Tyrone Junior Football Championship
| Tyrone Junior Football Championship | |
|---|---|
| Irish | Craobh Sóisear Peile Tír Eoghain |
| Code | Gaelic football |
| Founded | 1904 |
| Trophy | Pat Darcy Cup |
| Title holders | Kileeshil St. Mary's (2nd title) |
| First winner | Coalisland |
| Most titles | Rock St Patrick's (5 titles) |
| Sponsors | Connollys of Moy |
| Official website | tyronegaa.ie |
The Tyrone Junior Football Club Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Connollys of Moy Tyrone Junior Football Club Championship[1]) is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by lower-tier Tyrone GAA clubs. The Tyrone County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1904.
Fintona Pearses are the title holders (2023) defeating Drumragh Sarsfields in the Final.
History
[edit]The first tournament was held in 1904 and Coalisland won that by defeating Killyclogher in the final. [2]
The trophy given to the winning club was renamed as the Pat D'Arcy Cup in 2018.
From 2018, all championship games have been streamed live on Tyrone TV.
Honours
[edit]The trophy presented to the winners is the Pat D'Arcy Cup.
The winners of the Tyrone Junior Football Championship qualify to represent their county in the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship. They often do well there, winning It on numerous occasions.[3] The winners can, in turn, go on to play in the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship.
The winners also gain promotion to Division 2 of the Tyrone All-County Football league for the following season, regardless of their final standing in the Division 3 league that year. Therefore as the winners compete in the Tyrone Intermediate Football Championship the following year, the holders do not defend their title.
List of finals
[edit]- Teams in black no longer exist
Wins listed by club
[edit]- Rock St Patrick's (5): 1982, 2007, 2014, 2016, 2019
- St Patrick's, Greencastle: (4): 1936, 1992, 1998, 2006
- Killyman St Mary's (4): 1968, 1989, 2005, 2010
- Newtownstewart St Eugene's (4): 1951, 1995, 2009, 2018
- Donaghmore St Patrick's (3): 1927, 1933, 1954
- Kildress Wolfe Tones (3): 1966, 1994, 2020
- Brackaville Owen Roes (3): 1996, 2012, 2015
- Cookstown Fr. Rock's (2): 1978, 2021
- Edendork St Malachy's (2): 1938, 1957
- Killeeshil St Mary's (2): 2013, 2024
- Moy Tír Na nÓg (2): 1953, 1979
- Derrytresk Fir An Chnoic (2): 1955, 2011
- Clogher Éire Óg (2): 1972, 2000
- Stewartstown Harps (2): 2004, 2022
- Fintona Pearses (2): 1975, 2023
- Galbally Pearses (1): 1958
- Eglish St Patrick's (1): 1973
- Clann na nGael (1): 1997
- Drumragh Sarsfields (1): 1999
- Eskra Emmetts (1): 2003
- Augher St Macartan's (1): 2008
- Tattyreagh St Patrick's (1): 2017
References
[edit]- ^ Cox, Rory (4 April 2023). "Connollys of Moy announced as the sponsor of the Tyrone Club Championships". Tyrone GAA. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ Tyrone GAA - Tyrone Gaelic Football and Tyrone Hurling news, results and fixures
- ^ Kelly, Padraig (26 November 2016). "Rock experience can secure third Ulster title". The Irish News. The Irish News Ltd. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
Blackhill have never faced a side like Rock though. The east Tyrone outfit are masters of this competition and are chasing their third title in a decade.
- ^ Tyrone GAA - Tyrone Gaelic Football and Tyrone Hurling news, results and fixures
- ^ "First-half goals pave way for An Port Mór". Irish Examiner. Linn Dubh. 3 December 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2012.
- ^ "Ulster club JFC final: McMahon goal the difference". Hoganstand.com. Hogan Stand. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
- ^ "Ulster Club JFC final: Rock down Urris". Hoganstand.com. Hogan Stand. 29 November 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ Kelly, Padraig (26 November 2016). "Rock experience can secure third Ulster title". The Irish News. The Irish News Ltd. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
For once though the roles have been reversed and this time the Courtney sisters will be going to cheer on Donal, Thomas and Anthony at Pairc Esler tomorrow as they try to help Blackhill to an Ulster Junior title at the expense of Tyrone champions Rock.
- ^ "Ulster Club JFC: Title number three for Rock". Hoganstand.com. Hogan Stand. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "Tatts reach back to back finals". 29 September 2017. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
Tattyreagh have reached the Junior championship final for the second year running after winning a gripping encounter with Owen Roes at Healy Park on Friday night.
- ^ Mooney, Francis (23 October 2018). "Tattyreagh's remarkable rise: Division One football to be played at Pairc Ui Dhorchai for first time ever". The Irish News. The Irish News Ltd. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
Tattyreagh's remarkable rise from Junior to Senior in the space of a year has won the hearts of GAA followers throughout Tyrone and beyond. Division One football will be played at Pairc Ui Dhorchai for the first time ever in 2019, when one of the smallest clubs in the county will mix it with giants of the game such as Coalisland, Killyclogher, Errigal Ciaran, Omagh and Dromore. The dream became a reality as they clinched back to back championship titles at Healy Park on Sunday, winning the LCC Tyrone IFC title, just 12 months after being crowned JFC champions.
- ^ "Tattyreagh make it back to back championships". 21 October 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
- ^ "Tatts take junior crown". 8 October 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "Newtownstewart & Beragh through to LCC JFC Final". 22 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "LCC junior title for Newtownstewart". 7 October 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ Foley, Alan (2 November 2019). "Brave Buncrana reach Ulster JFC final on penalties after epic semi-final". Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "Junior title for Rock". 6 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Second half display secures junior title for Kildress". 4 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- ^ Cooke, Michael (20 November 2021). "Sean McDermotts reach Ulster JFC quarter-finals after beating Cookstown". Shannonside Northern Sound. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
The Tyrone junior champions led 1-4 to 1-3 at half-time before a superior second half display say Sean McDermotts recorded an eight-point victory in the end.
- ^ "Stewartstown Scorers Ahead Of JFC Final". 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
- ^ "Aghaloo Scorers Ahead Of JFC Final". 21 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
