Galway Senior Football Championship
Current season or competition:
2022 Galway Senior Football Championship
Founded1889
Title holdersCorofin GAA
Most titlesTuam Stars (25 titles)
SponsorsBon Secours Galway

The Galway Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition between the top Gaelic football clubs in Galway. The winners of the Galway Championship qualify to represent their county in the Connacht Senior Club Football Championship, the winners of which go on to the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. The winning team is presented with the Frank Fox Cup.[citation needed]

Tuam Stars are the most successful with 25 wins. St. Grellan's, Ballinasloe hold the record for most consecutive championships, winning 8 from 1922 to 1929.[citation needed]

2018 saw the competition take on a new format, with group stages consisting of 4 groups of 5 teams.[1]

Top winners

# Club Wins Years won Runner-up Years runner-up
1 Tuam Stars 25 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1905, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1942, 1943, 1947, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1994 14 1897, 1904, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1922, 1928, 1932, 1969, 1972, 1992, 2011, 2012, 2019
2 Corofin 22 1932, 1946, 1977, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023 11 1889, 1936, 1964, 1970, 1974, 1980, 1988, 1990, 1994, 2010, 2021
3 St Grellan's, Ballinasloe 20 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1939, 1944, 1945, 1979, 1980 15 1907, 1908, 1910, 1930, 1931, 1938, 1941, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1971, 1981
4 Dunmore MacHales 15 1889, 1891, 1900, 1902, 1907, 1910, 1912, 1953, 1961, 1963, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1983 14 1898, 1901, 1906, 1909, 1911, 1933, 1940, 1954, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1979, 1984, 1997
5 Father Griffins 7 1948, 1949, 1950, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1975 2 1966, 1968
6 Killererin 6 1976, 1978, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2010 2 2001, 2003
7 Annaghdown 5 1931, 1982, 1985, 1987, 2001 4 1934, 1959, 1989, 2002
Mountbellew-Moylough 5 1964, 1965, 1974, 1986, 2021 12 1890, 1891, 1914, 1919, 1963, 1976, 1982, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020
9 Athenry De Wets 3 1903, 1904, 1906 1 1905
UCG 3 1933, 1934, 1937 3 1943, 1949, 1973
Salthill-Knocknacarra 3 1990, 2005, 2012 5 1991, 1993, 2004, 2013, 2016, 2022
10 Loughrea 2 1897, 1898 2 1894, 1896
Army (Renmore) 2 1940, 1951 2 1939, 1947
Milltown 2 1971, 1981 5 1967, 1978, 1986, 1987, 2007
Moycullen 2 2020, 2022 2 1977, 2023
11 Caherlistrane 1 1890 1 1892
Tuam Krugers 1 1901 1 1902
Galway Gaels 1 1930 2 1925, 1929
Oughterard 1 1938 3 1945, 1952, 1953
Monivea-Abbey 1 1992 1 1985
An Cheathrú Rua 1 1996 2 1998, 1999
Caltra 1 2003 2 1975, 2006
12 Ballygar 0 3 1957, 1958, 1961
Erins Hope 0 2 1942, 1944
Belclare Harps 0 1 1900
Galway Sarsfields 0 1 1903
Castlefrench 0 1 1912
Clifden 0 1 1913
Wolfe Tones 0 1 1937
Clonbur 0 1 1983
Oranmore-Maree 1 1996
Killannin 0 1 2000
Carna-Cashel 0 1 2005
Cortoon Shamrocks 0 1 2008
St Michael's 0 1 2014

Roll of honour

Year Winner Score Opponent Score
2023[2] Corofin 1-11 Moycullen 1-09
2022[3] Moycullen 1-10 Salthill-Knocknacarra 1-09
2021[4] Mountbellew-Moylough 1-12 Corofin 0-09
2020[5] Moycullen 2-12 Mountbellew-Moylough 1-11
2019[6][7] Corofin 0-15, 0-11 (R) Tuam Stars 2-09, 0-08 (R)
2018[8][9] Corofin 0-07, 1-08 (R) Mountbellew-Moylough 0-07, 0-05 (R)
2017[10] Corofin 2-14 Mountbellew-Moylough 0-10
2016[11] Corofin 0-16 Salthill-Knocknacarra 0-11
2015[12] Corofin 3-13 Mountbellew-Moylough 0-12
2014[13] Corofin 5-12 St Michael's 0-09
2013[14] Corofin 2-13 Salthill-Knocknacarra 0-07
2012[15] Salthill-Knocknacarra 0-12 Tuam Stars 0-07
2011 Corofin 0-16 Tuam Stars 1-06
2010 Killererin 1-10 Corofin 1-07
2009 Corofin 0-09, 0-11 (R) Mountbellew/Moylough 0-09, 1-05 (R)
2008 Corofin 0-08 Cortoon Shamrocks 0-05
2007 Killererin 1-09 Milltown 0-10
2006 Corofin 1-10 Caltra 0-09
2005 Salthill-Knocknacarra 0-11 Carna-Cashel 2-02
2004 Killererin 1-10 Salthill-Knocknacarra 0-10
2003 Caltra 3-11 Killererin 0-05
2002 Corofin 3-11 Annaghdown 2-02
2001 Annaghdown 1-07 Killererin 0-08
2000 Corofin 1-03 Killanin 0-03
1999 Killererin 1-06, 1-12 (R) An Cheathrú Rua 0-09, 1-08 (R)
1998 Corofin 1-09 An Cheathrú Rua 0-08
1997 Corofin 0-09 Dunmore MacHales 0-06
1996 An Cheathrú Rua 1-11 Oranmore-Maree 0-10
1995 Corofin 2-08 Tuam Stars 0-11
1994 Tuam Stars 0-07 Corofin 0-06
1993 Corofin 2-10 Salthill-Knocknacarra 0-13
1992 Monivea-Abbey 2-11 Tuam Stars 0-11
1991 Corofin 2-06, 0-14 (R) Salthill-Knocknacarra 0-12, 0-06 (R)
1990 Salthill-Knocknacarra 4-12 Corofin 2-03
1989 Tuam Stars 2-09 Annaghdown 0-05
1988 Tuam Stars 1-08 Corofin 0-05
1987 Annaghdown 1-07 Milltown 0-07
1986 Mountbellew/Moylough 0-05, 1-05 (R) Milltown 0-05, 0-04 (R)
1985 Annaghdown 0-06, 1-08 (R) Monivea-Abbey 0-06, 1-06 (R)
1984 Tuam Stars 1-09 Dunmore MacHales 0-07
1983 Dunmore MacHales 1-08 Clonbur 1-06
1982 Annaghdown 1-09 Mountbellew/Moylough 0-07
1981 Milltown 0-11 St Grellan's, Ballinasloe 2-03
1980 St Grellan's, Ballinasloe 0-09 Corofin 0-08
1979 St Grellan's, Ballinasloe 0-09 Dunmore MacHales 0-08
1978 Killererin 1-04, 2-06 (R) Milltown 1-04, 0-11 (R)
1977 Corofin 1-09 Moycullen 0-03
1976 Killererin 2-05 Mountbellew 1-04
1975 Fr. Griffins 0-09 Caltra 0-05
1974 Mountbellew 1-05 Corofin 0-07
1973 Dunmore MacHales 2-11 UCG 0-12
1972 Fr. Griffins 4-10 Tuam Stars 2-07
1971 Milltown 0-05 St Grellan's, Ballinasloe 0-04
1970 Fr. Griffins 2-07 Corofin 1-08
1969 Dunmore MacHales 1-08 Tuam Stars 1-06
1968 Dunmore MacHales 2-10 Fr. Griffins 1-08
1967 Fr. Griffins 1-06 Milltown 0-06
1966 Dunmore MacHales 2-12 Fr. Griffins 3-05
1965 Mountbellew 1-09 Dunmore MacHales 1-06
1964 Mountbellew 2-10 Corofin 1-04
1963 Dunmore MacHales 2-19 Mountbellew 2-04
1962 Tuam Stars 1-05 Dunmore MacHales 0-06
1961 Dunmore MacHales 1-03 Ballygar 0-05
1960 Tuam Stars 1-10 Dunmore MacHales 0-06
1959 Tuam Stars Walk-over Annaghdown
1958 Tuam Stars 2-15 Ballygar 1-04
1957 Tuam Stars 4-07 Ballygar 2-06
1956 Tuam Stars 3-08 St Grellan's, Ballinasloe 3-01
1955 Tuam Stars 3-08 St Grellan's, Ballinasloe 1-07
1954 Tuam Stars 1-09 Dunmore MacHales 0-09
1953 Dunmore MacHales 2-05 Oughterard 0-04
1952 Tuam Stars 1-07 Oughterard 1-04
1951 An Chéad Cath 1-04 St Grellan's, Ballinasloe 1-03
1950 Fr. Griffins 4-08 St Grellan's, Ballinasloe 2-03
1949 Fr. Griffins Walk-over UCG
1948 Fr. Griffins 2-04 St Grellan's, Ballinasloe 0-06
1947 Tuam Stars 1-07 An Chéad Cath 2-02
1946 Corofin 1-03 St Grellan's, Ballinasloe 0-02
1945 St Grellan's, Ballinasloe 1-08 Oughterard 0-03
1944 St Grellan's, Ballinasloe 1-09 Erin's Hope 1-03
1943 Tuam Stars Awarded UCG
1942 Tuam Stars 1-07 Erin's Hope 0-04
1941 Wolfe Tones 2-08 St Grellan's, Ballinasloe 0-02
1940 An Chéad Cath 4-06 Dunmore MacHales 2-03
1939 St Grellan's, Ballinasloe 4-05 An Chéad Cath 1-01
1938 Oughterard 2-05 St Grellan's, Ballinasloe 1-03
1937 UCG 6-07 Wolfe Tones 1-04
1936 Wolfe Tones 0-09 Corofin 1-00
1935 No Championship
1934 UCG 5-09 Annaghdown 1-06
1933 UCG 3-04 Dunmore MacHales 2-05
1932 Corofin 3-05 Tuam Stars 1-03
1931 Annaghdown 4-02 St Grellan's, Ballinasloe 0-13
1930 Galway Gaels 1-04 St Grellan's, Ballinasloe 1-03
1929 St Grellan's, Ballinasloe 3-09 Galway Gaels 1-04
1928 St Grellan's, Ballinasloe 2-08 Tuam Stars 3-04
1927 Championship Abandoned
1926 Championship Abandoned
1925 St Grellan's, Ballinasloe Galway Gaels
1924 Championship Abandoned - Ballinasloe and Dunmore in the final
1923 St Grellan's, Ballinasloe
1922 St Grellan's, Ballinasloe 5-03 Tuam Stars 1-01
1921 No Championship
1920 No Championship
1919 St Grellan's, Ballinasloe 2-07 Mountbellew 1-04
1918 St Grellan's, Ballinasloe 1-05 Tuam Stars 0-00
1917 St Grellan's, Ballinasloe 3-03 Tuam Stars 0-03
1916 St Grellan's, Ballinasloe 2-06 Tuam Stars 0-02
1915 St Grellan's, Ballinasloe 3-08 Tuam Stars 0-00
1914 St Grellan's, Ballinasloe 3-03 Mountbellew 0-00
1913 St Grellan's, Ballinasloe 3-06 Clifden 1-01
1912 Dunmore MacHales 3-00 Castlefrench 0-00
1911 Tuam Stars 2-00, 3-00 (R) Dunmore MacHales 0-01, 0-02 (R)
1910 Dunmore MacHales Awarded St Grellan's, Ballinasloe
1909 Tuam Stars 0-06 Dunmore MacHales 0-05
1908 Tuam Stars Awarded St Grellan's, Ballinasloe
1907 Dunmore MacHales 0-01 St Grellan's, Ballinasloe 0-00
1906 Athenry DeWets By 2 points Dunmore MacHales
1905 Tuam Jarlaths 1-07 Athenry DeWets 0-03
1904 Athenry DeWets 2-05 Tuam Stars 1-03
1903 Athenry DeWets 0-06 Galway Sarsfields 0-02
1902 Dunmore MacHales 0-06 Tuam Krugers 0-04
1901 Tuam Krugers 0-05 Dunmore MacHales 0-03
1900 Dunmore MacHales 0-02 Belcare Harpers 0-00
1899 No Championship
1898 Loughrea 0-04 Dunmore MacHales 0-02
1897 Loughrea Awarded Tuam Stars
1896 Tuam Stars 1-00 Loughrea 0-00
1895 Tuam Stars Walk-over Dunmore MacHales
1894 Tuam Stars 0-05 Loughrea 0-00
1893 Tuam Stars Awarded
1892 Tuam Stars 0-03 Caherlistrane 0-01
1891 Dunmore MacHales 0-02 Mountbellew 0-01
1890 Caherlistrane 1-01 Mountbellew 0-00
1889 Dunmore MacHales Awarded

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