Longford Senior Football Championship
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.
| Longford Senior Football Championship | |
|---|---|
Current season or competition: 2023 Longford Senior Football Championship | |
| Founded | 1890 |
| Title holders | Killoe Young Emmets (14th title) |
| Most titles | Longford Slashers (16 titles) |
| Sponsors | Peter Hanley Motors |
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.
Mullinalaghta St Columba's and Colmcille played each other in the 2022 final, the first time the neighbouring clubs had met at this stage of the competition since 1952.[1]
Roll of honour
| # | 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 |
| 10 | Abbeylara | 2 | 2000, 2006 |
| 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
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
References
- "Neighbours to meet in Longford SFC final for first time since 1952". Hogan Stand. 26 September 2022.
- "Emmet Óg Killoe claim Longford title with stoppage-time free". RTE. 15 October 2023.
- "Penalty helps Colmcille to win over St Columba's in Longford". RTE. 9 October 2022.
- "Former Cavan star Cian Mackey stars as Mullinalaghta climb the mountain in Longford again". www.independent.ie.
- "Killoe beat Slashers in the 2020 Longford senior football championship final". www.longfordleader.ie.
- "Killoe pip Slashers at the death in Longford SFC final". RTE. 6 October 2019.
- "Mullinalaghta cruise to three-in-a-row against Abbeylara". RTÉ. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
- "Longford SFC final: Mullinalaghta secure local bragging rights". Hogan Stand. 8 October 2017. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- "Longford SFC final: McElligott goal the difference as Mul' end long wait". Hogan Stand. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- "Longford SFC final: Killoe retain crown". Hogan Stand. 4 October 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- "Longford SFC final: Killoe goals end Columba's dream". Hogan Stand. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- "Slashers storm to title". Irish Examiner. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- "Longford SFC final: Stalemate in Longford". Hogan Stand. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
- "Longford SFC final replay: Killoe have that bit extra". Hogan Stand. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- "Longford SFC: Barden wins replay for Clonguish". Hogan Stand. 28 September 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- "Clonguish easily retain SFC crown". Hogan Stand. 4 October 2004. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- "Clonguish succeed at second attempt". Hogan Stand. 6 October 2003. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- "Lennon earns replay for Ballymahon". Hogan Stand. 22 September 2003. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- "Historic first for Ballymahon". Hogan Stand. 30 September 2002. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
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