Cavan Junior Football Championship

Cavan Junior Football Championship
Current season or competition:
2014 Cavan Junior Football Championship
Founded 1913
Region Cavan, Ireland (GAA)
No. of teams 10
Title holders Arva (4th title)
Most titles Templeport, Castlerahan, Butlersbridge (5 titles)
Sponsors Hotel Kilmore
Motto "The Future is Blue"
Official website http://www.cavangaa.ie

The Cavan Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the third-tier Cavan Gaelic football clubs. It was first competed for in 1913. The winner qualifies to represent their county in the Ulster Club Championship and in turn, go on to the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship. The current champions are Arva who defeated Ballymachugh in the 2013 decider.

Format

10 teams will contest the Hotel Kilmore Junior Championship.

Teams have been drawn into 3 groups, one 4 team (Group 1) and two 3 teams, (Group 2 & 3). The group stages will be played on a league basis. Where teams finish on equal points group placings will be decided in accordance with rule 6.20 of the GAA Official Guide 2013.

The top team in each group will qualify for the semi-finals. The runner up in group 2 and 3 will play off (Round 4(a)), with the winner qualifying to play in a further play off against the runner up in group 1 (Round 4(b)). The winner of this play off will qualify for the semi-final.

Semi-final pairings will be based on an open draw.

Top winners

Team Wins Years won
1 Templeport 5 1922, 1923, 1930, 1942, 1968
Castlerahan 5 1951, 1959, 1965, 1987, 1991
Butlersbridge 5 1963, 1974, 2002, 2004, 2009
4 Munterconnaught 4 1928, 1949, 1976, 1994
Mountnugent 4 1943, 1964, 1988, 1992
Swanlinbar 4 1985, 1998, 2006, 2010
7 Ballinagh 3 1913, 1953, 1978
Cornafean 3 1914, 1927, 2000
Cavan Slashers 3 1915, 1926, 1938
Gowna 3 1916, 1934, 1982
Kingscourt Stars 3 1931, 1954, 1961
Cross 3 1941, 1946, 1962
Drung 3 1947, 1980, 2008
Drumlane 3 1948, 1971, 1999
Lavey 3 1950, 1975, 2003
Cootehill 3 1952, 1960, 1969
Killeshandra 3 1970, 1983, 2007
Kill 3 1986, 1997, 2013
Arva 3 1933, 1993, 2014
20 Mullahoran 2 1932, 1940
Croghan 2 1935, 1939
Belturbet 2 1937, 1995
Killinkere 2 1956, 1972
Virginia 2 1958, 1966
Shercock 2 1979, 2011
Knockbride 2 1981, 1996
27 Loughduff Volunteers 1 1917
Drumbo 1 1918
Bailieborough Shamrocks 1 1919
Bruskey 1 1920
Ballymachugh 1 1921
Tullyco 1 1924
Lurgan 1 1925
Camagh 1 1929
Ballyjamesduff 1 1936
Stradone 1 1944
Annagh 1 1945
Mullagh 1 1955
Cormore 1 1957
Maghera 1 1973
Crosserlough 1 1967
Kildallon 1 1977
Denn 1 1984
Shannon Gaels 1 1989
Killygarry 1 1990
Drumgoon 1 2001
Redhills 1 2005
Laragh United 1 2012

Roll of honour

Year Winner Opponent
2014 Arva 2-11 Ballymachugh 0-08
2013 Kill 1-14 Arva 1-13
2012 Laragh United 0-10 Mountnugent 2-03
2011 Shercock 1-10 Munterconnaught 1-07
2010 Swanlinbar 0-16 Munterconnaught 1-08
2009 Butlersbridge 4-08 Swanlinbar 0-11
2008 Drung 1-12 Mountnugent 0-08
2007 Killeshandra 0-11 Shannon Gaels 0-08
2006 Swanlinbar 1-14, 0-18 (R) Munterconnaught 1-14, 0-09 (R)
2005 Redhills 2-08 Shannon Gaels 1-10
2004 Butlersbridge 0-09, 0-14 (R) Redhills 1-06, 1-06 (R)
2003 Lavey 0-12 Mountnugent 0-06
2002 Butlersbridge 1-06 Kildallon 0-06
2001 Drumgoon 1-10 Kildallon 0-07
2000 Cornafean 1-12 Drumgoon 0-13
1999 Drumlane
1998 Swanlinbar
1997 Kill
1996 Knockbride
1995 Belturbet
1994 Munterconnaught
1993 Arva
1992 Mountnugent
1991 Castlerahan
1990 Killygarry
1989 Shannon Gaels
1988 Mountnugent
1987 Castlerahan
1986 Kill
1985 Swanlinbar
1984 Denn
1983 Killeshandra
1982 Gowna
1981 Knockbride
1980 Drung
1979 Shercock
1978 Ballinagh
1977 Kildallon
1976 Munterconnaught
1975 Lavey
1974 Butlersbridge
1973 Maghera
1972 Killinkere
1971 Drumlane
1970 Killeshandra
1969 Cootehill
1968 Templeport
1967 Crosserlough
1966 Virginia
1965 Castlerahan
1964 Mountnugent
1963 Butlersbridge
1962 Cross
1961 Kingscourt Stars
1960 Cootehill
1959 Castlerahan
1958 Virginia
1957 Cormore
1956 Killinkere
1955 Mullagh
1954 Kingscourt Stars
1953 Ballinagh
1952 Cootehill
1951 Castlerahan
1950 Lavey
1949 Munterconnaught
1948 Drumlane
1947 Drung
1946 Cross
1945 Annagh
1944 Stradone
1943 Mountnugent
1942 Templeport
1941 Cross
1940 Mullahoran
1939 Croghan
1938 Cavan Slashers
1937 Belturbet
1936 Ballyjamesduff
1935 Croghan
1934 Gowna
1933 Arva
1932 Mullahoran
1931 Kingscourt Stars
1930 Templeport
1929 Camagh
1928 Munterconnaught
1927 Cornafean
1926 Cavan Slashers
1925 Lurgan
1924 Tullyco
1923 Templeport
1922 Templeport
1921 Ballymachugh
1920 Bruskey
1919 Bailieborough Shamrocks
1918 Drumbo
1917 Loughduff Volunteers
1916 Gowna
1915 Cavan Slashers
1914 Cornafean
1913 Ballinagh

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