Cavan Junior Football Championship

The Cavan Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by lower-tier Cavan GAA clubs. It was first competed for in 1913. The winner qualifies to represent their county in the Ulster Club Championship and in turn, go on to the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship. The current champions are Arva after beating Knockbride in the 2023 final.

Cavan Junior Football Championship
CodeGaelic football
Founded1913
RegionCavan, Ireland (GAA)
TrophySeán Leddy Cup
No. of teams14
Title holders Arva (4th title)
Most titles Templeport (7 titles)
SponsorsMichael Fitzpatrick Architects
Official websitehttp://www.cavangaa.ie

Format

14 teams will contest the Michael Fitzpatrick Architects Junior Championship.

The J.F.C. shall be run on a league basis up to the Quarter-Final stage and Knock-out thereafter. Each team will play 4 rounds in the league phase against different opponents with the fixtures decided by a random draw at the conclusion of each round. Placings in the league stage shall be decided in accordance with rule 6.21 of the GAA Official Guide 2016 as amended below:

6.21 (4) If a Championship is partly organised on a League basis, the following Regulations shall apply: (a) League Results shall be credited as follows: 2 points for a win, and one for a draw. (b) If a Team is Disqualified or Retires during the course of a League Stage, its played games shall stand and its un-played games shall be awarded to the opposing teams. (c) As provided for in this Competition Regulation, when teams finish with equal points for Qualification for the Concluding Stages, or for Promotion or Relegation, the tie shall be decided by the following means and in the order specified: (i) Play-Off.

The top 8 teams in the league progress to the Quarter-Finals. The winner will be promoted to the Cavan Intermediate Football Championship.

Top winners
# Club Wins Years won
1 Templeport 7 1922, 1923, 1930, 1942, 1968, 2015, 2020
2 Castlerahan 5 1951, 1959, 1965, 1987, 1991
Butlersbridge 5 1963, 1974, 2002, 2004, 2009
Drumlane 5 1948, 1971, 1999, 2018, 2022
3 Munterconnaught 4 1928, 1949, 1976, 1994
Mountnugent 4 1943, 1964, 1988, 1992
Swanlinbar 4 1985, 1998, 2006, 2010
Cornafean 4 1914, 1927, 2000, 2016
Arva 4 1933, 1993, 2014, 2023
4 Ballinagh 3 1913, 1953, 1978
Cavan Slashers 3 1915, 1926, 1938
Gowna 3 1916, 1934, 1982
Kingscourt Stars 3 1931, 1954, 1961
Cross 3 1941, 1946, 1962
Drung 3 1947, 1980, 2008
Lavey 3 1950, 1975, 2003
Cootehill 3 1952, 1960, 1969
Killeshandra 3 1970, 1983, 2007
Kill 3 1986, 1997, 2013
Killinkere 3 1956, 1972, 2019
5 Mullahoran 2 1932, 1940
Croghan 2 1935, 1939
Belturbet 2 1937, 1995
Virginia 2 1958, 1966
Shercock 2 1979, 2011
Knockbride 2 1981, 1996
Ballymachugh 2 1921, 2017
Denn 2 1984, 2021
6 Loughduff Volunteers 1 1917
Drumbo 1 1918
Bailieboro Shamrocks 1 1919
Bruskey 1 1920
Tullyco 1 1924
Lurgan 1 1925
Camagh 1 1929
Ballyjamesduff 1 1936
Stradone 1 1944
Annagh 1 1945
Mullagh 1 1955
Cormore 1 1957
Maghera 1 1973
Crosserlough 1 1967
Kildallan 1 1977
Shannon Gaels 1 1989
Killygarry 1 1990
Drumgoon 1 2001
Redhills 1 2005
Laragh United 1 2012

Finals listed by year
Key to list of winners
† Winning team reached the final of the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship
‡ Winning team won the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship
# Winning team won the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship
Cavan Junior finals
Year Winners Score Opponent Ref.
1913 Ballinagh
1914 Cornafean
1915 Cavan Slashers
1916 Gowna
1917 Loughduff Volunteers
1918 Drumbo
1919 Bailieboro Shamrocks Butlersbridge
1920 Bruskey
1921 Ballymachugh
1922 Templeport
1923 Templeport
1924 Tullyco
1925 Lurgan
1926 Cavan Slashers
1927 Cornafean
1928 Munterconnaught
1929 Camagh
1930 Templeport
1931 Kingscourt Stars
1932 Mullahoran
1933 Arva
1934 Gowna
1935 Croghan 0–11 – 0–01 Crubany
1936 Ballyjamesduff Drumlane
1937 Belturbet
1938 Cavan Slashers
1939 Croghan
1940 Mullahoran
1941 Cross
1942 Templeport
1943 Mountnugent
1944 Stradone
1945 Annagh
1946 Cross
1947 Drung
1948 Drumlane
1949 Munterconnaught
1950 Lavey
1951 Castlerahan
1952 Cootehill Butlersbridge
1953 Ballinagh
1954 Kingscourt Stars
1955 Mullagh
1956 Killinkere 3–12 – 0–03 Virginia Blues
1957 Cormore Belturbet
1958 Virginia
1959 Castlerahan
1960 Cootehill
1961 Kingscourt Stars
1962 Cross
1963 Butlersbridge Killinkere
1964 Mountnugent Killinkere
1965 Castlerahan Killinkere
1966 Virginia
1967 Crosserlough
1968 Templeport
1969 Cootehill
1970 Killeshandra Butlersbridge
1971 Drumlane 3–08 – 2–07 Killinkere
1972 Killinkere
1973 Maghera
1974 Butlersbridge 2–04 – 0–04 Mullahoran
1975 Lavey
1976 Munterconnaught
1977 Kildallan
1978 Ballinagh
1979 Shercock
1980 Drung
1981 Knockbride
1982 Gowna 1–11 – 0–10 Corlough
1983 Killeshandra Kill
1984 Denn 2–09 – 1–01 Mountnugent
1985 Swanlinbar
1986 Kill
1987 Castlerahan 1–08 – 0–07 Killygarry
1988 Mountnugent Belturbet
1989 Shannon Gaels
1990 Killygarry 0–13 – 1–08 Kildallan
1991 Castlerahan 0–12 – 2–05 Killinkere
1992 Mountnugent Knockbride
1993 Arva Knockbride
1994 Munterconnaught Belturbet
1995 Belturbet Knockbride
1996 Knockbride
1997 Kill Shercock
1998 Swanlinbar 0–21 – 0–07 Mullahoran
1999 Drumlane 2–07 – 0–09 Butlersbridge
2000 Cornafean 1–12 – 0–13 Drumgoon
2001 Drumgoon # 1–10 – 0–07 Kildallan
2002 Butlersbridge 1–06 – 0–06 Kildallan
2003 Lavey 0–12 – 0–06 Mountnugent
2004 Butlersbridge 0–09 – 1–06 Redhills
0–14 – 1–06 (R)
2005 Redhills 2–08 – 1–10 Shannon Gaels
2006 Swanlinbar 1–14 – 1–14 Munterconnaught
0–18 – 0–09 (R)
2007 Killeshandra 0–11 – 0–08 Shannon Gaels
2008 Drung 1–12 – 0–08 Mountnugent
2009 Butlersbridge 4–08 – 0–11 Swanlinbar [1]
2010 Swanlinbar ‡ 0–16 – 1–08 Munterconnaught [2]
2011 Shercock 1–10 – 1–07 Munterconnaught [3]
2012 Laragh United 0–10 – 2–03 Mountnugent [4]
2013 Kill 1–14 – 1–13 Arva [5]
2014 Arva 2–11 – 0–08 Ballymachugh [6]
2015 Templeport 1–16 – 1–12 Cornafean [7]
2016 Cornafean 1–16 – 0–11 Ballymachugh [8]
2017 Ballymachugh 2–11 – 0–13 Drumalee [9]
2018 Drumlane 0–07 – 0–07 Killinkere [10][11]
2–12 – 0–13 (R)
2019 Killinkere 2–16 – 3–08 Shannon Gaels [12]
2020 Templeport 2–11 – 1–10 Denn [13]
2021 Denn ‡ 1–12 – 0–14 Drung [14]
2022 Drumlane † 1–12 – 2–08 Arva [15]
2023 Arva 2–11 – 0–09 Knockbride [16]

References
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