Leitrim Senior Football Championship

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Leitrim Senior Football Championship
Current season or competition:
Current event clock.svg2024 Leitrim Senior Football Championship
Irish Craobh Peile Sinsear Chontae Liatroma
Founded1890
Title holders Mohill (10th title)
First winner Mohill (1890)
Most titles Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's (21 titles)
SponsorsConnacht Gold

The Leitrim Senior Football Championship is an annual football competition contested by top-tier Leitrim GAA clubs. The Leitrim County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1890.

Contents

Mohill are the title holders (2024) defeating Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's in the Final. [1]

History

The 1962 championship had been declared null and void, but in March 2009 Melvin Gaels were declared as champions, ending the longest-running dispute the GAA had ever had. [2]

The final play of the 1994 Leitrim Senior Football Championship between Allen Gaels and Aughawillan proved contentious as Martin McGowan of Allen Gaels, who was playing with a dislocated spine, stood to take a free. [3] Aughawillan's full-back, Martin Flanagan, took up a position behind his goalkeeper, Martin Prior. McGowan struck the ball and expressed certainty that it was two yards over the bar. However, Aughawillan's Flanagan gave Prior "a bit of a hoosh" and Prior, with his shoulders close to level with the crossbar, caught the ball. [3] Referee Enda Stenson did not penalise the move and then blew the final whistle. [3] Thus Allen Gaels were denied a replay and Aughawillan secured a third consecutive championship title. [3]

Teams

2025 teams

8 teams contest the 2025 Leitrim Senior Football Championship:

ClubLocationColoursPosition in 2024In championship sinceChampionship titlesLast championship title

Colours of Laois.svg Aughawillan

Drumreilly Blue and whiteQuarter-finals?122018

Colours of Kerry.svg Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's

Ballinamore Gold and greenRunners-up?212021

Colours of Sligo.svg Fenagh

 Fenagh Semi-finals?51932

Colours of Clare.svg Glencar–Manorhamilton

Manorhamilton Saffron and blueGroup stage?72019

Colours of Limerick.svg Leitrim Gaels

Quarter-finals?0—

Colours of Limerick.svg Mohill

Mohill Green and whiteChampions?102024

Colours of Laois.svg St Mary's

KiltoghertBlue and whiteSemi-finals?62022

Colours of Laois.svg Melvin Gaels

Kinlough Blue and whiteIntermediate champions202572012

Honours

The trophy presented to the winners is the Fenagh Perpetual Cup. Presented to the county board by Fenagh man Dick Ellis. The winning club qualifies to represent their county in the Connacht Senior Club Football Championship. The winners can, in turn, go on to play in the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.

List of finals

Legend

List of Leitrim SFC finals

YearWinnersRunners-up
ClubScoreClubScore
1890 [4] Mohill 2-02 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 0-01
1891 [4] Eslin1-04 Mohill 0-02
1892–1903 [4] No competition
1904 [4] Bornacoola0-04 Mohill 0-02
1905 [4] Gortletteragh 0-02 (awarded title)Bornacoola0-04
1906 [4] Fenagh (awarded title)Gorvagh
1907–1909 [4] No competition
1910 [4] Fenagh Mohill
1911 [4] Cloone Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's
1912 [4] Fenagh1-01 Mohill 0-01
1913 [4] Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 2-03 Mohill 1-00
1914 [4] Mohill
1915 [4] Aughavas1-02 Mohill 0-02
1916 [4] EslinFenagh
1917 [4] Eslin (awarded title)
1918 [4] Aughnasheelin Cloone
1919 [4] Fenagh1-02Aughavas0-01
1920–1921 [4] No competition
1922 [4] Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 4-01 Mohill 2-02
1923 [4] Kiltyhugh 3-02 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 2-03
1924 [4] Gorvagh3-02Fenagh2-02
1925 [4] Gorvagh1-05Fenagh0-05
1926 [4] Gorvagh2-01Fenagh0-03
1927 [4] Gorvagh1-03Annaduff0-03
1928 [4] Annaduff2-01Gorvagh2-00
1929 [4] Mohill 0-06Fenagh0-03
1930 [4] Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's Mohill
1931 [4] Drumreilly1-05Fenagh1-01
1932 [4] Fenagh(awarded title)Drumreilly
1933 [4] Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 0-06, by 1 pt. (r)Aughnasheelin0-06, - --
1934 [4] Cloone 1-01 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 0-01
1935 [4] Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 1-05 Kiltubrid 0-05
1936 [4] Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 1-06Tully1-05
1937 [4] Cloone 3-07Tully2-02
1938 [4] Bornacoola(by 1 pt.)Tully
1939 [4] Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's (awarded title)Tully
1940 [4] Aughavas1-04, 3-04 (r)Bornacoola1-03, 1-03 (r)
1941 [4] CarrigallenMohill
1942 [4] Cloone 1-08Carrigallen1-03
1943 [4] Bornacoola3-09Fenagh1-04
1944 [4] Cloone 1-05Tully0-04
1945 [4] Tully Cloone
1946 [4] Cloone 4-04 Aughawillan 0-03
1947 [4] Cloone 2-02 Aughawillan 1-01
1948 [4] Cloone 2-05Aughavas0-04
1949 [4] Aughavas4-07 (r) St Mary's, Kiltoghert 0-01 (r)
1950 [4] Cloone1-09 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 0-05
1951 [4] Cloone 1-08Carrigallen Harps1-03
1952 [4] Aughavas1-08Fenagh0-01
1953 [4] Bornacoola1-04Aughavas1-03
1954Aughavas0-06Sean Treacy's0-04
1955 [4] Aughavas(awarded title)Bornacoola
1956 [4] Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 3-09 (r) Melvin Gaels 1-04 (r)
1957 [4] Bornacoola3-07 Melvin Gaels 0-05
1958 [4] St Mary's, Kiltoghert 0-08 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 1-03
1959 [4] Melvin Gaels 1-06 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 0-00
1960 [4] Melvin Gaels 1-05 (r) St Mary's, Kiltoghert 0-07 (r)
1961 [4] Melvin Gaels 1-06 St Mary's, Kiltoghert 0-05
1962† Melvin Gaels†Aughavas
1963 [4] Aughavas1-07 St Mary's, Kiltoghert 0-06
1964 [4] Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 0-05 Melvin Gaels 0-04
1965 [4] Melvin Gaels 0-12 Gortletteragh 0-01
1966 [4] Aughavas1-14Annaduff1-06
1967 [4] Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 1-04 Melvin Gaels 0-03
1968 [4] Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 2-06 Melvin Gaels 1-04
1969 [4] Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 1-11Aughavas2-05
1970 [4] Gortletteragh 1-11Aughavas1-07
1971 [4] Mohill 0-06 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 0-04
1972 [4] Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 1-12 Mohill 1-07
1973 [4] Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 2-05 Allen Gaels 1-07
1974 [4] Sheemore Gaels1-10 Mohill 0-08
1975 [4] Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 0-11 St Mary's, Kiltoghert 1-06
1976 [4] Aughawillan 1-11 Glencar–Manorhamilton 1-07
1977 [4] Glencar–Manorhamilton 1-12 St Mary's, Kiltoghert 2-06
1978 [4] Aughawillan 2-05 Gortletteragh 1-07
1979 [4] Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 0-07 Gortletteragh 0-06
1980 [4] Cloone 2-09 Gortletteragh 0-09
1981 [4] Gortletteragh 0-10Fenagh1-04
1982 [4] Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 2-03 Gortletteragh 0-07
1983 [4] Aughawillan 0-07 St Mary's, Kiltoghert 0-05
1984 [4] Aughawillan 0-10 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 0-06
1985 [4] Gortletteragh 0-06, 1-13 (r) Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 0-06, 0-04 (r)
1986 [4] Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 0-09 Aughawillan 1-05
1987 [4] Gortletteragh 1-08 Aughawillan 1-05
1988 [4] Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 1-07 Aughawillan 0-08
1989 [4] Aughawillan 2-07 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 0-06
1990 [4] Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 4-07 Aughawillan 3-06
1991 [4] Allen Gaels 0-14 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 2-06
1992 [4] Aughawillan 0-10Carrigallen1-06
1993 [4] Aughawillan 1-08, 0-12 (r) St Mary's, Kiltoghert 0-11, 0-06 (r)
1994 [4] Aughawillan 1-08 Allen Gaels 0-10
1995 [4] St Mary's, Kiltoghert 0-08Fenagh0-06
1996 [4] Allen Gaels 1-07, 2-11 (r) St Mary's, Kiltoghert 1-07, 0-15 (r)
1997 [4] Allen Gaels 2-14Aughavas1-11
1998 [4] Melvin Gaels 2-07 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 2-05
1999 [4] Glencar–Manorhamilton 1-08Fenagh1-07
2000 [5] [4] Aughavas0-10 Gortletteragh 0-03
2001 [6] [4] Allen Gaels 2-10Aughavas0-10
2002 [7] [4] Allen Gaels 0-11 Melvin Gaels 0-07
2003 [8] [4] St Mary's, Kiltoghert 0-10Fenagh0-08
2004 [9] [4] Annaduff0-07 Gortletteragh 0-05
2005 [10] [4] Kiltubrid 4-11Bornacoola0-07
2006 [11] Mohill 0-13 St Mary's, Kiltoghert 1-09
2007 [12] St Mary's, Kiltoghert 0-11 Kiltubrid 2-03
2008 [13] Glencar–Manorhamilton 2-09Bornacoola0-07
2009 [14] Glencar–Manorhamilton 0-14Carrigallen2-07
2010 [15] Glencar–Manorhamilton 0-07 St Mary's, Kiltoghert 0-05
2011 [16] Glencar–Manorhamilton 0-10 St Mary's, Kiltoghert 0-06
2012 [17] Melvin Gaels 2-07 Glencar–Manorhamilton 0-07
2013 [18] St Mary's, Kiltoghert 2-14 Mohill 2-08
2014 [19] Aughawillan 1-13 St Mary's, Kiltoghert 1-10
2015 [20] [21] Mohill 0-12, 1-04 (r) Glencar–Manorhamilton 1-09, 0-06 (r)
2016 [22] Aughawillan 1-10 Glencar–Manorhamilton 0-12
2017 [23] Mohill 0-14 Glencar–Manorhamilton 0-11
2018 [24] Aughawillan 0-14 Mohill 1-09
2019 [25] Glencar–Manorhamilton 0-16 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 0-15
2020 [26] Mohill 0-14 St Mary's, Kiltoghert 0-09
2021 [27] Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 1-16 Mohill 0-17
2022 [28] St Mary's, Kiltoghert 0-11 Mohill 1-07
2023 [29] Mohill 2-10 St Mary's, Kiltoghert 0-14
2024 [1] Mohill 0-17 (4 pen) (r)
0-14		 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 1-14 (2 pen) (r)
1-11
Notes

The name of the runner-up in some years is not given for a variety of reasons, such as the awarding of the championship to a team without a final being played, or the exact record of that year's championship being lost to history.

† The 1962 Championship had been declared null and void, but in March 2009 Melvin Gaels were declared as champions. [2]

Roll of honour

By club

#ClubTitlesRunners-upChampionships wonChampionships runners-up
1 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 21151913, 1922, 1930, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1939, 1956, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1979, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1990, 20211890, 1911, 1923, 1934, 1950, 1958, 1959, 1971, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1998, 2019, 2024
2 Aughawillan 1261923*, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2014, 2016, 20181946, 1947, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990
3 Cloone 1121911, 1934, 1937, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 19801918, 1945
4 Mohill 10151890, 1914, 1929, 1971, 2006, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2023, 20241891, 1904, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1915, 1922, 1930, 1941, 1972, 1974, 2013, 2018, 2021, 2022
4Aughavas981915, 1940, 1949, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1963, 1966, 20001919, 1948, 1953, 1962, 1969, 1970, 1997, 2001
6 Melvin Gaels 761959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1998, 20121956, 1957, 1964, 1967, 1968, 2002
Glencar–Manorhamilton 751977, 1999, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 20191976, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017
8 St Mary's, Kiltoghert 6151958, 1995, 2003, 2007, 2013, 20221949, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1975, 1977, 1983, 1993, 1996, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2020, 2023
9Fenagh5121906, 1910, 1912, 1919, 19321916, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1929, 1931, 1943, 1952, 1981, 1995, 1999, 2003
Gortletteragh 571905, 1970, 1981, 1985, 19871965, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 2000, 2004
Bornacoola551904, 1938, 1943, 1953, 19571905, 1940, 1955, 2005, 2008
Allen Gaels 521991, 1996, 1997, 2001, 20021973, 1994
13Gorvagh421924, 1925, 1926, 19271906, 1928
14Eslin301891, 1916, 1917—
15Annaduff221928, 2004 1927, 1966
18Tully1519451936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1944
Carrigallen1319411942, 1992, 2009
Aughnasheelin1119181933
Drumreilly1119311932
Sheemore Gaels101974—
Kiltubrid 1220051935, 2007
22Carrigallen Harps01—1951
Sean Treacy’s01—1954

Notes

See also

References

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