City Junior A Football Championship
The City Junior A Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Sports Turf Solutions City Junior A Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Seandún Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1926 for junior Gaelic football teams in Cork, Ireland.
| City Junior A Football Championship | |
|---|---|
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| Founded | 1926 |
| Title holders | Delaney Rovers (5th title) |
| Most titles | St. Anne's (10 titles) |
| Sponsors | Sports Turf Solutions |
The series of games begin in May, with the championship culminating with the final in the autumn. The championship has always been run as a knock-out competition with no second chance for beaten teams.
The City Junior Championship is an integral part of the wider Cork Junior Football Championship. The winners and runners-up of the City Championship join their counterparts from the other seven divisions to contest the county championship.
10 clubs currently participate in the City Championship.
Delaney Rovers are the title-holders after defeating White's Cross by 1-11 to 0-12 in the 2017 championship final.
The championship
Participating teams
| Team | Location | Colours |
|---|---|---|
| Bishopstown | Bishopstown | Maroon and white |
| Brian Dillons | Montenotte | Blue and white |
| Delaney Rovers | Dublin Hill | Green and yellow |
| Na Piarsaigh | Fair Hill | Black and yellow |
| Nemo Rangers | South Douglas Road | Black and green |
| Passage | Passage West | Green and white |
| St. Finbarr's | Toger | Blue and yellow |
| St. Michael's | Blackrock | Green and yellow |
| St. Nicholas' | Blackpool | Black and white |
| White's Cross | Ballinvriskig | Green and white |
Roll of honour
| # | Team | Wins | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. Anne's | 10 | 1927, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1940 |
| 2 | St. Finbarr's | 9 | 1941, 1947, 1951, 1960, 1961, 1988, 2011, 2013, 2014 |
| Nemo Rangers | 9 | 1957, 1967, 1979, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2007 | |
| St. Nicholas' | 9 | 1930, 1943, 1958, 1963, 1972, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985 | |
| 5 | Mayfield | 7 | 1959, 1968, 1975, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003 |
| Brian Dillons | 7 | 1936, 1938, 1977, 1978, 1991, 1998, 2016 | |
| 7 | Passage | 7 | 1969, 1980, 1982, 1989, 1993, 1994, 2020 |
| 8 | Douglas | 5 | 1962, 1970, 1973, 2004, 2012 |
| Delaney Rovers | 5 | 1954, 1955, 1977, 2015, 2017 | |
| 10 | White's Cross | 4 | 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010 |
| Na Piarsaigh | 4 | 1964, 1965, 1974, 2005 | |
| St. Michael's | 4 | 1952, 1953, 1956, 1987 | |
| 13 | St. Vincent's | 3 | 1946, 1950, 1966 |
| St. Patrick's | 3 | 1944, 1945, 1949 | |
| 15 | Bishopstown | 2 | 1971, 1992 |
| Commercials | 2 | 1942, 1948 | |
| Geraldines | 2 | 1926, 1928 | |
| 18 | Lough Rovers | 1 | 1986 |
Records
Gaps
Top ten longest gaps between successive championship titles:
- 39 years: Brian Dillons (1938-1977)
- 38 years: Delaney Rovers (1977-2015)
- 31 years: St. Michael's (1956-1987)
- 31 years: Na Piarsaigh (1974-2005)
- 31 years: Douglas (1973-2004)
- 27 years: St. Finbarr's (1961-1988)
- 26 years Passage (1994-2020) (The suffering ends)
- 23 years: St. Finbarr's (1988-2011)
- 22 years: Delaney Rovers (1955-1977)
- 22 years: Mayfield (1975-1997)
- 21 years: Bishopstown (1971-1992)