Armagh Senior Football Championship

Armagh Senior Football Championship
Founded 1889
Trophy Gerry Fegan Cup[1]
Title holders Crossmaglen Rangers (39th title)
Most titles Crossmaglen Rangers (39 titles)

The Armagh Senior Football 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 2009 Armagh County Champions were Pearse Óg from Armagh City. The 2009 Armagh Championship final was contested by Armagh Harps and Pearse Óg with Pearse Ogs lifting the Gerry Fegan Cup for their first time since 1992. The final score in this match was Pearse Ogs 0-8 Armagh Harps 0-4.

Crossmaglen Rangers have won the Armagh senior football championship on most occasions, a total of 37 times since their first victory in 1906. During the 1997-2000 victorious seasons, Crossmaglen Rangers went on to claim three All-Irelands Club Championships in 4 years and added a fourth All-Ireland title in 2007.

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History / Stair

The first Football champions of Armagh were Armagh Harps in 1889, a game which saw the defeat of Blackwatertown 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 37 times since their first victory in 1906. During the 1997-2000 victorious seasons, Crossmaglen Rangers went on to claim three All-Irelands Club Championships in 4 years. They added a fourth in 2007 and a fifth in 2011.

Top Winners / Buaiteoirí

Team Winner Winning Years
1 Crossmaglen Rangers 39 1906, 1908, 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, 2008, 2010, 2011
2 Armagh Harps (Known as Young Irelands 1917-1934) 20 1889, 1890, 1891, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1917, 1918, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1946, 1952, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1989, 1991
3 Clan 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
Carrickcruppen/Carriag Na Chropain 4 1959, 1978, 1979, 1982
Pearse Óg 4 1985, 1988, 1992, 2009
7 Killeavy / Cill Shléibhe 3 1914, 1915, 1948
7 B’Brook Geraldines / An Sruthán 3 1909, 1916, 1939
9 An Mullach Bán 2 1964, 1995
9 Clann Éireann 2 1954, 1963
9 St Michael’s 2 1940, 1941
9 Armagh Tír na nÓg 2 1904, 1935
9 Shane O Neill's Camlough 2 1907, 1910
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

Roll of honour

Year Winner Opponent
2011 Crossmaglen Rangers 2-22 Ballymacnab 0-03
2010 Crossmaglen Rangers 1-11 Dromintee 1-08
2009 Pearse Óg 0-08 Armagh Harps 0-04
2008 Crossmaglen Rangers 0-13 Pearse Óg 0-08
2007 Crossmaglen Rangers 0-12 Pearse Óg 0-06
2006 Crossmaglen Rangers 1-14 Clan na nGael 0-08
2005 Crossmaglen Rangers 0-12 Dromintee / Droim an Tí 0-09
2004 Crossmaglen Rangers 1-09 An Mullach Bán 0-06
2003 Crossmaglen Rangers 0-13 Dromintee / Droim an Tí 0-11
2002 Crossmaglen Rangers 2-10 Dromintee / Droim an Tí 1-08
2001 Crossmaglen Rangers 2-08 Dromintee / Droim an Tí 1-07
2000 Crossmaglen Rangers 0-14 Pearse Óg 1-06
1999 Crossmaglen Rangers 1-11 Pearse Óg 0-06
1998 Crossmaglen Rangers 2-16 Madden 0-09
1997 Crossmaglen Rangers 0-07 An Mullach Bán 0-06
1996 Crossmaglen Rangers 3-12 Clan na nGael 1-04
1995 Mullabawn 0-10 Armagh Harps 1-05
1994 Clan na nGael 2-05 An Mullach Bán 0-06
1993 Clan na nGael 2-15 Maghery Sean MacDermott's 1-06
1992 Pearse Og 0-13 Sarsfields 0-03
1991 Armagh Harps 0-11 Maghery Sean MacDermott's 1-07
1990 Sarsfields 0-09 Armagh Harps 0-06
1989 Armagh Harps 3-09 St. Paul's 2-08
1988 Pearse Og 1-10 Killeavy / Cill Shléibhe 0-05
1987 Clan na nGael 2-06 Armagh Harps 0-06
1986 Crossmaglen Rangers 3-08 Pearse Og 0-11
1985 Pearse Og 0-07 Armagh Harps 0-03
1984 Keady Dwyers 0-7 Armagh Harps 0-2
1983 Crossmaglen Rangers 2-9 Maghery Sean MacDermott's 1-6
1982 Carrickcruppin 0-6 Crossmaglen Rangers 0-4
1981 Clan na nGael 0-10 Carrickcruppen 0-7
1980 Clan na nGael 3-7 Carrickcruppen 1-8
1979 Carrickcruppen 2-13 Crossmaglen Rangers 1-8
1978 Carrickcruppen 0-11 Clan na nGael 1-7
1977 Crossmaglen Rangers 1-11, 1-7 (R) Clan na nGael 3-5, 0-5 (R)
1976 Clan na nGael 1-8 Maghery Sean MacDermott's 0-7
1975 Crossmaglen Rangers 1-6, 0-9 (R) Armagh Harps 0-9, 0-4 (R)
1974 Clan na nGael 3-13 Carrickcruppen 0-7
1973 Clan na nGael 3-14 Wolfe Tones 0-8
1972 Clan na nGael 0-8 Crossmaglen Rangers 0-7
1971 Clan na nGael w/o Carrickcruppen scr.
1970 Crossmaglen Rangers 1-6 Clan na nGael 0-6
1969 Clan na nGael 2-6 Crossmaglen Rangers 0-4
1968 Clan na nGael 2-06 Clann Éireann 0-04
1967 Crossmaglen Rangers 0-12 Wolfe Tones 0-3
1966 Crossmaglen Rangers 4-11 Carrickcruppen 0-5
1965 Crossmaglen Rangers 2-05 Clann Éireann 1-03
1964 An Mullach Bán 0-10 Derrymacash Wolfe Tones 1-04
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 Clan na nGael 0-1
1953 Keady Dwyers 0-10 Armagh Harps 2-3
1952 Armagh Harps 1-3 Clan na nGael 0-3
1951 Lurgan St. Peter's 2-7 Killeavy / Cill Shléibhe 1-9
1950 Clan na nGael 1-3 Lurgan St. Peter's 0-3
1949 Clan na nGael 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-nÓg scr.
1937 Crossmaglen Rangers 0-8 Keady Dwyers 1-0
1936 Crossmaglen Rangers 1-8 Armagh Young Irelands 1-2
1935 Armagh Tir-na-nÓg 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-nÓg 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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References

  1. ^ Archer, Kenny (2008-10-20). "Kernan hails historic men of Crossmaglen". The Irish News. http://www.irishnews.com/appnews/597/5776/2008/10/20/600586_360703542397Kernanhai.html. Retrieved 2008-10-20. 

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