- Tyrone Junior Football Championship
Infobox GAA championship main
name= Tyrone Junior Football Championship
first= 1904
firstwin= Coalisland
trophy=
sponsors= WJ Dolan
irish= Craobh Sóisear Peile Tír Eoghain
current= Rock
currentordinal= 2
super=nd
most= Moortown
mostordinal= 5The Tyrone Junior Football Club Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the WJ Dolan Tyrone Junior Football Club Championship) is an annual
Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the 17 Tyrone clubs competing in Division 3 of the Tyrone All-County Football league. [ [http://www.tyronegaa.ie/club/football/news/story.jsp?newsid=520 Tyrone GAA - Tyrone Gaelic Football and Tyrone Hurling news, results and fixures ] ]The winners of the Tyrone Championship qualify to represent their county in the
Ulster Junior Club Football Championship and in turn, go on to theAll-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship . They 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 theTyrone Intermediate Football Championship the following year, the holders do not defend their title.The winners of the 2007 Tyrone Junior Football Club Championship were
Rock St. Patrick's who defeatedBeragh Red Knights 1-12 to 2-5 in a replay atHealy Park , Omagh after the first match ended in a draw. Rock went on to win theUlster Junior Club Football Championship beating Aughnamullen of Monaghan in the final. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/7112017.stm BBC SPORT | Northern Ireland | Gaelic Games | McConville inspires Cross triumph ] ] After defeating Clann na nGael of Meath after extra time in the All-Ireland Semi Final, [ [http://www.tyronegaa.ie/club/football/news/story.jsp?newsid=505 Tyrone GAA - Tyrone Gaelic Football and Tyrone Hurling news, results and fixures ] ] they lost out to Canovee of Cork atCroke Park ,Dublin . [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/7249620.stm BBC SPORT | Northern Ireland | Gaelic Games | Canovee 1-8 0-5 Rock ] ]History
The tournament was first held in 1904 with Coalisland the first champions defeating Killyclogher in the final. [ [http://www.tyronegaa.ie/culture/clubchamps/section2/ Tyrone GAA - Tyrone Gaelic Football and Tyrone Hurling news, results and fixures ] ]
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