Clare Senior Football Championship
The Clare Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition organised by Clare GAA between the top twelve 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.
| Clare Senior Football Championship | |
|---|---|
Current season or competition: 2020 Clare Senior Football Championship | |
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| Irish | Sraith Peil Sinsir Co. an Chláir |
| Founded | 1887 |
| Trophy | Jack Daly Cup |
| Title holders |  Kilmurry-Ibrickane (16th title) |
| Most titles |  Kilrush Shamrocks (21 titles) |
| Sponsors | Pat O'Donnell & Co. |
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 (Naomh Eoin & O'Curry's) 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 2020 champions, and holders of the Jack Daly Cup are Kilmurry-Ibrickane who won their sixteenth overall title.
Senior Clubs
- Pending a decision on future amalgamations, the thirteen clubs that will participate in the 2021 Clare Senior Football Championship are:
| Club | Last Title |
|---|---|
 Clondegad |
- |
 Cooraclare |
1997 |
 Cratloe |
2014 |
 Doonbeg |
2010 |
 Éire Óg, Ennis (2019 Senior B Champions) |
2006 |
| Ennistymon |
- |
 Kilmihil |
1980 |
| Kilrush Shamrocks |
1987 |
 Lissycasey |
2007 |
| St. Breckan's, Lisdoonvarna |
- |
| St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield (2020 Intermediate Champions) |
1898 |
 St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay |
2019 |
| Kilmurry-Ibrickane |
2020 |
Roll Of Honour
| Club | Titles | Winning Years | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Kilrush Shamrocks |
21 | 1902, 1903, 1912, 1924, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1937, 1938, 1951, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1987 |
| 2. | Doonbeg |
18 | 1955, 1961, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1982, 1983, 1988, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2010 |
| Éire Óg, Ennis |
2000, 2006
| ||
| 4. | Kilmurry-Ibrickane |
16 | 1933, 1963, 1966, 1993, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2020
|
| 5. | St. Joseph's, Miltown Malbay |
15 | 1905, 1906, 1916, 1923, 1925, 1927, 1932, 1949, 1953, 1959, 1985, 1990, 2015, 2018, 2019 |
| 6. | Cooraclare |
10 | 1915, 1917, 1918, 1945, 1956, 1964, 1965, 1986, 1997
|
| 7. | St. Senan's, Kilkee |
8 | 1926, 1928, 1942, 1984, 1989, 1992, 2003, 2005 |
| 8. | Shannon Gaels, Labasheeda |
3 | 1970, 1971
|
| 9. |  Coolmeen |
2 | 1919, 1922 |
| Cratloe |
2013, 2014 | ||
| Kilfenora |
1941, 1950 | ||
 Newmarket-on-Fergus |
1887, 1888 | ||
| 13. | Clarecastle |
1 | 1908 |
| Kildysart |
1889 | ||
| Killimer |
1896 | ||
| Kilmihil |
1980 | ||
| Liscannor |
1940 | ||
| Lissycasey |
2007 | ||
| O'Curry's, Doonaha |
1946 | ||
| St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield |
* As Doora: 1898 |
List Of Finals
| Munster Champions | |
| Munster Finalists |
- Ennis Faughs were an amalgamation of the Ennis Dalcassians / Éire Óg, Inis GAA and St Josephs Doora-Barefield GAA clubs. They competed together from 1944-1956 and 1994-1996 when there were not enough players available for two separate senior football teams.
References
- "Clare SFC final: Sweet sixteen for Kilmurry-Ibrickane". Hogan Stand. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- "Late Surge Sees St Joseph's Miltown Claim Clare SFC Title". RTÉ Sport.
- "O'Dwyer provides the spark for holders". Irish Examiner. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- "Kilmurry Ibrickane win 11th Clare title". Irish Examiner. 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
- "St Joseph's end 25-year famine". Irish Examiner. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2015.
- "Clare SFC final: Podge purrs as Cratloe complete double". Hogan Stand. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
- "Champagne on ice as Cratloe make history with first-ever senior football title". The Score. 17 November 2013. Archived from the original on 19 November 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
- "Kilmurry Ibrickane's guile sees them home". Irish Examiner. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- "McInerney exposes gulf in class". Irish Independent. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- "Tubridy takes centre stage in dull show to deliver title for Doonbeg". Irish Independent. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2010.