Louth Under-21 Football Championship

Louth Under-21 Football Championship
Founded1972
Title holdersMattock Rangers/Hunterstown Rovers (1st title)
Most titlesNewtown Blues (8)

The Louth Under-21 Football Championship is a competition organised by Louth GAA for Gaelic football teams in County Louth.

History

First contested in 1972, the inaugural winners were Cooley Kickhams. As is the case nationally, amalgamated parish teams are a regular feature of the competition due to lack of numbers. The county board removed the competition from the calendar in the mid-1980s but it returned in 1991. The competition has on occasion been run as an under-20 tournament,[1] in line with changes introduced by the GAA in 2018.[2] It reverted to the U-21 format in 2022. The county board scrapped the competition in 2023, when a new under-19 football championship was introduced in its place.[3] The U-21 championship returned to the club calendar in 2025.

The McGeough Cup is presented to the captain of the winning side.[4]

Finals

Year Winner Score Opponent Score Captain Venue
1972 Cooley Kickhams 3-06 Glyde Rangers/Seán McDermott's/Westerns 0-13 - Clan na Gael Park
1973 St Mary's/Hunterstown/John Mitchels 2-05 Glyde Rangers/Seán McDermott's/Westerns 1-03 - Páirc Mochta
1974 St Mary's/Hunterstown 1-09 Newtown Blues/O'Raghallaighs/St Dominic's 0-05 - Páirc Uí Mhuirí
1975 Dundalk Young Irelands/Seán O'Mahony's/Geraldines 0-08 Clan na Gael 1-04 - Clan na Gael Park
1976 Dreadnots/St Fechin's 2-06 Kilkerley Emmets/Roche Emmets 1-03 - Páirc Mhuire
1977 Dreadnots/St Fechin's 3-04 St Mochta's/Glyde Rangers/Seán McDermott's 0-06 Peter Briscoe Páirc Mhuire
1978 Newtown Blues 0-07 Naomh Fionnbarra/Lann Léire/St Kevin's 0-04 Oliver Winters Páirc Uí Mhuirí
1979 Newtown Blues 2-07 St Mochta's/Glyde Rangers/Seán McDermott's/Westerns/Fr. Bannon's 0-10 Ray Faulkner The Grove
1980 Dundalk Young Irelands 0-07 Naomh Fionnbarra/Lann Léire/St Kevin's 0-06 Brian McGuinness The Grove
1981 ‡ Naomh Buithe 2-06 Cooley Kickhams 0-08 Michael Ward Clan na Gael Park
1982 Cooley Kickhams 2-08 Naomh Fionnbarra/Lann Léire/St Kevin's 1-01 Seán Thornton St Brigid's Park
1983 ‡ St Fursey's 2-07 (replay) St Mary's/ Hunterstown/John Mitchels 0-07 - Tallanstown
1984 No Championship
1985 No Championship
1986[5] O'Connells/Stabannon Parnells 0-05 St Mary's/ Hunterstown/John Mitchels 0-04 Donal Murray Knockbridge
1987 No Championship
1988 No Championship
1989 No Championship
1990 No Championship
1991[6] Dundalk Gaels 2-12 O'Connells/Stabannon Parnells 0-04 Ciarán Boyle St Brigid's Park
1992[7] Dundalk Gaels 1-12 St Patrick's 1-08 Paul Loughran St Brigid's Park
1993[8] Roche Emmets 1-12 St Joseph's/St Mochta's 2-08 John O'Hanlon Knockbridge
1994[9] Roche Emmets 1-11 Kilkerley Emmets/Naomh Malachi 1-06 Paddy McArdle Knockbridge
1995[10] St Joseph's/St Mochta's/Annaghminnon Rovers 0-12 Hunterstown/Glyde Rangers/Seán McDermott's/John Mitchels/Westerns 1-06 Paul McDonnell The Grove
1996[11] Newtown Blues 2-09 O'Connells/Stabannon Parnells 2-07 Paddy Stone Páirc Uí Mhuirí
1997[12] O'Connells/Stabannon Parnells 1-13 (AET) St Joseph's/St Mochta's/Annaghminnon Rovers 1-10 - Páirc Uí Mhuirí
1998[13] O'Connells/Stabannon Parnells 1-08 Oliver Plunketts 0-06 Mark Stanfield Gaelic Grounds
1999[14] Newtown Blues 0-12 St Bride's 1-04 Ronan Philips Páirc Uí Mhuirí
2000[15] St Bride's 1-11 St Patrick's 0-07 David J. McArdle St Brigid's Park
2001[16] St Patrick's 1-13 (AET) Kilkerley Emmets/Naomh Malachi 2-08 Damien Connor St Brigid's Park
2002[17] Mattock Rangers/Hunterstown/Glen Emmets 3-04 Cooley Kickhams 0-07 - McGeough Park
2003[18] Na Piarsaigh 3-10 Mattock Rangers/Hunterstown/Glen Emmets 1-08 Ronan McCartney Cluskey Park
2004[19] Newtown Blues 1-11 Cooley Kickhams 2-06 Brian Kermode Páirc Na nGael
2005[20] Newtown Blues 3-06 St Patrick's 1-06 Hugh McGinn The Grove
2006 No Championship
2007[21] ‡ Mellifont Rovers 1-10 Cooley Kickhams 1-09 Adrian Reid McGeough Park
2008[22] Dreadnots/St Fechin's 8-10 O'Connells/Stabannon Parnells 0-02 Niall Levins Darver
2009[23] Geraldines 3-12 St Joseph's 1-10 Brendan Molloy Darver
2010 Cancelled due to Winter cold snap
2011[24] Geraldines 4-13 Naomh Máirtín 2-07 Jim McEneaney Darver
2012[25] Geraldines 3-07 St Bride's 0-10 Shane O'Hanlon Darver
2013[26] St Bride's 0-16 Clan na Gael 1-12 Gareth Hall Darver
2014[27] O'Connells/Stabannon Parnells/John Mitchels 3-12 (AET) Clan na Gael 2-12 - Páirc de Róiste
2015[28] Mattock Rangers/Hunterstown/Glen Emmets 0-15 Naomh Fionnbarra/O'Connells 0-06 - Darver
2016[29] Cooley Kickhams 3-07 Geraldines 0-09 Peter Thornton Darver
2017[30] Newtown Blues 1-12 Mattock Rangers/ Hunterstown/Glen Emmets 3-05 Conor Moore Darver
2018[31] Newtown Blues 0-16 Mattock Rangers/ Hunterstown/Glen Emmets 0-06 Ronan Levins Darver
2019[32] St Mary's 4-11 St Bride's/St Mochta's 2-07 Conor Gillespie Darver
2020 Cancelled - COVID-19
2021[33] St Fechin's 1-13 St Joseph's/St Mochta's 2-03 John O'Connell Páirc Uí Mhuirí
2022[34] Roche Emmets 1-06 Naomh Máirtín 0-04 Glen Stewart Darver
2023 No Championship
2024 No Championship
2025[35] Mattock Rangers/Hunterstown 1-18 Cooley Kickhams 1-07 Liam Flynn/James Rogers Darver

‡ Mellifont Rovers - Mattock Rangers/Hunterstown/Glen Emmets combination

‡ St Fursey's - Geraldines and St Bride's combination

‡ Naomh Buithe - combination team from Monasterboice, Collon, and Tullyallen parishes

See also

  • Mulligan, Fr.John (1984). The GAA in Louth - An Historical Record.
  • Mulligan, Fr.John (2000). The GAA in Louth - An Historical Record (updated).

References

  1. ↑ "St Mary's turn on the style to claim crown". The Argus. 16 November 2019.
  2. ↑ "Hurling joins football in changing U21 All-Ireland championship to U20". Irish Examiner. 24 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Mattock Rangers/Hunterstown Rovers sparkle against Dundalk Gaels to win Louth GAA U19 championship". The Argus. 16 December 2023.
  4. ↑ "Winning a Louth GAA title with your club and those who you love most, tears teem, it runs deep". The Argus. 13 December 2022.
  5. ↑ "Victory for St.Michael's", The Argus, 25 April 1986
  6. ↑ "Impressive Gaels take u-21 title", The Argus, 29 November 1991
  7. ↑ "Gaels retain the Under-21 title after gallant Pats rally fails", The Argus, 15 May 1992
  8. ↑ "Roche build on minor success", The Argus, 30 April 1993
  9. ↑ "Roche hold on for a second U-21 title in a row", The Argus, 29 April 1994
  10. ↑ "Young lions battle for prized title", The Argus, 27 October 1995
  11. ↑ "Blues finally get return from youth", The Argus, 4 October 1996
  12. ↑ "A titanic struggle ends in darkness", The Argus, 25 April 1997
  13. ↑ "Stanfield makes Mark for holders in dying minutes", The Argus, 6 November 1998
  14. ↑ "Blues in brilliant U-21 win". Drogheda Independent. 12 November 1999.
  15. ↑ "Brides take home the under-21 title". The Argus. 8 December 2000.
  16. ↑ "Kilkerley parish district history-2001". Willie Quigley.
  17. ↑ "Finally, joy in 2002 decider". Drogheda Independent. 9 May 2003.
  18. ↑ "Na Piarsaigh joy as clinch the U-21 title". The Argus. 30 January 2004.
  19. ↑ "Disgraceful scenes as Blues pip Cooley". The Argus. 28 January 2005.
  20. ↑ "Wealth of talent at Blues' disposal gets them home in U-21 decider". The Argus. 23 December 2005.
  21. ↑ "So, so close". Hogan Stand. 30 November 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  22. ↑ "Hat-trick hero Ronan leads rout". The Argus. 3 December 2008.
  23. ↑ "Geraldines show their ruthless streak in landing the u-21 title". Dundalk Democrat. 20 January 2010.
  24. ↑ "Early goals fire rampant Geraldines to U-21 glory". The Argus. 30 November 2011.
  25. ↑ "Goals prove crucial as Gers claim third U-21 title in a row". The Argus. 5 December 2012.
  26. ↑ "U21FC final: Brides defeat Clans". Hogan Stand. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  27. ↑ "U21FC final: glory for O'Connells/Stabannon Parnells/John Mitchels". Hogan Stand. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  28. ↑ "Impressive combination unlock U-21 glory in style". The Argus. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  29. ↑ "Cooley roll back the years to land U21 crown". Hogan Stand. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  30. ↑ "Nally and Downey inspire Blues to U21 Championship title". Dundalk Democrat. 26 November 2017.
  31. ↑ "Newtown give combination side the Blues". The Argus. 8 December 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
  32. ↑ "St Mary's turn on the style to claim crown". The Argus. 16 November 2019.
  33. ↑ "Walsh supreme as Fechin's devour combination in U20 final". Drogheda Independent. 16 January 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  34. ↑ "Roche Emmets end 28-year wait on U21 championship title with controlling victory over Naomh Máirtín". Drogheda Independent. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  35. ↑ "Mattock/Hunterstown combo power their way to Louth U21 A Championship title". The Argus. 22 December 2025.
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