Ulster Minor Football Championship
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| Ulster Minor Football Championship | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1930 |
| Trophy | Fr. Murray Cup |
| Title holders | Derry (13th title) |
| First winner | Armagh |
| Most titles | Tyrone (23 titles) |
| Sponsors | ESB |
The Ulster Minor Football Championship is the Minor "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in the province of Ulster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Ulster Council. The trophy for the winning side is The Liam Murray Cup. The competition began in 1930, with Armagh winning during the inaugural year. The most successful county to date is Tyrone who have won on 23 occasions. The winner and the beaten finalist represent Ulster in the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship.
Top winners
| Team | Wins | Years won | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyrone | 23 | 1931, 1934, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1988, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012 |
| 2 | Derry | 13 | 1965, 1969, 1970, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1990, 1995, 2000, 2002, 2015 |
| 3 | Armagh | 12 | 1930, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1961, 1968, 1992, 1994, 2005, 2009 |
| 4 | Down | 10 | 1958, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1977, 1979, 1986, 1987, 1999 |
| 5 | Antrim | 8 | 1932, 1933, 1936, 1941, 1950, 1955, 1964, 1982 |
| 6 | Cavan | 6 | 1937, 1938, 1952, 1959, 1974, 2011 |
| Donegal | 6 | 1956, 1985, 1991, 1996, 2006, 2014 | |
| 8 | Monaghan | 4 | 1939, 1940, 1945, 2013 |
Roll of honour
| All-Ireland champions | |
| All-Ireland runners-up |
| Year | Winner | Opponent |
|---|---|---|
| 2015[1] | Derry 1-11 | Cavan 0-11 |
| 2014 | Donegal 2-12 | Armagh 0-10 |
| 2013[3] | Monaghan 4–10 | Tyrone 2–14 |
| 2012 | Tyrone 0–14 | Monaghan 1-8 |
| 2011 | Cavan 0–12 | Armagh 1-6 |
| 2010 | Tyrone 1–14 | Armagh 0-5 |
| 2009 | Armagh 1-8 | Down 1–5 |
| 2008 | Tyrone 0–13 | Monaghan 0–10 |
| 2007 | Tyrone 0–10 | Derry 1-6 |
| 2006[4] | Donegal 2–12 | Antrim 1-5 |
| 2005 | Armagh 0–11 | Down 0–10 |
| 2004 | Tyrone 0–11 0–15 | Down 0–11 0–8 |
| 2003 | Tyrone 3-9 | Fermanagh 0-9 |
| 2002 | Derry 0–12 | Tyrone 0–11 |
| 2001 | Tyrone 2–13 | Monaghan 0–13 |
| 2000 | Derry 2–11 | Tyrone 1–11 |
| 1999 | Down 0–10 2–7 | Donegal 0–10 0-9 |
| 1998 | Tyrone 4-9 | Antrim 2-2 |
| 1997 | Tyrone 3–13 | Antrim 2–10 |
| 1996 | Donegal 0-9 0-9 | Derry 0-9 1-5 |
| 1995 | Derry 2–12 | Down 1–7 |
| 1994 | Armagh 3–13 | Down 1–7 |
| 1993 | Tyrone 1-9 | Derry 1-5 |
| 1992 | Armagh 0–13 | Donegal 0-9 |
| 1991 | Donegal 1–10 | Tyrone 1-9 |
| 1990 | Derry 2–10 | Down 2–8 |
| 1989 | Derry 2–15 | Armagh 2-3 |
| 1988 | Tyrone 2-7 | Cavan 0-3 |
| 1987 | Down 1–7 | Armagh 0-4 |
| 1986 | Down 1–12 | Derry 0–10 |
| 1985 | Donegal 2–11 | Cavan 1-3 |
| 1984 | Derry 1-4 | Armagh 0-3 |
| 1983 | Derry 3-9 | Monaghan 0-4 |
| 1982 | Antrim 2–10 | Down 3–5 |
| 1981 | Derry 0–11 | Armagh 1-2 |
| 1980 | Derry 3–14 | Armagh 1-2 |
| 1979 | Down 1–7 | Tyrone 0-6 |
| 1978 | Tyrone 3–11 | Monaghan 2-9 |
| 1977 | Down 0–8 0–11 | Armagh 1-5 1-6 |
| 1976 | Tyrone 5-7 | Cavan 1-9 |
| 1975 | Tyrone 0–10 | Cavan 0-7 |
| 1974 | Cavan 3-9 | Derry 1-4 |
| 1973 | Tyrone 1–13 | Down 0–9 |
| 1972 | Tyrone 3-6 | Cavan 1-6 |
| 1971 | Tyrone 0–19 | Fermanagh 0-7 |
| 1970 | Derry 1–14 | Fermanagh 0–11 |
| 1969 | Derry 1-9 | Tyrone 0-5 |
| 1968 | Armagh 4-8 | Derry 1-7 |
| 1967 | Tyrone 0–16 | Fermanagh 2-5 |
| 1966 | Down 1–12 | Derry 1-9 |
| 1965 | Derry 3–11 | Cavan 2-4 |
| 1964 | Antrim 2–10 | Cavan 0-6 |
| 1963 | Down 4–6 | Donegal 2–11 |
| 1962 | Down 2–5 | Armagh 0-8 |
| 1961 | Armagh 3-8 | Monaghan 1-4 |
| 1960 | Down 2–7 | Monaghan 1-4 |
| 1959 | Cavan 2–11 | Antrim 2-7 |
| 1958 | Down 3–9 | Cavan 3-1 |
| 1957 | Armagh 3-6 | Donegal 0–10 |
| 1956 | Donegal 2-5 | Armagh 0-6 |
| 1955 | Antrim 4-3 | Cavan 2-6 |
| 1954 | Armagh 2-8 | Down 0–9 |
| 1953 | Armagh 2–15 | Tyrone 3-2 |
| 1952 | Cavan 1-5 | Down 1–3 |
| 1951 | Armagh 3-1 | Cavan 1-4 |
| 1950 | Antrim 1-8 1-9 | Armagh 1-8 1-1 |
| 1949 | Armagh 4-6 | Donegal 1-4 |
| 1948 | Tyrone 5-7 | Monaghan 2-3 |
| 1947 | Tyrone 3-6 | Armagh 2-8 |
| 1946 | Tyrone 1-4 | Monaghan 0-5 |
| 1945 | Monaghan 1-7 | Down 0–7 |
| 1944 | Suspended | |
| 1943 | Suspended | |
| 1942 | Suspended | |
| 1941 | Antrim 2-5 | Cavan 1-7 |
| 1940 | Monaghan 0-8 | Antrim 0-4 |
| 1939 | Monaghan 0-5 1-8 | Cavan 0-5 1-7 |
| 1938 | Cavan 2-7 | Antrim 2-4 |
| 1937 | Cavan 1–10 | Armagh 0-3 |
| 1936 | Antrim 2-7 | Tyrone 2-4 |
| 1935 | No winner** | |
| 1934 | Tyrone 1-4 | Down 1–3 |
| 1933 | Antrim 2-7 | Armagh 1-1 |
| 1932 | Antrim 2-7 | Tyrone 1-2 |
| 1931 | Tyrone 0-7 | Armagh 0-4 |
| 1930 | Armagh 3-4 | Monaghan 0–10 |
- 1935 Final Down 2–02 Donegal 2-01 Objection and counter objection. Competition declared null and vois.
