Leinster Junior Football Championship
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The Leinster Junior Football Championship is the Minor "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in the province of Leinster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Leinster Council. The competition began in 1906, with Wicklow winning during the inaugral year. The most successful county to date is Dublin who have won on nineteen occasions. The current Leinster junior football champions are Meath.
[edit] Top Winners
| Team | Winner | Winning Years | |
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| 1 | Dublin | 19 | 1908, 1914, 1916, 1922, 1926, 1930, 1939, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1959, 1960, 1971, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1994 |
| 2 | Meath | 17 | 1924, 1947, 1952, 1958, 1962, 1964, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2006 |
| 3 | Louth | 9 | 1910, 1912, 1925, 1928, 1932, 1934, 1946, 1957, 1961 |
| Kildare | 9 | 1927, 1931, 1938, 1956, 1965, 1967, 1970, 1989, 2004 | |
| 5 | Wicklow | 6 | 1906, 1909, 1936, 1949, 1969, 2002 |
| 6 | Wexford | 5 | 1911, 1963, 1984, 1992, 2000 |
| Laois | 5 | 1907, 1941, 1968, 1973, 1993 | |
| 8 | Offaly | 4 | 1935, 1972, 1998, 2001 |
| Westmeath | 4 | 1905, 1915, 1929, 1940 | |
| 10 | Carlow | 3 | 1913, 1923, 1933 |
| Longford | 3 | 1924 (on objection), 1937, 1953 |
[edit] See also
| Leinster County Competions | ||
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| Gaelic Football | ||
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Senior Football Championship |
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| Hurling | ||
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Senior Hurling Championship |
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