All-Britain Club Football Championship

All-Britain Club Football Championship
Current season or competition:
2026 All-Britain Club Football Championship
IrishCraobh Peile Uile-Bhreatain na gClub
CodeGaelic football
Founded1967; 59 years ago (1967)
Region Britain (GAA)
TrophyAll-Britain Championship Cup
No. of teams7
Title holders Tara (London) (6th title)
Most titles Tír Chonaill Gaels (London) (9 titles)
TV partner247.tv
Official websiteGaelic Games Council of Britain

The All-Britain Club Football Championship is the Gaelic football provincial club championship competition in Great Britain. The winners of the designated county championship for each British county compete against each other in a knockout format, with the winner declared "All-Britain" champions and qualifying for the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship. The competition is organised by the Provincial Council of Britain of the Gaelic Athletic Association.

History

While the Provincial Council of Britain was established in 1926 by the GAA Central Council, the first Gaelic games club was established over 30 years earlier in Wallsend. By 1901, clubs had been established in a number of cities with high Irish migrant populations, including London, Glasgow, Manchester, and Liverpool. By the 1910s, football and hurling were being played all over Britain, and clubs had emerged in the Welsh Valleys, Lanarkshire, and Warwickshire.

The earliest recorded All-Britain champion was St Mary's, London, in 1964. In the 1975-76 season, the British champion entered the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship for the first time, with Sean McDermotts of Warwickshire facing off against eventual runners-up Roscommon Gaels. To date, no British team has won a game in a All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship match. However, in the 2004-05 season, the introduction of the All-Ireland Intermediate and Junior Club Football Championships opened up opportunities for British teams, with two final appearance for John Mitchels in 2009 and 2015 and victories for St Peters and Dunedin Connollys (in 2010-11 and 2019-20 respectively).

Teams

The winning teams from the top championships in each county of Britain compete in the Championship. The exception is London- the London Senior Football Championship competes in the Connacht Senior Football Championship, and the winners of the London Intermediate Football Championship and London Junior Football Championship play in a play-off to qualify for the All-Britain.

County Championship
Gloucestershire Gloucestershire Football Championship
Hertfordshire Hertfordshire Football Championship
Lancashire Lancashire Senior Football Championship
London London Intermediate Football Championship/London Junior Football Championship
Scotland Scottish Senior Football Championship
Warwickshire Warwickshire Senior Football Championship
Yorkshire Gloucestershire Football Championship

Roll of honour

Winners by year

Source:

  • 1964 St Marys
  • 1965 Round Towers
  • 1966 St Marys
  • 1967 Parnells
  • 1968 Parnells
  • 1969 St Marys
  • 1970 Garryowen
  • 1971 Sean Treacys
  • 1972 Sean McDermotts
  • 1973 Sean McDermotts
  • 1974 De La Salle College
  • 1975 Sean McDermotts
  • 1976 Kingdom
  • 1977 Kingdom
  • 1978 Kingdom
  • 1979 Kingdom
  • 1980 Tara
  • 1981 Parnells
  • 1982 Hugh O'Neills
  • 1983 Tír Chonaill Gaels
  • 1984 Parnells
  • 1985 Kingdom
  • 1986 Kingdom
  • 1987 Kingdom
  • 1988 John Mitchels, Birmingham
  • 1989 Kingdom
  • 1990 Tír Chonaill Gaels
  • 1991 Parnells
  • 1992 Tír Chonaill Gaels
  • 1993 Tír Chonaill Gaels
  • 1994 Oisín
  • 1995 Tara
  • 1996 Tír Chonaill Gaels
  • 1997 Tír Chonaill Gaels
  • 1998 Tír Chonaill Gaels
  • 1999 Hugh O'Neills
  • 2000 Tír Chonaill Gaels
  • 2001 Tír Chonaill Gaels
  • 2002 St Brendans, London
  • 2003 Tara
  • 2004 St Peters
  • 2005 Harlesden Harps
  • 2006 Fulham Irish
  • 2007 John Mitchels, Liverpool
  • 2008 John Mitchels, Liverpool
  • 2009 Dunedin Connollys
  • 2010 St Peters
  • 2011 Cú Chulainns, Newcastle
  • 2012 St Peters
  • 2013 John Mitchels, Liverpool
  • 2014 John Mitchels, Liverpool
  • 2015 John Mitchels, Liverpool
  • 2016 Dunedin Connollys
  • 2017 Dunedin Connollys
  • 2018 Dunedin Connollys
  • 2019 Thomas MacCurtains
  • 2020 not played
  • 2021 St Brendans, Manchester
  • 2022 Glaschu Gaels
  • 2023 Wandsworth Gaels
  • 2024 Tara
  • 2025 Tara

Winners by club

Team Location County Wins
Tír Chonaill Gaels West London London 9
Kingdom North London London 8
Tara West London London 6
John Mitchels Liverpool Lancashire 5
Parnells Northwest London London 5
Dunedin Connollys Edinburgh Scotland 4
Sean McDermotts Solihull Warwickshire 3
St Marys (Naomh Muire) West London London 3
St Peters Manchester Lancashire 3
Hugh O'Neills Leeds Yorkshire 2
Cú Chulainns Newcastle-upon-Tyne Yorkshire 1
De La Salle College Salford Lancashire 1
Fulham Irish West London London 1
Garryowen Northwest London London 1
Glaschu Gaels Glasgow Scotland 1
Harlesden Harps West London London 1
John Mitchels Birmingham Warwickshire 1
Oisín Manchester Lancashire 1
Round Towers South London London 1
Sean Treacys Southwest London London 1
St Brendans West London London 1
St Brendans Manchester Lancashire 1
Thomas McCurtains East London London 1
Wandsworth Gaels Southwest London London 1

Winners by county

County County wins
London 39
Lancashire 11
Scotland 5
Warwickshire 4
Yorkshire 3
Gloucestershire 0
Hertfordshire 0

Participating teams

All-Britain winners are given in gold, with the runners-up in silver.

Year Gloucestershire Hertfordshire Lancashire London Scotland Warwickshire Yorkshire
2026 Bristol Harps St Colmcilles St Brendans Glaschu Gaels Sean McDermotts St Vincents
2025 Bristol Harps St Josephs St Brendans Tara Dunedin Connollys Sean McDermotts Hugh O'Neills
2024 St Judes St Josephs John Mitchels Tara Dunedin Connollys Roger Casements Hugh O'Neills
2023 St Judes Éire Óg John Mitchels Wandsworth Gaels Glaschu Gaels Sean McDermotts Hugh O'Neills
2022 St Judes Éire Óg St Brendans Wandsworth Gaels Glaschu Gaels Roger Casements Brothers Pearse
2021 St Judes St Josephs St Brendans St Clarets Dunedin Connollys Sean McDermotts St Vincents
2020 cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019 St Judes Éire Óg Oisín Thomas McCurtains Glaschu Gaels Sean McDermotts Hugh O'Neills
2018 St Judes Éire Óg Oisín Neasden Gaels Dunedin Connollys Sean McDermotts Cú Chulainns
2017 St Nicholas St Colmcilles Oisín Thomas McCurtains Dunedin Connollys Sean McDermotts Hugh O'Neills
2016 Western Gaels St Colmcilles John Mitchels Neasden Gaels Dunedin Connollys Sean McDermotts St Benedicts Harps
2015 Western Gaels Glen Rovers John Mitchels Garryowen Dunedin Connollys Sean McDermotts Hugh O'Neills
2014 St Colmcilles Éire Óg John Mitchels North London Shamrocks Dunedin Connollys Sean McDermotts Cú Chulainns
2013 St Nicholas Glen Rovers John Mitchels Heston Gaels Dunedin Connollys John Mitchels Cú Chulainns
2012 St Colmcilles unknown St Peters Cú Chulainns Tír Conaill Harps did not enter Cú Chulainns
2011 St Nicholas Glen Rovers John Mitchels Round Towers Dunedin Connollys St Barnabas Cú Chulainns
2010 Western Gaels Glen Rovers St Peters Moindearg Dunedin Connollys Sean McDermotts Cú Chulainns
2009 St Colmcilles Cambridge Parnells John Mitchels St Kiernans Dunedin Connollys Sean McDermotts Cú Chulainns
2008 St Colmcilles St Dympnas John Mitchels Tara Dunedin Connollys Sean McDermotts Cú Chulainns
2007 St Colmcilles Cambridge Parnells John Mitchels Thomas McCurtains Dunedin Connollys Sean McDermotts Young Irelands

List of finals

Year Winner Score Runner-up Venue Source
County Club Club County
2025 LON Tara 3-12 1-13 Sean McDermotts WAR Páirc na nÉireann, Solihull
2024 LON Tara 3-4 1-7 Roger Casements WAR McGovern Park, Ruislip
2023 LON Wandsworth Gaels 2-7 0-6 Sean McDermotts WAR Páirc na nÉireann, Solihull
2022 SCO Glaschu Gaels 1-9 0-7 St Brendans LAN Old Bedians, Didsbury
2021 LAN St Brendans 2-10 2-8 Sean McDermotts WAR McGovern Park, Ruislip
2020 cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2019 LON Thomas McCurtains 1-11 0-7 Glaschu Gaels SCO Páirc Beeston, Leeds
2018 SCO Dunedin Connollys 3-12 2-12 Neasden Gaels LON Old Bedians, Didsbury
2017 SCO Dunedin Connollys 1-17 1-12 Sean McDermotts WAR Páirc Beeston, Leeds
2016 SCO Dunedin Connollys 1-19 2-14 John Mitchels LAN Old Bedians, Didsbury
2015 LAN John Mitchels 2-8 0-8 Sean McDermotts WAR
2014 LAN John Mitchels 4-12 3-11 North London Shamrocks LON Páirc na nÉireann, Solihull
2013 LAN John Mitchels 2-15 1-11 Dunedin Connollys SCO
2012 LAN St Peters 2-17 1-3 St Colmcilles GLO
2011 YOR Cú Chulainns 1-6 0-6 John Mitchels LAN
2010 LAN St Peters 3-12 2-4 Sean McDermotts WAR Old Bedians, Didsbury
2009 SCO Dunedin Connollys 1-8 2-4 John Mitchels LAN
2008 LAN John Mitchels 1-9 1-4 Tara LON
2007 LAN John Mitchels 2-10 0-7 Thomas McCurtains LON
2006 LON Fulham Irish 1-11 0-11 Oisín LAN Páirc na nÉireann, Solihull
2005 LON Harlesden Harps 1-11 0-11 Dunedin Connollys SCO Old Bedians, Didsbury
2004 LAN St Peters 1-16 3-9 Dunedin Connollys SCO Páirc Beeston, Leeds
2003 LON Tara 2-8 0-9 Sean McDermotts WAR Páirc na nÉireann, Solihull
2002 LON St Brendans 2-15 0-9 Sean McDermotts WAR
2001 LON Tír Chonaill Gaels 0-10 0-8 St Peters LAN Páirc na nÉireann, Solihull
2000 LON Tír Chonaill Gaels 2-12 1-4 St Brendans WAR
1999 YOR Hugh O'Neills 1–11 0–4 Sean McDermotts WAR

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