Beara Junior A Football Championship
The Beara Junior A Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Beara Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1927 for junior Gaelic football teams in the Beara Peninsula in County Cork, Ireland.
| Beara Junior A Football Championship | |
|---|---|
| Code | Gaelic football |
| Founded | 1927 |
| Region |  Beara (GAA) |
| No. of teams | 1 |
| Title holders | Urhan (28th title) |
| Most titles | Urhan (28 titles) |
| Official website | Carbery GAA |
The championship is currently suspended due to the fact that Urhan are the only team categorised as junior A in the division.[1] The title has been won at least once by eight different clubs. The all-time record-holders are Urhan, who have won a total of 28 titles.
The Beara Junior Championship is an integral part of the wider Cork Junior A Football Championship. The winners of the Beara championship join their counterparts from the other seven divisions to contest the county championship.
Roll of honour
| # | Team | Wins | Winning Years | Runners-Up | Losing Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urhan |
28 | 1927, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1943, 1944, 1950, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1973, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2019 | 16 | 1932, 1947, 1953, 1972, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1989, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| 2 | Adrigole |
22 | 1929, 1938, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006 | 11 | 1930, 1933, 1941, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1974, 1979, 1985, 1987, 1992 |
| 3 |  Garnish |
18 | 1928, 1932, 1940, 1948, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1978, 1979, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 | 23 | 1929, 1935, 1938, 1944, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1976, 1980, 1983, 1990, 1991, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2019 |
| 4 |  Castletownbere |
10 | 1947, 1949, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 | 14 | 1942, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1959, 1971, 1973, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998 |
| 5 | Bere Island |
7 | 1930, 1936, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1981, 1985 | 10 | 1928, 1934, 1937, 1943, 1949, 1954, 1956, 1962, 1984, 1986 |
| 6 | St. Mary's, Ardgroom | 2 | 1954, 1964 | 2 | 1966, 1970 |
| 7 |  Glengarriff |
1 | 2009 | 7 | 1952, 1993, 1995, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2015 |
| Allihies | 1 | 1935 | 2 | 1927, 1936 | |
| Lauragh | 1 | 1937 | 1 | 1948 | |
| 10 | Eyeries | 0 | 2 | 1939, 1940 | |
| St. Brendan’s | 0 | 1 | 1968 |
List of finals
| Year | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Urhan represented the division | |||
| 2020 | Urhan represented the division | |||
| 2019 | Urhan | 2-10 | Garnish | 1-09 |
| 2018 | Garnish | 0-11 | Urhan | 0-07 |
| 2017 | Garnish | 0-13 | Urhan | 0-09 |
| 2016 | Garnish | 0-09 | Urhan | 0-07 |
| 2015 | Urhan | 5-18 | Glengarriff | 0-06 |
| 2014 | Garnish | Glengarriff | ||
| 2013 | Garnish | Urhan | ||
| 2012 | Urhan | Garnish | ||
| 2011 | Urhan | Garnish | ||
| 2010 | Urhan | Glengarriff | ||
| 2009 | Glengarriff | Garnish | ||
| 2008 | Urhan | 1-09 | Garnish | 0-07 |
| 2007 | Urhan | 2-11 | Glengarriff | 1-07 |
| 2006 | Adrigole | 0-11 | Urhan | 2-04 |
| 2005 | Adrigole | 0-13 | Garnish | 0-06 |
| 2004 | Adrigole | 1-17 | Urhan | 1-06 |
| 2003 | Garnish | 2-07, 1-15, 1-12 | Urhan | 1-10, 2-12, 1-09 |
| 2002 | Adrigole | 1-09 | Garnish | 0-04 |
| 2001 | Adrigole | 0-15 | Urhan | 1-07 |
| 2000 | Adrigole | 1-11 | Garnish | 1-05 |
| 1999 | Adrigole | 0-13, 2-12 | Garnish | 0-13, 0-07 |
| 1998 | Adrigole | 1-13 | Castletownbere | 0-08 |
| 1997 | Garnish | 0-12 | Castletownbere | 0-05 |
| 1996 | Garnish | 0-15 | Castletownbere | 1-06 |
| 1995 | Garnish | 3-14 | Glengarriff | 1-08 |
| 1994 | Adrigole | 1-10 | Castletownbere | 0-06 |
| 1993 | Adrigole | 0-13 | Glengarriff | 0-07 |
| 1992 | Urhan | 2-10 | Adrigole | 1-08 |
| 1991 | Urhan | 1-10 | Garnish | 1-05 |
| 1990 | Urhan | 1-08 | Garnish | 1-10 |
| 1989 | Adrigole | 0-10, 0-08 | Urhan | 1-07, 0-07 |
| 1988 | Urhan | 3-08 | Castletownbere | 1-05 |
| 1987 | Urhan | 0-09 | Adrigole | 0-07 |
| 1986 | Adrigole | 1-09 | Bere Island | 1-04 |
| 1985 | Bere Island | 2-05 | Adrigole | 0-05 |
| 1984 | Adrigole | 2-08 | Bere Island | 1-03 |
| 1983 | Urhan | 0-13 | Garnish | 1-03 |
| 1982 | Urhan | 0-13 | Castletownbere | 2-06 |
| 1981 | Bere Island | 2-10 | Castletownbere | 2-05 |
| 1980 | Urhan | 1-10, 2-10 (R) | Garnish | 2-07, 3-06 (R) |
| 1979 | Garnish | 1-15 | Adrigole | 1-03 |
| 1978 | Garnish | 0-09 | Urhan | 0-08 |
| 1977 | Castletownbere | 1-06 | Urhan | 0-04 |
| 1976 | Castletownbere | 1-11 | Garnish | 1-06 |
| 1975 | Castletownbere | 2-14 | Urhan | 1-04 |
| 1974 | Castletownbere | 3-09 | Adrigole | 0-14 |
| 1973 | Urhan | 2-05 | Castletownbere | 0-10 |
| 1972 | Adrigole | 1-11 | Urhan | 2-05 |
| 1971 | Adrigole | 3-08 | Castletownbere | 2-06 |
| 1970 | Adrigole | W/O | St. Mary's | Scr. |
| 1969 | Castletownbere | Adrigole | ||
| 1968 | Adrigole | St. Brendan's | ||
| 1967 | Castletownbere | Adrigole | ||
| 1966 | Adrigole | St. Mary's | ||
| 1965 | Castletownbere | Adrigole | ||
| 1964 | St. Mary's | Garnish | ||
| 1963 | Castletownbere | Garnish | ||
| 1962 | Adrigole | Bere Island | ||
| 1961 | Adrigole | Garnish | ||
| 1960 | Urhan | Garnish | ||
| 1959 | Urhan | Castletownbere | ||
| 1958 | Urhan | Garnish | ||
| 1957 | ||||
| 1956 | Urhan | Bere Island | ||
| 1955 | Urhan | Castletownbere | ||
| 1954 | St. Mary's | Bere Island | ||
| 1953 | Garnish | Urhan | ||
| 1952 | Garnish | Glengarriff | ||
| 1951 | Garnish | Castletownbere | ||
| 1950 | Urhan | Castletownbere | ||
| 1949 | Castletownbere | Bere Island | ||
| 1948 | Garnish | Lauragh | ||
| 1947 | Castletownbere | Urhan | ||
| 1946 | No competition | |||
| 1945 | No competition | |||
| 1944 | Urhan | Garnish | ||
| 1943 | Urhan | Bere Island | ||
| 1942 | Bere Island | Castletownbere | ||
| 1941 | Bere Island | Adrigole | ||
| 1940 | Garnish | Eyeries | ||
| 1939 | Bere Island | Eyeries | ||
| 1938 | Adrigole | 0-02, 1-02 (R) | Garnish | 0-02, 0-02 (R) |
| 1937 | Lauragh | 4-01 | Bere Island | 0-06 |
| 1936 | Bere Island | 3-04 | Allihies | 1-03 |
| 1935 | Allihies | 2-00 | Garnish | 0-02 |
| 1934 | Urhan | 0-05 | Bere Island | 1-01 |
| 1933 | Urhan | Adrigole | ||
| 1932 | Garnish | Urhan | ||
| 1931 | Urhan | N/A - League | ||
| 1930 | Bere Island | 2-05 | Adrigole | 0-03 |
| 1929 | Adrigole | 1-02 | Garnish | 1-00 |
| 1928 | Garnish | Bere Island | ||
| 1927 | Urhan | 2-03 | Allihies | 2-02 |
Records
By decade
The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Beara Junior A Football Championship titles, is as follows:
- 1920s: 1 each for Urhan (1927), Garnsih (1928) and Adrigole (1929)
- 1930s: 3 each for Bere Island (1930-36-39) and Urhan (1931-33-34)
- 1940s: 2 each for Garnish (1940-48), Bere Island (1941-42), Uhan (1943-44) and Castletownbere (1947-49)
- 1950s: 6 for Urhan (1950-55-56-57-58-59)
- 1960s: 4 each for Adrigole (1961-62-66-68) and Castletownbere (1963-65-67-69)
- 1970s: 4 for Castletownbere (1974-75-76-77)
- 1980s: 5 for Urhan (1980-82-83-87-88)
- 1990s: 4 for Adrigole (1993-94-98-99)
- 2000s: 6 for Adrigole (2000-01-02-04-05-06)
- 2010s: 5 each for Urhan (2010-11-12-15-19) and Garnish (2013-14-16-17-18)
Gaps
Top ten longest gaps between successive championship titles:
- 39 years: Bere Island (1942-1981)
- 24 years: Garnish (1953-1978)
- 23 years: Adrigole (1938-1961)
- 16 years: Garnish (1979-1995)
- 15 years: Urhan (1992-2007)
- 14 years: Castletownbere (1949-1963)
- 14 years: Urhan (1959-1973)
- 12 years: Adrigole (1972-1984)
- 10 years: St. Mary's, Ardgroom (1954-1964)
- 10 years: Garnish (2003-2013)
References
- McCarthy, Kieran (27 January 2020). "Garnish re-grade, as Urhan are now the only junior A team in Beara". The Southern Star. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
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