Cavan Senior Football Championship
Annual Gaelic football competition
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The Cavan Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by Cavan GAA. It is played between the twelve top-graded clubs in County Cavan. It was first competed for in 1888. The winners are awarded the Oliver Plunkett Cup and go on to represent Cavan in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship.
| Cavan Senior Football Championship | |
|---|---|
Current season or competition: 2025 Cavan Senior Football Championship | |
| Code | Gaelic football |
| Founded | 1888 |
| Region | County Cavan, Ireland (GAA) |
| Trophy | Oliver Plunkett Cup |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Title holders |  Kingscourt Stars (12th title) |
| Most titles |  Cornafean (20 titles) |
| Sponsors | Kyte Powertech |
| Official website | http://www.cavangaa.ie |
Cornafean are the most successful club, having won the competition twenty times, most recently in 1956. Crosserlough won a record seven consecutive titles between 1966 and 1972. The current champions are Kingscourt Stars who beat Gowna in the 2025 final to win their twelfth title.
Format
12 teams contest the Kyte Powertech Senior Football Championship. The championship is run on a league basis up to the quarter-final stage with all teams put into one league table. Each team plays four games with the fixtures decided by a random draw at the conclusion of each round. No team can meet each other twice in the league stage. The top eight teams in the league progress to the quarter-finals while the bottom four teams enter the relegation play-offs with one team to be relegated to the Cavan Intermediate Football Championship.[1]
List of finals
| † | Winning team reached the final of the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship |
| Year | Winners | Score | Opponent | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 | Maghera MacFinns | 1–4 – 0–1 | Ballyconnell | |
| 1889 | No Championship | |||
| 1890 | Cavan Slashers | |||
| 1891 | No Championship | |||
| 1892 | No Championship | |||
| 1893 | No Championship | |||
| 1894 | No Championship | |||
| 1895 | No Championship | |||
| 1896 | No Championship | |||
| 1897 | No Championship | |||
| 1898 | No Championship | |||
| 1899 | No Championship | |||
| 1900 | No Championship | |||
| 1901 | No Championship | |||
| 1902 | Cavan Slashers | |||
| 1903 | Drumlane | |||
| 1904 | Drumlane | |||
| 1905 | Drumlane | |||
| 1906 | No Championship | |||
| 1907 | Drumlane | |||
| 1908 | Lacken | 0–7 – 0–3 | Lavey | |
| 1909 | Cornafean | Crosserlough | ||
| 1910 | Cornafean | |||
| 1911 | Bailieborough Shamrocks | |||
| 1912 | Cornafean | |||
| 1913 | Cornafean | |||
| 1914 | Cornafean | |||
| 1915 | Cornafean | |||
| 1916 | Virginia Blues | |||
| 1917 | Cavan Slashers | |||
| 1918 | Cornafean | Crosserlough | ||
| 1919 | Virginia Blues | |||
| 1920 | Cornafean | |||
| 1921 | Kingscourt Stars | Bruskey | ||
| 1922 | Cavan Slashers | |||
| 1923 | Templeport | 3–2 – 2–2 | Cornafean | |
| 1924 | Cavan Slashers | 2–1 – 0–5 | Bailieborough Shamrocks | |
| 1925 | Cavan Slashers | 1–3 – 0–4 | Cornafean | |
| 1926 | Maghera MacFinns | 2–1 – 2–0 | Gowna | |
| 1927 | Cavan Slashers | 1–5 – 0–4 | Virginia Blues | |
| 1928 | Cornafean | 1–3 – 0–3 | Maghera MacFinns | |
| 1929 | Cornafean | 2–5 – 2–2 | Cavan Slashers | |
| 1930 | Cavan Slashers | 1–4 – 0–4 | Cornafean | |
| 1931 | Cavan Slashers | 3–4 – 0–8 | Cornafean | |
| 1932 | Cornafean | 5–5 – 0–2 | Bailieborough Shamrocks | |
| 1933 | Cornafean | 4–1 – 0–3 | Cavan Slashers | |
| 1934 | Cornafean | 3–5 – 0–2 | Bailieborough Shamrocks | |
| 1935 | Mullahoran | 2–5 – 1–3 | Cornafean | |
| 1936 | Cornafean | 3–6 – 0–3 | Cavan Slashers | |
| 1937 | Cornafean | 2–4 – 1–7 | Bailieborough Shamrocks | |
| 0–5 – 0–1 (R) | ||||
| 1938 | Cornafean | 2–6 – 0–5 | Gowna | |
| 1939 | Cornafean | 1–6 – 1–5 | Killinkere | |
| 1940 | Cornafean | 1–4 – 0–3 | Killinkere | |
| 1941 | Cavan Slashers | 1–4 – 1–3 | Cornafean | |
| 1942 | Mullahoran | 1–8 – 0–10 | Cornafean | |
| 1943 | Cornafean | 3–7 – 2–4 | Mullahoran | |
| 1944 | Mullahoran | 1–6 – 1–4 | Mountnugent | |
| 1945 | Mullahoran | 3–8 – 1–4 | Bailieborough Shamrocks | |
| 1946 | Mountnugent | 0–9 – 2–3 | Bailieborough Shamrocks | |
| 0–6 – 0–5 (R) | ||||
| 1947 | Mullahoran | 1–6 – 1–4 | Cross | |
| 1948 | Mullahoran | 3–5 – 2–5 | Bailieborough Shamrocks | |
| 1949 | Mullahoran | 3–11 – 0–2 | Cornafaen | |
| 1950 | Mullahoran | |||
| 1951 | Lavey | 0–9 – 0–7 | Mullagh | [3] |
| 1952 | Bailieborough Shamrocks | 1–8 – 0–4 | Munterconnaught | |
| 1953 | Cootehill | 3–5 – 0–3 | Cornafean | [4] |
| 1954 | Cootehill | 1–13 – 1–3 | Mullahoran | [5] |
| 1955 | Cootehill | 3–9 – 1–5 | Kingscourt Stars | [6] |
| 1956 | Cornafean | 4–2 – 1–7 | Bailieborough Shamrocks | [7] |
| 1957 | Bailieborough Shamrocks | 0–9 – 0–8 | Cootehill | |
| 1958 | Crosserlough | 3–7 – 3–4 | Cavan Gaels | |
| 1959 | Virginia Blues | 3–3 – 1–6 | Crosserlough | |
| 1960 | Final not played | |||
| 1961 | Crosserlough | 2–8 – 2–3 | Ballinagh | |
| 1962 | Virginia Blues | 0–9 – 1–6 | Bailieborough Shamrocks | |
| 1–8 – 2–4 (R) | ||||
| 1963 | Mullahoran | 1–6 – 1–6 | Bailieborough Shamrocks | |
| 1–10 – 0–3 (R) | ||||
| 1964 | Bailieborough Shamrocks | 3–8 – 1–4 | Cootehill | |
| 1965 | Cavan Gaels | 3–5 – 1–10 | Bailieborough Shamrocks | |
| 1966 | Crosserlough | 3–13 – 0–0 | Ballyconnell | |
| 1967 | Crosserlough | 0–18 – 3–5 | Cavan Gaels | |
| 1968 | Crosserlough | 2–6 – 0–8 | Castlerahan | |
| 1969 | Crosserlough † | 1–9 – 0–4 | St Joseph's (Arva/Killeshandra) |
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| 1970 | Crosserlough | 1–12 – 0–5 | Cavan Gaels | |
| 1971 | Crosserlough | 1–12 – 1–4 | Killygarry | |
| 1972 | Crosserlough | 3–8 – 2–6 | St Brigid's (Laragh/Stradone) |
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| 1973 | Annagh (Redhills/Belturbet) |
4–11 – 3–8 | Ramor United (Virginia/Maghera) |
[8] |
| 1974 | Ramor United (Virginia/Maghera) |
1–11 – 0–7 | Woodford Gaels (Templeport/Kildallan) |
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| 1975 | Cavan Gaels | 1–11 – 2–8 | Crosserlough | |
| 1–11 – 0–8 (R) | ||||
| 1976 | St Mary's (Castlerahan/Munterconnaught) |
0–12 – 0–9 | Ballyhaise | |
| 1977 | Cavan Gaels † | 3–12 – 1–6 | St Mary's (Castlerahan/Munterconnaught) |
[9] |
| 1978 | Cavan Gaels | 1–10 – 0–6 | Ballyhaise | |
| 1979 | Laragh United | 3–14 – 1–7 | Crosserlough | |
| 1980 | Kingscourt Stars | 0–10 – 0–9 | Crosserlough | |
| 1981 | Kingscourt Stars | 1–8 – 0–11 | Drumalee | |
| 1–10 – 0–4 (R) | ||||
| 1982 | Laragh United | 1–10 – 1–3 | Bailieborough Shamrocks | |
| 1983 | Laragh United | 1–15 – 2–6 | Cavan Gaels | |
| 1984 | Laragh United | 0–16 – 2–7 | Drumalee | |
| 1985 | Ramor United | 3–10 – 0–7 | Kingscourt Stars | |
| 1986 | Kingscourt Stars | 2–12 – 0–6 | Ballinagh | |
| 1987 | Kingscourt Stars † | 1–8 – 0–6 | Ramor United | |
| 1988 | Gowna | 1–6 – 0–3 | Laragh United | |
| 1989 | Kingscourt Stars | 1–11 – 0–8 | Ramor United | |
| 1990 | Kingscourt Stars † | 1–12 – 0–9 | Mullahoran | |
| 1991 | Kingscourt Stars | 3–11 – 0–10 | Crosserlough | |
| 1992 | Ramor United | 1–9 – 0–11 | Bailieborough Shamrocks | |
| 1993 | Kingscourt Stars | 2–8 – 0–8 | Gowna | |
| 1994 | Gowna | 1–8 – 0–9 | Mullahoran | |
| 1995 | Bailieborough Shamrocks † | 0–13 – 1–8 | Gowna | |
| 1996 | Gowna | 1–14 – 1–8 | Mullahoran | |
| 1997 | Gowna | 3–12 – 2–6 | Crosserlough | [10] |
| 1998 | Mullahoran | 2–5 – 0–4 | Cavan Gaels | [11] |
| 1999 | Gowna | 0–11 – 1–7 | Kingscourt Stars | [12] |
| 2000 | Gowna | 2–10 – 0–11 | Cavan Gaels | |
| 2001 | Cavan Gaels | 0–15 – 0–7 | Gowna | [13] |
| 2002 | Gowna | 1–17 – 0–8 | Cavan Gaels | [14] |
| 2003 | Cavan Gaels | 3–6 – 1–8 | Mullahoran | [15] |
| 2004 | Cavan Gaels | 1–9 – 0–7 | Mullahoran | [16] |
| 2005 | Cavan Gaels | 0–12 – 1–6 | Mullahoran | [17] |
| 2006 | Mullahoran | 2–10 – 0–10 | Cavan Gaels | [18] |
| 2007 | Cavan Gaels | 0–15 – 0–11 | Gowna | [19] |
| 2008 | Cavan Gaels | 0–15 – 0–7 | Denn | [20] |
| 2009 | Cavan Gaels | 1–20 – 2–11 | Denn | [21] |
| 2010 | Kingscourt Stars | 1–13 – 1–9 | Cavan Gaels | [22] |
| 2011 | Cavan Gaels | 4–11 – 0–7 | Castlerahan | [23] |
| 2012 | Mullahoran | 1–8 – 1–8 | Kingscourt Stars | [24][25] |
| 1–8 – 0–7 (R) | ||||
| 2013 | Ballinagh | 0–12 – 0–11 | Cavan Gaels | [26] |
| 2014 | Cavan Gaels | 0–16 – 0–15 | Kingscourt Stars | [27] |
| 2015 | Kingscourt Stars | 1–9 – 0–11 | Castlerahan | [28] |
| 2016 | Ramor United | 2–11 – 3–8 | Castlerahan | [29][30] |
| 0–10 – 0–8 (R) | ||||
| 2017 | Cavan Gaels † | 0–13 – 0–8 | Castlerahan | [31] |
| 2018 | Castlerahan | 2–11 – 1–13 | Crosserlough | [32] |
| 2019 | Castlerahan | 1–9 – 0–10 | Ramor United | [33] |
| 2020 | Crosserlough | 2–12 – 2–12 | Kingscourt Stars | [34][35] |
| 0–13 – 0–8 (R) | ||||
| 2021 | Ramor United | 0–10 – 0–10 | Gowna | [36][37] |
| 1–15 – 0–14 (R) | ||||
| 2022 | Gowna | 2–13 – 1–9 | Killygarry | [38] |
| 2023 | Gowna | 5–15 – 0–13 | Kingscourt Stars | [39] |
| 2024 | Crosserlough | 2–6 – 0–4 | Ramor United | [40] |
| 2025 | Kingscourt Stars | 2–16 – 0–13 | Gowna | [41] |
Performances by club
| Club | Titles | Years won |
|---|---|---|
| Cornafean | 20 | 1909, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1918, 1920, 1928, 1929, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1956 |
| Cavan Gaels | 14 | 1965, 1975, 1977, 1978, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2017 |
| Mullahoran | 12 | 1935, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1963, 1998, 2006, 2012 |
| Kingscourt Stars | 12 | 1921, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2010, 2015, 2025 |
| Crosserlough | 11 | 1958, 1961, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 2020, 2024 |
| Cavan Slashers | 9 | 1890, 1917, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1930, 1931, 1941 |
| Gowna | 9 | 1988, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2022, 2023 |
| Bailieborough Shamrocks | 5 | 1911, 1952, 1957, 1964, 1995 |
| Ramor United | 5 | 1974, 1985, 1992, 2016, 2021 |
| Drumlane | 4 | 1903, 1904, 1905, 1907 |
| Virginia Blues | 4 | 1916, 1919, 1959, 1962 |
| Laragh United | 4 | 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984 |
| Cootehill | 3 | 1953, 1954, 1955 |
| Maghera MacFinns | 2 | 1888, 1926 |
| Castlerahan | 2 | 2018, 2019 |
| Lacken | 1 | 1908 |
| Templeport | 1 | 1923 |
| Mountnugent | 1 | 1946 |
| Lavey | 1 | 1951 |
| Annagh | 1 | 1973 |
| St Mary's | 1 | 1976 |
| Ballinagh | 1 | 2013 |