Connacht Colleges Senior Football Championship
Connacht colleges senior football "A" championship, is the top level Gaelic football competition for secondary schools in Connacht. They compete for the Aonghus Murphy Memorial Cup.
The winners advance to the Hogan Cup, the All-Ireland colleges senior "A" football championship.
St Colman's College, Claremorris beat St Gerald's College, Castlebar 0-15 to 1-11 in an all-Mayo final in McHale Park on 15 March to win the 2019 championship. The teams met in the Connacht "A" League Final earlier in the year when St Gerald's came out the victors.
St Gerald's College, Castlebar beat Summerhill College, Sligo 1-13 to 0-10 in Charlestown GAA Club on 7 March to win the 2020 championship. The teams met in the Connacht "A" League Final earlier in the year when St Gerald's also came out the victors.
St Jarlath's College, Tuam (with 49 wins, the competition's most successful team) beat St Colman's College, Claremorris by a scoreline of 3-06 to 0-09 on 12 February 2022 in a crowded Tuam Stadium in tough conditions to add to their record of 48 titles and make it 49. Man-of-the-match Paddy Egan (from the Corofin club) scored the two crucial goals for St Jarlath's College.
Wins listed by college
| # | Team | Wins | Years won |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Jarlath's College, Tuam | 49 | 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1956, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2022 |
| 2 | St Mary's College, Galway | 9 | 1952, 1969, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 2004, 2005, 2006 |
| 2 | Summerhill College, Sligo | 9 | 1930, 1931, 1954, 1955, 1971, 1975, 1985, 2016, 2023 |
| 4 | St Gerald's College, Castlebar | 7 | 1929, 1996, 1997, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2020 |
| 5 | Roscommon CBS | 6 | 1940, 1941, 1942, 1948, 1998, 2015 |
| 5 | St Colman's College, Claremorris | 6 | 1970, 1977, 1981, 2009, 2017, 2019 |
| 6 | St Nathy's, Ballaghaderreen | 5 | 1928, 1949, 1957, 1959, 1968 |
| 7 | Tuam CBS (St Patrick's College) | 3 | 1980, 1989, 1995 |
| 8 | Rice College, Westport | 1 | 2018 |
Finals listed by year
- Teams in bold went on to win the Hogan Cup in the same year.
See also
Sources
References
- "St Gerald's are Connacht Senior A Champions for a Seventh Time". Connacht GAA Website. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- "St Colman's Win Cracking Connacht Senior A Colleges Final". Connacht GAA website. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- "Schools: Rice College create history in Connacht". Hogan Stand. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- "Schools: St Colman's bridge eight year gap". Hogan Stand. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- "Herron helps Summerhill bridge 31-year gap for glory Connacht title". Irish Independent. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- "Connacht Post-Primary Schools SFC: Sweet revenge for Roscommon". Irish Independent. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- "Connacht PP Schools SF A final: Ruddy too hot for 'Curry". Hogan Stand. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- "McHugh's late effort clinches it for Gerald's". Irish Independent. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.