The Louth Junior A Football League, or Division 3 of the county football Leagues, is an annual Gaelic football competition. Introduced in 1921,[1] it is contested by Junior clubs in County Louth. The captain of the winning team is presented with the Dixon Cup.[2]
| Louth Junior A Football League | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1921 |
| Title holders | Oliver Plunketts (5th title) |
| Most titles | Naomh Fionnbarra (6) |
| Sponsors | John O'Neill Sand and Gravel |
Format
editA Final to determine the winner was held annually until 1996, when the format changed. At the end of the league programme, the team with the most points is now awarded the trophy and is promoted to Division 2. The second-placed team can obtain promotion by winning a play-off involving a Division 2 club. In 2019, Division 3 was split into separate A and B grades.[3]
Trophy
editThe MacArdle Cup was presented to each winning team until 2014,[4] when it was replaced by the Dixon Cup.[5]
Winners by Year
edit| Year | Winner | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[6] | Oliver Plunketts | ||||
| 2023[7] | Stabannon Parnells | ||||
| 2022[8] | Glen Emmets | ||||
| 2021[8] | Glen Emmets | ||||
| 2020 | Cancelled (COVID-19) | ||||
| 2019[9] | Roche Emmets | ||||
| 2018[10] | Dundalk Young Irelands | ||||
| 2017[11] | Glyde Rangers | ||||
| 2016[12] | Glen Emmets | ||||
| 2015[13] | Glyde Rangers | ||||
| 2014[14] | Naomh Fionnbarra | ||||
| 2013[15] | Roche Emmets | ||||
| 2012[16] | Hunterstown Rovers | ||||
| 2011[17] | Naomh Fionnbarra | ||||
| 2010[18] | St Fechin's | ||||
| 2009[19] | Dundalk Young Irelands | ||||
| 2008[20] | Naomh Fionnbarra | ||||
| 2007[21] | St Mochta's | ||||
| 2006[22] | Dundalk Young Irelands | ||||
| 2005[23] | Seán McDermott's | ||||
| 2004[24] | Glen Emmets | ||||
| 2003[25] | Dowdallshill | ||||
| 2002[26] | St Nicholas | ||||
| 2001[27] | Westerns | ||||
| 2000[28] | Seán McDermott's | ||||
| 1999 | O'Connells | ||||
| 1998[29] | John Mitchels | ||||
| 1997[30] | Na Piarsaigh | ||||
(R) = Replay
3B Winners
editThe winning team is promoted to 3A
| Year | Winner | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024[48] | St Nicholas | ||||
| 2023[49] | John Mitchels | ||||
| 2022[50] | Stabannon Parnells | ||||
| 2021[51] | Wolfe Tones | ||||
| 2020 | Cancelled (COVID-19) | ||||
| 2019[52] | Westerns | ||||
References
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