Clare Senior Football Championship


The Clare Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition organised by Clare GAA between the top sixteen gaelic football clubs in County Clare, Ireland. The winners represent the county in the Munster Senior Club Football Championship, the winners of which progress to the semi-finals of the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. The Clare SFC final is generally held in the month of October and is played at Cusack Park in Ennis.
In 2014 Cratloe completed a historic first Clare Senior Championship 'Double' in 85 years since the famous Ennis Dalcassians in 1929.
In 2016 a Football Review Agreement decided that from 2019 onwards the Clare Senior and Intermediate Football Championships would both involve twelve teams in an effort to make both more competitive. This meant that five clubs would lose their senior status and be relegated down to the Clare Intermediate Football Championship. The eleven remaining senior clubs would be joined by the intermediate champions to form the new senior championship, and thereby increasing the intermediate championship from eight to twelve teams. 2018 saw the relegation of Doora-Barefield, Kilfenora, O'Curry's, St. Breckan's and Wolfe Tones down to Intermediate.
As part of the 2016 Football Review Agreement, a pathway was left open for any amalgamations that wished to enter the senior championship. Two intermediate clubs from the Loop Head Peninsula took up this opportunity for 2019 and competed together as West Clare. After West Clare's relative success in 2019, their near neighbours Kilkee will join them under the name Western Gaels for 2020. Once again and amalgamations will be exempt from potential relegation.
The 2019 champions, and holders of the Jack Daly Cup are St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay who won back-to-back titles to become the county champions for the third time in five years with their fifteenth overall title.

Senior Clubs

ClubLast Title
Clondegad-
Cooraclare1997
Cratloe2014
Doonbeg2010
Éire Óg, Ennis '2006
Ennistymon-
Kilmihil1980
Kilrush Shamrocks1987
Kilmurry-Ibrickane2017
Lissycasey2007
St. Breckan's, Lisdoonvarna '-
St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay2019

Roll Of Honour

List Of Finals

Munster Champions
Munster Finalists

YearWinnerOpponent
2019 St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay 0-12Kilmurry-Ibrickane 0-08
2018St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay 0-14Ennistymon 0-08
2017Kilmurry-Ibrickane 1-14Clondegad 0-14
2016 Kilmurry-Ibrickane 2-13Cratloe 0-06
2015St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay 0-13Cooraclare 0-09
2014Cratloe 2-12Éire Óg, Ennis 0-11
2013Cratloe 0-10Doonbeg 0-07
2012Kilmurry-Ibrickane 0-10St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield 0-04
2011Kilmurry-Ibrickane 0-17St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield 0-05
2010Doonbeg 0-11Liscannor 0-07
2009Kilmurry-Ibrickane 0-12St. Senan's, Kilkee 2-03
2008Kilmurry-Ibrickane 0-11Liscannor 0-05
2007Lissycasey 0-11Éire Óg, Ennis 0-06
2006Éire Óg, Ennis 2-09Lissycasey 0-13
2005St. Senan's, Kilkee 3-08Kilmurry-Ibrickane 1-09
2004 Kilmurry-IbrickaneÉire Óg, Ennis
2003 St. Senan's, KilkeeKilrush Shamrocks
2002Kilmurry-Ibrickane 1-05Liscannor 0-06
2001Doonbeg 2-06Éire Óg, Ennis 0-07
2000Éire Óg, EnnisDoonbeg
1999DoonbegKilmurry-Ibrickane
1998 DoonbegLissycasey
1997CooraclareDoonbeg
1996DoonbegSt. Breckan's, Lisdoonvarna
1995DoonbegEnnis Faughs
1994 Ennis Faughs 1-12Kilrush Shamrocks 2-06
1993Kilmurry-IbrickaneDoonbeg
1992St. Senan's, KilkeeDoonbeg
1991DoonbegSt. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay
1990St. Joseph's, Miltown MalbayKilmihil
1989St. Senan's, KilkeeDoonbeg
1988DoonbegKilmihil
1987Kilrush ShamrocksDoonbeg
1986Cooraclare 2-06Éire Óg, Ennis 1-06
1985St. Joseph's, Miltown MalbaySt. Breckan's, Lisdoonvarna
1984St. Senan's, KilkeeKilmihil
1983DoonbegKilrush Shamrocks
1982DoonbegKilmihil
1981Kilrush ShamrocksSt. Senan's, Kilkee
1980KilmihilDoonbeg
1979Kilrush ShamrocksDoonbeg
1978Kilrush ShamrocksNorth Clare
1977Kilrush ShamrocksNorth Clare
1976Kilrush ShamrocksKilmihil
1975Kilrush ShamrocksSt. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay
1974DoonbegKilmihil
1973DoonbegShannon Gaels, Labasheeda
1972DoonbegKilmihil
1971Shannon Gaels, LabasheedaDoonbeg
1970Shannon Gaels, LabasheedaKilrush Shamrocks
1969DoonbegShannon Gaels, Labasheeda
1968DoonbegKilmihil
1967DoonbegKilrush Shamrocks
1966Kilmurry-IbrickaneKilrush Shamrocks
1965CooraclareSt. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay
1964CooraclareSt. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay
1963Kilmurry-IbrickaneShannon Gaels, Labasheeda
1962Kilrush ShamrocksSt. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay
1961DoonbegCooraclare
1960Kilrush ShamrocksKilmihil
1959St. Joseph's, Miltown MalbayCooraclare
1958Kilrush ShamrocksKilmihil
1957Kilrush ShamrocksSt. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay
1956CooraclareEnnis Faughs
1955DoonbegEnnis Faughs
1954Ennis Faughs Kilrush Shamrocks
1953St. Joseph's, Miltown MalbayEnnis Faughs
1952Ennis Faughs Kilrush Shamrocks
1951Kilrush ShamrocksSt. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay
1950KilfenoraClohanes
1949St. Joseph's, Miltown MalbayEnnis Faughs
1948Ennis Faughs O'Curry's, Doonaha
1947Ennis Faughs Clohanes
1946O'Curry's, DoonahaEnnis Faughs
1945CooraclareEnnis Faughs
1944Cooraclare / KilmihilEnnis Faughs
1943NO CHAMPIONSHIP-
1942St. Senan's, KilkeeEnnistymon
1941KilfenoraSt. Senan's, Kilkee
1940LiscannorKilrush Shamrocks
1939QuiltyKilrush Shamrocks
1938Kilrush ShamrocksBallyvaughan-Fanore
1937Kilrush ShamrocksQuilty
1936QuiltyKilrush Shamrocks
1935QuiltyKilmurry-Ibrickane
1934Kilrush ShamrocksNorth Clare
1933Kilmurry-IbrickaneSt. Senan's, Kilkee
1932St. Joseph's, Miltown MalbayCooraclare
1931Kilrush ShamrocksSt. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay
1930Kilrush ShamrocksEnnis Dalcassians
1929Ennis DalcassiansCoolmeen
1928St. Senan's, KilkeeKilrush Shamrocks
1927St. Joseph's, Miltown MalbayCoolmeen
1926St. Senan's, KilkeeCoolmeen
1925St. Joseph's, Miltown MalbayKilrush Shamrocks
1924Kilrush ShamrocksKilmurry-Ibrickane
1923St. Joseph's, Miltown MalbaySt. Senan's, Kilkee
1922CoolmeenSt. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay
1921NO CHAMPIONSHIP-
1920NO CHAMPIONSHIP-
1919CoolmeenKilrush Shamrocks
1918CooraclareCoolmeen
1917CooraclareSt. Senan's, Kilkee
1916St. Joseph's, Miltown MalbayCooraclare
1915CooraclareEnnis Dalcassians
1914Ennis DalcassiansSt. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay
1913Ennis DalcassiansCooraclare
1912Kilrush ShamrocksEnnis Dalcassians
1911Ennis DalcassiansCooraclare
1910Ennis DalcassiansKilrush Shamrocks
1909Ennis DalcassiansCooraclare
1908ClarecastleSt. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay
1907Ennis DalcassiansLabasheeda
1906St. Joseph's, Miltown MalbayKilrush Shamrocks
1905St. Joseph's, Miltown MalbayEnnis Dalcassians
1904Ennis DalcassiansSt. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay
1903Kilrush ShamrocksLabasheeda
1902Kilrush ShamrocksSt. Nicholas', Parteen
1901NO CHAMPIONSHIP-
1900LabasheedaKilmihil
1899Ennis DalcassiansClarecastle
1898DooraEnnis Dalcassians
1897Ennis DalcassiansKilrush Shamrocks
1896KillimerNewmarket-on-Fergus
1895NO CHAMPIONSHIP-
1894NO CHAMPIONSHIP-
1893NO CHAMPIONSHIP-
1892NO CHAMPIONSHIP-
1891NO CHAMPIONSHIP-
1890Ennis DalcassiansCoore
1889KildysartClouna
1888Newmarket-on-FergusKilmacduane
1887Newmarket-on-FergusCratloe