2015 Longford Senior Football Championship Explained

Competition:Longford S.F.C.
Origin:1890
Season:2015
Winners: Killoe (11th title)
Relegated:None
Continentalcup3:Winning Captain
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers:Michael Quinn
Continentalcup4:Man of the Match
Continentalcup4 Qualifiers:Conor Berry (Abbeylara)
Matches:27
Prevseason:2014
Nextseason:2016

The 2015 Longford Senior Football Championship is the 99th running of the Longford GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Longford, Ireland since the first County Championship was held in 1890 (98 completed since 1890, 1 started but not completed in 1891). The 2015 tournament consisted of 12 teams, with the winner going on to represent Longford in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a league stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.

Killoe Young Emmets were the defending champions after they defeated Mullinalaghta St Columba's in the previous years final, and they successfully defended their title, defeating Abbeylara 1-14 to 1-11 on 4 October 2015 in Pearse Park.

This was Carrickedmond's return to the senior grade in 3 years since relegation in 2011 after claiming the 2014 Longford Intermediate Football Championship title, however they were due to make the drop straight back down to the Intermediate grade after losing a Relegation Playoff final before the format for the 2016 S.F.C. was changed.

Team changes

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The following teams have changed division since the 2014 championship season.

To S.F.C.

Promoted from I.F.C.

From S.F.C.

Relegated to I.F.C.

Group stage

All 12 teams enter the competition at this stage. The top 8 teams go into a random unseeded draw for the quarter-finals while the bottom 4 teams will enter a Relegation Playoff. If teams are level on points and a place in the quarter-final is at stake, a Playoff will be conducted to determine who goes through.

Team
1Colmcille33006
2Dromard33006
3Mullinalaghta St Columba's32014
4Clonguish32104
5Abbeylara31022
6Longford Slashers31113
7St Mary's Granard31113
8Killoe Young Emmets31202
9Ballymahon31202
10Mostrim30211
11Carrickedmond30300
12Father Manning Gaels30300

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Quarter-Final Playoff

Knockout stage

The top 8 teams from the league stages qualify for a random unseeded draw for the quarter-finals.

Quarter-Finals:

Semi-Finals:

Relegation Play Off

Relegation Semi-Finals:

Relegation Final:

Leinster Senior Club Football Championship

See main article: 2015–16 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Longford Leader Archives. 16 January 2018. Irishnewsarchive.com. 16 January 2018.