Armagh Senior Football Championship
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| First played | 1889 |
| Current Champions | Crossmaglen Rangers (34th win) |
| Most Wins | Crossmaglen Rangers (34 wins) |
The Armagh Senior Football Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Armagh Clubs. The winners of the Armagh Championship qualify to represent their county in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship and in turn, go on to the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. The current Armagh County Champions are Crosmaglen Rangers. Crossmaglen Rangers have won the Armagh senior football championship on most occasions, a total of 32 times since their first victory in 1911. During the 1997-2000 victorious seasons, Crossmaglen Rangers went on to claim three All-Irelands Club Championships in 4 years. The 2006 Armagh senior football club championship was contested by Crossmaglen Rangers and Clann na Gael and Crossmaglen lifted their 11th title in a row.
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[edit] History / Stair
The first Football champions of Armagh were Armagh Harps in 1889, a game which saw the defeat of Blacktownwater by a scoreline of 4-14 to 0-03 in Armagh. Crossmaglen Rangers have won the Armagh senior football championship on most occasions, a total of 34 times since their first victory in 1911. During the 1997-2000 victorious seasons, Crossmaglen Rangers went on to claim three All-Irelands Club Championships in 4 years.
[edit] Top Winners / Buaiteoirí
9 Shane O Neill's Camlough 2 1907, 1910
| Team | Winner | Winning Years | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clann Eireann | 34 | 1911, 1912, 1913, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1947, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1975, 1977, 1983, 1986, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 |
| 2 | Armagh Harps (Known as Young Irelands 1917-1934) | 20 | 1991, 1989, 1958, 1957, 1955, 1952, 1946, 1934, 1932, 1931, 1930, 1928, 1918, 1917,1903, 1902, 1901, 1891, 1890, 1889 |
| 3 | Clann na Gael | 14 | 1949, 1950, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1987, 1993,1994 |
| 4 | Keady Dwyer | 4 | 1938, 1953, 1956, 1984 |
| 4 | Carrickcruppin | 4 | 1959, 1978, 1979, 1982 |
| 6 | Pearse Óg | 3 | 1985, 1988, 1992 |
| 6 | Killeavy / Cill Shléibhe | 3 | 1914, 1915, 1948 |
| 6 | B’Brook Geraldines / An Sruthán | 3 | 1909, 1916, 1939 |
| 9 | An Mullach Bán | 2 | 1964, 1995 |
| 9 | crossmaglen | 2 | 1954, 1963 |
| 9 | St Michael’s | 2 | 1940, 1941 |
| 9 | Armagh Tír na nÓg | 2 | 1904, 1935 |
| 14 | Sarsfields | 1 | 1990 |
| 14 | Collegeland | 1 | 1961 |
| 14 | St. Peter's | 1 | 1951 |
| 14 | St Malachy’s | 1 | 1945 |
| 14 | St Peter’s Sel | 1 | 1944 |
| 14 | Wolfe Tones | 1 | 1943 |
| 14 | Armagh St Malachy’s | 1 | 1942 |
| 14 | Creggan Rovers | 1 | 1908 |
| 14 | Cross Red Hands | 1 | 1906 |
| 14 | Whitecross | 1 | 1905 |
[edit] Roll of Honour
| Year | Winner | Opponent |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Crossmaglen Rangers 0-12 | Pearse Óg 0-6 |
| 2006 | Crossmaglen Rangers 1-14 | Clan na nGael 0-8 |
| 2005 | Crossmaglen Rangers 0-12 | Dromintee / Droim an Tí 0-9 |
| 2004 | Crossmaglen Rangers 1-9 | An Mullach Bán 0-6 |
| 2003 | Crossmaglen Rangers 0-13 | Dromintee / Droim an Tí 0-11 |
| 2002 | Crossmaglen Rangers 2-10 | Dromintee / Droim an Tí 1-8 |
| 2001 | Crossmaglen Rangers 2-8 | Dromintee / Droim an Tí 1-7 |
| 2000 | Crossmaglen Rangers 0-14 | Pearse Óg 1-6 |
| 1999 | Crossmaglen Rangers 1-11 | Pearse Óg 0-6 |
| 1998 | Crossmaglen Rangers 2-16 | Madden 0-9 |
| 1997 | Crossmaglen Rangers 0-7 | An Mullach Bán 0-6 |
| 1996 | Crossmaglen Rangers 3-12 | Clan na nGael 1-4 |
| 1995 | Mullabawn 0-11 | Armagh Harps 1-5 |
| 1994 | Clan na nGael 2-5 | An Mullach Bán 0-6 |
| 1993 | Clan na nGael 2-15 | Maghery Sean McDermotts 1-6 |
| 1992 | Pearse Og 0-13 | Sarsfields 0-3 |
| 1991 | Armagh Harps 0-11 | Maghery Sean McDermotts 1-7 |
| 1990 | Sarsfields 0-9 | Armagh Harps 0-6 |
| 1989 | Armagh Harps 3-9 | St. Paul's 2-8 |
| 1988 | Pearse Og 1-10 | Killeavy / Cill Shléibhe 0-5 |
| 1987 | Clan na nGael 3-6 | Armagh Harps 0-6 |
| 1986 | Crossmaglen Rangers 3-8 | Pearse Og 0-11 |
| 1985 | Pearse Og 0-7 | Armagh Harps 0-3 |
| 1984 | Keady Dwyers 0-7 | Armagh Harps 0-2 |
| 1983 | Crossmaglen Rangers 2-9 | Maghery Sean MacDermotts 1-6 |
| 1982 | Carrickcruppin 0-6 | Crossmaglen Rangers 0-4 |
| 1981 | Clann na Gael 0-10 | Carrickcruppen 0-7 |
| 1980 | Clann na Gael 3-7 | Carrickcruppen 1-8 |
| 1979 | Carrickcruppen 2-13 | Crossmaglen Rangers 1-8 |
| 1978 | Carrickcruppen 0-11 | Clann na Gael 1-7 |
| 1977 | Crossmaglen Rangers 1-11, 1-7 (R) | Clann na Gael 3-5, 0-5 (R) |
| 1976 | Clann na Gael 1-8 | Maghery Sean MacDermotts 0-7 |
| 1975 | Crossmaglen Rangers 1-6, 0-9 (R) | Armagh Harps 0-9, 0-4 (R) |
| 1974 | Clann na Gael 3-13 | Carrickcruppen 0-7 |
| 1973 | Clann na Gael 3-14 | Wolfe Tones 0-8 |
| 1972 | Clann na Gael 0-8 | Crossmaglen Rangers 0-7 |
| 1971 | Clann na Gael w/o | Carrickcruppen scr. |
| 1970 | Crossmaglen Rangers 1-6 | Clann na Gael 0-6 |
| 1969 | Clann na Gael 2-6 | Crossmaglen Rangers 0-4 |
| 1968 | Clann na Gael 2-6 | Clann Éireann 0-4 |
| 1967 | Crossmaglen Rangers 0-12 | Wolfe Tones 0-3 |
| 1966 | Crossmaglen Rangers 4-11 | Carrickcruppen 0-5 |
| 1965 | Crossmaglen Rangers 2-5 | Clann Éireann 1-3 |
| 1964 | An Mullach Bán 0-10 | Derrymacash Wolfe Tones 1-4 |
| 1963 | Clann Éireann 3-6 | Crossmaglen Rangers 1-4 |
| 1962 | Crossmaglen Rangers 2-3 | Clann Éireann 0-4 |
| 1961 | Collegeland O'Rahilly's 4-11 | Clann Éireann 4-7 |
| 1960 | Crossmaglen Rangers 1-11, 4-8 (R) | Clann Éireann 3-5, 3-3 (R) |
| 1959 | Carrickcruppen 2-7 | Clann Éireann 0-5 |
| 1958 | Armagh Harps 1-2 | Keady Dwyers 0-4 |
| 1957 | Armagh Harps 2-2 | Keady Dwyers 0-5 |
| 1956 | Keady Dwyers 2-7 | Armagh Harps 0-11 |
| 1955 | Armagh Harps 3-9 | Killeavy / Cill Shléibhe 1-2 |
| 1954 | Clann Éireann 2-4 | Clann na Gael 0-1 |
| 1953 | Keady Dwyers 0-10 | Armagh Harps 2-3 |
| 1952 | Armagh Harps 1-3 | Clann na Gael 0-3 |
| 1951 | Lurgan St. Peter's 2-7 | Killeavy / Cill Shléibhe 1-9 |
| 1950 | Clann na Gael 1-3 | Lurgan St. Peter's 0-3 |
| 1949 | Clann na Gael 0-6 | Crossmaglen Rangers 0-2 |
| 1948 | Killeavy / Cill Shléibhe 2-4 | Lurgan St. Peter's 0-3 |
| 1947 | Crossmaglen Rangers 3-6 | Armagh Harps 4-2 |
| 1946 | Armagh Harps 0-7 | Crossmaglen Rangers 0-2 |
| 1945 | Armagh St. Malachy's 0-7 | Silverbridge 0-5 |
| 1944 | St. Peter's (selection) 2-8 | Crossmaglen Rangers 1-3 |
| 1943 | Derrymacash Wolfe Tones (selection) | Crossmaglen Rangers |
| 1942 | Armagh St. Malachy's | An Mullach Bán |
| 1941 | Newtownhamilton St. Michael's | Crossmaglen Rangers |
| 1940 | Newtownhamilton St. Michael's 1-6 | Crossmaglen Rangers 0-3 |
| 1939 | Bessbrook Geraldines 2-5 | Armagh Young Irelands 1-4 |
| 1938 | Keady Dwyers w/o | Armagh Tir-na-nOg scr. |
| 1937 | Crossmaglen Rangers 0-8 | Keady Dwyers 1-0 |
| 1936 | Crossmaglen Rangers 1-8 | Armagh Young Irelands 1-2 |
| 1935 | Armagh Tir-na-nOg 0-4 (won on objection) | Crossmaglen Rangers 1-2 |
| 1934 | Armagh Young Irelands 2-5 | Keady Dwyers 0-4 |
| 1933 | Crossmaglen Rangers 1-1 | Armagh Young Irelands 0-2 |
| 1932 | Armagh Young Irelands 3-2 | Crossmaglen Rangers 0-5 |
| 1931 | Armagh Young Irelands 3-6 | Culloville Blues 0-3 |
| 1930 | Armagh Young Irelands | Crossmaglen Rangers |
| 1929 | No Championship | |
| 1928 | Armagh Young Irelands | Forkhill Red Hugh O'Donnells |
| 1927 | Crossmaglen Rangers 1-8 | Armagh Young Irelands 1-3 |
| 1926 | Crossmaglen Rangers | Armagh Young Irelands |
| 1925 | Crossmaglen Rangers 1-4 | Armagh Young Irelands 0-4 |
| 1924 | Crossmaglen Rangers 1-1 | Killeavy / Cill Shléibhe 0-3 |
| 1923 | Crossmaglen Rangers 0-9 | Crossmaglen Geraldines 0-2 |
| 1919-1922 | No Championship | |
| 1918 | Armagh Young Irelands 1-6 | Crossmaglen Plunketts 0-5 |
| 1917 | Armagh Young Irelands 1-12 | An Mullach Bán 0-5 |
| 1916 | Bessbrook Geraldines | Culloville Blues |
| 1915 | Killeavy / Cill Shléibhe 0-4 | Bessbrook Geraldines 0-2 |
| 1914 | Killeavy / Cill Shléibhe 3-2 | Crossmaglen Rangers 1-1 |
| 1913 | Crossmaglen Rangers 2-2 | Culloville 0-1 |
| 1912 | Crossmaglen Rangers | Armagh Harps |
| 1911 | Crossmaglen Rangers | Camlough Shane O'Neill's |
| 1910 | Camlough Shane O'Neill's 2-1 | Crossmaglen Rangers 1-3 |
| 1909 | Bessbrook Geraldines | Armagh Harps |
| 1908 | Creggan Rovers (Crossmaglen Rangers) 1-3 | Armagh Harps 1-2 |
| 1907 | Camlough Shane O'Neill's 2-1 | Bessbrook Geraldines 1-3 |
| 1906 | Crossmaglen Red Hands (Rangers) 1-4, 1-7 (R) | Camlough Shane O'Neill's 0-6, 0-4 (R) |
| 1905 | Whitecross St. Killian's 2-4 | Armagh Harps 1-4 |
| 1904 | Armagh Tir-na-nOg w/o | Culloville scr. |
| 1903 | Armagh Harps | |
| 1902 | Armagh Harps | |
| 1901 | Armagh Harps | |
| 1892-1900 | No Championship | |
| 1891 | Armagh Harps | |
| 1890 | Armagh Harps | |
| 1889 | Armagh Harps 4-14 | Blackwatertown Shamrocks 0-3 |
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