Tyrone Senior Football Championship

Tyrone Senior Football Championship
Current season or competition:
2024 Tyrone Senior Football Championship
IrishCraobh Sinsear Peile Tír Eoghain
CodeGaelic football
Founded1904
RegionCounty Tyrone, Northern Ireland (GAA)
TrophyO'Neill Cup
Title holders Errigal Ciarán (11th title)
Most titles Carrickmore (15 titles)
SponsorsConnolly's of Moy
Official websitehttps://tyronegaa.ie/

The Tyrone Senior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Connollys of Moy Tyrone Senior Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by top-tier Tyrone GAA clubs. The Tyrone County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1904.

In 2022, the Irish Independent said of the Tyrone SFC: "Tyrone can rightly lay claim to the most competitive senior football championship of them all just by the range of different winners it has produced over the last decade".[1]

Errigal Ciaran are the title holders (2024), having defeated Trillick in the final.

History

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To date, 24 different clubs have won the Tyrone Senior Football Championship, though some of these no longer exist (including Washingbay Shamrocks, Cookstown Brian Óg, Fintona Davitts and Strabane Faugh-a-Bealach).

The first tournament took place in the 1904–1905 season, which Coalisland Na Fianna won by defeating Strabane Lamh Dearg in the final.

No competition was held in the 1906–1907, 1909–1913, 1914–1916, 1918–1919, or 1920–1923 seasons, nor in 1932. The 1939 competition was left unfinished.

Carrickmore is the club that has won the competition the most times (15), the recently in 2005. Errigal Ciaran and Dungannon are the clubs with the second highest number of wins (11).[2]

Format

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The 16 clubs in Division 1 of the All-County Football League in Tyrone compete on a straight knockout basis. Between 1999 and 2007, the competition was played for by 24 clubs.

Honours

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The trophy presented to the winners is the O'Neill Cup.

The winners qualify to represent Tyrone in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. Errigal Ciarán is the only club from Tyrone to win the Ulster Club championship, which has happened three times (1993, 2002 and 2024). The winners can, in turn, go on to play in the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.

List of finals

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(r) = replay

(aet) = after extra time

Year Winner Score Opponent Score
1904–1905    Coalisland Fianna 3-07 Strabane Lámh Dearg 0-01
1905–1906 Strabane Fág-a-Bealach 1-04 Donaghmore Éire Óg 0-04
1906–1907 No competition
1907–1908    Coalisland Fianna 0-05, 0-08 (r) Fintona Davitts 0-05, 0-02 (r)
1908–1909 Dungannon Craobh Ruadh 2-09 Fintona Davitts 0-05
1909-1913 No competition
1913–1914 Fintona Davitts 2-01    Coalisland Fianna 0-01
1914–1916 No competition
1916–1917 Cookstown Brian Óg 3-01 Kilskeery McDonaghs 2-01
1917–1918 Cookstown Brian Óg 1-02 Omagh O'Neill's 1-01
1918–1919 No competition
1919–1920    Moy Tír Na nÓg 2-02 Omagh Colemans 1-01
1920-1923 No competition
1924    Stewartstown Harps 0-18 Omagh Colemans 0-04
1925    Dungannon Thomas Clarkes 4-04 Ballygawley St Ciaran’s 1-01
1926 Ballygawley St Ciaran’s 2-02 Ardboe Pearses 0-03
1927    Donaghmore Éire Óg 1-07 Ardboe Pearses 0-09
1928    Coalisland Fianna 2-04    Donaghmore Éire Óg 1-03
1929    Dungannon Thomas Clarkes 4-03    Coalisland Fianna 1-06
1930    Coalisland Fianna 1-02    Dungannon Thomas Clarkes 0-02
1931 Ballygawley St Ciaran’s 2-01 Washingbay Shamrocks 1-03
1932 No competition
1933    Dungannon Thomas Clarkes 2-02    Omagh St Enda's 2-01
1934 Washingbay Shamrocks 3-01    Omagh St Enda's 1-04
1935    Dungannon Thomas Clarkes 2-05    Omagh St Enda's 2-01
1936    Dungannon Thomas Clarkes 1-04     Carrickmore 0-04
1937    Trillick 2-08 Donaghmore St Joseph's 0-02
1938    Fintona Pearses 0-03    Cookstown Fr. Rock's 0-00
1939 Competition unfinished
1940     Carrickmore 1-04, 1-05 (r)    Dungannon Thomas Clarkes 2-01, 0-05 (r)
1941    Moortown St Malachy's 1-05    Clonoe O'Rahilly's 0-06
1942    Moortown St Malachy's 2-05    Omagh St Enda's 0-01
1943     Carrickmore 4-03    Moortown St Malachy's 0-04
1944    Dungannon Thomas Clarkes 2-02    Moortown St Malachy's 0-03
1945 Strabane Lamh Dearg 3-11    Dungannon Thomas Clarkes 4-04
1946    Coalisland Fianna 1-06    Dromore St Dympna's 0-03
1947    Dungannon Thomas Clarkes 2-06    Moortown St Malachy's 1-02
1948    Omagh St Enda's 1-03    Clogher Éire Óg 0-02
1949     Carrickmore 4-01    Derrytresk Fir An Chnoic 0-06
1950    Moortown St Malachy's 1-06    Dungannon Thomas Clarkes 2-01
1951    Dungannon Thomas Clarkes 3-09    Moortown St Malachy's 0-01
1952    Omagh St Enda's 2-04    Clonoe O'Rahilly's 1-01
1953    Omagh St Enda's 3-06    Clonoe O'Rahilly's 2-03
1954    Omagh St Enda's 1-08    Dungannon Thomas Clarkes 0-05
1955    Coalisland Fianna 2-06    Dungannon Thomas Clarkes 2-04
1956    Dungannon Thomas Clarkes 2-06    Clonoe O'Rahilly's 1-05
1957    Omagh St Enda's 1-07    Derrylaughan Kevin Barry's 0-03
1958    Clonoe O'Rahilly's 1-05     Carrickmore 1-03
1959    Clonoe O'Rahilly's w/o    Omagh St Enda's
1960    Clonoe O'Rahilly's 2-07    Donaghmore St Patrick's 2-00
1961     Carrickmore 2-05    Moy Tír Na nÓg 0-05
1962    Stewartstown Harps 3-03    Derrylaughan Kevin Barry's 0-03
1963    Omagh St Enda's 2-10    Galbally 0-05
1964    Clonoe O'Rahilly's 2-05    Derrylaughan Kevin Barry's 0-04
1965    Clonoe O'Rahilly's 1-09, 0-10 (r)    Derrylaughan Kevin Barry's 2-06, 0-03 (r)
1966     Carrickmore 0-10    Derrylaughan Kevin Barry's 0-04
1967    Derrylaughan Kevin Barry's 0-09     Carrickmore 0-06
1968    Ardboe 1-08    Coalisland Fianna 0-07
1969     Carrickmore 1-10    Coalisland Fianna 1-09
1970    Eglish St Patrick's 2-07    Augher St Macartan's 1-08
1971    Ardboe 2-09     Carrickmore 1-09
1972    Ardboe 1-09    Stewartstown Harps 1-04
1973    Ardboe 2-06    Augher St Macartan's 1-04
1974    Trillick 1-09     Carrickmore 1-03
1975    Trillick 1-11    Owen Roe O'Neill's 2-03
1976    Augher St Macartan's 3-04    Ardboe 1-07
1977     Carrickmore 0-11    Dromore 1-07
1978     Carrickmore 1-06    Dromore 0-04
1979     Carrickmore 0-08    Fintona Pearses 1-04
1980    Trillick 0-07, 1-06 (r)    Omagh St Enda's 1-04, 0-06 (r)
1981    Derrylaughan Kevin Barry's 2-03     Carrickmore 1-05
1982    Augher St Macartan's 2-06    Dromore 1-05
1983    Trillick 1-09    Ardboe 0-08
1984    Ardboe 0-08    Omagh St Enda's 0-07
1985    Augher St Macartan's 0-08    Gortin 0-03
1986    Trillick 0-08, 1-10 (r)    Dungannon Thomas Clarkes 0-08, 2-05 (r)
1987    Ardboe 0-09, 1-06 (r)    Trillick 1-06, 0-05 (r)
1988    Omagh St Enda's 2-06    Clonoe O'Rahilly's 2-04
1989    Coalisland Fianna 1-11 Ballygawley St Ciaran’s 0-06
1990    Coalisland Fianna 4-06    Omagh St Enda's 2-07
1991    Clonoe O'Rahilly's 1-13    Coalisland Fianna 1-06
1992    Moortown St Malachy's 2-06    Dromore 0-05
1993     Errigal Ciarán 0-11    Moortown St Malachy's 0-10
1994     Errigal Ciarán 3-05     Carrickmore 1-08
1995     Carrickmore 1-08    Moortown St Malachy's 0-05
1996     Carrickmore 2-08     Errigal Ciarán 1-09
1997     Errigal Ciarán 1-14    Galbally 2-05
1998    Ardboe 0-11    Omagh St Enda's 0-08
1999     Carrickmore 1-10    Killyclogher 1-06
2000     Errigal Ciarán 0-11, 1-10 (r)     Carrickmore 1-08, 0-09 (r)
2001     Carrickmore 1-07     Errigal Ciarán 0-09
2002     Errigal Ciarán 1-09    Killyclogher 1-07
2003    Killyclogher 2-06     Errigal Ciarán 1-07
2004     Carrickmore 1-13    Dromore 1-09
2005     Carrickmore 1-06    Omagh St Enda's 1-05
2006     Errigal Ciarán 0-12, 1-08 (r)     Carrickmore 1-09, 0-08 (r)
2007    Dromore 0-14    Coalisland Fianna 0-04
2008    Clonoe O'Rahilly's 0-10    Dromore 0-09
2009    Dromore 1-14    Ardboe 1-13
2010    Coalisland Fianna 0-09     Carrickmore 0-07
2011    Dromore 1-08    Clonoe O'Rahilly's 2-04
2012[3]     Errigal Ciarán 0-13    Dromore 0-08
2013[4]    Clonoe O'Rahilly's 3-08     Carrickmore 0-12
2014[5]    Omagh St Enda's 1-10     Carrickmore 0-12
2015[6]    Trillick 1-09    Killyclogher 0-11
2016[7][8]    Killyclogher 0-16, 0-20 (r)    Coalisland Fianna 1-13, 0-06 (r)
2017[9]    Omagh St Enda's 0-10     Errigal Ciarán 0-08
2018    Coalisland Fianna 2-11    Killyclogher 1-07
2019[10][11]    Trillick 0-12     Errigal Ciarán 2-04
2020[12]    Dungannon Thomas Clarkes 1-12 (aet)†    Trillick 1-12 (aet)
2021    Dromore 0-15    Coalisland Fianna 0-08
2022     Errigal Ciarán 2-11     Carrickmore 1-12
2023    Trillick 1-13 (aet)     Errigal Ciarán 0-13 (aet)
2024[13]     Errigal Ciarán 0-12    Trillick 1-08
Notes

2020: Dungannon won 8–7 on penalties, after extra time.

Wins listed by club

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# Club Wins Years won
1 Carrickmore
15
1940, 1943, 1949, 1961, 1966, 1969, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005
2
Dungannon Thomas Clarkes
11
1908–09, 1925, 1929, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1944, 1947, 1951, 1956, 2020

2

Errigal Ciaran GAC
11
1926, 1931, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2012, 2022, 2024
3 Coalisland Fianna
10
1904–05, 1907–08, 1928, 1930, 1946, 1955, 1989, 1990, 2010, 2018
4 Omagh St Enda's
9
1948, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1963, 1988, 2014, 2017
Trillick 1937, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1983, 1986, 2015, 2019, 2023
6 Clonoe O'Rahilly's
8
1958, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1965, 1991, 2008, 2013
8 Ardboe O'Donovan Rossa
7
1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1984, 1987, 1998
9 Moortown St Malachy's
4
1941, 1942, 1950, 1992
Dromore 2007, 2009, 2011, 2021
11 Augher St Macartan’s
3
1976, 1982, 1985
12 Ballygawley St Ciaran’s
2
1926, 1931
Killyclogher St Mary's 2003, 2016
Derrylaughan Kevin Barry's 1967, 1981
Stewartstown Harps 1924, 1962
Fintona Pearses 1913–14, 1938
17 Eglish St Patrick's
1
1970
Strabane Lámh Dhearg 1945
Cookstown Brian Óg 1916-17, 1917-18
Donaghmore Éire Óg 1927
Moy Tír Na nÓg 1919–20
Strabane Fág-a-Bealach 1905–6

References

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  1. ^ Keys, Colm (21 September 2022). "It's win or bust in the hunt for Tyrone championship glory". Irish Independent.
  2. ^ Tyrone GAA Official Website
  3. ^ "Tyrone SFC final: Errigal bridge six-year gap". Hogan Stand. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Tyrone SFC final: Goals crucial for Clonoe". Hogan Stand. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  5. ^ "O'Neill goal at death ends wait for Omagh". Irish Examiner. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Trillick complete dream return with final win". RTÉ. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Late Donnelly point leaves honours even in pulsating final Coalisland 1-13 Killyclogher 0-16 Tyrone SFC Final". Irish Independent. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  8. ^ "Tyrone SFC final: Mark Bradley stars in Killyclogher's triumph". BBC Sport. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  9. ^ "Tyrone SFC final: Omagh see off 14-man Errigal". Hogan Stand. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  10. ^ Mooney, Francis (13 October 2019). "Trillick win Tyrone title after Errigal Ciaran battle".
  11. ^ "Tyrone SFC final: Brennan fires Trillick to eighth title". Hogan Stand. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  12. ^ Mooney, Francis (20 September 2020). "Dungannon bridge 64-year gap with penalty shootout triumph in Tyrone football final". RTÉ Sport.
  13. ^ Crumley, Odhran (25 October 2024). "Errigal Ciaran lift Tyrone Senior Football title". BBC Sport.
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