Leinster Colleges Senior Football Championship Explained

The Leinster colleges senior football "A" championship, is the top level Gaelic football competition for secondary schools in Leinster. The winners receive the Brother Bosco (Mulhare) Cup and advance to the All-Ireland colleges "A" senior football championship, where they compete for the Hogan Cup.

St Mel's College of Longford hold the record for number of wins and this includes a record of six title wins in a row and a total of eight in the same decade. They also reached fourteen straight finals between 1930 and 1943. Naas CBS are the current title holders.

Wins listed by college

	Team	Titles	Years won
1	St Mel's College, Longford	29	1928, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1969, 1971, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003
2	St Patrick's, Navan	10	1991, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2013
	St Finian's College, Mullingar	10	1925, 1926, 1927, 1939, 1944, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1960, 1966
4	Carmelite College, Moate	6	1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981
5	Knockbeg College, Carlow	5	1920, 1932, 1954, 1955, 2005
	Franciscan College, Gormanston	5	1958, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974
	Naas C.B.S.	5	2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
8	Belcamp College OMI, Dublin	4	1921, 1965, 1967, 1968
	Good Counsel, New Ross	4	1995, 1996, 1999, 2015
10	Coláiste Caoimhin, Dublin	3	1929, 1930, 1931
11	St Joseph's, Fairview	2	1956, 1959
	Coláiste Eoin, Dublin	2	1998, 2014
	Dundalk Colleges	2	2002, 2011
	St Mary's Secondary School, Edenderry	2	2009, 2012
	St Peter's, Wexford	2	1992, 2017
16	St Kieran's, Kilkenny	1	1922
	St Thomas's, Newbridge	1	1923
	Cistercian College, Roscrea	1	1924
	Franciscan College, Multyfarnham	1	1952
	Patrician College, Ballyfin	1	1957
	Ardscoil Rís, Dublin	1	1979
	St Mary's, Mullingar	1	1983
	Portarlington CBS	1	1984
	Dundalk CBS	1	1985
	St David's, Artane	1	1986
	Athlone CC	1	2008
	St Benildus College, Dublin	1	2016
	St Joseph's SS, Rochfortbridge	1	2020

Finals listed by year

Year	Winner	Score	Opponent	Score
2024	Naas CBS	1-12	Coláiste Choilm, Tullamore	0-10
2023^[1]	Naas CBS	0-11	Moate CS	0-09
2022^[2]	Naas CBS	0-14	Maynooth EC	2-07
2021	Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020	St Joseph's SS, Rochfortbridge	2-13	Naas CBS	0-15
2019^[3]	Naas CBS	2-12	Wicklow Schools	1-09
2018^[4]	Naas CBS	0-09	Marist College, Athlone	0-07
2017^[5]	St Peter's, Wexford	2-13	Moate CS	0-07
2016^[6]	St Benildus College, Dublin	2-07	Marist College, Athlone	1-06
2015^[7]	Good Counsel, New Ross	0-13	St Mary's Secondary School, Edenderry	0-11
2014	Coláiste Eoin, Dublin	1-10	Marist College, Athlone	1-08
2013^[8]	St Patrick's, Navan	1-12	St Mary's Secondary School, Edenderry	2-07
2012	St Mary's Secondary School, Edenderry	1-14	Coláiste Eoin, Dublin	2-10
2011	Dundalk Colleges	2-08	St Patrick's, Navan	0-12
2010	St Patrick's, Navan	1-12	Coláiste Eoin, Dublin 2-08
2009	St Mary's Secondary School, Edenderry	1-05	Good Counsel, New Ross	1-04
2008	Athlone CC	0-10	Franciscan College, Gormanston	0-09
2007	St Patrick's, Navan	2-09	Knockbeg College, Carlow	0-13
2006	St Patrick's, Navan		Good Counsel, New Ross
2005	Knockbeg College, Carlow	0-11	St Mel's College, Longford	1-07
2004	St Patrick's, Navan		Knockbeg College, Carlow
2003	St Mel's College, Longford		St Patrick's, Navan
2002	Dundalk Colleges		St Patrick's, Navan
2001	St Patrick's, Navan		St Mel's College, Longford
2000	St Patrick's, Navan		St Mel's College, Longford
1999	Good Counsel, New Ross	1-07	Marist College, Athlone	0-08
1998	Coláiste Eoin, Dublin	2-20	St Patrick's, Navan	4-13
1997	St Patrick's, Navan	0-15	St Mel's College, Longford	1-10
1996	Good Counsel, New Ross	2-10	St Peter's, Wexford	1-06
1995	Good Counsel, New Ross	1-11	St Peter's, Wexford	1-06
1994	St Mel's College, Longford	3-11	St Peter's, Wexford	1-05
1993	St Patrick's, Navan	2-10	St Michael's, Trim	1-07
1992	St Peter's, Wexford	1-09	Portarlington CBS	1-08
1991	St Patrick's, Navan	2-10	Moyne Community School	1-08
1990	St Mel's College, Longford	4-08	St Joseph's, Fairview	2-05
1989	St Mel's College, Longford	1-16	Moyle Park, Clondalkin	0-03
1988	St Mel's College, Longford	2-08	St Mary's, Mullingar	1-04
1987	St Mel's College, Longford	2-13	St Mary's, Mullingar	1-04
1986	St David's, Artane	0-07	St Peter's, Wexford	0-04
1985	Dundalk CBS	1-11	St Mary's CBS, Portlaoise	0-07
1984	Portarlington CBS	0-12	St David's, Artane	1-04
1983	St Mary's, Mullingar	1-05	Marist College, Athlone	0-05
1982	St Mel's College, Longford	1-12	Moyle Park, Clondalkin	1-09
1981	Carmelite College, Moate	1-06	St Mary's, Mullingar	0-05
1980	Carmelite College, Moate	1-05	Franciscan College, Gormanston	1-02
1979	Ardscoil Rís, Dublin	2-08	St Mel's College, Longford	0-04
1978	Carmelite College, Moate	1-09	St Mel's College, Longford	0-10
1977	Carmelite College, Moate	2-16	St Mel's College, Longford	0-07
1976	Carmelite College, Moate	3-10	St Joseph's, Fairview	1-07
1975	Carmelite College, Moate	1-12	Franciscan College, Gormanston	1-05
1974	Franciscan College, Gormanston	2-13	Knockbeg College, Carlow	1-05
1973	Franciscan College, Gormanston	2-11	St Mel's College, Longford	1-07
1972	Franciscan College, Gormanston	2-12	Patrician College, Ballyfin	2-10
1971	St Mel's College, Longford	1-07	Franciscan College, Gormanston	1-04
1970	Franciscan College, Gormanston	3-09	St Finian's College, Mullingar	0-08
1969	St Mel's College, Longford	1-20	Belcamp OMI, Dublin	1-03
1968	Belcamp OMI, Dublin	3-04	St Mel's College, Longford	0-09
1967	Belcamp OMI, Dublin	3-07	St Finian's College, Mullingar	1-05
1966	St Finian's College, Mullingar	4-03	Franciscan College, Gormanston	0-04
1965	Belcamp OMI, Dublin	3-11	St Finian's College, Mullingar	1-04
1964	St Mel's College, Longford	4-06	O'Connell School, Dublin	1-05
1963	St Mel's College, Longford	2-06	O'Connell School, Dublin	2-03
1962	St Mel's College, Longford	4-11	Franciscan College, Gormanston	0-01
1961	St Mel's College, Longford	3-09	St Finian's College, Mullingar	1-03
1960	St Finian's College, Mullingar	3-09	St Mel's College, Longford	0-05
1959	St Joseph's, Fairview	9-09	Franciscan College, Gormanston	1-07
1958	Franciscan College, Gormanston	2-08	Patrician College, Ballyfin	0-06
1957	Patrician College, Ballyfin	4-08	St Joseph's, Fairview	3-05
1956	St Joseph's, Fairview	1-08	St Mel's College, Longford	2-03
1955	Knockbeg College, Carlow	1-08	Synge Street CBS, Dublin	1-04
1954	Knockbeg College, Carlow	3-08	O'Connell School, Dublin	1-05
1953	St Finian's College, Mullingar	6-12	St Peter's, Wexford	0-04
1952	Franciscan College, Multyfarnham	1-08	St Mel's College, Longford	0-07
1951	St Mel's College, Longford	1-08	St. Peter's College, Wexford	0-03
1950	St Finian's College, Mullingar	1-04 w/o	St Mel's College, Longford	0-07
1949	St Finian's College, Mullingar	2-12	Knockbeg College, Carlow	1-09
1948	St Mel's College, Longford	w/o	O'Connell School, Dublin
1947	St Mel's College, Longford	5-08	St Finian's College, Mullingar	3-10
1946	St Mel's College, Longford	5-06	St Finian's College, Mullingar	2-10
1945	St Mel's College, Longford	1-10	O'Connell School, Dublin	0-05
1944	St Finian's College, Mullingar	5-03	Westland Row CBS, Dublin	2-01
1943	St Mel's College, Longford	2-08	St Joseph's, Marino	3-03
1942	St Mel's College, Longford	1-03	O'Connell School, Dublin	1-01
1941	St Mel's College, Longford	1-08	O'Connell School, Dublin	1-01
1940	St Mel's College, Longford	3-04	St Finian's College, Mullingar	1-01
1939	St Finian's College, Mullingar	5-03	St Mel's College, Longford	2-05
1938	St Mel's College, Longford	3-07	St. Vincent's C.B.S., Glasnevin	1-06
1937	St Mel's College, Longford	4-01	Knockbeg College, Carlow	1-03
1936	St Mel's College, Longford	2-04	Westland Row CBS, Dublin	2-01
1935	St Mel's College, Longford	3-05	St Finian's College, Mullingar	0-04
1934	St Mel's College, Longford	2-02	Knockbeg College, Carlow	1-02
1933	St Mel's College, Longford	1-03	Coláiste Caoimhin, Dublin	0-03
1932	Knockbeg College, Carlow	5-05	St Mel's College, Longford	4-03
1931	Coláiste Caoimhin, Dublin	2-01	St Mel's College, Longford	0-02
1930	Coláiste Caoimhin, Dublin	2-05	St Mel's College, Longford	2-00
1929	Coláiste Caoimhin, Dublin	5-07	Patrician College, Ballyfin	0-03
1928	St Mel's College, Longford	2-01	Belcamp, Dublin	0-00
1927	St Finian's College, Mullingar	2-15	St. Enda's, Dublin 0-01
1926	St Finian's College, Mullingar	2-08	Knockbeg College, Carlow	1-05
1925	St Finian's College, Mullingar	0-04	Cistercian College, Roscrea	0-02
1924	Cistercian College, Roscrea	1-02	Knockbeg College, Carlow	0-03
1923	St Thomas's, Newbridge	3-03	St Finian's College, Mullingar	2-01
1922	St Kieran's, Kilkenny	1-05	St Thomas's, Newbridge	1-04
1921	Belcamp OMI, Dublin	1-01	Cistercian College, Roscrea	0-02
1920	Knockbeg College, Carlow	1-06	Terenure College, Dublin	1-02

• Teams in bold went on to win the Hogan Cup in the same year.

See also

• Hogan Cup
• Connacht Championship
• Corn Uí Mhuirí (Munster Championship)
• MacRory Cup (Ulster Championship)
• Hurling Championship

Sources

• Web site: 2007-05-03 . Leinster Colleges Senior Football Championships . Leinster GAA . 2010-03-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110226110702/http://leinster.gaa.ie/archive/archive100years.asp . 2011-02-26 .

Notes and References

1. https://www.the42.ie/naas-cbs-moate-cs-leinster-schools-report-5992608-Feb2023/
2. https://www.the42.ie/naas-cbs-maynooth-sls-match-report-5674580-Feb2022/
3. Web site: Brother Bosco Cup final: Naas CBS retain crown - HoganStand. hoganstand.com. 2019-03-21.
4. Web site: Schools: Naas CBS celebrate breakthrough victory in Leinster. 12 March 2018 . . 10 March 2018.
5. Web site: Schools: St Peter's end 25-year wait for Leinster SF 'A' honours. 27 January 2016 . . 27 January 2016.
6. Web site: St Benildus claim first Leinster Colleges crown . 8 February 2016 . . 8 February 2016 .
7. Web site: Schools: Good Counsel end 16-wait for Leinster honours. 7 March 2015 . . 7 March 2015 .
8. Web site: O'Rourke delight as St Pat's give Meath a boost . 12 March 2013 . . 11 March 2013 .