Cavan Junior Football Championship
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The Cavan Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association
club competition between the third-tier Cavan Gaelic football
clubs. It was first competed for in 1913. The winner qualifies to represent their county in the Ulster Club Championship
and in turn, go on to the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship
. CThe current champions are Swalinbar, who defeated Munterconnaught in the 2010 decider.
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
club competition between the third-tier Cavan Gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
clubs. It was first competed for in 1913. The winner qualifies to represent their county in the Ulster Club Championship
Ulster Junior Club Football Championship
The Ulster Junior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played between the hundreds of junior football clubs in Ulster. There are nine county championships between the nine counties of Ulster. The nine winners go on to play each other in the Ulster Club Championship in...
and in turn, go on to the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship
All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship
The All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition started up in 2004 to be played by the winners of the Junior Club Championship from each County. Prior to that a number of unofficial competitions were held...
. CThe current champions are Swalinbar, who defeated Munterconnaught in the 2010 decider.
Top Winners
| Team | Winner | Winning Years | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Templeport | 5 | 1922, 23, 30, 42, 68 |
| Castlerahan | 5 | 1951, 59, 65, 87, 91 | |
| Butlersbridge | 5 | 1963, 74, 2002, 04, 09 | |
| 4 | Munterconnaught | 4 | 1928, 49, 76, 94 |
| Mountnugent | 4 | 1943, 64, 88, 92 | |
| Swalinbar | 4 | 1985, 98, 2006, 10 | |
| 7 | Ballinagh | 3 | 1913, 53, 78 |
| Cornafean Cornafean GAA Cornafean is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the rural parishes of Killeshandra and Kilmore, in County Cavan, Ireland. The club plays Gaelic Football and competes in Cavan GAA competitions. Cornafean is the most successful club in Cavan, having won 20 Cavan Senior Football... |
3 | 1914, 27, 2000 | |
| Cavan Slashers | 3 | 1915, 26, 38 | |
| Gowna | 3 | 1916, 34, 82 | |
| Kingscourt Stars | 3 | 1931, 54, 61 | |
| Cross | 3 | 1941, 46, 62 | |
| Drung | 3 | 1947, 80, 2008 | |
| Drumlane | 3 | 1948, 71, 99 | |
| Lavey | 3 | 1950, 75, 2003 | |
| Cootehill | 3 | 1952, 60, 69 | |
| Killeshandra | 3 | 1970, 83, 2007 | |
| 18 | Mullahoran | 2 | 1932, 40 |
| Arva | 2 | 1933, 93 | |
| Croghan | 2 | 1935, 39 | |
| Belturbet | 2 | 1937, 95 | |
| Killinkere | 2 | 1956, 72 | |
| Virginia | 2 | 1958, 66 | |
| Knockbride | 2 | 1981, 96 | |
| Kill | 2 | 1986, 97 | |
| 26 | Redhills | 1 | 2005 |
| Drumgoon | 1 | 2001 | |
| Killygarry | 1 | 1990 | |
| Shannon Gaels | 1 | 1989 | |
| Denn | 1 | 1984 | |
| Shercock | 1 | 1979 | |
| Kildallon | 1 | 1977 | |
| Maghera | 1 | 1973 | |
| Crosserlough | 1 | 1967 | |
| Cormore | 1 | 1957 | |
| Mullagh | 1 | 1955 | |
| Annagh | 1 | 1945 | |
| Stradone | 1 | 1944 | |
| Ballyjamesduff | 1 | 1936 | |
| Camagh | 1 | 1929 | |
| Lurgan | 1 | 1925 | |
| Tullyco | 1 | 1924 | |
| Ballymachugh | 1 | 1921 | |
| Bruskey | 1 | 1920 | |
| Bailieborough Shamrocks | 1 | 1919 | |
| Drumbo | 1 | 1918 | |
| Loughduff Volunteers | 1 | 1917 |
Roll of honour
| Year | Winner | Opponent |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Swalinbar 0-16 | Munterconnaught 1-8 |
| 2009 | Butlersbridge 4-8 | Swalinbar 0-11 |
| 2008 | Drung 1-12 | Mountnugent 0-8 |
| 2007 | Killeshandra 0-11 | Shannon Gaels 0-8 |
| 2006 | Swalinbar 1-14, 0-18 (R) | Munterconnaught 1-14, 0-9 (R) |
| 2005 | Redhills 2-8 | Shannon Gaels 1-10 |
| 2004 | Butlersbridge 0-9, 0-14 (R) | Redhills 1-6, 1-6 (R) |
| 2003 | Lavey 0-12 | Mountnugent 0-6 |
| 2002 | Butlersbridge 1-6 | Kildallon 0-6 |
| 2001 | Drumgoon 1-10 | Kildallon 0-7 |
| 2000 | Cornafean 1-12 | Drumgoon 0-13 |
| 1999 | Drumlane | |
| 1998 | Swalinbar | |
| 1997 | Kill | |
| 1996 | Knockbride | |
| 1995 | Belturbet | |
| 1994 | Munterconnaught | |
| 1993 | Arva | |
| 1992 | Mountnugent | |
| 1991 | Castlerahan | |
| 1990 | Killygarry | |
| 1989 | Shannon Gaels | |
| 1988 | Mountnugent | |
| 1987 | Castlerahan | |
| 1986 | Kill | |
| 1985 | Swalinbar | |
| 1984 | Denn | |
| 1983 | Killeshandra | |
| 1982 | Gowna | |
| 1981 | Knockbride | |
| 1980 | Drung | |
| 1979 | Shercock | |
| 1978 | Ballinagh | |
| 1977 | Kildallon | |
| 1976 | Munterconnaught | |
| 1975 | Lavey | |
| 1974 | Butlersbridge | |
| 1973 | Maghera | |
| 1972 | Killinkere | |
| 1971 | Drumlane | |
| 1970 | Killeshandra | |
| 1969 | Cootehill | |
| 1968 | Templeport | |
| 1967 | Crosserlough | |
| 1966 | Virginia | |
| 1965 | Castlerahan | |
| 1964 | Mountnugent | |
| 1963 | Butlersbridge | |
| 1962 | Cross | |
| 1961 | Kingscourt Stars | |
| 1960 | Cootehill | |
| 1959 | Castlerahan | |
| 1958 | Virginia | |
| 1957 | Cormore | |
| 1956 | Killinkere | |
| 1955 | Mullagh | |
| 1954 | Kingscourt Stars | |
| 1953 | Ballinagh | |
| 1952 | Cootehill | |
| 1951 | Castlerahan | |
| 1950 | Lavey | |
| 1949 | Munterconnaught | |
| 1948 | Drumlane | |
| 1947 | Drung | |
| 1946 | Cross | |
| 1945 | Annagh | |
| 1944 | Stradone | |
| 1943 | Mountnugent | |
| 1942 | Templeport | |
| 1941 | Cross | |
| 1940 | Mullahoran | |
| 1939 | Croghan | |
| 1938 | Cavan Slashers | |
| 1937 | Belturbet | |
| 1936 | Ballyjamesduff | |
| 1935 | Croghan | |
| 1934 | Gowna | |
| 1933 | Arva | |
| 1932 | Mullahoran | |
| 1931 | Kingscourt Stars | |
| 1930 | Templeport | |
| 1929 | Camagh | |
| 1928 | Munterconnaught | |
| 1927 | Cornafean | |
| 1926 | Cavan Slashers | |
| 1925 | Lurgan | |
| 1924 | Tullyco | |
| 1923 | Templeport | |
| 1922 | Templeport | |
| 1921 | Ballymachugh | |
| 1920 | Bruskey | |
| 1919 | Bailieborough Shamrocks | |
| 1918 | Drumbo | |
| 1917 | Loughduff Volunteers | |
| 1916 | Gowna | |
| 1915 | Cavan Slashers | |
| 1914 | Cornafean | |
| 1913 | Ballinagh |