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British GAA

{{Short description|Provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}

{{Use Hiberno-English|date=November 2019}}

{{More citations needed|date=December 2022}}{{Infobox Gaelic games province

| province = Britain GAA

| image =

| irish = An Bhreatain

| location =

| counties =7

| colours =

| grounds = McGovern Park
Páirc na hÉireann
Old Bedians

| pro hurling =No championship

| pro football =Lancashire and Warwickshire (5 each)

| AI hurling =London (1)

| AI football =None

| RC hurling =0

| RC football =0

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| website = [https://britain.gaa.ie/ britain.gaa.ie]

|county number=7}}

The British Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association ({{langx|ga|Cumann Lúthchleas Gael na Breataine}}){{cite web|url=http://www.beo.ie/alt-clg-na-breataine-suil-siar-agus-ar-aghaidh.aspx|title=CLG na Breataine - súil siar agus ar aghaidh|access-date=2012-05-28|publisher=Beo!|date=2010}} or Britain GAA is the only provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association outside the island of Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in Great Britain. The board is also responsible for the British Gaelic football, hurling, camogie and ladies' Gaelic football inter-county teams.

London compete in the National Football League, and in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (as part of Connacht). In the National Hurling League, London play in the tier 3 Christy Ring Cup while Warwickshire and Lancashire play in the tier 5 Lory Meagher Cup.

The British Council is responsible for the seven GAA counties of Britain: Gloucestershire, Hertfordshire, Lancashire, London, Scotland, Warwickshire and Yorkshire. The GAA counties cover wider areas than their names suggest; the Hertfordshire County Board, for example, oversees clubs in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Oxfordshire; Gloucestershire GAA reaches into South Wales, Warwickshire GAA includes Staffordshire and Birmingham, and so on. The most popular sport is Gaelic football and some clubs are dedicated only to that sport.

County boards

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History

The British Provincial Council was established by GAA Central Council in December 1926.{{Cite book |title=New perspectives on the Irish abroad: the silent people? |publisher=Lexington Books |year=2014 |isbn=9780739183717 |editor-last=Ó hAodha |editor-first=Mícheál |location=Lanham, Maryland |publication-date=2014 |pages=63-64 |language=en}}

The history of the London branch of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) dates back to the 19th century. Sam Maguire started his career here.

The old Wembley Stadium has played host to a number of Gaelic football and hurling games, the first taking place in 1958.

Facilities

While many British GAA games are played on council fields, there are some dedicated GAA grounds in Britain. The two main grounds are the Emerald GAA Grounds in Ruislip, London, and Páirc na hÉireann in Solihull, near Birmingham.{{fact|date=February 2025}}

Hurling

=Current hurling county teams=

class="wikitable sortable"

! rowspan="2" |County

! rowspan="2" |Grounds

! colspan="2" |League

! colspan="2" |Championship

Grade

!Lvl

!Grade

!Lvl

File:Colours of Tipperary.svg Lancashire

|Old Bedians

|Division 3B

|6

|Lory Meagher Cup

|5

File:Colours of London.svg London

|McGovern Park

|Division 2B

|4

|Christy Ring Cup

|3

File:Colours of Warwickshire.svg Warwickshire

|Páirc na hÉireann

|Division 3B

|6

|Lory Meagher Cup

|5

Football

= Competitions =

== Inter-county ==

  • All-Britain Junior Football Championship

London compete in the Connacht championship and their 2nd team competes in the Britain championship.

== Club ==

  • All-Britain Junior Club Football Championship

The winners qualify for the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship.

=Current football county teams=

class="wikitable sortable"

! rowspan="2" |County

! rowspan="2" |Grounds

! colspan="2" |Championship

!

!League

Grade

!Lvl

!

!Grade

File:Colours_of_Kerry.svg Gloucestershire

|

|All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

|3

|

| N / A

File:Colours_of_Kerry.svg Hertfordshire

|

|All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

|3

|

|N / A

File:Colours_of_Tipperary.svg Lancashire

|Old Bedians

|All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

|3

|

|N / A

File:Colours_of_London.svg London

|McGovern Park

|Tailteann Cup

|2

|

|Division 4

File:Colours_of_Fingal.svg Scotland

|

|All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

|3

|

| N / A

File:Colours_of_Warwickshire.svg Warwickshire

|Páirc na hÉireann

|All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

|3

|

|N / A

File:Colours_of_Laois.svg Yorkshire

|

|All-Ireland Junior Football Championship

|3

|

|N / A

Competitions

= All-Britain Club Junior Football Championship =

== List of finals ==

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"

! rowspan="2" |Year

! colspan="3" |Winners

! colspan="3" |Runners-up

! rowspan="2" |Venue

County

!Club

!Score

!County

!Club

!Score

2022

|File:Colours_of_Laois.svg SCO

|Glasgow Gaels

|1-09

|

|St Brendan’s

|0-07

|

2021

|File:Colours_of_Tipperary.svg LAN

|St Brendans (Manchester)

|2-10

|File:Colours_of_Warwickshire.svg WAR

|Sean McDermotts

|2-08

|McGovern Park

2020

| colspan="7" |No championship due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland

2019

|File:Colours_of_London.svg LON

|Thomas McCurtains (London)

|1-11

|File:Colours_of_Laois.svg SCO

|Glasgow Gaels

|0-07

|Beeston Rd, Leeds

2018

|File:Colours_of_Laois.svg SCO

|Dunedin Connollys

|3-12

|

|Neasden Gaels

|2-12

|

2017

|File:Colours_of_Laois.svg SCO

|Dunedin Connollys

|1-17

|File:Colours_of_Warwickshire.svg WAR

|Sean McDermotts

|1-12

|

2016

|File:Colours_of_Laois.svg SCO

|Dunedin Connollys

|1-19 (aet)

|File:Colours_of_Tipperary.svg LAN

|John Mitchels (Liverpool)

|2-14

|

2015

|File:Colours_of_Tipperary.svg LAN

|John Mitchels (Liverpool)

|2-08

|File:Colours_of_Warwickshire.svg WAR

|Sean McDermotts

|0-08

|

2014

|File:Colours_of_Tipperary.svg LAN

|John Mitchels (Liverpool)

|4-12

|File:Colours_of_London.svg LON

|North London Shamrocks

|3-11

|

2013

|File:Colours_of_Tipperary.svg LAN

|John Mitchels (Liverpool)

|2-15

|File:Colours_of_Laois.svg SCO

|Dunedin Connollys

|1-11

|

2012

|File:Colours_of_Tipperary.svg LAN

|St Peter's Manchester

|2-17

|

|St. Colmcille's, Cardiff

|1-03

|

2011

|File:Colours_of_Laois.svg YOR

|Cuchullains (Newcastle)

|1-06

|File:Colours_of_Tipperary.svg LAN

|John Mitchel’s (Liverpool)

|0-06

|

2010

|File:Colours_of_Tipperary.svg LAN

|St Peter's Manchester

|3-12

|File:Colours_of_Warwickshire.svg WAR

|Sean McDermotts

|2-04

|

2009

|File:Colours_of_Laois.svg SCO

|Dunedin Connollys

|1-08

|File:Colours_of_Tipperary.svg LAN

|John Mitchel’s (Liverpool)

|2-04

|

2008

|File:Colours_of_Tipperary.svg LAN

|John Mitchel’s (Liverpool)

|1-09

|

|Tara

|1-04

|

2007

|File:Colours_of_Tipperary.svg LAN

|John Mitchel’s (Liverpool)

|2-10

|File:Colours_of_London.svg LON

|Thomas McCurtains (Lon)

|0-07

|

2006

|File:Colours_of_London.svg LON

|Fulham Irish

|1-11

|File:Colours_of_Tipperary.svg LAN

|Oisins

|0-11

|

2005

|File:Colours_of_London.svg LON

|Harlesden Harps

|1-11

|File:Colours_of_Laois.svg SCO

|Dunedin Connollys

|0-11

|Old Bedians

2004

|File:Colours_of_Tipperary.svg LAN

|St Peter's Manchester

|

|

|

|

|

2003

|

|

|

|File:Colours_of_Warwickshire.svg WAR

|Sean McDermotts

|

|

2002

|

|

|

|File:Colours_of_Warwickshire.svg WAR

|Sean McDermotts

|

|

2000

|

|

|

|File:Colours_of_Warwickshire.svg WAR

|Sean McDermotts

|

|

1999

|File:Colours_of_Laois.svg YOR

|Hugh O'Neills

|1–11

|File:Colours_of_Warwickshire.svg WAR

|Sean McDermotts

|0–04

|

1997

|

|

|

|

|Southern Gaels, Bournemouth

|

|

1995

|

|

|

|File:Colours_of_Warwickshire.svg WAR

|Sean McDermotts

|

|

1994

|File:Colours_of_Tipperary.svg LAN

|Oisins

|

|

|

|

|

1989

|File:Colours_of_London.svg LON

|Kingdom

|1–12

|

|St. Vincent's, Luton

|0–04

|

1988

|File:Colours_of_Warwickshire.svg WAR

|John Mitchel's

|

|

|

|

|

1982

|File:Colours_of_Laois.svg YOR

|Hugh O'Neills

|1–06

|File:Colours_of_London.svg LON

|Parnells, London

| 0–08

|

1980

|

|Tara

|1–08

|File:Colours_of_Laois.svg YOR

|Hugh O'Neills

|2–02

|

Note: this championship does not include London's senior champions since 2002{{Cite web|url=http://www.theirishworld.com/all-britain-junior-title-race-is-on/|title = The All-Britain junior title race is on|date = 16 October 2019}}

= All-Britain Junior Football Championship =

{{Infobox GAA tournament|name=All-Britain Junior Football Championship|currentlyrunning= |image=|caption=|irish=|code=Gaelic Football|founded=|abolished=|region=Britain|trophy=|teams=7|number of teams=|tournament=|sport=Gaelic football|title holders=File:Colours_of_London.svg London|currentordinal=4|super=th|most titles=File:Colours_of_Clare.svg Lancashire, File:Colours_of_Warwickshire.svg Warwickshire|mostordinal=5|sponsors=|tv=|motto=|website=}}

== Roll of honour ==

class="wikitable"

!#

!Team

!Titles

!Runners-Up

!Years won

!Years runners-up

rowspan="2" |1

|File:Colours_of_Sligo.svg Warwickshire

|5

|7

|1968, 1969, 1973, 2006, 2021

|2008, 2011, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022

File:Colours_of_Clare.svg Lancashire

|5

|2

|2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016

|2007, 2009

rowspan="1" |2

|File:Colours_of_Limerick.svg London

|4

|5

|2007, 2009, 2022 ,2024

|2010, 2012, 2016, 2021, 2023

rowspan="1" |3

|File:Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny

|3

|0

|2015, 2017, 2018

| -

4

|File:Colours_of_Fingal.svg Scotland

|2

|2

|2014, 2019

|2006, 2015

5

|File:Colours_of_Kerry.svg Gloucestershire

|1

|0

|2008

| -

6

|File:Colours_of_Kerry.svg Hertfordshire

|0

|1

| -

|2013

== List of finals ==

class="wikitable sortable"

! rowspan="2" |Year

! colspan="2" |Winners

! colspan="2" |Runners-Up

! rowspan="2" |Venue

County

!Score

!County

!Score

2024

|London

|2-10 (16)

|Warwickshire

|0-10 (10)

|McGovern Park, Ruislip

2023

|Warwickshire

|1-18 (21) AET

|London

|1-15 (18)

|Pairc na hEireann

2022

|London

|3-14 (23)

|Warwickshire

|3-08 (17)

|McGovern Park, Pairc na hEireann

2021

|Warwickshire

|1-10, 2–13 (19)

|London

|0-13, 0-08 (8)

|McGovern Park, Pairc na hEireann

2020

| colspan="5" |No Championship

2019

|Scotland

|3–12 (21)

|Warwickshire

|3–11 (20)

|Pairc na hEireann

2018

|Kilkenny

|6–12 (30)

|Warwickshire

|0–09 (9)

|Pairc na h'Eireann

2017

|Kilkenny

|3–15 (24)

|Warwickshire

|1–06 (9)

|Pairc na hEireann

2016

|Lancashire

|1–10 (13)

|London

|2–06 (12)

|

2015

|Kilkenny

|2-07 (13)

|Scotland

|0-08 (8)

|Edinburgh

2014

|Scotland

|3–10 (19)

|Warwickshire

|2–07 (13)

|Pairc na hEireann

2013

|Lancashire

|2-12 (18)

|Hertfordshire

|1-11 (14)

|

2012

|Lancashire

|2–10 (16)

|London

|0–10 (10)

|

2011

|Lancashire

|1–11 (14)

|Warwickshire

|0–04 (4)

|

2010

|Lancashire

|0-16 (16)

|London

|1-06 (9)

|

2009

|London

|2-06 (12)

|Lancashire

|0-10 (10)

|

2008

|Gloucestershire

|1-12 (15)

|Warwickshire

|0-06 (6)

|

2007

|London

|0-11 (11)

|Lancashire

|0-09 (9)

|

2006

|Warwickshire

|

|Scotland

|

|Pairc na hEireann

1973

|Warwickshire

|

|

|

|

1969

|Warwickshire

|

|

|

|

1968

|Warwickshire

|

|

|

|

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • [https://britain.gaa.ie/ Britain.gaa.ie]
  • [http://www.hoganstand.com/UK/ British GAA on Hoganstand.com]
  • [http://www.londongaa.org/ London GAA site]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20150812045728/http://clubgaa.ie/england/index.htm English clubs] (archived 2015)
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20060110012922/http://www.clubgaa.ie/wales/index.htm Welsh clubs] (archived 2006)
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20160201123330/http://www.clubgaa.ie/scotland/index.htm Scottish clubs] (archived 2016)

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