The Tyrone Intermediate Football Club Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the LCC Group Tyrone Intermediate Football Club Championship) is an annual

Gaelic football Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...

competition contested by mid-tier

Tyrone GAA The Tyrone County Board ( ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael, Coiste Chontae Tír Eoghain), or Tyrone GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) in Ireland, and is responsible for the administration of Gaelic games i ...

clubs.

Galbally Pearses Galbally Pearses' is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the village of Galbally in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The club is named after the 1916 Easter Rising martyr, Patrick Pearse. History The "Irish Rapperees" of Galbally wer ...

are the title holders (2022) defeating Edendork St Malachy's in the final.

History

The tournament was first held in 1962, with

Cookstown Cookstown ( ga, An Chorr Chríochach, IPA: �anˠˈxoːɾˠɾˠˈçɾʲiːxəx is a small town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the fourth largest town in the county and had a population of 11,599 in the 2011 census. It, along with Maghe ...

the first champions defeating Galbally in the final. The semi-final of the 2021 Tyrone Intermediate Football Championship was abandoned after eight minutes and an Air Ambulance had to land on the pitch at Healy Park to care for the injured. From 2018, all championship games have been streamed live on Tyrone TV.

Format

The 16 clubs in Division 2 of the All-County Football League in Tyrone compete on a straight knockout basis.

Honours

The trophy presented to the winners is the Paddy Cullen Cup. The winners of the Tyrone Intermediate Football Championship qualify for the

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, representing their county, later that year. The winners can then go on to compete in the

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. The winners of the Tyrone Intermediate Football Championship also gain

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to Division 1 (until

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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 Tyrone Senior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the LCC Group ''Tyrone Senior Football Championship'') is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by top-tier Tyrone GAA clubs. The Tyrone County Board of the Ga ...

the following year, the holders do not defend their title.

List of finals

Wins listed by club

* Donaghmore St Patrick's (4): 1965, 1968, 1988, 1996 *

Dungannon Thomas Clarkes Dungannon Thomas Clarkes (in Irish 'Dún Geanainn Thomáis Uí Cleirigh') 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, which is also the second ...

(4): 1963, 1972, 2001, 2014 * Edendork St Malachy's (4): 1969, 1985, 2015, 2020 * Cookstown Fr. Rock's (4): 1962, 1964, 2009, 2012 *

Clonoe O'Rahilly's Clonoe () is a small village and a civil parish in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It includes O'Rahilly Park where the Clonoe O'Rahillys Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) club play their home games. It was the scene of the Clonoe ambush in 199 ...

(4): 1976, 1979, 1983, 1995 * Pomeroy Plunketts (4): 1967, 1991, 2004, 2016 * Eglish St Patrick's (2): 1992, 1997 * Stewartstown Harps (2): 1980, 2006 * Moortown St Malachy's (2): 1975, 2021 * Killyman St Mary's (2): 1973, 2007 * Kildress Wolfe Tones (2): 1971, 2011 * Moy Tír Na nÓg (2): 1982, 2017 *

Aghaloo O'Neills Aghaloo O'Neills ( ga, Achadh Lú Uí Néill) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club. The club is based in Aughnacloy and Caledon which encompasses the parish after which the club is named, Aghaloo, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The club c ...

(2): 2002, 2005 * Aghyaran St Davog's (2): 1981, 1987 * Beragh Red Knights (2): 1993, 2000 *

(2): 2019, 2022 * Gortin St Patrick's (1): 2003 * Killeeshil St Mary's (1): 1986 * Owen Roe O'Neill's (1): 1970 * Omagh St Enda's (1): 1977 * Fintona Pearses (1): 1978 *

Coalisland Na Fianna Coalisland Fianna is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the town of Coalisland in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. The club was founded in 1903 and its home is Fr. Peter Campbell Park. Honours * Tyrone Senior Football Championship ( ...

(1): 1984 *

Drumquin Wolfe Tones Drumquin Wolfe Tones ( ga, Droim Caoin Uilf Tón) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club. The club is Drumquin, County Tyrone, Ulster. The club is a Gaelic football. The Club fields its own teams for all age groups from Under-6s to seniors. The ...

(1): 1994 *

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(1): 1998 * Brackaville Owen Roes (1): 1999 *

Ardboe O'Donovan Rossa GAC Ardboe O'Donovan Rossa GAC ( ga, CLG Ard Bó Uí Dhonnabhain Rosa) is a club based in east County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, close to the shores of Lough Neagh. The club was formed in 1947 but Gaelic games had existed under different banners fr ...

(1): 1990 * Trillick St Macartan's (1): 2008 * Derrylaughan Kevin Barrys (1): 2010 * Eskra Emmetts (1): 2013 * Tattyreagh St Patrick's (1): 2018 * Dromore (1): 1974 * Augher St Macartan's (1): 1966

References

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