Longford Senior Football Championship Explained

Currentlyrunning:2023 Longford Senior Football Championship
Longford Senior Football Championship
First:1890
Sponsors:Peter Hanley Motors
Most: Longford Slashers
Mostordinal:16
Current: Killoe Young Emmets
Currentordinal:14

The Longford Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Longford GAA among the Senior grade Gaelic football clubs in County Longford, Ireland. The winning club qualifies to represent its county in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.

The current champions are Killoe Young Emmets, winning their fourteenth SFC title in October 2023. The Longford Slashers club has won more titles (16) than any other club, while Clonguish holds the record for most consecutive wins (4) in 1962, 1963, 1964 and 1965.

History

The Longford Senior Football Championship was first played in 1890, and a total of 105 championships have been successfully completed between 1890 and 2022. The Seán Connolly cup is presented to the winners of the Longford Senior Football Championship. The cup was first presented in 1960.

Roll of honour

NameWinsYears won
1Longford Slashers161954, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1971, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 2010, 2011, 2013
2Fr. Manning Gaels151927, 1928, 1932, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001
3Killoe Young Emmets141907, 1911, 1913, 1915, 1960, 1988, 1993, 1995, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2023
4Clonguish121962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1981, 2003, 2004, 2009
5St. Marys Granard111929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1941, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1982
6Colmcille71890, 1938, 1949, 1952, 1958, 2008, 2022
7Mullinalaghta St Columba's61948, 1950, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021
8Ardagh St Patrick's 41936, 1942, 1978, 1987
Dromard41946, 1999, 2005, 2007
Cashel41977, 1983, 1984, 1986
9Mostrim31974, 1985, 1992
10Abbeylara22000, 2006
Longford Leo Caseys21904, 1905
Longford Wanderers21944, 1947
11Ballymahon12002
Rathcline11976
Ballinamuck '98s11920
Seán Connolly's (Clonbroney)11919

List of finals

YearWinnerScoreRunner-upScore
2023[1] Killoe Young Emmets1-08Clonguish0-10
2022[2] Colmcille1-07Mullinalaghta St Columba's0-08
2021[3] Mullinalaghta St Columba's0-15Mostrim0-06
2020[4] Killoe Young Emmets0-13Longford Slashers1-08
2019[5] Killoe Young Emmets0-12Longford Slashers0-11
2018[6] Mullinalaghta St Columba's2-14 (0-06)Abbeylara1-02 (0-06)
2017[7] Mullinalaghta St Columba's0-13Abbeylara1-07
2016[8] Mullinalaghta St Columba's1-08Abbeylara0-08
2015[9] Killoe Young Emmets1-14Abbeylara1-11
2014 [10] Killoe Young Emmets2-11Mullinalaghta St Columba's0-10
2013 [11] Longford Slashers1-11Dromard1-09
2012 [12] [13] Killoe Young Emmets0-15 (0-07)Longford Slashers0-12 (0-07)
2011Longford Slashers0-07Clonguish0-06
2010Longford Slashers0-11Dromard1-05
2009 [14] Clonguish0-09 (1-11)Dromard1-05 (1-11)
2008Colmcille0-13Longford Slashers0-07
2007Dromard1-08Colmcille2-04
2006Abbeylara1-09Longford Slashers0-10
2005Dromard1-14Fr. Manning Gaels0-12
2004 [15] Clonguish1-15Fr. Manning Gaels0-05
2003 [16] [17] Clonguish0-11 (0-11)Ballymahon1-01 (1-08)
2002 [18] Ballymahon1-11Clonguish0-12
2001Fr. Manning Gaels1-09St Marys, Granard0-06
2000Abbeylara2-06Fr Manning Gaels0-04
1999Dromard1-10 (1-07)Abbeylara1-08 (0-10)
1998Fr. Manning Gaels1-11Abbeylara2-07
1997Fr. Manning Gaels0-12Longford Slashers0-06
1996Fr. Manning Gaels0-15Ardagh St Patrick's0-08
1995Killoe Young Emmets0-11Ardagh St Patrick's1-05
1994Longford Slashers2-11Colmcille1-11
1993Killoe Young Emmets0-09St Mary's Granard0-07
1992Mostrim3-09Seán Connollys1-07
1991Longford Slashers1-13Mostrim3-06
1990Longford Slashers2-18 (0-07)Ardagh St Patrick's1-11 (1-04)
1989Longford Slashers2-10Mostrim1-07
1988Killoe Young Emmets3-07Mostrim1-07
1987Ardagh St Patrick's2-06Killoe Young Emmets1-08
1986Cashel2-10Mostrim1-08
1985Mostrim1-05 (2-05) (1-05)Ardagh St Patricks0-06 (2-05) (0-08)
1984Cashel0-09Mostrim0-05
1983Cashel1-09Killoe Young Emmets1-08
1982St Mary's Granard4-05Ardagh St Patrick's1-09
1981Clonguish2-02Longford Slashers1-02
1980Longford Slashers1-07Cashel1-05
1979Longford Slashers1-07Rathcline0-09
1978Ardagh St Patrick's3-15Longford Slashers0-10
1977Cashel1-08Longford Slashers1-06
1976Rathcline2-07Clonguish0-06
1975Longford Slashers2-13Mostrim2-05
1974Mostrim2-06Ardagh St Patrick's1-05
1973Clonguish1-15St Martins (Carrickedmond/Kenagh)0-05
1972Clonguish0-15St Mary's Granard1-06
1971Longford Slashers0-07St Martin's (Carrickedmond/Kenagh)1-03
1970St Mary's Granard0-10Clonguish0-07
1969Clonguish2-06St Mary's Granard1-07
1968Clonguish0-12Longford Slashers1-08
1967St Mary's Granard1-07Carrickedmond0-06
1966St Mary's Granard0-09Éire Óg (Drumlish Young Irelands)0-02
1965Clonguish0-11St Mary's Granard2-04
1964Clonguish1-10Longford Slashers1-02
1963Clonguish2-07Longford Slashers1-04
1962Clonguish2-10St Mary's Granard0-09
1961Longford Slashers2-08Éire Óg (Drumlish Young Irelands)0-04
1960Killoe Young Emmets2-10Longford Slashers1-06
1959Longford Slashers3-05 (1-05)Killoe Young Emmets1-05 (1-05)
1958Colmcille1-04Drumlish Young Irelands1-02
1957Longford Slashers2-07Rathcline0-04
1956Longford Slashers2-07Colmcille0-06
1955Drumlish Young Irelands2-07Ardagh St Patrick's0-03
1954Longford Slashers1-06Seán Connollys1-03
1953Drumlish Young Irelands2-06 (0-07)Colmcille1-07 (0-07)
1952Colmcille2-08 (1-03)Mullinalaghta1-05 (0-06)
1951Drumlish Young Irelands4-03Mullinalaghta1-08
1950Mullinalaghta2-02Ballymahon0-04
1949Colmcille3-07Mullinalaghta0-04
1948Mullinalaghta1-12Longford Wanderers1-03
1947Longford Wanderers2-04United Gaels (Granard/Abbeylara)0-05
1946Dromard1-04 (0-00)Ballymahon0-04 (0-00)
1945Drumlish1-07Longford Wanderers1-06
1944Longford Wanderers2-04Drumlish2-03
1943Drumlish0-06Mullinalaghta0-02
1942Ardagh St Patrick's5-07Colmcille1-01
1941St Mary's Granard2-08Ardagh St Patrick's1-06
1940Drumlish4-10St Mary's Granard0-04
1939Drumlish(Awarded)Ardagh St Patrick's
1938Colmcille1-05Whiterock Slashers2-01
1937Drumlish3-06Killashee St Brigid's1-04
1936Ardagh St Patrick's1-05Drumlish0-05
1935St Mary's Granard3-06Ardagh St Patrick's2-06
1934St Mary's Granard0-08United Gaels (Clonguish/Wanderers)0-06
1933St Mary's Granard0-13United Gaels (Clonguish/Wanderers)0-05
1932DrumlishSt Mary's Granard
1931St Mary's Granard1-09Edgeworthstown Young Irelands0-03
1930St Mary's Granard1-05Longford Wanderers1-03
1929St Mary's Granard1-03Longford Wanderers0-02
1928Drumlish(Awarded)Longford Wanderers
1927Drumlish1-01Ballinamuck '98s0-01
1926No Championship
1925No Championship
1924No Championship
1923No Championship
1922No Championship
1921No Championship
1920Ballinamuck '98s1-04Longford Wanderers0-00
1919Clonbroney1-03 (1-01)Killoe Young Emmets0-03 (1-01)
1918No Championship
1917No Championship
1916No Championship
1915Killoe Young Emmets3-00Clonguish Gallowglasses0-03
1914No Championship
1913Killoe Young Emmets0-02Longford Commercials0-01
1912No Championship
1911Killoe Young Emmets0-01Edgeworthstown Volunteers0-00
1910No Championship
1909No Championship
1908No Championship
1907Killoe Young Emmets1-08 (0-04)Drumlish & Ballinamuck '98s0-01 (1-01)
1906No Championship
1905Longford Leo Caseys1-07Edgeworthstown Volunteers0-03
1904Longford Leo Caseys2-07Killoe Young Emmets0-01
1903No Championship
1902No Championship
1901No Championship
1900No Championship
1899No Championship
1898No Championship
1897No Championship
1896No Championship
1895No Championship
1894No Championship
1893No Championship
1892No Championship
1891Championship not completed
1890Columbkille St Columbkille's (Colmcille)1-00Rathcline John Martins0-04

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Emmet Óg Killoe claim Longford title with stoppage-time free. RTE . en . 15 October 2023.
  2. Web site: Penalty helps Colmcille to win over St Columba's in Longford . RTE . en . 9 October 2022.
  3. Web site: Former Cavan star Cian Mackey stars as Mullinalaghta climb the mountain in Longford again . www.independent.ie.
  4. Web site: Killoe beat Slashers in the 2020 Longford senior football championship final . www.longfordleader.ie.
  5. Web site: Killoe pip Slashers at the death in Longford SFC final . RTE . en . 6 October 2019.
  6. Web site: Mullinalaghta cruise to three-in-a-row against Abbeylara . 14 October 2018 . . 14 October 2018.
  7. Web site: Longford SFC final: Mullinalaghta secure local bragging rights . 10 October 2017 . . 8 October 2017.
  8. Web site: Longford SFC final: McElligott goal the difference as Mul' end long wait . 18 October 2016 . . 17 October 2016.
  9. Web site: Longford SFC final: Killoe retain crown . 5 October 2015 . . 4 October 2015.
  10. Web site: Longford SFC final: Killoe goals end Columba's dream . 6 October 2014 . . 5 October 2014.
  11. Web site: Slashers storm to title . 7 October 2013 . . 7 October 2013.
  12. Web site: Longford SFC final: Stalemate in Longford . 16 October 2012 . . 15 October 2012.
  13. Web site: Longford SFC final replay: Killoe have that bit extra . 22 October 2012 . . 22 October 2012.
  14. Web site: Longford SFC: Barden wins replay for Clonguish . 9 December 2013 . . 28 September 2009.
  15. Web site: Clonguish easily retain SFC crown . 9 December 2013 . . 4 October 2004.
  16. Web site: Clonguish succeed at second attempt . 9 December 2013 . . 6 October 2003.
  17. Web site: Lennon earns replay for Ballymahon . 9 December 2013 . . 22 September 2003.
  18. Web site: Historic first for Ballymahon . 9 December 2013 . . 30 September 2002.

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