Connacht Senior Cup (association football)
| Organising body | Connacht Football Association |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1981 |
| Region |  Connacht |
| Most successful club(s) | Mervue United (6) |
Connacht Senior Cup is an association football cup competition organised by the Connacht Football Association. This cup competition should not be confused with the more regularly played Connacht Junior Cup which has effectively been the top level competition for non-League of Ireland clubs when the Senior Cup has been inactive.
History
[edit]Connacht Senior League
[edit]Between 1981 and 1982 and 1999–2000, when the Connacht Senior League, was active the Connacht Senior Cup featured the members of the CSL and the champions of four junior leagues based in the province – the Galway & District League, the Sligo-Leitrim League, the Mayo Association Football League and the Roscommon & District League. Junior sides did well and featured in the first ten finals, winning four of them. In later seasons there were two more junior winners but all-Connacht Senior League finals became more common. The competition ended when the Senior league ended in 2000. During this era teams from the CSL also played in a separate league cup competition known as the Connacht Senior League Challenge Cup.[1][2][3][4][5]
Revival
[edit]In 2007 a second Connacht Senior Cup was launched. This featured the top two teams from the Galway & District League, the Sligo-Leitrim League, the Mayo Association Football League and the Roscommon & District League plus the Connacht teams that played in the League of Ireland.
List of finals
[edit]| Season | Winner | Score | Runners-up | −15B.C |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | Salthill Devon | 7–0 | Ballina Town | |
| 2008–09 | Westport United[6] | 2–1 | Athenry | |
| 2007–08 | Galway United[7] | 2–0 | Mervue United | |
| 1999–00 | Mervue United[8] | 4–2 | St Peters (Athlone) | |
| 1998–99 | NUI Galway | 7–1 | Mervue United | |
| 1997–98 | Mervue United[8] | 1–0 | Straide & Foxford United | |
| 1996–97 | Renmore[9] | 1–0 | Salthill Devon | |
| 1995–96 | Galway United Reserves[7] | 2–1 | UCG | |
| 1994–95 | Mervue United[8] | 2–0 | Galway Hibernians | |
| 1993–94 | West United | 2–1 | Straide & Foxford United | |
| 1992–93 | Mervue United[8] | 2–1 | Ballina Town | |
| 1991–92 | Salthill Devon | 1–0 | UCG | |
| 1990–91 | Salthill Devon | 1–0[10] | Westport United | |
| 1989–90 | Salthill Devon | 1–1 [note 1] | Calry Bohemians | |
| 1988–89 | Calry Bohemians | 5–0 [note 2] | Mervue United | |
| 1987–88 | Calry Bohemians | 3–0 [note 3] | Mervue United | |
| 1986–87 | Galway Hibernians | 3–1 | Mervue United | |
| 1985–86 | Dynamo Blues | 2–1 | UCG | |
| 1984–85 | Galway United Reserves[7] | 1–0 | Castlebar Celtic | |
| 1983–84 | Mervue United[8] | 2–1 | Collegians | |
| 1982–83 | Mervue United[8] | 1–0 | Collegians | |
| 1981–82 | Sligo Rovers Reserves | 3–2 | Galway Hibernians |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Salthill Devon won after 3–3 draw and penalties
- ^ Replay after 1–1 draw
- ^ Replay after 1–1 draw
References
[edit]- ^ "Connacht Senior League 1980s". connacht-sl.netne.net. Retrieved 22 March 2015.
- ^ a b Connacht Sentinel @ Irish Newspaper Archives
- ^ a b Galway City Tribune @ Irish Newspaper Archives
- ^ a b The Connaught Telegraph @ Irish Newspaper Archives
- ^ a b Galway Advertiser Archives
- ^ "Westport claim Connacht Senior Cup after extra time". advertiser.ie. Retrieved 17 May 2009.
- ^ a b c "Galway United Club History". galwayunitedfc.ie. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f "Mervue United Club Role of Honour". mervueunited.com. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "Renmore AFC Honours". renmoreafc.com. Retrieved 23 March 2015.
- ^ "Westport Utd F.C., History 1980 – 2001". mayo-ireland.ie. Retrieved 30 April 2016.