IFA Junior Cup Finals 1946-47 to Present
| Season | Winners | Runners-Up | ||
| 1946-47 | Strabane United | 4 | Army Whites | 3 |
| 1947-48 | Strabane United | 2 | Astra | 0 |
| 1948-49 | Pitt Street Mission | 4 | Belvoir | 0 |
| 1949-50 | Muckamore Presbyterian | 2 | 33rd Old Boys | 1 |
| 1950-51 | Cromkil | 1 | 9th Old Boys | 0 |
| 1951-52 | Crumlin Star | 5 | Dungannon | 1 |
| 1952-53 | Lodgeville | 3 | Harryville Amateurs | 2 |
| 1953-54 | Blythe Street | 2 | Cromkil | 0 |
| 1954-55 | Colon Street BC | 2 | Ballymooney United Reserves | 1 |
| 1955-56 | Jennymount Methodist | 3 | 46th Old Boys | 0 |
| 1956-57 | Belfast Newsboys | 2 | St. John Whitehouse | 1 |
| 1957-58 | Enniskillen Corinthians | 2 | Clooney Rovers | 1 |
| 1958-59 | Annalong Rangers | 3 | St. Patricks YM | 1 |
| 1959-60 | Churchill United | 5 | Murray RC | 3 |
| 1960-61 | Ballymooney United Reserves | 3 | Lower Shankill OB | 1 |
| 1961-62 | Newry United | 4 | St. Ninian’s | 2 |
| 1962-63 | Moneydarragh | 5 | 15th Old Boys | 1 |
| 1963-64 | Limavady | 1 | Hibernians | q1 |
| 1964-65 | Lower Shankill OB | 4 | Limavady | 3 |
| 1965-66 | Nelson | 5 | Kilkeel Rangers | 1 |
| 1966-67 | Derry Guilds | 2 | Dunmurry YM | 1 |
| 1967-68 | Dunmurry YM | 3 | Omagh Celtic | 1 |
| 1968-69 | Institute | 8 | Queen’s Park Swifts | 2 |
| 1969-70 | Dunmurry YM | 4 | Limavady United | 2 |
| 1970-71 | Rathcoole YC | 2 | Dungannon Swifts | 0 |
| 1971-72 | Cormac Albion | 1 | St. Simon’s OB | 0 |
| 1972-73 | Moyola Park | 2 | Kilymore Rovers | 0 |
| 1973-74 | Moyola Park | 3 | Ballynahinch United | 0 |
| 1974-75 | Glebe Swifts | 3 | Enniskillen Rangers | 2 |
| 1975-76 | ||||
| 1976-77 | Lower Memorial YM | 3 | Tobermore United | 0 |
| 1977-78 | Lisbellaw United | 2 | Loughgall | 1 |
| 1978-79 | Connor | 1 | Annalong Swifts | 0 |
| 1979-80 | 1st Bangor OB | 2 | Ballynahinch United | 0 |
| 1980-81 | Ballynafeigh Methodist | 4 | Wakehurst | 1 |
| 1981-82 | Oxford United (Lurgan) | 1 | Rathfriland | 0 |
| 1982-83 | Crewe United | 1 | Newry Shamrocks | 0 |
| 1983-84 | Oxford United | 1 | Shelbourne | 0 |
| 1984-85 | Carreras | 2 | Aston Gate | 1 |
| 1985-86 | Bangor Amateurs | 3 | Rockview United (Newry) | 2 |
| 1986-87 | Maghera (Newcastle) | 2 | Wakehurst | 1 |
| 1987-88 | Oxford United | 1 | Abbey Villa | 0 |
| 1988-89 | Oxford United | 1 | Enniskillen Rangers | 0 |
| 1989-90 | Holywood FC | 2 | Holywood REC | 1 |
| 1990-91 | Lurgan Celtic | 1 | Wakehurst | 0 |
| 1991-92 | West Belfast Rangers | 2 | Kelvin OB | 1 |
| 1992-93 | Oxford United | 3 | Hill Street | 2 |
| 1993-94 | Enniskillen Town United | 1 | Oxford United | 0 |
| 1994-95 | Oxford United | 3 | Dergviw | 0 |
| 1995-96 | Hill Street | 2 | Oxford United | 1 |
| 1996-97 | Newington United | 3 | Lisbellaw United | 1 |
| 1997-98 | Oxford United | 3 | Coagh United | 0 |
| 1998-99 | Enniskillen Rangers | 4 | Lisburn Rangers | 0 |
| 1999-2000 | Lisnaskea Rovers | 4 | Enniskillen Rangers | 3 |
| 2000-01 | Irvinestown Wanderers | 2 | Dergview | 1 |
| 2001-02 | NFC Kesh | 2 | Dergview United | 1 |
| 2002-03 | Windmill Stars | 3 | Ardoyne WMC | 2 |
| 2003-04 | Irvinestown Wanderers | 3 | West Belfast | 1 |
| 2004-05 | Hill Street | 2 (4p) | Ardoyne WMC | 2 (2p) |
| 2005-06 | Derryhirk United | 2 | Lincoln Court | 0 |
| 2006-07 | Enniskillen Town United | 2 | Bessbrook United | 1 |
| 2007-08 | Immaculata | 4 | Hill Street | 0 |
| 2008-09 | Immaculata | 3 | Enniskillden Town United | 0 |
| 2009-10 | Immaculata | 6 | Lincoln Court | 2 |
| 2010-11 | Woodvale | 3 | Bessbrook United | 2 |
| 2011-12 | Strathroy Harps | 4 | St. Mary’s | 1 |
| 2012-13 | Strathroy Harps | 3 | Harryville Homers | 0 |
| 2013-14 | Harryville Homers | 3 | Lisbellaw United | 1 |
| 2014-15 | Harryville Homers | 3 | Rosemount Rec | 1 |
| 2015-16 | Harryville Homers | 3 | Rosemount Rec | 1 |
| 2016-17 | Enniskillen Rangers | 5 | Hill Street | 1 |
| 2017-18 | Enniskillen Rangers | 2 | Greenisland FC | 1 |
| 2018-19 | Enniskillen Rangers | 2 | Tummery Athletic | 1 |
| 2019-20 | Willowbank | 1 (5p) | Enniskillen Rangers | 1 (3p) |
| 2020-21 | Not Completed |
Report
The Irish Junior Cup, first held in 1888 entered the modern era after World War II. From then until 1969-70 no team won it twice, when Dunmurry YC won for the second time. The IFA Junior Cup specialists, however, were Oxford United of Lurgan, who appeared in the FInal nine times between 1981-82 and 1997-98, winning on seven occasions. Immaculata won three in a row from 2007-08 to 2009-10, Harryville Homers likewise from 2013-14 to 2015-16 and also Enniskillen Rangers from 2016-17 to 2018-19 for four wins in total.
References
Logos
[1] Wikipedia (2020) 1200px-Irish_Football_Association_logo.svg [Internet] Available from: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/25/Irish_Football_Association_logo.svg/1200px-Irish_Football_Association_logo.svg.png [Accessed 1 October 2020]
Websites
[2] Fermanagh & Western Football League (2021) Cup Winners – IFA Junior Cup [Internet] Available from: http://www.fermanaghandwestern.com/content_page/10029720/ [Accessed 19 February 2021]
Bibliography
[3] Joanne Harkness (2021) “Fonacab Irish Junior Cup Final” The Malcolm Brodie Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbook 20/21 pg. 90. Ulster Tatler Group, Belfast. 2021.
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Conor Connolly-Mulcahy, Dara Connolly-Mulcahy & Aodhan Connolly-Mulcahy.
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Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the
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Last Updated: 19 February 2021
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