Tyrone Senior Football Championship

Annual Gaelic football competition

Tyrone Senior Football Championship

Current season or competition:
2023 Tyrone Senior Football Championship
Irish| Craobh Sinsear Peile Tír Eoghain
Code| Gaelic football
Founded| 1904
Region| County Tyrone, Northern Ireland (GAA)
Trophy| O'Neill Cup
Title holders|  Trillick (9th title)
Most titles|  Carrickmore (15 titles)
Sponsors| Connolly's of Moy
Official website| https://tyronegaa.ie/

The Tyrone Senior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Connollys of Moy Tyrone Senior Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by top-tier Tyrone GAA clubs. The Tyrone County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1904.

In 2022, the Irish Independent said of the Tyrone SFC: "Tyrone can rightly lay claim to the most competitive senior football championship of them all just by the range of different winners it has produced over the last decade".[1]

Trillick are the title holders (2023) defeating Errigal Ciaran in the Final.

## History

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To date, 24 different clubs have won the Tyrone Senior Football Championship, though some of these no longer exist (including Washingbay Shamrocks, Cookstown Brian Óg, Fintona Davitts and Strabane Faugh-a-Bealach).

The first tournament took place in the 1904–5 season and Coalisland Na Fianna won that by defeating Strabane Lamh Dearg in the final.

No competition was held in the 1906–7, 1909–13, 1914–16, 1918–19, 1920–23 seasons, nor in 1932. The 1939 competition was left unfinished.

Carrickmore is the club that has won the competition the most times (15), the most recent in 2005. Dungannon is the club with the second highest number of wins (11), while Coalisland Na Fianna is the club with the third highest number of wins (10).[2]

## Format

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The 16 clubs in Division 1 of the All-County Football League in Tyrone compete on a straight knockout basis. Between 1999 and 2007, the competition was played for between 24 clubs.

## Honours

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The trophy presented to the winners is the O'Neill Cup.

The winners qualify to represent their county in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. Tyrone winners do not often fare well in Ulster with Errigal Ciarán the only club from Tyrone to win the Ulster club championship which happened twice in 1993 and 2002. The winners can, in turn, go on to play in the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.

## List of finals

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(r) = replay

(aet) = after extra time

Year  | Winner  | Score  | Opponent  | Score

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1904–1905  |  Coalisland Fianna |  | Strabane Lamh Dearg  |
1905–1906  | Strabane Faugh-a-Bealach  |  | Donoughmore Éire Óg  |
1906–1907  | No competition
1907–1908  | Thomas Clarkes  |  | Fintona Davitts  |
1908–1909  |  Dungannon Thomas Clarkes | 2-09  | Fintona Davitts  | 0-05
1919-1910  | No competition
1910–1911  | No competition
1911–1912  | No competition
1912–1913  | No competition
1913–1914  | Fintona Davitts  |  |  Coalisland Fianna |
1914–1915  | No competition
1915–1916  | Cookstown Brian Óg  |  | Kilskeery McDonaghs  |
1916–1917  | Cookstown Brian Óg  |  | Omagh  |
1917–1918  | Cookstown Brian Óg  |  | O'Neill's  |
1918–1919  | No competition
1919–1920  |  Moy Tír Na nÓg |  | Omagh Colemans  |
1921  | No competition
1922  | No competition
1923  | No competition
1924  |  Stewartstown Harps | 0-18  | Omagh Colemans  | 0-04
1925  |  Dungannon Thomas Clarkes |  | Ballygawley St Ciaran’s  |
1926  | Ballygawley St Ciaran’s  |  | Ardboe Pearses  |
1927  |  Donaghmore Éire Óg |  | Ardboe Pearses  |
1928  |  Coalisland Fianna |  |  Donaghmore Éire Óg |
1929  |  Dungannon Thomas Clarkes | 4-03  |  Coalisland Fianna | 1-06
1930  |  Coalisland Fianna |  |  Dungannon Thomas Clarkes |
1931  | Ballygawley St Ciaran’s  |  | Washingbay Shamrocks  |
1932  | No competition
1933  |  Dungannon Thomas Clarkes |  |  Omagh St Enda's |
1934  | Washingbay Shamrocks  |  |  Omagh St Enda's |
1935  |  Dungannon Thomas Clarkes |  |  Omagh St Enda's |
1936  |  Dungannon Thomas Clarkes |  |  Carrickmore |
1937  |  Trillick |  | St Joseph's  |
1938  |  Fintona Pearses |  |  Cookstown |
1939  | Competition unfinished
1940  |  Carrickmore |  |  Dungannon Thomas Clarkes |
1941  |  Moortown St Malachy's |  |  Clonoe O'Rahilly's |
1942  |  Moortown St Malachy's |  |  Omagh St Enda's |
1943  |  Carrickmore |  |  Moortown St Malachy's |
1944  |  Dungannon Thomas Clarkes |  |  Moortown St Malachy's |
1945  | Strabane Lamh Dearg  |  |  Dungannon Thomas Clarkes |
1946  |  Coalisland Fianna |  |  Dromore |
1947  |  Dungannon Thomas Clarkes |  |  Moortown St Malachy's |
1948  |  Omagh St Enda's |  |  Clogher Éire Óg |
1949  |  Carrickmore | 4-01  |  Derrytresk Fir An Chnoic | 0-06
1950  |  Moortown St Malachy's |  |  Dungannon Thomas Clarkes |
1951  |  Dungannon Thomas Clarkes |  |  Moortown St Malachy's |
1952  |  Omagh St Enda's |  |  Clonoe O'Rahilly's |
1953  |  Omagh St Enda's |  |  Clonoe O'Rahilly's |
1954  |  Omagh St Enda's |  |  Dungannon Thomas Clarkes |
1955  |  Coalisland Fianna |  |  Dungannon Thomas Clarkes |
1956  |  Dungannon Thomas Clarkes |  |  Clonoe O'Rahilly's |
1957  |  Omagh St Enda's |  |  Derrylaughan Kevin Barry's |
1958  |  Clonoe O'Rahilly's |  |  Carrickmore |
1959  |  Clonoe O'Rahilly's | w/o |  Omagh St Enda's |
1960  |  Clonoe O'Rahilly's |  |  Donaghmore St Patrick's |
1961  |  Carrickmore |  |  Moy Tír Na nÓg |
1962  |  Stewartstown Harps | 3-03  |  Derrylaughan Kevin Barry's | 0-03
1963  |  Omagh St Enda's |  |  Galbally |
1964  |  Clonoe O'Rahilly's |  |  Derrylaughan Kevin Barry's |
1965  |  Clonoe O'Rahilly's |  |  Derrylaughan Kevin Barry's |
1966  |  Carrickmore |  |  Derrylaughan Kevin Barry's |
1967  |  Derrylaughan Kevin Barry's |  |  Carrickmore |
1968  |  Ardboe |  |  Coalisland Fianna |
1969  |  Carrickmore | 1-10  |  Coalisland Fianna | 1-09
1970  |  Eglish St Patrick's |  |  Augher St Macartan's |
1971  |  Ardboe |  |  Carrickmore |
1972  |  Ardboe | 1-09  |  Stewartstown Harps | 1-04
1973  |  Ardboe |  |  Augher St Macartan's |
1974  |  Trillick |  |  Carrickmore |
1975  |  Trillick |  |  Owen Roe O'Neill's |
1976  |  Augher St Macartan's |  |  Ardboe |
1977  |  Carrickmore |  |  Dromore |
1978  |  Carrickmore |  |  Dromore |
1979  |  Carrickmore | 0-08  |  Fintona Pearses | 1-04
1980  |  Trillick |  |  Omagh St Enda's |
1981  |  Derrylaughan Kevin Barry's |  |  Carrickmore |
1982  |  Augher St Macartan's |  |  Dromore |
1983  |  Trillick | 1-09  |  Ardboe | 0-08
1984  |  Ardboe |  |  Omagh St Enda's |
1985  |  Augher St Macartan's |  |  Gortin |
1986  |  Trillick |  |  Dungannon Thomas Clarkes |
1987  |  Ardboe |  |  Trillick |
1988  |  Omagh St Enda's |  |  Clonoe O'Rahilly's |
1989  |  Coalisland Fianna | 1-11  | Ballygawley St Ciaran’s  | 0-06
1990  |  Coalisland Fianna |  |  Omagh St Enda's |
1991  |  Clonoe O'Rahilly's |  |  Coalisland Fianna |
1992  |  Moortown St Malachy's |  |  Dromore |
1993  |  Errigal Ciarán |  |  Moortown St Malachy's |
1994  |  Errigal Ciarán |  |  Carrickmore |
1995  |  Carrickmore |  |  Moortown St Malachy's |
1996  |  Carrickmore |  |  Errigal Ciarán |
1997  |  Errigal Ciarán |  |  Galbally |
1998  |  Ardboe |  |  Omagh St Enda's |
1999  |  Carrickmore | 1-10  |  Killyclogher | 1-06
2000  |  Errigal Ciarán | 0-11  |  Carrickmore | 1-08
2001  |  Carrickmore | 1-07  |  Errigal Ciarán | 0-09
2002  |  Errigal Ciarán | 1-09  |  Killyclogher | 1-07
2003  |  Killyclogher | 2-06  |  Errigal Ciarán | 1-07
2004  |  Carrickmore | 1-13  |  Dromore | 1-09
2005  |  Carrickmore | 1-06  |  Omagh St Enda's | 1-05
2006  |  Errigal Ciarán | 0-12, 1-08 (r)  |  Carrickmore | 1-09, 0-08 (r)
2007  |  Dromore | 0-14  |  Coalisland Fianna | 0-04
2008  |  Clonoe O'Rahilly's | 0-10  |  Dromore | 0-09
2009  |  Dromore | 1-14  |  Ardboe | 1-13
2010  |  Coalisland Fianna | 0-09  |  Carrickmore | 0-07
2011  |  Dromore | 1-08  |  Clonoe O'Rahilly's | 2-04
2012[3] |  Errigal Ciarán | 0-13  |  Dromore | 0-08
2013[4] |  Clonoe O'Rahilly's | 3-08  |  Carrickmore | 0-12
2014[5] |  Omagh St Enda's | 1-10  |  Carrickmore | 0-12
2015[6] |  Trillick | 1-09  |  Killyclogher | 0-11
2016[7][8] |  Killyclogher | 0-16, 0-20 (r)  |  Coalisland Fianna | 1-13, 0-06 (r)
2017[9] |  Omagh St Enda's | 0-10  |  Errigal Ciarán | 0-08
2018  |  Coalisland Fianna | 2-11  |  Killyclogher | 1-07
2019[10][11] |  Trillick | 0-12  |  Errigal Ciarán | 2-04
2020[12] |  Dungannon Thomas Clarkes†  | 1-12 (aet)†  |  Trillick | 1-12 (aet)
2021  |  Dromore | 0-15  |  Coalisland Fianna | 0-08
2022  |  Errigal Ciarán | 2-11  |  Carrickmore | 1-12
2023  |  Trillick | 1-13 (aet)  |  Errigal Ciarán | 0-13 (aet)

Notes

† 2020: Dungannon won 8–7 on penalties, after extra time.

## Wins listed by club

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#  | Club  | Wins  | Years won

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1  | Carrickmore |

| 1940, 1943, 1949, 1961, 1966, 1969, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005
2  | Dungannon Thomas Clarkes |

| 1908–09, 1925, 1929, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1944, 1947, 1951, 1956, 2020
3  | Coalisland Fianna |

| 1904–05, 1907–08, 1928, 1930, 1946, 1955, 1989, 1990, 2010, 2018
4  | Omagh St Enda's |

| 1948, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1963, 1988, 2014, 2017
Trillick | 1937, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1983, 1986, 2015, 2019, 2023
6  | Errigal Ciarán |

| 1993, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2012, 2022
Clonoe O'Rahilly's | 1958, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1965, 1991, 2008, 2013
8  | Ardboe O'Donovan Rossa |

| 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1984, 1987, 1998
9  | Moortown St Malachy's |

| 1941, 1942, 1950, 1992
Dromore | 2007, 2009, 2011, 2021
11  | Cookstown Brian Óg  |

| 1915–16, 1916–17, 1917–18
Augher St Macartan’s | 1976, 1982, 1985
13  | Ballygawley St Ciaran’s  |

| 1926, 1931
Killyclogher St Mary's | 2003, 2016
Derrylaughan Kevin Barry's | 1967, 1981
Stewartstown Harps | 1924, 1962
Fintona Pearses | 1913–14, 1938
18  | Eglish St Patrick's |

| 1970
Strabane Lamh Dhearg  | 1945
Donaghmore Éire Óg  | 1927
Moy Tír Na nÓg | 1919–20
Strabane Fag-a-Bealach  | 1905–6

## References

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1. ^ Keys, Colm (21 September 2022). "It's win or bust in the hunt for Tyrone championship glory". Irish Independent.
2. ^ Tyrone GAA Official Website
3. ^ "Tyrone SFC final: Errigal bridge six-year gap". Hogan Stand. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
4. ^ "Tyrone SFC final: Goals crucial for Clonoe". Hogan Stand. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
5. ^ "O'Neill goal at death ends wait for Omagh". Irish Examiner. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
6. ^ "Trillick complete dream return with final win". RTÉ. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
7. ^ "Late Donnelly point leaves honours even in pulsating final Coalisland 1-13 Killyclogher 0-16 Tyrone SFC Final". Irish Independent. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
8. ^ "Tyrone SFC final: Mark Bradley stars in Killyclogher's triumph". BBC Sport. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
9. ^ "Tyrone SFC final: Omagh see off 14-man Errigal". Hogan Stand. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
10. ^ Mooney, Francis (13 October 2019). "Trillick win Tyrone title after Errigal Ciaran battle".
11. ^ "Tyrone SFC final: Brennan fires Trillick to eighth title". Hogan Stand. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
12. ^ Mooney, Francis (20 September 2020). "Dungannon bridge 64-year gap with penalty shootout triumph in Tyrone football final". RTÉ Sport.

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