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Mayo Senior Football Championship

For the hurling equivalent, see Mayo Senior Hurling Championship.

Mayo Senior Football Championship
IrishCraobh Sinsear Pe1le Co. Muigheo
Founded1888
TrophyPaddy Moclair Cup
Title holdersBallina Stephenites (38th title)
Most titlesBallina Stephenites (38 titles)
SponsorsConnacht Gold

The Mayo Senior Football Championship, known for sponsorship reasons as the Connacht Gold Mayo Senior Football Championship, is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by the top Mayo GAA clubs.

As of 2024, Ballina Stephenites GAA are the title holders, having defeating Knockmore in the final.[1]

Honours

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The trophy presented to the winners is the Paddy Moclair Cup,[2] which was first presented for the 1971 final.

The winners of the Mayo Senior Championship qualify to represent their county in the Connacht Senior Club Football Championship. The winners can, in turn, go on to play in the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.

History

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The inaugural winners of the Mayo Championship were Castlebar Mitchels who won in 1888. The most successful team to date are Ballina Stephenites who have won on 38 occasions.

Roll of honour

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# Team Wins Years won Last final lost
1    Ballina Stephenites 38 1889, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1920, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1933, 1935, 1938, 1940, 1943, 1947, 1955, 1966, 1985, 1987, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2023, 2024 2022
2    Castlebar Mitchels 31 1888, 1903, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1969, 1970, 1978, 1986, 1988, 1993, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 2014
3    Knockmore 10 1973, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2020, 2021 2024
4    Crossmolina Deel Rovers 7 1949, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006 2003
5    Garrymore 6 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1982 1977
6    Ballintubber 5 2010, 2011, 2014, 2018, 2019 2017
7    Claremorris 4 1961, 1964, 1965, 1971 1978
8    Hollymount 3 1990, 1991, 1994 —
   Ballycastle 1936, 1937, 1939 —
   Charlestown Sarsfields 1902, 2001, 2009 2008
   Ballaghaderreen 1972, 2008, 2012 2019
12 East Mayo 2 1957, 1967 —
   Ballyhaunis 1919, 1958 1926
14 Shamrocks(Kilmovee/Aghamore) 1 1977 1976
North Mayo 1968 —
West Mayo 1960 —
   Lacken 1917 1984
Ballina Commercials 1890 —
   Westport 2022 1991

List of finals

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Mayo GAA clubs
Location of County Mayo in Ireland
Year Winner Score Opponent Score
2024[1] Ballina Stephenites 1-12 Knockmore 0-08
2023[3] Ballina Stephenites 0-06 Breaffy 0-04
2022[4] Westport 1-09 Ballina Stephenites 1-06
2021[5] Knockmore 1-09 Belmullet 0-06
2020[6] Knockmore 1–12 Breaffy 0–13
2019[7] Ballintubber 1–14 Ballaghaderreen 1–11
2018[8] Ballintubber 0–12 Breaffy 1-08
2017[9] Castlebar Mitchels 0–15 Ballintubber 0–13
2016[10] Castlebar Mitchels 3–13 Knockmore 0–10
2015[11] Castlebar Mitchels 4–10 Breaffy 0-09
2014[12] Ballintubber 2-09 Castlebar Mitchels 1-09
2013[13] Castlebar Mitchels 1–11 Breaffy 0-08
2012[14] Ballaghaderreen 1-09 Ballintubber 0-04
2011[15] Ballintubber 1–10 Castlebar Mitchels 1-09
2010[16] Ballintubber 0-08 Castlebar Mitchels 0-05
2009[17] Charlestown Sarsfields 0-09 Knockmore 0-06
2008[18] Ballaghaderreen 0–13 Charlestown Sarsfields 1-06
2007 Ballina Stephenites 3-06 Charlestown Sarsfields 0–13
2006[19] Crossmolina Deel Rovers 2-08, 1–13 (R) Ballaghaderreen 1–11, 2–07 (R)
2005 Crossmolina Deel Rovers 2-09 Shrule-Glencorrib 1–11
2004 Ballina Stephenites 1-09 Knockmore 0-06
2003 Ballina Stephenites 1–11 Crossmolina Deel Rovers 0–12
2002 Crossmolina Deel Rovers 2-09 Knockmore 0–14
2001[20] Charlestown Sarsfields 0–11, 2–16 (R) Knockmore 2-05, 0–08 (R)
2000 Crossmolina Deel Rovers 0–14 Burrishoole 0–11
1999 Crossmolina Deel Rovers 0-09 Ballina Stephenites 0-07
1998 Ballina Stephenites 0–11 Crossmolina Deel Rovers 0-09
1997[21] Knockmore 1–11 Kiltimagh 0-09
1996 Knockmore 1–10 Ballina Stephenites 1-08
1995 Crossmolina Deel Rovers 0–11 Kiltane 0-07
1994 Hollymount 0–14 Castlebar Mitchels 1-04
1993 Castlebar Mitchels 1-07 Balla 0-07
1992 Knockmore 1-09 Charlestown Sarsfields 0-09
1991 Hollymount 1-06 Westport 1-02
1990 Hollymount 0-08 Knockmore 0-07
1989 Knockmore 2-07 Kiltane 2-06
1988 Castlebar Mitchels 2-06, 1–12 (R) Crossmolina Deel Rovers 1-09, 0–09 (R)
1987 Ballina Stephenites 1-08 Castlebar Mitchels 2-02
1986 Castlebar Mitchels 1-08 Crossmolina Deel Rovers 0-02
1985 Ballina Stephenites 4-02 Ballaghadereen 1–10
1984 Knockmore 2–11 Lacken 0-04
1983 Knockmore 1–15 Davitts 3-05
1982 Garrymore 1-08 Castlebar Mitchels 0-06
1981 Garrymore 1-09 Belmullet 1-05
1980 Knockmore 3-04 Castlebar Mitchels 2-06
1979 Garrymore 2–10 Knockmore 1-07
1978 Castlebar Mitchels 0-08 Claremorris 0-07
1977 Shamrocks 0-08, 4–06 (R) Garrymore 0-08, 0–13 (R)
1976 Garrymore 1-09 Knockmore 2-05
1975 Garrymore 0–11 Aghamore 0-06
1974 Garrymore 1–12 Aghamore 2-02
1973 Knockmore 3–13 Garrymore 2–11
1972 Ballaghaderreen 1–11 Claremorris 0-09
1971 Claremorris 2-05 Aghamore 1-06
1970 Castlebar Mitchels 4-09 Garrymore 0–13
1969 Castlebar Mitchels 0–11 Ballina Stephenites 1-04
1968 North Mayo 2–10 Ballina Stephenites 3-04
1967 East Mayo 2-07 Ballina Stephenites 0-09
1966 Ballina Stephenites 0–11 Claremorris 1-03
1965 Claremorris 1–14 Castlebar Mitchels 1-05
1964 Claremorris 2-04 Castlebar Mitchels 0-06
1963[citation needed] Castlebar Mitchels 3-08 Crossmolina Deel Rovers 0-02
1962 Castlebar Mitchels 1-07 Claremorris 2-03
1961 Claremorris 0-09 Ballina Stephenites 0-07
1960 West Mayo 3-06 Castlebar Mitchels 0-07
1959 Castlebar Mitchels 1-07 East Mayo 1-04
1958 Ballyhaunis 2-05 Ballina Stephenites 2-01
1957 East Mayo 1-07 Crossmolina Deel Rovers 0-07
1956 Castlebar Mitchels 0–14 (R) Crossmolina Deel Rovers 1-06 (R)
1955 Ballina Stephenites 1–10 Claremorris 1-02
1954 Castlebar Mitchels 2-04 Claremorris 2-03
1953 Castlebar Mitchels 1-08 Ardnaree Sarsfields 0-05
1952 Castlebar Mitchels 6–10 Claremorris 2-05
1951 Castlebar Mitchels 2–10 Louisburgh 1-00
1950 Castlebar Mitchels 3-04 Ballina Stephenites 1-03
1949 Crossmolina Deel Rovers 2-05 Killala 1-03
1948 Castlebar Mitchels 3-02 Crossmolina Deel Rovers 0-03
1947 Ballina Stephenites 3-03 Castlebar Mitchels 0–10
1946 Castlebar Mitchels 3-06 Ballina Stephenites 1-09
1945 Castlebar Mitchels 3-09 Belmullet 0-02
1944 Castlebar Mitchels 1-08 Claremorris 1-01
1943 Ballina Stephenites 0-07 Ballycastle 1-02
1942 Castlebar Mitchels 5-05 Westport 0-04
1941 Castlebar Mitchels 3-06 Ballycastle 0-05
1940 Ballina Stephenites 2-06 Castlebar Mitchels 3-01
1939 Ballycastle 2-03 Castlebar Mitchels 0-08
1938 Ballina Stephenites 4-03 Ballycastle 4-02
1937 Ballycastle 2–11 Westport 0-02
1936 Ballycastle 4-04 Castlebar Mitchels 1-01
1935 Ballina Stephenites 0-06 Castlebar Mitchels 0-04
1934 Castlebar Mitchels 1-04 Ballina Stephenites 1-03
1933 Ballina Stephenites 1-06 Castlebar Mitchels 1-03
1932 Castlebar Mitchels 2-08 Ballina Stephenites 0-06
1931 Castlebar Mitchels 0–10 Ballina Stephenites 0-09
1930 Castlebar Mitchels 3-09 Ballina Stephenites 4-02
1929 Ballina Stephenites 1-02 Westport 0-01
1928 Ballina Stephenites (awarded title)
1927 Ballina Stephenites 3-02 Westport 0-01
1926 Ballina Stephenites (1 pt.) Ballyhaunis
1925 Ballina Stephenites 0-07 Castlebar Mitchels 1-03
1924 Ballina Stephenites 0-08 Ballaghadereen 0-00
1923 No Championship
1922 No Championship
1921 No Championship
1920 Ballina Stephenites
1919 Ballyhaunis Ballina Stephenites
1918 Ballina Stephenites 3-03 Ballyhaunis 1-00
1917 Lacken Ballina Stephenites
1916 Ballina Stephenites 4-04 Lacken 1-02
1915 Ballina Stephenites 1-03 Ballyhaunis 1-01
1914 Ballina Stephenites 6-03 Ballyhaunis 0-01
1913 Ballina Stephenites Balla
1912 Ballina Stephenites 2-01 Westport 0-01
1911 Ballina Stephenites Castlebar Mitchels
1910 Ballina Stephenites 3-02 Castlebar Mitchels 0-01
1909 Ballina Stephenites
1908 Ballina Stephenites (awarded title)
1907 Ballina Stephenites 0-05 Westport 1-01
1906 Ballina Stephenites 3-07 Kilmeena 0-01
1905 Ballina Stephenites 4-09 Westport 0-02
1904 Ballina Stephenites 0-06 Castlebar Mitchels 0-02
1903 Castlebar Mitchels 1-04 Ballina Stephenites 0-01
1902 Charlestown Sarsfields Ballina McBrides
1891–1901 No Championship
1890 Ballina Commercials w/o Mulranny scr.
1889 Ballina Stephenites (awarded title) Swinford
1888 Castlebar Mitchels 1-07 Ballina Stephenites 0-01

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Finnerty, Mike (26 October 2024). "Ballina Stephenites in control from the off as they defend Mayo crown". RTÉ. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  2. ^ "This weekend's club fixtures". 24 October 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022. On Sunday, it's the JFC and SFC football finals. The McDonnell Cup decider gets underway at 12.30pm with Jon Finn in charge and that's between Cill Chomáin and Islandeady. The big one – the Moclair Cup decider – follows at 2.30pm when Ballina Stephenites, aiming for their 37th county title, face Westport, who are looking to win it for the very first time.
  3. ^ Finnerty, Mike (29 October 2023). "Ballina Stephenites pip Breaffy in turgid Mayo decider". RTÉ. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
  4. ^ Gannon, Colm (30 October 2022). "History in Mayo as Lee Keegan's Westport see off Ballina in tense affair". The42.ie. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  5. ^ Finnerty, Mike (21 November 2021). "Knockmore show class as Belmullet get the bullet". RTÉ.ie. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
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  16. ^ "Mayo SFC: Historic first for Ballintubber". Hogan Stand. 25 October 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
  17. ^ "Mayo SFC: Charlestown secure third-ever title". Hogan Stand. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
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