Tyrone Junior Football Championship

{{Short description|Annual Gaelic football competition}}

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{{Use Hiberno-English|date=October 2022}}

{{Infobox GAA tournament

| name = Tyrone Junior Football Championship

| currentlyrunning =

| image =

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| irish = Craobh Sóisear Peile Tír Eoghain

| code = Gaelic football

| founded = 1904

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| abolished =

| region =

| trophy = Pat Darcy Cup

| teams =

| number of teams = 18

| firstwin = Coalisland

| title holders = Kileeshil St. Mary's

| currentordinal = 2

| super =

| most titles = Rock St Patrick's

| mostordinal = 5

| sponsors = Connollys of Moy

| tv =

| motto =

| website = [https://tyronegaa.ie/ tyronegaa.ie]

}}

The Tyrone Junior Football Club Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Connollys of Moy Tyrone Junior Football Club Championship{{Cite web |last=Cox |first=Rory |date=2023-04-04 |title=Connollys of Moy announced as the sponsor of the Tyrone Club Championships |url=https://tyronegaa.ie/connollys-of-moy-announced-as-the-sponsor-of-the-tyrone-club-championships/ |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=Tyrone GAA |language=en}}) is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by lower-tier Tyrone GAA clubs. The Tyrone County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1904.

Fintona Pearses are the title holders (2023) defeating Drumragh Sarsfields in the Final.

History

The first tournament was held in 1904 and Coalisland won that by defeating Killyclogher in the final.[http://www.tyronegaa.ie/culture/clubchamps/section2/ Tyrone GAA - Tyrone Gaelic Football and Tyrone Hurling news, results and fixures]

The trophy given to the winning club was renamed as the Pat D'Arcy Cup in 2018.

From 2018, all championship games have been streamed live on Tyrone TV.

Honours

The trophy presented to the winners is the Pat D'Arcy Cup.

The winners of the Tyrone Junior Football Championship qualify to represent their county in the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship. They often do well there, winning It on numerous occasions.{{cite news|url=https://www.irishnews.com/sport/2016/11/26/news/rock-experience-can-secure-third-title-802624/|title=Rock experience can secure third Ulster title |work=The Irish News|publisher=The Irish News Ltd|date=26 November 2016|accessdate=26 November 2016|first=Padraig|last=Kelly|quote=Blackhill have never faced a side like Rock though. The east Tyrone outfit are masters of this competition and are chasing their third title in a decade.}} The winners can, in turn, go on to play in the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship.

The winners also gain promotion to Division 2 of the Tyrone All-County Football league for the following season, regardless of their final standing in the Division 3 league that year. Therefore as the winners compete in the Tyrone Intermediate Football Championship the following year, the holders do not defend their title.

List of finals

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style="background:white;color:#E00000" | Year

! style="background:white;color:#E00000" | Winner

! style="background:white;color:#E00000" | Score

! style="background:white;color:#E00000" | Opponent

! style="background:white;color:#E00000" | Score

1904[http://www.tyronegaa.ie/culture/clubchamps/section2/ Tyrone GAA - Tyrone Gaelic Football and Tyrone Hurling news, results and fixures]

| Coalisland Fianna

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|Killyclogher

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1905

| Coalisland Fianna

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1906

| Killyclogher

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1907 - 1926

! colspan=4 align=center | No competition

1927

| Donaghmore St Patrick's

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1928

! colspan=4 align=center | No competition

1929

| Washingbay

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1930

! colspan=4 align=center | No competition

1931

| Dungannon Thomas Clarkes

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1932

! colspan=4 align=center | No competition

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| 1933

| Donaghmore St Patrick's

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1934

| Moortown St Malachy's

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1935

| Pomeroy Plunketts

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1936

| St Patrick's, Greencastle

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1937

| Tummery

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1938

| Edendork St Malachy's

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1939

| Mountjoy

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1940

| Brackaville Owen Roes

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1941

| Tattysallagh

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1942

| Washingbay

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1943

| Mountjoy

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1944

| Mountjoy

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1945

| Pomeroy Plunketts

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1946

| Coalisland Fianna

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1947

| Beragh Red Knights

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1948

| Moortown St Malachy's

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1949

| Derrylaughan Kevin Barrys

| 1-12

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1950

| Moortown St Malachy's

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1951

| Newtownstewart St Eugene's

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1952

| Moortown St Malachy's

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| 1953

| Moy Tír Na nÓg

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1954

| Donaghmore St Patrick's

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1955

| Derrytresk Fir An Chnoic

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1956

| Dunamanagh

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1957

| Edendork St Malachy's

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1958

| Galbally Pearses

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1959

| Ballygawley

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1960

| Benburb

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1961

| Gortin St Patrick's

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1962

| Ardboe O'Donovan Rossa GAC

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1963

| Dromore

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1964

| Augher St Macartan’s

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1965

| Benburb

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| 1966

| Kildress Wolfe Tones

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1967

| Dunamanagh

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1968

| Killyman St Mary's

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1969

| Moortown St Malachy's

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1970

| Dregish Pearse Óg GAC

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1971

| Ardboe O'Donovan Rossa GAC

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1972

| Clogher Éire Óg

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1973

| Eglish St Patrick's

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1974

| Aghaloo O'Neills

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1975

| Fintona Pearses

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1976

| Dregish Pearse Óg GAC|Dregish Pearse Óg

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1977

| Killyclogher

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1978

| Cookstown Fr. Rock's

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1979

| Moy Tír Na nÓg

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1980

| Loughmacrory St Teresa's

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1981

| Brocagh

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1982

| Rock St Patrick's

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1983

| Dregish Pearse Óg GAC|Dregish Pearse Óg

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1984

| Pomeroy Plunketts

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1985

| Dunamanagh

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1986

| Brocagh

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1987

| Drumragh Sarsfields

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1988

| Beragh Red Knights

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| 1989

| Killyman St Mary's

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1990

| Urney St Columba's

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1991

| Aghaloo O'Neills

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1992

| St Patrick's, Greencastle

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1993

| Loughmacrory St Teresa's

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1994

| Kildress Wolfe Tones

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1995

| Newtownstewart St Eugene's

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1996

| Brackaville Owen Roes

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1997

| Clann na nGael

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1998

| St Patrick's, Greencastle

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1999

| Drumragh Sarsfields

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2000

| Clogher Éire Óg

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2001

| Dregish Pearse Óg GAC|Dregish Pearse Óg

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2002

| Urney St Columba's

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2003

| Eskra Emmetts

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2004

| Stewartstown Harps

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2005

| Killyman St Mary's

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2006

| St Patrick's, Greencastle

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2007

| Rock St Patrick's

| 1-12

| Beragh Red Knights

| 2-05

2008

| Augher St Macartan's

| 1-09

| Aghaloo O'Neills

| 0-09

2009

| Newtownstewart St Eugene's

| 2-08

| brocagh

| 0-11

2010

| Killyman St Mary's

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| Stewartstown Harps

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2011

| Derrytresk Fir An Chnoic

| 0-15

| Killeeshil St Mary's

| 0-09

2012

| Brackaville Owen Roes{{cite news|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/first-half-goals-pave-way-for-an-port-mor-215809.html|title=First-half goals pave way for An Port Mór|work=Irish Examiner|publisher=Linn Dubh|date=3 December 2012|accessdate=3 December 2012}}

| 1-14

| Aghaloo O'Neills

| 1-08

2013

| Killeeshil St Mary's{{cite web|url=https://www.hoganstand.com/article/index/205569|title=Ulster club JFC final: McMahon goal the difference|website=Hoganstand.com|publisher=Hogan Stand|date=30 November 2013|accessdate=30 November 2013}}

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2014

| Rock St Patrick's{{cite news|url=https://www.hoganstand.com/article/index/228367|title=Ulster Club JFC final: Rock down Urris|website=Hoganstand.com|publisher=Hogan Stand|date= 29 November 2014|accessdate=29 November 2014}}

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2015

| Brackaville Owen Roes

| 0-09

| Aghaloo O'Neills

| 0-08

2016

| Rock St Patrick's{{cite news|url=https://www.irishnews.com/sport/2016/11/26/news/rock-experience-can-secure-third-title-802624/|title=Rock experience can secure third Ulster title|work=The Irish News|publisher=The Irish News Ltd|date=26 November 2016|accessdate=26 November 2016|first=Padraig|last=Kelly|quote=For once though the roles have been reversed and this time the Courtney sisters will be going to cheer on Donal, Thomas and Anthony at Pairc Esler tomorrow as they try to help Blackhill to an Ulster Junior title at the expense of Tyrone champions Rock.}}{{cite news|url=https://www.hoganstand.com/article/index/263622|title=Ulster Club JFC: Title number three for Rock|website=Hoganstand.com|publisher=Hogan Stand|date=27 November 2016|accessdate=27 November 2016}}

| 1-10

| Tattyreagh St Patrick's{{cite web|url=https://teamtalkmag.com/tatts-reach-back-back-finals/|title=Tatts reach back to back finals|date=29 September 2017|accessdate=29 September 2017|quote=Tattyreagh have reached the Junior championship final for the second year running after winning a gripping encounter with Owen Roes at Healy Park on Friday night.}}

| 1-07

2017{{cite news|url=https://www.irishnews.com/sport/gaafootball/2018/10/23/news/tattyreagh-s-remarkable-rise-division-one-football-to-be-played-at-pairc-ui-dhorchai-for-first-time-ever-1465847/|title=Tattyreagh's remarkable rise: Division One football to be played at Pairc Ui Dhorchai for first time ever|work=The Irish News|publisher=The Irish News Ltd|date=23 October 2018|accessdate=23 October 2018|first=Francis|last=Mooney|quote=Tattyreagh's remarkable rise from Junior to Senior in the space of a year has won the hearts of GAA followers throughout Tyrone and beyond. Division One football will be played at Pairc Ui Dhorchai for the first time ever in 2019, when one of the smallest clubs in the county will mix it with giants of the game such as Coalisland, Killyclogher, Errigal Ciaran, Omagh and Dromore. The dream became a reality as they clinched back to back championship titles at Healy Park on Sunday, winning the LCC Tyrone IFC title, just 12 months after being crowned JFC champions.}}{{cite web|url=https://teamtalkmag.com/tattyreagh-make-back-back-championships/|title=Tattyreagh make it back to back championships|date=21 October 2018|accessdate=21 October 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://teamtalkmag.com/tatts-take-junior-crown/|title=Tatts take junior crown|date=8 October 2017|accessdate=8 October 2017}}

| Tattyreagh St Patrick's

| 2-11

| Clogher Éire Óg

| 2-04

2018{{cite web|url=https://teamtalkmag.com/newtownstewart-beragh-lcc-jfc-final/|title=Newtownstewart & Beragh through to LCC JFC Final|date=22 September 2018|accessdate=22 September 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://teamtalkmag.com/lcc-junior-title-newtownstewart/|title=LCC junior title for Newtownstewart|date=7 October 2018|accessdate=7 October 2018}}

| Newtownstewart St Eugene's

| 1-12

| Beragh Red Knights

| 1-10

2019{{cite web|url=https://www.donegaldaily.com/2019/11/02/brave-buncrana-reach-ulster-jfc-final-on-penalties-after-epic-semi-final/|title=Brave Buncrana reach Ulster JFC final on penalties after epic semi-final|date=2 November 2019|accessdate=2 November 2019|first=Alan|last=Foley}}{{cite web|url=https://teamtalkmag.com/junior-title-rock/|title=Junior title for Rock|date=6 October 2019|accessdate=6 October 2019}}

| Rock St Patrick's

| 2-14

| Kildress Wolfe Tones

| 1-14

2020{{cite web|url=https://teamtalkmag.com/second-half-display-secures-junior-title-kildress/|title=Second half display secures junior title for Kildress|date=4 October 2020|accessdate=4 October 2020}}

| Kildress Wolfe Tones

| 3-9

| Drumragh Sarsfields

| 1-08

2021

| Cookstown Fr. Rock's{{cite web|url=https://www.northernsound.ie/sport/sean-mcdermotts-reach-ulster-jfc-quarter-finals-after-beating-cookstown-185237|title=Sean McDermotts reach Ulster JFC quarter-finals after beating Cookstown|publisher=Shannonside Northern Sound|date=20 November 2021|accessdate=20 November 2021|first=Michael|last=Cooke|quote=The Tyrone junior champions led 1-4 to 1-3 at half-time before a superior second half display say Sean McDermotts recorded an eight-point victory in the end.}}

| 2-10

| Eskra Emmetts

| 1-06

2022

| Stewartstown Harps{{cite web|url=https://teamtalkmag.com/stewartstown-scorers-ahead-of-jfc-final/|title=Stewartstown Scorers Ahead Of JFC Final|date=21 October 2022|accessdate=21 October 2022}}

| 2-12

| Aghaloo O'Neills{{cite web|url=https://teamtalkmag.com/aghaloo-scorers-ahead-of-jfc-final/|title=Aghaloo Scorers Ahead Of JFC Final|date=21 October 2022|accessdate=21 October 2022}}

| 0-12

2023

| Fintona Pearses

| 1-10

| Drumragh Sarsfields

| 0-12

2024

| Killeeshil St Mary's

| 2-07

| Aghaloo O’Neills GAC | Aghaloo O’Neills

| 0-12

Wins listed by club

References