Connacht Senior Club Football Championship

Connacht Senior Club Football Championship
Current season or competition: 2023 Connacht Senior Club Football Championship
Irish	Craobh Sinsir Peile Connachta na gClub
Founded	1966
Trophy	Shane McGettigan Cup [1]
Title holders	St Brigid's (5th title)
Most titles	Corofin (10 titles)
Sponsors	AIB

The Connacht Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played between senior clubs in Connacht, with one qualifying from each of the five individual county championships. The winners of the Connacht football championship qualify for the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.

History

The Connacht Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played on a knockout basis between the senior club championship winners of the competing counties in Connacht, with the addition of the London champions since 2018. ^[2] Prior to this, the London champions entered the all-Ireland series at the quarter final stage. The current holders of the title are Padraig Pearses of Roscommon. While a provincial competition existed prior to 1970, Galway side Fr. Griffins were the first winners of the competition in its current format, in the 1970–71 season. The most successful club is Corofin of Galway, who have won the competition on nine occasions, while Roscommon's Clann na nGael hold the record for consecutive titles, with their six-in-a-row from 1984 to 1989. Galway clubs have the most wins, with 19 titles.

The trophy is the Shane McGettigan Cup, named after an Allen Gaels and Leitrim player, who died in a construction accident in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1998, aged just 21. He was the son of singer Charlie McGettigan. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Wins listed by club

	Team	Wins	Years won	County
1	Corofin	10	1991, 1995, 1997, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019	Galway
2	Clann na nGael	7	1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989	Roscommon
3	St Brigid's	5	2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2023	Roscommon
4	Castlebar Mitchels	4	1969, 1993, 2013, 2015	Mayo
5	St Mary's	3	1977, 1980, 1983	Sligo
	Knockmore	3	1973, 1992, 1996	Mayo
	Crossmolina Deel Rovers	3	1999, 2000, 2002	Mayo
	Ballina Stephenites	3	1998, 2004, 2007	Mayo
6	Fr. Griffin's	2	1970, 1972	Galway
	Roscommon Gaels	2	1974, 1975	Roscommon
	Killererin	2	1976, 1978	Galway
	Salthill/Knocknacarra	2	1990, 2005	Galway
7	Dunmore MacHales	1	1966	Galway
	Castlerea St Kevin's	1	1968	Roscommon
	Claremorris	1	1971	Mayo
	St Grellan's	1	1979	Galway
	Garrymore	1	1981	Mayo
	Tuam Stars	1	1994	Galway
	Charlestown Sarsfields	1	2001	Mayo
	Caltra	1	2003	Galway
	Padraig Pearses	1	2021	Roscommon
	Maigh Cuilinn	1	2022	Galway

Wins listed by county

#	County	Connacht Titles	Last provincial winners
1	Galway clubs	21	Maigh Cuilinn, 2022
2	Roscommon clubs	16	St Brigid's, 2023
	Mayo clubs	16	Castlebar Mitchels, 2015
3	Sligo clubs	3	St Mary's, 1983

No club from Leitrim has ever won the Connacht Club Football Championship.

Finals listed by year

Year	Winner	County	Score	Opponent	County	Score
2023	St Brigid's	Roscommon	1-13	Corofin	Galway	2-05
2022	Maigh Cuilinn	Galway	0-13	Tourlestrane	Sligo	0-06
2021	Pádraig Pearse's	Roscommon	1-13	Knockmore	Mayo	1-11
2020	Cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games
2019 [6]	Corofin	Galway	1-10	Pádraig Pearse's	Roscommon	0-07
2018	Corofin	Galway	2-10	Ballintubber	Mayo	1-09
2017 [7]	Corofin	Galway	2-13	Castlebar Mitchels	Mayo	1-12
2016 [8]	Corofin	Galway	2-13	St Brigid's	Roscommon	0-05
2015 [9]	Castlebar Mitchels	Mayo	2-10	Corofin	Galway	0-11
2014 [10]	Corofin	Galway	2-13	Ballintubber	Mayo	1-07
2013 [11] [12]	Castlebar Mitchels	Mayo	3-13	St Brigid's	Roscommon	2-12
2012 [13]	St Brigid's	Roscommon	1-12	Ballaghadereen	Mayo	0-06
2011	St Brigid's	Roscommon	0-11	Corofin	Galway	0-10
2010	St Brigid's	Roscommon	2-14	Killererin	Galway	1-10
2009 [14]	Corofin	Galway	2-14	Charlestown Sarsfields	Mayo	0-07
2008	Corofin	Galway	0-11	Eastern Harps	Sligo	0-06
2007 [15]	Ballina Stephenites	Mayo	2-08	St Brigid's	Roscommon	0-12
2006	St Brigid's	Roscommon	1-10	Corofin	Galway	3-03
2005	Salthill-Knocknacarra	Galway	1-10	St Brigid's	Roscommon	0-05
2004	Ballina Stephenites	Mayo	1-13	Killererin	Galway	2-06
2003	Caltra	Galway	1-06	Curry	Sligo	0-06
2002	Crossmolina Deel Rovers	Mayo	1-11	Strokestown	Roscommon	0-10
2001 [16]	Charlestown Sarsfields	Mayo	2-09	Annaghdown	Galway	2-07
2000	Crossmolina Deel Rovers	Mayo	1-10	Corofin	Galway	0-05
1999	Crossmolina Deel Rovers	Mayo	0-09, 1-07 (R)	Roscommon Gaels	Roscommon	0-09, 0-05 (R)
1998	Ballina Stephenites	Mayo	1-10	Roscommon Gaels	Roscommon	0-06
1997	Corofin	Galway	2-10	Allen Gaels	Leitrim	0-11
1996	Knockmore	Mayo	1-05	Clann na nGael	Roscommon	0-06
1995	Corofin	Galway	2-11	St Mary's, Kiltoghert	Leitrim	0-10
1994	Tuam Stars	Galway	2-09	Aughawillan	Leitrim	1-08
1993	Castlebar Mitchels	Mayo	1-09, 1-07 (R)	Clann na nGael	Roscommon	0-12, 0-09 (R)
1992	Knockmore	Mayo	4-04	Aughawillan	Leitrim	0-07
1991	Corofin	Galway	2-05	Clann na nGael	Roscommon	0-09
1990	Salthill-Knocknacarra	Galway	0-11	Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's	Leitrim	0-05
1989	Clann na nGael	Roscommon	3-10	Knockmore	Mayo	0-07
1988	Clann na nGael	Roscommon	1-08	Castlebar Mitchels	Mayo	0-09
1987	Clann na nGael	Roscommon	0-09	Ballina Stephenites	Mayo	0-08
1986	Clann na nGael	Roscommon	2-09	Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's	Leitrim	2-04
1985	Clann na nGael	Roscommon	0-10	Ballina Stephenites	Mayo	1-05
1984	Clann na nGael	Roscommon	1-06, 1-07 (R)	St Mary's	Sligo	0-09, 0-09 (R)
1983	St Mary's	Sligo	1-07	Knockmore	Mayo	0-05
1982	Clann na nGael	Roscommon	2-06	Tourlestrane	Sligo	1-03
1981	Garrymore	Mayo	0-09	St Mary's 1-05	Sligo	1-05
1980	St Mary's	Sligo	3-06	St Grellan's	Galway	3-03
1979	St Grellan's	Galway	0-04, 0-09 (R)	St Mary's	Sligo	0-04, 0-08 (R)
1978	Killererin	Galway	1-11	Castlebar Mitchels	Mayo	1-04
1977	St Mary's	Sligo	4-06	Corofin	Galway	1-09
1976	Killererin	Galway	3-08	Garrymore	Mayo	0-05
1975	Roscommon Gaels	Roscommon	0-06	Fr. Griffins	Galway	0-05
1974	Roscommon Gaels	Roscommon	0-11, 1-12 (R)	Garrymore	Mayo	0-11, 0-07 (R)
1973	Knockmore	Mayo	4-10	Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's	Leitrim	0-08
1972	Fr. Griffins	Galway	1-08	Ballaghadereen	Mayo	0-06
1971	Claremorris	Mayo	0-10	Milltown	Galway	1-05
1970	Fr. Griffins	Galway	2-09	Castlebar Mitchels	Mayo	1-10
1969	Castlebar Mitchels	Mayo	2-10	Dunmore MacHales	Galway	0-10
1968	Castlerea St Kevin's	Roscommon	3-07	Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's	Leitrim	1-07
1967	Not contested
1966	Dunmore MacHales	Galway	1-10	Ballina Stephenites	Mayo	1-09

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