Tyrone Junior Football Championship

Annual Gaelic football competition From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.

IrishCraobh Sóisear Peile Tír Eoghain
CodeGaelic football
Founded1904
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Tyrone Junior Football Championship
Current season or competition:
2025 Tyrone Junior Football Championship
IrishCraobh Sóisear Peile Tír Eoghain
CodeGaelic football
Founded1904
RegionCounty Tyrone, Ulster (GAA)
TrophyPat Darcy Cup
No. of teams18
Title holders   Clogher Éire Óg (3rd title)
First winnerCoalisland Owen Roes
Most titles   Moortown St Malachy's
   Rock St Patrick's (5 titles)
SponsorsConnollys of Moy
Official websitetyronegaa.ie
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Clogher Éire Óg are the title holders (2025) defeating Drumragh Sarsfields by 1-21 to 0-12 in the final on 18 October 2025.

History

The first tournament was held in 1904 and Coalisland Owen Roes won that by defeating Dungannon Emmets in the final.

The trophy given to the winning club was renamed as the Pat Darcy Cup in 2018.

From 2018, all championship games have been streamed live on Tyrone TV.

Honours

The trophy presented to the winners is the Pat Darcy Cup. Pat Darcy was from the Tattyreagh club and was a former Chairman of the Tyrone County Board from 2004-2009.[2]

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:- Rock (2007, 2014, 2016),[3] Stewartstown (2004, 2022), Greencastle (2006) and Derrytresk (2011).

The winners can, in turn, go on to play in the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship. Greencastle in 2007 are the only Tyrone club to have won the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship.[4]

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

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More information Year, Winner ...
Year Winner Score Opponent Score Date Venue Referee Winning
Captain
1904-5[7] Coalisland Owen Roes 0-11 Dungannon Emmets 1-00 30/04/05 Springfield Park, Dungannon Mr. McDyer
1905-06 Killyclogher St. Patrick's
No J.F.C until 1927
1927[8][9] Donaghmore Rossas 3-03 Ardboe 0-02 25/03/28 Dungannon J. McKernan (Coalisland)
1928 Declared Null and Void
1929[10] Washingbay Shamrocks 2-03 Coalisland Mitchell's 1-03 21/09/30
1930 Not Played
1931[11][12] Dungannon Clarkes II 5-02 Galbally St. Joseph's 1-03 20/11/32 Dungannon J. Corr (Coalisland) Pat McQuaid
1932 Not Played
1933[13][14] Donaghmore St. Joseph's 3-05 Augher Young Irelands 0-07 22/10/33 Coalisland Fr. J. McGilligan (An Charraig Mhór) M. Campbell
1934[15][16] Moortown St. Malachy's 0-03 Clady St. Brigid's 2-02 03/02/35 Omagh J. Donnelly Liam Lavery
Clady Disqualified
1935[17][18] Pomeroy Plunketts 3-09 Greencastle Erin's Hope 1-03 31/05/36 Dungannon T. Bradley (Coalisland) Hugh M. O'Hare
1936[19] Greencastle Erin's Hope 0-08 Cookstown Brian Óg 1-02 04/07/37 Omagh D. Hughes (Pomeroy)
1937[20] Tummery Wolfe Tones 4-02 Rock St. Patrick's 1-02 06/11/38 Cookstown
1938[21][22] Edendork St. Malachy's 0-03 Brackey Wolfe Tones 2-06 12/03/39 Omagh J. McMahon
Brackey Disqualified
1939[23] Mountjoy Emmetts 4-01 Brackey Wolfe Tones 0-02 07/04/40 Coalisland Fr. McKee
1940[24] Brackaville Owen Roes 2-03 Drummullan Wolfe Tones 0-07 23/03/41 Stewartstown Fr. S. Caraher (Stewartstown)
1941[25][26] Tattysallagh St. Eugene's 0-04 Kilmenagh O'Donovan Rossa 0-04 26/04/42 Coalisland J. Kilpatrick
(r)[27][28] Tattysallagh St. Eugene's 2-04 Kilmenagh O'Donovan Rossa 1-04 14/06/42 Omagh Fr T. Kirk (Trillick)
1942[29] Washingbay Shamrocks 0-14 Galbally St. Joseph's 0-06 01/11/42 Dungannon Fr. E. Devlin Johnny Taggart
1943 Mountjoy Emmetts 1-03 Donaghmore St. Joseph's 2-00 21/11/43
(r) Mountjoy Emmetts 1-03 Donaghmore St. Joseph's 1-00 12/03/44
1944 Mountjoy Emmetts Coalisland Fianna II ??/12/44
1945[30] Pomeroy Plunketts 0-07 Gortin St. Patrick's 0-06 16/09/45 Pomeroy P. Gallagher
1946[31][32] Coalisland Fianna II 1-04 Greencastle St. Patrick's 1-04 24/11/46 Omagh J. Monaghan
(r)[33] Coalisland Fianna II 2-00 Greencastle St. Patrick's 0-03 20/04/47 Pomeroy
1947[34][35] Beragh St. Mary's 0-04 Washingbay Shamrocks 0-03 11/04/48 Pomeroy M. Toal (An Charraig Mhór)
1948[36]

[37][38]

Moortown St. Malachy's II 3-05 Cranagh 0-01 24/04/49 Pomeroy P. Begley
1949[39] Derrylaughan Kevin Barry's 2-03 Dungannon Clarkes II 1-01 29/01/50 Coalisland
1950[40][41][42][43] Moortown St. Malachy's II 1-03 Cappagh 0-05 15/10/50 Pomeroy K. Doherty Felix Conlon
1951[44][45][46] Newtownstewart St. Eugene's 0-04 Moortown St. Malachy's II 0-02 18/05/52 Pomeroy M. Toal (An Charraig Mhór)
1952[47][48][49] Moortown St. Malachy's II 2-04 Newtownstewart St. Eugene's 1-03 02/11/52 Pomeroy C. Hamill (Donaghmore)
1953[50] Moy Tír na nÓg 2-10 Cappagh 2-03 23/08/53 Dungannon A. Dillon (Dungannon) Paddy Reilly
1954[51] Donaghmore St. Patrick's 4-04 Cranagh 0-03 09/01/55 Pomeroy A. Dillon (Dungannon) F. McCloskey
1955 Derrytresk Fir An Chnoic Cranagh
1955 Final not played. Cranagh had been suspended.
1956[52][53] Dunamanagh St. Patrick's 4-02 Moortown St. Malachy's II 1-06 25/11/56 Pomeroy Pat McGlynn
1957[54] Edendork St. Malachy's 1-09 Creggan 0-02 20/10/57 Pomeroy
1958[55][56] Galbally Pearses 3-04 Creggan 0-01 26/10/58 Pomeroy P. McGinn (Pomeroy)
1959[57]

[58][59]

Ballygawley St. Ciaran's 3-06 Ardboe O'Donovan Rossa II 1-05 25/10/59 Dungannon J. Devlin Eugene Tierney
1960[60][61] Benburb Eoghan Ruadh 2-05 Strabane St. Colman's 2-04 30/10/60 Pomeroy P. Devlin (Omagh)
1961[62][63] Gortin St. Patrick's 4-11 Kildress Wolfe Tones 0-08 08/10/61 Pomeroy J. Martin (Omagh)
1962[64] Ardboe O'Donovan Rossa II 1-01 Dromore St. Dympna's 0-03 28/10/62 Dungannon T. Devlin (Dungannon)
1963[65] Dromore St. Dympna's 1-05 Eglish St. Patrick's 0-06 08/09/63 Pomeroy J. Martin (Omagh) T. Hunter
1964[66] Augher St. Macartan's 1-12 Kildress Wolfe Tones 2-06 06/09/64 Dungannon J. Martin (Omagh) Jim Rice
1965[67][68] Benburb Eoghan Ruadh 1-05 Gortin St. Patrick's 1-02 21/11/65 Pomeroy S. Faloon (Donaghmore)
1966[69] Kildress Wolfe Tones 3-11 Omagh St. Enda's II 2-04 18/09/66 Pomeroy S. Carberry (Donaghmore) Sean McCullagh
1967[70][71] Dunamanagh St. Patrick's 2-06 Moortown St. Malachy's 1-06 17/12/67 Pomeroy F. Donnelly (An Charraig Mhór) Mickey Lindsay
1968[72] Killyman St. Mary's 2-06 Killyclogher St. Mary's 1-04 01/09/68 Dungannon D. Conway (Coalisland) Gary McGahan
1969[73][74] Moortown St. Malachy's 2-12 Dregish St. Vincent's 0-07 31/08/69 Dungannon P. Devlin (Omagh) Joe Crozier
1970[75][76][77] Dregish St. Vincent's 2-07 Derrytresk Fir An Chnoic 2-04 18/10/70 Killeeshil P. Quinn (Killyclogher) Damien Morris
1971[78][79][80] Ardboe O'Donovan Rossa II 1-06 Greencastle St. Patrick's 1-05 10/10/71 Coalisland S. Kennedy (Dungannon) Brian Pat O'Neill
1972[81] Clogher Eire Óg 0-08 Eglish St. Patrick's II 1-03 01/10/72 Dungannon B. Taggart (Clonoe) Brian Pearson
1973[82] Eglish St. Patrick's II 1-08 Strabane Lámh Dhearg 1-06 21/10/73 Omagh A. Kelly (Edendork) Liam Hamill
1974[83][84] Aghaloo O'Neill's 0-08 Loughmacrory St. Teresa's 0-03 08/09/74 Pomeroy M. McCullagh (Gortin) M. McCaughey
1975[85][86] Fintona Pearses 2-10 Gortin St. Patrick's 1-09 10/08/75 Omagh P. Donaghy (Moy) Seamus Toal
1976[87][88] Dregish Pearse Óg 3-06 Killeeshil St. Mary's 3-05 12/09/76 Beragh P. Mullan (Omagh) Pat Morris
1977[89] Killyclogher St. Mary's 0-14 Greencastle St. Patrick's 0-03 11/09/77 Beragh M. Harvey (Pomeroy) Eugene Bradley
1978[90][91] Cookstown Fr. Rock's 1-08 Greencastle St. Patrick's 1-07 06/08/78 Pomeroy B. Neville

(Killyclogher)

The 1978 final was replayed due a successful appeal by Greencastle.[92]
(r)[93][94][95] Cookstown Fr. Rock's 0-14 Greencastle St. Patrick's 0-01 15/10/78 Pomeroy S. Corr (Coalisland) Dominic Fitzpatrick
1979[96][97] Moy Tír Na nÓg 4-07 Brackaville Owen Roes 2-04 05/08/79 Dungannon J. Martin (Omagh) Teddy Cavanagh
1980[98] Loughmacrory St. Teresa's 1-10 Brocagh Emmetts 2-05 03/08/80 Dungannon E. Mullan (Ballygawley) Sean Donaghy
1981[99] Brocagh Emmetts 1-11 Beragh Red Knights 2-06 07/08/81 Dungannon F. McElwee (Cookstown) Peter Teague
1982[100] Rock St. Patrick's 2-12 Eskra Emmetts 0-07 01/08/82 Pomeroy J. O'Hagan (Killyman) Sean Ruddy
1983[101] Dregish Pearse Óg 2-05 Glenelly St. Joseph's 1-05 02/10/83 Carrickmore B. Taggart (Clonoe) Don O'Kane
1984[102][103] Pomeroy Plunketts 3-12 Urney St. Columba's 0-02 09/09/84 Dunmoyle S. Corr (Coalisland) Kieran Murphy
1985[104] Dunamanagh St. Patrick's 1-02 Loughmacrory St. Teresa's 0-05 15/09/85 Omagh P.J McDermott (Greencastle)
(r)[105] Dunamanagh St. Patrick's 1-09 Loughmacrory St. Teresa's 0-02 29/09/85 Omagh P.J McDermott (Greencastle) John Donaghy
1986[106] Brocagh Emmetts 1-08 Galbally Pearses 0-08 26/10/86 Dungannon J. Heaney (Beragh) Sean O'Neill
1987[107] Drumragh Sarsfields 1-09 Urney St. Columba's 0-05 27/09/87 Pomeroy P. Taggart (Clonoe) Enda Mullin
1988[108] Beragh Red Knights 2-08 Strabane Sigerson's 2-04 11/09/88 Carrickmore L. Duffy (Cookstown) Hugh McNamee
1989[109] Killyman St. Mary's 1-07 Aghaloo O'Neill's 0-05 20/08/89 Pomeroy T. McBride (Omagh) Malachy McVeigh
1990[110] Urney St. Columba's 2-08 Aghaloo O'Neill's 0-07 12/08/90 Gortin M. Starrs (Drumragh) Paul McCrory
1991[111] Aghaloo O'Neill's 0-13 Strabane Sigerson's 1-09 25/08/91 Pomeroy H. McNally (Moortown) Patrick McGinn
1992[112][113] Greencastle St. Patrick's 1-07 Kildress Wolfe Tones 0-08 09/08/92 Carrickmore B. Taggart (Clonoe) Michael Clarke
1993[114] Loughmacrory St. Teresa's 0-13 Clogher Eire Óg 1-03 15/08/93 Omagh P. O'Neill (Derrytresk) Gary Conway
1994[115] Kildress Wolfe Tones 4-10 Brackaville Owen Roes 3-07 07/08/94 Donaghmore E. Mullan (Errigal Ciaran) Sean Treacy
1995[116] Newtownstewart St. Eugene's 1-03 Tattyreagh St. Patrick's 0-03 05/11/95 Omagh D. O'Neill (Derrylaughan) Dermot O'Brien
1996[117] Brackaville Owen Roes 4-05 Eskra Emmetts 0-10 28/09/96 Omagh K. Skelton (Drumquin) Sean McNally
1997[118] Clann Na nGael 3-15 Tattyreagh St. Patrick's 1-09 10/08/97 Carrickmore P. O'Neill (Cookstown) Cathal O'Neill
1998[119] Greencastle St. Patrick's 0-09 Rock St. Patrick's 2-02 13/09/98 Pomeroy J. Kerlin (Clann Na nGael) Sean Teague
1999[120] Drumragh Sarsfields 3-06 Stewartstown Harps 0-11 22/08/99 Pomeroy S. Harte (Dungannon) Brian Campbell
2000[121] Clogher Eire Óg 0-16 Dregish Pearse Óg 0-08 27/08/00 Carrickmore M. Sludden (Dromore) Martin Shortt
2001[122] Dregish Pearse Óg 2-07 Newtownstewart St. Eugene's 1-09 02/09/01 Omagh S. Quinn (Brackaville) Martin Timoney
2002[123] Urney St. Columba's 2-08 Eskra Emmetts 0-10 25/08/02 Omagh K. Kelly (Kildress) Sean McNulty
2003[124][125] Eskra Emmetts 0-08 Newtownstewart St. Eugene's 0-07 12/10/03 Omagh P. Davidson (Brocagh) Cathal McNamee
2004[126] Stewartstown Harps 1-09 Fintona Pearses 1-06 03/10/04 Omagh S. McNamee (Newtownstewart) John Devlin
2005[127] Killyman St. Mary's 0-11 Brocagh Emmetts 1-03 14/08/05 Omagh J. Kerlin (Clann Na nGael) Paul McVeigh
2006[128] Greencastle St. Patrick's 1-10 Tattyreagh St. Patrick's 2-07 01/10/06 Omagh S. Dorrity (Coalisland)
(r)[129] Greencastle St. Patrick's 1-05 Tattyreagh St. Patrick's 0-07 08/10/06 Omagh C. O'Hagan (Brackaville) Martin Conway
2007[130] Rock St. Patrick's 0-12 Beragh Red Knights 1-09 30/09/07 Omagh J. McCann (Eglish)
(r)[131] Rock St. Patrick's 1-12 Beragh Red Knights 2-05 05/10/07 Omagh S. Quinn (Brackaville) Martin McCreesh
2008[132] Augher St. Macartan's 1-09 Aghaloo O'Neill's 0-09 19/10/08 Omagh E. McHugh (Aghyaran) Stephen McCaffrey
2009[133] Newtownstewart St. Eugene's 2-08 Brocagh Emmetts 0-11 18/09/09 Omagh J. McElroy (Aghaloo) Kevin Gallagher
2010[134] Killyman St. Mary's 0-13 Stewartstown Harps 1-09 10/10/10 Omagh F. Gallagher (Trillick Sean Hughes
2011[135][136] Derrytresk Fir An Chnoic 0-15 Killeeshil St. Mary's 0-09 16/10/11 Omagh F. Daly (Gortin) Cathal O'Neill
2012[137][138] Brackaville Owen Roes 1-14 Aghaloo O'Neill's 1-08 14/10/12 Omagh S. Hurson (Galbally) Cahir McGuinness
2013[139][140] Killeeshil St. Mary's 1-08 Loughmacrory St. Teresa's 1-06 20/10/13 Omagh B. McCallion (Castlederg) Packie McMullan
2014[141] Rock St. Patrick's 0-09 Derrytresk Fir An Chnoic 0-09 05/10/14 Omagh S. Meehan (Glenelly)
(r)[142][143] Rock St. Patrick's 2-08 Derrytresk Fir An Chnoic 0-10 12/10/14 Coalisland F. Ward (Errigal Ciaran) Aidan Girvan
2015[144] Brackaville Owen Roes 0-09 Aghaloo O'Neill's 0-08 04/10/15 Omagh S. Brady (Moy) Sean McNally Jnr
2016[145][146] Rock St. Patrick's 1-09 Tattyreagh St. Patrick's 1-06 02/10/16 Dungannon D. Dorman (Brocagh) Tommy Bloomer
2017[147][148] Tattyreagh St. Patrick's 2-11 Clogher Eire Óg 2-04 08/10/17 Carrickmore M. Conroy (Moy) Collie Harkin
2018[149][150] Newtownstewart St. Eugene's 1-12 Beragh Red Knights 1-10 07/10/18 Omagh S. Campbell (Stewartstown) Damian Coyle
2019[151][152] Rock St. Patrick's 2-14 Kildress Wolfe Tones 1-14 06/10/19 Omagh K. Eannetta (Omagh) Aidan McGarrity
2020[153][154] Kildress Wolfe Tones 3-09 Drumragh Sarsfields 1-08 04/10/20 Omagh C. Forbes (Ardboe) Philip Lennon / Dean McNally
2021[155][156] Cookstown Fr. Rock's 2-10 Eskra Emmetts 1-06 07/11/21 Omagh M. Loughran (Errigal Ciaran) Conor O'Hare
2022[157][158] Stewartstown Harps 2-12 Aghaloo O'Neill's 0-12 23/10/22 Omagh C. Bell (Killeeshil) Mark Rooney
2023[159][160] Fintona Pearses 1-10 Drumragh Sarsfields 0-12 15/10/23 Omagh G. Gormley (Drumquin) Niall Murray
2024[161][162] Killeeshil St Mary's 2-07 Aghaloo O'Neill's 0-12 13/10/24 Omagh S. Devenney (Drumquin) Tomás Hoy
2025[163][164][165] Clogher 1-21 Drumragh 0-12 18/10/25 Omagh P. Gallagher (Castlederg) Conor Shields
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Wins listed by club

More information #, Club ...
# Club Wins Years won
1 Moortown
5
1934, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1969
Rock 1982, 2007, 2014, 2016, 2019
3 Brackaville
4
1940, 1996, 2012, 2015
Dregish 1970, 1976, 1983, 2001
Greencastle 1936, 1992, 1998, 2006
Killyman 1968, 1989, 2005, 2010
Newtownstewart 1951, 1995, 2009, 2018
8 Clogher
3
1972, 2000, 2025
Donaghmore 1927, 1933, 1954
Dunamanagh 1956, 1967, 1985
Kildress 1966, 1994, 2020
Mountjoy 1939, 1943, 1944
Pomeroy 1935, 1945, 1984
14 Aghaloo
2
1974, 1991
Ardboe 1962, 1971
Augher 1964, 2008
Beragh 1947, 1988
Benburb 1960, 1965
Brocagh 1981, 1986
Coalisland 1904-05, 1946
Cookstown 1978, 2021
Derrytresk 1955, 2011
Drumragh 1987, 1999
Edendork 1938, 1957
Fintona 1975, 2023
Killeeshil 2013, 2024
Killyclogher 1905-06, 1977
Loughmacrory 1980, 1993
Moy 1953, 1979
Stewartstown 2004, 2022
Urney 1990, 2002
Washingbay 1929, 1942
33 Ballygawley
1
1959
Clann Na nGael 1996
Derrylaughan 1949
Dromore 1963
Dungannon 1931
Eglish 1973
Eskra 2003
Galbally 1958
Gortin 1961
Tattyreagh 2017
Tattysallagh 1941
Tummery 1937
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