Annual GAA football competition
The Louth Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition, organised by Louth GAA and contested by the junior One/A grade Gaelic football clubs in County Louth , Ireland. The winner qualifies to represent the county in the Leinster Junior Club Football Championship , the winner of which then progresses to represent Leinster in the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship .
Honours
The winning team is presented with the Christy Bellew Cup, named after the Drogheda GAA official and Killineer Larks club member who was chairman of Louth GAA in the 1920s.[ 2] The cup was presented for the first time in 1949 to the victorious St Bride's team. The Junior championship itself was first contested in 1904.[ 3]
The winning team is promoted to play in the following year's Louth Intermediate Football Championship .
Finals
Year
Winner
Score
Opponent
Score
Winning Captain
Final Venue
2023[ 4]
Glyde Rangers
1-13
Naomh Fionnbarra
1-08
Brian Duffy
Stabannon
2022[ 5]
Stabannon Parnells
0-10, 2-10 (R)
Glyde Rangers
1-07, 0-08 (R)
Thomas Campbell
The Grove
2021[ 6]
Glen Emmets
3-07
John Mitchels
1-08
Conor Grimes
Páirc Uí Mhuirí
2020[ 7]
Naomh Fionnbarra
3-07
Lann Léire
2-07
Hugh McGrane
Darver
2019[ 8]
Roche Emmets
1-11, 2-07 (R)
Glyde Rangers
1-11, 0-10 (R)
Liam Dawe
Clan na Gael Park -The Grove (R)
2018[ 9]
Dundalk Young Irelands
1-04
Glyde Rangers
0-06
Cian Ó'Náraigh
St Brigid's Park
2017[ 10]
Glen Emmets
1-12
Glyde Rangers
0-14
Ronan Grufferty
The Grove
2016[ 11]
St Kevin's
2-09
Glen Emmets
0-14
Liam Boylan
The Grove
2015[ 12]
Naomh Fionnbarra
2-20
Roche Emmets
0-07
Hugh McGrane
Páirc Uí Mhuirí
2014[ 13]
Oliver Plunketts
2-06
Glen Emmets
0-09
Seán Brassil
Stabannon
2013[ 14]
Hunterstown
3-16
Naomh Fionnbarra
1-05
Pádraig Matthews
Páirc Uí Mhuirí
2012[ 15]
Glen Emmets
1-07
Lann Léire
0-09
Stephen Healy
The Grove
2011[ 16]
St Fechin's
2-16
Glen Emmets
1-09
Harry McArdle
Páirc Uí Mhuirí
2010[ 17]
Naomh Fionnbarra
3-05
Seán McDermott's
0-11
Bernard Osborne
The Grove
2009[ 18]
St Mochta's
0-15
St Fechin's
0-12
Gervaise Marron
McGeough Park
2008[ 19]
St. Nicholas
1-07, 1-10 (R)
Lann Léire
0-10, 0-08 (R)
Shane Downey
McGeough Park -Gaelic Grounds (R)
2007[ 20]
Dundalk Young Irelands
1-07
St Mochta's
0-07
Aaron Rogers
Clan na Gael Park
2006[ 21]
St Kevin's
1-10
Westerns
1-05
Mark Boylan
St Brigid's Park
2005[ 22]
Dowdallshill
1-08
St Kevin's
0-10
Vincent McKevitt
The Grove
2004[ 23]
St Mochta's
2-14
Glen Emmets
2-10
Gervaise Marron
Páirc Mhuire
2003[ 24]
Dowdallshill
3-05
Westerns
3-04
Ciarán O'Callaghan
Páirc Mochta
2002[ 25]
Na Piarsaigh
0-13
Dowdallshill
1-08
Barry Magill
Clan na Gael Park
2001[ 26]
O'Raghallaighs
1-12
Dundalk Young Irelands
0-07
Kevin King
Cluskey Park
2000[ 27]
Annaghminnon Rovers
1-16
Glen Emmets
3-08
Brendan Pepper
Tallanstown
1999[ 28]
Dreadnots
1-09
O'Connells
2-05
Gerard Byrne
Páirc Uí Mhuirí
1998[ 29]
John Mitchels
1-08
St Bride's
0-09
Des Halpenny
Páirc Mochta
1997[ 30]
Glen Emmets
3-13
Westerns
2-12
Shane Black
Páirc Mhuire
1996[ 31]
Glyde Rangers
1-09, 1-07 (R)
Oliver Plunketts
1-09, 1-05 (R)
Michael McKeever
Knockbridge
1995[ 32]
St Mochta's
1-08, 1-12 (R)
O'Raghallaighs
1-08, 0-05 (R)
Anthony Meegan
The Grove
1994[ 33]
St. Nicholas
2-05
Glyde Rangers
0-08
Tim Murphy
The Grove
1993[ 34]
Na Piarsaigh
2-06
Glyde Rangers
0-10
Paul Smyth
McGeough Park
1992[ 35]
John Mitchels
1-04
Glyde Rangers
0-06
Derek Breagy
McGeough Park
1991[ 36]
O'Raghallaighs
0-12
St Mochta's
0-09
David O'Neill
Páirc Uí Mhuirí
1990[ 37]
Glyde Rangers
2-04, 1-13 (R) A.E.T
St Mochta's
0-10, 1-08 (R)
Paddy Kelly
Páirc Mhuire
1989
St Kevin's
1-05, 1-07 (R)
St Mochta's
1-05, 1-03 (R)
John McGrane
The Grove
1988
O'Connells
0-06
St Kevin's
0-02
Gerry Fox
Knockbridge
1987
Hunterstown
2-02
Seán O'Mahony's
0-06
Mickey Durnin
Páirc Mochta
1986
Dundalk Gaels
0-06
Hunterstown
0-04
Kevin Barry
The Grove
1985
Lann Léire
2-09
John Mitchels
1-06
Aidan King
Cluskey Park
1984
Oliver Plunketts
2-11
Dundalk Gaels
1-07
Mickey Matthews
Cluskey Park
1983
O'Connells
1-10, 2-04 (R)
Lann Léire
1-10, 0-05 (R)
Gerry Fox
Knockbridge
1982[ 38]
Seán O'Mahony's
1-08
O'Connells
0-07
Eddie O'Leary
Knockbridge
1981
Oliver Plunketts
3-10
Lann Léire
1-08
Frank Taaffe
Knockbridge
1980[ 39]
Naomh Máirtín
1-14
Westerns
1-07
James Mullen
The Grove
1979[ 40]
Naomh Malachi
0-08
Naomh Máirtín
1-01
Brendan Begley
Cluskey Park
1978[ 41]
Naomh Mhuire
2-06
Lann Léire
1-07
Paul McKenna
The Grove
1977[ 42]
Dundalk Young Irelands
1-12
Oliver Plunketts
0-06
Gerry Nixon
Knockbridge
1976[ 43]
St Fechin's
2-09
Kilkerley Emmets
0-09
Con Sands
Páirc Uí Mhuirí
1975[ 43]
St Mochta's
0-09
St Fechin's
0-04
Don Neary
Páirc Mhuire
1974[ 44]
Seán McDermott's
0-07
St Mary's
0-05
Jim McLoughlin
Gaelic Grounds
1973[ 45]
Seán O'Mahony's
3-09
Naomh Fionnbarra
3-06
John Finnegan
The Grove
1972[ 46]
St Patrick's
1-05
St Mochta's
0-03
Seán Hanlon
Knockbridge
1971[ 47]
St Joseph's
1-11
St Patrick's
0-05
Éamon Daly
Knockbridge
1970[ 48]
Dowdallshill
1-10
St Patrick's
1-07
Billy Curran
Páirc Mochta
1969
Glyde Rangers
0-06
Seán McDermott's
0-03
Gerry Sheridan
Páirc Mochta
1968
St Kevin's
2-08
Fane Rangers (Channonrock)
0-05
Benny Grogan
Knockbridge
1967[ 49]
St Bride's
1-07
St Kevin's
1-05
Gerry Kelly
Páirc Mochta
1966
Geraldines
0-08
Seán McDermott's
1-01
Frank Lynch
Knockbridge
1965[ 43]
St Fechin's
1-05
Seán McDermott's
1-04
John Crosbie
Páirc Mhuire
1964[ 50]
Cooley Kickhams
0-08
Naomh Fionnbarra
0-07
John Woods
St Brigid's Park
1963
O'Raghallaighs
1-10
O'Connells
1-06
Muckle McKeown
Páirc Mhuire
1962
Glyde Rangers
1-11
St Bride's
0-06
Joe Mackin
Páirc Mochta
1961
Mattock Rangers
0-11
Geraldines
2-04
Ollie Geraghty
Páirc Mochta
1960[ 51]
St Patrick's
3-11
Parnells
0-02
Jim Byrne
Páirc Mhuire
1959
Hunterstown
0-09
St Bride's
0-05
Ollie Reilly
Páirc Mhuire
1958
Newtown Blues
1-11
St Bride's
1-05
Jim Judge
Páirc Mhuire
1957[ 52]
Roche Emmets
0-06
Glyde Rangers
0-03
Jim McArdle
Páirc Mhuire
1956[ 53]
Darver Volunteers
0-12
Roche Emmets
1-07
Michael McDonnell
Páirc Mhuire
1955
Unknowns
2-05
Newtown Blues
2-03
Paddy Dooley
Páirc Mhuire
1954[ 54]
Clan na Gael
1-06
Glyde Rangers
1-02
Paddy Dixon
The Grove
1953[ 55]
Walshestown Rovers
2-05
Oliver Plunketts
0-03
Larry Fay
Páirc Mhuire
1952[ 41]
Naomh Mhuire (Drogheda )
4-04
Kilkerley Emmets
2-01
Jim Gavin
Páirc Mhuire
1951
Dowdallshill
0-06, 4-04 (R)
Oliver Plunketts
1-03, 1-08 (R)
Owen Rogers
Páirc Mhuire
1950[ 56]
Dundalk Young Irelands
2-01
Dowdallshill
0-06
Harry Cumiskey
Athletic Grounds
1949[ 57]
St Bride's
2-06
Kilkerley Emmets
0-04
Harry Devine
Athletic Grounds
1948
Glyde Rangers
1-06
Parnells (Drogheda )
0-05
Peter Woods
Athletic Grounds
1947
Cooley Kickhams
2-04 (R)
Oliver Plunketts
0-03 (R)
Mick Callaghan
Athletic Grounds
1946
Kilkerley Emmets
4-04
Hunterstown
0-04
Tom O'Hare
Athletic Grounds
1945
Owen Roe's
4-01
Hunterstown
1-04
Oliver Mullen
Gaelic Grounds
1944
St Mochta's
5-04
Round Towers (Dromiskin )
1-03
John Byrne
Athletic Grounds
1943
Stabannon Parnells
1-03
Lann Léire
1-02
John Lynch
Athletic Grounds
1942[ 58]
St Magdalene's
2-06
Geraldines
2-05
-
Athletic Grounds
1941[ 58]
Seán O'Mahony's
2-07
Wolfe Tones
0-04
Anthony Rogers
The Grove
1940
St Bride's
1-06
Seán O'Mahony's
1-04
Jack Treanor
Athletic Grounds
1939
Geraldines
2-04
St Bride's
1-03
Tommy Thornton
Athletic Grounds
1938
Darver Young Irelands
2-06
St Bride's
2-04
Jim Cluskey
Athletic Grounds
1937
Dundalk Young Irelands
4-05 (R)
Darver Young Irelands
2-04 (R)
Nick Mulligan
Athletic Grounds
1936
Clan na Gael
1-05
Geraldines
0-01
-
Athletic Grounds
1935
Dowdallshill
2-06 (After 2nd replay)
St Magdalene's (Drogheda )
3-01
Jim Tiernan
Gaelic Grounds
1934[ 59]
Cooley Kickhams
7-10
St Joseph's (Dundalk , now defunct)
1-02
Jim Murphy
Athletic Grounds
1933[ 58]
Dundalk Gaels
4-02
Darver Young Irelands
0-08
Arty Connolly
The Grove
1932
Owen Roe's
2-02
Dundalk Gaels
1-04
Jimmy Mullen
Athletic Grounds
1931
St Bride's
1-04
Owen Roe's (Drogheda )
1-02
Peter Byrne
The Grove
1930
Clan na Gael
2-05
Castle Emmets
2-04
Peter Garland
Athletic Grounds
1929[ 58]
Glyde Rangers
2-03
Clan na Gael
1-04
Jimmy Kelly
The Grove
1928
Castlebellingham GAA
1-04
St Mary's
1-02
-
Gaelic Grounds
1927
Unknowns (Dromiskin )
4-03
Cooley Kickhams
0-03
Paddy Connor
Athletic Grounds
1926[ 58]
Con Colberts
1-03
St Dominic's (Dundalk )
0-04
-
Athletic Grounds
1925
O'Mahony's
2-02
Castle Emmets (Dundalk )
2-01
Jack Callan
Athletic Grounds
1924
Castlebellingham GAA
1-05
Larks
1-01
Jack Lynch
Athletic Grounds
1923
O'Mahony's
1-02
Dundalk Rangers
1-01
Pat Carroll
Athletic Grounds
1922[ 58]
Clan na Gael
1-05
Castlebellingham GAA
0-02
Peter Garland
Castlebellingham
1921
Boyne Rangers
3-01
Larks
2-01
Edward Corbally
Shamrock Lodge
1920
Geraldines
2-01
Con Colberts (Dundalk )
1-02
Joe Donnelly
Athletic Grounds
1919
Dundalk John Dillons
2-00
Eamonn Ceannts
0-02
Atty Hanratty
Shamrock Lodge
1918[ 58]
Dundalk O'Rahillys
2-03
Eamonn Ceannts (Ardee )
0-03
Jimmy Martin
Ardee
1917
Dundalk Rangers
2-07
Ardee St. Mochta's
2-02
James Woods
Athletic Grounds
1916
Cooley Kickhams
2-06
Tower Emmets (Drogheda )
1-00
Josie Ferguson
Athletic Grounds
1915
Hitchestown
0-03
Hearts of Oriel (Dundalk )
0-01
Paddy Joe Butterly
Shamrock Lodge
1914[ 58]
Stars
3-02
Hitchestown
2-03
Tom Burke
Athletic Grounds
1913
Dundalk Rangers
3-04
Cooley Kickhams
0-00
John Norton
Athletic Grounds
1912
Stars
0-05
Dundalk Rangers
0-01
Tom Burke
Athletic Grounds
1911
Funshog
1-02
Dundalk Young Irelands
0-04
James Reilly
Castlebellingham
1910
Ardee St. Mochta's
1-05
Dundalk Rangers
1-02
Jimmy McCann
Shamrock Lodge
1909
Geraldines
1-16
Dundalk Rangers
1-01
Joe McGuinness
Athletic Grounds
1908
Dundalk Rangers
0-08
Dundalk Young Irelands
0-05
-
Athletic Grounds
1907
Tredaghs
2-09
Dundalk Young Irelands
0-05
Denis Tenanty
Castlebellingham
1906
Stars (Drogheda )
1-05
O'Mahony's
1-03
Jim McKeown
Athletic Grounds
1905[ 58]
Dundalk Rangers
1-06 (R)
Newtown Blues
0-04 (R)
Johnny Brennan
Castlebellingham
1904[ 58]
Tredaghs (Drogheda )
0-03
O'Mahony's (Dundalk )
0-02
Tom Kelly
Castlebellingham
See also
Mulligan, Fr.John (1984). The GAA in Louth - An Historical Record .
Mulligan, Fr.John (2000). The GAA in Louth - An Historical Record (updated) .
References
External links
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