The Ulster Minor Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football

Gaelic football

Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...

 tournament played between the hundreds of minor football clubs in Ulster

Ulster GAA

The Ulster Council is a Provincial council of the Gaelic Athletic Association sports of hurling, Gaelic football, camogie, and handball in the province of Ulster. The headquarters of the Ulster GAA is based in Armagh City....

. There are nine county championships between the nine counties of Ulster

Ulster

Ulster is one of the four provinces of Ireland, located in the north of the island. In ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for administrative and judicial...

. The nine winners go on to play each other in the Ulster Club Championship in a knock-out format. The current holders of the Ulster Minor title are Lámh Dhearg GAC from Belfast

Belfast

Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...

.
The tournament is organised and hosted by the St. Paul's, from Belfast

Belfast

Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...

. While unofficial, it is regarded as the Ulster Club Championship for Minor teams. The winners are presented with the Jim McConville Cup. The competition has been running since 1982. The cup has been presented since 1983. The competition is usually played in November and December, with the final taking place in January, typically on New Year's Day

New Year's Day

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 (i.e. the 2008 final took place on 1 January 2009).

Roll of honour

Year	Winner	Score	Runners-up	Score	Match report (final)	Man of the match	Winning captain
2010	Lámh Dhearg GAC	0-9	Magherafelt	0-8	http://www.jeromequinnmedia.com/-blog/Team_of_the_Tournament_32	Declan Stranney (Lámh Dhearg)	Declan Stranney
2009	Omagh	0-12	Kilcoo	0-11	Ulster Herald	Conan Grugan (Omagh)	Barry Tierney
2008	Ballinderry Ballinderry Shamrocks Ballinderry Shamrocks GAC is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Ballinderry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The club is a member of the Derry GAA and cater for both Gaelic football and Camogie...	2-08	Scotstown	2-07	Belfast Telegraph, Derry GAA	Ryan Scullion (Ballinderry)	Gavin McGeehan
2007	Kilrea Kilrea GAC Pádraig Pearse's GAC Kilrea is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Kilrea, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The club is a member of the Derry GAA and currently cater for both Gaelic football and Camogie...	2-09	Errigal Ciarán Errigal Ciarán GAC Errigal Ciarán GAC is a Gaelic Athletic Association Gaelic football club founded in 1990, in the town of Ballygawley, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland....	0-09	BBC		James Kielt
2006	Coalisland Coalisland Na Fianna Coalisland Fianna is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the town of Coalisland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.-Honours:*Tyrone Senior Football Championship Winners: 1904/05, 1907/08, 1928, 1930, 1946, 1955, 1989, 1990, 2010....	1-14	Cavan Gaels Cavan Gaels Cavan Gaels is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from County Cavan in Ireland. They are affiliated to Cavan GAA.Cavan Gaels have appeared in nine of the last ten Cavan Senior Football Championship finals...	2-10		Brian Toner (Coalisland Fianna)	Brian Toner	Stephen Mc Nally
2005	Errigal Ciarán Errigal Ciarán GAC Errigal Ciarán GAC is a Gaelic Athletic Association Gaelic football club founded in 1990, in the town of Ballygawley, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland....	1-13	Killybegs	1-11	BBC	Ronan McRory (Errigal Ciaran)
2004	Rostreveor		Kilrea Kilrea GAC Pádraig Pearse's GAC Kilrea is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Kilrea, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The club is a member of the Derry GAA and currently cater for both Gaelic football and Camogie...
2003	Armagh Harps
2002	Clontibret
2001	Ballinderry Ballinderry Shamrocks Ballinderry Shamrocks GAC is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Ballinderry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The club is a member of the Derry GAA and cater for both Gaelic football and Camogie...	3-07	Clontibret	1-09	The Northern Standard, The Irish News, The Anglo Celt	Thomas Maynes (Ballinderry)	Thomas Maynes
2000	Pearse Óg Pearse Óg Pearse Óg GFC is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from County Armagh, Northern Ireland. It was formed in 1950 as a result of the popular street leagues that were running at the time. 'Na Piarsaigh Óga', roughly translated as the 'Young Pearse's', take their name from the Irish Republicans...		Cavan Gaels Cavan Gaels Cavan Gaels is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from County Cavan in Ireland. They are affiliated to Cavan GAA.Cavan Gaels have appeared in nine of the last ten Cavan Senior Football Championship finals...
1999	Cavan Gaels Cavan Gaels Cavan Gaels is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from County Cavan in Ireland. They are affiliated to Cavan GAA.Cavan Gaels have appeared in nine of the last ten Cavan Senior Football Championship finals...
1998	Slaughtneil Slaughtneil GAC Robert Emmet's GAC Slaughtneil is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Slaughtneil, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The club is a member of the Derry GAA and currently cater for Gaelic football, Hurling and Camogie...					Kevin O'Neill	Niall Convery
1997	Ballinderry Ballinderry Shamrocks Ballinderry Shamrocks GAC is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Ballinderry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The club is a member of the Derry GAA and cater for both Gaelic football and Camogie...		Eglish Eglish St. Patrick's Eglish St. Patrick's is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the village of Eglish in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. There is a new football pitch called Pairc Chormaic named after Cormac McAnallen. Eglish also won the Tyrone Senior league in 1976 and four Intermediate Chapiomships in...
1996	Ballinderry Ballinderry Shamrocks Ballinderry Shamrocks GAC is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Ballinderry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The club is a member of the Derry GAA and cater for both Gaelic football and Camogie...
1995	An Lúb An Lúb GAC CLG Naomh Pádraig An Lúb is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in The Loup. The club is a member of the Derry GAA and currently cater for Gaelic football. The club was originally called St. Patrick's Loup, but the name has since been renamed to its Irish language equivalent...		Clontibret				Johnny McBride
1994	Bellaghy
1993	An Lúb An Lúb GAC CLG Naomh Pádraig An Lúb is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in The Loup. The club is a member of the Derry GAA and currently cater for Gaelic football. The club was originally called St. Patrick's Loup, but the name has since been renamed to its Irish language equivalent...
1992	Ballyshannon
1991	Bellaghy
1990	Dungiven Dungiven GAC St. Canice's GAC Dungiven is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Dungiven, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. They currently cater for Gaelic football and Ladies' Gaelic football. The hurling club in the town is Kevin Lynch's....
1989	Dungannon Dungannon Thomas Clarkes Dungannon Thomas Clarkes is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the town of Dungannon in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. They play at O'Neill Park in Dungannon...
1988	Enniskillen Gaels Enniskillen Gaels Enniskillen Gaels are a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Enniskillen County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. They play both Gaelic football and hurling, although in recent years, hurling has died out in the club.-Football:...
1987	Killeavey
1986	St. Paul's
1985	Killybegs
1984	Killybegs
1983	Saul	1-15	Lisnaskea	0-9			Eddie Harney
1982	St. Paul's

Notes:

• The Anne Marie Donnelly Man of the Match award is given to the man of the match
  Man of the match
  In sport, a Man of the Match or Player of the Game or Man of the Series award is given to the outstanding player, almost always the one who makes the most impact, in a particular match or series. The term was originally used more often in cricket before being adopted by other sports. This can be a...
  
  in the final