Sligo Junior Football Championship


The Sligo Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by lower-tier Sligo GAA clubs.
St Patrick's have the most titles with eight.
Cloonacool GAA are the title holders defeating Eastern Harps in the Final after a replay.

Honours

The winners of the Sligo Junior Championship qualify to represent their county in the Connacht Junior Club Football Championship. The winners of that in 2018 were Easkey and stalwart Eugene Mullen captained them to that.
St Johns, who won the Junior Title in 1999 also won the Connacht Championship by beating Monivea Abbey in the final in Tuam before the FBD final.
The winners can, in turn, go on to play in the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship. Easkey got to the All-Ireland final in 2019. But they lost to Beaufort when they were there. That was played at Croke Park.
The winners are promoted to the Sligo Intermediate Football Championship for the following year.

History

In 2009 the Junior Championship was restructured. For the first time since 2001 there would be two championships, A and B. The A Championship was made up of the semi-finalists in 2008 and relegated teams from the Intermediate Championship. The winner of the A Championship is promoted to Intermediate football. The relegated teams from Intermediate drop down to Junior A and in 2009 three teams were relegated. The B Championship was run on a knockout basis with nine teams entering. The winner of the B Championship is promoted to A for the following year.
Eamonn O'Hara, one of Sligo's All Star footballers, played in the 2016 final and he scored 2-1 before the first half ended.

Roll of honour

Roll of honour to 2024:
#ClubWinsYears wonLast final lost
1Skreen 81928, 1931, 1940, 1950, 1964, 1967, 2010, 20211962
2Bunninadden61953, 1963, 1973, 1979, 2003, 20082005
2Tourlestrane61946, 1954, 1986, 2004, 2015, 20202019
4Coolaney/Mullinabreena51910, 1957, 1968, 1984, 1988
4Keash51942, 1947, 1952, 1961, 19701967
4Easkey51907, 1960, 1965, 1977, 20181976
7Coolera/Strandhill41916, 1949, 1971, 20071970
7Ballisodare41929, 1939, 1956, 20092000
7Drumcliffe–Rosses Point41934, 1958, 1990, 20061994
7Geevagh41936, 1974, 1981, 19981940
7Grange 41959, 1969, 1975, 20012022
7St Farnan's41972, 1983, 1997, 20051982
7St Mary's41993, 1996, 2000, 20142013
7Derroon 41935, 1945, 2017, 20242023
15Maugherow31933, 1941, 19911999
15Castleconnor31980, 1985, 20022006
15St John's31989, 1999, 20132012
15St Michael's31992, 2016, 2019
19Dromore West21918, 19241944
19Templeboy21919, 19431945
19Collooney Harps21930, 19621946
19Knockalassa21932, 19511969
19Enniscrone/Kilglass21948, 19661975
19Curry21955, 20112010
19Calry-St Joseph's21976, 19871984
19Cloonacool22012, 20252024
27Cuilmore11917
27Ballyrush119251928
27Killavil11927
27Aclare11938
27Gurteen119441941
27Carraroe11978
27Northern Gaels11982
27Eastern Harps119942025
27Tubbercurry119952007
27Dromard11952 1951
27Shamrock Gaels120222009
27Owenmore Gaels120232020

Junior B Championship

Junior b tournament played off with teams second and third teams.
St johns have won the most times with 3 victories since the formation of the competition in 2009
Roll of honor only goes as far as 2011, needs updating.
#ClubWinsYears wonLast final lost
1Curry21997, 20012000
2St Mary's31998,2019
2Shamrock Gaels319992011
2Easkey320002001
2St John's32009
2013
2016
2Calry-St Joseph's32010
2Geevagh32011

YearWinnerOpponent-
1997Curry 0-12Enniscrone/Kilglass 1-4-
1998St Mary's 3-10Tubbercurry 0-6-
1999Shamrock Gaels 3-7Curry 2-6-
2000Easkey 2-10Curry 1-10-
2001Curry 0-11Easkey 1-4-
2009St John's 3-10Ballymote 0-7-
2010Calry-St Joseph's w/oEnniscrone/Kilglass scr-
2011Geevagh 1-4Shamrock Gaels 1-3-
2012-
2013st johns 3-11tourlestrane 0-8
2014-
2015-
2016st johns 2-15easkey 0-4
2017-
2018-
2019
St Mary's 0-15 Owenmore Gaels 1-05		-
2020-
2021-
2021-