Ulster Minor Club Football Championship
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| Ulster Minor Club Football Championship | |
|---|---|
| Irish | Comórtas Pheil Mhionúr Chumann Uladh[1] |
| Code | Gaelic football |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Region | Ulster, Ireland (GAA) |
| Trophy | Jim McConville Cup |
| Title holders | Four Masters (1st title) |
| Most titles | Ballinderry & Glen (4 titles) |
| Sponsors | FonaCAB Belfast |
The Ulster Minor Club Football Championship (Irish: Comórtas Pheil Mhionúr Chumann Uladh), often referred to as the St. Paul's Tournament,[2] an annual Gaelic football tournament organised and hosted by the St Paul's club in Belfast. It is played between the Minor championship winners from each of the nine counties of Ulster. The competition has a straight knock-out format. It was first held in 1982 and the winners are awarded the Jimmy McConville Cup.[3]
While unofficial, it is regarded as the Ulster Club Championship for club minor teams.[2] The competition begins in late November or early December with the final taking place in January, typically on New Year's Day (e.g. the 2017 final took place on 1 January 2018).
Derry clubs have won the competition eighteen times, more than any other county. Ballinderry and Glen are the most successful clubs, having both won the competition four times, with Glen's four titles being won consecutively. The current champions are Four Masters from Donegal.
List of finals[edit]
| Year | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Winning captain | Man of the match | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | County | Club | County | |||||
| 1982 |  St Paul's | Antrim | 2–9 – 2–4 |  Scotstown | Monaghan | Fergus Donnelly | ||
| 1983 |  Saul | Down | 1–15 – 0–9 |  Lisnaskea Emmetts | Fermanagh | Eddie Harney | ||
| 1984 | Killybegs | Donegal | 4–9 – 3–5 | St Paul's | Antrim | |||
| 1985 | Killybegs | Donegal | 2–5 – 0–8 |  Patrick Sarsfields | Antrim | |||
| 1986 | St Paul's | Antrim | 5–9 – 0–8 |  Enniskillen Gaels | Fermanagh | Gerard Kelly | ||
| 1987 | Killeavy | Armagh | 2–9 – 0–6 | Enniskillen Gaels | Fermanagh | Shane O'Neill | ||
| 1988 | Enniskillen Gaels | Fermanagh | 1–9 – 1–9 (aet) | Maghery | Armagh | Simon Bradley | ||
| 2–6 – 1–5 (R) | ||||||||
| 1989 |  Dungannon | Tyrone | 1–08 – 1–07 | St Paul's | Antrim | |||
| 1990 |  Dungiven | Derry | 1–10 – 1–09 |  Aodh Ruadh | Donegal | |||
| 1991 | Bellaghy | Derry | 2–06 – 1–07 | Cavan Gaels | Cavan | Karl Diamond | ||
| 1992 | Aodh Ruadh | Donegal | 4–08 – 1–06 | Clan na Gael | Armagh | |||
| 1993 | Loup | Derry | 1–11 – 1–06 |  St Eunan's | Donegal | |||
| 1994 | Bellaghy | Derry | 7–05 – 2–05 | Dungannon | Tyrone | |||
| 1995 | Loup | Derry |  Clontibret O'Neills | Monaghan | Johnny McBride | |||
| 1996 |  Ballinderry | Derry | 0–14 – 0–07 | Killeavy | Armagh | Gerard Cassidy | ||
| 1997 | Ballinderry | Derry | 2–07 – 1–04 | Eglish | Tyrone | [4] | ||
| 1998 |  Slaughtneil | Derry | 1–09 – 1–08 |  Ardboe | Tyrone | Niall Convery | Kevin O'Neill | [5] |
| 1999 | Cavan Gaels | Cavan | 3–09 – 2–07 | Slaughtneil | Derry | Dominic Reilly | Richard Graham | |
| 2000 | Pearse Óg | Armagh | 1–12 – 0–14 | Cavan Gaels | Cavan | |||
| 2001 | Ballinderry | Derry | 3–07 – 1–09 | Clontibret O'Neills | Monaghan | Thomas Maynes | Thomas Maynes | [6] |
| 2002 | Clontibret O'Neills | Monaghan | 2–14 – 0–4 | Armagh Harps | Armagh | Jonathan McGuigan | Paul McGuigan | [7] |
| 2003 | Armagh Harps | Armagh | 1–11 – 0–7 | Carrickmacross Emmets | Monaghan | |||
| 2004 |  Rostrevor | Down | 2–7 – 1–8 | Kilrea | Derry | |||
| 2005 | .svg){kind=small} Errigal Ciarán | Tyrone | 1–13 – 1–11 | Killybegs | Donegal | Barry Canavan | Ronan McRory | [8] |
| 2006 | Coalisland | Tyrone | 1–14 – 2–10 | Cavan Gaels | Cavan | Brian Toner Stephen McNally | Brian Toner | |
| 2007 | Kilrea | Derry | 2–9 – 0–9 | Errigal Ciarán | Tyrone | James Kielt | [9] | |
| 2008 | Ballinderry | Derry | 2–8 – 2–7 | Scotstown | Monaghan | Gavin McGeehan | Ryan Scullion | [10] |
| 2009 |  Omagh St Enda's | Tyrone | 0–12 – 0–11 | Kilcoo | Down | Barry Tierney | Conan Grugan | [11] |
| 2010 |  Lámh Dhearg | Antrim | 0–9 – 0–8 | Magherafelt | Derry | Declan Stranney | Declan Stranney | [12] |
| 2011 | Glen | Derry | 4–12 – 0–6 | Armagh Harps | Armagh | Emmett Bradley | Emmett Bradley | [13] |
| 2012 | Glen | Derry | 4–7 – 1–7 | Killeavy | Armagh | Ciaran McFaul | Ryan Dougan | [14] |
| 2013 | Glen | Derry | 0–10 – 1–2 | Silverbridge | Armagh | Stevie O'Hara | Paul Gunning | [15] |
| 2014 | Glen | Derry | 1–17 – 2–8 (aet) | Southern Gaels | Cavan | Cathal Mulholland | Danny Tallon | [16] |
| 2015 |  Crossmaglen Rangers | Armagh | 4–12 – 1–6 | St Eunan's | Donegal | Michael McCabe | Oisín O'Neill | [17] |
| 2016 | Burren | Down | 4–8 – 3–5 | Kilrea | Derry | Conor Cox Darragh Murdock | Conor Cox | [18] |
| 2017 | Enniskillen Gaels | Fermanagh | 1–6 – 0–6 | Ballinascreen | Derry | Eoin Beacom | Eoin Beacom | [19] |
| 2018 | Bellaghy | Derry | 6–11 – 0–8 | Crossmaglen Rangers | Armagh | Paul Cassidy | Kealan Friel | [20] |
| 2019 |  Lavey | Derry | 0–9 – 0–8 | Termon | Donegal | Cormac Collins | Enda Downey | [21] |
| 2020 | Competition cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||
| 2021 | ||||||||
| 2022 | Dungiven | Derry | 2–7 – 1–8 | Four Masters | Donegal | Eoin Higgins Odhran Murphy | Dara McGonigle | [22] |
| 2023 | Four Masters | Donegal | 1–10 – 2–4 | Cavan Gaels | Cavan | Callum McCrea | Conor McCahill | [23] |
Performances by county[edit]
| County | Titles | Runners-up | Years won | Years runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derry | 18 | 5 | 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2022 | 1999, 2004, 2010, 2016, 2017 |
| Armagh | 4 | 8 | 1987, 2000, 2003, 2015 | 1988, 1992, 1996, 2002, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018 |
| Donegal | 4 | 6 | 1984, 1985, 1992, 2023 | 1990, 1993, 2005, 2015, 2019, 2022 |
| Tyrone | 4 | 4 | 1989, 2005, 2006, 2009 | 1994, 1997, 1998, 2007 |
| Antrim | 3 | 3 | 1982, 1986, 2010 | 1984, 1985, 1989 |
| Down | 3 | 1 | 1983, 2004, 2016 | 2009 |
| Fermanagh | 2 | 3 | 1988, 2017 | 1983, 1986, 1987 |
| Cavan | 1 | 5 | 1999 | 1991, 2000, 2006, 2014, 2023 |
| Monaghan | 1 | 5 | 2002 | 1982, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2008 |
Performances by club[edit]
| Club | Titles | Runners-up | Years won | Years runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballinderry | 4 | 0 | 1996, 1997, 2001, 2008 | — |
| Glen | 4 | 0 | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 | — |
| Bellaghy | 3 | 0 | 1991, 1994, 2018 | — |
| St Paul's | 2 | 2 | 1982, 1986 | 1984, 1989 |
| Enniskillen Gaels | 2 | 2 | 1988, 2017 | 1986, 1987 |
| Killybegs | 2 | 1 | 1984, 1985 | 2005 |
| Dungiven | 2 | 0 | 1990, 2022 | — |
| Loup | 2 | 0 | 1993, 1995 | — |
| Cavan Gaels | 1 | 4 | 1999 | 1991, 2000, 2006, 2023 |
| Killeavy | 1 | 2 | 1987 | 1996, 2012 |
| Clontibret O'Neills | 1 | 2 | 2002 | 1995, 2001 |
| Armagh Harps | 1 | 2 | 2003 | 2002, 2011 |
| Kilrea | 1 | 2 | 2007 | 2004, 2016 |
| Dungannon | 1 | 1 | 1989 | 1994 |
| Aodh Ruadh | 1 | 1 | 1992 | 1990 |
| Slaughtneil | 1 | 1 | 1998 | 1999 |
| Errigal Ciarán | 1 | 1 | 2005 | 2007 |
| Crossmaglen Rangers | 1 | 1 | 2015 | 2018 |
| Four Masters | 1 | 1 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Saul | 1 | 0 | 1983 | — |
| Pearse Óg | 1 | 0 | 2000 | — |
| Rostrevor | 1 | 0 | 2004 | — |
| Coalisland | 1 | 0 | 2006 | — |
| Omagh St Enda's | 1 | 0 | 2009 | — |
| Lámh Dhearg | 1 | 0 | 2010 | — |
| Burren | 1 | 0 | 2016 | — |
| Lavey | 1 | 0 | 2019 | — |
| Scotstown | 0 | 2 | — | 1982, 2008 |
| St Eunan's | 0 | 2 | — | 1993, 2015 |
| Lisnaskea Emmetts | 0 | 1 | — | 1983 |
| Patrick Sarsfields | 0 | 1 | — | 1985 |
| Maghery | 0 | 1 | — | 1988 |
| Clan na Gael | 0 | 1 | — | 1992 |
| Eglish | 0 | 1 | — | 1997 |
| Ardboe | 0 | 1 | — | 1998 |
| Carrickmacross Emmets | 0 | 1 | — | 2003 |
| Kilcoo | 0 | 1 | — | 2009 |
| Magherafelt | 0 | 1 | — | 2010 |
| Silverbridge | 0 | 1 | — | 2013 |
| Southern Gaels | 0 | 1 | — | 2014 |
| Ballinascreen | 0 | 1 | — | 2017 |
| Termon | 0 | 1 | — | 2019 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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