Armagh played their first ever game at the Athletic Grounds, Armagh, in early 1926, a decade before an amazing group of men secured the purchase of what we today recognise as our beautiful and atmospheric main county ground.
Armagh have played in 50 previous championship games played at the BOX-IT Athletic Grounds, ranging from 1927 to 2025, including Ulster Senior Football Championship and All-Ireland Senior Football Championship fixtures.
Fittingly, our neighbours Tyrone have been the most frequent visitors on championship day at the BOX-IT Athletic Grounds, Sunday being their eleventh visit.
During the past century, Armagh have clashed with all of our other provincial county rivals at the venue, as well as Wicklow, Westmeath, Clare and Galway.
Which game below was your first championship game at our stadium? What is your favourite memory of games at the venue?
Here is a list of the fifty previous contests played at the cauldron which will again bring the noise and colour to support our team at the commencement of the 2026 championship campaign.
Armagh’s Championship Games Played At The BOX-IT Athletic Grounds:
1927 Ulster Senior Football Championship Quarter-Final, 22/05/1927, Armagh 0-8 Donegal 1-1
1927 Ulster Senior Football Championship Final, 31/07/1927, Armagh 2-5 Monaghan 3-5
1930 Ulster Senior Football Championship Quarter-Final Replay, 08/06/1930, Armagh 1-8 Tyrone 1-3
1930 Ulster Senior Football Championship Semi-Final, 29/06/1930, Armagh 0-5 Monaghan 2-2
1932 Ulster Senior Football Championship Quarter-Final, 10/04/1932, Armagh 1-5 Tyrone 1-4
1934 Ulster Senior Football Championship Semi-Final, 01/07/1934, Armagh 1-6 Monaghan 1-3
1935 Ulster Senior Football Championship Quarter-Final, 09/06/1935, Armagh 2-4 Down 0-5
1935 Ulster Senior Football Championship Semi-Final Replay, 14/07/1935, Armagh 2-2 Fermanagh 3-4
1936 Ulster Senior Football Championship Semi-Final, 19/07/1936, Armagh 2-1 Cavan 1-8
1937 Ulster Senior Football Championship Quarter-Final, 13/06/1937, Armagh 4-14 Down 2-7
1937 Ulster Senior Football Championship Semi-Final, 04/07/1937, Armagh 2-12 Monaghan 1-3
1938 Ulster Senior Football Championship Semi-Final, 17/07/1938, Armagh 2-7 Cavan 1-4
1938 Ulster Senior Football Championship Final, 31/07/1938, Armagh 2-2 Monaghan 2-5
1940 Ulster Senior Football Championship Quarter-Final, 23/06/1940, Armagh 0-5 Donegal 0-6
1942 Ulster Senior Football Championship Quarter-Final, 31/05/1942, Armagh 3-4 Tyrone 0-0
1943 Ulster Senior Football Championship Quarter-Final, 27/06/1943, Armagh 3-4 Monaghan 3-8
1945 Ulster Senior Football Championship Quarter-Final, 24/06/1945, Armagh 3-13 Tyrone 0-2
1947 Ulster Senior Football Championship Quarter-Final, 22/06/1947, Armagh 1-6 Tyrone 1-6
1951 Ulster Senior Football Championship Quarter-Final, 17/06/1951, Armagh 1-13 Tyrone 2-3
1967 Ulster Senior Football Championship Quarter-Final, 04/06/1967, Armagh 1-8 Donegal 2-13
1969 Ulster Senior Football Championship Quarter-Final, 15/06/1969, Armagh 0-8 Monaghan 1-9
1976 Ulster Senior Football Championship Preliminary Round, 23/05/1976, Armagh 1-13 Fermanagh 1-12
1977 Ulster Senior Football Championship Quarter-Final, 05/06/1977, Armagh 2-14 Cavan 1-12
1981 Ulster Senior Football Championship Quarter-Final, 31/05/1981, Armagh 2-15 Donegal 0-13
1984 Ulster Senior Football Championship Quarter-Final, 03/06/1984, Armagh 1-10 Donegal 0-12
1985 Ulster Senior Football Championship Quarter-Final, 09/06/1985, Armagh 2-13 Fermanagh 0-5
1987 Ulster Senior Football Championship Preliminary Round, 17/05/1987, Armagh 2-9 Fermanagh 0-9
1988 Ulster Senior Football Championship Quarter-Final, 12/06/1988, Armagh 2-10 Donegal 0-8
1990 Ulster Senior Football Championship Quarter-Final, 03/06/1990, Armagh 0-12 Tyrone 0-11
1992 Ulster Senior Football Championship Quarter-Final, 07/06/1992, Armagh 0-9 Down 1-12
1993 Ulster Senior Football Championship Preliminary Round Replay, 23/05/1993, Armagh 4-8 Fermanagh 1-16
1993 Ulster Senior Football Championship Quarter-Final, 13/06/1993, Armagh 0-13 Tyrone 1-10
1994 Ulster Senior Football Championship Preliminary Round, 15/05/1994, Armagh 1-6 Fermanagh 0-6
1995 Ulster Senior Football Championship Quarter-Final, 28/05/1995, Armagh 0-10 Derry 1-17
2011 Ulster Senior Football Championship Quarter-Final, 28/05/2011, Armagh 1-15 Down 0-10
2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Qualifiers Round 2, 09/07/2011, Armagh 0-19 Wicklow 2-13
2012 Ulster Senior Football Championship Quarter-Final, 10/06/2012, Armagh 1-13 Tyrone 0-19
2013 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Qualifiers Round 1, 30/06/2013, Armagh 2-21 Wicklow 0-2
2014 Ulster Senior Football Championship Quarter-Final, 08/06/2014, Armagh 1-12 Cavan 0-9
2015 Ulster Senior Football Championship Quarter-Final, 14/06/2015, Armagh 0-8 Donegal 2-11
2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Qualifiers Round 1B, 27/06/2015, Armagh 2-17 Wicklow 2-7
2015 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Qualifiers Round 2B, 12/07/2015, Armagh 0-12 Galway 1-12
2017 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Qualifiers Round 1B, 25/06/2017, Armagh 0-20 Fermanagh 0-11
2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Qualifiers Round 3, 30/06/2018, Armagh 2-16 Clare 1-15
2021 Ulster Senior Football Championship Quarter-Final, 04/07/2021, Armagh 4-15 Antrim 0-14
2022 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Qualifiers Round 1, 05/06/2022, Armagh 1-16 Tyrone 1-10
2023 Ulster Senior Football Championship Preliminary Round, 08/04/2023, Armagh 0-20 Antrim 1-8
2023 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Group 2, 27/05/2023, Armagh 1-13 Westmeath 1-12
2024 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Group 1, 25/05/2024, Armagh 0-16 Westmeath 0-11
2025 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Group 4, 24/05/2025, Armagh 2-21 Derry 2-17