Mayo Senior Football Championship | |
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Current season or competition: 2016 Mayo Senior Football Championship |
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Irish | Craobh Sinsear Peile Co. Muigheo |
Founded | 1888 |
Title holders | Castlebar Mitchels (30th title) |
Most titles | Ballina Stephenites (36 titles) |
Sponsors | Treanlaur Catering |
The Mayo Senior Football Championship (lately also known for sponsorship reasons as the Treanlaur Catering Mayo Senior Football Championship) is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Mayo GAA between the top Gaelic football clubs in County Mayo. The winner of the Mayo Championship qualifies to represent the county in the Connacht Senior Club Football Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.
The inaugural winners of the Mayo Championship were Castlebar Mitchels who won in 1888. The most successful team to date are Ballina Stephenites who have won on 36 occasions. The current (2016) winners are Castlebar Mitchels. The trophy presented to the winners is the Paddy Moclair Cup, which was first presented for the 1971 final.