Armagh Senior Football Championship
{{Short description|Annual Gaelic football competition}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox GAA championship main|
|currentlyrunning=
|image=
|name=Armagh Senior Football Championship
|first=1889
|sponsors=
|trophy=Gerry Fagan Cup{{cite news |first=Kenny |last=Archer |title=Kernan hails historic men of Crossmaglen |url=http://www.irishnews.com/appnews/597/5776/2008/10/20/600586_360703542397Kernanhai.html |work=The Irish News |date=2008-10-20 |access-date=2008-10-20 }}
|irish=
|current=25px Clann Éireann
|currentordinal=4
|super=nd
|most=25px Crossmaglen Rangers
|mostordinal=47
}}
The Armagh Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by top-tier Armagh GAA clubs. The Armagh County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1889.
Clann Éireann are the title holders (2024) defeating Clan na Gael in the final.
History
The first official football champions of Armagh, following the creation in 1889 of the County Board, were Armagh Harps, in the 1889 final which saw the defeat of Blackwatertown in Armagh by a scoreline of 4-14 to 0-03.{{fact|date=November 2020}} Crossmaglen Rangers have won the Armagh senior football championship on most occasions, with 40 victories since 1906, including a run of 13 wins from 1996 to 2008. During the 1997-2000 victorious seasons, Crossmaglen went on to claim three All-Ireland Club Championships in four years. They have since added All-Ireland titles in 2007, 2011 and 2012.{{fact|date=November 2020}}
Honours
The trophy presented to the winners is the Gerry Fagan Cup.{{cite news |first=Kenny |last=Archer |title=Kernan hails historic men of Crossmaglen |url=http://www.irishnews.com/appnews/597/5776/2008/10/20/600586_360703542397Kernanhai.html |work=The Irish News |date=2008-10-20 |access-date=2008-10-20 }} The winners of the Armagh Championship qualify to represent their county in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. The winners can, in turn, go on to play in the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.
List of finals
(r) = replay
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |
| style="background:orange;color:white" | Year
! style="background:orange;color:white" | Winner ! style="background:orange;color:white" | Score ! style="background:orange;color:white" | Opponent ! style="background:orange;color:white" | Score |
|---|
| 1887 (unofficial - pre-County Board)
| w/o | scr |
| 1888 (unofficial - pre-County Board)
! colspan=4 align=center | No competition |
| 1889
| 4-14 | Blackwatertown Shamrocks | 0-03 |
| 1890
| | | |
| 1891
| | | |
| 1892–1900
! colspan=4 align=center | No competition |
| 1901
| | | |
| 1902
| | | |
| 1903
| | | |
| 1904
| Armagh Tir-na-nÓg | w/o | Culloville William O'Brien's | scr |
| 1905
| 2-04 | 1-04 |
| 1906
| 1-04, 1-07 (r) | 0-06, 0-04 (r) |
| 1907
| 2-01 | Bessbrook Geraldines | 1-03 |
| 1908
| 1-03 | 1-02 |
| 1909
| Bessbrook Geraldines | | |
| 1910
| 2-01 | 1-03 |
| 1911
| | |
| 1912
| | |
| 1913
| 2-02 | Culloville Sons of O'Connell | 0-01 |
| 1914
| Killeavy | 3-02 | 1-01 |
| 1915
| Killeavy | 0-04 | Bessbrook Geraldines | 0-02 |
| 1916
| Bessbrook Geraldines | | |
| 1917
| 1-12 | 0-05 |
| 1918
| 1-06 | Crossmaglen Plunketts | 0-05 |
| 1919–1922
! colspan=4 align=center | No competition |
| 1923
| 0-09 | Crossmaglen Geraldines | 0-02 |
| 1924
| 1-01 | Killeavy | 0-03 |
| 1925
| 1-04 | 0-04 |
| 1926
| | |
| 1927
| 1-08 | 1-03 |
| 1928
| | Forkhill Red Hugh O'Donnell's | |
| 1929
! colspan=4 align=center | No competition |
| 1930
| | |
| 1931
| 3-06 | 0-03 |
| 1932
| Armagh Young Irelands | 3-02 | 0-05 |
| 1933
| 1-01 | 0-02 |
| 1934
| 2-05 | 0-04 |
| 1935
| Armagh Tír-na-nÓg 0-04 | (won on objection) | 1-02 |
| 1936
| 1-08 | Armagh Young Irelands | 1-02 |
| 1937
| 0-08 | 1-00 |
| 1938
| w/o | Armagh Tir-na-nÓg | scr |
| 1939
| Bessbrook Geraldines | 2-05 | Armagh Young Irelands | 1-04 |
| 1940
| 1-06 | 0-03 |
| 1941
| | |
| 1942
| Armagh St Malachy's | | |
| 1943
| Wolfe Tone (selection) | | |
| 1944
| St Peter's (selection) | 2-08 | 1-03 |
| 1945
| Armagh St Malachy's | 0-07 | Silverbridge (selection) | 0-05 |
| 1946
| 0-07 | 0-02 |
| 1947
| 3-06 | 4-02 |
| 1948
| Killeavy | 2-04 | Lurgan St Peter's | 0-03 |
| 1949
| 0-06 | 0-02 |
| 1950
| 1-03 | Lurgan St Peter's | 0-03 |
| 1951
| Lurgan St Peter's | 2-07 | Killeavy | 1-09 |
| 1952
| 1-03 | 0-03 |
| 1953
| 0-10 | 2-03 |
| 1954
| 2-04 | 0-01 |
| 1955
| 3-09 | Killeavy | 1-02 |
| 1956
| 2-07 | 0-11 |
| 1957
| 2-02 | 0-05 |
| 1958
| 1-02 | 0-04 |
| 1959
| 2-07 | 0-05 |
| 1960
| 1-11, 4-08 (r) | 3-05, 3-03 (r) |
| 1961
| 4-11 | 4-07 |
| 1962
| 2-03 | 0-04 |
| 1963
| 3-06 | 1-04 |
| 1964
| 0-10 | 1-04 |
| 1965
| 2-05 | 1-03 |
| 1966
| 4-11 | 0-05 |
| 1967
| 0-12 | 0-03 |
| 1968
| 2-06 | 0-04 |
| 1969
| 2-06 | 0-04 |
| 1970
| 1-06 | 0-06 |
| 1971
| w/o | scr |
| 1972
| 0-08 | 0-07 |
| 1973
| 3-14 | 0-08 |
| 1974
| 3-13 | 0-07 |
| 1975
| 1-06, 0-09 (r) | 0-09, 0-04 (r) |
| 1976
| 1-08 | 0-07 |
| 1977
| 1-11, 1-07 (r) | 3-05, 0-05 (r) |
| 1978
| 0-11 | 1-07 |
| 1979
| 2-13 | 1-08 |
| 1980
| 3-07 | 1-08 |
| 1981
| 0-10 | 0-07 |
| 1982
| 0-06 | 0-04 |
| 1983
| 2-09 | 1-06 |
| 1984
| 0-07 | 0-02 |
| 1985
| 0-07 | 0-03 |
| 1986
| 3-08 | 0-11 |
| 1987
| 2-06 | 0-06 |
| 1988
| 1-10 | Killeavy | 0-05 |
| 1989
| 3-09 | 2-08 |
| 1990
| 0-09 | 0-06 |
| 1991
| 0-11 | 1-07 |
| 1992
| 0-13 | 0-03 |
| 1993
| 2-15 | 1-06 |
| 1994
| 2-05 | 0-06 |
| 1995
| 0-10 | 1-05 |
| 1996
| 3-12 | 1-04 |
| 1997
| 0-07 | 0-06 |
| 1998
| 2-16 | Madden | 0-09 |
| 1999
| 1-11 | 0-06 |
| 2000
| 0-14 | 1-06 |
| 2001
| 2-08 | 1-07 |
| 2002
| 2-10 | 1-08 |
| 2003
| 0-13 | 0-11 |
| 2004
| 1-09 | 0-06 |
| 2005
| 0-12 | 0-09 |
| 2006
| 1-14 | 0-08 |
| 2007
| 0-12 | 0-06 |
| 2008
| 0-13 | 0-08 |
| 2009
| 0-08 | 0-04 |
| 2010
| 1-11 | 1-08 |
| 2011
| 2-22 | 0-03 |
| 2012{{cite web|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/football/cross-win-again-but-mcentee-wants-more-210883.html |title=Cross win again but McEntee wants more |date=2012-10-15|work=Irish Examiner|access-date=2012-10-15}}
| 3-09 | 0-11 |
| 2013{{cite web|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=203187 |title=Armagh SFC final: Cross cruise to another title |date=2013-10-21|work=Hogan Stand|access-date=2013-10-21}}
| 0-17 | 23px St. Patrick's, Cullyhanna | 0-08 |
| 2014{{cite web|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/Armagh/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=226194|title=Armagh SFC final: Cross' crush Harps for another title |date=2014-10-19|work=Hogan Stand|access-date=2014-11-02}}
| 4-14 | 0-09 |
| 2015{{cite web|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/crossmaglen-rangers-march-to-19th-title-in-20-seasons-358836.html |title=Crossmaglen Rangers march to 19th title in 20 seasons |date=12 October 2015|work=Irish Examiner|access-date=12 October 2015}}
| 2-22 | 0-10 |
| 2016
| 1-13 | 23px St. Patrick's, Cullyhanna | 0-13 |
| 2017{{cite web|url = http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=276954|title= Armagh SFC final: Harps end 26 year wait |date=15 October 2017|work=Hogan Stand|access-date=18 October 2017}}
| 2-09 | 0-11 |
| 2018{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/murtagh-hails-exceptional-crossmaglen-display-37443696.html|title=Murtagh hails 'exceptional' Crossmaglen display |date=22 October 2018|work=Irish Independent|access-date=22 October 2018}}
| 0-24 | 1-15 |
| 2019{{cite web|url=https://www.hoganstand.com/Article/Index/305115|title=Sweet 16 for Kernan - HoganStand}}
| 2-18 | 2-09 |
| 2020{{cite web |title=Goals critical as Maghery fight back to claim Armagh crown against Crossmaglen |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2020/0913/1164934-goals-critical-as-maghery-fight-back-to-claim-crown/ |publisher=RTE.ie |access-date=16 September 2020 |date=13 September 2020}}
| 4-09 | 0-17 |
| 2021
| 2-12 | 0-16 |
| 2022{{cite web |title=McConville shines as Crossmaglen reign again in Armagh |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2022/1023/1330879-mcconville-shines-as-crossmaglen-reign-again-in-armagh/ |publisher=RTE.ie |access-date=26 October 2022 |date=23 October 2022}}
| 1-19 | 0-10 |
| 2023{{cite web |title=Crossmaglen beat Clan na Gael to win 47th Armagh SFC title|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2023/1022/1412348-crossmaglen-beat-clan-na-gael-to-win-47th-armagh-title/|publisher=RTE.ie |access-date=22 October 2023|date=22 October 2023}}
| 2-16 | 1-07 |
| 2024{{cite web |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2024/1026/1477601-goal-huntry-clann-eireann-take-armagh-sfc-crown/|title=Goal-hungry Clann Éireann take Armagh SFC crown|last=Malone|first=Steve|date=26 October 2024|website=RTÉ|publisher= |access-date= 27 October 2024|quote=}}
| 3-13 | 0-15 |
More information: [https://web.archive.org/web/20070302185139/http://www.hoganstand.com/Armagh/Titles.aspx]
Wins listed by club
| class="wikitable"
! style="background:orange;color:white" | # ! style="background:orange;color:white" | Club ! style="background:orange;color:white" | Wins ! style="background:orange;color:white" | Years won |
| 1
| {{center|47}} | 1906, 1908, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1947, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1975, 1977, 1983, 1986, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 |
| 2
| {{center|21}} | 1889, 1890, 1891, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1917, 1918, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1946, 1952, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1989, 1991, 2017 |
| 3
| {{center|14}} | 1949, 1950, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1987, 1993, 1994 |
| rowspan=4 | 5
| rowspan=4 | {{center|4}} | 1938, 1953, 1956, 1984 |
| 25px St Patrick's Carrickcruppen
| 1959, 1978, 1979, 1982 |
| 25px Pearse Óg GAC
| 1985, 1988, 1992, 2009 |
| 25px Clann Éireann
| 1954, 1963, 2021, 2024 |
| rowspan=2 | 9
| Bessbrook Geraldines / An Sruthán | rowspan=2 | {{center|3}} | 1909, 1916, 1939 |
| 25px Killeavy St Monnina's
| 1914, 1915, 1948 |
| rowspan=5 | 11
| rowspan=5 | {{center|2}} | 1907, 1910 |
| Armagh Tír na nÓg
| 1904, 1935 |
| 25px St Michael's
| 1940, 1941 |
| 25px Mullaghbawn
| 1964, 1995 |
| 25px Maghery |
| rowspan=10 | 16
| rowspan=10 | {{center|1}} | 1905 |
| Crossmaglen Red Hands
| 1906 |
| Creggan Rovers
| 1908 |
| Armagh St Malachy’s
| 1942 |
| 25px Wolfe Tones
| 1943 |
| St Peter’s Sel
| 1944 |
| St Malachy’s
| 1945 |
| 25px St Peter's
| 1951 |
| 25px Collegeland
| 1961 |
| 25px Sarsfields
| 1990 |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060827080043/http://armagh-gaa.com/ Official Armagh GAA Website]
- [http://www.armaghgaa.net/ Armagh GAA Supporters Website]
- [http://hot-eire.com/clubgaa//armagh/ Armagh at ClubGAA]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
{{Armagh Senior Football Championship}}
{{GAA Senior Club Football Championships}}
{{Armagh GAA|state=expanded}}
Category:Senior Gaelic football county championships
Category:Gaelic football competitions in County Armagh