# Mayo Senior Football 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.
As of 2024, Ballina Stephenites GAA are the title holders, having defeating Knockmore in the final.

## Honours

The trophy presented to the winners is the Paddy Moclair Cup, 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 | — |
| 8 | Ballycastle | 3 | 1936, 1937, 1939 | — |
| 8 | Charlestown Sarsfields | 3 | 1902, 2001, 2009 | 2008 |
| 8 | Ballaghaderreen | 3 | 1972, 2008, 2012 | 2019 |
| 12 | East Mayo | 2 | 1957, 1967 | — |
| 12 | Ballyhaunis | 2 | 1919, 1958 | 1926 |
| 14 | Shamrocks | 1 | 1977 | 1976 |
| 14 | North Mayo | 1 | 1968 | — |
| 14 | West Mayo | 1 | 1960 | — |
| 14 | Lacken | 1 | 1917 | 1984 |
| 14 | Ballina Commercials | 1 | 1890 | — |
| 14 | Westport | 1 | 2022 | 1991 |

## List of finals

| Year | Winner | Score | Opponent | Score |
| 2024 | Ballina Stephenites | 1-12 | Knockmore | 0-08 |
| 2023 | Ballina Stephenites | 0-06 | Breaffy | 0-04 |
| 2022 | Westport | 1-09 | Ballina Stephenites | 1-06 |
| 2021 | Knockmore | 1-09 | Belmullet | 0-06 |
| 2020 | Knockmore | 1–12 | Breaffy | 0–13 |
| 2019 | Ballintubber | 1–14 | Ballaghaderreen | 1–11 |
| 2018 | Ballintubber | 0–12 | Breaffy | 1-08 |
| 2017 | Castlebar Mitchels | 0–15 | Ballintubber | 0–13 |
| 2016 | Castlebar Mitchels | 3–13 | Knockmore | 0–10 |
| 2015 | Castlebar Mitchels | 4–10 | Breaffy | 0-09 |
| 2014 | Ballintubber | 2-09 | Castlebar Mitchels | 1-09 |
| 2013 | Castlebar Mitchels | 1–11 | Breaffy | 0-08 |
| 2012 | Ballaghaderreen | 1-09 | Ballintubber | 0-04 |
| 2011 | Ballintubber | 1–10 | Castlebar Mitchels | 1-09 |
| 2010 | Ballintubber | 0-08 | Castlebar Mitchels | 0-05 |
| 2009 | Charlestown Sarsfields | 0-09 | Knockmore | 0-06 |
| 2008 | Ballaghaderreen | 0–13 | Charlestown Sarsfields | 1-06 |
| 2007 | Ballina Stephenites | 3-06 | Charlestown Sarsfields | 0–13 |
| 2006 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | No Championship | No Championship | No Championship |
| 1922 | No Championship | No Championship | No Championship | No Championship |
| 1921 | No Championship | No Championship | No Championship | 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 | No Championship | No Championship | 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.