The Louth Minor Football Championship is an annual competition organised by Louth GAA between the premier teams in minor (under-18) Gaelic football in County Louth.
Trophy The winning team is presented with the Father Larry Murray Cup, named after the Louth priest who was a dedicated promoter of underage football and the Irish language.
The Ulster Minor Football Championship and Leinster Minor Football Championship trophies are also named in his honour, as is Páirc Uí Mhuirí in Dunleer (where Murray served as Parish priest), home to the Lann Léire club.
He trained the Louth minor team from 1934 to 1941, a very successful period for the county during which two All-Ireland Minor Football Championship titles were won.
Finals
Year Winner Score Opponent Score Winning Captain Final Venue 1913 Dundalk Rangers 2-02 Hearts of Oriel (Dundalk) 2-00 - Athletic Grounds 1914 Drogheda Stars 3-01 Geraldines 0-01 - Athletic Grounds 1915 Ardee St Mochta's 4-05 Geraldines 1-00 - Shamrock Lodge 1916 No Championship 1917 No Championship 1918 No Championship 1919 Annagassan 2-01 Castle Emmets (Dundalk) 1-01 - Athletic Grounds 1920 Clan na Gael 2-02 (Replay) O'Mahony's 1-01 John McKenna Athletic Grounds 1921 Dundalk John Dillons 1-05 Larks (Killineer) 0-01 - Athletic Grounds 1922 Null and Void 1923 Shamrocks (Dundalk) 2-02 Castlebellingham 0-00 - Athletic Grounds 1924 Shamrocks 0-02 Boyne Rangers 2-01 - Castlebellingham 1925 Shamrocks - Unknowns (Dromiskin) - - Athletic Grounds 1926 Dundalk John Dillons 1-01 Owen Roe's (Drogheda) 0-00 - Athletic Grounds 1927 Clan na Gael 6-01 Owen Roe's 5-03 John Grey Athletic Grounds 1928 Owen Roe's 1-03 Clan na Gael 1-00 Tom McKeown Gaelic Grounds 1929 Null and Void 1930 Ardee 2-04 (Replay) Cooley Kickhams 2-01 - Ferdia Park, Ardee 1931 St Magdalene's (Drogheda) 2-04 Cooley Kickhams 1-02 Vincent Kerr The Grove 1932 Shamrock Rovers (Monasterboice) 4-04 Clan na Gael 0-06 - Athletic Grounds 1933 Dundalk Gaels 2-07 Ardee 2-02 Paddy Hoey Gaelic Grounds 1934 Dundalk Gaels 6-06 Woodington Rangers (Drogheda) 2-02 Jim Curran Gaelic Grounds 1935 St Mary's College (Dundalk) 1-01 Woodington Rangers 0-01 - Athletic Grounds 1936 St Mary's College 1-03 St Magdalene's 0-03 - Athletic Grounds 1937 St Mary's College 4-08 St Magdalene's 1-03 Aidan Goulding Gaelic Grounds 1938 St Magdalene's 0-03 Cooley Kickhams 0-00 - Athletic Grounds 1939 St Mary's College 2-08 Ardee 0-04 - Athletic Grounds 1940 St Mary's College 2-06 Ardee 0-02 - Athletic Grounds 1941 De La Salle (Dundalk) 3-10 St Magdalene's 0-01 Tommy Larkin Gaelic Grounds 1942 De La Salle W/O Ardee scr. - Athletic Grounds 1943 Ardee 4-04 St Mary's College 1-06 Mickey Reynolds Gaelic Grounds 1944 St Mary's College 3-05 Oliver Plunketts 0-05 - Athletic Grounds 1945 St Mary's College 2-07 Ardee 0-04 Francesco Belotti Gaelic Grounds 1946 Wolfe Tones 3-04 Ardee 0-01 Jim Gavin Gaelic Grounds 1947 St Mary's College 4-04 Ardee 0-03 - Athletic Grounds 1948 St Mary's College 4-03 Larks 2-01 Vincent Bransfield Gaelic Grounds 1949 Null and Void 1950 Ardee 1-05 Dundalk Gaels 1-02 Michael Brennan The Grove 1951 Ardee 1-08 St Dominic's (Drogheda) 1-03 Michael Brennan Athletic Grounds 1952 Clan na Gael 1-07 St Dominic's 1-05 Benny Toal Athletic Grounds 1953 St Dominic's 1-02, 1-08 (R) Clan na Gael 0-05, 1-06 (R) Paddy Hallinan Gaelic Grounds-Athletic Grounds (R) 1954 Ardee 0-09 Clan na Gael 2-01 Patsy Coleman Athletic Grounds 1955 Naomh Mhuire (Drogheda) 5-10 Con Colbert's 0-01 Tom O'Connor The Grove 1956 Newtown Blues 1-07 Dundalk Gaels 0-04 Jim Judge Páirc Mhuire 1957 Newtown Blues 2-02 Ardee 1-03 Peter McKenna The Grove 1958 Newtown Blues 2-05 Ardee 1-02 Terry Kelly The Grove 1959 O'Raghallaighs 2-08 Clan na Gael 3-04 Leo Nawn Páirc Mhuire 1960 O'Raghallaighs 5-09 Clan na Gael 2-07 Anthony Campbell Knockbridge 1961 O'Raghallaighs 3-06 Clann Mhuire (Omeath) 2-07 Muckle McKeown Gaelic Grounds 1962 Dundalk Gaels 1-05 O'Raghallaighs 1-04 Jimmy Kelleher The Grove 1963 O'Raghallaighs 3-06 Baile Philip 2-04 Fergus McKeown The Grove 1964 Ardee 1-05, 3-05 (R) Newtown Blues 1-05, 0-02 (R) Tony Breen Knockbridge 1965 Ardee 3-10 Dowdallshill 2-04 Turlough McDonald The Grove 1966 Ardee 0-11 Clann Mhuire 0-03 Tommy Reilly St Brigid's Park 1967 Ardee 3-16 Naomh Buithe 0-04 Mattie Reilly St Brigid's Park 1968 Cooley Kickhams 1-09 Collon Minors 2-03 Alo McGrath St Brigid's Park 1969 Baile Talún 5-06 Cooley Kickhams 2-03 Gerry Sheridan Páirc Mochta 1970 Newtown Blues 1-06, 3-03 (R) Ardee 1-06, 0-07 (R) Noel Crilly Páirc Uí Mhuirí-Páirc Mochta (R) 1971 Cooley Kickhams 2-07 Ardee 1-05 Kevin Thornton St Brigid's Park 1972 Ardee 1-09 Cooley Kickhams 1-04 Séamus O'Neill St Brigid's Park 1973 Ardee 2-03 Dundalk Gaels 1-05 Jim Matthews St Brigid's Park 1974 Dundalk Gaels 0-06, 1-09 (R) Newtown Blues 0-06, 0-02 (R) Mickey White Páirc Mhuire 1975 Newtown Blues 0-08, 2-17 (Replay - AET) St Brigid's 0-08, 1-10 (R) Vincent Murray Gaelic Grounds 1976 Clan na Gael 1-02 Oliver Plunketts 0-04 Seán Kieran St Brigid's Park 1977 Kilkerley Emmets/Roche Emmets/Naomh Malachi 1-07 Ardee 0-09 Séamus Bellew Páirc Uí Mhuirí 1978 Naomh Buithe 2-10 Ardee 1-05 Michael Ward Gaelic Grounds 1979 Cooley Kickhams 2-11 Naomh Buithe 1-08 Tony McCarragher Páirc Mochta 1980 Naomh Buithe 1-06 Clan na Gael 0-07 Declan Healy Páirc Mhuire 1981 Clan na Gael 1-08 Cooley Kickhams 2-04 Colm Markey St Brigid's Park 1982 Seán Treacy's/Baile Philib 1-07 Naomh Buithe 1-04 David Reilly Gaelic Grounds 1983 Clan na Gael 1-05 Ardee 1-03 Kevin O'Hanlon The Grove 1984 Cooley Kickhams 0-08 St Brigid's 0-04 Declan Larkin Cluskey Park 1985 Seán Treacy's 2-09 Naomh Buithe 0-05 T.P. McHugh St Brigid's Park 1986 Roche Emmets 3-10 Clan na Gael 1-06 Aidan McArdle Cluskey Park 1987 Ardee 1-20 St Fursey's 1-02 Brian Scott Tallanstown 1988 Clan na Gael 2-09 Ardee 1-04 Niall O'Donnell Páirc Uí Mhuirí 1989 Dundalk Gaels 0-07, 2-05 (R) Valley Rangers 0-07, 0-02 (R) Niall Prenty Gaelic Grounds-St Brigid's Park (R) 1990 Valley Rangers 1-14 St Michael's 1-06 Seán White St Brigid's Park 1991 Roche Emmets 3-07 Dundalk Gaels 0-09 Aidan O'Neill St Brigid's Park 1992 Roche Emmets 1-09 Valley Rangers 1-04 Paul Nash St Brigid's Park 1993 Roche Emmets 0-08 Newtown Blues 0-02 Ciarán Nash Gaelic Grounds 1994 St Joseph's/St Vincent's 2-11 Abbey Gaels/Emmití Óg 0-10 Gervaise Marron The Grove 1995 St Fursey's 1-04 Newtown Blues 1-03 Paudie Lynch Cluskey Park 1996 Oliver Plunketts 1-07 Newtown Blues 0-09 Gareth Coyle Páirc Mhuire 1996 Oliver Plunketts 1-07 Newtown Blues 0-09 Gareth Coyle Páirc Mhuire 1997 Dundalk Gaels 4-10 Cooley Kickhams 3-05 Peter McGinnity Gaelic Grounds 1998 Cooley Kickhams 2-07 Clan na Gael 0-07 Seán O'Neill St Brigid's Park 1999 Clan na Gael 4-04 Baile Talún 0-09 Ruairí Duffy McGeough Park 2000 Clan na Gael 2-09 St Mary's (Ardee) 2-08 Gary Hoey Gaelic Grounds 2001 Baile Talún 1-15 Seán Treacy's 1-08 Daniel Woods Gaelic Grounds 2002 Valley Rangers 0-08 Na Piarsaigh 0-07 Paddy Keenan Páirc Mhuire 2003 Oliver Plunketts 2-06 Baile Talún 0-10 Brian McKenna St Brigid's Park 2004 Newtown Blues 1-13 Baile Talún 3-05 Niall Costello Clan na Gael Park 2005 Cooley Kickhams 2-07 Na Piarsaigh 1-07 Keith White Gaelic Grounds 2006 Cooley Kickhams 4-10 St Brigid's 1-10 Patrick McGrath Clan na Gael Park 2007 Geraldines 1-12 Dundalk Young Irelands 1-07 Alan Breen St Brigid's Park 2008 Geraldines 1-12 St Mochta's/St Bride's/Annaghminnon Rovers 2-05 Patrick Hoey Gaelic Grounds 2009 St Joseph's 1-12 Geraldines 2-06 Alan McKenna Clan na Gael Park 2010 St Joseph's 3-09 Dreadnots 1-11 Alan Lynch Gaelic Grounds 2011 St Bride's 0-14 Geraldines 0-09 Patrick Reilly Gaelic Grounds 2012 Oliver Plunketts 2-04 St Joseph's/O'Connells/Stabannon Parnells 1-05 Gary Keogh Gaelic Grounds 2013 Geraldines 4-09 St Mary's 1-09 Josh Arrowsmith Gaelic Grounds 2014 Newtown Blues 4-15 Geraldines 1-05 James Carter Gaelic Grounds 2015 Newtown Blues 1-08, 6-12 (Replay - AET) Naomh Máirtín 0-11, 2-14 Conor Farrell Gaelic Grounds 2016 Naomh Máirtín 4-14 Newtown Blues 1-09 Sam Mulroy Gaelic Grounds 2017 St Mary's 6-21 Geraldines 2-10 Philip Trainor Gaelic Grounds 2018 St Mary's 1-17 St Mochta's/St Bride's 0-12 Liam Jackson Gaelic Grounds 2019 Naomh Máirtín 2-08 St Joseph's 0-10 Seán Healy Gaelic Grounds 2020 Cooley Kickhams/Cúchulainn Gaels 4-10 St Kevin's/St Michael's 2-10 Aaron Carolan/Paul Brennan Darver 2021 St Kevin's/St Michael's 1-08, 0-08 (R) St Fechin's 1-08, 2-01 (R) Ryan Halpenny Páirc Mhuire-Páirc Baile Fiach (R) 2022 St Mary's 1-10 Dundalk Gaels 1-07 Tadhg McDonnell Clan na Gael Park 2023 St Mary's 1-14 St Michael's/John Mitchels/Lann Léire 0-06 Adam Gillespie St Brigid's Park 2024 St Patrick's 3-03 Cooley Kickhams 1-08 Micheál O'Shaughnessy McGeough Park 2025 Naomh Máirtín 1-14 St Mary's 0-12 Ciarán Devine Gaelic Grounds
Title awarded to Shamrocks on appeal
Minor B Championship finals Year Winner Opponent 1999 Roche Emmets (R) Seán Treacy's (R) 2000 Wolfe Tones Naomh Máirtín 2001 St Bride's Lann Léire/St Kevin's 2002 St Fursey's St Michael's 2003 Naomh Máirtín St Joseph's/St Vincent's 2004 St Joseph's/St Vincent's Kilkerley Emmets/Naomh Malachi 2005 Dundalk Young Irelands St Michael's 2006 Geraldines St Michael's 2007 St Nicholas Naomh Fionnbarra 2008 Dundalk Gaels Mellifont Rovers 2009 Roche Emmets Na Piarsaigh 2010 St Fechin's St Patrick's 2011 Naomh Fionnbarra/St Kevin's Seán O'Mahony's 2012 Baile Talún Naomh Máirtín 2013 Cooley Kickhams Dundalk Gaels 2014 St Kevin's/Baile Talún St Mary's 2015 Naomh Fionnbarra/Lann Léire Dreadnots 2016 O'Connells/Stabannon Parnells/John Mitchels Naomh Fionnbarra/Lann Léire 2017 Kilkerley Emmets/Naomh Malachi Glen Emmets 2018 St Joseph's Naomh Fionnbarra/Lann Léire 2019 Dreadnots Naomh Fionnbarra/Lann Léire 2020 Oliver Plunketts (AET) St Bride's (AET) 2021 Dundalk Gaels Newtown Blues 2022 Glen Emmets Naomh Fionnbarra 2023 Naomh Fionnbarra St Patrick's 2024 Roche Emmets Dundalk Young Irelands/Seán O'Mahony's 2025 Dreadnots St Kevin's/Lann Léire
See also
References
External links Louth GAA official website Louth on Hoganstand