Connacht Senior Club Football Championship Explained

The Connacht Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played between senior clubs in Connacht, with one qualifying from each of the five individual county championships. The winners of the Connacht football championship qualify for the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.

History

The Connacht Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played on a knockout basis between the senior club championship winners of the competing counties in Connacht, with the addition of the London champions since 2018.^[2] Prior to this, the London champions entered the all-Ireland series at the quarter final stage. The current holders of the title are Padraig Pearses of Roscommon. While a provincial competition existed prior to 1970, Galway side Fr. Griffins were the first winners of the competition in its current format, in the 1970–71 season. The most successful club is Corofin of Galway, who have won the competition on nine occasions, while Roscommon's Clann na nGael hold the record for consecutive titles, with their six-in-a-row from 1984 to 1989. Galway clubs have the most wins, with 19 titles.

The trophy is the Shane McGettigan Cup, named after an Allen Gaels and Leitrim player, who died in a construction accident in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1998, aged just 21. He was the son of singer Charlie McGettigan.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Wins listed by club

	Team	Wins	Years won	County
1	Corofin	10	1991, 1995, 1997, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019	Galway
2	Clann na nGael	7	1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989	Roscommon
3	St Brigid's	5	2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2023	Roscommon
4	Castlebar Mitchels	4	1969, 1993, 2013, 2015	Mayo
5	St Mary's	3	1977, 1980, 1983	Sligo
	Knockmore	3	1973, 1992, 1996
	Crossmolina Deel Rovers	3	1999, 2000, 2002	Mayo
	Ballina Stephenites	3	1998, 2004, 2007	Mayo
6	Fr. Griffin's	2	1970, 1972	Galway
	Roscommon Gaels	2	1974, 1975	Roscommon
	Killererin	2	1976, 1978	Galway
	Salthill/Knocknacarra	2	1990, 2005	Galway
7	Dunmore MacHales	1	1966	Galway
	Castlerea St Kevin's	1	1968	Roscommon
	Claremorris	1	1971	Mayo
	St Grellan's	1	1979	Galway
	Garrymore	1	1981	Mayo
	Tuam Stars	1	1994	Galway
	Charlestown Sarsfields	1	2001	Mayo
	Caltra	1	2003	Galway
	Padraig Pearses	1	2021	Roscommon
	Maigh Cuilinn	1	2022	Galway

Wins listed by county

	County	Connacht Titles	Runners-up	Last provincial winners
1	Galway clubs	21	13	Maigh Cuilinn, 2022
2	Mayo clubs	16	17	Castlebar Mitchels, 2015
3	Roscommon clubs	16	11	St Brigid's, 2023
4	Sligo clubs	3	7	St Mary's, 1983
5	Leitrim clubs	0	8

List of finals

List of Connacht SFC finals

Year	Winners			Runners-up
	County	Club	Score	County	Club	Score
2024
2023	Roscommon	St Brigid's	1-13	Galway	Corofin	2-05
2022	Galway	Maigh Cuilinn	0-13	Sligo		0-06
2021	Roscommon	Pádraig Pearse's	1-13	Mayo		1-11
2020	Cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games
2019[6]	Galway	Corofin	1-10	Roscommon		0-07
2018	Galway	Corofin	2-10	Mayo		1-09
2017[7]	Galway	Corofin	2-13	Mayo		1-12
2016[8]	Galway		2-13	Roscommon		0-05
2015[9]	Mayo		2-10	Galway		0-11
2014[10]	Galway	Corofin	2-13	Mayo		1-07
2013[11] [12]	Mayo		3-13	Roscommon		2-12
2012[13]	Roscommon	St Brigid's	1-12	Mayo		0-06
2011	Roscommon		0-11	Galway		0-10
2010	Roscommon		2-14	Galway		1-10
2009[14]	Galway		2-14	Mayo		0-07
2008	Galway		0-11	Sligo		0-06
2007[15]	Mayo		2-08	Roscommon		0-12
2006	Roscommon		1-10	Galway		3-03
2005	Galway	Salthill-Knocknacarra	1-10	Roscommon		0-05
2004	Mayo	Ballina Stephenites	1-13	Galway		2-06
2003	Galway	Caltra	1-06	Sligo		0-06
2002	Mayo		1-11	Roscommon		0-10
2001[16]	Mayo		2-09	Galway		2-07
2000	Mayo	Crossmolina Deel Rovers	1-10	Galway		0-05
1999	Mayo		0-09, 1-07 (R)	Roscommon		0-09, 0-05 (R)
1998	Mayo		1-10	Roscommon		0-06
1997	Galway	Corofin	2-10	Leitrim		0-11
1996	Mayo		1-05	Roscommon		0-06
1995	Galway		2-11	Leitrim		0-10
1994	Galway		2-09	Leitrim		1-08
1993	Mayo		1-09, 1-07 (R)	Roscommon		0-12, 0-09 (R)
1992	Mayo		4-04	Leitrim		0-07
1991	Galway		2-05	Roscommon		0-09
1990	Galway		0-11	Leitrim		0-05
1989	Roscommon		3-10	Mayo		0-07
1988	Roscommon		1-08	Mayo		0-09
1987	Roscommon		0-09	Mayo		0-08
1986	Roscommon		2-09	Leitrim	Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's	2-04
1985	Roscommon		0-10	Mayo		1-05
1984	Roscommon		1-06, 1-07 (R)	Sligo		0-09, 0-09 (R)
1983	Sligo		1-07	Mayo		0-05
1982	Roscommon		2-06	Sligo		1-03
1981	Mayo		0-09	Sligo	St Mary's 1-05	1-05
1980	Sligo		3-06	Galway		3-03
1979	Galway		0-04, 0-09 (R)	Sligo	St Mary's	0-04, 0-08 (R)
1978	Galway		1-11	Mayo		1-04
1977	Sligo		4-06	Galway		1-09
1976	Galway		3-08	Mayo		0-05
1975	Roscommon		0-06	Galway		0-05
1974	Roscommon		0-11, 1-12 (R)	Mayo	Garrymore	0-11, 0-07 (R)
1973	Mayo		4-10	Leitrim		0-08
1972	Galway		1-08	Mayo		0-06
1971	Mayo		0-10	Galway		1-05
1970	Galway		2-09	Mayo		1-10
1969	Mayo		2-10	Galway		0-10
1968	Roscommon		3-07	Leitrim		1-07
1967	Not contested
1966	Galway		1-10	Mayo		1-09

Notes and References

1. Dominant Corofin ease to Connacht title. Declan. Rooney. November 27, 2016. www.rte.ie.
2. Web site: London champions to enter Connacht club in 2018. 6 November 2019 . Hogan Stand.
3. Web site: We thought we were alone in our loss...but it happens everywhere. Independent.ie.
4. News: Building companies fined after deaths of two Irish workers. Colin C.. Haley. The Irish Times.
5. News: One of two men killed in US entitled to Army funeral. The Irish Times.
6. Web site: Connacht club SFC final: Corofin make it four-in-a-row . 26 November 2019 . . 24 November 2019.
7. Web site: Connacht club SFC final: Corofin go the extra mile to retain crown . 27 November 2017 . . 26 November 2017.
8. Web site: Relentless Corofin show no mercy as St Brigid's buckle. 28 November 2016. Irish Examiner. 28 November 2016.
9. Web site: All-Ireland glory next big goal for Castlebar Mitchels. 23 November 2015. Irish Examiner. 23 November 2015.
10. Web site: Classy Corofin on course for greater glory . 24 November 2014 . . 24 November 2014.
11. Web site: Castlebar dethrone Brigid's AET . 24 November 2013 . . 24 November 2013.
12. Web site: Mitchels stun St Brigid's in fiery thriller . 25 November 2013 . . 25 November 2013.
13. Web site: St Brigid's day in Connacht again . 26 November 2012 . . 26 November 2012.
14. Web site: Connacht club SFC: Clinical Corofin retain crown . 30 April 2012 . . 30 November 2009.
15. Web site: Ballina's first half goals sink St. Brigid's . 9 July 2014 . . 26 November 2007.
16. Web site: Charlestown's Connacht title joy . 30 April 2012 . . 26 November 2001.