The Ulster Minor Football Championship is the Minor "knockout" competition in the game of
Gaelic football
Gaelic football (; short name '')'', commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA, or football, is an Irish team sport. A form of football, it is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score ...
played in the province of
Ulster
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in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the
Ulster Council. The trophy for the winning side is The Larry Murray Cup. The competition began in 1930, with
Armagh
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winning during the inaugural year. The most successful county to date is
Tyrone who have won on 26 occasions. The winner and the beaten finalist represent
Ulster
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in the
All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
The Electric Ireland All-Ireland Minor Football Championship is the premier under-17 "knockout" competition in Gaelic football played in Ireland. 2017 was the final year of the minor under 18 football championship as it was replaced by an under ...
.
List of winners by county
Finals listed by year
* 1935 Final
Down 2–02
Donegal 2-01 Objection and counter objection. Competition declared null and void.
See also
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Munster Minor Football Championship
The Munster Minor Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1928 for the youngest competitors (under-18) in the province of Munster in Ireland. It is ...
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Leinster Minor Football Championship
The Leinster Minor Football Championship is the premier under-17 "knockout" competition in gaelic football played in the province of Leinster. 2017 was the final year of the minor under 18 football championship as it were replaced by an under 17 ...
*
Connacht Minor Football Championship
References
Roll of Honour on gaainfo.comComplete Roll of Honour on Kilkenny GAA bible
External links
"Ulster Minor Championship winners" BBC
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. 2008.
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1930 establishments in Ireland
Recurring sporting events established in 1930