Tyrone Senior Football Championship

Tyrone Senior Football Championship
Current season or competition:
2025 Tyrone Senior Football Championship
IrishCraobh Sinsear Peile Tír Eoghain
CodeGaelic football
Founded1904
RegionCounty Tyrone, Northern Ireland (GAA)
TrophyO'Neill Cup
Title holders Errigal Ciarán (11th title)
Most titles An Charraig Mhór (15 titles)
SponsorsConnolly's of Moy
Official websitehttps://tyronegaa.ie/

The Tyrone Senior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Connollys of Moy Tyrone Senior Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by top-tier Tyrone GAA clubs. The Tyrone County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1904.

In 2022, the Irish Independent said of the Tyrone SFC: "Tyrone can rightly lay claim to the most competitive senior football championship of them all just by the range of different winners it has produced over the last decade".[1]

Errigal Ciarán are the title holders (2024), having defeated Trillick St. Macartan's in the final.

History

To date, over 20 different clubs have won the Tyrone Senior Football Championship, though some of these no longer exist (including Washingbay Shamrocks, Cookstown Brian Óg, Fintona Davitts and Strabane Fág-a-Bealach).

The first tournament took place in the 1904–1905 season, which Coalisland Na Fianna won by defeating Strabane Lámh Dhearg in the final.

No competition was held in the 1906–1907, 1909–1913, 1914–1916, 1918–1919, or 1920–1923 seasons, nor in 1932. The 1939 competition was left unfinished.

An Charraig Mhór is the club that has won the competition the most times (15), their last in 2005. Dungannon has the second highest number of wins (11), with Coalisland in third place (10).

The 2024 Final was originally scheduled to be played on Sunday 20th October but was postponed due to Storm Ashley.[2]

Format

The 16 clubs in Division 1 of the All-County Football League in Tyrone compete on a straight knockout basis. Between 1999 and 2007, the competition was played for by 24 clubs. Reserve Football Championships are also played in the county at adult level for club's second teams.

Honours

The trophy presented to the winners is the O'Neill Cup. The O'Neill Cup was received by the County Board in December 1926 at a cost of £20.4.0. The Cup was first played for in the 1927 season in which Donaghmore Éire Óg became the first winners.[3]

The winners qualify to represent Tyrone in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship. Errigal Ciarán is the only club from Tyrone to win the Ulster Club championship, which has happened three times (1993, 2002 and 2024).

The winners of Ulster go on to play in the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. Errigal Ciaran became the first Tyrone team to reach an All-Ireland Senior Club Football Final when they beat Dr. Crokes (Kerry) in the 2025 All-Ireland Semi-Final. They were then beaten by Cuala (Dublin) 3-14 to 1-16 in the Final played at Croke Park.[4]

List of finals

[5] [6]

(r) = replay

(aet) = after extra time

Year Winner Score Opponent Score Date Venue Referee Winning
Captain
1904–5   
Coalisland Fianna
3-07 Strabane Lámh Dhearg 0-01 11/12/04 Coalisland J. Rice (Dungannon) Joe Morrison
1905–6 Strabane Fág-a-Bealach 1-04   
Donaghmore Éire Óg
0-04 16/04/06 Omagh W.J. Bennett (Omagh)
1906–7 No competition
1907–8   
Coalisland Fianna
0-05 Fintona Davitts 0-05 02/02/08 Sixmilecross J. Greenan (Omagh)
(r)   
Coalisland Fianna
0-08 Fintona Davitts 0-02 20/09/08 Sixmilecross J. McElvogue (Cookstown) Joe Cullen
1908–9 Dungannon Craobh Ruadh 2-09 Fintona Davitts 0-05 15/08/09 Sixmilecross J. McGillion (Sixmilecross) Paddy Mallon
1909-13 No competition
1913–14 Fintona Davitts 2-01   
Coalisland Fianna
0-01 14/06/14 Sixmilecross
1914–16 No competition
1916–17 Cookstown Brian Óg 3-01 Kilskeery McDonagh's 2-01 15/07/17 Omagh P. Holland (Dungannon) Hughie Magee
1917-18 Cookstown Brian Óg 1-05 Omagh O'Neill's 1-03 18/08/18 Dungannon P. Holland (Dungannon)
(r) After Appeal Cookstown Brian Óg 1-02 Omagh O'Neill's 1-01 22/09/18 Coalisland Fr. J. McManus (Kiskeery) Jimmy Boyd
1918–19 No competition
1919–20   
Moy Tír Na nÓg
2-02 Omagh Coleman's 1-01 30/05/20 Coalisland S. O'Grady (Dungannon) John Hegarty
1920-23 No competition
1924   
Stewartstown Harps
0-18 Omagh Coleman's 0-04 20/04/24 Donaghmore F.H. Rodgers (Beragh) Peter Mulgrew
1925   
Dungannon Thomas Clarkes
4-04 Ballygawley St. Ciaran’s 1-01 30/08/25 Dungannon P. Vallelly (Armagh) Jimmy McIntosh
1926 Ballygawley St. Ciaran’s 2-02 Ardboe Pearses 0-03 24/04/27 Dungannon T. Bradley (Coalisland) Joe Higgins
1927   
Donaghmore Éire Óg
1-07 Ardboe Pearses 0-09 18/12/27 Dungannon J. McAnespie (Cookstown) Johnny McCullagh
1928   
Coalisland Fianna
2-04   
Donaghmore Éire Óg
1-03 02/06/29 Dungannon J. McAnespie (Cookstown) Joe Henry Campbell
1929   
Dungannon Thomas Clarkes
4-03   
Coalisland Fianna
1-06 16/03/30 Dungannon P. Corr (Ardboe) Pat Barker
1930   
Coalisland Fianna
1-02   
Dungannon Thomas Clarkes
0-02 29/03/31 Dungannon Joe Henry Campbell
1931 Ballygawley St. Ciaran’s 2-01 Washingbay Shamrocks 1-03 22/11/31 Dungannon G. Nash (Belfast) Barney Farrell
1932 No competition
1933   
Dungannon Thomas Clarkes
2-02   
Omagh St. Enda's
2-01 29/10/33 Omagh Fr. J. McGilligan (An Charraig Mhór) Leo McMenamy
1934 Washingbay
Shamrocks
3-01   
Omagh St. Enda's
1-04 09/12/34 Dungannon T. Bradley (Coalisland) Joe Kilpatrick
1935   
Dungannon Thomas Clarkes
2-05   
Omagh St. Enda's
2-01 09/02/36 Altamuskin P. Coleman (Fintona) John McQuaid
1936   
Dungannon Thomas Clarkes
1-04    
An Charraig Mhór Naomh Colmcille
0-04 11/04/37 Pomeroy J. McMahon (Beragh) John McQuaid
1937   
Trillick St. Macartan's
2-08 Donaghmore St. Joseph's 0-02 05/12/37 Omagh Fr. J. Murphy (Kildress) Tommy McSorley
1938   
Fintona Pearses
0-03   
Cookstown Fr. Rock's
0-00 16/04/39 Dungannon Fr. J. McGilligan (An Charraig Mhór)
1939 Competition unfinished
1940    
An Charraig Mhór Naomh Colmcille
1-04   
Dungannon Thomas Clarkes
2-01 09/03/41 Pomeroy Fr. T. Kirk (Trillick)
(r)    
An Charraig Mhór Naomh Colmcille
1-05   
Dungannon Thomas Clarkes
0-05 20/04/41 Pomeroy M. McAvinchey (Armagh) Michael McElduff
1941   
Moortown St. Malachy's
1-05   
Clonoe O'Rahilly's
0-06 19/04/42 Coalisland Fr. P. Hughes (Pomeroy) Peter Crozier
1942   
Moortown St. Malachy's
2-05   
Omagh St. Enda's
0-01 25/10/42 Pomeroy Fr. E. Devlin (Donaghmore) Peter Crozier
1943    
An Charraig Mhór Naomh Colmcille
4-03   
Moortown St. Malachy's
0-04 12/09/43 Omagh P. Gallagher (Omagh) Michael McElduff
1944   
Dungannon Thomas Clarkes
2-02   
Moortown St. Malachy's
0-03 17/09/44 Coalisland P. Gallagher (Omagh) John McQuaid
1945 Strabane Lámh Dhearg 3-11   
Dungannon Thomas Clarkes
4-04 09/09/45 Omagh P. Gallagher (Omagh) Frank Harte
1946   
Coalisland Fianna
1-06   
Dromore St.Dympna's
0-03 08/09/46 Pomeroy J. Magee (Strabane) John Doris
1947   
Dungannon Thomas Clarkes
2-06   
Moortown St. Malachy's
1-02 23/11/47 Dungannon J. Monaghan (Ederney) P.K. O'Neill
1948   
Omagh St. Enda's
1-03   
Clogher Éire Óg
0-02 28/11/48 Dromore J. McKee (Portadown) Eugene O'Brien
1949    
An Charraig Mhór Naomh Colmcille
4-01   
Derrytresk Fir An Chnoic
0-06 23/10/49 Pomeroy J. McKee (Portadown) Jim McElduff
1950   
Moortown St. Malachy's
1-06   
Dungannon Thomas Clarkes
2-01 22/10/50 Coalisland L. Friel (Belfast) Tommy Curran
1951   
Dungannon Thomas Clarkes
3-09   
Moortown St. Malachy's
0-01 25/11/51 Pomeroy O. Slane (An Charraig Mhór) Iggy Jones
1952   
Omagh St. Enda's
2-04   
Clonoe O'Rahilly's
1-01 19/10/52 Dungannon D. McGarvey (Armagh) Eugene O'Brien
1953   
Omagh St. Enda's
3-06   
Clonoe O'Rahilly's
2-03 31/08/53 Pomeroy O. Slane (Beragh) Donal Donnelly
1954   
Omagh St. Enda's
1-08   
Dungannon Thomas Clarkes
0-05 05/09/54 Pomeroy O. Slane (Beragh) Thaddy Thurbett
1955   
Coalisland Fianna
2-06   
Dungannon Thomas Clarkes
2-04 18/09/55 Pomeroy P. Hughes (Derrylaughan) Jim Devlin
1956   
Dungannon Thomas Clarkes
2-06   
Clonoe O'Rahilly's
1-05 21/10/56 Pomeroy F. Kelly (Ballygawley) Dr. Tommy Campbell
1957   
Omagh St. Enda's
1-07   
Derrylaughan Kevin Barry's
0-03 06/10/57 Pomeroy T. Flanagan (Monaghan) Harry Scully
1958   
Clonoe O'Rahilly's
1-05    
An Charraig Mhór Naomh Colmcille
1-03 07/09/58 Dungannon J. Harte (Dungannon) Brian Bannigan
1959   
Clonoe O'Rahilly's
w/o   
Omagh St. Enda's
(did not field) 06/12/59 Seamus O'Neill
1960   
Clonoe O'Rahilly's
2-07   
Donaghmore St. Patrick's
2-00 04/09/60 Dungannon P. Devlin (Omagh) Seamus O'Neill
1961    
An Charraig Mhór Naomh Colmcille
2-05   
Moy Tír Na nÓg
0-05 03/09/61 Pomeroy J.J. Kelly (Moortown) Peadar Montague
1962   
Stewartstown Harps
3-03   
Derrylaughan Kevin Barry's
0-03 09/09/62 Dungannon J. Martin (Omagh) Paddy McNally
1963   
Omagh St. Enda's
2-10   
Galbally Pearses
0-05 01/09/63 Dungannon J. Harte (Dungannon) Paddy Corey
1964   
Clonoe O'Rahilly's
2-05   
Derrylaughan Kevin Barry's
0-04 20/09/64 Dungannon J. Martin (Omagh) Harry Donnelly
1965   
Clonoe O'Rahilly's
1-09   
Derrylaughan Kevin Barry's
2-06 29/08/65 Coalisland P. Devlin (Omagh)
(r)   
Clonoe O'Rahilly's
0-10   
Derrylaughan Kevin Barry's
0-03 19/09/65 Coalisland P. Devlin (Omagh) John McCabe
1966    
An Charraig Mhór Naomh Colmcille
0-10   
Derrylaughan Kevin Barry's
0-04 28/08/66 Dungannon W. Melly (Urney) Oliver Kerr
1967   
Derrylaughan Kevin Barry's
0-09    
An Charraig Mhór Naomh Colmcille
0-06 17/09/67 Dungannon S. Faloon (Donaghmore) Mena Devlin
1968   
Ardboe O'Donovan Rossa
1-08   
Coalisland Fianna
0-07 15/09/68 Dungannon P. Devlin (Omagh) Patsy Forbes
1969    
An Charraig Mhór Naomh Colmcille
1-10   
Coalisland Fianna
1-09 31/08/69 Dungannon J. Heaney (Beragh) Oliver Kerr
1970   
Eglish St. Patrick's
2-07   
Augher St. Macartan's
1-08 13/09/70 Dungannon J. Martin (Omagh) Brian Daly
1971   
Ardboe O'Donovan Rossa
2-09    
An Charraig Mhór Naomh Colmcille
1-09 05/09/71 Dungannon M. Devlin (Derrylaughan) Patsy Forbes
1972   
Ardboe O'Donovan Rossa
1-09   
Stewartstown Harps
1-04 01/10/72 Dungannon G. McCabe (Clonoe) Colm O'Neill
1973   
Ardboe O'Donovan Rossa
2-06   
Augher St. Macartan's
1-04 30/12/73 Pomeroy M. Devlin (Derrylaughan) Kevin Teague
1974   
Trillick St. Macartan's
1-09    
An Charraig Mhór Naomh Colmcille
1-03 15/09/74 Omagh S. Glackin (Cookstown) Joe McGrade
1975   
Trillick St. Macartan's
1-11   
Owen Roe O'Neill's
2-03 31/08/75 Omagh P. Devlin (Omagh) Barney McAnespy
1976   
Augher St. Macartan's
3-04   
Ardboe O'Donovan Rossa
1-07 29/08/76 Dungannon J. Heaney (Beragh) Dessie McKenna
1977    
An Charraig Mhór Naomh Colmcille
0-11   
Dromore St. Dympna's
1-07 18/09/77 Omagh P. Lynn (Toome) John Keenan
1978    
An Charraig Mhór Naomh Colmcille
1-06   
Dromore St. Dympna's
0-04 10/09/78 Omagh B. Taggart (Clonoe) John Keenan
1979    
An Charraig Mhór Naomh Colmcille
0-08   
Fintona Pearses
1-04 26/08/79 Omagh S. Corr (Coalisland) John Keenan
1980   
Trillick St. Macartan's
0-07   
Omagh St. Enda's
1-04 31/08/80 Carrickmore J.P. Dorrity (Stewartstown)
(r)   
Trillick St. Macartan's
1-06   
Omagh St. Enda's
0-06 14/09/80 Carrickmore J.P. Dorrity (Stewartstown) Patsy Kelly
1981   
Derrylaughan Kevin Barry's
2-03    
An Charraig Mhór Naomh Colmcille
1-05 27/09/81 Dungannon P. Quinn (Killyclogher) Gerry Taggart
1982   
Augher St. Macartan's
2-06   
Dromore St. Dympna's
1-05 29/08/82 Carrickmore F. Campbell (Pomeroy) Paul Donnelly
1983   
Trillick St. Macartan's
1-09   
Ardboe O'Donovan Rossa
0-08 21/08/83 Carrickmore E. Mullan (Ballygawley) Pat King
1984   
Ardboe O'Donovan Rossa
0-08   
Omagh St. Enda's
0-07 26/08/84 Dungannon E. Mullan (Ballygawley) Hugh Bell
1985   
Augher St. Macartan's
0-08   
Gortin St. Patrick's
0-03 25/08/85 Carrickmore L. Duffy (Cookstown) Gerry Daly
1986   
Trillick St. Macartan's
0-08   
Dungannon Thomas Clarkes
0-08 28/09/86 Pomeroy S. Corr (Coalisland)
(r)   
Trillick St. Macartan's
1-10   
Dungannon Thomas Clarkes
2-05 05/10/86 Pomeroy S. Corr (Coalisland) Liam Donnelly
1987   
Ardboe O'Donovan Rossa
0-09   
Trillick St. Macartan's
1-06 13/09/87 Pomeroy E. Mullan (Ballygawley)
(r)   
Ardboe O'Donovan Rossa
1-06   
Trillick St. Macartan's
0-05 27/09/87 Pomeroy E. Mullan (Ballygawley) Stephen Coney
1988   
Omagh St. Enda's
2-06   
Clonoe O'Rahilly's
2-04 28/08/88 Dungannon C. Donnelly (Aghaloo) Paddy Quinn
1989   
Coalisland Fianna
1-11 Ballygawley St. Ciaran’s 0-06 27/08/89 Omagh P. Corrigan (Urney) Martin O'Neill
1990   
Coalisland Fianna
4-06   
Omagh St. Enda's
2-07 29/07/90 Carrickmore J. Curran (Ardboe) Damian O'Hagan
1991   
Clonoe O'Rahilly's
1-13   
Coalisland Fianna
1-06 18/08/91 Edendork D. Slater (Dungannon) Martin McStravick
1992   
Moortown St. Malachy's
2-06   
Dromore St. Dympna's
0-05 13/09/92 Carrickmore D. Slater (Dungannon) James Devlin
1993    
Errigal Ciarán
0-11   
Moortown St. Malachy's
0-10 29/08/93 Edendork D. Slater (Dungannon) Peter Canavan
1994    
Errigal Ciarán
3-05    
An Charraig Mhór Naomh Colmcille
1-08 28/08/94 Omagh B. Taggart (Clonoe) Peter Canavan
1995    
An Charraig Mhór Naomh Colmcille
1-08   
Moortown St. Malachy's
0-05 17/12/95 Coalisland M. Hughes (Donaghmore) Raymond Munroe
1996    
An Charraig Mhór Naomh Colmcille
2-08    
Errigal Ciarán
1-09 29/09/96 Omagh J. Curran (Ardboe) Damian Loughran
1997    
Errigal Ciarán
1-14   
Galbally Pearses
2-05 14/09/97 Edendork J. Curran (Ardboe) Hugh Quinn
1998   
Ardboe O'Donovan Rossa
0-11   
Omagh St. Enda's
0-08 13/09/98 Pomeroy M. Kolbohm (Rock) Fay Devlin
1999    
An Charraig Mhór Naomh Colmcille
1-10   
Killyclogher St. Mary's
1-06 19/09/99 Omagh M. Hughes (Donaghmore) Ronan McGarrity
2000    
Errigal Ciarán
0-11    
An Charraig Mhór Naomh Colmcille
1-08 03/09/00 Omagh M. Hughes (Donaghmore)
(r)    
Errigal Ciarán
1-10    
An Charraig Mhór Naomh Colmcille
0-09 17/09/00 Omagh M. Kolbohm (Rock) Colm McCann
2001    
An Charraig Mhór Naomh Colmcille
1-07    
Errigal Ciarán
0-09 16/09/01 Omagh D. O'Neill (Derrylaughan) Davitt McElroy
2002    
Errigal Ciarán
1-09   
Killyclogher St. Mary's
1-07 29/09/02 Omagh J. Kerlin (Clann Na nGael) Eoin Gormley
2003   
Killyclogher St. Mary's
2-06    
Errigal Ciarán
1-07 19/10/03 Omagh K. Kelly (Kildress) Brian Meenan
2004    
An Charraig Mhór Naomh Colmcille
1-13   
Dromore St. Dympna's
1-09 10/10/04 Omagh M. Mohan (Eglish) Peter Loughran
2005    
An Charraig Mhór Naomh Colmcille
1-06   
Omagh St. Enda's
1-05 23/10/05 Omagh M. Sludden (Dromore) Brian Gormley
2006    
Errigal Ciarán
0-12    
An Charraig Mhór Naomh Colmcille
1-09 24/09/06 Omagh M. Hughes (Donaghmore)
(r)    
Errigal Ciarán
1-08    
An Charraig Mhór Naomh Colmcille
0-08 08/10/06 Omagh M. Mohan (Eglish) Peter Canavan
2007   
Dromore St. Dympna's
0-14   
Coalisland Fianna
0-04 14/10/07 Omagh S. McNamee (Newtownstewart) Fabian O'Neill
2008   
Clonoe O'Rahilly's
0-10   
Dromore St. Dympna's
0-09 26/10/08 Omagh M. Mohan (Eglish) Colm Donnelly
2009   
Dromore St. Dympna's
1-14   
Ardboe O'Donovan Rossa
1-13 18/10/09 Omagh S. Quinn (Brackaville) Colm McCullagh
2010   
Coalisland Fianna
0-09    
An Charraig Mhór Naomh Colmcille
0-07 24/10/10 Omagh E. McHugh (Aghyaran) Plunkett Kane
2011   
Dromore St. Dympna's
1-08   
Clonoe O'Rahilly's
2-04 23/10/11 Omagh E. McHugh (Aghyaran) / E. McConnell (Clogher) Eoin McCusker
2012[7]    
Errigal Ciarán
0-13   
Dromore St. Dympna's
0-08 07/10/12 Omagh C. O'Hagan (Brackaville) Enda McGinley
2013[8]   
Clonoe O'Rahilly's
3-08    
An Charraig Mhór Naomh Colmcille
0-12 13/10/13 Omagh M. Sludden (Dromore) Stephen McNulty
2014[9]   
Omagh St. Enda's
1-10    
An Charraig Mhór Naomh Colmcille
0-12 28/09/14 Omagh S. Hurson (Galbally) Hugh Gallagher
2015[10]   
Trillick St. Macartan's
1-09   
Killyclogher St. Mary's
0-11 11/10/15 Omagh J. McElroy (Aghaloo) Matthew Donnelly
2016[11]   
Killyclogher St. Mary's
0-16   
Coalisland Fianna
1-13 09/10/16 Omagh S. Hurson (Galbally)
(r)[12]   
Killyclogher St. Mary's
0-20   
Coalisland Fianna
0-06 21/10/16 Omagh F. Ward (Errigal Ciaran) Martin Swift
2017[13]   
Omagh St. Enda's
0-10    
Errigal Ciarán
0-08 15/10/17 Omagh S. Dorrity (Coalisland) Joe McMahon / Connor O'Donnell
2018   
Coalisland Fianna
2-11   
Killyclogher St. Mary's
1-07 21/10/18 Omagh S. Hurson (Galbally) Stephen McNally
2019[14][15]   
Trillick St. Macartan's
0-12    
Errigal Ciarán
2-04 13/10/19 Omagh E. McHugh (Aghyaran) Stephen O'Donnell
2020[16]   
Dungannon Thomas Clarkes
1-12 (aet)†   
Trillick St. Macartan's
1-12 (aet) 20/09/20 Omagh S. Meehan (Glenelly) Padraig McNulty
2021   
Dromore St. Dympna's
0-15   
Coalisland Fianna
0-08 14/11/21 Omagh K. Eanetta (Omagh) Conor O'Hara
2022    
Errigal Ciarán
2-11    
An Charraig Mhór Naomh Colmcille
1-12 30/10/22 Omagh S. Campbell (Stewartstown) Tommy Canavan
2023   
Trillick St. Macartan's
1-13 (aet)    
Errigal Ciarán
0-13 (aet) 29/10/23 Omagh C. Forbes (Ardboe) Rory Brennan
2024[17]    
Errigal Ciarán
0-12   
Trillick St. Macartan's
1-08 25/10/24 Omagh S. Hurson (Galbally) Darragh Canavan
2025
Notes

2020: Dungannon won 8–7 on penalties, after extra time.

Wins listed by club

# Club Wins Years won
1 An Charraig Mhór
15
1940, 1943, 1949, 1961, 1966, 1969, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2004, 2005
2 Dungannon
11
1908–9, 1925, 1929, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1944, 1947, 1951, 1956, 2020
3 Coalisland
10
1904–05, 1907–08, 1928, 1930, 1946, 1955, 1989, 1990, 2010, 2018
4 Errigal Ciaran
9
1993, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2012, 2022, 2024
Trillick 1937, 1974, 1975, 1980, 1983, 1986, 2015, 2019, 2023
Omagh 1948, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1963, 1988, 2014, 2017
7 Clonoe
8
1958, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1965, 1991, 2008, 2013
8 Ardboe
7
1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1984, 1987, 1998
9 Dromore
4
2007, 2009, 2011, 2021
Moortown 1941, 1942, 1950, 1992
11 Augher
3
1976, 1982, 1985
12 Killyclogher
2
2003, 2016
Derrylaughan 1967, 1981
Stewartstown 1924, 1962
Strabane 1905–6, 1945
Fintona 1913–14, 1938
Ballygawley 1926, 1931
Cookstown 1916-17, 1917-18
19 Eglish
1
1970
Washingbay 1934
Donaghmore 1927
Moy 1919–20

Top Scorer

[18][19]

The contest for Top Scorer in the Senior Championship goes back to 1981 when it was sponsored by 'On The Spot Trophies', on the initiative of the late Plunkett McCusker.

In 1992 three times winner Tommy Fiddis became the permanent holder of the 'On the Spot' Top Scorer Trophy.

Subsequently in 1993 a new sponsor was recruited by the County Board - Forbes Kitchens of Ardboe.

The trophy is presented by Patsy Forbes each year on County Final day to that season's Senior Championship Top Scorer.

Peter Canavan has won the trophy a record 5 times - 1994, 1995, 2000, 2002 and 2006.

There have been joint winners in 3 different seasons - 1985, 1999 and 2001.

Year Player Club Total
1981 Tommy Fiddis Dromore 0-13 (13 points)
1982 Tommy Fiddis Dromore 2-18 (24 points)
1983 John Joe O'Neill Moortown 1-19 (22 points)
1984 Paul McAnea Omagh 0-14 (14 points)
1985 Paul Donnelly Augher 1-13 (16 points)
1985 Liam O'Reilly Gortin 2-10 (16 points)
1986 Jody Kelly Dungannon 2-15 (21 points)
1987 Stephen Coney Ardboe 3-12 (21 points)
1988 Kevin McCabe Clonoe 4-19 (31 points)
1989 Paddy McShane Coalisland 2-20 (26 points)
1990 Paddy McShane Coalisland 4-14 (26 points)
1991 Kevin McCabe Clonoe 0-26 (26 points)
1992 Tommy Fiddis Dromore 2-26 (32 points)
1993 Eamon McCaffrey Errigal Ciaran 0-26 (26 points)
1994[20] Peter Canavan Errigal Ciaran 3-27 (36 points)
1995[21] Peter Canavan Errigal Ciaran 1-36 (39 points)
1996 Peter Loughran An Charraig Mhór 3-16 (25 points)
1997 Eoin Gormley Errigal Ciaran 0-19 (19 points)
1998 Frank McGuigan Ardboe 0-23 (23 points)
1999 Frank McGuigan Ardboe 1-21 (24 points)
1999 Colm McCullagh Dromore 2-18 (24 points)
2000 Peter Canavan Errigal Ciaran 4-28 (40 points)
2001 Adrian Cush Donaghmore 0-27 (27 points)
2001 Brian McGuckin Edendork 3-18 (27 points)
2002 Peter Canavan Errigal Ciaran 3-20 (29 points)
2003 Leo Meenan Killyclogher 2-20 (26 points)
2004 Stephen O'Neill Clann Na nGael 0-30 (30 points)
2005 Cathal McCarraon Omagh 2-19 (25 points)
2006 Peter Canavan Errigal Ciaran 2-23 (29 points)
2007 Shaun O'Neill Dromore 1-14 (17 points)
2008 Eoin McCusker Dromore 3-10 (19 points)
2009 Colm McCullagh Dromore 2-18 (24 points)
2010 Kevin McNally An Charraig Mhór 1-19 (22 points)
2011 Eoin McCusker Dromore 2-21 (27 points)
2012 Eoin McCusker Dromore 2-15 (21 points)
2013 Connor McAliskey Clonoe 1-18 (21 points)
2014 Ronan O'Neill Omagh 4-15 (27 points)
2015 Lee Brennan Trillick 2-27 (33 points)
2016 Mark Bradley Killyclogher 0-30 (30 points)
2017 Lee Brennan Trillick 1-25 (28 points)
2018 Shea McGuigan Ardboe 3-11 (20 points)
2019 Darren McCurry Edendork 1-22 (25 points)
2020[22] Paul Donaghy Dungannon 0-34 (34 points)
2021 Emmett McNabb Dromore 0-22 (22 points)
2022 Darragh Canavan Errigal Ciaran 0-20 (20 points)
2023 Paul Donaghy Dungannon 1-21 (24 points)
2024 Ruairí Canavan Errigal Ciaran 0-24 (24 points)

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