Recent Successes
Crossmaglen Rangers regained the County title in 1996 after a lapse of ten years, beating Clan Na Gael 3-12 to 1-4. Since then, they have been completely dominant in the tournament, retaining the title every year since, with the only exception being 2009. In this period, they have won nine Ulster Senior Club Football Championships (1996, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011). They have gone on to win the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship six times, in 1997, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2011 and 2012.
The club fields underage teams from U-10 to U-21 as well as Senior, Junior and 'B' teams. Ladies football and camogie are played in the club, with the camogie teams in particular achieving much success in recent years. The seniors play in the Armagh Senior Leagues and Armagh Senior Football Championship. Crossmaglen have a number of players on the current Armagh county team, including Paul Hearty, Aaron Kernan, Stephen Kernan, Paul Kernan, Tony Kernan and Francie Bellew. Oisin McConville who is the all time top scorer in Ulster Senior Championship history also plays for them and holds a national record for playing 103 Armagh Senior Football Championship games in succession.
On 19 October 2008 the club won their 13th Armagh Senior Club Football Championship in a row by defeating Pearse Óg. This is a national record.
This unbeaten run came to an end in 2009 when they were defeated by eventual champions Pearse Óg at the quarter final stage.
In 2010 a new look Crossmaglen team emerged and regained the Armagh Senior title, they then went on and regained the Ulster Championship before completing the season with yet another All Ireland Title in 2011 defeating St. Brigids from Roscommon in the final to claim their fifth All Ireland club title. They then defended the title by defeating Garrycastle from Westmeath after a replay to claim their sixth championship.
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