Draft:All-Britain Football Championship

All-Britain Football Championship
All-Britain Football Championship
Current season or competition:; 2026 All-Britain Football Championship
Code	Gaelic football
Founded	1946; 80 years ago
Region	United Kingdom (GAA)
No. of teams	7
Title holders	London (32nd title)
Most titles	London (32 titles)
TV partner	247.tv
Official website	Gaelic Games Council of Britain website

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The All-Britain Football Championship is the Gaelic football provincial championship competition in Great Britain. The British county teams compete against each other in a straight knockout format, with the winner declared "All-Britain" champions, and both the winner and the runner-up qualifying for the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship. Organised by the Provincial Council of Britain of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), the championship has been contested since the official founding of Britain as a separate GAA province in 1926.

History

The Gaelic Athletic Association was founded in Thurles in 1884, with the main goal of the preservation and cultivation of Irish national sport.^[1] Gaelic games were seen as an outward expression of Irish cultural and national pride, and a rejection of ‘English’ games, such as association football and rugby.^[2]

Britain's first formal club was founded in Wallsend in 1885,^[3] and by 1901, clubs had been established in London, Glasgow, Manchester, and Liverpool. County boards were founded in London and Glasgow in 1896 and 1903 respectively, aligning themselves directly with the GAA in Ireland, and in 1926, the GAA Central Council in Dublin took steps to formalise the administration of Gaelic games in Britain through the establishment of the Provincial Council.^[4].

The counties in Britain exist as junior-level teams, competing in the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship format rather than the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship or Tailteann Cup. Unlike the ladies' football competitions, teams cannot be promoted from or relegated to the junior competition.

Teams

The seven counties of Britain compete in the Championship:

Scotland

Lancashire

Yorkshire

Warwickshire

Gloucestershire

Hertfordshire

London

County	Location	Stadium	Year formed	Position in 2026 Championship	All-Britain titles
Gloucestershire	Cardiff	Pontcanna Fields	1959; 67 years ago (1959)	Group stage	1 (2008)
Hertfordshire	Watford	Radlett Road	1960; 66 years ago (1960)	Semi-final	3 (1965, 1972, 2000)
Lancashire	Manchester	Old Bedians	1926; 100 years ago (1926)	Group stage	13 (1949, 1953, 1958, 1963, 1993, 1994, 2002, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2016)
London	Ruislip	McGovern Park	1896; 130 years ago (1896)	Champions	32 (1947, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2022, 2024, 2025, 2026)
Scotland	Glasgow	Clydebank Sports Hub	1897; 129 years ago (1897)	Semi-final	2 (2014, 2019)
Warwickshire	Solihull	Páirc na hÉireann	1941; 85 years ago (1941)	Runner-up	20 (1946, 1951, 1955, 1957, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2021, 2023)
Yorkshire	Leeds	Páirc Beeston	1948; 78 years ago (1948)	Group stage	4 (1961, 1983, 1996, 2001)

Kilkenny played in the All-Britain prior to the re-formatting of the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship in 2021:

County	Location	Stadium	Year formed	Position in 2026 Championship	All-Britain titles
Kilkenny	Kilkenny	Nowlan Park	1887; 139 years ago (1887)	N/A	3 (2015, 2017, 2018)

List of finals

The winner (and since 2021, the runner-up) of the All-Britain qualifies for the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship:

Year	Winners		Runners-Up		Venue
Year	County	Score	County	Score	Venue
2026^[5]	London	1-13	Warwickshire	1-11	McGovern Park, Ruislip
2025	London	1-14	Warwickshire	1-13	Páirc na hÉireann, Solihull
2024	London	2-10	Warwickshire	0-10	McGovern Park, Ruislip
2023	Warwickshire	1-18 AET	London	1-15	Páirc na hÉireann, Solihull
2022	London	3-14	Warwickshire	3-08	McGovern Park, Ruislip
2021^[6]	Warwickshire	1-10, 2–13	London	0-13, 0-08	McGovern Park, Ruislip; Páirc na hÉireann, Solihull
2020	no games played due to COVID-19
2019^[7]	Scotland	3–12	Warwickshire	3–11	Páirc na hÉireann, Solihull
2018	Kilkenny	6–12	Warwickshire	0–09	Páirc na hÉireann, Solihull
2017	Kilkenny	3–15	Warwickshire	1–06	Páirc na hÉireann, Solihull
2016^[8]	Lancashire	1–10	London	2–06	Páirc na hÉireann, Solihull
2015^[9]	Kilkenny	2-07	Scotland	0-08	Granton Road, Edinburgh
2014^[7]	Scotland	3–10	Warwickshire	2–07	Páirc na hÉireann, Solihull
2013	Lancashire	2-12	Hertfordshire	1-11
2012	Lancashire	2–10	London	0–10
2011	Lancashire	1–11	Warwickshire	0–04
2010	Lancashire	0-16	London	1-06
2009	London	2-06	Lancashire	0-10
2008	Gloucestershire	1-12	Warwickshire	0-06
2007	London	0-11	Lancashire	0-09

Roll of honour

Source:^[10]^[11]

1946 Warwickshire
1947 London
1948 London
1949 Lancashire
1950 London
1951 Warwickshire
1952 London
1953 Lancashire
1954 London
1955 Warwickshire
1956 London
1957 Warwickshire
1958 Lancashire
1959 London
1960 London
1961 Yorkshire
1962 London
1963 Lancashire
1964 London
1965 Hertfordshire
1966 London
1967 London
1968 London
1969 London
1970 London
1971 London
1972 Hertfordshire
1973 London
1974 London
1975 London
1976 Warwickshire
1977 unknown
1978 Warwickshire
1979 Warwickshire
1980 Warwickshire
1981 unknown
1982 London
1983 Yorkshire
1984 Warwickshire
1985 Warwickshire
1986 London
1987 Warwickshire
1988 London
1989 Warwickshire
1990 Warwickshire
1991 London
1992 London
1993 Lancashire
1994 Lancashire
1995 London
1996 Yorkshire
1997 Warwickshire
1998 Warwickshire
1999 Warwickshire
2000 Hertfordshire
2001 Yorkshire
2002 Lancashire
2003 Warwickshire
2004 Lancashire
2005 London
2006 Warwickshire
2007 London
2008 Gloucestershire
2009 London
2010 Lancashire
2011 Lancashire
2012 Lancashire
2013 Lancashire
2014 Scotland
2015 Kilkenny
2016 Lancashire
2017 Kilkenny
2018 Kilkenny
2019 Scotland
2020 not played
2021 Warwickshire
2022 London
2023 Warwickshire
2024 London
2025 London
2026 London

References

^ Gaa.ie (5 January 2016). "Timeline 1884-1945". www.gaa.ie. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
^ Orejan, Jaime (Spring 2006). "The History of Gaelic Football and the Gaelic Athletic Association" (PDF). The Sport Management and Related Topics Journal. 2 (2): 45.
^ Leeworthy, Daryl (October 2012). "The Forgotten Hurlers of South Wales: Sport, Society and the Irish, 1910-1925". Llafur: Journal of Welsh People's History. 11 (2). ISSN 0306-0837.
^ "About". Provincial Council of Britain. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
^ Clubber TV (15 June 2026). London vs Warwickshire | Britain GAA Junior Football Final | 14/6/26. Retrieved 29 June 2026 – via YouTube.
^ McNulty, Chris (1 August 2021). "Kilcar Man Fires Warwickshire to All Britain GAA Glory". Donegal Daily. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
^ ^a ^b Dolan, Damien (21 June 2019). "Scotland GAA Set Up GoFundMe Page to Play in British Final". The Irish World. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
^ Post, Irish. "Comeback kings Lancashire land All-Britain Championship title". The Irish Post. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
^ Morgan, Mary (28 June 2015). "Kilkenny Win British Junior Football Title". Kilkenny GAA. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
^ "Mens [sic] Gaelic Football". Gaelic Games Council of Britain. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
^ Donegan, Des (2005). The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games: A Comprehensive Record of Results and Teams (1887-2005). DBA Publications.

[1] Gaa.ie (5 January 2016). "Timeline 1884-1945". www.gaa.ie. Retrieved 29 June 2026.

[2] Orejan, Jaime (Spring 2006). "The History of Gaelic Football and the Gaelic Athletic Association" (PDF). The Sport Management and Related Topics Journal. 2 (2): 45.

[:1-3] Leeworthy, Daryl (October 2012). "The Forgotten Hurlers of South Wales: Sport, Society and the Irish, 1910-1925". Llafur: Journal of Welsh People's History. 11 (2). ISSN 0306-0837.

[4] "About". Provincial Council of Britain. Retrieved 29 June 2026.

[5] Clubber TV (15 June 2026). London vs Warwickshire | Britain GAA Junior Football Final | 14/6/26. Retrieved 29 June 2026 – via YouTube.

[6] McNulty, Chris (1 August 2021). "Kilcar Man Fires Warwickshire to All Britain GAA Glory". Donegal Daily. Retrieved 29 June 2026.

[The_Irish_World-7] Dolan, Damien (21 June 2019). "Scotland GAA Set Up GoFundMe Page to Play in British Final". The Irish World. Retrieved 29 June 2026.

[8] Post, Irish. "Comeback kings Lancashire land All-Britain Championship title". The Irish Post. Retrieved 29 June 2026.

[9] Morgan, Mary (28 June 2015). "Kilkenny Win British Junior Football Title". Kilkenny GAA. Retrieved 29 June 2026.

[:0-10] "Mens [sic] Gaelic Football". Gaelic Games Council of Britain. Retrieved 29 June 2026.

[11] Donegan, Des (2005). The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games: A Comprehensive Record of Results and Teams (1887-2005). DBA Publications.

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v t e Gaelic games in Great Britain
Governing bodies	Provincial Council of Britain (Gaelic Games Council of Britain)
Counties	Gloucestershire Hertfordshire Lancashire London Scotland Warwickshire Yorkshire
Gaelic football	Inter-county All-Britain All-Britain Club London Senior Intermediate Junior Scotland Senior Davitt Shield University
Ladies' football	University
Hurling	London Senior Intermediate University
Grounds	McGovern Park Old Bedians Páirc na hÉireann

v t e Gaelic football
Rules	Ball Positions Scoring
Competitions	Senior Championship (2023) Senior Club Championship (2022–23) National Football League (2023) Tailteann Cup (2023) Under-20 Championship (2023) Minor Championship (2023) Junior Championship
Related topics	All Stars Awards Comparison with Australian football Comparison with rugby union Olympics Sam Maguire Cup
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