Longford Senior Football Championship

Longford Senior Football Championship
Current season or competition:
2023 Longford Senior Football Championship
Founded1890
Title holders   Abbeylara (3rd title)
Most titles   Longford Slashers (16 titles)
SponsorsPeter 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

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

# 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

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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