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Monaghan Junior Football Championship

The Monaghan Junior Football Championship (often referred to as the Monaghan JFC for short or the Universal Graphics Junior Football Championship for sponsorship reasons) is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by lower-tier Monaghan GAA clubs. The Monaghan County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since at least 1918.

Packie Boylan Cup
IrishCraobh Sóisear Peile Muineachán
CodeGaelic football
TrophyLiam Stirrat Cup
Title holdersClones (th title)
SponsorsUniversal Graphics
Official websitemonaghangaa.ie

Clones are the title holders (2022).

Honours

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The trophy presented to the winners is the Liam Stirrat Cup.

The winners of the Monaghan Junior Football Championship progress to the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship. They often do well there, with the likes of Blackhill, Emyvale, Monaghan Harps and Corduff Gaels among the clubs from Monaghan to win at least one Ulster Championship after winning the Monaghan Junior Football Championship.[1][2][3][4][5] The winners can, in turn, go on to play in the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship.

The winners of the Monaghan Junior Football Championship receive the Packie Boylan Cup. Each year, the winner of the Monaghan Junior Football Championship is promoted, along with the Monaghan Junior Football League (JFL) winners, to the intermediate ranks and compete in the following year's Monaghan Intermediate Football Championship. There is no relegation from neither the JFC, nor the JFL, as there are 29 clubs in Monaghan, with ten clubs playing in both senior and intermediate ranks.[6]

List of finals

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Year Winner Opponent
2022 Clones St. Tiarnach's Killanny
2021 Sean McDermotts[7] Toome
2020 Aughnamullen Sean McDermotts
2019 Blackhill[8][9] Drumhowan
2018 Emyvale
2017 Currin Sean McDermotts
2016 Blackhill[10][11]
2015 Rockcorry[12][13] Blackhill[14]
2014 Drumhowan[15] Blackhill[16]
2013 Emyvale[17][18] Blackhill[19]
2012 Drumhowan Emyvale
2011 Cremartin
2010 Corduff Gaels
2009 Emyvale
2008 Drumhowan Clones St. Tiarnach's
2007 Aughnamullen
2006 Drumhowan Rockcorry
2005 Monaghan Harps[20]
2004 Cremartin
2003 Monaghan Harps[21][22]
2002 Corduff Gaels[23]
2001 Doohamlet[24] Killeevan Sarsfields
1992 Carrickmacross Emmets
1983 Inniskeen Grattans
1964 Carrickmacross Emmets
1947 Clontibret O'Neills
1918 Castleblayney Faughs

Wins listed by club

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References

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  1. ^ "Ulster club JFC final: Blackhill come good in second half". Hoganstand.com. Hogan Stand. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Ulster club JFC final: McMahon goal the difference". Hoganstand.com. Hogan Stand. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  3. ^ Anglo-Celt 1846-current, Thursday, March 11, 2004; Page: 34
  4. ^ Anglo-Celt 1846-current, Thursday, March 25, 2004; Page: 36
  5. ^ Anglo-Celt 1846-current, Friday, March 21, 2003; Page: 6
  6. ^ "REGULATIONS FOR LEAGUE AND CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITIONS 2018" (PDF). www.monaghangaa.ie. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  7. ^ Cooke, Michael (20 November 2021). "Sean McDermotts reach Ulster JFC quarter-finals after beating Cookstown". Shannonside Northern Sound. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  8. ^ Foley, Alan (2 November 2019). "Brave Buncrana reach Ulster JFC final on penalties after epic semi-final". Retrieved 2 November 2019. Blackhill from Monaghan await in the final.
  9. ^ "Ulster club JFC final: Blackhill come good in second half". Hoganstand.com. Hogan Stand. 16 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  10. ^ Kelly, Padraig (26 November 2016). "Rock experience can secure third Ulster title". The Irish News. The Irish News Ltd. Retrieved 26 November 2016. For once though the roles have been reversed and this time the Courtney sisters will be going to cheer on Donal, Thomas and Anthony at Pairc Esler tomorrow as they try to help Blackhill to an Ulster Junior title at the expense of Tyrone champions Rock.
  11. ^ "Ulster Club JFC: Title number three for Rock". Hoganstand.com. Hogan Stand. 27 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  12. ^ Kelly, Padraig (26 November 2016). "Rock experience can secure third Ulster title". The Irish News. The Irish News Ltd. Retrieved 26 November 2016. In 2013 they lost the Monaghan final to Emyvale after a replay while the following year 14-man Drumhowan made them pay in the decider. They absorbed the blow and came back again 12 months later but Rockcorry were to admonish more final heartache, in another replay no less.
  13. ^ "Carroll adds gloss for Rockcorry". Irish Independent. Independent News & Media. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015. They needed a good start to the second half to have hope, and they took the game to the Monaghan champions, hitting three of the next four points, with the inspirational Martin McGuinness kicking two of them.
  14. ^ Kelly, Padraig (26 November 2016). "Rock experience can secure third Ulster title". The Irish News. The Irish News Ltd. Retrieved 26 November 2016. In 2013 they lost the Monaghan final to Emyvale after a replay while the following year 14-man Drumhowan made them pay in the decider. They absorbed the blow and came back again 12 months later but Rockcorry were to admonish more final heartache, in another replay no less.
  15. ^ Kelly, Padraig (26 November 2016). "Rock experience can secure third Ulster title". The Irish News. The Irish News Ltd. Retrieved 26 November 2016. In 2013 they lost the Monaghan final to Emyvale after a replay while the following year 14-man Drumhowan made them pay in the decider. They absorbed the blow and came back again 12 months later but Rockcorry were to admonish more final heartache, in another replay no less.
  16. ^ Kelly, Padraig (26 November 2016). "Rock experience can secure third Ulster title". The Irish News. The Irish News Ltd. Retrieved 26 November 2016. In 2013 they lost the Monaghan final to Emyvale after a replay while the following year 14-man Drumhowan made them pay in the decider. They absorbed the blow and came back again 12 months later but Rockcorry were to admonish more final heartache, in another replay no less.
  17. ^ Kelly, Padraig (26 November 2016). "Rock experience can secure third Ulster title". The Irish News. The Irish News Ltd. Retrieved 26 November 2016. In 2013 they lost the Monaghan final to Emyvale after a replay while the following year 14-man Drumhowan made them pay in the decider. They absorbed the blow and came back again 12 months later but Rockcorry were to admonish more final heartache, in another replay no less.
  18. ^ "Ulster club JFC final: McMahon goal the difference". Hoganstand.com. Hogan Stand. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
  19. ^ Kelly, Padraig (26 November 2016). "Rock experience can secure third Ulster title". The Irish News. The Irish News Ltd. Retrieved 26 November 2016. In 2013 they lost the Monaghan final to Emyvale after a replay while the following year 14-man Drumhowan made them pay in the decider. They absorbed the blow and came back again 12 months later but Rockcorry were to admonish more final heartache, in another replay no less.
  20. ^ Anglo-Celt 1846-current, Thursday, December 01, 2005; Page: 45
  21. ^ Anglo-Celt 1846-current, Thursday, March 11, 2004; Page: 34
  22. ^ Anglo-Celt 1846-current, Thursday, March 25, 2004; Page: 36
  23. ^ Anglo-Celt 1846-current, Friday, March 21, 2003; Page: 6
  24. ^ Anglo-Celt 1846-current, Thursday, March 21, 2002; Page: 26
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