London Junior Football Championship
| London Junior Football Championship | |
|---|---|
Current season or competition: 2026 London Junior Football Championship | |
| Title holders |  Tír Chonaill Gaels |
| Sponsors | Toureen Group |
The London Junior Football Championship is the Gaelic football county championship competition in London. Organised by the London County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association, the current champions are Tír Chonaill Gaels, who beat Tara in the 2025 final.
Numerous teams competing in the London Senior Football Championship and London Intermediate Football Championship enter home-grown teams, including Tir Chonaill Gaels (since 2011), St Kiernans (since 2019), Parnells, Tara and North London Shamrocks (since 2025). In 2018, Tir Chonaill Gaels became the first home-grown team to win a championship in London.
Teams
There will be 8 teams competing in the 2026 Junior Championship:
| Club name | Location |
|---|---|
 Gael Londain |
Sunbury-on-Thames |
 Garryowen |
Dollis Hill |
 North London Shamrocks |
Palmers Green |
 Parnells |
Harrow |
 St Josephs |
Brentford |
| Tara |
Greenford |
 St Kiernans |
Chipping Barnet |
 Tir Chonaill Gaels |
Greenford |
Finals listed by year
| Year | Winner | Opponent |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tir Chonaill Gaels 1-15 | Tara 0-03 |
| 2024 | Tara 1-15 | St Kiernan's 0-08 |
| 2023 | Dulwich Harps 1-11 | Neasden Gaels 0-12 |
| 2022 | Wandsworth Gaels 0-10 | Tara 0-09 |
| 2021 | St Clarets 1-12 | St Kiernan's 1-05 |
| 2020 | Harlesden Harps 1-11 | St Clarets 1-07 |
| 2019 | Dulwich Harps[1] 1-15 | Wandsworth Gaels 0-07 |
| 2018 | Tír Chonaill Gaels[2] 0-10 | Dulwich Harps[2] 0-08 |
| 2017 | Thomas McCurtains 1-10 | Dulwich Harps 0-12 |
| 2016[3] | Tara 4-08 | Tír Chonaill Gaels 2-11 |
| 2015 | St Anthony's 1-09 | St Clarets 1-08 |
| 2014 | Moindearg 1-05 | Thomas McCurtains 0-07 |
| 2013 | St Anthony's 2-04, 3-07(R) | Tir Chonaill Gaels 1-07, 1-11(R) |
| 2012 | Cu Chulainns 0-12 | Tir Chonaill Gaels 0-08 |
| 2011 | St Josephs 1-11 | Cu Chulainns 0-12 |
| 2010 | Garryowen 2-11 | Cu Chulainns 0-06 |
| 2009 | St Joseph's 3-09 | Dulwich[4] 0-10 |
| 2004 | Heston Gaels 2-11 | St Anthony's 1-6 |
| 1997 | St Kiernan's | |
| 1996 | Harlesden Harps 1-10 (R) | St Anthony's 1-9 |
| 1995 | ||
| 1994 | ||
| 1993 | ||
| 1992 | Harlesden Harps 2-9 | Sam Maguire's 1-7 |
| 1991 | Western Exiles | Harlesden Harps |
| 1980 | Thomas McCurtains | |
| 1966 | Thomas McCurtains |
Wins listed by club
- Thomas McCurtains (3): 1966, 1980, 2017
- Dulwich Harps (2): 2019, 2023
- St Kiernan's (1): 1997
- Wandsworth Gaels (1): 2022
- St Clarets (1): 2021
- Tir Chonaill Gaels (1): 2018,2025
References
- ↑ Dolan, Damian (25 September 2019). "Wandsworth stand between Dulwich and elusive junior title". The Irish World. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
Junior bridesmaids in recent years, Dulwich Harps will be hoping that 2019 is finally the year they get to be the bride. Dulwich face Wandsworth in Sunday's Toureen JFC Final at McGovern Park (1:30pm).
- 1 2 "Wandsworth stand between Dulwich and elusive junior title". The Irish World. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
Beaten in the final by Thomas McCurtains in 2017 (by a solitary point) and last year by Tír Chonaill Gaels by just two points, if Dulwich do prevail on Sunday no one can say they haven't paid their dues.
- ↑ "Tara win London Junior Football Championship after eventful final with Tir Chonaill Gaels". The Irish Post. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ↑ Dolan, Damian (25 September 2019). "Wandsworth stand between Dulwich and elusive junior title". The Irish World. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
They also lost to St Joseph's in the 2009 final.
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