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Ulster Minor Football Championship
Gaelic football competition
Gaelic football competition
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Ulster Minor Football Championship |
| founded | 1930 |
| trophy | Fr. Murray Cup |
| title holders | Tyrone |
| currentordinal | 26 |
| most titles | Tyrone |
| mostordinal | 26 |
| 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 Larry 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 26 occasions. The winner and the beaten finalist represent Ulster in the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship.
List of winners by county
| Team | Wins | Years won | Runners up | Years runners up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyrone | 26 | 1931, 1934, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1988, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2021, 2022, 2025 | 10 |
| 2 | Derry | 17 | 1965, 1969, 1970, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2023, 2024 | 9 |
| 3 | Armagh | 12 | 1930, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1961, 1968, 1992, 1994, 2005, 2009 | 17 |
| 4 | Down | 10 | 1958, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1977, 1979, 1986, 1987, 1999 | 10 |
| 5 | Antrim | 8 | 1932, 1933, 1936, 1941, 1950, 1955, 1964, 1982 | 6 |
| 6 | Donegal | 7 | 1956, 1985, 1991, 1996, 2006, 2014, 2016 | 5 |
| 7 | Monaghan | 6 | 1939, 1940, 1945, 2013, 2018, 2019 | 11 |
| 8 | Cavan | 6 | 1937, 1938, 1952, 1959, 1974, 2011 | 15 |
| 9 | Fermanagh | 0 | 4 |
Finals listed by year
| All-Ireland runners-up |
|---|
| Under 17 Competition | Year | Winner | Score | Opponent | Score | Under 18 Competition | Year | Winner | Score | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Tyrone | 2-11 | Cavan | 1-08 | |||||||
| 2024 | Derry | 0-12 | Armagh | 1-07 | |||||||
| 2023 | Derry | 1-15 (AET) | |||||||||
| Derry win 4-2 on penalties | Monaghan | 3-09 | |||||||||
| 2022 | Tyrone | 4-08 | Derry | 0-16 | |||||||
| 2021 | Tyrone | 2-11 | Donegal | 1-7 | |||||||
| 2020 | Derry | 1-15 | Monaghan | 0-15 | |||||||
| 2019 | Monaghan | 1-13 | Tyrone | 1-11 | |||||||
| 2018 | Monaghan | 1–09 | Derry | 0-09 | |||||||
| 2017 | Derry | 1–22 | Cavan | 2–12 | |||||||
| 2016 | Donegal | 2–10 | Derry | 1–11 | |||||||
| 2015 | Derry | 1–11 | Cavan | 0–11 | |||||||
| 2014 | Donegal | 2–12 | Armagh | 0–10 | |||||||
| 2013 | Monaghan | 4–10 | Tyrone | 2–14 | |||||||
| 2012 | Tyrone | 0–14 | Monaghan | 1–08 | |||||||
| 2011 | Cavan | 0–12 | Armagh | 1–06 | |||||||
| 2010 | Tyrone | 1–14 | Armagh | 0–05 | |||||||
| 2009 | Armagh | 1–08 | Down | 1–05 | |||||||
| 2008 | Tyrone | 0–13 | Monaghan | 0–10 | |||||||
| 2007 | Tyrone | 0–10 | Derry | 1–06 | |||||||
| 2006 | Donegal | 2–12 | Antrim | 1–05 | |||||||
| 2005 | Armagh | 0–11 | Down | 0–10 | |||||||
| 2004 | Tyrone | 0–11, 0–15 (R) | Down | 0–11, 0–08 (R) | |||||||
| 2003 | Tyrone | 3–09 | Fermanagh | 0–09 | |||||||
| 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, 2–07 (R) | Donegal | 0–10, 0–09 (R) | |||||||
| 1998 | Tyrone | 4–09 | Antrim | 2–02 | |||||||
| 1997 | Tyrone | 3–13 | Antrim | 2–10 | |||||||
| 1996 | Donegal | 0–09, 0–09 (R) | Derry | 0–09, 1–05 (R) | |||||||
| 1995 | Derry | 2–12 | Down | 1–07 | |||||||
| 1994 | Armagh | 3–13 | Down | 1–07 | |||||||
| 1993 | Tyrone | 1–09 | Derry | 1–05 | |||||||
| 1992 | Armagh | 0–13 | Donegal | 0–09 | |||||||
| 1991 | Donegal | 1–10 | Tyrone | 1–09 | |||||||
| 1990 | Derry | 2–10 | Down | 2–08 | |||||||
| 1989 | Derry | 2–15 | Armagh | 2–03 | |||||||
| 1988 | Tyrone | 2–07 | Cavan | 0–03 | |||||||
| 1987 | Down | 1–07 | Armagh | 0–04 | |||||||
| 1986 | Down | 1–12 | Derry | 0–10 | |||||||
| 1985 | Donegal | 2–11 | Cavan | 1–03 | |||||||
| 1984 | Derry | 1–04 | Armagh | 0–03 | |||||||
| 1983 | Derry | 3–09 | Monaghan | 0–04 | |||||||
| 1982 | Antrim | 2–10 | Down | 3–05 | |||||||
| 1981 | Derry | 0–11 | Armagh | 1–02 | |||||||
| 1980 | Derry | 3–14 | Armagh | 1–02 | |||||||
| 1979 | Down | 1–07 | Tyrone | 0–06 | |||||||
| 1978 | Tyrone | 3–11 | Monaghan | 2–09 | |||||||
| 1977 | Down | 0–08, 0–11 (R) | Armagh | 1–05, 1–06 (R) | |||||||
| 1976 | Tyrone | 5–07 | Cavan | 1–09 | |||||||
| 1975 | Tyrone | 0–10 | Cavan | 0–07 | |||||||
| 1974 | Cavan | 3–09 | Derry | 1–04 | |||||||
| 1973 | Tyrone | 1–13 | Down | 0–09 | |||||||
| 1972 | Tyrone | 3–06 | Cavan | 1–06 | |||||||
| 1971 | Tyrone | 0–19 | Fermanagh | 0–07 | |||||||
| 1970 | Derry | 1–14 | Fermanagh | 0–11 | |||||||
| 1969 | Derry | 1–09 | Tyrone | 0–05 | |||||||
| 1968 | Armagh | 4–08 | Derry | 1–07 | |||||||
| 1967 | Tyrone | 0–16 | Fermanagh | 2–05 | |||||||
| 1966 | Down | 1–12 | Derry | 1–09 | |||||||
| 1965 | Derry | 3–11 | Cavan | 2–04 | |||||||
| 1964 | Antrim | 2–10 | Cavan | 0–06 | |||||||
| 1963 | Down | 4–06 | Donegal | 2–11 | |||||||
| 1962 | Down | 2–05 | Armagh | 0–08 | |||||||
| 1961 | Armagh | 3–08 | Monaghan | 1–04 | |||||||
| 1960 | Down | 2–07 | Monaghan | 1–04 | |||||||
| 1959 | Cavan | 2–11 | Antrim | 2–07 | |||||||
| 1958 | Down | 3–09 | Cavan | 3–01 | |||||||
| 1957 | Armagh | 3–06 | Donegal | 0–10 | |||||||
| 1956 | Donegal | 2–05 | Armagh | 0–06 | |||||||
| 1955 | Antrim | 4–03 | Cavan | 2–06 | |||||||
| 1954 | Armagh | 2–08 | Down | 0–09 | |||||||
| 1953 | Armagh | 2–15 | Tyrone | 3–02 | |||||||
| 1952 | Cavan | 1–05 | Down | 1–03 | |||||||
| 1951 | Armagh | 3–01 | Cavan | 1–04 | |||||||
| 1950 | Antrim | 1–08, 1–09 (R) | Armagh | 1–08, 1–01 (R) | |||||||
| 1949 | Armagh | 4–06 | Donegal | 1–04 | |||||||
| 1948 | Tyrone | 5–07 | Monaghan | 2–03 | |||||||
| 1947 | Tyrone | 3–06 | Armagh | 2–08 | |||||||
| 1946 | Tyrone | 1–04 | Monaghan | 0–05 | |||||||
| 1945 | Monaghan | 1–07 | Down | 0–07 | |||||||
| 1944 | Suspended | ||||||||||
| 1943 | Suspended | ||||||||||
| 1942 | Suspended | ||||||||||
| 1941 | Antrim | 2–05 | Cavan | 1–07 | |||||||
| 1940 | Monaghan | 0–08 | Antrim | 0–04 | |||||||
| 1939 | Monaghan | 0–05, 1–08 (R) | Cavan | 0–05, 1–07 (R) | |||||||
| 1938 | Cavan | 2–07 | Antrim | 2–04 | |||||||
| 1937 | Cavan | 1–10 | Armagh | 0–03 | |||||||
| 1936 | Antrim | 2–07 | Tyrone | 2–04 | |||||||
| 1935 | No winner** | ||||||||||
| 1934 | Tyrone | 1–04 | Down | 1–03 | |||||||
| 1933 | Antrim | 2–07 | Armagh | 1–01 | |||||||
| 1932 | Antrim | 2–07 | Tyrone | 1–02 | |||||||
| 1931 | Tyrone | 0–07 | Armagh | 0–04 | |||||||
| 1930 | Armagh | 3–04 | Monaghan | 0–10 |
- 1935 Final Down 2–02 Donegal 2-01 Objection and counter objection. Competition declared null and void.
References
References
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- (21 July 2013). "Ulster MFC final: Monaghan bridge 68-year gap". [[Hogan Stand]].
- (10 July 2006). "Second-half surge sees Donegal end long title wait". Irish Independent.
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