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Connacht Junior Football Championship Founded 1906 Title holders Sligo (9th title) First winner Mayo Most titles Mayo (27 titles) The Connacht Junior Football Championship is a junior "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in the province of Connacht in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Connacht Council. The competition began in 1906, with Mayo winning during the inaugural year. The most successful county to date is Mayo who have won on twenty-seven occasions. The current Connacht Junior Football champions are Sligo. [1]
The winners of the Connacht Junior Football Championship each year progress to play the other provincial champions for a chance to win the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship.
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Top winners
Team Winner Winning Years 1 Mayo 27 1907, 1913, 1914, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1930, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1963, 1967, 1978, 1970, 1971, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2007 2 Galway 20 1915, 1919, 1931, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1954, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1972, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1994, 1996, 2003 3 Roscommon 11 1929, 1932, 1939, 1940, 1959, 1964, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2008, 2009 4 Sligo 9 1926, 1928, 1935, 1956, 1973, 1998, 2005, 2010, 2011 5 Leitrim 6 1938, 1941, 1946, 1952, 1962, 2004 Roll of honour
Year Winner Opponent 2011 Sligo 1-10 Mayo 1-09 2010 Sligo 0-09 Galway 0-08 2009 Roscommon 2-09 Mayo 0-10 2008 Roscommon 2-10 Leitrim 0-13 2007 Mayo 3-10 Sligo 2-07 2006 Roscommon 1-10 Mayo 0-11 2005 Sligo 0-12 Mayo 0-11 2004 Leitrim 0-12 Roscommon 1-08 2003 Galway 1-07 Roscommon 0-04 2002 Mayo 2-14 Leitrim 1-04 2001 Mayo 1-16 Leitrim 0-09 2000 Roscommon 2-08 Leitrim 0-08 1999 Roscommon 2-07 Galway 0-10 1998 Sligo 3-13 Roscommon 3-05 1997 Mayo 1-15 Roscommon 0-08 1996 Galway 1-10 Mayo 2-05 1995 Mayo 1-15 Galway 1-09 1994 Galway 0-12 0-11 Mayo 1-09 0-08 1993 Mayo 1-09 Leitrim 0-11 1992 Mayo * N/A 1991 Suspended 1990 Suspended 1989 Suspended 1988 Suspended 1987 Suspended 1986 Suspended 1985 Galway 1-09 Leitrim 0-06 1984 Galway 2-07 Mayo 0-07 1983 Galway 2-13 Leitrim 3-09 1982 Suspended 1981 Suspended 1980 Suspended 1979 Suspended 1978 Suspended 1977 Suspended 1976 Suspended 1975 Suspended 1974 Suspended 1973 Sligo 4-08 Leitrim 1-04 1972 Galway 1-09 Mayo 1-04 1971 Mayo 0-06 Leitrim 0-04 1970 Mayo 1-11 Roscommon 1-10 1969 Galway 2-08 Sligo 0-04 1968 Mayo 3-10 Roscommon 1-10 1967 Mayo 1-11 Galway 2-05 1966 Galway 2-05 Roscommon 0-07 1965 Galway 6-17 Leitrim 0-01 1964 Roscommon 2-06 0-08 Galway 2-06 0-07 1963 Mayo 3-04 Galway 1-05 1962 Leitrim 2-11 Mayo 2-07 1961 Galway 2-12 Mayo 0-09 1960 Galway 3-05 Leitrim 0-10 1959 Roscommon 2-05 Galway 1-06 1958 Galway 3-11 Sligo 0-02 1957 Mayo 2-08 Galway 2-06 1956 Sligo 3-02 Mayo 2-03 1955 Mayo 3-06 Galway 0-02 1954 Galway 2-06 Roscommon 0-08 1953 Mayo 6-07 Galway 1-01 1952 Leitrim 2-07 Mayo 1-03 1951 Mayo 3-04 Leitrim 2-04 1950 Mayo 4-07 Roscommon 1-05 1949 Galway 3-09 Mayo 1-09 1948 Galway 4-11 Sligo 1-04 1947 Galway 4-10 Roscommon 2-06 1946 Leitrim 2-09 Galway 0-04 1945 Suspended 1944 Suspended 1943 Suspended 1942 Suspended 1941 Leitrim 3-09 Galway 1-07 1940 Roscommon 1-07 Mayo 2-01 1939 Roscommon 2-06 Mayo 1-04 1938 Leitrim 0-09 Galway 1-05 1937 Mayo 3-10 Galway 3-07 1936 Mayo 3-07 Sligo 2-03 1935 Sligo 2-02 Mayo 1-04 1934 Mayo 2-05 Roscommon 1-06 1933 Mayo 3-00 Galway 1-05 1932 Roscommon 4-06 Sligo 0-05 1931 Galway 3-08 Leitrim 0-03 1930 Mayo 2-09 Roscommon 3-02 1929 Roscommon 0-06 # Galway 1-07 1928 Sligo 1-03 Mayo 0-01 1927 Mayo 3-12 Leitrim 0-04 1926 Sligo 1-03 Roscommon 0-01 1925 Mayo 3-05 Leitrim 1-00 1924 Mayo 1-04 Galway 0-01 1923 Suspended 1922 Suspended 1921 Suspended 1920 Suspended 1919 Galway 5-00 Leitrim 1-02 1918 Suspended 1917 Suspended 1916 Suspended 1915 Galway 2-05 Mayo 1-04 1914 Mayo 1-03 Galway 1-02 1913 Mayo 2-06 Galway 0-00 1912 Suspended 1911 Suspended 1910 Suspended 1909 Suspended 1908 Suspended 1907 Mayo 2-09 Galway 0-04 - 1992 Mayo represented Connacht in the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship semi-finals.
- 1929 Refixture following an objection. Roscommon w/o Galway scratch
References
See also
Categories:- 1906 in Gaelic games
- Connacht GAA inter-county football competitions
- Junior inter-county Gaelic football competitions
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