The Cavan Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by Cavan GAA. It is played between the twelve lowest-graded clubs in County Cavan. It was first competed for in 1913. The winners are awarded the Seán Leddy Cup and go on to represent Cavan in the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship. The winners are also promoted to the Cavan Intermediate Football Championship for the following year.

Templeport are the most successful club in the competition with seven wins. The current champions are Munterconnaught who beat Kill in the 2025 final to win the title for the fifth time.

Format

12 teams contest the Rudden's Service Station Junior Football Championship. The championship is run on a league basis up to the quarter-final stage and knock-out thereafter. Each team plays 4 rounds in the league phase with the fixtures decided by a random draw at the conclusion of each round. No team can meet each other twice in the group stage. The top 8 teams in the league progress to the quarter-finals while the bottom 4 placed teams enter the Shield competition. The winner is promoted to the Cavan Intermediate Football Championship.

List of finals

Key to list of winners
†Winning team reached the final of the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship
‡Winning team won the Ulster Junior Club Football Championship
#Winning team won the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship
List of Cavan Junior Football Championship finals
YearWinnersScoreOpponentRef.
1913Ballinagh
1914Cornafean
1915Cavan Slashers
1916Gowna
1917Loughduff Volunteers
1918Drumbo
1919Bailieborough ShamrocksButlersbridge
1920Bruskey
1921Ballymachugh
1922Templeport
1923Templeport2–2 – 0–4Crosserlough
1924Tullyco3–4 – 2–1Crosskeys
1925Lurgan1–4 – 0–0Belturbet
1926Cavan Harps5–10 – 0–1Drumgoon
1927Cornafean1–3 – 0–4Munterconnaught
1928Munterconnaught0–1 – 0–1Lacken
3–3 – 1–3 (R)
1929Camagh3–5 – 2–0Ballymachugh
1930Templeport3–2 – 1–3Lacken
1931Kingscourt Stars1–2 – 1–1Ballymachugh
1932Mullahoran
1933Arva1–7 – 0–5Crosserlough
1934Gowna3–6 – 0–4Stradone
1935Croghan0–11 – 0–1Crubany
1936Ballyjamesduff1–5 – 2–1Drumlane
1937Belturbet2–5 – 0–5Mountnugent
1938Cavan Slashers2–4 – 0–4Munterconnaught
1939Croghan1–7 – 2–4Crubany
4–5 – 2–5 (R)
1940Mullahoran2–7 – 1–4Castlerahan
1941Cross0–5 – 0–2Kilnaleck
1942Templeport0–8 – 1–4Castlerahan
1943Mountnugent3–4 – 0–7Crubany
1944Stradone5–4 – 0–3Kill
1945Annagh2–3 – 2–2Munterconnaught
1946Cross1–8 – 0–4Drung
1947Drung1–9 – 2–2Kingscourt Stars
1948Drumlane
1949Munterconnaught3–2 – 0–4Annagh
1950Lavey
1951Castlerahan
1952Cootehill1–10 – 0–4Butlersbridge
1953Ballinagh1–7 – 1–5Kingscourt Stars
1954Kingscourt Stars1–8 – 1–1Cavan Harps
1955Mullagh3–7 – 0–4Lavey
1956Killinkere3–12 – 0–3Virginia Blues
1957Cormore4–3 – 1–8Belturbet
1958Virginia Blues2–3 – 1–3Ballinagh
1959Castlerahan3–6 – 2–2Drumlane
1960Cootehill2–8 – 1–5Cross
1961Kingscourt Stars1–8 – 2–5Mullahoran
1–7 – 0–8 (R)
1962Cross0–9 – 1–5Mountnugent
1963Butlersbridge3–5 – 0–8Killinkere
1964Mountnugent0–8 – 0–3Killinkere
1965Castlerahan2–10 – 0–8Killinkere
1966Virginia Blues1–4 – 0–7Redhills
2–9 – 0–5 (R)
1967Crosserlough3–8 – 3–6Belturbet
1968Templeport0–8 – 2–2Cavan Gaels
2–4 – 1–3 (R)
1969Cootehill0–10 – 1–4Butlersbridge
1970Killeshandra4–7 – 0–7Butlersbridge
1971Drumlane3–8 – 2–7Killinkere
1972Killinkere1–10 – 2–5Munterconnaught
1973Maghera MacFinns3–11 – 0–6Crosserlough
1974Butlersbridge2–4 – 0–4Mullahoran
1975Lavey2–8 – 0–4Munterconnaught
1976Munterconnaught1–9 – 1–8Ballinagh
1977Kildallan0–9 – 1–5Ballinagh
1978Ballinagh2–7 – 0–3Belturbet
1979Shercock1–13 – 1–4Knockbride
1980Drung1–10 – 0–11Maghera MacFinns
1981Knockbride1–10 – 0–6Gowna
1982Gowna1–11 – 0–10Corlough
1983Killeshandra1–12 – 0–7Kill
1984Denn2–9 – 1–1Mountnugent
1985Swanlinbar1–3 – 0–3Belturbet
1986Kill1–9 – 1–5Drumlane
1987Castlerahan1–8 – 0–7Killygarry
1988Mountnugent3–4 – 0–8Belturbet
1989Shannon Gaels1–9 – 0–7Shercock
1990Killygarry0–13 – 1–8Kildallan
1991Castlerahan0–12 – 2–5Killinkere
1992Mountnugent3–3 – 0–9Knockbride
1993Arva2–12 – 1–3Knockbride
1994Munterconnaught0–11 – 0–7Belturbet
1995Belturbet2–9 – 0–12Knockbride
1996KnockbrideSwanlinbar
1997Kill2–10 – 2–9Shercock
1998Swanlinbar0–21 – 0–7Mullahoran
1999Drumlane2–7 – 0–9Butlersbridge
2000Cornafean1–12 – 0–13Drumgoon
2001Drumgoon #1–10 – 0–7Kildallan
2002Butlersbridge1–6 – 0–6Kildallan
2003Lavey0–12 – 0–6Mountnugent
2004Butlersbridge0–9 – 1–6Redhills
0–14 – 1–6 (R)
2005Redhills2–8 – 1–10Shannon Gaels
2006Swanlinbar1–14 – 1–14Munterconnaught
0–18 – 0–9 (R)
2007Killeshandra0–11 – 0–8Shannon Gaels
2008Drung1–12 – 0–8Mountnugent
2009Butlersbridge4–8 – 0–11Swanlinbar
2010Swanlinbar ‡0–16 – 1–8Munterconnaught
2011Shercock1–10 – 1–7Munterconnaught
2012Laragh United0–10 – 2–3Mountnugent
2013Kill1–14 – 1–13Arva
2014Arva2–11 – 0–8Ballymachugh
2015Templeport1–16 – 1–12Cornafean
2016Cornafean1–16 – 0–11Ballymachugh
2017Ballymachugh2–11 – 0–13Drumalee
2018Drumlane0–7 – 0–7Killinkere
2–12 – 0–13 (R)
2019Killinkere2–16 – 3–8Shannon Gaels
2020Templeport2–11 – 1–10Denn
2021Denn ‡2–11 – 1–7Drung
2022Drumlane †1–12 – 2–8Arva
2023Arva #2–11 – 0–9Knockbride
2024Knockbride0–15 – 0–11Belturbet
2025Munterconnaught0–11 – 0–10Kill

Performances by club

Performances in the Cavan Junior Football Championship by club
ClubTitlesYears won
Templeport71922, 1923, 1930, 1942, 1968, 2015, 2020
Drumlane51948, 1971, 1999, 2018, 2022
Castlerahan51951, 1959, 1965, 1987, 1991
Butlersbridge51963, 1974, 2002, 2004, 2009
Munterconnaught51928, 1949, 1976, 1994, 2025
Cornafean41914, 1927, 2000, 2016
Arva41933, 1993, 2014, 2023
Mountnugent41943, 1964, 1988, 1992
Swanlinbar41985, 1998, 2006, 2010
Ballinagh31913, 1953, 1978
Gowna31916, 1934, 1982
Kingscourt Stars31931, 1954, 1961
Cross31941, 1946, 1962
Drung31947, 1980, 2008
Lavey31950, 1975, 2003
Cootehill31952, 1960, 1969
Killinkere31956, 1972, 2019
Kill31986, 1997, 2013
Killeshandra31970, 1983, 2007
Knockbride31981, 1996, 2024
Cavan Slashers21915, 1938
Ballymachugh21921, 2017
Mullahoran21932, 1940
Croghan21935, 1939
Belturbet21937, 1995
Virginia21958, 1966
Shercock21979, 2011
Denn21984, 2021
Loughduff Volunteers11917
Drumbo11918
Bailieborough Shamrocks11919
Bruskey11920
Tullyco11924
Lurgan11925
Cavan Harps11926
Camagh11929
Ballyjamesduff11936
Stradone11944
Annagh11945
Mullagh11955
Cormore11957
Maghera11973
Crosserlough11967
Kildallan11977
Shannon Gaels11989
Killygarry11990
Drumgoon12001
Redhills12005
Laragh United12012

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