2026 Tyrone Junior Football Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| County | Tyrone |
| Province | Ulster |
| Level | Junior |
| Year | 2026 |
| Trophy | Pat Darcy Cup |
| Sponsor | Connollys Of Moy |
| Date | 15 August – October 2026 |
| Teams | 19 |
| Qualify for | Ulster Club JFC |
The 2026 Tyrone Junior Football Championship is the 99th edition of Tyrone GAA's third tier Gaelic football tournament for Junior clubs in County Tyrone, Ireland.
The championship consists of 19 teams in a straight knock-out format.
The draw for the 2026 championship took place at Connollys of Moy on Thursday 14th May 2026.[1]
There will be a new draw made after each round to determine pairings for the subsequent round.
Team changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2025 championship season.
Promoted from 2025 Junior Division
- Clogher Eire Óg (Junior Championship Winners)
- Cookstown Fr. Rock's (All-County League Division 3 Winners)
Relegated to 2026 Junior Division
- Fintona Pearses (All-County League Division 2 Playoff Loser)
- Stewartstown Harps (16th in All-County League Division 2)
Notes
There was no Inter-divisional Playoff in 2025 between Division 2 and 3.
Bracket
| Preliminary Round | Round 1 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| Errigal Ciarán III | 1-15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cookstown III | 0-06 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Errigal Ciarán III | |||||||||||||||||||
| Stewartstown | |||||||||||||||||||
| Stewartstown | 10-24 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stewartstown | 1-16 | Omagh III | 1-08 | ||||||||||||||||
| Strabane | 3-06 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Derrytresk | 0-15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Killyman | 0-13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Derrytresk | |||||||||||||||||||
| Glenelly / Castlederg | |||||||||||||||||||
| Glenelly | 4-15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Castlederg | 5-12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fintona | 1-24 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eskra | 2-19 | Eskra | 0-13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Augher | 0-15 | Fintona | |||||||||||||||||
| Drumragh | |||||||||||||||||||
| Donaghmore III | 1-07 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fintona | 2-22 | Drumragh | 6-28 | ||||||||||||||||
| Urney | 1-14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brackaville | 2-16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tattyreagh | 5-18 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tattyreagh | |||||||||||||||||||
| Brocagh | |||||||||||||||||||
| Clann Na nGael | 1-08 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Brocagh | 4-17 | ||||||||||||||||||
Notes
The bracket may change depending on the draw made after each round.
Preliminary Round
| 15 August 2026[2] Preliminary Round | Fintona | 2-22 – 1-14 | Urney | Killyclogher |
| 1:30PM | Report | Stadium: Ballinamullan Referee: Ciagan Patton (Naomh Eoghan) |
| 15 August 2026[3] Preliminary Round | Stewartstown | 1-16 – 3-06 | Strabane | Killyclogher |
| 3:00PM | Report | Stadium: Ballinamullan Referee: Andrew McKenna (Eskra) |
First Round
| 21 August 2026 Round 1 | Errigal Ciarán III | 1-15 – 0-06 | Cookstown III | Stewartstown |
| 6:30PM | Rob Harper 0-7, Aaron Neill 0-3, Davy Harte 1-0, Ronan McCrory 0-2, Tom Loughran 0-1, Darragh Conroy 0-1, Jack McNelis 0-1. | John Gilmore 0-3, Stephen Devlin 0-1, Jake Doris 0-1, James Devlin 0-1. | Stadium: Mullaghmoyle Park Referee: Justin McKenna (Dungannon) |
| 21 August 2026 Round 1 | Derrytresk | 0-15 – 0-13 | Killyman | Stewartstown |
| 8:00PM | Odhran Hughes 0-5, Cathal O'Neill 0-5, Ultan McKee 0-1, Niall Gavin 0-1, Patrick Campbell 0-1, Eoin McNally 0-1, Liam Slater 0-1. | Report | Sean Donnelly 0-4, Jack Quinn 0-4, Cathal McGahan 0-2, Caomhan McGahan 0-1, Ronan McVeigh 0-1, Eoghan McGahan 0-1. | Stadium: Mullaghmoyle Park Referee: Odhran Gallen (Castlederg) |
| 22 August 2026 Round 1 | Stewartstown | 10-24 – 1-08 | Omagh III | Killeeshil |
| 1:30PM | Pauric Doran 3-1, Stephen Talbot 2-1, Rian Biggs 2-1, Dylan McElhatton 1-3, Jude Lowe 1-2, Macauley Quinn 0-4, Theo Lowe 0-4, Odhran Robinson 1-0, Kyran Robinson 0-3, Cumhai O'Neill 0-2, Ruairi Dillon 0-1, Paddy Park 0-1, Eoghan O'Donnell 0-1. | Report | Ben McFarland 0-4, Ciaran Lagan 1-0, Jordan O'Reilly 0-1, Paul Murphy 0-1, Cillian McCrory 0-1, Sean Bresnahan 0-1. | Stadium: St. Mary's Park Referee: Ciagan Patton (Naomh Eoghan) |
| 22 August 2026 Round 1 | Donaghmore III | 1-07 – 6-28 | Drumragh | Killeeshil |
| 3:00PM | Caolan Mulgrew 1-2, Matthew McGahan 0-4, Cormac McCartan 0-1. | Report | Kian Murphy 1-9, Tommy Mullin 2-1, Ronan Maguire 1-3, Conor Gormley 1-2, Brendan Quinn 1-2, Niall Maguire 0-3, Aaron Montgomery 0-2, Lorcan McGrath 0-2, Michael Roche 0-2, Blaine Feeney 0-1. | Stadium: St. Mary's Park Referee: Joseph Franey (Beragh) |
| 22 August 2026 Round 1 | Brackaville | 2-16 – 5-18 | Tattyreagh | Errigal Ciaran |
| 5:00PM | Dale McSorley 1-2, Ryan O'Neill 0-4, Conor McGuigan 1-0, Ronan McHugh 0-3, Shea Fee 0-3, Colm Sharkey 0-1, Daire Carberry 0-1, Cormac O'Neill 0-1, Ciaran Gervin 0-1. | Report | Keelan McDonagh 0-6, James Darcy 1-3, Eoghain McGrath 1-2, Eoighan Murray 1-0, Pat Harley 1-0, Peadar Mullan 1-0, Gareth Mimnagh 0-2, Johnny Harkin 0-2, Joe Cartin 0-2, Ronan Collins 0-1. | Stadium: Dunmoyle Referee: Andrew McKenna (Eskra) |
| 22 August 2026 Round 1 | Eskra | 0-13 – 1-24 | Fintona | Errigal Ciaran |
| 6:30PM | Joe McCarroll 0-4, Finn Kelly 0-4, Peter Hughes 0-2, Jonathan Hackett 0-1, Conor O'Hagan 0-1, Eoin McEvoy 0-1. | Report | Peter Colton 1-7, Conor McGillion 0-5, Aaron McCarney 0-4, Eugene Colton 0-4, Jared Brogan 0-1, Conor McGoldrick 0-1, Oran Hughes 0-1, Conan Hegarty 0-1. | Stadium: Dunmoyle Referee: Niall Conlan (Moortown) |
| 23 August 2026 Round 1 | Clann Na nGael | 1-08 – 4-17 | Brocagh | Greencastle |
| 1:30PM | Dan Houston 1-2, Criostoir Browne 0-2, Robbie Conway 0-2, Aaron Devine 0-1, Ruairi Blee 0-1. | Report | Conan McDonald 1-4, Michael Hughes 0-5, Michael Robinson 1-2, Aidan Dorman 1-1, James McKiver 1-0, Patrick Canavan 0-2, Pearse McAliskey 0-1, Niall Cassidy 0-1, Cathal Donnelly 0-1. | Stadium: Greencastle Referee: Mark Nugent (Donaghmore) |
| 23 August 2026 Round 1 | Glenelly | 4-15 – 5-12 | Castlederg | Greencastle |
| 3:00PM | Ronan O'Kane 1-4, Lorcan McCullagh 0-5, Cormac McBride 1-1, Oscar O'Neill 1-0, Mark Kennedy 1-0, Sean Harley 0-2, Eamonn McConnell 0-1, Garret O'Neill 0-1, Nathan McLaughlin 0-1. | Report | Corin McConnell 2-6, Darren Traynor 2-0, Eoghain Bradley 0-4, Cealaf McMenamin 1-1, Blaine Lynch 0-1. | Stadium: Greencastle Referee: Marty Coyle (Cookstown) |
| 29 August 2026 Round 1 Replay | Glenelly | v | Castlederg | Greencastle |
| 1:00PM | Stadium: Greencastle |
References
- ↑ "Live Draw: Connollys of Moy Tyrone Club Championship 2026". YouTube. Tyrone GAA.
- ↑ "Fintona v Urney Highlights". YouTube. Tyrone GAA.
- ↑ "Stewartstown v Strabane Highlights". YouTube. Tyrone GAA.
- ↑ "Eskra v Augher Highlights". YouTube. Tyrone GAA.