Location | County Laois County Offaly |
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Teams | Laois Offaly |
First meeting | Laois 1-5 - 0-2 Offaly 1903 Leinster quarter-final (21 August 1904) |
Latest meeting | Laois 1-12 - 1-12 Offaly 2023 Tailteann Cup (20 May 2023) |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 30 |
Most wins | Laois (15) |
All-time series | Laois 15-5-10 Offaly |
Largest victory | Laois 5-11 - 0-4 Offaly 1947 Leinster semi-final (6 July 1947) |
The Laois-Offaly rivalry is a Gaelic football rivalry between Irish county teams Laois and Offaly, who first played each other in 1903. It is considered to be one of the biggest local rivalries in Gaelic games. [1] [2] [3] [4] Laois's home ground is O'Moore Park and Offaly's home ground is O'Connor Park.
While both teams are regarded as minnows within the Leinster Senior Football Championship, they have enjoyed some success winning 16 provincial titles between them.
Up to date as of 2022 season
Team | All-Ireland | Provincial | National League | Total |
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Laois | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
Offaly | 3 | 10 | 1 | 14 |
Combined | 3 | 16 | 3 | 22 |
Offaly win | |
Laois win | |
Match was a draw |
No. | Date | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Stage | |
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1. | 21 July 1904 | Laois | 1-5 - 0-2 | Offaly | Maryboro | Leinster Quarter-Final | |
2. | 1 July 1917 | Laois | 2-7 - 0-0 | Offaly | Tullamore | Leinster Quarter-Final | |
3. | 28 June 1936 | Laois | 4-5 - 3-4 | Offaly | Athy | Leinster Semi-Final | |
4. | 16 May 1937 | Laois | 2-6 - 1-9 | Offaly | St. Conleth's Park | Leinster Quarter-Final | |
5. | 30 May 1937 | Laois | 2-7 - 1-7 | Offaly | Athy | Leinster Quarter-Final Replay | |
6. | 14 July 1940 | Laois | 2-7 - 0-7 | Offaly | Athy | Leinster Semi-Final | |
7. | 24 May 1942 | Offaly | 6-5 - 2-7 | Laois | O'Moore Park | Leinster Quarter-Final | |
8. | 2 June 1946 | Laois | 1-7 - 1-5 | Offaly | O'Connor Park | Leinster Quarter-Final | |
9. | 6 July 1947 | Laois | 5-11 - 0-4 | Offaly | O'Moore Park | Leinster Semi-Final | |
10. | 11 May 1958 | Offaly | 4-3 - 1-5 | Laois | St. Conleth's Park | Leinster Preliminary Round | |
11. | 17 May 1959 | Offaly | 1-9 - 2-6 | Laois | O'Moore Park | Leinster Quarter-Final | |
12. | 7 June 1959 | Laois | 3-8 - 0-10 | Offaly | O'Connor Park | Leinster Quarter-Final Replay | |
13. | 30 June 1963 | Laois | 2-7 - 0-9 | Offaly | O'Moore Park | Leinster Semi-Final | |
14. | 30 June 1968 | Laois | 0-11 - 0-6 | Offaly | O'Connor Park | Leinster Semi-Final | |
15. | 4 July 1971 | Offaly | 2-12 - 0-10 | Laois | O'Moore Park | Leinster Semi-Final | |
16. | 15 June 1975 | Offaly | 0-13 - 0-13 | Laois | O'Connor Park | Leinster Quarter-Final | |
17. | 29 June 1975 | Offaly | 3-14 - 3-7 | Laois | O'Moore Park | Leinster Quarter-Final Replay | |
18. | 25 June 1978 | Offaly | 0-16 - 2-8 | Laois | O'Moore Park | Leinster Quarter-Final | |
19. | 17 June 1979 | Offaly | 1-12 - 0-13 | Laois | O'Connor Park | Leinster Quarter-Final | |
20. | 26 July 1981 | Offaly | 1-18 - 3-9 | Laois | Croke Park | Leinster Final | |
21. | 27 June 1982 | Offaly | 3-13 - 1-15 | Laois | O'Connor Park | Leinster Semi-Final | |
22. | 10 June 1990 | Laois | 3-15 - 3-5 | Offaly | O'Moore Park | Leinster Quarter-Final | |
23. | 27 May 2001 | Offaly | 1-13 - 0-12 | Laois | Croke Park | Leinster Quarter-Final | |
24. | 26 May 2002 | Offaly | 0-13 - 2-6 | Laois | O'Connor Park | Leinster Quarter-Final | |
25. | 25 May 2003 | Laois | 1-12 - 1-12 | Offaly | O'Moore Park | Leinster Quarter-Final | |
26. | 2 June 2003 | Laois | 2-10 - 0-13 | Offaly | O'Connor Park | Leinster Quarter-Final Replay | |
27. | 29 May 2005 | Laois | 1-10 - 1-8 | Offaly | Croke Park | Leinster Quarter-Final | |
28. | 30 July 2006 | Laois | 1-9 - 0-4 | Offaly | O'Moore Park | All Ireland Qualifier Round 4 | |
29. | 29 June 2019 | Laois | 0-20 - 0-15 | Offaly | O'Moore Park | All Ireland Qualifier Round 3 | |
30. | 20 May 2023 | Laois | 1-12 - 1-12 | Offaly | O'Moore Park | 2023 Tailteann Cup | |
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