grange Tubbercurry Easkey
1979 Geevagh St Mary's Tubbercurry St. Farnan's
1980 Geevagh Grange Tubbercurry Easkey
1981 Geevagh Owenmore Gaels Tubbercurry Easkey
1982 Geevagh Owenmore Gaels Tourlestrane Easkey
1983 Eastern Harps Coolera/Strandhill Tubbercurry Easkey
1984 Eastern Harps Owenmore Gaels Tourlestrane St. Farnan's
1985 St Mary's Tourlestrane St. Farnan's
1986 St Mary's Toulestrane St. Farnan's
1987 Shamrock Gaels St Mary's Curry
1988 Shamrock Gaels Tubbercurry Easkey
1989 Shamrock Gaels Tubbercurry Castleconnor
1990-94Open draw
1995 Coolera/Strandhill Curry Easkey/St. Farnan's
1996 Coolera/Strandhill Curry Easkey/St. Farnan's
1997 Eastern Harps Calry/St. Joseph's Curry Easkey/St. Farnan's
1998 Eastern Harps Curry Easkey/St. Farnan's

Roll of Honour (Under-20/21 'B' Championship)

Note - 1998-2006: Under-21, 2006–present: Under-20.

YearWinnerScoreOpponentScore
2022 Curry 1-07 Tubbercurry/Cloonacool 0-06
2009 St Mary's 1-06 Bunninadden 0-06
2008 Shamrock Gaels 0-08 Drumcliffe–Rosses Point 0-05
2007 St. Patrick's, Dromard 2-14 Bunninadden 1-06
2006 (U20) Naomh Molaise Gaels 0-06, 3-05 (R) Curry 0-06, 0-11 (R)
2006 (U21) Naomh Molaise Gaels 3-06 Coolera/Strandhill 1-06
2005 St. Farnan's w/o Tubbercurry scr.
2004 St. John's 2-06 Calry/St. Joseph's 1-05
2003 Shamrock Gaels 0-14 Calry/St. Joseph's 1-08
2002 Ballymote 2-08, 1-08 (R) Bunninadden 1-11, 1-04 (R)
2001 Tubbercurry 2-14 (R) Cloonacool 0-09 (R)
2000 Drumcliffe–Rosses Point 3-08 Bunninadden 2-02
1999No competition

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