Galway Senior Football Championship
The Galway Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition between the top Gaelic football clubs in Galway. The winners of the Galway Championship qualify to represent their county in the Connacht Senior Club Football Championship, the winners of which go on to the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. The winning team is presented with the Frank Fox Cup.
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Founded | 1889 |
Title holders | Moycullen (1st title) |
Most titles | Tuam Stars (25 titles) |
Sponsors | The Claregalway Hotel |
Tuam Stars are the most successful with 25 wins. St. Grellan's, Ballinasloe hold the record for most consecutive championships, winning 8 from 1922 to 1929.
2018 saw the competition take on a new format, with group stages consisting of 4 groups of 5 teams.[1]
Top winners
Team | Wins | Years won | Runners-up | Years runners up | |
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1 | Tuam Stars | 25 | 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1905, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1942, 1943, 1947, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1994 | 14 | 1897, 1904, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1922, 1928, 1932, 1969, 1972, 1992, 2011, 2012, 2019 |
2 | Corofin | 21 | 1932, 1946, 1977, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 | 10 | 1889, 1936, 1964, 1970, 1974, 1980, 1988, 1990, 1994, 2010 |
3 | St. Grellan's, Ballinasloe | 20 | 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1939, 1944, 1945, 1979, 1980 | 15 | 1907, 1908, 1910, 1930, 1931, 1938, 1941, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1971, 1981 |
4 | Dunmore MacHales | 15 | 1889, 1891, 1900, 1902, 1907, 1910, 1912, 1953, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1983 | 14 | 1898, 1901, 1906, 1909, 1911, 1933, 1940, 1954, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1979, 1984, 1997 |
5 | Father Griffins | 7 | 1948, 1949, 1950, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1975 | 2 | 1966, 1968 |
6 | Killererin | 6 | 1976, 1978, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2010 | 2 | 2001, 2003 |
7 | Annaghdown | 5 | 1931, 1982, 1985, 1987, 2001 | 4 | 1934, 1959, 1989, 2002 |
8 | Mountbellew-Moylough | 4 | 1964, 1965, 1974, 1986 | 12 | 1890, 1891, 1914, 1919, 1963, 1976, 1982, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020 |
9 | Athenry De Wets | 3 | 1903, 1904, 1906 | 1 | 1905 |
UCG | 3 | 1933, 1934, 1937 | 3 | 1943, 1949, 1973 | |
Salthill-Knocknacarra | 3 | 1990, 2005, 2012 | 5 | 1991, 1993, 2004, 2013, 2016 | |
10 | Loughrea | 2 | 1897, 1898 | 2 | 1894, 1896 |
Army (Renmore) | 2 | 1940, 1951 | 2 | 1939, 1947 | |
Milltown | 2 | 1971, 1981 | 5 | 1967, 1978, 1986, 1987, 2007 | |
11 | Caherlistrane | 1 | 1890 | 1 | 1892 |
Tuam Krugers | 1 | 1901 | 1 | 1902 | |
Galway Gaels | 1 | 1930 | 2 | 1925, 1929 | |
Oughterard | 1 | 1938 | 3 | 1945, 1952, 1953 | |
Monivea-Abbeyknockmoy | 1 | 1992 | 1 | 1985 | |
An Cheathrú Rua | 1 | 1996 | 2 | 1998, 1999 | |
Caltra | 1 | 2003 | 2 | 1975, 2006 | |
Moycullen | 1 | 2020 | 1 | 1977 | |
12 | Ballygar | 0 | 3 | 1957, 1958, 1961 | |
Erins Hope | 0 | 2 | 1942, 1944 | ||
Belclare Harps | 0 | 1 | 1900 | ||
Galway Sarsfields | 0 | 1 | 1903 | ||
Castlefrench | 0 | 1 | 1912 | ||
Clifden | 0 | 1 | 1913 | ||
Wolfe Tones | 0 | 1 | 1937 | ||
Clonbur | 0 | 1 | 1983 | ||
Oranmore-Maree | 1 | 1996 | |||
Killanin | 0 | 1 | 2000 | ||
Carna-Cashel | 0 | 1 | 2005 | ||
Cortoon Shamrocks | 0 | 1 | 2008 | ||
St Michael's | 0 | 1 | 2014 |
Roll of honour
References
- "county senior and intermediate football championship draws". Archived from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- "Dessie Conneely and Conor Bohan net to secure first ever Galway title for Maigh Cuilinn". Irish Examiner. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- "Galway SFC final: Corofin complete a famous five-in-a-row". Hogan Stand. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- "Corofin make history with Galway four in a row". Irish Examiner. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- "Galway SFC final: three-in-a-row for Corofin". Hogan Stand. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- "Corofin cruise to 16th title". Irish Examiner. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- "Sice inspires as Corofin cruise to win in Galway showpiece". The Score. 14 October 2013. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
- "Salthill captain Hanley now eyes Connacht glory". Irish Examiner. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
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