# Donegal Junior Football Championship

The Donegal Junior Football Championship (abbreviated as Donegal JFC) is an annual football competition organised by Donegal GAA.
Naomh Pádraig Uisce Chaoin are the title holders (2024) defeating Carndonagh in the Final.

## History

The competition has been won by 42 clubs, 24 of which have won it more than once. Castlefinn Robert Emmet's are the most successful club with seven titles to their credit.
Donegal senior footballer Marty Carlin scored 0–10 against Cill Chartha in the 1981 Donegal JFC final. Other men to have won this competition and to have played at senior level for their county include Caolan McColgan, with his 2024 title added to the Ulster Senior Football Championship medal he won with Donegal earlier that year.
Donegal county team manager Declan Bonner brought national attention to the competition when he lined out for his club Na Rossa in 2019, notably making saves while playing as goalkeeper when his team's regular goalkeeper transferred to New York.

## Honours

The winning club receives the Dr McCloskey Cup. The winning club is promoted to the Donegal Intermediate Football Championship for the following season.
The Donegal JFC winner qualifies for the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship. It is the only team from County Donegal to qualify for this competition. The Donegal JFC winner may enter the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship at either the preliminary round or the quarter-final stage. It often does well there, with the likes of Naomh Colmcille and Red Hugh's among the clubs from Donegal to win at least one Ulster Championship after winning the Donegal Junior Football Championship.
The Donegal JFC winner — by winning the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship — may qualify for the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship, at which it would enter at the semi-final stage, providing it hasn't been drawn to face the British champions in the quarter-finals. This is what happened to Naomh Pádraig Uisce Chaoin in the 2024–25 All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship. The club defeated Tara in the quarter-final in London, then defeated Kilmurry of Cork on penalties in the semi-final, before losing the final at Croke Park.

## Winners and finalists
### Results by team

Results by team :
| # | Team | Wins | Years won | Last final lost |
| 1 | Castlefinn / Robert Emmet's | 7 | 1945, 1951, 1954, 1956, 1961, 1987, 2002 | 2008 |
| 2 | Convoy | 6 | 1941, 1942, 1963, 1995, 2005, 2020 | 1992 |
| 2 | Na Dúnaibh | 6 | 1948, 1957, 1977, 2012, 2016, 2021 | 2020 |
| 3 | Urris | 5 | 1979, 1989, 1999, 2001, 2014 | 2018 |
| 4 | Milford | 4 | 1990, 2000, 2004, 2013 | 2012 |
| 5 | Erin's Hope (Stranorlar) | 3 | 1932, 1944, 1955 | — |
| 5 | Cloich Cheann Fhaola | 3 | 1938, 1939, 1959 | 1974 |
| 5 | Donegal Town / Four Masters | 3 | 1943, 1965, 1975 | 1968 |
| 5 | Killygordon / Red Hugh's | 3 | 1946, 1981, 2018 | 2017 |
| 5 | Carndonagh | 3 | 1950, 1952, 2008 | 2024 |
| 5 | St Naul's | 3 | 1962, 1972, 1984 | 1954 |
| 5 | Naomh Bríd | 3 | 1986, 2003, 2006 | 2002 |
| 5 | Naomh Colmcille | 3 | 1994, 2010, 2017 | 1998 |
| 6 | Glenties | 2 | 1933, 1964 | 1963 |
| 6 | Na Rossa | 2 | 1982, 2023 | 2006 |
| 6 | Dunkineely/Naomh Ultan | 2 | 1936, 2015 | 2014 |
| 6 | Bundoran | 2 | 1960, 1966 | 1970 |
| 6 | Ard an Rátha | 2 | 1967, 1970 | 1980 |
| 6 | Cill Chartha | 2 | 1971, 1993 | 1989 |
| 6 | St Michael's | 2 | 1983, 1992 | 1971 |
| 6 | Gaeil Fhánada | 2 | 1985, 1997 | 1993 |
| 6 | Buncrana | 2 | 1988, 2019 | — |
| 6 | Naomh Muire | 2 | 1991, 2007 | 2004 |
| 6 | Moville | 2 | 1996, 2009 | 2023 |
| 7 | Rosses Rovers | 1 | 1934 | — |
| 7 | Letterkenny Gaels | 1 | 2022 | 2021 |
| 7 | Gaoth Dobhair | 1 | 1935 | 1982 |
| 7 | An Clochán Liath | 1 | 1937 | 1950 |
| 7 | Dún Líonáin | 1 | 1940 | 1943 |
| 7 | Corlea | 1 | 1947 | 1946 |
| 7 | Liscooly | 1 | 1949 | — |
| 7 | Inch | 1 | 1958 | 1966 |
| 7 | Mulroy Gaels | 1 | 1968 | — |
| 7 | Ranafast | 1 | 1969 | — |
| 7 | Termon | 1 | 1973 | 1978 |
| 7 | Naomh Columba | 1 | 1974 | 1973 |
| 7 | Na Cealla Beaga | 1 | 1976 | 1975 |
| 7 | Glenfin | 1 | 1978 | 1977 |
| 7 | St Eunan's | 1 | 1980 | 1988 |
| 7 | Malin | 1 | 1998 | 1996 |
| 7 | Burt | 1 | 2011 | — |
| 7 | Naomh Pádraig Uisce Chaoin | 1 | 2024 | 2016 |

### Finals listed by year

| Year | Winner | Score | Opponent | Score | Winning captain | Man of the match | Winning manager |
| 1932 | Erin's Hope (Stranorlar) | 1-2 | Glenties | 0-4 |
| 1933 | Glenties | 0-2 | Townawilly | 0-1 |
| 1934 | Rosses Rovers | 1-6 | Donegal Town | 0-0 |
| 1935 | Gaoth Dobhair | 4-3 | Ard an Rátha | 0-11 |
| 1936 | Dunkineely | 3-5 | Letterkenny | 1-0 |
| 1937 | An Clochán Liath | 3-2 | Cashelard | 1-0 |
| 1938 | Cloich Cheann Fhaola | 2-3 | Downstrands | 0-5 |
| 1939 | Cloich Cheann Fhaola | 1-5 | Castlefinn | 0-5 |
| 1940 | Dún Líonáin | 4-1 | Downstrands | 2-4 |
| 1941 | Convoy | 1-6 | Belleek | 0-4 |
| 1942 | Convoy | 2-7 | Kindrum | 1-4 |
| 1943 | Donegal Town | 2-4 | Dún Líonáin | 1-6 |
| 1944 | Erin's Hope (Stranorlar) | 2-4 | Bundoran | 1-3 |
| 1945 | Castlefinn | 1-8 | Corlea | 0-5 |
| 1946 | Killygordon | 2-6 | Corlea | 0-3 |
| 1947 | Corlea | 5-5 | Na Dúnaibh | 0-2 |
| 1948 | Na Dúnaibh | 3-5 | Cill Chartha | 1-3 |
| 1949 | Liscooly | 1-6 | Glenties | 0-7 |
| 1950 | Carndonagh | 1-6 | An Clochán Liath | 1-2 |
| 1951 | Castlefinn | 2-5 | St Naul's | 1-4 |
| 1952 | Carndonagh | 2-7 | Four Masters | 1-0 |
| 1953 | Pettigo | 3-3 | St Michael's | 3-2 |
| 1954 | Castlefinn | | St Naul's | |
| 1955 | Erin's Hope (Stranorlar) | 2-12 | Na Dúnaibh | 0-1 |
| 1956 | Castlefinn | 2-6 | Bundoran | 1-4 |
| 1957 | Na Dúnaibh | 4-7 | Letterkenny Lámh Dearg | 3-2 |
| 1958 | Inch | 1-6 | Bundoran | 0-4 |
| 1959 | Cloich Cheann Fhaola | 4-7 | Crossroads | 0-2 |
| 1960 | Bundoran | 4-7 | Na Dúnaibh | 1-1 |
| 1961 | Castlefinn | 4-6 | Creeslough | 2-4 |
| 1962 | St Naul's | 5-4 | Creeslough | 1-3 |
| 1963 | Convoy | 2-7 | Glenties | 1-6 |
| 1964 | Glenties | 1-9 | Castlefinn | 0-3 |
| 1965 | Four Masters | 2-4 | Ard an Rátha | 1-6 |
| 1966 | Bundoran | 6-6 | Inch | 1-2 |
| 1967 | Ard an Rátha | 0-7 | Convoy | 0-5 |
| 1968 | Mulroy Gaels | 2-11 | Four Masters | 0-5 |
| 1969 | Ranafast | 2-9 | St Michael's | 0-10 |
| 1970 | Ard an Rátha | 2-8 | Bundoran | 1-8 |
| 1971 | Cill Chartha | 2-6 | St Michael's | 0-7 |
| 1972 | St Naul's | 0-9 | Naomh Columba | 0-7 |
| 1973 | Termon | 0-11 | Naomh Columba | 0-10 |
| 1974 | Naomh Columba | 1-5 | Cloich Cheann Fhaola | 0-3 |
| 1975 | Four Masters | 1-8 | Na Cealla Beaga | 1-6 |
| 1976 | Na Cealla Beaga | 1-11 | Termon | 1-5 |
| 1977 | Na Dúnaibh | 2-8 | Glenfin | 1-10 |
| 1978 | Glenfin | 0-10 | Termon | 0-6 |
| 1979 | Urris | 2-13 | Gaoth Dobhair | 1-2 |
| 1980 | St Eunan's | 0-13 | Ard an Rátha | 0-5 |
| 1981 | Red Hugh's | 2-14 | Cill Chartha | 0-4 |
| 1982 | Na Rossa | 3-4 | Gaoth Dobhair B | 2-6 |
| 1983 | St Michael's | 1-15 | Milford | 0-7 |
| 1984 | St Naul's | 1-12 | Convoy | 2-6 |
| 1985 | Gaeil Fhánada | 3-4 | Seán Mac Cumhaills B | 0-7 |
| 1986 | Naomh Bríd | 0-9 | Robert Emmet's | 1-4 |
| 1987 | Robert Emmet's | 1-9 | Seán Mac Cumhaills B | 1-3 |
| 1988 | Buncrana | 3-6 | St Eunan's B | 1-6 |
| 1989 | Urris | 3-7 | Cill Chartha B | 1-6 |
| 1990 | Milford | 1-8 | Convoy | 1-6 |
| 1991 | Naomh Muire | 2-13 | Naomh Báithín | 1-4 |
| 1992 | St Michael's | 2-9 | Convoy | 0-9 |
| 1993 | Cill Chartha | 2-7 | Gaeil Fhánada | 0-9 |
| 1994 | Naomh Colmcille | 1-11 | Naomh Mura | 0-10 |
| 1995 | Convoy | 2-9 | Robert Emmet's | 0-6 |
| 1996 | Moville | 1-14 | Malin | 0-10 |
| 1997 | Gaeil Fhánada | 0-16 | Naomh Colmcille | 0-12 |
| 1998 | Malin | 0-13 | Naomh Colmcille | 0-9 |
| 1999 | Urris | 2-10 | Naomh Pádraig, Lifford | 1-5 |
| 2000 | Milford | 0-11 | Glenswilly | 0-10 |
| 2001 | Urris | 0-10 | Robert Emmet's | 0-7 |
| 2002 | Robert Emmet's | 1-16 | Naomh Bríd | 0-10 |
| 2003 | Naomh Bríd | 1-7 | Red Hugh's | 0-8 |
| 2004 | Milford | 0-13 | Naomh Muire | 0-12 |
| 2005 | Convoy | 0-10 | Naomh Pádraig, Lifford | 0-6 |
| 2006 | Naomh Bríd | 2-10 | Na Rossa | 0-6 |
| 2007 | Naomh Muire | 0-8 | Naomh Pádraig, Lifford | 0-7 |
| 2008 | Carndonagh | 0-11 | Robert Emmet's | 0-6 |
| 2009 | Moville | 1-9 | Milford | 0-10 |
| 2010 | Naomh Colmcille | 0-7 | Naomh Pádraig, Muff | 0-6 |
| 2011 | Burt | 3-5 | Naomh Pádraig, Lifford | 1-3 |
| 2012 | Na Dúnaibh | 0-10 | Milford | 0-5 |
| 2013 | Milford | 2-9 | Urris | 2-6 |
| 2014 | Urris | 2-9 | Naomh Ultan | 0-8 | | | Danny Kelly |
| 2015 | Naomh Ultan | 2-6 | Red Hugh's | 2-5 |
| 2016 | Na Dúnaibh | 0-11 | Naomh Pádraig, Muff | 1-7 |
| 2017 | Naomh Colmcille | 2-7 | Red Hugh's | 0-8 |
| 2018 | Red Hugh's | 4-9 | Urris | 0-5 |
| 2019 | Buncrana | 2-12 | Letterkenny Gaels | 2-8 |
| 2020 | Convoy | 3-10 | Na Dúnaibh | 1-3 |
| 2021 | Na Dúnaibh | 1-9 | Letterkenny Gaels | 0-3 | Ben McNutt | Danny McBride |
| 2022 | Letterkenny Gaels | 0-12 | Carndonagh | 0-10 | Conor Browne | Ronan Frain | Dougie Corbett |
| 2023 | Na Rossa | 0-15 | Moville | 1-10 | Daniel Martin | Aidan McHugh | Declan Bonner |
| 2024 | Naomh Pádraig Uisce Chaoin | 2-12 | Carndonagh | 0-8 | ? | ? | Daniel McCauley |