Cavan Senior Football Championship

The Cavan Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Cavan Gaelic football clubs. It was first competed for in 1888. The winners get the Oliver Plunkett Cup and qualifies to represent their county in the Ulster Club Championship and in turn, go on to the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. Cornafean have won the most titles, having been victorious 20 times. The current Senior football champions are Gowna after beating Killygarry in the final of 2022.

Cavan Senior Football Championship
Current season or competition:
2022 Cavan Senior Football Championship
CodeGaelic football
Founded1888
RegionCounty Cavan, Ireland (GAA)
TrophyOliver Plunkett Cup
No. of teams12
Title holders Gowna (8th title)
Most titles Cornafean (20 titles)
SponsorsKiernan’s Service Station
Official websitehttp://www.cavangaa.ie

Format

12 teams will contest the Kiernan’s Service Station Senior Football Championship.

The championship shall be run on a league basis up to the Quarter-Final stage and Knock-out thereafter. Each team will play 4 rounds in the league phase against different opponents with the fixtures decided by a random draw at the conclusion of each round. Placings in the league stage shall be decided in accordance with rule 6.21 of the GAA Official Guide 2016 as amended below:

6.21 (4) If a Championship is partly organised on a League basis, the following Regulations shall apply: (a) League Results shall be credited as follows: 2 points for a win, and one for a draw. (b) If a Team is Disqualified or Retires during the course of a League Stage, its played games shall stand and its un-played games shall be awarded to the opposing teams..

The top 8 teams in the league progress to the Quarter-Finals while the bottom 4 placed teams in the league enter a Relegation Playoff with 1 team to be relegated to the Cavan Intermediate Football Championship.

Winners listed by club
# Club Wins Years won
1 Cornafean 20 1909, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1918, 1920, 1928, 1929, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1956
2 Cavan Gaels 14 1965, 1975, 1977, 1978, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2017
3 Mullahoran 12 1935, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1963, 1998, 2006, 2012
4 Kingscourt Stars 11 1921, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 2010, 2015
5 Crosserlough 10 1958, 1961, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 2020
6 Cavan Slashers 9 1890, 1917, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1930, 1931, 1941
7 Gowna 8 1988, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2022
8 Bailieboro Shamrocks 5 1911, 1952, 1957, 1964, 1995
Ramor United 5 1974, 1985, 1992, 2016, 2021
10 Drumlane 4 1903, 1904, 1905, 1907
Virginia Blues 4 1916, 1919, 1959, 1962
Laragh United 4 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984
13 Cootehill 3 1953, 1954, 1955
14 Maghera MacFinns 2 1888, 1926
Castlerahan 2 2018, 2019
16 Lacken 1 1908
Templeport 1 1923
Mountnugent 1 1946
Lavey 1 1951
Annagh 1 1973
St. Mary's 1 1976
Ballinagh 1 2013

Finals listed by year
Ulster Finalists
Year Winner Score Opponent Score
2022[1] Gowna 2-13 Killygarry 1-09
2021[2][3] Ramor United 0-10, 1-15 (R) Gowna 0-10, 0-14 (R)
2020[4][5] Crosserlough 2-12, 0-13 (R) Kingscourt Stars 2-12, 0-10 (R)
2019[6] Castlerahan 1-09 Ramor United 0-10
2018[7] Castlerahan 2-11 Crosserlough 1-13
2017[8] Cavan Gaels 0-13 Castlerahan 0-08
2016[9][10] Ramor United 2-11, 0-10 (R) Castlerahan 3-08, 0-08 (R)
2015[11] Kingscourt Stars 1-09 Castlerahan 0-11
2014[12] Cavan Gaels 0-16 Kingscourt Stars 0-15
2013[13] Ballinagh 0-12 Cavan Gaels 0-11
2012[14][15] Mullahoran 1-08, 1-08 (R) Kingscourt Stars 1-08, 0-07 (R)
2011[16] Cavan Gaels 4-11 Castlerahan 0-07
2010[17] Kingscourt Stars 1-13 Cavan Gaels 1-09
2009[18] Cavan Gaels 1-20 Denn 2-11
2008[19] Cavan Gaels 0-15 Denn 0-07
2007[20] Cavan Gaels 0-15 Gowna 0-11
2006[21] Mullahoran 2-10 Cavan Gaels 0-10
2005[22] Cavan Gaels 0-12 Mullahoran 1-06
2004[23] Cavan Gaels 1-09 Mullahoran 0-07
2003[24] Cavan Gaels 3-06 Mullahoran 1-08
2002[25] Gowna 1-17 Cavan Gaels 0-08
2001[26] Cavan Gaels 0-15 Gowna 0-07
2000 Gowna 2-10 Cavan Gaels 0-11
1999[27] Gowna 0-11 Kingscourt Stars 1-07
1998[28] Mullahoran 2-05 Cavan Gaels 0-04
1997[29] Gowna 3-12 Crosserlough 2-06
1996 Gowna 1-14 Mullahoran 1-08
1995 Bailieboro Shamrocks 0-13 Gowna 1-08
1994 Gowna 1-08 Mullahoran 0-09
1993 Kingscourt Stars 2-08 Gowna 0-08
1992 Ramor United 1-09 Bailieboro Shamrocks 0-11
1991 Kingscourt Stars 3-11 Crosserlough 0-10
1990 Kingscourt Stars 1-12 Mullahoran 0-09
1989 Kingscourt Stars 1-11 Ramor United 0-08
1988 Gowna 1-06 Laragh United 0-03
1987 Kingscourt Stars 1-08 Ramor United 0-06
1986 Kingscourt Stars 2-12 Ballinagh 0-04
1985 Ramor United 3-10 Kingscourt Stars 0-07
1984 Laragh United 0-16 Drumalee 2-07
1983 Laragh United 1-15 Cavan Gaels 2-06
1982 Laragh United 1-10 Bailieboro Shamrocks 1-03
1981 Kingscourt Stars 0-11 (d) Drumalee 0-11
1980 Kingscourt Stars 0-10 Crosserlough 0-09
1979 Laragh United 3-14 Crosserlough 1-07
1978 Cavan Gaels 1-10 Ballyhaise 0-06
1977[30] Cavan Gaels 3-13 St. Mary's 1-06
1976 St. Mary's 0-12 Ballyhaise 0-09
1975 Cavan Gaels 0-11 Crosserlough 0-08
1974 Ramor United Woodford Gaels
1973 Annagh 4-11 Ramor United 3-08
1972 Crosserlough 3-08 St. Brigid's (Laragh/Stradone) 2-06
1971 Crosserlough 1-12 Killygarry 1-04
1970 Crosserlough 1-12 Cavan Gaels 0-05
1969 Crosserlough 1-09 St Joseph's 0-04
1968 Crosserlough 2-06 Castlerahan 0-08
1967 Crosserlough Cavan Gaels
1966 Crosserlough 3-13 Ballyconnell 0-00
1965 Cavan Gaels 3-05 Bailieboro Shamrocks 1-10
1964 Bailieboro Shamrocks
1963 Mullahoran 1-06, 1-10 (R) Bailieboro Shamrocks 1-06, 0-03 (R)
1962 Virginia Blues 0-09, 1-08 (R) Bailieboro Shamrocks 1-06, 2-04 (R)
1961 Crosserlough 2-03 Ballinagh 2-02
1960 Final not played
1959 Virginia Blues 3-03 Crosserlough 1-06
1958 Crosserlough 3-07 Cavan Gaels 3-04
1957 Bailieboro Shamrocks
1956[31] Cornafean 4-02 Bailieboro Shamrocks 1-07
1955[32] Cootehill 3-09 Kingscourt 1-05
1954[33] Cootehill 1-13 Mullahoran 1-03
1953[34] Cootehill 3-05 Cornafean 0-03
1952 Bailieboro Shamrocks
1951[35] Lavey 0-09 Mullagh 0-07
1950 Mullahoran
1949 Mullahoran
1948 Mullahoran
1947 Mullahoran
1946 Mountnugent
1945 Mullahoran 3-08 Bailieboro Shamrocks 1-04
1944 Mullahoran Mountnugent
1943 Cornafean 3-07 Mullahoran 2-04
1942 Mullahoran
1941 Cavan Slashers 1-04 Cornafean 1-02
1940 Cornafean Killinkere
1939 Cornafean Killinkere
1938 Cornafean Gowna
1937 Cornafean
1936 Cornafean
1935 Mullahoran
1934 Cornafean
1933 Cornafean
1932 Cornafean Bailieboro Shamrocks
1931 Cavan Slashers
1930 Cavan Slashers Bailieboro Shamrocks
1929 Cornafean Cavan Slashers
1928 Cornafean Maghera MacFinns
1927 Cavan Slashers
1926 Maghera MacFinns Drumgoon Éire Óg
1925 Cavan Slashers
1924 Cavan Slashers
1923 Templeport
1922 Cavan Slashers
1921 Kingscourt Stars Bruskey
1920 Cornafean
1919 Virginia Blues
1918 Cornafean Crosserlough
1917 Cavan Slashers
1916 Virginia Blues
1915 Cornafean
1914 Cornafean
1913 Cornafean
1912 Cornafean
1911 Bailieboro Shamrocks
1910 Cornafean
1909 Cornafean Crosserlough
1908 Lacken 0-07 Lavey 0-03
1907 Drumlane
1906 No Championship
1905 Drumlane
1904 Drumlane
1903 Drumlane
1902 Cavan Slashers
1901 No Championship
1900 No Championship
1899 No Championship
1898 No Championship
1897 No Championship
1896 No Championship
1895 No Championship
1894 No Championship
1893 No Championship
1892 No Championship
1891 No Championship
1890 Cavan Slashers
1889 No Championship
1888 Maghera MacFinns 1-04 Ballyconnell 0-01

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