The Sligo Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by lower-tier Sligo GAA clubs.

St Patrick's (formerly Skreen) have the most titles with eight.

Cloonacool GAA are the title holders (2025) defeating Eastern Harps in the Final after a replay.

Honours The winners of the Sligo Junior Championship qualify to represent their county in the Connacht Junior Club Football Championship. The winners of that in 2018 were Easkey and stalwart Eugene Mullen captained them to that.

St Johns, who won the Junior Title in 1999 also won the Connacht Championship by beating Monivea Abbey in the final in Tuam before the FBD final.

The winners can, in turn, go on to play in the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship. Easkey got to the All-Ireland final in 2019. But they lost to Beaufort when they were there. That was played at Croke Park.

The winners are promoted to the Sligo Intermediate Football Championship for the following year.

History In 2009 the Junior Championship was restructured. For the first time since 2001 there would be two championships, A and B. The A Championship was made up of the semi-finalists in 2008 and relegated teams from the Intermediate Championship. The winner of the A Championship is promoted to Intermediate football. The relegated teams from Intermediate drop down to Junior A and in 2009 three teams were relegated. The B Championship was run on a knockout basis with nine teams entering. The winner of the B Championship is promoted to A for the following year.

Eamonn O'Hara, one of Sligo's All Star footballers, played in the 2016 final and he scored 2-1 before the first half ended.

List of finals

Year Winner Opponent2025Cloonacool 1-15Eastern Harps 1-14 2024 Ballymote Round Towers 0-10, 0-12 (R) Cloonacool 1-7, 1-5 (R) 2023 Owenmore Gaels 1-13 Ballymote 0-12 2022 Shamrock Gaels Naomh Molaise Gaels 2021 St Patrick's 2020 Tourlestrane 2-12 Owenmore Gaels 0-8 2019 St Michael's 1-13 Tourlestrane 1-10 2018 Easkey 2017 Ballymote Tourlestrane 2016 St Michael's 4-12 Tourlestrane 2-05 2015 Tourlestrane 2014 St Mary's 2-12 Owenmore Gaels 1-10 2013 St johns 3-8 St marys 1-9 2012Cloonacool 2-9 St johns 2-8 2011 Curry 1-5 St Mary's 0-7 2010 St Patrick's 1-9 Curry 1-6 2009 Ballisodare 0-12 Shamrock Gaels 0-11 2008 Bunninadden 1-10 Shamrock Gaels 0-5 2007 Coolera/Strandhill 1-12 Tubbercurry 2-7 2006 Drumcliffe–Rosses Point 1-6, 2-9 (R) Castleconnor 1-6, 1-7 (R) 2005 St Farnan's 1-10 Bunninadden 1-8 2004 Tourlestrane 2-7 Shamrock Gaels 0-10 2003 Bunninadden 3-17 Castleconnor 2-10 2002 Castleconnor 1-15, 0-12 (R) Bunninadden 3-9, 0-9 (R) 2001 Grange/Cliffoney 0-14 Eastern Harps 1-7 2000 St Mary's 2-7 Ballisodare 1-9 1999 St John's 0-15 Maugherow 2-4 1998 Geevagh 1-14 Maugherow 2-5 1997 St Farnan's 1-15 Maugherow 2-11 1996 St Mary's 2-13 Shamrock Gaels 2-1 1995 Tubbercurry 1-5 Shamrock Gaels 0-6 1994 Eastern Harps 2-10 Drumcliffe–Rosses Point 2-7 1993 St Mary's 4-6 Eastern Harps 1-13 1992 St Michael's 3-6, 0-13 (R) Tubbercurry 1-12, 1-5 (R) 1991 Maugherow 2-11 St Michael's 1-11 1990 Drumcliffe–Rosses Point 2-10 Maugherow 1-8 1989 St John's 0-14 Cliffoney 1-9 1988 Mullinabreena 1-9 Ballymote 1-6 1987 Calry-St Joseph's 3-8 Ballymote 1-4 1986 Tourlestrane 0-11 Maugherow 0-9 1985 Castleconnor 2-6 St Mary's 0-6 1984 Mullinabreena 0-10 Calry Gaels 0-5 1983 St Farnan's 1-10 Calry Gaels 2-0 1982 Northern Gaels 1-10 St Farnan's 1-8 1981 Geevagh 2-6 Tourlestrane 0-1 1980 Castleconnor 0-9 Tourlestrane 1-3 1979 Bunninadden 1-7 Castleconnor 0-3 1978 Carraroe 3-5 Tourlestrane 0-6 1977 Easkey 3-8 Tourlestrane 0-1 1976 Calry Gaels 1-9 Easkey 0-7 1975 Grange 4-15 Enniscrone 0-4 1974 Geevagh 1-10 Tourlestrane 0-2 1973 Bunninadden 3-2 Grange 1-7 1972 St Farnan's 1-9, 0-13 (R) Craobh Rua 0-12, 0-7 (R) 1971 Coolera 2-10 St Farnan's 1-2 1970 Keash 2-7 Coolera 0-6 1969 Grange 2-8, 1-7 (R) Knockalassa 1-5, 1-6 (R) 1968 Mullinabreena 0-7 Knockalassa 0-3 1967 St Patrick's 1-8 Keash 0-3 1966 Enniscrone 2-8 Ballisodare 0-5 1965 Easkey 2-5 Grange 0-5 1964 St Patrick's 1-8 Easkey 2-2 1963 Bunninadden 1-8 Cliffoney 1-4 1962 Collooney Harps 2-7 St Patrick's 1-6 1961 Keash 1-5, 2-6 (R) Coolera 2-2, 0-2 (R) 1960 Easkey 2-9 Keash 0-2 1959 Grange 1-4 Ballymote 0-5 1958 Drumcliffe 1-6 Tubbercurry 0-1 1957 Mullinabreena 2-5 Easkey 2-4 1956 Ballisodare 2-3 Kilglass 1-3 1955 Curry 1-6 Ballisodare 0-0 1954 Tourlestrane 0-6 Mental Hospital 0-4 1953 Bunninadden 5-2 Curry 0-4 1952 Keash/Dromard (shared) 1951 Knockalassa 2-2 Dromard 1-2 1950 Skreen 1-4 Keash 1-3 1949 Coolera 2-2 Keash 1-2 1948 Enniscrone Grange 1947 Keash Maugherow 1946 Tourlestrane Collooney Harps 1945 Derroon 3-3 Templeboy 0-5 1944 Gurteen 1-9 Dromore West 1-2 1943 Templeboy 0-3 Killoran 0-2 1942 Keash 1-5 Dromore West 1-4 1941 Maugherow 4-6 Gurteen 1-7 1940 Skreen 2-7 Geevagh 1-3 1939 Ballisodare Coolaney 1938 Aclare Maugherow 1937 Teeling 1-8 Gurteen 1-6 1936 Geevagh 2-5 Teeling 2-4 1935 Derroon Grange 1934 Drumcliffe 2-5 Broher 0-2 1933 Maugherow 1932 Knockalassa Gurteen 1931 Skreen Sligo 1930 Collooney Harps 2-4 Curry 0-2 1929 Ballisodare 1-2, 4-5 (R) Curry 2-3, 0-1 (R) 1928 Skreen Emeralds Ballyrush 1927 Killavil Derroon 1926 Competition abandoned 1925 Ballyrush Ballymote Round Towers 1924 Dromore West Collooney Harps 1923 No competition 1922 No competition 1921 No competition 1920 No competition 1919 Templeboy Tubbercurry 1918 Dromore West Sligo 1917 Cuilmore Templeboy 1916 Coolera 1-3 Tubbercurry 1-2 1915 No competition 1914 No competition 1913 No competition 1912 No competition 1911 No competition 1910 Mullinabreena Emlaghnaughton 1909 Not completed 1908 No competition 1907 Easkey

Roll of honour

Roll of honour to 2024:

# Club Wins Years won Last final lost 1 Skreen (now St Patrick's) 8 1928, 1931, 1940, 1950, 1964, 1967, 2010, 2021 1962 2 Bunninadden 6 1953, 1963, 1973, 1979, 2003, 2008 2005 Tourlestrane 1946, 1954, 1986, 2004, 2015, 2020 2019 4 Coolaney/Mullinabreena 5 1910, 1957, 1968, 1984, 1988 Keash 1942, 1947, 1952 (shared), 1961, 1970 1967 Easkey 1907, 1960, 1965, 1977, 2018 1976 7 Coolera/Strandhill 4 1916, 1949, 1971, 2007 1970 Ballisodare 1929, 1939, 1956, 2009 2000 Drumcliffe–Rosses Point 1934, 1958, 1990, 2006 1994 Geevagh 1936, 1974, 1981, 1998 1940 Grange (now St Molaise Gaels) 1959, 1969, 1975, 2001 2022 St Farnan's 1972, 1983, 1997, 2005 1982 St Mary's 1993, 1996, 2000, 2014 2013 Derroon (now Ballymote) 1935, 1945, 2017, 2024 2023 15 Maugherow 3 1933, 1941, 1991 1999 Castleconnor 1980, 1985, 2002 2006 St John's 1989, 1999, 2013 2012 St Michael's 1992, 2016, 2019 19 Dromore West 2 1918, 1924 1944 Templeboy 1919, 1943 1945 Collooney Harps 1930, 1962 1946 Knockalassa 1932, 1951 1969 Enniscrone/Kilglass 1948, 1966 1975 Curry 1955, 2011 2010 Calry-St Joseph's 1976, 1987 1984 Cloonacool 2012, 2025 2024 27 Cuilmore 1 1917 Ballyrush 1925 1928 Killavil 1927 Aclare 1938 Gurteen 1944 1941 Carraroe 1978 Northern Gaels 1982 Eastern Harps 1994 2025 Tubbercurry 1995 2007 Dromard 1952 (shared) 1951 Shamrock Gaels 2022 2009 Owenmore Gaels 2023 2020

Junior B Championship

Junior b tournament played off with teams second and third teams . St johns have won the most times with 3 victories since the formation of the competition in 2009 Roll of honor only goes as far as 2011, needs updating.

# Club Wins Years won Last final lost 1 Curry 2 1997, 2001 2000 2 St Mary's 3 1998,2019 Shamrock Gaels 1999 2011 Easkey 2000 2001 St John's 2009 2013 2016 Calry-St Joseph's 2010 Geevagh 2011

Year Winner Opponent 1997 Curry 0-12 Enniscrone/Kilglass 1-4 1998 St Mary's 3-10 Tubbercurry 0-6 1999 Shamrock Gaels 3-7 Curry 2-6 2000 Easkey 2-10 Curry 1-10 2001 Curry 0-11 Easkey 1-4 2009 St John's 3-10 Ballymote 0-7 2010 Calry-St Joseph's w/o Enniscrone/Kilglass scr 2011 Geevagh 1-4 Shamrock Gaels 1-3 2012 2013 st johns 3-11 tourlestrane 0-8 (replay) 2014 2015 2016 st johns 2-15 easkey 0-4 2017 2018 2019 St Mary's 0-15 Owenmore Gaels 1-05 2020 2021 2021

References

External links Official Sligo Website Sligo on Hoganstand Sligo Club GAA