Ulster Minor Football Championship

Ulster Minor Football Championship
Founded 1930
Trophy Fr. Murray Cup
Title holders Derry (13th title)
First winner Armagh
Most titles Tyrone (23 titles)
Sponsors ESB

The Ulster Minor Football Championship is the Minor "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in the province of Ulster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Ulster Council. The trophy for the winning side is The Liam Murray Cup. The competition began in 1930, with Armagh winning during the inaugural year. The most successful county to date is Tyrone who have won on 23 occasions. The winner and the beaten finalist represent Ulster in the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship.

Top winners

Team Wins Years won
1 Tyrone 23 1931, 1934, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1988, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012
2 Derry 13 1965, 1969, 1970, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2015
3 Armagh 12 1930, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1961, 1968, 1992, 1994, 2005, 2009
4 Down 10 1958, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1977, 1979, 1986, 1987, 1999
5 Antrim 8 1932, 1933, 1936, 1941, 1950, 1955, 1964, 1982
6 Cavan 6 1937, 1938, 1952, 1959, 1974, 2011
Donegal 6 1956, 1985, 1991, 1996, 2006, 2014
8 Monaghan 4 1939, 1940, 1945, 2013

Roll of honour

All-Ireland champions
All-Ireland runners-up
Year Winner Opponent
2015[1] Derry 1-11 Cavan 0-11
2014 Donegal 2-12 Armagh 0-10
2013[2] Monaghan 4–10 Tyrone 2–14
2012 Tyrone 0–14 Monaghan 1-8
2011 Cavan 0–12 Armagh 1-6
2010 Tyrone 1–14 Armagh 0-5
2009 Armagh 1-8 Down 1–5
2008 Tyrone 0–13 Monaghan 0–10
2007 Tyrone 0–10 Derry 1-6
2006[3] Donegal 2–12 Antrim 1-5
2005 Armagh 0–11 Down 0–10
2004 Tyrone 0–11 0–15 Down 0–11 0–8
2003 Tyrone 3-9 Fermanagh 0-9
2002 Derry 0–12 Tyrone 0–11
2001 Tyrone 2–13 Monaghan 0–13
2000 Derry 2–11 Tyrone 1–11
1999 Down 0–10 2–7 Donegal 0–10 0-9
1998 Tyrone 4-9 Antrim 2-2
1997 Tyrone 3–13 Antrim 2–10
1996 Donegal 0-9 0-9 Derry 0-9 1-5
1995 Derry 2–12 Down 1–7
1994 Armagh 3–13 Down 1–7
1993 Tyrone 1-9 Derry 1-5
1992 Armagh 0–13 Donegal 0-9
1991 Donegal 1–10 Tyrone 1-9
1990 Derry 2–10 Down 2–8
1989 Derry 2–15 Armagh 2-3
1988 Tyrone 2-7 Cavan 0-3
1987 Down 1–7 Armagh 0-4
1986 Down 1–12 Derry 0–10
1985 Donegal 2–11 Cavan 1-3
1984 Derry 1-4 Armagh 0-3
1983 Derry 3-9 Monaghan 0-4
1982 Antrim 2–10 Down 3–5
1981 Derry 0–11 Armagh 1-2
1980 Derry 3–14 Armagh 1-2
1979 Down 1–7 Tyrone 0-6
1978 Tyrone 3–11 Monaghan 2-9
1977 Down 0–8 0–11 Armagh 1-5 1-6
1976 Tyrone 5-7 Cavan 1-9
1975 Tyrone 0–10 Cavan 0-7
1974 Cavan 3-9 Derry 1-4
1973 Tyrone 1–13 Down 0–9
1972 Tyrone 3-6 Cavan 1-6
1971 Tyrone 0–19 Fermanagh 0-7
1970 Derry 1–14 Fermanagh 0–11
1969 Derry 1-9 Tyrone 0-5
1968 Armagh 4-8 Derry 1-7
1967 Tyrone 0–16 Fermanagh 2-5
1966 Down 1–12 Derry 1-9
1965 Derry 3–11 Cavan 2-4
1964 Antrim 2–10 Cavan 0-6
1963 Down 4–6 Donegal 2–11
1962 Down 2–5 Armagh 0-8
1961 Armagh 3-8 Monaghan 1-4
1960 Down 2–7 Monaghan 1-4
1959 Cavan 2–11 Antrim 2-7
1958 Down 3–9 Cavan 3-1
1957 Armagh 3-6 Donegal 0–10
1956 Donegal 2-5 Armagh 0-6
1955 Antrim 4-3 Cavan 2-6
1954 Armagh 2-8 Down 0–9
1953 Armagh 2–15 Tyrone 3-2
1952 Cavan 1-5 Down 1–3
1951 Armagh 3-1 Cavan 1-4
1950 Antrim 1-8 1-9 Armagh 1-8 1-1
1949 Armagh 4-6 Donegal 1-4
1948 Tyrone 5-7 Monaghan 2-3
1947 Tyrone 3-6 Armagh 2-8
1946 Tyrone 1-4 Monaghan 0-5
1945 Monaghan 1-7 Down 0–7
1944 Suspended
1943 Suspended
1942 Suspended
1941 Antrim 2-5 Cavan 1-7
1940 Monaghan 0-8 Antrim 0-4
1939 Monaghan 0-5 1-8 Cavan 0-5 1-7
1938 Cavan 2-7 Antrim 2-4
1937 Cavan 1–10 Armagh 0-3
1936 Antrim 2-7 Tyrone 2-4
1935 No winner**
1934 Tyrone 1-4 Down 1–3
1933 Antrim 2-7 Armagh 1-1
1932 Antrim 2-7 Tyrone 1-2
1931 Tyrone 0-7 Armagh 0-4
1930 Armagh 3-4 Monaghan 0–10

References

  1. "Win for Derry minors". Irish Independent. 19 July 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  2. "Ulster MFC final: Monaghan bridge 68-year gap". Hogan Stand. 21 July 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2013.
  3. "Second-half surge sees Donegal end long title wait". Irish Independent (Independent News & Media). 10 July 2006. Retrieved 10 July 2006.

See also

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