Tyrone Intermediate Football Championship
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The Tyrone Intermediate Football Club Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the WJ Dolan Tyrone Intermediate Football Club Championship) is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association
club competition between the 16 Tyrone
clubs competing in Division 2 of the Tyrone All-County Football league.
The winners of the Tyrone Championship qualify to represent their county in the Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship
and in turn, go on to the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship
. They also gain promotion to Division 1 (until 2007 Division 1B) of the Tyrone All-County Football league for the following season, regardless of their final standing in the Division 2 league that year. Therefore as the winners compete in the Tyrone Senior Football Championship the following year, the holders do not defend their title.
The winners of the 2006 Tyrone Intermediate Football Club Championship were Stewartstown Harps
who defeated Strabane Sigersons
0-14 to 0-8 in the final at Healy Park
, Omagh.
The winners of the 2008 Tyrone Intermediate Football Club Championship were Tri Leac GFC. They defeated Moy 0-7 to 0-5.
The winners of the 2010 Tyrone Intermediate Football Club Championship were Derrylaughan Kevin Barry's who defeated Urney 1-9 to 2-5 in Healy Park, Omagh.
the first champions defeating Galbally
in the final. Donaghmore and Clonoe have won most championships with four. Donaghmore won in 1965 1968 1988 and 1996. Clonoe were champions in 1976, 1979, 1983 and 1995.
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
club competition between the 16 Tyrone
Tyrone GAA
The Tyrone County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Tyrone GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Tyrone. The county board is also responsible for the Tyrone inter-county teams....
clubs competing in Division 2 of the Tyrone All-County Football league.
The winners of the Tyrone Championship qualify to represent their county in the Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship
Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship
The Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played between the hundreds of intermediate football clubs in Ulster. There are nine county championships between the nine counties of Ulster. The nine winners go on to play each other in the Ulster Club...
and in turn, go on to the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship
All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship
The All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship is a Gaelic football competition started up in 2003 to be played by the winners of the Intermediate Club Championship from each County. The 2010 final was contested by Spa of Kerry and Cookstown Fr...
. They also gain promotion to Division 1 (until 2007 Division 1B) of the Tyrone All-County Football league for the following season, regardless of their final standing in the Division 2 league that year. Therefore as the winners compete in the Tyrone Senior Football Championship the following year, the holders do not defend their title.
The winners of the 2006 Tyrone Intermediate Football Club Championship were Stewartstown Harps
Stewartstown Harps
Stewartstown Harps is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the village of Stewartstown in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.-History:Harps Gaelic Football Club was founded in 1912 and played in the East Tyrone league until 1918...
who defeated Strabane Sigersons
Strabane Sigersons
Strabane Sigersons is a Gaelic Athletic Association club. The club is based in the town of Strabane, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.The club concentrates on Gaelic football activities while a club called Sigersons Ladies GFC provides for Ladies Gaelic football...
0-14 to 0-8 in the final at Healy Park
Healy Park
Healy Park is a Gaelic Athletic Association stadium in Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the second largest stadium in Northern Ireland with a modern capacity of approximately 18,500. It is the home of Omagh St. Enda's and the Tyrone Gaelic football teams. It is located on the Gortin...
, Omagh.
The winners of the 2008 Tyrone Intermediate Football Club Championship were Tri Leac GFC. They defeated Moy 0-7 to 0-5.
The winners of the 2010 Tyrone Intermediate Football Club Championship were Derrylaughan Kevin Barry's who defeated Urney 1-9 to 2-5 in Healy Park, Omagh.
History
The tournament was first held in 1962 with CookstownCookstown Fr. Rock's
Cookstown Father Rocks is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the town of Cookstown in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. In recent years Owen Mulligan and Raymond Mulgrew have both won All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals with the Tyrone senior team...
the first champions defeating Galbally
Galbally Pearses
Galbally Pearse's is a men's Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the village of Galbally in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Galbally Oonagh Celts' are the local ladies GAA club and are affiliated with the Pearse's.-History:...
in the final. Donaghmore and Clonoe have won most championships with four. Donaghmore won in 1965 1968 1988 and 1996. Clonoe were champions in 1976, 1979, 1983 and 1995.