Originally they wore black and amber striped shirts until 1926 when Dominican nuns from Omeath, in County Louth knitted the team a pair of orange and white kits ahead of a Junior clash with Dublin which they have kept since.

[4] However, the team wore a predominantly black strip against Kerry in the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final.

They advanced to the All-Ireland final after overcoming Connacht champions Roscommon in the semi-final but were defeated by Kerry, losing by four points..

During this time, the team faced significant difficulties in maintaining player commitment and assembling a competitive panel.

The struggles culminated in 1973 with a disastrous National League match against Leitrim in Carrick-on-Shannon, where Armagh suffered a humiliating defeat with barely enough players to field a team.

[13] In response to this crisis, efforts were made to rebuild the team’s structure and instil a renewed sense of commitment among players.

Following Armagh's loss to Galway in the 2001 Championship, the County Board appointed Crossmaglen man Joe Kernan to the managerial post.Kernan instantly delivered, securing the Ulster and All-Ireland titles in his first year.

[19] In 2017, they narrowly missed NFL promotion but had a strong qualifier run before losing to Tyrone in the All-Ireland quarter-final.

In 2019, McGeeney secured his first Ulster SFC win as manager, beating Down,[21] but they lost the semi-final replay to Cavan and were eliminated by Mayo in the All-Ireland qualifiers.

[22] The 2021 NFL saw Armagh retain Division 1 status, but they exited the Ulster SFC after a heavy loss to Monaghan.

1972: Paddy Moriarty 1977: Joe Kernan, Jimmy Smyth, Paddy Moriarty2nd 1980: Colum McKinstry 1982: Joe Kernan2nd 1993: Ger Houlahan 1999: Kieran McGeeney, Diarmaid Marsden 2000: Kieran McGeeney2nd, Oisín McConville 2002: Enda McNulty, Aidan O'Rourke,  Kieran McGeeney 3rd, Paul McGrane, Stevie McDonnell, Oisín McConville2nd 2003: Francie Bellew,  Stevie McDonnell 2nd 2005: Andy Mallon, Paul McGrane2nd, Stevie McDonnell3rd 2006: Rónán Clarke 2008: Rónán Clarke2nd 2024: Barry McCambridge, Aidan Forker, Ben Crealey, Rian O'Neill, Oisín Conaty, Conor Turbitt The following teams won national titles.