Down Junior Football Championship


The Down Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by lower-tier Down GAA clubs. The Down County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1920. The national media covers the competition.
Dromara are the title holders

History

In the 2016 final Drumgath held Teconnaught in what was a surprising result. Drumgath then had a landslide win in the replay to secure their first ever JFC crown.

Honours

The winners of the Down Junior Championship qualify to represent their county in the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship. The winners can, in turn, go on to play in the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship. Also, the winners of the Down Junior Championship automatically qualify for the following season's Intermediate Championship.

Finals listed by year

= replay
YearWinnerScoreScoreOpponent
1920 Castlewellan
1927 Kilcoo
1928Drumnaconnor
1929Ballylough
1930 Burren
1932 Warrenpoint
1933Kilkeel
1934Gargory
1935Burrenbridge
1936 Ballykinlar
1937 Glenn
1939Kilkeel
1940 Warrenpoint
1941 Ballykinlar
1942 Kilclief
1943ArdtoleBallylough
1944 Clann na Banna
1945 Ballykinlar
1946 Saul
1947 Tullylish* Kilclief
1948Barnmeen
1949 Tullylish*0–030–02Ballynahinch
1950Kilkeel
1951 Dromara
1952 Burren
1953Magheral
1954 Loughinisland
1955 Ballykinlar
1956Cabra Harps
1957 Dundrum
1958 Loughinisland
1959 Clann na Banna
1960Kilkeel
1961 RGU Downpatrick
1962 Bryansford
1963 Ballyholland Harps
1964 Saul
1965 Drumaness
1966 Liatroim Fontenoys
1967 Bryansford
1968 Tullylish
1969 Drumaness
1970 Saval
1971Greencastle
1972 Ballyholland Harps
1973 Newry Shamrocks II
1974 Clann na Banna
1975 Ballymartin
1976 Dundrum
1977Greencastle
1978 Newry Mitchels
1979 Atticall Longstone
1980 Annaclone
1981 Mayobridge
1982 Annaclone
1983 Annsborough Drumaness
1984 RGU Downpatrick
1985 Drumaness
1986 Carryduff
1987 St Michael's
1988 Liatroim Fontenoys
1989 Drumaness
1990 Annsborough0-110-7 Castlewellan II
1991 St Michael's
1993 Castlewellan II
1994 Ardglass Darragh Cross
1995 Ballykinlar Bright
1996 Kilclief Bright
1997 Glasdrumman Dundrum
1998 Ballykinlar Darragh Cross
1999 Clann na Banna Bright
2000 Ardglass
2001 Newry Mitchels
2002 Ardglass
2003 Glenn
2004 St Michael's
2005 Dundrum Bright
2006 Bredagh
1–08

0–05
Teconnaught
2007 Newry Bosco2–110–02 Drumaness
2008 St John's0–090–05 Bright
2009 Glenn1–121–08 Teconnaught
2010 Drumaness1–121–06 Newry Bosco
2011 Bredagh4–100–09 Dromara
2012 Dundrum0–150–06 Aghaderg
2013 Teconnaught
0–08
1–09
0–08
0–08
Dromara
2014 Drumaness0–140–08 Kilclief
2015 Glasdrumman2–112–07 Ardglass
2016 Drumgath
1–07
4–16
0–10
0–05
Teconnaught
2017 Dundrum0–141–02 Bright
2018 Teconnaught0–080–07 Kilclief
2019 Bright1–140–15 Aughlisnafin
2020 St Paul's2–060–10 Aughlisnafin
2021 Aughlisnafin2–112–08 Dundrum
2022 Teconnaught1–130–12 Dromara
2023 Drumaness3–081–10 Ardglass
2024 Dromara2–081–09 Aughlisnafin