Mayo Senior Football Championship

Football championship

For the hurling equivalent, see Mayo Senior Hurling Championship.

Mayo Senior Football Championship

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]

## Honours

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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.

## History

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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.

## Roll of honour

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#  | 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 | 1  | 1977  | 1976
North Mayo  | 1968  | —
West Mayo  | 1960  | —
Lacken  | 1917  | 1984
Ballina Commercials  | 1890  | —
Westport | 2022  | 1991

## List of finals

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Mayo GAA clubs Location of County Mayo in Ireland Year  | Winner  | Score  | Opponent  | Score

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2024[1] | Ballina Stephenites | 1-12  | Knockmore | 0-08
2023[3] | Ballina Stephenites | 0-06  | Breaffy | 0-04
2022[4] | Westport | 1-09  | Ballina Stephenites | 1-06
2021[5] | Knockmore | 1-09  | Belmullet | 0-06
2020[6] | Knockmore | 1–12  | Breaffy | 0–13
2019[7] | Ballintubber | 1–14  | Ballaghaderreen | 1–11
2018[8] | Ballintubber | 0–12  | Breaffy | 1-08
2017[9] | Castlebar Mitchels | 0–15  | Ballintubber | 0–13
2016[10] | Castlebar Mitchels | 3–13  | Knockmore | 0–10
2015[11] | Castlebar Mitchels | 4–10  | Breaffy | 0-09
2014[12] | Ballintubber | 2-09  | Castlebar Mitchels | 1-09
2013[13] | Castlebar Mitchels | 1–11  | Breaffy | 0-08
2012[14] | Ballaghaderreen | 1-09  | Ballintubber | 0-04
2011[15] | Ballintubber | 1–10  | Castlebar Mitchels | 1-09
2010[16] | Ballintubber | 0-08  | Castlebar Mitchels | 0-05
2009[17] | Charlestown Sarsfields | 0-09  | Knockmore | 0-06
2008[18] | Ballaghaderreen | 0–13  | Charlestown Sarsfields | 1-06
2007  | Ballina Stephenites | 3-06  | Charlestown Sarsfields | 0–13
2006[19] | Crossmolina Deel Rovers | 2-08, 1–13 (R)  | Ballaghaderreen | 1–11, 2–07 (R)
2005  | Crossmolina Deel Rovers | 2-09  | Shrule-Glencorrib | 1–11
2004  | Ballina Stephenites | 1-09  | Knockmore | 0-06
2003  | Ballina Stephenites | 1–11  | Crossmolina Deel Rovers | 0–12
2002  | Crossmolina Deel Rovers | 2-09  | Knockmore | 0–14
2001[20] | Charlestown Sarsfields | 0–11, 2–16 (R)  | Knockmore | 2-05, 0–08 (R)
2000  | Crossmolina Deel Rovers | 0–14  | Burrishoole | 0–11
1999  | Crossmolina Deel Rovers | 0-09  | Ballina Stephenites | 0-07
1998  | Ballina Stephenites | 0–11  | Crossmolina Deel Rovers | 0-09
1997[21] | Knockmore | 1–11  | Kiltimagh | 0-09
1996  | Knockmore | 1–10  | Ballina Stephenites | 1-08
1995  | Crossmolina Deel Rovers | 0–11  | Kiltane | 0-07
1994  | Hollymount | 0–14  | Castlebar Mitchels | 1-04
1993  | Castlebar Mitchels | 1-07  | Balla | 0-07
1992  | Knockmore | 1-09  | Charlestown Sarsfields | 0-09
1991 | Hollymount | 1-06  | Westport | 1-02
1990 | Hollymount | 0-08  | Knockmore | 0-07
1989 | Knockmore | 2-07  | Kiltane | 2-06
1988 | Castlebar Mitchels | 2-06, 1–12 (R)  | Crossmolina Deel Rovers | 1-09, 0–09 (R)
1987 | Ballina Stephenites | 1-08  | Castlebar Mitchels | 2-02
1986  | Castlebar Mitchels | 1-08  | Crossmolina Deel Rovers | 0-02
1985  | Ballina Stephenites | 4-02  | Ballaghadereen | 1–10
1984  | Knockmore | 2–11  | Lacken  | 0-04
1983  | Knockmore | 1–15  | Davitts | 3-05
1982  | Garrymore | 1-08  | Castlebar Mitchels | 0-06
1981  | Garrymore | 1-09  | Belmullet | 1-05
1980  | Knockmore | 3-04  | Castlebar Mitchels | 2-06
1979  | Garrymore | 2–10  | Knockmore | 1-07
1978  | Castlebar Mitchels | 0-08  | Claremorris | 0-07
1977  | Shamrocks | 0-08, 4–06 (R)  | Garrymore | 0-08, 0–13 (R)
1976  | Garrymore | 1-09  | Knockmore | 2-05
1975  | Garrymore | 0–11  | Aghamore | 0-06
1974  | Garrymore | 1–12  | Aghamore | 2-02
1973  | Knockmore | 3–13  | Garrymore | 2–11
1972  | Ballaghaderreen | 1–11  | Claremorris | 0-09
1971  | Claremorris | 2-05  | Aghamore | 1-06
1970  | Castlebar Mitchels | 4-09  | Garrymore | 0–13
1969  | Castlebar Mitchels | 0–11  | Ballina Stephenites | 1-04
1968  | North Mayo  | 2–10  | Ballina Stephenites | 3-04
1967  | East Mayo  | 2-07  | Ballina Stephenites | 0-09
1966  | Ballina Stephenites | 0–11  | Claremorris | 1-03
1965  | Claremorris | 1–14  | Castlebar Mitchels | 1-05
1964  | Claremorris | 2-04  | Castlebar Mitchels | 0-06
1963[citation needed] | Castlebar Mitchels | 3-08  | Crossmolina Deel Rovers | 0-02
1962  | Castlebar Mitchels | 1-07  | Claremorris | 2-03
1961  | Claremorris | 0-09  | Ballina Stephenites | 0-07
1960  | West Mayo  | 3-06  | Castlebar Mitchels | 0-07
1959  | Castlebar Mitchels | 1-07  | East Mayo  | 1-04
1958  | Ballyhaunis | 2-05  | Ballina Stephenites | 2-01
1957  | East Mayo  | 1-07  | Crossmolina Deel Rovers | 0-07
1956  | Castlebar Mitchels | 0–14 (R)  | Crossmolina Deel Rovers | 1-06 (R)
1955  | Ballina Stephenites | 1–10  | Claremorris | 1-02
1954  | Castlebar Mitchels | 2-04  | Claremorris | 2-03
1953  | Castlebar Mitchels | 1-08  | Ardnaree Sarsfields  | 0-05
1952  | Castlebar Mitchels | 6–10  | Claremorris | 2-05
1951  | Castlebar Mitchels | 2–10  | Louisburgh | 1-00
1950  | Castlebar Mitchels | 3-04  | Ballina Stephenites | 1-03
1949  | Crossmolina Deel Rovers | 2-05  | Killala  | 1-03
1948  | Castlebar Mitchels | 3-02  | Crossmolina Deel Rovers | 0-03
1947  | Ballina Stephenites | 3-03  | Castlebar Mitchels | 0–10
1946  | Castlebar Mitchels | 3-06  | Ballina Stephenites | 1-09
1945  | Castlebar Mitchels | 3-09  | Belmullet  | 0-02
1944  | Castlebar Mitchels | 1-08  | Claremorris | 1-01
1943  | Ballina Stephenites | 0-07  | Ballycastle  | 1-02
1942  | Castlebar Mitchels | 5-05  | Westport | 0-04
1941  | Castlebar Mitchels | 3-06  | Ballycastle  | 0-05
1940  | Ballina Stephenites | 2-06  | Castlebar Mitchels | 3-01
1939  | Ballycastle  | 2-03  | Castlebar Mitchels | 0-08
1938  | Ballina Stephenites | 4-03  | Ballycastle  | 4-02
1937  | Ballycastle  | 2–11  | Westport | 0-02
1936  | Ballycastle  | 4-04  | Castlebar Mitchels | 1-01
1935  | Ballina Stephenites | 0-06  | Castlebar Mitchels | 0-04
1934  | Castlebar Mitchels | 1-04  | Ballina Stephenites | 1-03
1933  | Ballina Stephenites | 1-06  | Castlebar Mitchels | 1-03
1932  | Castlebar Mitchels | 2-08  | Ballina Stephenites | 0-06
1931  | Castlebar Mitchels | 0–10  | Ballina Stephenites | 0-09
1930  | Castlebar Mitchels | 3-09  | Ballina Stephenites | 4-02
1929  | Ballina Stephenites | 1-02  | Westport | 0-01
1928  | Ballina Stephenites | (awarded title)  |  |
1927  | Ballina Stephenites | 3-02  | Westport | 0-01
1926  | Ballina Stephenites | (1 pt.)  | Ballyhaunis |
1925  | Ballina Stephenites | 0-07  | Castlebar Mitchels | 1-03
1924  | Ballina Stephenites | 0-08  | Ballaghadereen | 0-00
1923  | No Championship
1922  | No Championship
1921  | No Championship
1920  | Ballina Stephenites |  |  |
1919  | Ballyhaunis |  | Ballina Stephenites |
1918  | Ballina Stephenites | 3-03  | Ballyhaunis | 1-00
1917  | Lacken Sarsfields  |  | Ballina Stephenites |
1916  | Ballina Stephenites | 4-04  | Lacken Sarsfields  | 1-02
1915  | Ballina Stephenites | 1-03  | Ballyhaunis | 1-01
1914  | Ballina Stephenites | 6-03  | Ballyhaunis | 0-01
1913  | Ballina Stephenites |  | Balla |
1912  | Ballina Stephenites | 2-01  | Westport | 0-01
1911  | Ballina Stephenites |  | Castlebar Mitchels |
1910  | Ballina Stephenites | 3-02  | Castlebar Mitchels | 0-01
1909  | Ballina Stephenites |  |  |
1908  | Ballina Stephenites | (awarded title)  |  |
1907  | Ballina Stephenites | 0-05  | Derry Croaghpatricks  | 1-01
1906  | Ballina Stephenites | 3-07  | Kilmeena Macs  | 0-01
1905  | Ballina Stephenites | 4-09  | Westport Sharpshooters  | 0-02
1904  | Ballina Stephenites | 0-06  | Castlebar Mitchels | 0-02
1903  | Castlebar Mitchels | 1-04  | Ballina Stephenites | 0-01
1902  | Charlestown Sarsfields |  | Ballina McBrides  |
1891–1901  | No Championship
1890  | Ballina Commercials  | w/o  | Mulranny Brian Borus  | scr.
1889  | Ballina Stephenites | (awarded title)  | Swinford Sextons  |
1888  | Castlebar Mitchels | 1-07  | Ballina Commercials  | 0-01

* Bold indicates Connacht championship winners.

## See also

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* List of Gaelic Games clubs in Mayo

## References

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1. ^ a b Finnerty, Mike (26 October 2024). "Ballina Stephenites in control from the off as they defend Mayo crown". RTÉ. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
2. ^ "This weekend's club fixtures". 24 October 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022. "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."
3. ^ Finnerty, Mike (29 October 2023). "Ballina Stephenites pip Breaffy in turgid Mayo decider". RTÉ. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
4. ^ Gannon, Colm (30 October 2022). "History in Mayo as Lee Keegan's Westport see off Ballina in tense affair". The42.ie. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
5. ^ Finnerty, Mike (21 November 2021). "Knockmore show class as Belmullet get the bullet". RTÉ.ie. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
6. ^ Keys, Colm (21 September 2020). "McHale leads charge as Knockmore break brave Breaffy hearts". Irish Independent. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
7. ^ "Another Mayo SFC title for Ballintubber in the rain". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
8. ^ "O'Connor brothers steer Ballintubber to Mayo SFC title". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 20 October 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
9. ^ "Castlebar Mitchels secure three in a row". Irish Examiner. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
10. ^ "Castlebar Mitchels driven on by poor showing in All-Ireland final". Irish Examiner. 31 October 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2016.
11. ^ "Neil Douglas hat-trick delivers glory to Castlebar Mitchels". Irish Examiner. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
12. ^ "Dillon drives Ballintubber". Irish Examiner. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
13. ^ "Castlebar end 20-year wait". Irish Examiner. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
14. ^ "Drake in dreamland as Ballaghaderreen claim third crown". Irish Examiner. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
15. ^ "Mayo SFC: O'Connor inspires Ballintubber". Hogan Stand. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
16. ^ "Mayo SFC: Historic first for Ballintubber". Hogan Stand. 25 October 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
17. ^ "Mayo SFC: Charlestown secure third-ever title". Hogan Stand. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
18. ^ "Mayo SFC: 26-year drought ends for Ballaghaderreen". Hogan Stand. 20 October 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
19. ^ "Cross' over the Lina". Hogan Stand. 6 November 2006. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
20. ^ "99 year wait comes to an end for Charlestown". Hogan Stand. 1 October 2001. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
21. ^ "BROGAN MAPS SAFE PASSAGE FOR KNOCKMORE AS KILTIMAGH'S BRAVE BID FALLS SHORT". Connaught Telegraph. 8 October 1997. Retrieved 8 July 2014.

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