The Galway Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition between the top Gaelic football clubs in Galway. The winners of the Galway Championship qualify to represent their county in the Connacht Senior Club Football Championship, the winners of which go on to the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. The winning team is presented with the Frank Fox Cup.[citation needed]
| Galway Senior Football Championship | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1889 |
| Title holders | Corofin (23rd title) |
| Most titles | Tuam Stars (25 titles) |
| Sponsors | Bon Secours Galway |
Tuam Stars are the most successful with 25 wins. St. Grellan's, Ballinasloe hold the record for most consecutive championships, winning 8 from 1922 to 1929.[citation needed]
2018 saw the competition take on a new format, with group stages consisting of 4 groups of 5 teams.[1]
Top winners
edit| # | Club | Wins | Years won | Runner-up | Years runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuam Stars | 25 | 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1905, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1942, 1943, 1947, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1994 | 14 | 1897, 1904, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1922, 1928, 1932, 1969, 1972, 1992, 2011, 2012, 2019 |
| 2 | Corofin | 23 | 1932, 1946, 1977, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024 | 11 | 1889, 1936, 1964, 1970, 1974, 1980, 1988, 1990, 1994, 2010, 2021 |
| 3 | St Grellan's, Ballinasloe | 20 | 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1939, 1944, 1945, 1979, 1980 | 15 | 1907, 1908, 1910, 1930, 1931, 1938, 1941, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1971, 1981 |
| 4 | Dunmore MacHales | 15 | 1889, 1891, 1900, 1902, 1907, 1910, 1912, 1953, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1983 | 14 | 1898, 1901, 1906, 1909, 1911, 1933, 1940, 1954, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1979, 1984, 1997 |
| 5 | Father Griffins | 7 | 1948, 1949, 1950, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1975 | 2 | 1966, 1968 |
| 6 | Killererin | 6 | 1976, 1978, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2010 | 2 | 2001, 2003 |
| 7 | Annaghdown | 5 | 1931, 1982, 1985, 1987, 2001 | 4 | 1934, 1959, 1989, 2002 |
| Mountbellew-Moylough | 5 | 1964, 1965, 1974, 1986, 2021 | 12 | 1890, 1891, 1914, 1919, 1963, 1976, 1982, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020 | |
| 9 | Athenry De Wets | 3 | 1903, 1904, 1906 | 1 | 1905 |
| UCG | 3 | 1933, 1934, 1937 | 3 | 1943, 1949, 1973 | |
| Salthill-Knocknacarra | 3 | 1990, 2005, 2012 | 5 | 1991, 1993, 2004, 2013, 2016, 2022 | |
| 10 | Loughrea | 2 | 1897, 1898 | 2 | 1894, 1896 |
| Army (Renmore) | 2 | 1940, 1951 | 2 | 1939, 1947 | |
| Milltown | 2 | 1971, 1981 | 5 | 1967, 1978, 1986, 1987, 2007 | |
| Moycullen | 2 | 2020, 2022 | 3 | 1977, 2023, 2024 | |
| 11 | Caherlistrane | 1 | 1890 | 1 | 1892 |
| Tuam Krugers | 1 | 1901 | 1 | 1902 | |
| Galway Gaels | 1 | 1930 | 2 | 1925, 1929 | |
| Oughterard | 1 | 1938 | 3 | 1945, 1952, 1953 | |
| Monivea-Abbey | 1 | 1992 | 1 | 1985 | |
| An Cheathrú Rua | 1 | 1996 | 2 | 1998, 1999 | |
| Caltra | 1 | 2003 | 2 | 1975, 2006 | |
| 12 | Ballygar | 0 | 3 | 1957, 1958, 1961 | |
| Erins Hope | 0 | 2 | 1942, 1944 | ||
| Belclare Harps | 0 | 1 | 1900 | ||
| Galway Sarsfields | 0 | 1 | 1903 | ||
| Castlefrench | 0 | 1 | 1912 | ||
| Clifden | 0 | 1 | 1913 | ||
| Wolfe Tones | 0 | 1 | 1937 | ||
| Clonbur | 0 | 1 | 1983 | ||
| Oranmore-Maree | 1 | 1996 | |||
| Killannin | 0 | 1 | 2000 | ||
| Carna-Cashel | 0 | 1 | 2005 | ||
| Cortoon Shamrocks | 0 | 1 | 2008 | ||
| St Michael's | 0 | 1 | 2014 |
Roll of honour
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