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Galway Junior Football Championship

The Galway Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition in Galway. It is the third tier of championship, behind the senior and intermediate grades. The winners of the Galway Championship qualify to represent their county in the Connacht Junior Club Football Championship. The winners also receive promotion to compete in the following years intermediate grade.[citation needed]

Despite the competition's name, senior clubs may also play in this competition: for example, in 2018 Corofin won it.[1]

Qualification for subsequent competitions

Connacht Junior Club Football Championship

The Galway JFC winners qualify for the Connacht Junior Club Football Championship. It is the only team from County Galway to qualify for this competition. The Galway JFC winners enter the Connacht Junior Club Football Championship at the quarter-final stage. For example, 2018 runner-up Clonbur (who were defeated by senior club Corofin in the 2018 final)[1] played in the Connacht IFC final.[2]

All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship

The Galway JFC winners — by winning the Connacht Junior Club Football Championship — may qualify for the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship, at which they would enter at the semi-final stage, providing they haven't been drawn to face the British champions in the quarter-finals.

Roll of honour

Year Winner Score Runner-Up Score
2019 St Michael's
2018 Corofin[1] Clonbur
2017 St Gabriels[3] Clonbur
2016 Oranmore-Maree
2015 St Gabriel's[4] 1-08 Clifden 1-08
2014 Oileáin Árann
2013 Headford
2012 Ballinasloe
2011 Clonbur
2010 Ballinasloe
2009 An Spidéal
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999 Monivea-Abbeyknockmoy
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994 Loughrea[5]
1993
1992
1991
1990
1989
1988
1987

References

  1. ^ a b c Tierney, Declan. "Never-say-die Clonbur pull off terrific second-half fightback". Connacht Tribune. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Connacht JFC final: McKenna cracker seals it for Easkey". Irish Independent. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  3. ^ McIntyre, Niall. "8 dual players in Galway will play their two biggest games 23 hours apart". JOE.ie.
  4. ^ O'Connell, Cian (8 October 2015). "Clifden men blow big lead as Galway junior football decider goes to a replay". Connacht Tribune.
  5. ^ "1994 Football Roll of Honour". Archived from the original on 18 March 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.