Dublin Senior Football Championship

The Dublin Senior Football Championship (currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Go-Ahead Dublin Senior Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition between the top Dublin GAA clubs. The winners of the Dublin Championship qualify to represent their county in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship, the winners of which progress to the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. The 2023 Dublin champions are Kilmacud Crokes who defeated Ballyboden St Enda's in the final.

Dublin Senior Football Championship
Current season or competition:
2023 Dublin Senior Football Championship
IrishCraobh Shinsear Peile
Átha Cliath
Founded1887
Title holdersKilmacud Crokes (11th title)
Most titlesSt Vincent's (29 titles)
SponsorsGo-Ahead Ireland

History edit

The first Dublin Football Championship took place in 1887, Erin's Hope were the first Dublin Champions. St Vincent's have won the most titles, having won on twenty eight occasions.[1]

There were no champions in 1902 as there was no Dublin Football Championship that year. The 1902 final was played in 1903, with Bray Emmets going on to represent Dublin and win the 1902 Leinster and All-Ireland Senior Football Championship representing Dublin (six Bray Emmets Players in all), a final which was played in 1904.[2]

The Dublin senior football championship had received a dramatic revamp for 2006. A backdoor system was introduced and the new system was on a two-year trial which ended in 2007. A whole new system was introduced for the 2008 competition, the teams were divided into groups which were based on seeding from the previous year.[3] The new system was to only involve the senior football championship. The backdoor system was restored for 2009 but was then removed in 2012. The new format included the introduction of a 'Senior B' championship. All the teams that lost in the first round were placed in a competition which was run in parallel to the 'A' Championship.

The Championship received another revamp in 2018 where the straight knock-out format was removed and replaced with a group format that contained 16 teams divided into 4 groups of four. The four teams who played in the semi-final the previous year were seeded and placed in separate groups while the other 12 teams were drawn into the remaining spots. Each team plays the 3 other teams in their group once and the teams that finish first and second within their groups qualify for the quarter-finals.[4]

Wins listed by club edit

#TeamWinsYears wonLast final lost
1St Vincent's291949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1957,1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1984, 2007, 2013, 2014, 2016, 20172015
2O'Tooles111918, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1931, 19461964
Kilmacud Crokes111992, 1994, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2018, 2021, 2022, 20232012
4Geraldines101898, 1899, 1908, 1910, 1914, 1915, 1917, 1940, 1941, 19421912
5UCD71943, 1963, 1965, 1973, 1974, 2002, 20061976
6Parnells61913, 1916, 1939, 1945, 1987, 19881991
7Garda51927, 1929, 1933, 1934, 19351955
8Kickhams51897, 1904, 1905, 1906, 19071925
Na Fianna51969, 1979, 1999, 2000, 20012022
Young Irelands51891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 18961890
11Ballymun Kickhams41982, 1985, 2012, 20202017
Erin's Hope41887, 1932, 1956, 19781980
Clanna Gael41936, 1937, 1948, 19681963
Ballyboden St Enda's41995, 2009, 2015, 20192023
15Thomas Davis31989, 1990, 19912019
Isles of the Sea31890, 1895, 19001892
Keatings31903, 1909, 19111917
18Erin's Isle21993, 19971996
Civil Service21944, 19801992
Seán McDermotts21938, 19471967
Scoil Ui Chonaill21983, 19861968
St Brigid's22003, 20112010
23St. Sylvester's119961997
Faughs11889
St Mary's119211922
Feach McHughs11888
Bray Emmets11901
St. Joseph's119301934

Finals listed by year edit

YearWinnerScoreOpponentScore
2023[5]Kilmacud Crokes1-14Ballyboden St Enda's0-09
2022[6]Kilmacud Crokes0-11Na Fianna0-10
2021[7]Kilmacud Crokes1-07St Jude's1-06
2020[8]Ballymun Kickhams1-19Ballyboden St Enda's0-08
2019[9]Ballyboden St Enda's0-15Thomas Davis0-09
2018[10]Kilmacud Crokes2-12St Jude's0-13
2017[11]St Vincent's1-08Ballymun Kickhams0-08
2016[12][13]St Vincent's0-15Castleknock0-10
2015[14]Ballyboden St Enda's2-08St Vincent's0-10
2014[15]St Vincent's0-14St Oliver Plunketts Eoghan Ruadh1-10
2013[16][17]St Vincent's1-17, 1-09 (R)Ballymun Kickhams0-20, 1-08 (R)
2012[18][19]Ballymun Kickhams1-12Kilmacud Crokes0-14
2011St Brigid's0-10St Oliver Plunketts Eoghan Ruadh0-08
2010Kilmacud Crokes2-12St Brigid's0-11
2009Ballyboden St Enda's2-12St Jude's1-13
2008Kilmacud Crokes1-10, 3-06 (R)St Oliver Plunketts Eoghan Ruadh0-13, 0-13 (R)
2007St Vincent's0-12St Brigid's1-07
2006UCD0-10St Vincent's0-09
2005Kilmacud Crokes1-14Na Fianna0-09
2004Kilmacud Crokes0-11Ballyboden St Enda's2-02
2003St Brigid's0-17Kilmacud Crokes1-08
2002UCD0-16St Vincent's1-06
2001Na Fianna3-15St Brigid's1-05
2000Na Fianna2-06Kilmacud Crokes1-08
1999Na Fianna1-13St Brigid's0-12
1998Kilmacud Crokes1-16Na Fianna0-13
1997Erin's Isle2-10St. Sylvester's, Malahide1-11
1996St. Sylvester's, Malahide0-11Erin's Isle0-09
1995Ballyboden St Enda's1-07Erin's Isle0-09
1994Kilmacud Crokes0-12, 1-14 (R)Erin's Isle1-09, 2-10 (R)
1993Erin's Isle0-08, 1-08 (R)Kilmacud Crokes1-05, 0-06 (R)
1992Kilmacud Crokes0-11Civil Service0-10
1991Thomas Davis1-09Parnells1-07
1990Thomas Davis0-10Parnells1-06
1989Thomas Davis2-10Ballymun Kickhams0-10
1988Parnells1-15Cuala0-12
1987Parnells0-12St Anne's0-08
1986Scoil Ui Chonaill0-09Thomas Davis0-01
1985Ballymun Kickhams2-07Clontarf0-08
1984St Vincent's1-08Na Fianna1-05
1983Scoil Ui Chonaill0-12St Vincent's1-06
1982Ballymun Kickhams2-11Erin's Isle1-08
1981St Vincent's0-12Ballymun Kickhams2-04
1980Civil Service3-09Erin's Hope2-08
1979Na Fianna0-11Civil Service0-09
1978Erin's Hope0-09, 3-07 (R)Erin's Isle1-06, 0-13 (R)
1977St Vincent's4-15Synge Street PP0-06
1976St Vincent's3-12UCD1-15
1975 [a]St Vincent'sW/OUCDSCR
1974UCD0-12St Vincent's1-03
1973UCD1-11St Vincent's0-10
1972St Vincent's2-08UCD0-09
1971St Vincent's3-13Craobh Chiaráin3-03
1970St Vincent's1-11Raheny1-08
1969Na Fianna1-08St Vincent's0-10
1968Clanna Gael1-08Scoil Ui Chonaill0-05
1967St Vincent's2-16Sean McDermotts1-06
1966St Vincent's3-09Sean McDermotts2-06
1965UCD1-12Round Towers0-07
1964St Vincent's0-14O'Toole's1-07
1963UCD1-04, 2-12 (R)Clanna Gael0-07, 2-08 (R)
1962St Vincent's3-13Clanna Gael3-08
1961St Vincent's2-12Air Corps1-06[20]
1960St Vincent's1-06Air Corps0-07
1959St Vincent's5-03UCD2-10
1958St Vincent's1-08Sean McDermott's1-05
1957St Vincent's2-13Clanna Gael1-04
1956Erin's Hope1-07St Vincent's0-07
1955St Vincent's4-04Garda1-07
1954St. Vincent's3-06College of Pharmacy2-01
1953St Vincent's2-05Clanna Gael0-06
1952St Vincent's1-10, 0-13 (R)Garda3-04, 1-08 (R)
1951St Vincent's1-06Sean McDermott's0-04
1950St Vincent's1-11Parnells1-03[21]
1949St Vincent's4-11Clanna Gael2-05
1948Clanna Gael2-08St Vincent's2-03
1947[22]Sean McDermott's0-11Westerns0-05
1946[23][24]O'Toole's2-05, 1-06 (R)Parnells1-08, 1-05 (R)
1945Parnells0-10Civil Service1-04
1944Civil Service3-04Peadar Mackens1-01
1943UCD1-08Sean McDermott's1-06
1942Geraldines0-11Peadar Mackens0-08
1941Geraldines3-04Parnells0-01
1940Geraldines2-05Sean McDermott's1-06
1939Parnells1-02Sean McDermott's0-03
1938Sean McDermott's2-07O'Toole's1-05
1937 [b]Clanna GaelW/OSean McDermott'sSCR
1936Clanna Gael1-09St Lawrence's1-02
1935Garda2-07O'Toole's1-02
1934Garda3-08St Joseph's1-02
1933Garda1-11UCD1-03
1932Erin's Hope1-06St Lawrence's1-05
1931O'Toole's0-05, 1-08 (R)Erin's Hope0-05, 1-05 (R)
1930St Joseph's0-06, 2-03 (R)O'Toole's0-06, 1-05 (R)
1929Garda1-04O'Toole's0-04
1928O'Toole's2-09O'Dwyer's0-04
1927Garda3-04O'Toole's0-02
1926O'Toole's0-06Garda0-04
1925O'Toole's3-07Kickhams1-03
1924O'Toole's4-05UCD3-02
1923O'Toole's1-04Garda0-04
1922[25]O'Toole's0-03, 1-02 (R)St Mary's0-03, 0-03 (R)
1921[26]St Mary's1-05Kickhams0-03
1920O'Toole's1-02Kickhams0-01
1919O'Toole's1-07McCrackens0-02
1918O'Toole's1-06Collegians0-03
1917Geraldines3-04Keatings0-04
1916Parnells1-04Hibernian Knights0-06
1915Geraldines0-07Parnells0-01
1914Geraldines3-02Parnells0-02
1913Parnells2-03Kickhams2-02
1912Kickhams1-01Geraldines0-01
1911Keatings2-02Geraldines1-00
1910Geraldines0-07Parnells0-06
1909Keatings3-03Geraldines1-06
1908Geraldines0-05Keatings0-04
1907Kickhams0-11Keatings0-02
1906Kickhams0-08Parnells0-05
1905Kickhams0-05Geraldines0-04
1904Kickhams0-11Isles of the Sea0-02
1903Keatings0-07, 2-09 (R)Geraldines0-07, 0-05 (R)
1902Championship Not Staged
1901Bray Emmets0-11Kickhams0-06
1900Isles of the Sea1-05Kickhams1-04
1899Geraldines1-06, 1-12 (R)Kickhams0-09, 0-06 (R)
1898Geraldines4-13Kickhams1-04
1897 [c]Kickhams1-07, 2-08 (R)Cabinteely Geraldines0-08, 2-03
1896Young Irelands3-07Lucan Sarsfields0-03
1895Isles of the SeaW/OErin's HopeSCR
1894Young IrelandsDolphins
1893Young Irelands
1892Young Irelands3-02Isles of the Sea1-00
1891Young Irelands3-07Sons of the Sea0-03
1890Isles of the Sea0-05Young Irelands0-03
1889Faughs0-05Raheny0-01
1888Feach McHughs2-04Cabinteely Geraldines2-01
1887[27][d]Erin's Hope1-20Grocers Assistants0-01

Notes

  • ^[a] UCD refused to play due to college examinations and St. Vincent's were declared champions.
  • ^[b] Sean McDermott's, insisting that they could only field a team for an afternoon throw-in rather than the scheduled eight o'clock in the evening start, conceded a walkover.
  • ^[c] Geraldines lodged an objection claiming Kickhams had played an unregistered player and a replay was ordered.
  • ^[d] score uncertain - all forfeit points included in score.

Senior 2 edit

The second tier of the senior championship was first founded in 2016 (Senior B) and with St Oliver Plunkett's Eoghan Ruadh crowned champions. In 2017 the second tier competition was known as the Senior Football Championship Tournament and was won by Ballyboden St Enda's. In 2016 and 2017, the losers in the first round of the senior championship formed the years B championship.

In 2018, the senior football championship tournament changed name to the Senior 2 Championship. In 2018, the second tier was given a more permanent set-up. The second tier of the Dublin Championship became a proper second tier in 2018. The teams that were placed in Senior 2 can only leave the championship through promotion and relegation. Senior 2 champions gain promotion to Senior 1 and one side can also be relegated to the Dublin Intermediate football championship from 2019 onwards.

YearWinnerScoreOpponentScore
2023[28]Clontarf0-12Fingallians1-08
2022[29]St. Vincents1-08St. Sylvesters0-08
2021Cuala1-17Templeogue Synge Street2-11
2020[30]Cuala0-14St Brigid's0-10
2019[31]Round Towers Lusk3-21Whitehall Colmcille3-10
2018[32]Thomas Davis4-11St Mary's1-07
2017Ballyboden St Enda's1-17Raheny1-16
2016St Oliver Plunketts Eoghan Ruadh0-12Cuala0-11

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