The Down Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by top-tier Down GAA clubs. The Down County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1903.
Kilcoo are the title holders (2025) defeating Carryduff in the Final.
History Since the turn of the Millennium, the competition and Down football has largely been dominated by the "Big Three", with 21 of the 23 titles being shared by Kilcoo (11 titles), Mayobridge (7) and Burren (St Mary's) (3). Clonduff in 2000 and Bryansford in 2003 are the only other 2 teams to win a senior championship this century.
Honours The trophy presented to the winners is the Frank O'Hare Cup. The winners of the Down Senior Championship qualify to represent their county in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. The winners can, in turn, go on to play in the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.
Finals listed by year (r) = replay
Also won the Ulster and All-Ireland competitions in the same seasonAlso won the Ulster competition in the same season
Year Winner Score Score Opponents 1903 Faugh-a-Ballagh Liatroim Fontenoys 1904 Clann na Banna 1-02 0-04 Faugh-a-Ballagh 1905 Liatroim Fontenoys Faugh-a-Ballagh 1906 Faugh-a-Ballagh 0-07 0-04 Liatroim Fontenoys 1907 Faugh-a-Ballagh Liatroim Fontenoys 1908 Rory Og, Annsborough 0-11 0-01 Faugh-a-Ballagh 1909 Faugh-a-Ballagh 2-00 1-00 Ballyvarley 1910 Clann Uladh 2-01 1-01 Ballyvarley 1911 No competition 1912 No competition 1913 No competition 1914 No competition 1915 No competition 1916 Liatroim Fontenoys Clan Na Gael, Downpatrick 1917 Kilcoo Killyleagh 1918 Mayobridge Liatroim Fontenoys 1919 Mayobridge 1-02 1-01 Liatroim Fontenoys 1920 Liatroim Fontenoys 0-02 0-01 Rossglass 1921 Kilcoo Rossglass 1922 Rossglass 0-03 0-01 Kilcoo 1923 No competition 1924 Castlewellan 1-12 0-02 Mayobridge 1925 Kilcoo 2-03 0-01 Rathfriland 1926 Kilcoo 0-03 0-02 Clonduff 1927 Kilcoo 0-11 0-00 Mayobridge 1928 Kilcoo 1-06 1-04 Clonduff 1929 Drumnaquoile 2-02 1-01 Mayobridge 1930 Clonduff 1-03 1-01 Mayobridge 1931 Rathfriland Rossglass 1932 Kilcoo 2-06 0-03 Rossglass 1933 Kilcoo 1934† Castlewellan 1-03 2-05 1-03 0-01 Ballymartin 1935 St Patrick's, Downpatrick 3-01 0-08 Kilcoo 1936 Castlewellan 0-06 1-04 1-03 0-03 Mayobridge 1937 Kilcoo Mayobridge 1938 Ballymartin 2-01 1-01 Saul 1939 Bryansford 1-05 1-01 Saul 1940 Bryansford 3-04 2-02 Kilcoo 1941 Bryansford 0-12 0-10 Warrenpoint 1942 Bryansford 1-09 2-04 Shamrocks 1943 Warrenpoint 3-03 1-03 Bryansford 1944 Clonduff 1-10 1-06 Warrenpoint 1945 Clonduff 1-07 0-00 Castlewellan 1946 Newry 1-03 1-01 Castlewellan 1947 Clonduff 3-07 0-05 Shamrocks 1948 Warrenpoint 4-01 1-05 Kilcoo 1949 Clonduff 1-08 2-02 Saul 1950 Castlewellan 2-05 2-04 Warrenpoint 1951 Shamrocks 3-02 1-06 Kilkeel 1952 Clonduff 2-09 1-09 Castlewellan 1953 Warrenpoint 1-00 0-01 Burren (St Mary's) 1954 Lisnacree 2-04 0-04 Annaclone 1955 Ballymartin 4-08 0-05 Longstone 1956 Shamrocks 2-06 0-05 Kilwarlin 1957 Clonduff 3-04 1-03 Cabra Harps 1958 Castlewellan 0-08 0-04 Clonduff 1959 Glenn 3-04 0-05 St Bronagh's, Rostrevor 1960 Newry Mitchels 2-10 1-04 Ballykinlar 1961 Shamrocks 1-11 2-06 Newry Mitchels 1962 Glenn 1-12 0-04 Castlewellan 1963 Glenn 0-07 0-05 Russell Gaelic Union, Downpatrick 1964 Newry Mitchels 4-02 1-10 Ballykinlar 1965 Castlewellan 3-10 1-09 Clonduff 1966 Burren (St Mary's) 1-10 1-05 St Michael's 1967 Newry Mitchels 1-09 1-06 Russell Gaelic Union, Downpatrick 1968 Newry Mitchels 3-07 2-03 Bryansford 1969 Bryansford 1-11 1-06 Burren (St Mary's) 1970 Bryansford 3-11 0-04 Burren (St Mary's) 1971 Bryansford 2-12 1-07 Tullylish 1972 Russell Gaelic Union, Downpatrick 2-05 0-08 Loughinisland 1973 Bryansford 0-16 1-07 Loughinisland 1974 Bryansford 3-05 0-08 Loughinisland 1975 Loughinisland 1-07 0-09 St Bronagh's, Rostrevor 1976 St Bronagh's, Rostrevor 1-09 1-05 Warrenpoint 1977 Bryansford 3-09 2-05 Burren (St Mary's) 1978 Russell Gaelic Union, Downpatrick 0-11 1-06 Warrenpoint 1979 Castlewellan 2-10 1-04 St Bronagh's, Rostrevor 1980 Clonduff 0-07 1-03 Saval 1981 Burren (St Mary's) 1-10 2-06 Glenn 1982 Castlewellan 2-05 1-05 Clonduff 1983 Burren (St Mary's) 0-09 0-04 Clonduff 1984 Burren (St Mary's) 3-14 0-05 An Ríocht 1985 Burren (St Mary's) 0-10 0-05 Loughinisland 1986 Burren (St Mary's) 0-13 0-07 Longstone 1987 Burren (St Mary's) 0-12 1-06 Bryansford 1988 Burren (St Mary's) 1-10 0-07 Loughinisland 1989 Loughinisland 3-10 0-05 Bryansford 1990 Russell Gaelic Union, Downpatrick 0-12 1-05 Burren (St Mary's) 1991 Russell Gaelic Union, Downpatrick 1-07 1-05 Castlewellan 1992 Burren (St Mary's) 4-07 1-06 St Bronagh's, Rostrevor 1993 Russell Gaelic Union, Downpatrick 3-06 0-08 Bryansford 1994 Castlewellan 1-09 0-08 Russell Gaelic Union, Downpatrick 1995 Castlewellan 1-08 0-10 Russell Gaelic Union, Downpatrick 1996 Burren (St Mary's) 0-15 1-07 Bryansford 1997 Burren (St Mary's) 2-10 0-12 Clonduff 1998 St Bronagh's, Rostrevor 1-11 0-11 Mayobridge 1999 Mayobridge 0-14 0-08 Burren (St Mary's) 2000 Clonduff 1-17 0-11 Liatroim Fontenoys 2001 Mayobridge 0-15 1-09 Castlewellan 2002 Mayobridge 2-14 0-09 St Bronagh's, Rostrevor 2003 Bryansford 1-08 0-09 Mayobridge 2004 Mayobridge 4-12 0-08 Annaclone 2005 Mayobridge 0-13 0-07 Bryansford 2006 Mayobridge 1-10 0-04 Burren (St Mary's) 2007 Mayobridge 0-16 1-08 (r) 1-13 0-09 (r) Longstone 2008 Mayobridge 0-12 0-08 Loughinisland 2009 Kilcoo 2-09 1-04 Loughinisland 2010 Burren (St Mary's) 1-14 1-13 Bryansford 2011 Burren (St Mary's) 2-14 2-03 Clonduff 2012 Kilcoo 2-08 1-08 Mayobridge 2013 Kilcoo 0-09 0-07 Burren (St Mary's) 2014 Kilcoo 4-12 2-07 Burren (St Mary's) 2015 Kilcoo 3-10 0-11 Castlewellan 2016 Kilcoo 3-11 0-09 Clonduff 2017 Kilcoo 0-13 0-11 Burren (St Mary's) 2018 Burren (St Mary's) 2-12 2-09 Kilcoo 2019 Kilcoo 1-12 0-14 Warrenpoint 2020 Kilcoo 0-16 0-09 Carryduff 2021 Kilcoo 1-12 0-13 Burren (St Mary's) 2022 Kilcoo 1-13 after extra time 0-15 after extra time Warrenpoint 2023 Kilcoo 2-12 0-09 Burren (St Mary's) 2024 Kilcoo 1-10 0-04 Burren (St Mary's) 2025 Kilcoo 1-17 1-11 Carryduff
Notes † The 1934 replay was abandoned. Castlewellan were awarded the title.
Winners and runners-up listed by club # Team Wins Runners-up Years won Years Runners-Up 1 Kilcoo 5 1917, 1921, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1933, 1937, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 1922, 1935, 1940, 1948, 2018 2 Burren (St Mary's) 13 1966, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2010, 2011, 2018 1953, 1969, 1970, 1977, 1990, 1999, 2006, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2021, 2023, 2024 3 Bryansford 8 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1977, 2003 1943, 1968, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1996, 2005, 2010 4 Castlewellan 7 1924, 1934, 1936, 1950, 1958, 1965, 1979, 1982, 1994, 1995 1945, 1946, 1952, 1962, 1991, 2001, 2015 Mayobridge 9 1918, 1919, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 1924, 1927, 1929, 1930, 1936, 1937, 1998, 2003, 2012 6 Clonduff 9 1930, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1957, 1980, 2000 1926, 1928, 1958, 1965, 1982, 1983, 1997, 2011, 2016 7 Russell Gaelic Union, Downpatrick 4 1935, 1972, 1978, 1990, 1991, 1993 1963, 1967, 1994, 1995 8 Faugh-a-Ballagh 3 1903, 1906, 1907, 1909 1904, 1905, 1908 Newry Mitchels 1 1960, 1964, 1967, 1968 1961 10 Liatroim Fontenoys 6 1905, 1916, 1920 1903, 1906, 1907, 1918, 1919, 2000 Warrenpoint 7 1943, 1948, 1953 1941, 1944, 1950, 1976, 1978, 2019, 2022 Newry Shamrocks 2 1951, 1956, 1961 1942, 1947 Glenn 1 1959, 1962, 1963 1981 14 Loughinisland 7 1975, 1989 1972, 1973, 1974, 1985, 1988, 2008, 2009, St Bronagh's, Rostrevor 5 1976, 1998 1959, 1975, 1979, 1992, 2002 Ballymartin 1 1938, 1955 1934 17 Rossglass 4 1922 1920, 1921, 1931, 1932 Rathfriland 1 1931 1925 Lisnacree 0 1954 - Newry 0 1946 - Drumnaquoile 0 1929 - Clann Uladh 0 1910 - Clann na Banna 0 1904 - Rory Óg Annsb. 0 1908 - 25 Longstone 3 Saul 3 Ballyvarley 2 Annaclone 2 Ballykinlar 2 Saval 1 St Michael's 1 Tullylish 1 Kilwarlin 1 Cabra Harps 1 Kilkeel 1 Killyleagh 1 An Ríocht 1 Carryduff 2
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