Down Senior Football Championship

Down Senior Football Championship
Irish Cluiche Ceannais Péil An Dúin
Founded 1903
Trophy Frank O'Hare Cup
Title holders Kilcoo (13th title)
Most titles St. Mary's Burren & Kilcoo (13 titles)
Sponsors Morgan Milk

The Down Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top clubs in Down GAA. The winners of the Down 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 champions of Down football are Kilcoo who defeated St. Mary's Burren 4-12 to 2-7 in the 2014 final.

Top Winners & Runners Up

Team Winner Runner Up Winning Years
1 St. Mary's Burren 13 8 1966, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2010, 2011
Kilcoo 13 4 1917, 1921, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1933, 1937, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014
3 Bryansford 11 8 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1977, 2003
4 Castlewellan 10 6 1924, 1934, 1936, 1950, 1958, 1965, 1979, 1982, 1994, 1995
5 Mayobridge 10 9 1918, 1919, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
6 Clonduff 9 8 1930, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1957, 1980, 2000
7 Downpatrick 6 5 1935, 1972, 1978, 1990, 1991, 1993
8 Faugh-a-Ballagh 4 3 1903, 1906, 1907, 1909
9 Newry Mitchels 4 1 1960, 1964, 1967, 1968
10 Liatroim Fontenoys 3 6 1905, 1916, 1920
11 Warrenpoint 3 5 1943, 1948, 1953
12 Shamrocks 3 2 1951, 1956, 1961
13 Glenn 3 1 1959, 1962, 1963
13 Loughinisland 2 7 1975, 1989
15 Rostrevor 2 5 1976, 1998
16 Ballymartin 2 1 1938, 1955
17 Rossglass 1 4 1922
18 Rathfriland 1 1 1931
19 Lisnacree 1 0 1954
19 Newry 1 0 1946
19 Drumnaquoile 1 0 1929
19 Clann Uladh 1 0 1910
19 Clann na Banna 1 0 1904
19 Rory Óg Annsb. 1 0 1908
25 Longstone 0 3
25 Saul 0 3
27 Ballyvarley 0 2
27 Annaclone 0 2
27 Ballykilnar 0 2
30 Saval 0 1
30 St Michael's 0 1
30 Tullylish 0 1
30 Kilwarlin 0 1
30 Cabra Harps 0 1
30 Kilkeel 0 1
30 Killyleagh 0 1
30 An Riocht 0 1

Roll of honour

Year Winner[1] Score Score Opponents
2014[2] Kilcoo 4-12 2-7 St. Mary's Burren
2013[3] Kilcoo 0-9 0-7 St. Mary's Burren
2012[4] Kilcoo 2-8 1-8 Mayobridge
2011 St. Mary's Burren 2-14 2-3 Clonduff
2010 St. Mary's Burren 1-14 1-13 Bryansford
2009 Kilcoo 2-9 1-4 Loughinisland
2008 Mayobridge 0-12 0-8 Loughinisland
2007 Mayobridge 0-16; 1-8 1-13; 0-9 Longstone (Replay)
2006 Mayobridge 1-10 0-4 St. Mary's Burren
2005 Mayobridge 0-13 0-7 Bryansford
2004 Mayobridge 4-12 0-8 Annaclone
2003 Bryansford 1-8 0-9 Mayobridge
2002 Mayobridge 2-14 0-9 Rostrevor
2001 Mayobridge 0-15 1-9 Castlewellan
2000 Clonduff 1-17 0-11 Liatroim Fontenoys
1999 Mayobridge 0-14 0-8 St. Mary's Burren
1998 Rostrevor 1-11 0-11 Mayobridge
1997 St. Mary's Burren 2-10 0-12 Clonduff
1996 St. Mary's Burren 0-15 1-7 Bryansford
1995 Castlewellan 1-8 0-10 Downpatrick
1994 Castlewellan 1-9 0-8 Downpatrick
1993 Downpatrick 3-6 0-8 Bryansford
1992 St. Mary's Burren 4-7 1-6 Rostrevor
1991 Downpatrick 1-7 1-5 Castlewellan
1990 Downpatrick 0-12 1-5 St. Mary's Burren
1989 Loughinisland 1-12 0-7 Bryansford
1988 St. Mary's Burren 1-10 0-7 Loughinisland
1987 St. Mary's Burren 0-12 1-6 Bryansford
1986 St. Mary's Burren 0-13 0-7 Longstone
1985 St. Mary's Burren 0-10 0-5 Loughinisland
1984 St. Mary's Burren 3-14 0-5 An Riocht
1983 St. Mary's Burren 0-9 0-4 Clonduff
1982 Castlewellan 2-5 1-5 Clonduff
1981 St. Mary's Burren 1-10 2-6 Saval
1980 Clonduff 0-7 1-03 Glenn
1979 Castlewellan 2-10 1-04 Rostrevor
1978 Downpatrick 0-11 1-06 Warrenpoint
1977 Bryansford 3-09 2-05 St. Mary's Burren
1976 Rostrevor 1-09 1-05 Warrenpoint
1975 Loughinisland 1-07 0-09 Rostrevor
1974 Bryansford 3-05 0-08 Loughinisland
1973 Bryansford 0-16 1-07 Loughinisland
1972 Downpatrick 2-05 0-08 Loughinisland
1971 Bryansford 2-12 1-07 Tullylish
1970 Bryansford 3-11 0-04 St. Mary's Burren
1969 Bryansford 1-11 1-06 St. Mary's Burren
1968 Newry Mitchels 3-07 2-03 Bryansford
1967 Newry Mitchels 1-09 1-06 Downpatrick
1966 St. Mary's Burren 1-10 1-05 St. Michael's
1965 Castlewellan 3-10 1-09 Clonduff
1964 Newry Mitchels 4-02 1-10 Ballykinlar
1963 Glenn 0-07 0-05 Downpatrick
1962 Glenn 1-12 0-04 Castlewellan
1961 Shamrocks 1-11 2-06 Newry Mitchels
1960 Newry Mitchels 2-10 1-04 Ballykinlar
1959 Glenn 3-04 0-05 Rostrevor
1958 Castlewellan 0-08 0-04 Clonduff
1957 Clonduff 3-04 1-03 Cabra Harps
1956 Shamrocks 2-06 0-05 Kilwarlin
1955 Ballymartin 4-08 0-05 Longstone
1954 Lisnacree 2-04 0-04 Annaclone
1953 Warrenpoint 1-00 0-01 St. Mary's Burren
1952 Clonduff 2-09 1-09 Castlewellan
1951 Shamrocks 3-02 1-06 Kilkeel
1950 Castlewellan 2-05 2-04 Warrenpoint
1949 Clonduff 1-08 2-02 Saul
1948 Warrenpoint 4-01 1-05 Kilcoo
1947 Clonduff 3-07 0-05 Shamrocks
1946 Newry 1-03 1-01 Castlewellan
1945 Clonduff 1-07 0-00 Castlewellan
1944 Clonduff 1-10 1-06 Warrenpoint
1943 Warrenpoint 3-03 1-03 Bryansford
1942 Bryansford 1-09 2-04 Shamrocks
1941 Bryansford 0-12 0-10 Warrenpoint
1940 Bryansford 3-04 2-02 Kilcoo
1939 Bryansford 1-05 1-01 Saul
1938 Ballymartin Saul
1937 Kilcoo Mayobridge
1936 Castlewellan Mayobridge
1935 Downpatrick Kilcoo
1934 Castlewellan Ballymartin
1933 Kilcoo
1932 Kilcoo Rossglass
1931 Rathfriland Rossglass
1930 Clonduff Mayobridge
1929 Drumnaquoile Mayobridge
1928 Kilcoo Clonduff
1927 Kilcoo Mayobridge
1926 Kilcoo Clonduff
1925 Kilcoo Rathfriland
1924 Castlewellan Mayobridge
1923 No championship
1922 Rossglass Kilcoo
1921 Kilcoo Rossglass
1920 Liatroim Fontenoys Rossglass
1919 Mayobridge Liatroim Fontenoys
1918 Mayobridge Liatroim Fontenoys
1917 Kilcoo Killyleagh
1916 Liatroim Fontenoys Downpatrick
1915 No championship
1914 No championship
1913 No championship
1912 No championship
1911 No championship
1910 Clann Uladh 2-01 1-01 Ballyvarley
1909 Faugh-a-Ballagh 2-00 1-00 Ballyvarley
1908 Rory Og, Annsborough 0-11 0-1 Faugh-a-Ballagh
1907 Faugh-a-Ballagh Liatroim Fontenoys
1906 Faugh-a-Ballagh 0-07 0-04 Liatroim Fontenoys
1905 Liatroim Fontenoys Faugh-a-Ballagh
1904 Clann na Banna 1-02 0-04 Faugh-a-Ballagh
1903 Faugh-a-Ballagh Liatroim Fontenoys

Intermediate Championship

Junior Championship

References

  1. "Club title winners - Senior Football Championship". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
  2. "Kilcoo complete Down three-in-a-row by beating Burren". BBC News. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  3. "Down SFC final: Down SFC final: Devlin sinks 14-man Burren". Hogan Stand. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  4. "Down SFC final: Kilcoo upset the odds". Hogan Stand. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.