Ulster Minor Football Championship

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 25 occasions. The winner and the beaten finalist represent Ulster in the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship.

Ulster Minor Football Championship
Founded1930
TrophyFr. Murray Cup
Title holdersDerry (17th title)
Most titlesTyrone (25 titles)
SponsorsESB

List of winners by county

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TeamWinsYears wonRunners upYears runners up
1Tyrone251931, 1934, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1988, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2021, 2022101932, 1936, 1953, 1969, 1979, 1991, 2000, 2002, 2013, 2019
2Derry171965, 1969, 1970, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2023, 202491966, 1968, 1974, 1993, 1996, 2007, 2016, 2018, 2022
3Armagh121930, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1961, 1968, 1992, 1994, 2005, 2009171931, 1933, 1937, 1947, 1950, 1956, 1962, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1987, 1989, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2024
4Down101958, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1977, 1979, 1986, 1987, 1999101934, 1945, 1952, 1982, 1990, 1994, 1995, 2004, 2005, 2009
5Antrim81932, 1933, 1936, 1941, 1950, 1955, 1964, 198261938, 1940, 1959, 1997, 1998, 2006
6Donegal71956, 1985, 1991, 1996, 2006, 2014, 201651949, 1957, 1963, 1992, 1999
7Monaghan61939, 1940, 1945, 2013, 2018, 2019111930, 1946, 1948, 1960, 1961, 1978, 1983, 2001, 2008, 2012, 2023
8Cavan61937, 1938, 1952, 1959, 1974, 2011141939, 1941, 1951, 1955, 1958, 1964, 1965, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1985, 1988, 2015, 2017
9Fermanagh041967, 1970, 1971, 2003

Finals listed by year

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All-Ireland champions
All-Ireland runners-up
Under 17 Competition
YearWinnerScoreOpponentScore
2024Derry0-12Armagh1-07
2023[1]Derry1-15 (AET)
Derry win 4-2 on penalties
Monaghan3-09
2022Tyrone4-08Derry0-16
2021[2]Tyrone2-11Donegal1-7
2020Derry1-15Monaghan0-15
2019Monaghan1-13Tyrone1-11
2018Monaghan1–09Derry0-09
Under 18 Competition
YearWinnerScoreOpponentScore
2017[3]Derry1–22Cavan2–12
2016Donegal2–10Derry1–11
2015[4]Derry1–11Cavan0–11
2014Donegal2–12Armagh0–10
2013[6]Monaghan4–10Tyrone2–14
2012Tyrone0–14Monaghan1–08
2011Cavan0–12Armagh1–06
2010Tyrone1–14Armagh0–05
2009Armagh1–08Down1–05
2008Tyrone0–13Monaghan0–10
2007Tyrone0–10Derry1–06
2006[7]Donegal2–12Antrim1–05
2005Armagh0–11Down0–10
2004Tyrone0–11, 0–15 (R)Down0–11, 0–08 (R)
2003Tyrone3–09Fermanagh0–09
2002Derry0–12Tyrone0–11
2001Tyrone2–13Monaghan0–13
2000Derry2–11Tyrone1–11
1999Down0–10, 2–07 (R)Donegal0–10, 0–09 (R)
1998Tyrone4–09Antrim2–02
1997Tyrone3–13Antrim2–10
1996Donegal0–09, 0–09 (R)Derry0–09, 1–05 (R)
1995Derry2–12Down1–07
1994Armagh3–13Down1–07
1993Tyrone1–09Derry1–05
1992Armagh0–13Donegal0–09
1991Donegal1–10Tyrone1–09
1990Derry2–10Down2–08
1989Derry2–15Armagh2–03
1988Tyrone2–07Cavan0–03
1987Down1–07Armagh0–04
1986Down1–12Derry0–10
1985Donegal2–11Cavan1–03
1984Derry1–04Armagh0–03
1983Derry3–09Monaghan0–04
1982Antrim2–10Down3–05
1981Derry0–11Armagh1–02
1980Derry3–14Armagh1–02
1979Down1–07Tyrone0–06
1978Tyrone3–11Monaghan2–09
1977Down0–08, 0–11 (R)Armagh1–05, 1–06 (R)
1976Tyrone5–07Cavan1–09
1975Tyrone0–10Cavan0–07
1974Cavan3–09Derry1–04
1973Tyrone1–13Down0–09
1972Tyrone3–06Cavan1–06
1971Tyrone0–19Fermanagh0–07
1970Derry1–14Fermanagh0–11
1969Derry1–09Tyrone0–05
1968Armagh4–08Derry1–07
1967Tyrone0–16Fermanagh2–05
1966Down1–12Derry1–09
1965Derry3–11Cavan2–04
1964Antrim2–10Cavan0–06
1963Down4–06Donegal2–11
1962Down2–05Armagh0–08
1961Armagh3–08Monaghan1–04
1960Down2–07Monaghan1–04
1959Cavan2–11Antrim2–07
1958Down3–09Cavan3–01
1957Armagh3–06Donegal0–10
1956Donegal2–05Armagh0–06
1955Antrim4–03Cavan2–06
1954Armagh2–08Down0–09
1953Armagh2–15Tyrone3–02
1952Cavan1–05Down1–03
1951Armagh3–01Cavan1–04
1950Antrim1–08, 1–09 (R)Armagh1–08, 1–01 (R)
1949Armagh4–06Donegal1–04
1948Tyrone5–07Monaghan2–03
1947Tyrone3–06Armagh2–08
1946Tyrone1–04Monaghan0–05
1945Monaghan1–07Down0–07
1944Suspended
1943Suspended
1942Suspended
1941Antrim2–05Cavan1–07
1940Monaghan0–08Antrim0–04
1939Monaghan0–05, 1–08 (R)Cavan0–05, 1–07 (R)
1938Cavan2–07Antrim2–04
1937Cavan1–10Armagh0–03
1936Antrim2–07Tyrone2–04
1935No winner**
1934Tyrone1–04Down1–03
1933Antrim2–07Armagh1–01
1932Antrim2–07Tyrone1–02
1931Tyrone0–07Armagh0–04
1930Armagh3–04Monaghan0–10
  • 1935 Final Down 2–02 Donegal 2-01 Objection and counter objection. Competition declared null and void.

See also

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References

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