Dublin Minor Football Championship Explained

The Dublin Minor Football Championship "A" is a Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Dublin GAA between the top teams in minor (under-18) Gaelic football in County Dublin, Ireland. The trophy awarded for the championship is the FitzGerald Cup.

A Championship

Top winners

	Team	Wins	Years won	Last final lost
1	St Vincents	24	1936, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1970, 1971, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1994	2009
2	Na Fianna	8	1960, 1965, 1974, 1975, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2017	2016
3		7	1990, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2010, 2020, 2023	2018
4	Kilmacud Crokes	5	1999, 2003, 2005, 2012, 2021	2014
	Scoil Ui Chonaill	5	1962, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1969
	O'Toole's	5	1931, 1933, 1934, 1954, 1957
	Ballymun Kickhams	5	1977, 2015 (1953, 1952, 1951 as Kickhams)	2005
5	Kevin's	4	1932, 1937, 1938, 1940
6	St. Sylvester's, Malahide	3	1992, 2000, 2001
	Castleknock	2	2011, 2019
7	Whitehall Colmcille	2	1984, 2018
	Raheny	2	1972, 1973
	Peadar Mackens	2	1935, 1944
	Synge Street PP	2	1949, 1961
	St Brigid's	2	1995, 2007
	Cuala	2	2006, 2013
8	G.S.R.	1	1941
	Good Counsel	1	1966
	Bulfins	1	1939
	Air Corps	1	1967
	Crumlin	1	1976
	Round Towers	1	2004	1997
	Naomh Mearnóg	1	1997
	Thomas Davis	1	1991
	Skerries Harps	1	1989
	Fingallians	1	1988
	Erin's Isle	1	1985
	Desmonds	1	1930
	Clontarf	1	2016
	St Jude’s GAA	1	2024

Roll of Honour

Year	Winner	Score	Opponent	Score
2024	St. Jude's	4-05	St. Patrick's, Donabate	0-08
2023	Ballyboden St. Enda's	6-08	Kilmacud Crokes	3-07
2022
2021[1]	Kilmacud Crokes	2-13	St Vincents	1-09
2020[2]	Ballyboden St. Enda's	4-12	Ballinteer St John's	2-11
2019[3]		2-16	Thomas Davis	0-16
2018[4]	Whitehall Colmcille	2-07	Ballyboden St. Enda's	0-12
2017[5]	Na Fianna	1-08	Thomas Davis	1-07
2016[6]	Clontarf	2-05	Na Fianna	0-09
2015[7]	Ballymun Kickhams	5-04	Ballyboden St. Enda's	2-09
2014[8]	Na Fianna	2-09	Kilmacud Crokes	1-06
2013[9]	Cuala	2-14	Kilmacud Crokes	1-09
2012[10]	Kilmacud Crokes	0-10	St. Sylvester's, Malahide	0-08
2011	Castleknock	0-13	Ballyboden St. Enda's	1-05
2010	Ballyboden St. Enda's	0-07	Na Fianna	0-06
2009	Na Fianna	1-11	St Vincent's	0-06
2008	Na Fianna	1-10	St. Brigid's	1-09
2007	St. Brigid's	0-11	Na Fianna	0-06
2006	Cuala	2-11	St. Vincent's	1-03
2005	Kilmacud Crokes		Ballymun Kickhams
2004	Round Towers, Clondalkin	2-08	Lucan Sarsfields	1-05
2003	Kilmacud Crokes
2002	Ballyboden St. Enda's		Craobh Chiaráin
2001	St. Sylvester's, Malahide
2000	St. Sylvester's, Malahide		Kilmacud Crokes
1999	Kilmacud Crokes		St. Sylvester's, Malahide
1998	Ballyboden St. Enda's	2-09	Kilmacud Crokes	1-07
1997	Naomh Mearnóg		Round Towers, Clondalkin
1996	Ballyboden St. Enda's		St. Vincent's
1995	St. Brigid's		Ballyboden St. Enda's
1994	St. Vincent's		St. Brigid's
1993	Ballyboden St. Enda's		St. Sylvester's, Malahide
1992	St. Sylvester's, Malahide
1991	Thomas Davis		Whitehall Colmcille
1990	Ballyboden St. Enda's		Fingallians
1989	Skerries Harps	1-07	Erin's Isle	0-04
1988	Fingallians
1987	St. Vincent's		Thomas Davis
1986	St. Vincent's		Erin's Isle
1985	Erin's Isle		St Anne's
1984	Whitehall Colmcille		Ballyboden St. Enda's
1983	St. Vincent's
1982	St. Vincent's
1981	St. Vincent's
1980	St. Vincent's		Na Fianna
1979	St. Vincent's
1978	St. Vincent's
1977	Ballymun Kickhams
1976	Crumlin
1975	Na Fianna
1974	Na Fianna
1973	Raheny
1972	Raheny
1971	St. Vincent's
1970	St. Vincent's	2-12	Kilmacud Crokes	2-05
1969	Scoil Ui Chonaill
1968	Scoil Ui Chonaill
1967	Air Corps
1966	Good Counsel
1965	Na Fianna
1964	Scoil Ui Chonaill
1963	Scoil Ui Chonaill
1962	Scoil Ui Chonaill
1961	Synge Street PP
1960	Na Fianna
1959	St. Vincent's
1958	St. Vincent's
1957	O'Tooles
1956	St. Vincent's
1955	St. Vincent's
1954	O'Tooles
1953	Kickhams
1952	Kickhams
1951	Kickhams
1950	St. Vincent's
1949	Synge Street PP
1948	St. Vincent's
1947	St. Vincent's
1946	St. Vincent's
1945	St. Vincent's
1944	Peader Mackens
1943	St. Vincent's
1942	St. Vincent's
1941	G.S.R.
1940	Kevin's
1939	Bulfins
1938	Kevin's
1937	Kevin's
1936	St. Vincent's
1935	Peader Mackens
1934	O'Tooles
1933	O'Tooles
1932	Kevin's
1931	O'Tooles
1930	Desmonds

B Championship

Year	Winner	Score	Opponent	Score
2024	Skerries Harps	0-12	Ballyboden St. Enda's	2-05
2023
2022	Fingal Ravens	4-13	Skerries Harps	0-17
2021	Thomas Davis	0-14	Naomh Barróg	0-13
2020
2019	Cuala		Fingal Ravens
2018	Castleknock		Lucan Sarsfields
2017	St Vincent's		St. Mary's, Saggart
2016[11]	St. Oliver Plunketts/Eoghan Ruadh	3-09	Round Towers, Lusk	0-08
2015	Cuala	3-08	Clontarf	0-13
2014	St. Brigids
2013	Naomh Fionbarra	6-13	Trinity Gaels	0-07
2012	O'Tooles		Clontarf
2011	Lucan Sarsfields	2-08	St. Brigid's	0-08
2010
2009	Lucan Sarsfields		Ballinteer St. John's
2008	Fingallians		Clontarf
2007	St Jude's		Fingallians
2006	St Patrick's, Palmerstown		Ballinteer St. John's
2005	Lucan Sarsfields		Naomh Ólaf
2004	Fingal Ravens
2003	Skerries Harps
2002
2001
2000	Ballyboden St. Enda's
1999
1998
1997	St Brigid's
1996
1995			Ballyboden St. Enda's
1994	Ballyboden St. Enda's
1993	Kilmacud Crokes		St. Brigid's
1992	Kilmacud Crokes	1-07	St. Sylvester's	1-05

C Championship

Year	Winner	Score	Opponent	Score
2024	St. Anne's	1-19	Castleknock	2-13
2023
2022
2021	Fingal Ravens		St. Patrick's, Donabate
2020	Cuala	2-07	Kilmacud Crokes	7-13
2019	St. Peter's	2-12	Kilmacud Crokes	3-07
2018	Raheny	1-08		1-07
2017	Craobh Chiaráin	2-08	Ballyboden St. Enda's	0-13
2016	St Marys, Saggart	1-10	Erin's Isle	0-11
2015	Skerries Harps		St. Patrick's, Donabate
2014
2013	Raheny	2-17	Kilmacud Crokes	3-07
2012
2011	Fingal Ravens	4-13	Castleknock	0-07
2010
2009	St. Anne's		Erin's Isle
2008
2007	Clontarf	1-09	Clann Mhuire	1-05
2006	Naomh Maur	2-13	Castleknock	1-09

D Championship

Date	Winner	Score	Opponent	Score
2024	Ballyboden St. Enda's	0-11	Round Towers, Lusk	0-10
2023
2022
2021[12]	Clanna Gael Fontenoy	1-14	Parnells	0-11
2019		2-09	Na Fianna	0-08
2018	Commercials	2-07	Lucan Sarsfields	1-09
2017	Thomas Davis	1-10	Castleknock	0-08
2016
2015
2014	Kilmacud Crokes	1-07	Castleknock	1-06
2013	Cuala	2-12	St. Vincent's	3-07
2012[13]	Ballyboden St. Enda's	3-10	St. Peter's	0-06
2011	Na Fianna	2-15	St. Mary's, Saggart	0-09
2010
2009	Na Fianna	0-08	Skerries Harps	1-09
2008
2007	Lucan Sarsfields	1-09	St. Vincent's	2-12

E Championship

Year	Winner	Score	Opponent	Score
2024	Man O'War	4-06	O'Dwyer's	0-16
2023
2022
2021	O'Tooles	2-13	Castleknock	3-07
2019	Kilmacud Crokes	7-15	St Patrick's, Palmerstown	0-07
2018		2-07	Raheny	1-07
2011		1-11	Craobh Chiaráin	0-07

F Championship

Year	Winner	Score	Opponent	Score
2024	Trinity Gaels	4-13	St. Finian's, Newcastle	3-10
2011

References

• Hannon’s heroics see Whitehall snatch victory over Boden in MFC ‘A’ decider
• Dublin GAA - Official Website
• Late Lacey goal sees Na Fianna secure MFC ‘A’ title
• Clontarf finish strong to capture Dublin MFC ‘A’
• Na Fianna make it a minor ‘A’ double

External links

• Official Dublin Website
• Dublin on Hoganstand
• Dublin Club GAA
• Reservoir Dubs
• 2007 B Final report

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dara Dempsey delivers for Kilmacud Crokes . 15 November 2021.
2. Web site: BODEN'S SCORING SURGE SECURES MFC 'A' (2020) TITLE . 19 August 2021.
3. Web site: Castleknock's storming finish edges out thomas davis in mfc 'a' final . 18 November 2019 . dublingaa.ie (Dublin GAA County Board) . 18 November 2019.
4. Web site: Hannon's Heroics snatch victory over Boden in MFC 'A' decider . 25 November 2018 . dublingaa.ie (Dublin GAA County Board) . 25 November 2018.
5. Web site: LATE LACEY GOAL SEES NA FIANNA SECURE MFC 'A' TITLE . 25 November 2017 . Hill16.ie (Dublin GAA County Board) . 13 November 2017.
6. Web site: Clontarf finish strong to capture Dublin | MFC 'A' . 26 November 2016 . Hill16.ie (Dublin GAA County Board) . 21 November 2016.
7. Web site: Ballymun Hold off Battling Boden to Capture MFC 'A' Title . 8 December 2015 . Hill16.ie (Dublin GAA County Board) . 21 November 2016.
8. Web site: Na Fianna make it a minor 'A' double . 23 December 2014 . Hill16.ie (Dublin GAA County Board) . 9 December 2014.
9. Web site: Uh Oh! Your browser is out of date. . Hill16.ie . 2022-08-16.
10. Web site: News.
11. Web site: PLUNKETT'S CROWNED MFC 'B' CHAMPIONS. 14 December 2016 . Dublingaa.ie (Dublin GAA County Board) . 13 December 2016.
12. Web site: Minor Football Championship. Irish Independent. Kobus on the mark as Clanna Gael beat Parnell's . live. 2021-11-26. The Independent. en . https://web.archive.org/web/20211126145433/https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/dublin-gaa/kobus-on-the-mark-as-clanna-gael-beat-parnells-41054436.html . 26 November 2021 .
13. Web site: News.