Wexford Senior Football Championship

The Wexford Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by top-tier Wexford GAA clubs. The Wexford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1886.

Wexford Senior Football Championship
IrishCraobh Sinsear Peile
Founded1886
Title holdersCastletown Liam Mellows (13th title)
Most titlesCastletown Liam Mellows (13 titles)
SponsorsDominic Smith Electrical

The 2024 champions are Castletown Liam Mellows who beat Gusserane O'Rahilly's in the final.[1]

Honours

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The trophy presented to the winners is the ? The winners of the Wexford Championship qualify to represent their county in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.

List of finals

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(r) = replay

Year Winner Score Opponent Score
1886 St Mary's Rosslare
1887 Castlebridge
1888 No competition
1889 Blues & Whites
1890 Blues & Whites
1891 No competition
1892 No competition
1893 No competition
1894 Young Irelands
1895 St Johns Volunteers Young Irelands
1896 St Patrick's, Wexford
1897 Ballymurn
1898 St Johns Volunteers
1899 Gymnasiums, New Ross
1900 Unfinished
1901 Camblin Rovers
1902 Abandoned
1903 Slaney Harriers
1904 Slaney Harriers
1905 Wexford United
1906 No competition
1907 Red Rapparees
1908 Red Rapparees
1909 Red Rapparees Sarsfields
1910 Faughs, Wexford
1911 Ballyhogue
1912 Rapparees
1913 Rapparees
1914 Blues & Whites
1915 Geraldines, New Ross
1916 Blues & Whites
1917 No competition
1918 No competition
1919 No competition
1920 No competition
1921 Ballyhogue Gusserane O'Rahilly's
1922 No competition
1923 No competition
1924 Ballyhogue
1925 No competition
1926 Wexford United
1927 Starlights Ballyhogue
1928 Starlights Ballyhogue
1929 Starlights Ballyhogue
1930 St Fintan's
1931 Ballyhogue
1932 Ballyhogue
1933 Starlights Sarsfields
1934 Sarsfields
1935 Sarsfields
1936 Starlights
1937 Starlights
1938 No competition
1939 St John's Volunteers New Ross District
1940 St John's Volunteers Camross
1941 St John's Volunteers Enniscorthy Emmetts
1942 St John's Volunteers Camross
1943 St John's Volunteers Enniscorthy Emmetts
1944 Enniscorthy Emmetts St John's Volunteers
1945 Gusserane O'Rahilly's Ballyhogue–Camross
1946 Gusserane O'Rahilly's Enniscorthy District
1947 Gusserane O'Rahilly's Bannow–Ballymitty
1948 St John's Volunteers Slaney Harriers
1949 St John's Volunteers Ballymitty
1950 St Aidan's, Enniscorthy Camross
1951 St Aidan's, Enniscorthy St John's Volunteers
1952 Rathnure Gusserane O'Rahilly's
1953 St John's Volunteers Rathnure
1954 Gusserane O'Rahilly's 1-05 Ferns 1-03
1955 St Munn's, Taghmon Ferns
1956 St John's Volunteers Ballyhogue
1957 St Munn's, Taghmon St Mary's, Enniscorthy
1958 St Munn's, Taghmon w/o St Mary's, Enniscorthy scr
1959 Faythe Harriers St. Dympna's, Enniscorthy
1960 Faythe Harriers 1-04 St. Mogue's, Enniscorthy 0-01
1961 Sarsfields 2-03 Starlights 1-01
1962 Ballyhogue 1-08 Sarsfields 1-04
1963 Ballyhogue 0-10 Enniscorthy Starlights 0-07
1964 Ballyhogue 1-12 Enniscorthy Starlights 0-04
1965 Castletown Liam Mellows 1-05, 0-09 (R), 1-14 (2R) Ballyhogue 1-05, 1-06 (R), 1-05 (2R)
1966* Castletown Liam Mellows 0-12 Ballyhogue 1-09
1967 Sarsfields 0-13 Castletown Liam Mellows 1-08
1968 St Anne's 1-10 Castletown Liam Mellows 1-06
1969 Castletown Liam Mellows 1-06 Ballyhogue/Davidstown 0-05
1970[2] Castletown Liam Mellows 0-05, 2-09(r), 2-13(r) Ballyhogue 0-05, 2-09(r), 0-06(r)
1971 Ballyhogue 0-09 Castletown Liam Mellows 0-07
1972[3] Ballyhogue 1-08 Rathnure 2-04
1973 Castletown Liam Mellows 0-09 Ballyhogue 1-04
1974[4] Kilanerin–Ballyfad 1-03 Rathnure 1-02
1975 Gusserane O'Rahilly's 1-09 St Anne's/St Patrick's 1-05
1976 Castletown Liam Mellows 5-02 Rathnure 0-12
1977[5] Wexford District 3-07 Bunclody–Halfwayhouse 0-07
1978[6] Castletown Liam Mellows w/o Wexford District scr
1979[7][8] Castletown Liam Mellows 0-08, 4-06 (r) Starlights 0-08, 2-08 (r)
1980[9] St Fintan's 0-06 Bunclody–Halfwayhouse 0-05
1981[10] Castletown Liam Mellows 3-03 Bunclody–Halfwayhouse 2-04
1982[11] Bunclody–Halfwayhouse 2-04 Gusserane O'Rahilly's 1-05
1983[12] Starlights 0-08 Wexford District 2-01
1984 [13] Sarsfields 1-04 Duffry Rovers 0-03
1985[14] Bunclody–Halfwayhouse 2-08 Gusserane O'Rahilly's 1-10
1986 Duffry Rovers 2-10 Gusserane O'Rahilly's 2-05
1987[15] Duffry Rovers 3-05 Sarsfields 0-12
1988[16] Duffry Rovers 0-10 Starlights 0-08
1989[17] Duffry Rovers 1-09 Glynn–Barntown 1-05
1990[18] Duffry Rovers 0-13 Glynn–Barntown 0-08
1991[19] Duffry Rovers 2-06 Glynn–Barntown 0-05
1992[20] Duffry Rovers 4-04 St Anne's 1-05
1993[21] Kilanerin–Ballyfad 2-04, 1-05 (r) Sarsfields 1-07, 1-03 (r)
1994 [22] Duffry Rovers 1-07 Starlights 2-02
1995 [23] Kilanerin–Ballyfad 1-09 Castletown Liam Mellows 0-07
1996 [24] Glynn–Barntown 2-03 Kilanerin–Ballyfad 0-07
1997 [25] Kilanerin–Ballyfad 2-12 Adamstown 0-07
1998 St Mogues, Fethard 1-09 Gusserane O'Rahilly's 1-06
1999 [26] Kilanerin–Ballyfad 1-13 Castletown Liam Mellows 1-07
2000[27] St Anne's 0-07 Starlights 0-04
2001 St Anne's 3-08 Kilanerin–Ballyfad 0-13
2002 Starlights 0-08, 0-13 (r) Duffry Rovers 0-08, 1-06 (r)
2003 Kilanerin–Ballyfad 1-23 Horeswood 0-06
2004 Starlights 1-10 Sarsfields 0-06
2005 Horeswood 0-14 Adamstown 1-08
2006 Horeswood 1-06, 0-15 Castletown Liam Mellows 0-09, 0-10
2007 Clongeen 2-10 Starlights 0-08
2008 Kilanerin–Ballyfad 1-12 Gusserane O'Rahilly's 0-12
2009 Horeswood 3-11 St Anne's 1-15
2010 Castletown Liam Mellows 0-12 Kilanerin–Ballyfad 0-09
2011 Horeswood 3-09 Castletown Liam Mellows 0-11
2012[28] St Anne's 2-14 Castletown Liam Mellows 0-08
2013[29] St Martin's 1-08 St Mogues, Fethard 0-05
2014[30] St Anne's 1-06 Gusserane O'Rahilly's 0-08
2015[31] St James 0-11 St Martin's 1-06
2016[32] Gusserane O'Rahilly's 0-11 Glynn–Barntown 0-10
2017[33] Starlights 0-17 St Martin's 1-08
2018 Shelmaliers 4-14 Kilanerin–Ballyfad 1-07
2019[34] Castletown Liam Mellows 3-16 Gusserane O'Rahilly's 2-10
2020[35] Starlights 1-11 Castletown Liam Mellows 1-09
2021[36] Shelmaliers 2-11 Gusserane O'Rahilly's 1-10
2022[37] Castletown Liam Mellows 0-13 Shelmaliers 0-09
2023[38] Shelmaliers 1-12 Castletown Liam Mellows 1-11
2024[1] Castletown Liam Mellows 0-09 Gusserane O'Rahilly's 0-06

Wins listed by club

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# Club Wins Years won
1 Castletown Liam Mellows
13
1965, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 2010, 2019, 2022, 2024
2 St John's Volunteers
11
1895, 1898, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1948, 1949, 1953, 1956
Starlights 1927, 1828, 1929, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1983, 2002, 2004, 2017, 2020
4 Ballyhogue
10
1911, 1921, 1924, 1931, 1932, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1971, 1972
5 Duffry Rovers
8
1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994
6 Kilanerin–Ballyfad
7
1974, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2008
7 Gusserane O'Rahilly's
6
1945, 1946, 1947, 1954, 1975, 2016
8 Rapparees
5
1907, 1908, 1909, 1912, 1913
Sarsfields 1934, 1935, 1961, 1967, 1984
St Anne's (Rathangan) 1968, 2000, 2001, 2012, 2014
11 Horeswood
4
2005, 2006, 2009, 2011
Blues & Whites (Wexford) 1889, 1890, 1914, 1916
Gymnasiums (New Ross) 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902
14 St Munn's, Taghmon
3
1955, 1957, 1958
Shelmaliers 2018, 2021, 2023
16 Slaney Harriers, Enniscorthy
2
1903, 1904
Wexford United 1905, 1926
St Fintan's 1930, 1980
St Aidan's, Enniscorthy 1950, 1951
Faythe Harriers 1959, 1960
Halfwayhouse Bunclody 1982, 1985
22 St Mary's Rosslare
1
1886
Castlebridge 1887
Young Irelands, Wexford 1894
St Patrick's, Wexford 1896
Ballymurrin 1897
Faughs (Wexford) 1910
New Ross Geraldines 1915
Emmetts (Enniscorthy) 1944
Rathnure 1952
Wexford District 1977
Glynn–Barntown 1996
St Mogues, Fethard 1998
Clongeen 2007
St Martin's 2013
St James 2015

References

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