Connacht Junior Cup (association football)

The Connacht Junior Cup or Connaught Junior Cup is a cup competition organised by the Connacht Football Association for junior association football clubs. In the seasons when there has been no active Connacht Senior League or Connacht Senior Cup, this junior cup competition has effectively been the top level competition for non-League of Ireland clubs affiliated to the CFA. As a result, it is often simply just referred to as the Connacht Cup or Connaught Cup. The inaugural winners were Galway Town. The competition's most successful clubs have been Castlebar Celtic and Galway Bohemians who have been winners at least nine times each. Sligo Rovers, Longford Town, Galway Rovers and Mervue United were all winners before going on to join the League of Ireland.[1][2][3]

Connacht Junior Cup
Organising bodyConnacht Football Association
Founded1928
Region Connacht
Current championsCorrib Rangers
Most successful club(s)Castlebar Celtic (9)
Galway Bohemians (9)[1]

List of finals
Date Winner Score Runners-up Venue −15B.C 2018–19Corrib Rangers FC1–0Manulla FCEamonn Deacy Park
2017–18Mervue United5–4 PENSCarbury FCShow Grounds
2016–17Ballinasloe Town3–2West UtdEamonn Deacy Park
2015–16Athenry[4]7–0Ballinasloe TownLecarrow
2014–15Mervue United2–1AthenryEamonn Deacy Park
2013–14Ballinasloe Town[5]0–0 [note 1]Castlebar CelticMilebush Park, Castlebar
2012–13Ballinasloe TownAthenry
2011–12Westport United
2010–11Athenry
2009–10Athenry
2008–09Castlerea Celtic
2007–08Athenry
2006–07Athenry
2005–06Abbey UnitedCastlebar Celtic
2004–05Mervue United4–1Glenview Stars
2003–04Ballinasloe Town2–1Manulla
2002–03Castlebar CelticMoyne Villa
2001–02Mervue United
2000–01Galway Hibernians2–1Skyvalley
1999–2000Galway Hibernians4–2Charlestown Athletic
1998–99Strand CelticBallyglass
1997–98Mervue UnitedCrescent United
1996–97Galway BohemiansCliffoney Celtic
1995–96Calry Bohemians1–0Ballyglass
1994–95Galway Hibernians
1993–94Galway Hibernians2–0Abbey United
1992–93Galway Bohemians
1991–92Crescent United1–0Urlaur United
1990–91Mervue United
1989–90Mervue United
1988–89Castlebar Town4–0Calry Bohemians
1987–88Sligo Corinthians
1986–87Westport United2–1[6] West United
1985–86Castlebar Celtic2–1Galway Hibernians
1984–85Castlebar Celtic3–2Mervue United [3]
1983–84Sligo Collegians
1982–83Galway Hibernians
1981–82West United
1980–81Coolera Rovers
1979–80Castlebar CelticMervue United [3]
1978–79UCG
1977–78Galway Bohemians
1976–77Ballina Town2–1Galway Descpo
1975–76UCGWest United
1974–75West United5–1Westport
1973–74Westport United1–0[7]OLBC (Galway)Westport Sports Park
1972–73UCG2–0Ballina Town
1971–72Galway Bohemians
1970–71Gilooly Rangers
1969–70Galway Bohemians
1968–69unknown winners
1967–68Collegians
1966–67UCG1–0Sligo Collegians
1965–66Shannon (Sligo)
1964–65UCG
1963–64Castlebar Celtic5–2Westport United
1962–63OLBC (Galway)
1961–62Collegians
1960–61Westport United4–1Sligo Rangers
1959–60Castlebar Celtic3–0OLBC (Galway)
1958–59Castlebar Celtic2–1Sligo Collegians
1957–58Galway Rovers
1956–57Shamrock AthleticSligo St. Annes
1955–56Galway Bohemians
1954–55Castlebar Celtic
1953–54Sligo Bohemians
1952–53Galway Bohemians
1951–52[note 2]
1950–51Galway Hibernians
1949–50Westport Town
1948–49Sligo Bohemians
1947–48M.C.R. SligoCastlebar Celtic
1946–47Castlebar Celtic1–0Galway Rovers
1945–46Galway Bohemians
1944–45Westport Town
1943–44unknown winners
1942–43Sligo Bohemians
1941–42Westport Town3–2Galway Bohemians
1940–41St Mary's (Sligo)
1939–40Killybegs
1938–39Galway Bohemians
1937–38unknown winners
1936–37Distillery F.C. (Sligo)
1935–36Sligo

Bohemians
1934–35Sligo Bohemians
1933–34Killybegs5–4Galway
1932–33unknown winners
1931–32Longford Town
1930–31Hibernians (Athlone)5–1 [note 3]Galway[8]
1929–30Sligo Rovers
1928–29Galway Town1–1 [note 4]Hibernians (Athlone)[8]Sligo

Source:[1][9][10][3][11][12]

Notes
  1. Ballinasloe Town won 4–2 on penalties
  2. The list of Connaught Junior Cup Past Finals at foot.ie lists Galway Bohemians and Killybegs as winners and runners up respectively
  3. This was a second replay. Two earlier games both finished 1–1
  4. The game finished 1–1 and Hibernians (Athlone) refused to play extra time. Galway Town were awarded cup following a meeting of the Connacht Football Association

References
  1. "Mayo Football League Roll Of Honour" (PDF). inform.fai.ie. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  2. "Castlebar Celtic – Club History". castlebarceltic.com. Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  3. "Mervue United Club Role of Honour". mervueunited.com. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  4. "It's seven up for Athenry in one-sided Junior Cup final". Connacht Tribune. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  5. "Ballinasloe Town retain Connacht Junior Cup with win over Castlebar Celtic". thejuniorsoccerportal. 12 May 2014. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  6. "Westport Utd F.C., History 1980 – 2001". mayo-ireland.ie. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  7. "Westport Utd FC, History 1911 – 1980". mayo-ireland.ie. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  8. Lynch, Frank (1991). A History of Athlone Town F.C: The First 101 Years. Athlone: Arcadia.
  9. "Castlebar Celtic – Roll Of Honour". castlebarceltic.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  10. "Wesport United – Club History". westportunited.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
  11. "Athenry F.C. – Club Honours". athenryfootballclub.com. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
  12. "Connaught Junior Cup Past Finals". foot.ie. 5 April 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
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