Ulster Minor Club Football Championship

The Ulster Minor Club Football Championship (), often referred to as the St. Paul's Tournament, an annual Gaelic football tournament organised and hosted by the St Paul's club in Belfast. It is played between the Minor championship winners from each of the nine counties of Ulster. The competition has a straight knock-out format. It was first held in 1982 and the winners are awarded the Jimmy McConville Cup.

While unofficial, it is regarded as the Ulster Club Championship for club minor teams. The competition begins in late November or early December with the final taking place in January, typically on New Year's Day (e.g. the 2017 final took place on 1 January 2018).

Derry clubs have won the competition eighteen times, more than any other county. Ballinderry and Glen are the most successful clubs, having both won the competition four times, with Glen's four titles being won consecutively. The current champions are Four Masters from Donegal.

List of finals +List of Ulster Minor Club Football Championship finalsYearWinnersScoreRunners-upWinning captainMan of the matchRefClubCountyClubCounty 1982 St Paul's Antrim 2–9 – 2–4 Scotstown Monaghan Fergus Donnelly 1983 Saul Down 1–15 – 0–9 Lisnaskea Emmetts Fermanagh Eddie Harney 1984 Killybegs Donegal 4–9 – 3–5 St Paul's Antrim 1985 Killybegs Donegal 2–5 – 0–8 Patrick Sarsfields Antrim 1986 St Paul's Antrim 5–9 – 0–8 Enniskillen Gaels Fermanagh Gerard Kelly 1987 Killeavy Armagh 2–9 – 0–6 Enniskillen Gaels Fermanagh Shane O'Neill 1988 Enniskillen Gaels Fermanagh 1–9 – 1–9 (aet) Maghery Armagh Simon Bradley 2–6 – 1–5 (R) 1989 Dungannon Tyrone 1–08 – 1–07 St Paul's Antrim 1990 Dungiven Derry 1–10 – 1–09 Aodh Ruadh Donegal 1991 Bellaghy Derry 2–06 – 1–07 Cavan Gaels Cavan Karl Diamond 1992 Aodh Ruadh Donegal 4–08 – 1–06 Clan na Gael Armagh 1993 Loup Derry 1–11 – 1–06 St Eunan's Donegal 1994 Bellaghy Derry 7–05 – 2–05 Dungannon Tyrone 1995 Loup Derry Clontibret O'Neills Monaghan Johnny McBride 1996 Ballinderry Derry 0–14 – 0–07 Killeavy Armagh Darrell McKee Gerard Cassidy 1997 Ballinderry Derry 2–07 – 1–04 Eglish Tyrone Darren McGeehan 1998 Slaughtneil Derry 1–09 – 1–08 Ardboe Tyrone Niall Convery Kevin O'Neill 1999 Cavan Gaels Cavan 3–09 – 2–07 Slaughtneil Derry Dominic Reilly Richard Graham 2000 Pearse Óg Armagh 1–12 – 0–14 Cavan Gaels Cavan Pauric Duffy Pauric Duffy 2001 Ballinderry Derry 3–07 – 1–09 Clontibret O'Neills Monaghan Thomas Maynes Thomas Maynes 2002 Clontibret O'Neills Monaghan 2–14 – 0–4 Armagh Harps Armagh Jonathan McGuigan Paul McGuigan 2003 Armagh Harps Armagh 1–11 – 0–7 Carrickmacross Emmets Monaghan Joe Quigley Ciaran Clifford 2004 Rostrevor Down 2–7 – 1–8 Kilrea Derry Shaun Parr Colm Clerkin 2005 Errigal Ciarán Tyrone 1–13 – 1–11 Killybegs Donegal Barry Canavan Ronan McRory 2006 Coalisland Tyrone 1–14 – 2–10 Cavan Gaels Cavan Brian TonerStephen McNally Brian Toner 2007 Kilrea Derry 2–9 – 0–9 Errigal Ciarán Tyrone James Kielt 2008 Ballinderry Derry 2–8 – 2–7 Scotstown Monaghan Gavin McGeehan Ryan Scullion 2009 Omagh St Enda's Tyrone 0–12 – 0–11 Kilcoo Down Barry Tierney Conan Grugan 2010 Lámh Dhearg Antrim 0–9 – 0–8 Magherafelt Derry Declan Stranney Declan Stranney 2011 Glen Derry 4–12 – 0–6 Armagh Harps Armagh Emmett Bradley Emmett Bradley 2012 Glen Derry 4–7 – 1–7 Killeavy Armagh Ciaran McFaul Ryan Dougan 2013 Glen Derry 0–10 – 1–2 Silverbridge Armagh Stevie O'Hara Paul Gunning 2014 Glen Derry 1–17 – 2–8 (aet) Southern Gaels Cavan Cathal Mulholland Danny Tallon 2015 Crossmaglen Rangers Armagh 4–12 – 1–6 St Eunan's Donegal Michael McCabe Oisín O'Neill 2016 Burren Down 4–8 – 3–5 Kilrea Derry Conor CoxDarragh Murdock Conor Cox 2017 Enniskillen Gaels Fermanagh 1–6 – 0–6 Ballinascreen Derry Eoin Beacom Eoin Beacom 2018 Bellaghy Derry 6–11 – 0–8 Crossmaglen Rangers Armagh Paul Cassidy Kealan Friel 2019 Lavey Derry 0–9 – 0–8 Termon Donegal Cormac Collins Enda Downey 2020 Competition cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic 2021 2022 Dungiven Derry 2–7 – 1–8 Four Masters Donegal Eoin HigginsOdhran Murphy Dara McGonigle 2023 Four Masters Donegal 1–10 – 2–4 Cavan Gaels Cavan Callum McCrea Conor McCahill 2024 Four Masters Donegal 1–8 – 0–9 Magherafelt Derry Callum McCrea Kevin Muldoon

Performances by county +Performances in the Ulster Minor Club Football Championship by countyCountyTitlesRunners-upYears wonYears runners-up Derry 18 6 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2022 1999, 2004, 2010, 2016, 2017, 2024 Donegal 5 6 1984, 1985, 1992, 2023, 2024 1990, 1993, 2005, 2015, 2019, 2022 Armagh 4 8 1987, 2000, 2003, 2015 1988, 1992, 1996, 2002, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018 Tyrone 4 4 1989, 2005, 2006, 2009 1994, 1997, 1998, 2007 Antrim 3 3 1982, 1986, 2010 1984, 1985, 1989 Down 3 1 1983, 2004, 2016 2009 Fermanagh 2 3 1988, 2017 1983, 1986, 1987 Cavan 1 5 1999 1991, 2000, 2006, 2014, 2023 Monaghan 1 5 2002 1982, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2008

Performances by club +Performances in the Ulster Minor Club Football Championship by club Club Titles Runners-up Years won Years runners-up Ballinderry 4 0 1996, 1997, 2001, 2008— Glen 4 0 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014— Bellaghy 3 0 1991, 1994, 2018— St Paul's 2 2 1982, 1986 1984, 1989 Enniskillen Gaels 2 2 1988, 2017 1986, 1987 Killybegs 2 1 1984, 1985 2005 Four Masters 2 1 2023, 2024 2022 Dungiven 2 0 1990, 2022— Loup 2 0 1993, 1995— Cavan Gaels 1 4 1999 1991, 2000, 2006, 2023 Killeavy 1 2 1987 1996, 2012 Clontibret O'Neills 1 2 2002 1995, 2001 Armagh Harps 1 2 2003 2002, 2011 Kilrea 1 2 2007 2004, 2016 Dungannon 1 1 1989 1994 Aodh Ruadh 1 1 1992 1990 Slaughtneil 1 1 1998 1999 Errigal Ciarán 1 1 2005 2007 Crossmaglen Rangers 1 1 2015 2018 Saul 1 0 1983— Pearse Óg 1 0 2000— Rostrevor 1 0 2004— Coalisland 1 0 2006— Omagh St Enda's 1 0 2009— Lámh Dhearg 1 0 2010— Burren 1 0 2016— Lavey 1 0 2019— Scotstown 0 2— 1982, 2008 St Eunan's 0 2— 1993, 2015 Magherafelt 0 2— 2010, 2024 Lisnaskea Emmetts 0 1— 1983 Patrick Sarsfields 0 1— 1985 Maghery 0 1— 1988 Clan na Gael 0 1— 1992 Eglish 0 1— 1997 Ardboe 0 1— 1998 Carrickmacross Emmets 0 1— 2003 Kilcoo 0 1— 2009 Silverbridge 0 1— 2013 Southern Gaels 0 1— 2014 Ballinascreen 0 1— 2017 Termon 0 1— 2019

See also Ulster Senior Club Football Championship

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