Carlow Senior Football Championship

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Carlow Senior Football Championship
Irish Craobh Sinsear Peile
Founded1889
Title holders Éire Óg (31st title)
Most titles Éire Óg (31 titles)
SponsorsMichael Lyng Motors

The Carlow Senior Football Championship (currently also known for sponsorship reasons as the Michael Lyng Motors Carlow SFC), is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by top-tier Carlow GAA clubs. The Carlow County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1889.

Contents

Éire Óg are the title holders (2023) defeating Tinryland in the Final.

History

The Carlow Senior Club Football Championship began in 1889 when O'Gorman-Mahon's (Parish of Kilbride, Ballon and Rathoe) defeated Tullow Stars and Stripes by a very low scoreline of 1-01 to 0-00. There was no Carlow senior club football championship between 1891 and 1897. The 1941 championship was abandoned due to an outbreak of foot and mouth disease. Éire Óg are the most successful team, having won the title on 28 occasions.

Honours

The trophy presented to the winners is ? The winning club qualifies to represent the county in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship, the winners of which progress to the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.

List of finals

(r) = replay

YearWinnerScoreOpponentScore
1889Ballon O'Gorman MahonsTullow Stars and Stripes
1890 Carlow Crecerin
1891No competition
1892No competition
1893No competition
1894No competition
1895No competition
1896No competition
1897No competition
1898Loughmartin EmmetsCrosslaw
1899Loughmartin Emmets
1900Loughmartin Emmets
1901Loughmartin Emmets
1902Tullow St Patrick's Carlow Barrow Rangers
1903 Carlow Barrow Rangers Leaney
1904Tullow St Patrick's
1905No competition
1906No competition
1907No competition
1908 Carlow-Graigue Newtown
1909 Carlow-Graigue Tinryland
1910 Carlow-Graigue Borris
1911BorrisKnocksquire
1912 Carlow-Graigue Borris
1913 Carlow-Graigue
1914 Carlow-Graigue Tullow
1915 Carlow-Graigue
1916Tullow St Patrick'sTinryland
1917No competition
1918 Carlow-Graigue Palatine
1919 Palatine Carlow-Graigue
1920 Palatine Tinryland
1921 Carlow-Graigue Bagnelstown
1922 Carlow-Graigue O'Hanrahans
1923 Carlow-Graigue Tullow
1924 Carlow-Graigue Milford
1925 Carlow-Graigue Milford
1926Milford Graiguecullen
1927 O'Hanrahans 0-05Leighlinbridge1-01
1928 O'Hanrahans 0-06Leighlinbridge0-04
1929Leighlinbridge O'Hanrahans
1930 O'Hanrahans 2-01Leighlinbridge0-03
1931 O'Hanrahans 1-06Bagnelstown/Carrig United1-03
1932 O'Hanrahans 0-04Leighlinbridge1-00
1933MilfordLeighlinbridge
1934TinrylandShamrocks
1935KilbrideLeighlinbridge
1936TinrylandLeighlinbridge
1937 O'Hanrahans 1-07Young Emmetts0-03
1938Fighting CocksTinryland
1939TinrylandKilbride
1940TinrylandFighting Cocks
1941No competition
1942 O'Hanrahans League basis
1943Tinryland O'Hanrahans
1944TinrylandBallymurphy
1945 O'Hanrahans 1-10Ballymurphy2-05
1946TinrylandBallymurphy
1947Ballymurphy1-03Kilbride0-2
1948TinrylandSlaney Rovers
1949TinrylandBallymurphy
1950Tinryland Palatine
1951 O'Hanrahans 3-05Leighlinbridge2-01
1952 Palatine Ballymurphy
1953Ballymurphy Palatine
1954 O'Hanrahans 2-06Tinryland1-03
1955Clonmore O'Hanrahans
1956Clonmore O'Hanrahans
1957LeighlinbridgeGaels
1958 O'Hanrahans 2-05Clonmore0-06
1959TullowKildavin
1960 Éire Óg Tullow
1961 O'Hanrahans 3-13 Éire Óg 2-05
1962 Éire Óg O'Hanrahans
1963TullowClonmore
1964TullowSt Vincent's, Kildavin
1965 Éire Óg Clonmore
1966St Vincent's, KildavinTullow
1967 Éire Óg Ballinabranna
1968 Éire Óg Ballinabranna
1969 Éire Óg Tullow
1970St Vincent's, Kildavin Palatine
1971TinrylandSt Vincent's, Kildavin
1972Tinryland Éire Óg
1973St Vincent's, KildavinBallinabranna
1974 Éire Óg St Vincent's, Kildavin
1975Tinryland Naomh Eoin
1976 Éire Óg St Vincent's, Kildavin
1977 Éire Óg St Andrew's
1978 Éire Óg St Andrew's
1979Tinryland Éire Óg
1980 Éire Óg O'Hanrahans
1981Tinryland Naomh Eoin
1982 Éire Óg St Vincent's, Kildavin
1983 Rathvilly Éire Óg
1984 Éire Óg Rathvilly
1985 Rathvilly Naomh Eoin
1986 Naomh Eoin Palatine
1987 Éire Óg Naomh Eoin
1988 Éire Óg Rathvilly
1989 Éire Óg Naomh Eoin
1990 Rathvilly Naomh Eoin
1991 Rathvilly Éire Óg
1992 Éire Óg Tinryland
1993 Éire Óg Slaney Rangers
1994 Éire Óg Rathvilly
1995 Éire Óg Rathvilly
1996 Éire Óg Palatine
1997Old Leighlin Palatine
1998 Éire Óg 0-08 Rathvilly 0-04
1999 O'Hanrahans 2-12 Éire Óg 2-10
2000 O'Hanrahans 2-08 Éire Óg 0-11
2001 O'Hanrahans 1-11 Palatine 0-07
2002 Rathvilly 2-04, 3-04 (r) Palatine 1-07, 0-08 (r)
2003 O'Hanrahans 0-04, 0-09 (r)Old Leighlin0-04, 0-06 (r)
2004 Rathvilly 0-09, 0-15 (r)Fenagh0-09, 1-07 (r)
2005 Éire Óg 0-07 O'Hanrahans 0-06
2006 Palatine 1-09Kildavin/Clonegal0-11
2007 Éire Óg 1-07. 4-09 (r) Palatine 0-10, 1-09 (r)
2008 Éire Óg 1-10, 2-09 (r) Palatine 1-10, 0-11 (r)
2009 Rathvilly 2-08Old Leighlin0-07
2010Old Leighlin1-11 Rathvilly 0-07
2011Old Leighlin1-08Tinryland1-07
2012 [1] Éire Óg 0-15 Palatine
2013 [2] Old Leighlin1-10 Rathvilly 1-08
2014 [3] Rathvilly 2-09Old Leighlin1-10
2015 [4] Palatine 2-12Old Leighlin2-08
2016 [5] Palatine 2-13 Rathvilly 0-12
2017 [6] [7] Éire Óg 0-12, 2-08 (r) Rathvilly 1-09, 1-08 (r)
2018 [8] Éire Óg 0-09 Palatine 0-05
2019 [9] Éire Óg 1-16 Palatine 0-05
2020 [10] Éire Óg 0-15 Rathvilly 0-09
2021 [11] Rathvilly 2-12 Éire Óg 1-10
2022 [12] Palatine 2-08Tinryland2-06
2023 [13] Éire Óg 2-13Tinryland0-07

Wins listed by club

#ClubWinsYears won
1 Éire Óg 311960, 1962, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023
2 O'Hanrahans (formerly Carlow and Carlow Barrow Rangers)181890, 1903, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1937, 1942, 1945, 1951, 1954, 1958, 1961, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003
3Tinryland151934, 1936, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1979, 1981
4 Graiguecullen 131908, 1909, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1918, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925
5St Patrick's, Tullow (formerly Loughmartin and simply Tullow)101898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1904, 1916, 1959, 1963, 1964
6 Rathvilly 91983, 1985, 1990, 1991, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2014, 2021
7 Palatine 71919, 1920, 1952, 2006, 2015, 2016, 2022
8Old Leighlin41997, 2010, 2011, 2013
9Kildavin-Clonegal31966, 1970, 1973
Mount Leinster Rangers (then St Carthages/Borris)31911, 1947, 1953
10Clonmore21955, 1956
Leighlinbridge21929, 1957
Milford21926, 1933
11Burrin Celtic B team11669
Kilbride11935
Na Coilig Troidhe11938
Naomh Eoin 11986

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