Sligo Minor Football Championship
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The Sligo Minor Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association
club competition between the Under-18 teams of the various clubs in Sligo, and concentrated to the leading underage clubs in recent years. Previously it operated on a divisional basis, but since the early 1990s it has been divided into 'A', 'B' and 'C' grades. Tubbercurry are, as at Senior and Under-21 level, leading the roll of honour with ten titles. Coolaney/Mullinabreena won the 2010 Championship after victory over St.Farnans in the final.
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club competition between the Under-18 teams of the various clubs in Sligo, and concentrated to the leading underage clubs in recent years. Previously it operated on a divisional basis, but since the early 1990s it has been divided into 'A', 'B' and 'C' grades. Tubbercurry are, as at Senior and Under-21 level, leading the roll of honour with ten titles. Coolaney/Mullinabreena won the 2010 Championship after victory over St.Farnans in the final.
Top winners
| Team | Winner | Winning Years | Last Losing Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tubbercurry Tubbercurry GAA Tubbercurry are a GAA club from Co Sligo. They have won 19 Sligo Senior Football Championships and 14 Sligo Senior Hurling Championship. They have also won 9 Sligo Senior Football League titles. At under age they have won 10 Sligo Minor Football Championships and 6 Sligo Under 20 Football... |
10 | 1942, 1953, 1955, 1959, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1994, 2005 | 1995 |
| 2 | Curry | 7 | 1930, 1991, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2009 | 1994 |
| Collooney Harps | 7 | 1940, 1943, 1944, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965 | 1941 | |
| St. Mary's | 7 | 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1997, 2011 | 1982 | |
| 5 | Tourlestrane | 5 | 1967, 1968, 1971, 1981, 1982 | 2006 |
| 6 | Drumcliffe/Rosses Point | 4 | 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992 | n/a |
| St. John's | 4 | 1998, 1999, 2002, 2006 | 2011 | |
| 8 | Coolera | 3 | 1932, 1939, 1964 | 2007 |
| Skreen | 3 | 1934, 1936, 1937 | n/a | |
| Craobh Rua | 3 | 1946, 1948, 1952 | 1963 | |
| Ballymote | 3 | 1949, 1960, 2003 | 1931 | |
| Eastern Harps | 3 | 1993, 2000, 2004 | 2005 | |
| 13 | Easkey | 2 | 1931, 1980 | n/a |
| Ballinacarrow | 2 | 1947, 1958 | n/a | |
| Enniscrone | 2 | 1950, 1975 | 1965 | |
| Muire Naofa | 2 | 1969, 1970 | 1974 | |
| Shamrock Gaels | 2 | 1972, 1973 | 2004 | |
| Coolaney/Mullinabreena | 2 | 1957, 2010 | n/a | |
| 18 | Cloonacool | 1 | 1933 | n/a |
| Keash | 1 | 1938 | 1967 | |
| Maugherow | 1 | 1941 | n/a | |
| Cliffoney | 1 | 1945 | n/a | |
| Teeling | 1 | 1951 | n/a | |
| Riverstown | 1 | 1954 | 1955 | |
| Geevagh | 1 | 1979 | n/a | |
- - The 1956 and 1966 finalists were both disqualified. In 1956 these were Grange and Riverstown, and in 1966 Drumcliffe and St. Joseph's (Sooey).
Roll of Honour (Minor 'A' Championship)
| Year | Winner | Opponent |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | St. Mary's 1-8, 2-12 (R) | St. John's 0-11, 0-4 (R) |
| 2010 | Coolaney/Mullinabreena 1-10 | St.Farnans 0-10 |
| 2009 | Curry 0-12 | St.John's 0-08 |
| 2008 | Curry 3-12 | Calry/St. Joseph's 3-08 |
| 2007 | Curry 0-08 | Coolera/Strandhill 0-05 |
| 2006 | St. John's 2-08 | Tourlestrane 1-06 |
| 2005 | Tubbercurry Tubbercurry GAA Tubbercurry are a GAA club from Co Sligo. They have won 19 Sligo Senior Football Championships and 14 Sligo Senior Hurling Championship. They have also won 9 Sligo Senior Football League titles. At under age they have won 10 Sligo Minor Football Championships and 6 Sligo Under 20 Football... /Cloonacool 1-15 |
Eastern Harps 1-09 |
| 2004 | Eastern Harps 1-14 | Shamrock Gaels 1-11 |
| 2003 | Ballymote 0-6 | Tourlestrane 0-5 |
| 2002 | St. John's 2-8 | Tourlestrane 0-10 |
| 2001 | Curry 2-7 | Tourlestrane 1-7 |
| 2000 | Eastern Harps 0-10 | Coolera/Strandhill 0-6 |
| 1999 | St. John's 3-10 | Tourlestrane 0-8 |
| 1998 | St. John's 1-7, 0-15 (R) | Eastern Harps 0-10, 0-12 (R) |
| 1997 | St. Mary's 2-13 | St. John's 1-8 |
| 1996 | Curry 2-11 | Drumcliffe/Rosses Point 2-4 |
| 1995 | Curry 1-9 | Tubbercurry Tubbercurry GAA Tubbercurry are a GAA club from Co Sligo. They have won 19 Sligo Senior Football Championships and 14 Sligo Senior Hurling Championship. They have also won 9 Sligo Senior Football League titles. At under age they have won 10 Sligo Minor Football Championships and 6 Sligo Under 20 Football... /Cloonacool 0-5 |
| 1994 | Tubbercurry Tubbercurry GAA Tubbercurry are a GAA club from Co Sligo. They have won 19 Sligo Senior Football Championships and 14 Sligo Senior Hurling Championship. They have also won 9 Sligo Senior Football League titles. At under age they have won 10 Sligo Minor Football Championships and 6 Sligo Under 20 Football... /Cloonacool 3-9, 2-6 (R) |
Curry 3-9, 0-7 (R) |
| 1993 | Eastern Harps 3-12 | Coolera/Strandhill 0-5 |
| 1992 | Drumcliffe/Rosses Point 3-9 | St. Nathy's 2-5 |
| 1991 | Curry 2-11 | Eastern Harps 0-6 |
| 1990 | Drumcliffe/Rosses Point 5-13 | St. Nathy's 2-3 |
| 1989 | Drumcliffe/Rosses Point 2-7 | Tubbercurry Tubbercurry GAA Tubbercurry are a GAA club from Co Sligo. They have won 19 Sligo Senior Football Championships and 14 Sligo Senior Hurling Championship. They have also won 9 Sligo Senior Football League titles. At under age they have won 10 Sligo Minor Football Championships and 6 Sligo Under 20 Football... /Cloonacool 0-5 |
| 1988 | Drumcliffe/Rosses Point 5-6 | Shamrock Gaels 1-9 |
| 1987 | St. Mary's 2-10 | Shamrock Gaels 2-4 |
| 1986 | St. Mary's 3-7 | Curry 1-3 |
| 1985 | St. Mary's 3-8 | Tourlestrane 0-5 |
| 1984 | St. Mary's 3-8 | Shamrock Gaels 2-7 |
| 1983 | St. Mary's 2-8, 3-11 (R) | Tourlestrane 2-8, 0-14 (R) |
| 1982 | Tourlestrane 2-9 | St. Farnan's 0-2 |
| 1981 | Tourlestrane 0-4 | Coolera 0-3 |
| 1980 | Easkey 3-6 | St. Mary's 1-3 |
| 1979 | Geevagh 1-7 | City Gaels 0-8 |
| 1978 | Tubbercurry Tubbercurry GAA Tubbercurry are a GAA club from Co Sligo. They have won 19 Sligo Senior Football Championships and 14 Sligo Senior Hurling Championship. They have also won 9 Sligo Senior Football League titles. At under age they have won 10 Sligo Minor Football Championships and 6 Sligo Under 20 Football... 2-7 |
Shamrock Gaels 2-6 |
| 1977 | Tubbercurry Tubbercurry GAA Tubbercurry are a GAA club from Co Sligo. They have won 19 Sligo Senior Football Championships and 14 Sligo Senior Hurling Championship. They have also won 9 Sligo Senior Football League titles. At under age they have won 10 Sligo Minor Football Championships and 6 Sligo Under 20 Football... 1-10 |
Grange 1-6 |
| 1976 | Tubbercurry Tubbercurry GAA Tubbercurry are a GAA club from Co Sligo. They have won 19 Sligo Senior Football Championships and 14 Sligo Senior Hurling Championship. They have also won 9 Sligo Senior Football League titles. At under age they have won 10 Sligo Minor Football Championships and 6 Sligo Under 20 Football... 3-11 |
Shamrock Gaels 0-8 |
| 1975 | Enniscrone 2-12 | Shamrock Gaels 1-4 |
| 1974 | Tubbercurry Tubbercurry GAA Tubbercurry are a GAA club from Co Sligo. They have won 19 Sligo Senior Football Championships and 14 Sligo Senior Hurling Championship. They have also won 9 Sligo Senior Football League titles. At under age they have won 10 Sligo Minor Football Championships and 6 Sligo Under 20 Football... 3-7 |
Muire Naofa 1-10 |
| 1973 | Shamrock Gaels 2-8 | Tourlestrane 3-4 |
| 1972 | Shamrock Gaels 5-5 | Castleconnor 0-10 |
| 1971 | Tourlestrane 6-7 | Coolera 2-1 |
| 1970 | Muire Naofa 1-8, won (R) | Tourlestrane 0-11, lost (R) |
| 1969 | Muire Naofa 3-9 | Tourlestrane 0-6 |
| 1968 | Tourlestrane 1-6 | Collooney/Ballisodare 1-0 |
| 1967 | Tourlestrane 1-4 | Keash 1-3 |
| 1966 | Finalists disqualified | |
| 1965 | Collooney Harps 4-4 | Enniscrone 3-6 |
| 1964 | Coolera 4-3 | Tourlestrane 1-7 |
| 1963 | Collooney Harps 3-6 | Craobh Rua 2-5 |
| 1962 | Collooney Harps 3-9 | Coolera 0-7 |
| 1961 | Collooney Harps (awarded title) | Tubbercurry Tubbercurry GAA Tubbercurry are a GAA club from Co Sligo. They have won 19 Sligo Senior Football Championships and 14 Sligo Senior Hurling Championship. They have also won 9 Sligo Senior Football League titles. At under age they have won 10 Sligo Minor Football Championships and 6 Sligo Under 20 Football... |
| 1960 | Ballymote 1-11 (awarded title) | Dromard 2-8 |
| 1959 | Tubbercurry Tubbercurry GAA Tubbercurry are a GAA club from Co Sligo. They have won 19 Sligo Senior Football Championships and 14 Sligo Senior Hurling Championship. They have also won 9 Sligo Senior Football League titles. At under age they have won 10 Sligo Minor Football Championships and 6 Sligo Under 20 Football... 4-7 |
Sooey 5-3 |
| 1958 | Ballinacarrow 2-7 | Templeboy 1-8 |
| 1957 | Mullinabreena 1-8 | Craobh Rua 1-2 |
| 1956 | Riverstown 3-2 | Gurteen 2-1 |
| 1955 | Tubbercurry Tubbercurry GAA Tubbercurry are a GAA club from Co Sligo. They have won 19 Sligo Senior Football Championships and 14 Sligo Senior Hurling Championship. They have also won 9 Sligo Senior Football League titles. At under age they have won 10 Sligo Minor Football Championships and 6 Sligo Under 20 Football... 2-9 |
Riverstown 1-5 |
| 1954 | Riverstown 2-10 | Ballisodare 1-5 |
| 1953 | Tubbercurry Tubbercurry GAA Tubbercurry are a GAA club from Co Sligo. They have won 19 Sligo Senior Football Championships and 14 Sligo Senior Hurling Championship. They have also won 9 Sligo Senior Football League titles. At under age they have won 10 Sligo Minor Football Championships and 6 Sligo Under 20 Football... 2-10 |
Craobh Rua 0-2 |
| 1952 | Craobh Rua | Bunninadden |
| 1951 | Teeling 0-4 | Culleens 1-0 |
| 1950 | Enniscrone | Craobh Rua |
| 1949 | Ballymote 1-6 | Coolera 0-2 |
| 1948 | Craobh Rua 2-3 | Achonry 0-4 |
| 1947 | Ballinacarrow 0-3 | Strandhill 0-2 |
| 1946 | Craobh Rua 2-1 | Ballymote 0-1 |
| 1945 | Cliffoney 2-3 | Keash 1-3 |
| 1944 | Collooney Harps 4-1 | Conway's Cross 1-1 |
| 1943 | Collooney Harps | Emlaghfad |
| 1942 | Tubbercurry Tubbercurry GAA Tubbercurry are a GAA club from Co Sligo. They have won 19 Sligo Senior Football Championships and 14 Sligo Senior Hurling Championship. They have also won 9 Sligo Senior Football League titles. At under age they have won 10 Sligo Minor Football Championships and 6 Sligo Under 20 Football... |
Grange |
| 1941 | Maugherow 1-9 | Collooney Harps 0-0 |
| 1940 | Collooney Harps 2-5 | Grange 1-7 |
| 1939 | Coolera 4-6 | Tubbercurry Tubbercurry GAA Tubbercurry are a GAA club from Co Sligo. They have won 19 Sligo Senior Football Championships and 14 Sligo Senior Hurling Championship. They have also won 9 Sligo Senior Football League titles. At under age they have won 10 Sligo Minor Football Championships and 6 Sligo Under 20 Football... 2-3 |
| 1938 | Keash 3-5 | Curry 1-4 |
| 1937 | Skreen Emeralds 3-5 | Tubbercurry Tubbercurry GAA Tubbercurry are a GAA club from Co Sligo. They have won 19 Sligo Senior Football Championships and 14 Sligo Senior Hurling Championship. They have also won 9 Sligo Senior Football League titles. At under age they have won 10 Sligo Minor Football Championships and 6 Sligo Under 20 Football... 2-1 |
| 1936 | Skreen Emeralds | Killavil |
| 1935 | No competition | |
| 1934 | Skreen Emeralds 2-5 | Curry 1-1 |
| 1933 | Cloonacool | Craobh Rua |
| 1932 | Coolera 1-5 | Knockalassa 2-0 |
| 1931 | Easkey | Ballymote |
| 1930 | Curry 2-6 | Templeboy 0-0 |
Divisional winners
County Champions shown in bold type.| Year | East Division | North Division | South Division | West Division |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Ballinacarrow | Strandhill | Divisional Team | - |
| 1948 | Ballymote | Craobh Rua | Achonry | - |
| 1949 | Ballymote | Coolera | Cloonacool | Skreen |
| 1950 | Ballymote | Craobh Rua | - | Enniscrone |
| 1951 | Divisional Team | Teeling | Divisional Team | Culleens |
| 1952 | Bunninadden | Craobh Rua | Tubbercurry | Easkey |
| 1953 | Gurteen | Craobh Rua | Tubbercurry | Dromore West |
| 1954 | Riverstown | Ballisodare | Tubbercurry | Skreen |
| 1955 | Riverstown | Grange | Tubbercurry | - |
| 1956 | Riverstown | Grange | Gurteen | Castleconnor |
| 1957 | - | Craobh Rua | Mullinabreena | Dromore West |
| 1958 | Ballinacarrow | Grange | Curry | Templeboy |
| 1959 | Sooey | Doorly Park | Tubbercurry | - |
| 1960 | Ballymote | Ballisodare | Tubbercurry | Dromard |
| 1961 | Collooney Harps | Grange | Tubbercurry | Skreen |
| 1962 | Collooney Harps | Coolera | Mullinabreena | Divisional Team |
| 1963 | Collooney Harps | Craobh Rua | Tourlestrane | Easkey |
| 1964 | Ballymote | Coolera | Tourlestrane | Easkey |
| 1965 | Collooney Harps | Grange | Tourlestrane | Enniscrone |
| 1966 | St. Joseph's | Drumcliffe | Curry | Easkey |
| 1967 | Keash | Muire Naofa | Tourlestrane | Enniscrone |
| 1968 | Keash | Collooney/Ballisodare | Tourlestrane | Easkey |
| 1969 | Sooey | Muire Naofa | Tourlestrane | Castleconnor |
| 1970 | Geevagh | Muire Naofa | Tourlestrane | Easkey |
| 1971 | Knockalassa | Coolera | Tourlestrane | Castleconnor |
| 1972 | Shamrock Gaels | Grange | Tourlestrane | Castleconnor |
| 1973 | Shamrock Gaels | Muire Naofa | Tourlestrane | Enniscrone |
| 1974 | Ballymote | Muire Naofa | Tubbercurry | Enniscrone |
| 1975 | Shamrock Gaels | Grange | Curry | Enniscrone |
| 1976 | Shamrock Gaels | St. Mary's | Tubbercurry | St. Farnan's |
| 1977 | Geevagh | Grange | Tubbercurry | Easkey |
| 1978 | Shamrock Gaels | City Gaels | Tubbercurry | Easkey |
| 1979 | Geevagh | City Gaels | Tourlestrane | Easkey |
| 1980 | Shamrock Gaels | St. Mary's | Curry | Easkey |
| 1981 | Shamrock Gaels | Coolera | Tourlestrane | Enniscrone |
| 1982 | Eastern Harps | Owenmore Gaels | Tourlestrane | St. Farnan's |
| 1983 | Shamrock Gaels | St. Mary's | Tourlestrane | St. Farnan's |
| 1984 | Shamrock Gaels | St. Mary's | Tourlestrane | St. Farnan's |
| 1985 | Shamrock Gaels | St. Mary's | Tourlestrane | Castleconnor |
| 1987 | Shamrock Gaels | St. Mary's | Castleconnor |
Roll of Honour (Minor 'B' Championship)
| Year | Winner | Opponent |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Tourlestrane 2-15 | St. Patrick's 3-7 |
| 2010 | Shamrock Gaels 1-12 | Enniscrone 0-7 |
| 2009 | Coolaney/Mullinabreena 2-11 | St. Patricks 1-7 |
| 2008 | Bunninadden 4-7, 2-12 (R) | St. Mary's 1-16, 3-8 (R) |
| 2007 | Tubbercurry/Cloonacool 2-8 | Shamrock Gaels 2-7 |
| 2006 | Shamrock Gaels 0-11 | Geevagh 0-7 |
| 2005 | Owenmore Gaels 3-4 | Shamrock Gaels 1-9 |
| 2004 | Owenmore Gaels 4-3 | Easkey 1-7 |
| 2003 | Coolera/Strandhill 3-10 | Shamrock Gaels 3-7 |
| 2002 | Mullinabreena/Coolaney 6-9 | Shamrock Gaels 3-12 |
| 2001 | Enniscrone 1-4 | Tourlestrane 0-6 |
| 2000 | Tourlestrane 1-7 | Grange/Cliffoney 0-7 |
| 1999 | Cloonacool 1-11 | St. Farnan's 1-9 |
| 1998 | Shamrock Gaels 2-10 | St. Patrick's 2-8 |
| 1997 | Tourlestrane 2-11 | St. Farnan's 1-4 |
| 1996 | Easkey 3-8 | St. Farnan's 1-7 |
| 1995 | St. Nathy's 2-14 | Geevagh/St. Michael's 0-3 |
| 1994 | Calry/St. Joseph's 0-15 | Geevagh/St. Michael's 1-7 |
| 1993 | Easkey 1-7 | Owenmore Gaels 0-6 |
Roll of Honour (Minor 'C' Championship)
| Year | Winner | Opponent |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Castleconnor 1-10 | Drumcliffe/Rosses Point 0-12 |
| 2008-10 | No competition | |
| 2007 | Bunninadden 2-8 | Ballymote 2-7 |
| 2006 | No competition | |
| 2005 | Easkey | Bunninadden |
| 2004 | No competition | |
| 2003 | St. Michael's 2-13 | Geevagh 3-9 |
| 2002 | St. Patrick's 4-6 | St. Farnan's 3-4 |
| 2001 | Owenmore Gaels 1-10 | Shamrock Gaels 1-9 |
| 2000 | St. Farnan's 2-5, 5-8 (R) | St. Michael's 1-8, 1-10 (R) |
| 1999 | No competition | |
| 1998 | Ballymote 4-10 | City Gaels 3-2 |
| 1997 | St. Michael's 1-10 | Cloonacool 2-4 |
| 1996 | Cloonacool 6-7 | Tubbercurry 6-6 |
| 1995 | Castleconnor | Maugherow |