Louth Minor Football Championship

Louth Minor Football Championship
Founded1913
Title holdersSt Patrick's (2nd title)
Most titlesArdee Minors (12) Combination side
SponsorsLMFM[1]

The Louth Minor Football Championship is an annual competition organised by Louth GAA between the premier teams in minor (under-17) Gaelic football in County Louth.

Trophy

The winning team is presented with the Father Larry Murray Cup, named after the Louth priest who was a dedicated promoter of underage football and the Irish language.[2]

The Ulster Minor Football Championship and Leinster Minor Football Championship trophies are also named in his honour, as is Páirc Uí Mhuirí in Dunleer (where Murray served as Parish priest), home to the Lann Léire club.

He trained the Louth minor team from 1934 to 1941, a very successful period for the county during which two All-Ireland Minor Football Championship titles were won.[3]

Finals

Year Winner Score Opponent Score Winning Captain Final Venue
2024[4] St Patrick's 3-03 Cooley Kickhams 1-08 Micheál O'Shaughnessy McGeough Park
2023[5] St. Mary's 1-14 St Michael's/John Mitchels/Lann Léire 0-06 Adam Gillespie St Brigid's Park
2022[6] St Mary's 1-10 Dundalk Gaels 1-07 Tadhg McDonnell Clan na Gael Park
2021[7] St Kevin's/St Michael's 1-08, 0-08 (R) St Fechin's 1-08, 2-01 (R) Ryan Halpenny Páirc Mhuire-Páirc Baile Fiach (R)
2020[8] Cooley Kickhams/Cúchulainn Gaels 4-10 St Kevin's/St Michael's 2-10 Aaron Carolan/Paul Brennan Darver
2019[9] Naomh Máirtín 2-08 St Joseph's 0-10 Seán Healy Gaelic Grounds
2018[10] St Mary's 1-17 St Mochta's/St Bride's 0-12 Liam Jackson Gaelic Grounds
2017[11] St Mary's 6-21 Geraldines 2-10 Philip Trainor Gaelic Grounds
2016[12] Naomh Máirtín 4-14 Newtown Blues 1-09 Sam Mulroy Gaelic Grounds
2015[13] Newtown Blues 1-08, 6-12 (Replay - AET) Naomh Máirtín 0-11, 2-14 Conor Farrell Gaelic Grounds
2014[14] Newtown Blues 4-15 Geraldines 1-05 James Carter Gaelic Grounds
2013[15] Geraldines 4-09 St Mary's 1-09 Josh Arrowsmith Gaelic Grounds
2012[16] Oliver Plunketts 2-04 St Joseph's/O'Connells/Stabannon Parnells 1-05 Gary Keogh Gaelic Grounds
2011[17] St Bride's 0-14 Geraldines 0-09 Patrick Reilly Gaelic Grounds
2010[18] St Joseph's 3-09 Dreadnots 1-11 Alan Lynch Gaelic Grounds
2009[19] St Joseph's 1-12 Geraldines 2-06 Alan McKenna Clan na Gael Park
2008[20] Geraldines 1-12 St Mochta's/St Bride's/Annaghminnon Rovers 2-05 Patrick Hoey Gaelic Grounds
2007[21] Geraldines 1-12 Dundalk Young Irelands 1-07 Alan Breen St Brigid's Park
2006[22] Cooley Kickhams 4-10 St Brigid's 1-10 Patrick McGrath Clan na Gael Park
2005[23] Cooley Kickhams 2-07 Na Piarsaigh 1-07 Keith White Gaelic Grounds
2004[24] Newtown Blues 1-13 Baile Talún 3-05 Niall Costello Clan na Gael Park
2003[25] Oliver Plunketts 2-06 Baile Talún 0-10 Brian McKenna St Brigid's Park
2002[26] Valley Rangers 0-08 Na Piarsaigh 0-07 Paddy Keenan Páirc Mhuire
2001[27] Baile Talún 1-15 Seán Treacy's 1-08 Daniel Woods Gaelic Grounds
2000[28] Clan na Gael 2-09 St Mary's (Ardee) 2-08 Gary Hoey Gaelic Grounds
1999 Clan na Gael 4-04 Baile Talún 0-09 Ruairí Duffy McGeough Park
1998 Cooley Kickhams 2-07 Clan na Gael 0-07 Seán O'Neill St Brigid's Park
1997 Dundalk Gaels 4-10 Cooley Kickhams 3-05 Peter McGinnity Gaelic Grounds
1996 Oliver Plunketts 1-07 Newtown Blues 0-09 Gareth Coyle Páirc Mhuire
1995 St Fursey's 1-04 Newtown Blues 1-03 Paudie Lynch Cluskey Park
1994 St Joseph's/St Vincent's 2-11 Abbey Gaels/Emmití Óg 0-10 Gervaise Marron The Grove
1993 Roche Emmets 0-08 Newtown Blues 0-02 Ciarán Nash Gaelic Grounds
1992 Roche Emmets 1-09 Valley Rangers 1-04 Paul Nash St Brigid's Park
1991 Roche Emmets 3-07 Dundalk Gaels 0-09 Aidan O'Neill St Brigid's Park
1990 Valley Rangers 1-14 St Michael's 1-06 Seán White St Brigid's Park
1989 Dundalk Gaels 0-07, 2-05 (R) Valley Rangers 0-07, 0-02 (R) Niall Prenty Gaelic Grounds-St Brigid's Park (R)
1988 Clan na Gael 2-09 Ardee 1-04 Niall O'Donnell Páirc Uí Mhuirí
1987 Ardee 1-20 St Fursey's 1-02 Brian Scott Tallanstown
1986 Roche Emmets 3-10 Clan na Gael 1-06 Aidan McArdle Cluskey Park
1985 Seán Treacy's 2-09 Naomh Buithe 0-05 T.P. McHugh St Brigid's Park
1984 Cooley Kickhams 0-08 St Brigid's 0-04 Declan Larkin Cluskey Park
1983 Clan na Gael 1-05 Ardee 1-03 Kevin O'Hanlon The Grove
1982 Seán Treacy's/Baile Philib 1-07 Naomh Buithe 1-04 David Reilly Gaelic Grounds
1981 Clan na Gael 1-08 Cooley Kickhams 2-04 Colm Markey St Brigid's Park
1980 Naomh Buithe 1-06 Clan na Gael 0-07 Declan Healy Páirc Mhuire
1979 Cooley Kickhams 2-11 Naomh Buithe 1-08 Tony McCarragher Páirc Mochta
1978 Naomh Buithe 2-10 Ardee 1-05 Michael Ward Gaelic Grounds
1977 Kilkerley Emmets/Roche Emmets/Naomh Malachi 1-07 Ardee 0-09 Séamus Bellew Páirc Uí Mhuirí
1976 Clan na Gael 1-02 Oliver Plunketts 0-04 Seán Kieran St Brigid's Park
1975 Newtown Blues 0-08, 2-17 (Replay - AET) St Brigid's 0-08, 1-10 (R) Vincent Murray Gaelic Grounds
1974 Dundalk Gaels 0-06, 1-09 (R) Newtown Blues 0-06, 0-02 (R) Mickey White Páirc Mhuire
1973 Ardee 2-03 Dundalk Gaels 1-05 Jim Matthews St Brigid's Park
1972 Ardee 1-09 Cooley Kickhams 1-04 Séamus O'Neill St Brigid's Park
1971 Cooley Kickhams 2-07 Ardee 1-05 Kevin Thornton St Brigid's Park
1970 Newtown Blues 1-06, 3-03 (R) Ardee 1-06, 0-07 (R) Noel Crilly Páirc Uí Mhuirí-Páirc Mochta (R)
1969 Baile Talún 5-06 Cooley Kickhams 2-03 Gerry Sheridan Páirc Mochta
1968[29] Cooley Kickhams 1-09 Collon Minors 2-03 Alo McGrath St Brigid's Park
1967 Ardee 3-16 Naomh Buithe 0-04 Mattie Reilly St Brigid's Park
1966 Ardee 0-11 Clann Mhuire 0-03 Tommy Reilly St Brigid's Park
1965 Ardee 3-10 Dowdallshill 2-04 Turlough McDonald The Grove
1964 Ardee 1-05, 3-05 (R) Newtown Blues 1-05, 0-02 (R) Tony Breen Knockbridge
1963 O'Raghallaighs 3-06 Baile Philip 2-04 Fergus McKeown The Grove
1962 Dundalk Gaels 1-05 O'Raghallaighs 1-04 Jimmy Kelleher The Grove
1961 O'Raghallaighs 3-06 Clann Mhuire (Omeath) 2-07 Muckle McKeown Gaelic Grounds
1960 O'Raghallaighs 5-09 Clan na Gael 2-07 Anthony Campbell Knockbridge
1959[30] O'Raghallaighs 2-08 Clan na Gael 3-04 Leo Nawn Páirc Mhuire
1958 Newtown Blues 2-05 Ardee 1-02 Terry Kelly The Grove
1957 Newtown Blues 2-02 Ardee 1-03 Peter McKenna The Grove
1956 Newtown Blues 1-07 Dundalk Gaels 0-04 Jim Judge Páirc Mhuire
1955 Naomh Mhuire (Drogheda) 5-10 Con Colbert's 0-01 Tom O'Connor The Grove
1954[31] Ardee 0-09 Clan na Gael 2-01 Patsy Coleman Athletic Grounds
1953 St Dominic's 1-02, 1-08 (R) Clan na Gael 0-05, 1-06 (R) Paddy Hallinan Gaelic Grounds-Athletic Grounds (R)
1952 Clan na Gael 1-07 St Dominic's 1-05 Benny Toal Athletic Grounds
1951 Ardee 1-08 St Dominic's (Drogheda) 1-03 Michael Brennan Athletic Grounds
1950 Ardee 1-05 Dundalk Gaels 1-02 Michael Brennan The Grove
1949 Null and Void
1948 St. Mary's College 4-03 Larks (Killineer) 2-01 Vincent Bransfield Gaelic Grounds
1947 St. Mary's College 4-04 Ardee 0-03 - Athletic Grounds
1946 Wolfe Tones 3-04 Ardee 0-01 Jim Gavin Gaelic Grounds
1945 St. Mary's College 2-07 Ardee 0-04 Francesco Belotti Gaelic Grounds
1944 St. Mary's College 3-05 Oliver Plunketts 0-05 - Athletic Grounds
1943 Ardee 4-04 St. Mary's College 1-06 Mickey Reynolds Gaelic Grounds
1942 De La Salle W/O Ardee scr. - Athletic Grounds
1941[32] De La Salle (Dundalk) 3-10 St Magdalene's 0-01 Tommy Larkin Gaelic Grounds
1940 St. Mary's College 2-06 Ardee 0-02 - Athletic Grounds
1939 St. Mary's College 2-08 Ardee 0-04 - Athletic Grounds
1938 St Magdalene's 0-03 Cooley Kickhams 0-00 - Athletic Grounds
1937 St. Mary's College 4-08 St Magdalene's 1-03 Aidan Goulding Gaelic Grounds
1936 St. Mary's College 1-03 St Magdalene's 0-03 - Athletic Grounds
1935 St. Mary's College (Dundalk) 1-01 Woodington Rangers 0-01 - Athletic Grounds
1934 Dundalk Gaels 6-06 Woodington Rangers (Drogheda) 2-02 Jim Curran Gaelic Grounds
1933 Dundalk Gaels 2-07 Ardee 2-02 Paddy Hoey Gaelic Grounds
1932[33] Round Towers (Monasterboice) 4-04 Clan na Gael 0-06 - Athletic Grounds
1931 St Magdalene's (Drogheda) 2-04 Cooley Kickhams 1-02 Vincent Kerr The Grove
1930 Ardee 2-04 (Replay) Cooley Kickhams 2-01 - Ferdia Park, Ardee
1929 Null and Void
1928 Owen Roe's 1-03 Clan na Gael 1-00 Tom McKeown Gaelic Grounds
1927 Clan na Gael 6-01 Owen Roe's 5-03 John Grey Athletic Grounds
1926 Dundalk John Dillons 1-01 Owen Roe's (Drogheda) 0-00 - Athletic Grounds
1925 Shamrocks - Unknowns (Dromiskin) - - Athletic Grounds
1924 ‡ Shamrocks 0-02 Boyne Rangers 2-01 - Castlebellingham
1923 Shamrocks (Dundalk) 2-02 Castlebellingham 0-00 - Athletic Grounds
1922 Null and Void
1921 Dundalk John Dillons 1-05 Darver Boglarks 0-01 - Athletic Grounds
1920 Clan na Gael 2-02 (Replay) O'Mahony's 1-01 John McKenna Athletic Grounds
1919 Annagassan 2-01 Castle Emmets (Dundalk) 1-01 - Athletic Grounds
1918 No Championship
1917 No Championship
1916 No Championship
1915 Ardee St. Mochta's 4-05 Geraldines 1-00 - Shamrock Lodge
1914 Drogheda Stars 3-01 Geraldines 0-01 - Athletic Grounds
1913 Dundalk Rangers 2-02 Hearts of Oriel (Dundalk) 2-00 - Athletic Grounds

‡ Title awarded to Shamrocks on appeal

Minor B Championship finals

Year Winner Opponent
2024 Roche Emmets Dundalk Young Irelands/Seán O'Mahony's
2023 Naomh Fionnbarra St Patrick's
2022 Glen Emmets Naomh Fionnbarra
2021 Dundalk Gaels Newtown Blues
2020 Oliver Plunketts (AET) St Bride's (AET)
2019 Dreadnots Naomh Fionnbarra/Lann Léire
2018 St Joseph's Naomh Fionnbarra/Lann Léire
2017 Kilkerley Emmets/Naomh Malachi Glen Emmets
2016 O'Connells/Stabannon Parnells/John Mitchels Naomh Fionnbarra/Lann Léire
2015 Naomh Fionnbarra/Lann Léire Dreadnots
2014 St Kevin's/Baile Talún St Mary's
2013 Cooley Kickhams Dundalk Gaels
2012 Baile Talún Naomh Máirtín
2011 Naomh Fionnbarra/St Kevin's Seán O'Mahony's
2010 St Fechin's St Patrick's
2009 Roche Emmets Na Piarsaigh
2008 Dundalk Gaels Mellifont Rovers
2007 St Nicholas Naomh Fionnbarra
2006 Geraldines St Michael's
2005 Dundalk Young Irelands St Michael's
2004 St Joseph's/St Vincent's Kilkerley Emmets/Naomh Malachi
2003 Naomh Máirtín St Joseph's/St Vincent's
2002 St Fursey's St Michael's
2001 St Bride's Lann Léire/St Kevin's
2000 Wolfe Tones Naomh Máirtín
1999 Roche Emmets (R) Seán Treacy's (R)

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).

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