Longford Senior Football Championship
| Longford Senior Football Championship | |
|---|---|
Current season or competition: 2023 Longford Senior Football Championship | |
| Founded | 1890 |
| Title holders | Abbeylara (3rd title) |
| Most titles | Longford Slashers (16 titles) |
| Sponsors | Peter Hanley Motors |
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 Abbeylara, winning their third SFC title in October 2024.[1] 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
[edit]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
[edit]| # | Name | Wins | Years won |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Longford Slashers | 16 | 1954, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1971, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 2010, 2011, 2013 |
| 2 | Fr. Manning Gaels | 15 | 1927, 1928, 1932, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001 |
| 3 | Killoe Young Emmets | 14 | 1907, 1911, 1913, 1915, 1960, 1988, 1993, 1995, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2023 |
| 4 | Clonguish | 12 | 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1981, 2003, 2004, 2009 |
| 5 | St. Marys Granard | 11 | 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1941, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1982 |
| 6 | Colmcille | 7 | 1890, 1938, 1949, 1952, 1958, 2008, 2022 |
| 7 | Mullinalaghta St Columba's | 6 | 1948, 1950, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021 |
| 8 | Ardagh St Patrick's | 4 | 1936, 1942, 1978, 1987 |
| Dromard | 4 | 1946, 1999, 2005, 2007 | |
| Cashel | 4 | 1977, 1983, 1984, 1986 | |
| 9 | Mostrim | 3 | 1974, 1985, 1992 |
| Abbeylara | 3 | 2000, 2006, 2024 | |
| 10 | Longford Leo Caseys | 2 | 1904, 1905 |
| Longford Wanderers | 2 | 1944, 1947 | |
| 11 | Ballymahon | 1 | 2002 |
| Rathcline | 1 | 1976 | |
| Ballinamuck '98s | 1 | 1920 | |
| Seán Connolly's (Clonbroney) | 1 | 1919 |
List of finals
[edit]| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 (AET)[1] | Abbeylara | 2-10 | Colmcille | 1-07 |
| 2023[2] | Killoe Young Emmets | 1-08 | Clonguish | 0-10 |
| 2022[3] | Colmcille | 1-07 | Mullinalaghta St Columba's | 0-08 |
| 2021[4] | Mullinalaghta St Columba's | 0-15 | Mostrim | 0-06 |
| 2020[5] | Killoe Young Emmets | 0-13 | Longford Slashers | 1-08 |
| 2019[6] | Killoe Young Emmets | 0-12 | Longford Slashers | 0-11 |
| 2018[7] | Mullinalaghta St Columba's | 2-14 (0-06) | Abbeylara | 1-02 (0-06) |
| 2017[8] | Mullinalaghta St Columba's | 0-13 | Abbeylara | 1-07 |
| 2016[9] | Mullinalaghta St Columba's | 1-08 | Abbeylara | 0-08 |
| 2015[10] | Killoe Young Emmets | 1-14 | Abbeylara | 1-11 |
| 2014 [11] | Killoe Young Emmets | 2-11 | Mullinalaghta St Columba's | 0-10 |
| 2013 [12] | Longford Slashers | 1-11 | Dromard | 1-09 |
| 2012 [13][14] | Killoe Young Emmets | 0-15 (0-07) | Longford Slashers | 0-12 (0-07) |
| 2011 | Longford Slashers | 0-07 | Clonguish | 0-06 |
| 2010 | Longford Slashers | 0-11 | Dromard | 1-05 |
| 2009 [15] | Clonguish | 0-09 (1-11) | Dromard | 1-05 (1-11) |
| 2008 | Colmcille | 0-13 | Longford Slashers | 0-07 |
| 2007 | Dromard | 1-08 | Colmcille | 2-04 |
| 2006 | Abbeylara | 1-09 | Longford Slashers | 0-10 |
| 2005 | Dromard | 1-14 | Fr. Manning Gaels | 0-12 |
| 2004 [16] | Clonguish | 1-15 | Fr. Manning Gaels | 0-05 |
| 2003 [17][18] | Clonguish | 0-11 (0-11) | Ballymahon | 1-01 (1-08) |
| 2002 [19] | Ballymahon | 1-11 | Clonguish | 0-12 |
| 2001 | Fr. Manning Gaels | 1-09 | St Marys, Granard | 0-06 |
| 2000 | Abbeylara | 2-06 | Fr Manning Gaels | 0-04 |
| 1999 | Dromard | 1-10 (1-07) | Abbeylara | 1-08 (0-10) |
| 1998 | Fr. Manning Gaels | 1-11 | Abbeylara | 2-07 |
| 1997 | Fr. Manning Gaels | 0-12 | Longford Slashers | 0-06 |
| 1996 | Fr. Manning Gaels | 0-15 | Ardagh St Patrick's | 0-08 |
| 1995 | Killoe Young Emmets | 0-11 | Ardagh St Patrick's | 1-05 |
| 1994 | Longford Slashers | 2-11 | Colmcille | 1-11 |
| 1993 | Killoe Young Emmets | 0-09 | St Mary's Granard | 0-07 |
| 1992 | Mostrim | 3-09 | Seán Connollys | 1-07 |
| 1991 | Longford Slashers | 1-13 | Mostrim | 3-06 |
| 1990 | Longford Slashers | 2-18 (0-07) | Ardagh St Patrick's | 1-11 (1-04) |
| 1989 | Longford Slashers | 2-10 | Mostrim | 1-07 |
| 1988 | Killoe Young Emmets | 3-07 | Mostrim | 1-07 |
| 1987 | Ardagh St Patrick's | 2-06 | Killoe Young Emmets | 1-08 |
| 1986 | Cashel | 2-10 | Mostrim | 1-08 |
| 1985 | Mostrim | 1-05 (2-05) (1-05) | Ardagh St Patricks | 0-06 (2-05) (0-08) |
| 1984 | Cashel | 0-09 | Mostrim | 0-05 |
| 1983 | Cashel | 1-09 | Killoe Young Emmets | 1-08 |
| 1982 | St Mary's Granard | 4-05 | Ardagh St Patrick's | 1-09 |
| 1981 | Clonguish | 2-02 | Longford Slashers | 1-02 |
| 1980 | Longford Slashers | 1-07 | Cashel | 1-05 |
| 1979 | Longford Slashers | 1-07 | Rathcline | 0-09 |
| 1978 | Ardagh St Patrick's | 3-15 | Longford Slashers | 0-10 |
| 1977 | Cashel | 1-08 | Longford Slashers | 1-06 |
| 1976 | Rathcline | 2-07 | Clonguish | 0-06 |
| 1975 | Longford Slashers | 2-13 | Mostrim | 2-05 |
| 1974 | Mostrim | 2-06 | Ardagh St Patrick's | 1-05 |
| 1973 | Clonguish | 1-15 | St Martins (Carrickedmond/Kenagh) | 0-05 |
| 1972 | Clonguish | 0-15 | St Mary's Granard | 1-06 |
| 1971 | Longford Slashers | 0-07 | St Martin's (Carrickedmond/Kenagh) | 1-03 |
| 1970 | St Mary's Granard | 0-10 | Clonguish | 0-07 |
| 1969 | Clonguish | 2-06 | St Mary's Granard | 1-07 |
| 1968 | Clonguish | 0-12 | Longford Slashers | 1-08 |
| 1967 | St Mary's Granard | 1-07 | Carrickedmond | 0-06 |
| 1966 | St Mary's Granard | 0-09 | Éire Óg (Drumlish Young Irelands) | 0-02 |
| 1965 | Clonguish | 0-11 | St Mary's Granard | 2-04 |
| 1964 | Clonguish | 1-10 | Longford Slashers | 1-02 |
| 1963 | Clonguish | 2-07 | Longford Slashers | 1-04 |
| 1962 | Clonguish | 2-10 | St Mary's Granard | 0-09 |
| 1961 | Longford Slashers | 2-08 | Éire Óg (Drumlish Young Irelands) | 0-04 |
| 1960 | Killoe Young Emmets | 2-10 | Longford Slashers | 1-06 |
| 1959 | Longford Slashers | 3-05 (1-05) | Killoe Young Emmets | 1-05 (1-05) |
| 1958 | Colmcille | 1-04 | Drumlish Young Irelands | 1-02 |
| 1957 | Longford Slashers | 2-07 | Rathcline | 0-04 |
| 1956 | Longford Slashers | 2-07 | Colmcille | 0-06 |
| 1955 | Drumlish Young Irelands | 2-07 | Ardagh St Patrick's | 0-03 |
| 1954 | Longford Slashers | 1-06 | Seán Connollys | 1-03 |
| 1953 | Drumlish Young Irelands | 2-06 (0-07) | Colmcille | 1-07 (0-07) |
| 1952 | Colmcille | 2-08 (1-03) | Mullinalaghta | 1-05 (0-06) |
| 1951 | Drumlish Young Irelands | 4-03 | Mullinalaghta | 1-08 |
| 1950 | Mullinalaghta | 2-02 | Ballymahon | 0-04 |
| 1949 | Colmcille | 3-07 | Mullinalaghta | 0-04 |
| 1948 | Mullinalaghta | 1-12 | Longford Wanderers | 1-03 |
| 1947 | Longford Wanderers | 2-04 | United Gaels (Granard/Abbeylara) | 0-05 |
| 1946 | Dromard | 1-04 (0-00) | Ballymahon | 0-04 (0-00) |
| 1945 | Drumlish | 1-07 | Longford Wanderers | 1-06 |
| 1944 | Longford Wanderers | 2-04 | Drumlish | 2-03 |
| 1943 | Drumlish | 0-06 | Mullinalaghta | 0-02 |
| 1942 | Ardagh St Patrick's | 5-07 | Colmcille | 1-01 |
| 1941 | St Mary's Granard | 2-08 | Ardagh St Patrick's | 1-06 |
| 1940 | Drumlish | 4-10 | St Mary's Granard | 0-04 |
| 1939 | Drumlish | (Awarded) | Ardagh St Patrick's | |
| 1938 | Colmcille | 1-05 | Whiterock Slashers | 2-01 |
| 1937 | Drumlish | 3-06 | Killashee St Brigid's | 1-04 |
| 1936 | Ardagh St Patrick's | 1-05 | Drumlish | 0-05 |
| 1935 | St Mary's Granard | 3-06 | Ardagh St Patrick's | 2-06 |
| 1934 | St Mary's Granard | 0-08 | United Gaels (Clonguish/Wanderers) | 0-06 |
| 1933 | St Mary's Granard | 0-13 | United Gaels (Clonguish/Wanderers) | 0-05 |
| 1932 | Drumlish | St Mary's Granard | ||
| 1931 | St Mary's Granard | 1-09 | Edgeworthstown Young Irelands | 0-03 |
| 1930 | St Mary's Granard | 1-05 | Longford Wanderers | 1-03 |
| 1929 | St Mary's Granard | 1-03 | Longford Wanderers | 0-02 |
| 1928 | Drumlish | (Awarded) | Longford Wanderers | |
| 1927 | Drumlish | 1-01 | Ballinamuck '98s | 0-01 |
| 1926 | No Championship | |||
| 1925 | No Championship | |||
| 1924 | No Championship | |||
| 1923 | No Championship | |||
| 1922 | No Championship | |||
| 1921 | No Championship | |||
| 1920 | Ballinamuck '98s | 1-04 | Longford Wanderers | 0-00 |
| 1919 | Clonbroney | 1-03 (1-01) | Killoe Young Emmets | 0-03 (1-01) |
| 1918 | No Championship | |||
| 1917 | No Championship | |||
| 1916 | No Championship | |||
| 1915 | Killoe Young Emmets | 3-00 | Clonguish Gallowglasses | 0-03 |
| 1914 | No Championship | |||
| 1913 | Killoe Young Emmets | 0-02 | Longford Commercials | 0-01 |
| 1912 | No Championship | |||
| 1911 | Killoe Young Emmets | 0-01 | Edgeworthstown Volunteers | 0-00 |
| 1910 | No Championship | |||
| 1909 | No Championship | |||
| 1908 | No Championship | |||
| 1907 | Killoe Young Emmets | 1-08 (0-04) | Drumlish & Ballinamuck '98s | 0-01 (1-01) |
| 1906 | No Championship | |||
| 1905 | Longford Leo Caseys | 1-07 | Edgeworthstown Volunteers | 0-03 |
| 1904 | Longford Leo Caseys | 2-07 | Killoe Young Emmets | 0-01 |
| 1903 | No Championship | |||
| 1902 | No Championship | |||
| 1901 | No Championship | |||
| 1900 | No Championship | |||
| 1899 | No Championship | |||
| 1898 | No Championship | |||
| 1897 | No Championship | |||
| 1896 | No Championship | |||
| 1895 | No Championship | |||
| 1894 | No Championship | |||
| 1893 | No Championship | |||
| 1892 | No Championship | |||
| 1891 | Championship not completed | |||
| 1890 | Columbkille St Columbkille's (Colmcille) | 1-00 | Rathcline John Martins | 0-04 |
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