Leinster Minor Football Championship Explained

Leinster Minor Football Championship
Founded:1929
Region:Leinster
Teams:11
Title Holders:Longford
Currentordinal:5
Super:th
Most Titles:Dublin
Mostordinal:35
Sponsors:Electric Ireland
Website:Official website

The Leinster Minor Football Championship is the premier under-17 "knockout" competition in gaelic football played in the province of Leinster.[1] 2017 was the final year of the minor under 18 football championship as it were replaced by an under 17 championship following a vote at the GAA congress on 26 February 2016.

The current Leinster champions are Longford.[2] The Leinster minor football championship is known as Fr. Larry Murray Trophy. The Cup is named after Fr. Larry Murray who was an underage GAA mentor in both Louth and Armagh, hence the Ulster Minor Football Championship is also named after Fr. Larry Murray.[3]

History

The Leinster Minor Football Championship was first played in 1928, however progress stalled at the semi-final stage and the competition was never completed. The first completed Leinster MFC was in 1929 and Longford won the inaugural title beating Dublin in the final in Navan on a scoreline of 3–4 to 1–4 on 10th November 1929. Longford progressed to the All-Ireland final that year (only Leinster and Munster involved) but were beaten by Clare in the All-Ireland final on 1st March 1930.[4] With the exception of 1943 & 1944 the Leinster MFC has been completed every year since 1929.

Roll of honour

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List of finals

All-Ireland champions
All-Ireland runners-up
YearWinnersRunners-upVenueWinning Captain
CountyScoreCountyScore
19291Longford3–04Dublin1–04NavanPaddy Keenan
1930Dublin1–06Longford0–04MullingarB. Synott
1931Louth1–05Wexford0–03Croke Park, DublinJohn Harlin
1932Laois3–02Louth1–07Croke Park, DublinJoe Hinchin
1933Dublin3–07Laois0–06Croke Park, Dublin
1934Dublin0–05Kildare0–02Naas
1935Louth1–07Dublin1–06Croke Park, Dublin
1936Louth3–06Wexford2–01Croke Park, DublinLarry McEntee
1937Wexford2–07Louth2–05Croke Park, DublinNick Butler
1938Longford3–06Louth2–08Croke Park, Dublin
1939Westmeath1–02Louth0–02Croke Park, Dublin
1940Louth3–05Kildare1–06Croke Park, DublinBrendan Burke
1941Louth4–04Wexford1–06Croke Park, DublinMick O'Grady
1942Louth5–10Kildare0–06Croke Park, DublinBrendan O'Dowda
1943No competition-----
1944No competition-----
1945Dublin3–05Wexford1–00PortlaoiseSeán McEntaggart
1946Dublin4–06Meath0–03Navan
1947Offaly1–07, 1–07 (R)Dublin1–07, 1–05 (R)Croke Park, Dublin R MullingarPaddy Hanamy
1948Dublin2–05Offaly1–06Naas
1949Dublin3–10Kildare1–05Portlaoise
1950Wexford3–06Dublin2–08Croke Park, DublinBernie McGuinness
1951Louth3–09Westmeath2–05Croke Park, DublinMichael Brennan
1952Westmeath3–14Wicklow3–03Croke Park, Dublin
1953Louth1–06Kildare0–06Croke Park, DublinJohn McArdle
1954Dublin2–07Meath0–11Croke Park, Dublin
1955Dublin2–11Meath1–04Croke Park, DublinPaddy Heron
1956Dublin1–10Meath1–09Croke Park, DublinLar Foley
1957Meath0–08Offaly0–05MullingarBrendan Cahill
1958Dublin2–10Louth1–06NavanDes Foley
1959Dublin3–13Offaly1–07TullamoreMick Kissane
1960Offaly1–12Louth1–05Croke Park, DublinPat Heffernan
1961Dublin2–08Offaly1–08Portlaoise
1962Offaly2–08Dublin1–04Croke Park, Dublin
1963Westmeath2–14Dublin3–07TullamoreFrankie Connaughton
1964Offaly1–07Laois1–06Croke Park, DublinSeán Grogan
1965Offaly2–11Kildare1–05Croke Park, Dublin
1966Laois1–10Offaly0–07Croke Park, DublinJohnny Lalor
1967Laois1–08Dublin2–04Newbridge
1968Dublin1–11Laois0–08Croke Park, Dublin
1969Wexford0–11Dublin0–07CarlowBrendan Murphy
1970Dublin2–08Meath0–13Croke Park, Dublin
1971Dublin2–07Louth0–04Croke Park, Dublin
1972Meath3–08Dublin1–10Croke Park, DublinEamonn O'Brien
1973Kildare4–11Laois0–10Croke Park, DublinJack Graham
1974Wicklow5–06Longford1–09Croke Park, DublinPat O'Toole
1975Kildare2–09Meath3–05Croke Park, DublinRon Mackey
1976Dublin2–08Offaly0–13Croke Park, DublinLarry Broderick
1977Meath1–07Dublin0–09Croke Park, DublinGerard Cooney
1978Dublin3–12Wexford0–11Croke Park, DublinPat Canavan
19792–13Meath0–08Croke Park, DublinMick Loftus
1980Meath1–12Kildare1–09Croke Park, DublinFinian Murtagh
1981Dublin1–08Meath0–09Croke Park, DublinStephen Loftus
1982Dublin0–10Westmeath0–04Croke Park, DublinLiam O'Rourke
1983Kildare1–11Meath1–06Croke Park, Dublin
1984Dublin0–12Westmeath1–06Croke Park, DublinPaul Clarke
1985Meath0–11Offaly1–04Croke Park, DublinPhil Fay
1986Dublin2–16Meath0–06Croke Park, DublinKevin Fagan
1987Kildare0–13Dublin2–05Croke Park, DublinFintan Buckley
1988Dublin4–06Meath0–08Croke Park, DublinGearóid O'Regan
1989Offaly2–11Kildare0–07Croke Park, DublinDaragh Scully
1990Meath1–19Kildare1–06Croke Park, DublinEnda McManus
1991Kildare2–08Dublin0–12Croke Park, DublinNiall Buckley
1992Meath1–08Westmeath1–05TullamorePeter Sullivan
1993Meath1–16Wicklow3–03Croke Park, DublinBarry Sheridan
1994Dublin2–12Wexford2–06Croke Park, DublinIan Robertson
1995Westmeath0–12, 3–12, 3–06, 1–10 (3R)Laois1–09, 2–15, 2–09, 0–09 (3R)Croke Park, Dublin R in TullamoreDamien Gavin
1996Laois0–15, 2–18 (R)Dublin2–09, 1–08 (R)Croke Park, Dublin R in TullamoreMartin Delaney
1997Laois2–11Wicklow0–10Croke Park, DublinKieran Kelly
1998Laois2–09Dublin0–12Croke Park, DublinJohnny Behan
1999Dublin1–13, 2–13 (R)Wexford2–10, 1–12 (R)Croke Park, Dublin CarlowNicky Cleere
2000Westmeath2–09Dublin1–10Croke Park, DublinAlan Lambden
2001Dublin1–19Offaly0–06Croke Park, DublinBarry Lyons
2002Longford3–08Meath3–05Croke Park, DublinEnda Williams
2003Dublin1–11Laois1–09Croke Park, DublinCian Cleere
2004Laois0–10Kildare0–06Croke Park, DublinCraig Rogers
2005Laois1–12Offaly1–07Croke Park, DublinRichie Ryan
2006Meath1–16Offaly2–05Croke Park, DublinPaddy Brady
2007Laois3–08Carlow1–12Croke Park, DublinSeán Ramsbottom
2008Meath1–14Offaly2–10Croke Park, DublinTommy Johnson
2009Dublin1–10, 1–15 (R)Kildare1–10, 1–10 (R)Croke Park, Dublin CarlowColm Carr
2010Longford0–14Offaly0–08Croke Park, DublinDylan Quinn
2011Dublin2–18Meath1–11Croke Park, DublinRobbie McDaid
2012Dublin3–17Meath1–11Croke Park, DublinDavid Byrne
2013[7] Kildare2–15Westmeath2–07Croke Park, DublinMark Sherry
2014[8] Dublin3–16Kildare1–12Croke Park, DublinCon O'Callaghan
2015[9] Kildare2–15Longford1–09Croke Park, DublinShea Ryan/Conor Hartley
2016[10] Kildare1–18Laois0–10Croke Park, DublinBrian McLoughlin
2017[11] Dublin2–19Louth0–12Croke Park, DublinDonal Ryan
2018Meath1–15Kildare1–07O'Connor Park, TullamoreMathew Costello
2019Kildare2–21Dublin1–19Pairc Tailteann, NavanKevin Eustace/Aaron Browne
2020Meath1–07Offaly1–06Cusack Park, MullingarEoghan Frayne
2021Meath3–08Dublin1–03O'Connor Park, TullamoreLiam Kelly
2022Dublin2–10Kildare0–08O'Moore Park, PortlaoiseDaniel McCarthy/Clyde Burke
2023Dublin0–19Kildare2–08PortlaoiseCillian Emmett
2024[12] Longford0–15Dublin1–10O'Connor Park, TullamoreMark Cooney

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leinster G.A.A. M.F.C. 2012 . Leinster.gaa.ie . 5 February 2012 . 9 April 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120509152648/http://leinster.gaa.ie/leinster-gaa-championship-fixtures-2012/leinster-gaa-mfc-2012.266.html . 9 May 2012 .
  2. Web site: Electric Ireland Leinster MFC Final: Longford win after extra-time . www.gaa.ie . en . 20 May 2024.
  3. Web site: Cups & Trophies | the Official Website of the GAA . 2012-02-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110223132644/http://gaaweb.sitesuite.cn/page/cups__trophies.html . 23 February 2011 .
  4. Web site: Archived copy . leinster.gaa.ie . 22 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141015013402/http://leinster.gaa.ie/_fileupload/Archives/P140_142_UMinorFootball.pdf . 15 October 2014 . dead.
  5. Web site: Historical Results | Fixtures & Results | GAA . Gaa.ie . 29 January 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130117164442/http://www.gaa.ie/fixtures-and-results/historical-results/ . 17 January 2013 .
  6. Web site: Meath no match for Costello and Dublin . 24 July 2012 . [Irish Examiner] . 23 July 2012.
  7. Web site: Leinster MFC final: lively Lilies end 22-year wait . 14 July 2013 . . 14 July 2013.
  8. Web site: Con O'Callaghan is on fire as young Dubs down Lilies . 21 July 2014 . . 21 July 2014.
  9. Web site: Jimmy Hyland haul sees Kildare reclaim customary position . 14 July 2015 . . 13 July 2015.
  10. Web site: More Leinster minor glory for Kildare as they enjoy 11-point victory over Laois.
  11. Web site: Leinster MFC: One way traffic as Dubs dispatch Louth . 18 July 2017 . . 16 July 2017.
  12. Web site: Electric Ireland Leinster MFC Final: Longford win after extra-time . www.gaa.ie . en . 20 May 2024.

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