Louth Junior 2A Football Championship
Annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition
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The Louth Junior 2A Football Championship is an annual knockout gaelic football competition organised by Louth GAA, contested by the second teams of Senior clubs in County Louth.
| Louth Junior 2A Football Championship | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1917[1] |
| Title holders | Cooley Kickhams |
| Most titles | Cooley Kickhams (10 titles) |
Formerly known as the Second Division Championship, it was renamed the Junior 2 Championship when the county football Leagues were reorganized in 1978.[1]
Trophy
The captain of the winning team is presented with the Dan McEvoy Cup. Dan "Warren" McEvoy was a member of the Tredaghs football club in Drogheda and played on the Louth team that won the 1912 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.[1]
Finals
(R) = Replay
| Year | Winner | Score | Opponent | Score | Winning Captain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025[2] | Cooley Kickhams | 0-09 | St Patrick's | 1-05 | Seán White |
| 2024[3] | St Patrick's | 1-07 | Naomh Máirtín | 0-07 | Adam Finnegan |
| 2023 | Geraldines | 0-14 | Cooley Kickhams | 1-07 | Paul Clarke |
| 2022[4] | Naomh Máirtín | 3-16 | St Patrick's | 0-07 | Jack McCarville |
| 2021[5] | Cooley Kickhams | 1-11 | St Mary's | 0-12 | Keith White |
| 2020 | (Cancelled - COVID-19) | ||||
| 2019[6] | Naomh Máirtín | 4-07 | St Patrick's | 0-11 | Connor Smyth |
| 2018[7] | St Mary's | 0-10 | Dundalk Gaels | 0-07 | Mark Gorman |
| 2017[8] | St Mary's | 2-07 | St Fechin's | 0-06 | Wayne Matthews |
| 2016[9] | Geraldines | 2-11 | Naomh Máirtín | 0-07 | John Pepper |
| 2015[10] | St Mary's | 2-09 | St Patrick's | 0-10 | Paul Malone |
| 2014 | St Mary's | 2-09 | Geraldines | 1-08 | Shane Carroll |
| 2013[11] | St Bride's | 3-11 | Clan na Gael | 0-09 | Ruairí Kelly |
| 2012[12] | Naomh Máirtín | 3-08 | St Mary's | 3-07 | Thomas Sullivan |
| 2011[13] | Dundalk Gaels | 2-04 | Cooley Kickhams | 0-09 | Stephen McLoughlin |
| 2010[14] | Newtown Blues | 2-11 | Naomh Máirtín | 0-08 | Stephen Kermode |
| 2009[15] | Cooley Kickhams | 0-11 | St Patrick's | 0-08 | Declan McGuinness |
| 2008[16] | Naomh Malachi | 2-04 | Cooley Kickhams | 1-06 | Ronan Lynch |
| 2007[17] | Cooley Kickhams | 0-13 | St Patrick's | 1-07 | Ronan Hanlon |
| 2006[18] | St Patrick's | 2-06 | Cooley Kickhams | 0-08 | Paddy White |
| 2005[19] | Clan na Gael | 2-09 | Newtown Blues | 0-12 | Ciarán Campbell |
| 2004[20] | Newtown Blues | 3-04 | St Mary's | 1-06 | Tommy Costello |
| 2003[21] | St Patrick's | 1-08 | Cooley Kickhams | 0-09 | James Hynes |
| 2002[22] | Cooley Kickhams | 2-13 | Newtown Blues | 0-07 | Michael Hanlon |
| 2001[23] | Cooley Kickhams | 1-06 | Naomh Máirtín | 1-04 | Michael Murphy |
| 2000[24] | Cooley Kickhams | 1-06 (R) | Newtown Blues | 0-02 (R) | Pádraig O'Neill |
| 1999[25] | St Patrick's | 2-12 | Roche Emmets | 0-04 | Damien White |
| 1998 | St Patrick's | 3-07 | Dundalk Gaels | 0-10 | Séamus Rennick |
| 1997 | St Patrick's | 0-10 | Cooley Kickhams | 0-07 | Gerry McEneaney |
| 1996 | Newtown Blues | 3-10 | St Mary's | 2-06 | David Hughes |
| 1995 | Clan na Gael | 1-12 | Cooley Kickhams | 2-07 | Derek McCabe |
| 1994 | Clan na Gael | 1-12 (R) | Cooley Kickhams | 2-08 (R) | Fergus Byrne |
| 1993 | Clan na Gael | 1-10 | Roche Emmets | 0-07 | Donagh Rice |
| 1992 | Cooley Kickhams | 1-08 | Clan na Gael | 1-07 | Ian Murphy |
| 1991 | Cooley Kickhams | 0-09 | St Mary's | 0-05 | Aidan Shields |
| 1990[26] | Clan na Gael | 1-10 | Dundalk Young Irelands | 1-03 | Ciarán McKeever |
| 1989 | St Mary's | 2-06 (R) | Cooley Kickhams | 1-06 (R) | Bartle Landy |
| 1988 | Roche Emmets | 2-07 | St Patrick's | 1-05 | Martin Shearman |
| 1987 | St Nicholas | 2-12 | Na Piarsaigh | 0-08 | Philip Kirwan |
| 1986[27] | Kilkerley Emmets | 0-07 | Glen Emmets | 1-02 | Francie Kirk |
| 1985 | Naomh Mhuire (Drogheda) | 2-07 (R) | Na Piarsaigh | 0-11 (R) | Gerard Murtagh |
| 1984[26] | Clan na Gael | 1-06 | Oliver Plunketts | 0-02 | David Neary |
| 1983[28] | Glen Emmets | 0-09 | Dundalk Gaels | 0-05 | Gerry Martin |
| 1982[29] | Dundalk Young Irelands | 1-09 | Geraldines | 0-05 | Michael Bracken |
| 1981 | Seán O'Mahony's | 1-06 | St Mary's | 0-05 | Eddie O'Leary |
| 1980 | Cooley Kickhams | 1-09 | Dundalk Young Irelands | 1-07 | Brendan Shields |
| 1979 | Roche Emmets | 1-03 | Mattock Rangers | 0-02 | Seán Quinn |
| 1978[30] | St Fechin's | 0-06 | Dundalk Young Irelands | 0-05 | Charlie Collier |
| 1977 | Westerns | 0-08 | Glen Emmets | 1-02 | Brendan Matthews |
| 1976[31] | O'Connells | 0-10 | Dundalk Young Irelands | 1-04 | Patsy Callan |
| 1975 [32] | Lann Léire | 1-07 | Westerns | 1-05 | Tommy Martin |
| 1974[33] | Dreadnots | 3-03 | Westerns | 2-05 | Dermot Campbell |
| 1973[34] | Hunterstown Rovers | 1-04 | Dreadnots | 0-05 | Peter Taaffe |
| 1972 [35] | Naomh Máirtín | 1-11 | Hunterstown Rovers | 1-09 | John Mullen |
| 1971[36] | Lann Léire | 0-07 | Westerns | 0-04 | Bartle Faulkner |
| 1970 | St Mochta's | 1-03 | Hunterstown Rovers | 0-03 | John Byrne |
| 1969 | St Mary's | 3-01 | Hunterstown Rovers | 1-05 | Francie Higgins |
| 1968 | Stabannon Parnells | 1-08 | O'Connells | 0-05 | Seán Quinn |
| 1967[37] | John Mitchels | 5-05 | Stabannon Parnells | 1-02 | John Manning |
| 1966 | (Declared null and void) | ||||
| 1965[38] | Glen Emmets | 0-08 | Stabannon Parnells | 0-07 | Paul Carrie |
| 1964[39] | Annaghminnon Rovers | 1-09 | John Mitchels | 2-05 | Mick Drumgoole |
| 1963 | Fane Rangers | 1-12 | Naomh Máirtín | 3-01 | Harry Reilly |
| 1962[33] | Dreadnots | 2-08 | Fane Rangers | 1-03 | Anthony Kirwan |
| 1961[40] | St Fechin's | 2-04 | Dreadnots | 1-03 | Michael Carroll |
| 1960 | Mattock Rangers | 2-07 | Dreadnots | 1-05 | Paddy Geraghty |
| 1959 | Naomh Máirtín | 0-05 | Dreadnots | 0-04 | Hugh Russell |
| 1958[41] | Seán McDermott's | 2-03 | Naomh Máirtín | 1-03 | Joe Osborne |
| 1957[42] | St Kevin's | 2-06 | Seán McDermott's | 3-02 | Jim McCabe |
| 1956 | St Mochta's | 0-07 | O'Connells | 1-02 | Tom Kerr |
| 1955[43] | Lann Léire | 1-07 | Seán McDermott's | 1-04 | John Bowden |
| 1954[44] | Hunterstown Rovers | 1-06 | Lann Léire | 0-04 | Jack Reilly |
| 1953[45] | Roche Emmets | 1-04 (R) | Lann Léire | 0-06 (R) | Willie Treacy |
| 1952[46] | Walshestown Rovers | 4-01 | St Michael's (Clogherhead) | 0-03 | Amby Morgan |
| 1951[47] | Stabannon Parnells | 1-06 | Walshestown Rovers | 0-06 | Willie Byrne |
| 1950[48] | St Colmcille's (Togher) | 3-09 | Mountpleasant Plunkets | 1-03 | Paddy Butterly |
| 1949[49] | O'Connells | 2-05 | Cooley Kickhams | 2-04 | Peter Tuite |
| 1948 | (Declared null and void) | ||||
| 1947[50] | Darver Volunteers | 1-05 | Cooley Kickhams | 0-02 | - |
| 1946 | Thomas Davis (Dunleer) | 3-00 | Fane Rangers | 1-04 | Owen Holdcroft |
| 1945[51] | St Mary's | 0-04 | Fane Rangers | 0-01 | James Burke |
| 1944 | Glyde Rangers | 1-08 | Stabannon Parnells | 1-06 | Benny Ryan |
| 1943 | St Dominic's (Ardee) | 1-04 | Cooley Kickhams | 0-04 | - |
| 1942[27] | Kilkerley Emmets | 1-06 | Lann Léire | 0-02 | Petey Murphy |
| 1941[27] | Stabannon Parnells | 2-01 | Kilkerley Emmets | 0-04 | John Lynch |
| 1940[52] | Ramblers United (Termonfeckin) | 1-06 | Stabannon Parnells | 1-05 | - |
| 1939 | Dowdallshill | 1-08 | Darver Young Irelands | 2-00 | Dan Bennett |
| 1938 | Dillonstown | 3-02 | Cooley Kickhams | 2-02 | Thomas O'Neill |
| 1937 | Woodington Rangers (Drogheda) | 2-05 | St Joseph's (Dundalk) | 1-06 | Patrick Dunne |
| 1936 | Stabannon Parnells | 1-07 | Dundalk Gaels | 0-02 | - |
| 1935 | St Mochta's | 2-03 | Stabannon Parnells | 1-02 | Bernard Byrne |
| 1934 | Dowdallshill | 1-04 | Cannontown Emmets (Termonfeckin) | 0-02 | Johnny Murphy |
| 1933 | Glyde Rangers | 3-05 | Cooley Kickhams | 2-02 | - |
| 1932 | O'Connells | 1-06 | Dowdallshill | 0-01 | Peter Tuite |
| 1931 | St Magdalene's (Drogheda) | 1-04 | Dowdallshill | 0-04 | Paddy Mullen |
| 1930 | Kilcurry | 3-01 | Dromiskin Unknowns | 1-03 | - |
| 1929 | Hitchestown | 1-11 | Kilcurry | 2-02 | Tom Maguire |
| 1928 | Glyde Rangers | 1-01 | Mountpleasant Lodge Rovers | 0-00 | Michael Rogan |
| 1927 | Clan na Gael | 1-03 | Newtown Blues | 1-02 | James Hearty |
| 1926 | Rapparees (Dundalk) | 1-02 | Blues (Dundalk) | 1-01 | Joe Farrell |
| 1925 | Dromiskin Unknowns | 0-06 | Ballybinaby Emmets | 0-00 | Paddy Connor |
| 1924 | Castle Emmets | 2-03 | Dromiskin Unknowns | 1-00 | - |
| 1923 | Clan na Gael | 0-06 | Shamrocks (Dundalk) | 0-02 | Peter Woods |
| 1922 | Stabannon Independents | (Won via objection) | Fane Rangers | - | Jack McConnon |
| 1921 | Fane Rangers (Channonrock) | 1-05 | Walshestown Rovers | 0-00 | - |
| 1920 | Clan na Gael | 4-04 | Hitchestown | 1-01 | Peter Woods |
| 1919 | Boyne Rangers | 4-05 | Clan na Gael | 0-00 | Edward Corbally |
| 1918 | Castle Emmets (Dundalk) | - | Boyne Rangers (Drogheda) | - | - |
| 1917[53] | Drogheda Harps | 0-05 | Dromiskin Shamrocks | 0-02 | - |