Laois Senior Football Championship Explained

Laois Senior Football Championship
First:	1888
Sponsors:	Laois Shopping Centre
Irish:	Craobh Peil Sinsir Laoise
Most:	Portlaoise
Currentordinal:	10
Super:	th
Current:	St Joseph's
Mostordinal:	35
Currentlyrunning:	2023 Laois Senior Football Championship

The Laois Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by top-tier Laois GAA clubs. The Laois County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1888.

St Joseph's are the title holders (2023) defeating Portlaoise in the Final.

Honours

The trophy presented to the winners is the Jack Delaney Cup.

The winners of the Laois Senior Championship qualify to represent their county in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. They often do well outside the county, with the likes of Portlaoise (1971, 1976, 1982, 1987, 2004, 2009) among the clubs from Laois to win at least one Leinster Championship after winning the Laois Senior Football Championship. The winners can, in turn, go on to play in the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. In 1982–83, Portlaoise became the first club from Laois to win All-Ireland Senior Football Championship after winning the Leinster and Laois Senior Football Championships.

List of finals

(r) = replay

Notes† The 1889, 1897, 1906 and 1907 titles were won under the name Maryborough, now Portlaoise.

Wins listed by club

	Club	Wins	Years won
1	Portlaoise		1889, 1897, 1906, 1907, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019
2	Stradbally		1905, 1908, 1911, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2016
3	Portarlington		1893, 1910, 1912, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1954, 1955, 1959, 1988, 1995, 2001, 2020, 2021, 2022
4	Graiguecullen		1927, 1931, 1935, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1965
5	The Heath		1913, 1918, 1920, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1974, 1993
	St Joseph's		1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1989, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2023
6	Abbeyleix		1898, 1899, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1909, 1916, 1919
	Ballyroan		1890, 1914, 1915, 1917, 1943, 1948, 1950, 1992
7	Annanough		1924, 1925, 1926, 1951, 1956
8	Park		1952, 1953
	O'Dempsey's		1963, 1980
9			1888
	Moyanna		1891
	Maryborough/ The Heath		1892
	Wolfhill		1896
	Raheenabrogue		1901
	Timahoe		1969
	Emo		1972
	Arles–Kilcruise		2003
	Ballyroan Gaels		2006

External links

• Official Laois Website
• Laois on Hoganstand
• Leinster Express

Notes and References

1. The drawn game was abandoned and Abbeyleix were subsequently awarded the title
2. Portlaoise played in "bright red" in the game. Replay report: Nationalist and Leinster Times 1883-current, Saturday, 22 December 1906; Page: 5
3. Area team composed of Park and Kilminchy
4. (Awarded title on objection)
5. Leinster Express 1831-current, Saturday, 23 September 1978; Page: 22
6. News: Laois SFC final: six-in-a-row for Portlaoise . 22 October 2012 . . 22 October 2012.
7. Web site: Fitzpatrick puts Portlaoise in seventh heaven. 21 October 2013. Irish Independent. 22 October 2013.
8. Web site: Eight in-a-row for Portlaoise . 20 October 2014 . . 20 October 2014.
9. Web site: Last-gasp Lawlor pegs back Portlaoise in see-saw thriller . 21 October 2015 . . 19 October 2015.
10. News: Laois SFC final: Normal service restored as Portlaoise prevail by 12 points . 18 October 2017 . . 15 October 2017.
11. Web site: Laois SFC final: Portlaoise end Killeshin fairytale. 15 October 2019 . . 13 October 2019.
12. Web site: Defending champions Portarlington put neighbours O'Dempsey's to the sword in Laois final . 9 October 2022. RTE . en . 9 October 2022.