Dr Lagan Cup Explained

Dr Lagan Cup
Irish:Corn an Dochtúra Uí Lagáin
Code:Football
Founded:1943
Abolished:1967
Region:Ulster
Teams:5
Firstwin:Tyrone
Title Holders:Donegal
Currentordinal:4
Most Titles:Down
Mostordinal:6

The Dr Lagan Cup was an inter-county Gaelic football competition in the province of Ulster. The competition was discontinued in 1967 when Donegal won the competition. The Lagan Cup was the trophy for a Senior Football League, which at the time was limited to seven Ulster counties, unlike the Dr McKenna Cup, which is a knockout competition that includes all nine of Ulster's counties.

Frankie Donnelly holds the record for the highest individual scoring tally in an inter-county match, with 4–11 for Tyrone against Fermanagh in the 1957 Dr Lagan Cup.[1] [2]

Top winners

TeamWinsYears won
1 Down61949, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964
2 Derry51945, 1947, 1950, 1953, 1959
3 Donegal41952, 1965, 1966, 1967
4 Antrim31944, 1946, 1948
Tyrone1943, 1957, 1958
Armagh1954, 1955, 1956
5 Monaghan11951

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Tyrone legend Donnelly passes away. RTÉ Sport. 15 March 2007. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070320050910/http://www.rte.ie/sport/2007/0315/donnellyf.html. 20 March 2007.
  2. News: Tyrone's legendary Frankie Donnelly passes away. Hogan Stand. 16 March 2007.