Mayo Senior Football Championship | |
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Irish | Craobh Sinsear Pe1le Co. Muigheo |
Founded | 1888 |
Trophy | Paddy Moclair Cup |
Title holders | Ballina Stephenites (38th title) |
Most titles | Ballina Stephenites (38 titles) |
Sponsors | Connacht Gold |
The Mayo Senior Football Championship, known for sponsorship reasons as the Connacht Gold Mayo Senior Football Championship, is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by the top Mayo GAA clubs.
As of 2024, Ballina Stephenites GAA are the title holders, having defeating Knockmore in the final.[1]
The trophy presented to the winners is the Paddy Moclair Cup,[2] which was first presented for the 1971 final.
The winners of the Mayo Senior Championship qualify to represent their county in the Connacht Senior Club Football Championship. The winners can, in turn, go on to play in the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.
The inaugural winners of the Mayo Championship were Castlebar Mitchels who won in 1888. The most successful team to date are Ballina Stephenites who have won on 38 occasions.
# | Team | Wins | Years won | Last final lost |
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1 | Ballina Stephenites | 38 | 1889, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1920, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1933, 1935, 1938, 1940, 1943, 1947, 1955, 1966, 1985, 1987, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2023, 2024 | 2022 |
2 | Castlebar Mitchels | 31 | 1888, 1903, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1969, 1970, 1978, 1986, 1988, 1993, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 | 2014 |
3 | Knockmore | 10 | 1973, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2020, 2021 | 2024 |
4 | Crossmolina Deel Rovers | 7 | 1949, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006 | 2003 |
5 | Garrymore | 6 | 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1982 | 1977 |
6 | Ballintubber | 5 | 2010, 2011, 2014, 2018, 2019 | 2017 |
7 | Claremorris | 4 | 1961, 1964, 1965, 1971 | 1978 |
8 | Hollymount | 3 | 1990, 1991, 1994 | — |
Ballycastle | 1936, 1937, 1939 | — | ||
Charlestown Sarsfields | 1902, 2001, 2009 | 2008 | ||
Ballaghaderreen | 1972, 2008, 2012 | 2019 | ||
12 | East Mayo | 2 | 1957, 1967 | — |
Ballyhaunis | 1919, 1958 | 1926 | ||
14 | Shamrocks(Kilmovee/Aghamore) | 1 | 1977 | 1976 |
North Mayo | 1968 | — | ||
West Mayo | 1960 | — | ||
Lacken | 1917 | 1984 | ||
Ballina Commercials | 1890 | — | ||
Westport | 2022 | 1991 |
On Sunday, it's the JFC and SFC football finals. The McDonnell Cup decider gets underway at 12.30pm with Jon Finn in charge and that's between Cill Chomáin and Islandeady. The big one – the Moclair Cup decider – follows at 2.30pm when Ballina Stephenites, aiming for their 37th county title, face Westport, who are looking to win it for the very first time.