Mayo Senior Football Championship

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Mayo Senior Football Championship
Irish Craobh Sinsear Pe1le Co. Muigheo
Founded1888
TrophyPaddy Moclair Cup
Title holders Ballina Stephenites (37th title)
Most titles Ballina Stephenites (37 titles)
SponsorsConnacht Gold

The Mayo Senior Football Championship, known for sponsorship reasons as the Connacht Gold Mayo Senior Football Championship, is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by the top Mayo GAA clubs.

Contents

As of 2023, Ballina Stephenites GAA are the title holders, having defeating Breaffy GAA in the final.

Honours

The trophy presented to the winners is the Paddy Moclair Cup, [1] which was first presented for the 1971 final.

The winners of the Mayo Senior Championship qualify to represent their county in the Connacht Senior Club Football Championship. The winners can, in turn, go on to play in the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.

History

The inaugural winners of the Mayo Championship were Castlebar Mitchels who won in 1888. The most successful team to date are Ballina Stephenites who have won on 36 occasions.

Roll of honour

#TeamWinsYears wonLast final lost
1   Ballina Stephenites 371889, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1920, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1933, 1935, 1938, 1940, 1943, 1947, 1955, 1966, 1985, 1987, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2007, 20232022
2   Castlebar Mitchels 311888, 1903, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1969, 1970, 1978, 1986, 1988, 1993, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 2014
3   Knockmore 101973, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2020, 20212016
4   Crossmolina Deel Rovers 71949, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 20062003
5   Garrymore 61974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1981, 19821977
6   Ballintubber 52010, 2011, 2014, 2018, 2019 2017
7   Claremorris 41961, 1964, 1965, 19711978
8   Hollymount 31990, 1991, 1994—
   Ballycastle1936, 1937, 1939—
   Charlestown Sarsfields 1902, 2001, 20092008
   Ballaghaderreen 1972, 2008, 20122019
12East Mayo21957, 1967—
   Ballyhaunis 1919, 19581926
14Shamrocks(Kilmovee/Aghamore)119771976
North Mayo1968—
West Mayo1960—
   Lacken19171984
Ballina Commercials1890—
   Westport 20221991

List of finals

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Mayo GAA clubs
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YearWinnerScoreOpponentScore
2023 [2] Ballina Stephenites 0-06 Breaffy 0-04
2022 [3] Westport 1-09 Ballina Stephenites 1-06
2021 [4] Knockmore 1-09 Belmullet 0-06
2020 [5] Knockmore 1–12 Breaffy 0–13
2019 [6] Ballintubber 1–14 Ballaghaderreen 1–11
2018 [7] Ballintubber 0–12 Breaffy 1-08
2017 [8] Castlebar Mitchels 0–15 Ballintubber 0–13
2016 [9] Castlebar Mitchels 3–13 Knockmore 0–10
2015 [10] Castlebar Mitchels 4–10 Breaffy 0-09
2014 [11] Ballintubber 2-09 Castlebar Mitchels 1-09
2013 [12] Castlebar Mitchels 1–11 Breaffy 0-08
2012 [13] Ballaghaderreen 1-09 Ballintubber 0-04
2011 [14] Ballintubber 1–10 Castlebar Mitchels 1-09
2010 [15] Ballintubber 0-08 Castlebar Mitchels 0-05
2009 [16] Charlestown Sarsfields 0-09 Knockmore 0-06
2008 [17] Ballaghaderreen 0–13 Charlestown Sarsfields 1-06
2007 Ballina Stephenites 3-06 Charlestown Sarsfields 0–13
2006 [18] Crossmolina Deel Rovers 2-08, 1–13 (R) Ballaghaderreen 1–11, 2–07 (R)
2005 Crossmolina Deel Rovers 2-09 Shrule-Glencorrib 1–11
2004 Ballina Stephenites 1-09 Knockmore 0-06
2003 Ballina Stephenites 1–11 Crossmolina Deel Rovers 0–12
2002 Crossmolina Deel Rovers 2-09 Knockmore 0–14
2001 [19] Charlestown Sarsfields 0–11, 2–16 (R) Knockmore 2-05, 0–08 (R)
2000 Crossmolina Deel Rovers 0–14 Burrishoole 0–11
1999 Crossmolina Deel Rovers 0-09 Ballina Stephenites 0-07
1998 Ballina Stephenites 0–11 Crossmolina Deel Rovers 0-09
1997 [20] Knockmore 1–11 Kiltimagh 0-09
1996 Knockmore 1–10 Ballina Stephenites 1-08
1995 Crossmolina Deel Rovers 0–11 Kiltane 0-07
1994 Hollymount 0–14 Castlebar Mitchels 1-04
1993 Castlebar Mitchels 1-07 Balla 0-07
1992 Knockmore 1-09 Charlestown Sarsfields 0-09
1991 Hollymount 1-06 Westport 1-02
1990 Hollymount 0-08 Knockmore 0-07
1989 Knockmore 2-07 Kiltane 2-06
1988 Castlebar Mitchels 2-06, 1–12 (R) Crossmolina Deel Rovers 1-09, 0–09 (R)
1987 Ballina Stephenites 1-08 Castlebar Mitchels 2-02
1986 Castlebar Mitchels 1-08 Crossmolina Deel Rovers 0-02
1985 Ballina Stephenites 4-02 Ballaghadereen 1–10
1984 Knockmore 2–11Lacken0-04
1983 Knockmore 1–15 Davitts 3-05
1982 Garrymore 1-08 Castlebar Mitchels 0-06
1981 Garrymore 1-09 Belmullet 1-05
1980 Knockmore 3-04 Castlebar Mitchels 2-06
1979 Garrymore 2–10 Knockmore 1-07
1978 Castlebar Mitchels 0-08 Claremorris 0-07
1977Shamrocks0-08, 4–06 (R) Garrymore 0-08, 0–13 (R)
1976 Garrymore 1-09 Knockmore 2-05
1975 Garrymore 0–11 Aghamore 0-06
1974 Garrymore 1–12 Aghamore 2-02
1973 Knockmore 3–13 Garrymore 2–11
1972 Ballaghaderreen 1–11 Claremorris 0-09
1971 Claremorris 2-05 Aghamore 1-06
1970 Castlebar Mitchels 4-09 Garrymore 0–13
1969 Castlebar Mitchels 0–11 Ballina Stephenites 1-04
1968North Mayo2–10 Ballina Stephenites 3-04
1967East Mayo2-07 Ballina Stephenites 0-09
1966 Ballina Stephenites 0–11 Claremorris 1-03
1965 Claremorris 1–14 Castlebar Mitchels 1-05
1964 Claremorris 2-04 Castlebar Mitchels 0-06
1963[ citation needed ] Castlebar Mitchels 3-08 Crossmolina Deel Rovers 0-02
1962 Castlebar Mitchels 1-07 Claremorris 2-03
1961 Claremorris 0-09 Ballina Stephenites 0-07
1960West Mayo3-06 Castlebar Mitchels 0-07
1959 Castlebar Mitchels 1-07East Mayo1-04
1958 Ballyhaunis 2-05 Ballina Stephenites 2-01
1957East Mayo1-07 Crossmolina Deel Rovers 0-07
1956 Castlebar Mitchels 0–14 (R) Crossmolina Deel Rovers 1-06 (R)
1955 Ballina Stephenites 1–10 Claremorris 1-02
1954 Castlebar Mitchels 2-04 Claremorris 2-03
1953 Castlebar Mitchels 1-08Ardnaree Sarsfields0-05
1952 Castlebar Mitchels 6–10 Claremorris 2-05
1951 Castlebar Mitchels 2–10 Louisburgh 1-00
1950 Castlebar Mitchels 3-04 Ballina Stephenites 1-03
1949 Crossmolina Deel Rovers 2-05Killala1-03
1948 Castlebar Mitchels 3-02 Crossmolina Deel Rovers 0-03
1947 Ballina Stephenites 3-03 Castlebar Mitchels 0–10
1946 Castlebar Mitchels 3-06 Ballina Stephenites 1-09
1945 Castlebar Mitchels 3-09Belmullet0-02
1944 Castlebar Mitchels 1-08 Claremorris 1-01
1943 Ballina Stephenites 0-07Ballycastle1-02
1942 Castlebar Mitchels 5-05 Westport 0-04
1941 Castlebar Mitchels 3-06Ballycastle0-05
1940 Ballina Stephenites 2-06 Castlebar Mitchels 3-01
1939Ballycastle2-03 Castlebar Mitchels 0-08
1938 Ballina Stephenites 4-03Ballycastle4-02
1937Ballycastle2–11 Westport 0-02
1936Ballycastle4-04 Castlebar Mitchels 1-01
1935 Ballina Stephenites 0-06 Castlebar Mitchels 0-04
1934 Castlebar Mitchels 1-04 Ballina Stephenites 1-03
1933 Ballina Stephenites 1-06 Castlebar Mitchels 1-03
1932 Castlebar Mitchels 2-08 Ballina Stephenites 0-06
1931 Castlebar Mitchels 0–10 Ballina Stephenites 0-09
1930 Castlebar Mitchels 3-09 Ballina Stephenites 4-02
1929 Ballina Stephenites 1-02 Westport 0-01
1928 Ballina Stephenites (awarded title)
1927 Ballina Stephenites 3-02 Westport 0-01
1926 Ballina Stephenites (1 pt.) Ballyhaunis
1925 Ballina Stephenites 0-07 Castlebar Mitchels 1-03
1924 Ballina Stephenites 0-08 Ballaghadereen 0-00
1923No Championship
1922No Championship
1921No Championship
1920 Ballina Stephenites
1919 Ballyhaunis Ballina Stephenites
1918 Ballina Stephenites 3-03 Ballyhaunis 1-00
1917Lacken Ballina Stephenites
1916 Ballina Stephenites 4-04Lacken1-02
1915 Ballina Stephenites 1-03 Ballyhaunis 1-01
1914 Ballina Stephenites 6-03 Ballyhaunis 0-01
1913 Ballina Stephenites Balla
1912 Ballina Stephenites 2-01 Westport 0-01
1911 Ballina Stephenites Castlebar Mitchels
1910 Ballina Stephenites 3-02 Castlebar Mitchels 0-01
1909 Ballina Stephenites
1908 Ballina Stephenites (awarded title)
1907 Ballina Stephenites 0-05 Westport 1-01
1906 Ballina Stephenites 3-07Kilmeena0-01
1905 Ballina Stephenites 4-09 Westport 0-02
1904 Ballina Stephenites 0-06 Castlebar Mitchels 0-02
1903 Castlebar Mitchels 1-04 Ballina Stephenites 0-01
1902 Charlestown Sarsfields Ballina McBrides
1891–1901No Championship
1890Ballina Commercialsw/oMulrannyscr.
1889 Ballina Stephenites (awarded title) Swinford
1888 Castlebar Mitchels 1-07 Ballina Stephenites 0-01

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