Leitrim Senior Football Championship

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Leitrim Senior Football Championship
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Current event clock.svg2022 Leitrim Senior Football Championship
Irish Craobh Peile Sinsear Chontae Liatroma
Founded1890
Title holders Mohill (9th title)
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 (2023) defeating St Mary's, Kiltoghert 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

2023 teams

10 teams competed in the 2023 Leitrim Senior Football Championship:

ClubChampionship titlesLast championship title
Aughawillan 122018
Aughnasheelin11918
Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 212021
Dromahair0—
Fenagh51932
Glencar–Manorhamilton 72019
Gortletteragh 51987
Leitrim Gaels0—
Mohill 92023
St Mary's 62022

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

(r) = replay

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

#ClubWinsYears wonLast final lost
1 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's
21
1913, 1922, 1930, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1939, 1956, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1979, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1990, 20212019
2 Aughawillan
12
1923, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2014, 2016, 20181990
3 Cloone
11
1911, 1934, 1937, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 19801945
4Aughavas
9
1915, 1940, 1949, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1963, 1966, 20002001
Mohill 1890, 1914, 1929, 1971, 2006, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2023 2022
6 Melvin Gaels
7
1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1998, 20122002
Glencar–Manorhamilton 1977, 1999, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2019 2017
8 St Mary's, Kiltoghert
6
1958, 1995, 2003, 2007, 2013, 20222023
9Fenagh
5
1906, 1910, 1912, 1919, 19322003
Gortletteragh 1905, 1970, 1981, 1985, 1987 2004
Allen Gaels 1991, 1996, 1997, 2001, 20021994
12Gorvagh
4
1924, 1925, 1926, 19271928
Bornacoola1938, 1943, 1953, 19572008
14Eslin
3
1891, 1916, 1917None
15Carrigallen (Tully)
2
1941, 19452009
Annaduff1928, 2004 1966
17Aughnasheelin
1
19181933
Drumreilly1931None
Sheemore Gaels1974None
Kiltubrid 20052007

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