Mayo Senior Football Championship

For the hurling equivalent, see Mayo Senior Hurling Championship.

The Mayo Senior Football Championship, known for sponsorship reasons as the Connacht Gold Mayo Senior Football Championship, is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by the top Mayo GAA clubs.

Mayo Senior Football Championship
Irish	Craobh Sinsear Pe1le Co. Muigheo
Founded	1888
Trophy	Paddy Moclair Cup
Title holders	Ballina Stephenites (38th title)
Most titles	Ballina Stephenites (38 titles)
Sponsors	Connacht Gold

As of 2024, Ballina Stephenites GAA are the title holders, having defeating Knockmore in the final.^[1]

Honours

The trophy presented to the winners is the Paddy Moclair Cup,^[2] which was first presented for the 1971 final.

The winners of the Mayo Senior Championship qualify to represent their county in the Connacht Senior Club Football Championship. The winners can, in turn, go on to play in the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.

History

The inaugural winners of the Mayo Championship were Castlebar Mitchels who won in 1888. The most successful team to date are Ballina Stephenites who have won on 38 occasions.

Roll of honour

#	Team	Wins	Years won	Last final lost
1	Ballina Stephenites	38	1889, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1920, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1933, 1935, 1938, 1940, 1943, 1947, 1955, 1966, 1985, 1987, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2023, 2024	2022
2	Castlebar Mitchels	31	1888, 1903, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1969, 1970, 1978, 1986, 1988, 1993, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017	2014
3	Knockmore	10	1973, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2020, 2021	2024
4	Crossmolina Deel Rovers	7	1949, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006	2003
5	Garrymore	6	1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1982	1977
6	Ballintubber	5	2010, 2011, 2014, 2018, 2019	2017
7	Claremorris	4	1961, 1964, 1965, 1971	1978
8	Hollymount	3	1990, 1991, 1994	—
	Ballycastle		1936, 1937, 1939	—
	Charlestown Sarsfields		1902, 2001, 2009	2008
	Ballaghaderreen		1972, 2008, 2012	2019
12	East Mayo	2	1957, 1967	—
	Ballyhaunis		1919, 1958	1926
14	Shamrocks	1	1977	1976
	North Mayo		1968	—
	West Mayo		1960	—
	Lacken		1917	1984
	Ballina Commercials		1890	—
	Westport		2022	1991

List of finals

Mayo GAA clubs

Location of County Mayo in Ireland

Year	Winner	Score	Opponent	Score
2024[1]	Ballina Stephenites	1-12	Knockmore	0-08
2023[3]	Ballina Stephenites	0-06	Breaffy	0-04
2022[4]	Westport	1-09	Ballina Stephenites	1-06
2021[5]	Knockmore	1-09	Belmullet	0-06
2020[6]	Knockmore	1–12	Breaffy	0–13
2019[7]	Ballintubber	1–14	Ballaghaderreen	1–11
2018[8]	Ballintubber	0–12	Breaffy	1-08
2017[9]	Castlebar Mitchels	0–15	Ballintubber	0–13
2016[10]	Castlebar Mitchels	3–13	Knockmore	0–10
2015[11]	Castlebar Mitchels	4–10	Breaffy	0-09
2014[12]	Ballintubber	2-09	Castlebar Mitchels	1-09
2013[13]	Castlebar Mitchels	1–11	Breaffy	0-08
2012[14]	Ballaghaderreen	1-09	Ballintubber	0-04
2011[15]	Ballintubber	1–10	Castlebar Mitchels	1-09
2010[16]	Ballintubber	0-08	Castlebar Mitchels	0-05
2009[17]	Charlestown Sarsfields	0-09	Knockmore	0-06
2008[18]	Ballaghaderreen	0–13	Charlestown Sarsfields	1-06
2007	Ballina Stephenites	3-06	Charlestown Sarsfields	0–13
2006[19]	Crossmolina Deel Rovers	2-08, 1–13 (R)	Ballaghaderreen	1–11, 2–07 (R)
2005	Crossmolina Deel Rovers	2-09	Shrule-Glencorrib	1–11
2004	Ballina Stephenites	1-09	Knockmore	0-06
2003	Ballina Stephenites	1–11	Crossmolina Deel Rovers	0–12
2002	Crossmolina Deel Rovers	2-09	Knockmore	0–14
2001[20]	Charlestown Sarsfields	0–11, 2–16 (R)	Knockmore	2-05, 0–08 (R)
2000	Crossmolina Deel Rovers	0–14	Burrishoole	0–11
1999	Crossmolina Deel Rovers	0-09	Ballina Stephenites	0-07
1998	Ballina Stephenites	0–11	Crossmolina Deel Rovers	0-09
1997[21]	Knockmore	1–11	Kiltimagh	0-09
1996	Knockmore	1–10	Ballina Stephenites	1-08
1995	Crossmolina Deel Rovers	0–11	Kiltane	0-07
1994	Hollymount	0–14	Castlebar Mitchels	1-04
1993	Castlebar Mitchels	1-07	Balla	0-07
1992	Knockmore	1-09	Charlestown Sarsfields	0-09
1991	Hollymount	1-06	Westport	1-02
1990	Hollymount	0-08	Knockmore	0-07
1989	Knockmore	2-07	Kiltane	2-06
1988	Castlebar Mitchels	2-06, 1–12 (R)	Crossmolina Deel Rovers	1-09, 0–09 (R)
1987	Ballina Stephenites	1-08	Castlebar Mitchels	2-02
1986	Castlebar Mitchels	1-08	Crossmolina Deel Rovers	0-02
1985	Ballina Stephenites	4-02	Ballaghadereen	1–10
1984	Knockmore	2–11	Lacken	0-04
1983	Knockmore	1–15	Davitts	3-05
1982	Garrymore	1-08	Castlebar Mitchels	0-06
1981	Garrymore	1-09	Belmullet	1-05
1980	Knockmore	3-04	Castlebar Mitchels	2-06
1979	Garrymore	2–10	Knockmore	1-07
1978	Castlebar Mitchels	0-08	Claremorris	0-07
1977	Shamrocks	0-08, 4–06 (R)	Garrymore	0-08, 0–13 (R)
1976	Garrymore	1-09	Knockmore	2-05
1975	Garrymore	0–11	Aghamore	0-06
1974	Garrymore	1–12	Aghamore	2-02
1973	Knockmore	3–13	Garrymore	2–11
1972	Ballaghaderreen	1–11	Claremorris	0-09
1971	Claremorris	2-05	Aghamore	1-06
1970	Castlebar Mitchels	4-09	Garrymore	0–13
1969	Castlebar Mitchels	0–11	Ballina Stephenites	1-04
1968	North Mayo	2–10	Ballina Stephenites	3-04
1967	East Mayo	2-07	Ballina Stephenites	0-09
1966	Ballina Stephenites	0–11	Claremorris	1-03
1965	Claremorris	1–14	Castlebar Mitchels	1-05
1964	Claremorris	2-04	Castlebar Mitchels	0-06
1963[citation needed]	Castlebar Mitchels	3-08	Crossmolina Deel Rovers	0-02
1962	Castlebar Mitchels	1-07	Claremorris	2-03
1961	Claremorris	0-09	Ballina Stephenites	0-07
1960	West Mayo	3-06	Castlebar Mitchels	0-07
1959	Castlebar Mitchels	1-07	East Mayo	1-04
1958	Ballyhaunis	2-05	Ballina Stephenites	2-01
1957	East Mayo	1-07	Crossmolina Deel Rovers	0-07
1956	Castlebar Mitchels	0–14 (R)	Crossmolina Deel Rovers	1-06 (R)
1955	Ballina Stephenites	1–10	Claremorris	1-02
1954	Castlebar Mitchels	2-04	Claremorris	2-03
1953	Castlebar Mitchels	1-08	Ardnaree Sarsfields	0-05
1952	Castlebar Mitchels	6–10	Claremorris	2-05
1951	Castlebar Mitchels	2–10	Louisburgh	1-00
1950	Castlebar Mitchels	3-04	Ballina Stephenites	1-03
1949	Crossmolina Deel Rovers	2-05	Killala	1-03
1948	Castlebar Mitchels	3-02	Crossmolina Deel Rovers	0-03
1947	Ballina Stephenites	3-03	Castlebar Mitchels	0–10
1946	Castlebar Mitchels	3-06	Ballina Stephenites	1-09
1945	Castlebar Mitchels	3-09	Belmullet	0-02
1944	Castlebar Mitchels	1-08	Claremorris	1-01
1943	Ballina Stephenites	0-07	Ballycastle	1-02
1942	Castlebar Mitchels	5-05	Westport	0-04
1941	Castlebar Mitchels	3-06	Ballycastle	0-05
1940	Ballina Stephenites	2-06	Castlebar Mitchels	3-01
1939	Ballycastle	2-03	Castlebar Mitchels	0-08
1938	Ballina Stephenites	4-03	Ballycastle	4-02
1937	Ballycastle	2–11	Westport	0-02
1936	Ballycastle	4-04	Castlebar Mitchels	1-01
1935	Ballina Stephenites	0-06	Castlebar Mitchels	0-04
1934	Castlebar Mitchels	1-04	Ballina Stephenites	1-03
1933	Ballina Stephenites	1-06	Castlebar Mitchels	1-03
1932	Castlebar Mitchels	2-08	Ballina Stephenites	0-06
1931	Castlebar Mitchels	0–10	Ballina Stephenites	0-09
1930	Castlebar Mitchels	3-09	Ballina Stephenites	4-02
1929	Ballina Stephenites	1-02	Westport	0-01
1928	Ballina Stephenites	(awarded title)
1927	Ballina Stephenites	3-02	Westport	0-01
1926	Ballina Stephenites	(1 pt.)	Ballyhaunis
1925	Ballina Stephenites	0-07	Castlebar Mitchels	1-03
1924	Ballina Stephenites	0-08	Ballaghadereen	0-00
1923	No Championship
1922	No Championship
1921	No Championship
1920	Ballina Stephenites
1919	Ballyhaunis		Ballina Stephenites
1918	Ballina Stephenites	3-03	Ballyhaunis	1-00
1917	Lacken Sarsfields		Ballina Stephenites
1916	Ballina Stephenites	4-04	Lacken Sarsfields	1-02
1915	Ballina Stephenites	1-03	Ballyhaunis	1-01
1914	Ballina Stephenites	6-03	Ballyhaunis	0-01
1913	Ballina Stephenites		Balla
1912	Ballina Stephenites	2-01	Westport	0-01
1911	Ballina Stephenites		Castlebar Mitchels
1910	Ballina Stephenites	3-02	Castlebar Mitchels	0-01
1909	Ballina Stephenites
1908	Ballina Stephenites	(awarded title)
1907	Ballina Stephenites	0-05	Derry Croaghpatricks	1-01
1906	Ballina Stephenites	3-07	Kilmeena Macs	0-01
1905	Ballina Stephenites	4-09	Westport Sharpshooters	0-02
1904	Ballina Stephenites	0-06	Castlebar Mitchels	0-02
1903	Castlebar Mitchels	1-04	Ballina Stephenites	0-01
1902	Charlestown Sarsfields		Ballina McBrides
1891–1901	No Championship
1890	Ballina Commercials	w/o	Mulranny Brian Borus	scr.
1889	Ballina Stephenites	(awarded title)	Swinford Sextons
1888	Castlebar Mitchels	1-07	Ballina Commercials	0-01

• Bold indicates Connacht championship winners.

See also

• List of Gaelic Games clubs in Mayo