Louth Minor Football Championship

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.

Louth Minor Football Championship
Founded1913
Title holdersSt Mary's (3rd title)
Most titlesArdee Minors (12) Combination side
SponsorsLMFM

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.[1]

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

He trained the Louth minor team from 1934-41, a very successful period for the county during which two All-Ireland Minor Football Championship titles were won. [2]

Finals
Year Winner Score Opponent Score Final Venue
2022[3] St Mary's 1-10 Dundalk Gaels 1-07 Clan Na Gael Park
2021[4] St Kevin's/St Michael's 1-08, 0-08 (R) St Fechin's 1-08, 2-01 (R) Páirc Mhuire-Hunterstown (R)
2020[5] Cooley Kickhams/Cuchulainn Gaels 4-10 St Kevin's/St Michael's 2-10 Darver
2019[6] Naomh Máirtín 2-08 St Joseph's 0-10 Gaelic Grounds
2018[7] St Mary's 1-17 St Mochta's/St Bride's 0-12 Gaelic Grounds
2017[8] St Mary's 6-21 Geraldines 2-10 Gaelic Grounds
2016[9] Naomh Máirtín 4-14 Newtown Blues 1-09 Gaelic Grounds
2015[10] Newtown Blues 1-08, 6-12 (R) A.E.T Naomh Máirtín 0-11, 2-14 (R) Gaelic Grounds
2014[11] Newtown Blues 4-15 Geraldines 1-05 Gaelic Grounds
2013[12] Geraldines 4-09 St Mary's 1-09 Gaelic Grounds
2012[13] Oliver Plunketts 2-04 St Joseph's/O'Connell's/Stabannon Parnells 1-05 Gaelic Grounds
2011[14] St Bride's 0-14 Geraldines 0-09 Gaelic Grounds
2010[15] St Joseph's 3-09 Dreadnots 1-11 Gaelic Grounds
2009[16] St Joseph's 1-12 Geraldines 2-06 Clan Na Gael Park
2008[17] Geraldines 1-12 St Mochta's/St Bride's/Annaghminnon 2-05 Gaelic Grounds
2007[18] Geraldines 1-12 Dundalk Young Irelands 1-07 St Brigid's Park
2006[19] Cooley Kickhams 4-10 St Brigid's 1-10 Clan Na Gael Park
2005[20] Cooley Kickhams 2-07 Na Piarsaigh 1-07 Gaelic Grounds
2004[21] Newtown Blues 1-13 Baile Talún 3-05 Clan Na Gael Park
2003[22] Oliver Plunketts 2-06 Baile Talún 0-10 St Brigid's Park
2002[23] Valley Rangers 0-08 Na Piarsaigh 0-07 Páirc Mhuire
2001[24] Baile Talún 1-15 Sean Treacy's 1-08 Gaelic Grounds
2000[25] Clan Na Gael 2-09 St Mary's 2-08 Gaelic Grounds
1999 Clan Na Gael 4-04 Baile Talún 0-09 McGeough Park
1998 Cooley Kickhams 2-07 Clan Na Gael 0-07 St Brigid's Park
1997 Dundalk Gaels 4-10 Cooley Kickhams 3-05 Gaelic Grounds
1996 Oliver Plunketts 1-07 Newtown Blues 0-09 Páirc Mhuire
1995 St Fursey's 1-04 Newtown Blues 1-03 Cluskey Park
1994 St Joseph's/St Vincent's 2-11 Abbey Gaels/Emmití Óg 0-10 The Grove
1993 Roche Emmets 0-08 Newtown Blues 0-02 Gaelic Grounds
1992 Roche Emmets 1-09 Valley Rangers 1-04 St Brigid's Park
1991 Roche Emmets 3-07 Dundalk Gaels 0-09 St Brigid's Park
1990 Valley Rangers 1-14 St Michael's 1-06 St Brigid's Park
1989 Dundalk Gaels 0-07, 2-05 (R) Valley Rangers 0-07, 0-02 (R) Gaelic Grounds-St Brigid's Park (R)
1988 Clan Na Gael 2-09 Ardee 1-04 Pairc Uí Mhuirí
1987 Ardee 1-20 St Fursey's 1-02 Tallanstown
1986 Roche Emmets 3-10 Clan Na Gael 1-06 Cluskey Park
1985 Sean Treacy's 2-09 Naomh Buithe 0-05 St Brigid's Park
1984 Cooley Kickhams 0-08 St Brigid's 0-04 Cluskey Park
1983 Clan Na Gael 1-05 Ardee 1-03 The Grove
1982 Sean Treacy's/Baile Philip 1-07 Naomh Buithe 1-04 Gaelic Grounds
1981 Clan Na Gael 1-08 Cooley Kickhams 2-04 St Brigid's Park
1980 Naomh Buithe 1-06 Clan Na Gael 0-07 Páirc Mhuire
1979 Cooley Kickhams 2-11 Naomh Buithe 1-08 Páirc Mochta
1978 Naomh Buithe 2-10 Ardee 1-05 Gaelic Grounds
1977 Kilkerley Emmets/Roche Emmets/Naomh Malachi 1-07 Ardee 0-09 Pairc Uí Mhuirí
1976 Clan Na Gael 1-02 Oliver Plunketts 0-04 St Brigid's Park
1975 Newtown Blues 0-08, 2-17 (R) A.E.T St Brigid's 0-08, 1-10 (R) Gaelic Grounds
1974 Dundalk Gaels 0-06, 1-09 (R) Newtown Blues 0-06, 0-02 (R) Páirc Mhuire
1973 Ardee 2-03 Dundalk Gaels 1-05 St Brigid's Park
1972 Ardee 1-09 Cooley Kickhams 1-04 St Brigid's Park
1971 Cooley Kickhams 2-07 Ardee 1-05 St Brigid's Park
1970 Newtown Blues 1-06, 3-03 (R) Ardee 1-06, 0-07 (R) Pairc Uí Mhuirí-Páirc Mochta (R)
1969 Baile Talún 5-06 Cooley Kickhams 2-03 Páirc Mochta
1968 Cooley Kickhams 1-09 Mattock Rangers 2-03 St Brigid's Park
1967 Ardee 3-16 Naomh Buithe 0-04 St Brigid's Park
1966 Ardee 0-11 Clann Mhuire 0-03 St Brigid's Park
1965 Ardee 3-10 Dowdallshill 2-04 The Grove
1964 Ardee 1-05, 3-05 (R) Newtown Blues 1-05, 0-02 (R) Knockbridge
1963 O'Raghallaighs 3-16 Baile Philip 2-04 The Grove
1962 Dundalk Gaels 1-05 O'Raghallaighs 1-04 The Grove
1961 O'Raghallaighs 3-06 Clann Mhuire 2-07 Gaelic Grounds
1960 O'Raghallaighs 5-09 Clan Na Gael 2-07 Knockbridge
1959 O'Raghallaighs 2-08 Clan Na Gael 3-04 Ardee
1958 Newtown Blues 2-05 Ardee 1-02 The Grove
1957 Newtown Blues 2-02 Ardee 1-03 The Grove
1956 Newtown Blues 1-07 Dundalk Gaels 0-04 Páirc Mhuire
1955 Naomh Mhuire, Drogheda 5-10 Con Colbert's 0-01 The Grove
1954 Ardee 0-09 Clan Na Gael 2-01 Athletic Grounds
1953 St Dominic's 1-02, 1-08 (R) Clan Na Gael 0-05, 1-06 (R) Gaelic Grounds-Athletic Grounds (R)
1952 Clan Na Gael 1-07 St Dominic's 1-05 Athletic Grounds
1951 Ardee 1-08 St Dominic's 1-03 Athletic Grounds
1950 Ardee 1-05 Dundalk Gaels 1-02 The Grove
1949 Null and Void ------
1948 St Mary's College 4-03 Drogheda Larks 2-01 Gaelic Grounds
1947 St Mary's College 4-04 Ardee 0-03 Athletic Grounds
1946 Wolfe Tones 3-04 Ardee 0-01 Gaelic Grounds
1945 St Mary's College 2-07 Ardee 0-04 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 Gaelic Grounds
1942 De La Salle W/O Ardee (didn't travel) Athletic Grounds
1941 De La Salle, Dundalk 3-10 St Magdalene's 0-01 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 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 Gaelic Grounds
1933 Dundalk Gaels 2-07 St Magdalene's 2-02 Gaelic Grounds
1932 Shamrock Rovers 4-04 Clan Na Gael 0-05 Athletic Grounds
1931 St Magdalene's 2-04 Cooley Kickhams 1-02 Castlebellingham
1930 Ardee 2-04 (R) Cooley Kickhams 2-01 (R) Ferdia Park, Ardee
1929 Null and Void ------
1928 Owen Roe's, Drogheda 1-03 Clan Na Gael 1-00 Gaelic Grounds
1927 Clan Na Gael 6-01 Owen Roe's 5-03 Athletic Grounds
1926 Dundalk John Dillons 1-01 Owen Roe's 0-00 Athletic Grounds
1925 Shamrocks, Dundalk ---- Unknowns ---- Athletic Grounds
1924 Shamrocks ---- Boyne Rangers ---- Castlebellingham
1923 Shamrocks 2-02 Castlebellingham 0-00 Athletic Grounds
1922 Null and Void ------
1921 Dundalk John Dillons 1-05 Boglarks Darver 0-01 Athletic Grounds
1920 Clan Na Gael 2-02 (R) O'Mahony's 1-01 (R) 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 2-00 Athletic Grounds

See also
  • Louth Senior Football Championship
  • Louth Intermediate Football Championship
  • Louth Junior Football Championship
  • Cardinal O'Donnell Cup
  • Louth GAA
  • Mulligan, Fr.John (1984). The GAA in Louth - An Historical Record.
  • Mulligan, Fr.John (2000). The GAA in Louth - An Historical Record (updated).

References
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