London Senior Football Championship

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The London Senior Football Championship is a Gaelic Athletic Association cup competition between the top Gaelic football clubs in London, England. The London Football championship began in 1897 with Ireland United winning the first title. Tir Chonaill Gaels have won the competition the most times (18).

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The 2022 Champions are St Kiernan's who beat Fulham 0-13 to 0-8 in a replay on Saturday 30 October 2022 at McGovern Park in Ruislip to retain their championship.

Wins listed by club

#ClubsWinsYears won
1 Tír Chonaill Gaels 181983, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019
2 Kingdom Kerry Gaels 121973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989 (all won as Kingdom), 2004, 2013
3Hibernians101898, 1899, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1907, 1909, 1910, 1911
4Shamrocks71928, 1931, 1932, 1941 (with Tara), 1942 (with Tara), 1957, 1959
Parnells71962, 1966, 1971, 1979, 1981, 1988, 1991
6Garryowen61956, 1958, 1969, 1972, 1980,
7Naomh Mhuire51949, 1950, 1955, 1963, 1968
Round Towers51933, 1940, 1964, 1965, 1982
9William Rooneys41908, 1912, 1913, 1914
Fintan Lalors41922, 1924, 1936, 1937
St Patrick's41926, 1929, 1930, 1946
Tara41947, 1951, 1995, 2003
Fulham Irish 42011, 2017, 2020 (2020 championship completed in 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic), 2023
14Brothers Pearse31921, 1927, 1938
Cuchullains31943, 1944, 1952
St Vincent's31953, 1954, 1961
St Brendan's31994, 2002, 2006
St Kiernan's 32016, 2021, 2022
19Milesians21905, 1906
Thomas McCurtains 21934, 1935
Neasden Gaels 21999, 2010
22Ireland United11897
Robert Emmets11900
Geraldines11915
Rory O'Connors11923
Granuaile11939
St Joseph's11948
St Monica's11960
Sean Treacys11970
Moindearg11984

Finals listed by year

YearWinnerScoreOpponentScore
2023 [1] Fulham Irish 0-11 Tir Chonaill Gaels 0-08
2022 [2] [3] St Kiernan's 1-06, 0-13 (R) Fulham Irish 0-09, 0-08 (R)
2021 [4] St Kiernan's 1-13 Fulham Irish 0-12
2020* [5] Fulham Irish 2-17 Tir Chonaill Gaels 0-16
2019 [6] Tír Chonaill Gaels 1-11 Fulham Irish 1-10
2018 [7] [8] Tír Chonaill Gaels 1-14, 0-15 (R) Fulham Irish 1-14, 0-13 (R)
2017 [9] Fulham Irish 0-15 Tír Chonaill Gaels 1-11
2016 [10] St Kiernan's 0-13 Tír Chonaill Gaels 0-05
2015 [11] Tír Chonaill Gaels 3-10 St Kiernan's 1-13
2014 [12] Tír Chonaill Gaels 1-12 Fulham Irish 1-09
2013 [13] Kingdom Kerry Gaels 1-07 Tír Chonaill Gaels 0-09
2012 [14] Tír Chonaill Gaels 1-15 Kingdom Kerry Gaels 1-08
2011 Fulham Irish 1-08Parnells0-07
2010 Neasden Gaels 1-07Parnells0-07
2009 Tír Chonaill Gaels 0-10, 1-09 (R) Neasden Gaels 1-07, 0-07 (R)
2008 Tír Chonaill Gaels 0-07 Neasden Gaels 0-06
2007 Tír Chonaill Gaels 1-19 Kingdom Kerry Gaels 0-04
2006 St Brendan'sTara
2005 Tír Chonaill Gaels 0-10St Brendan's0-03
2004 Kingdom Kerry Gaels 2-06Tara0-04
2003Tara0-14 Kingdom Kerry Gaels 0-08
2002St Brendan'sSt Claret's
2001 Tír Chonaill Gaels St Brendan's
2000 Tír Chonaill Gaels Kingdom
1999 Neasden Gaels 1-10Round Towers0-12
1998 Tír Chonaill Gaels Garryowen
1997 Tír Chonaill Gaels St Brendan's
1996 Tír Chonaill Gaels 2-15 Kingdom 1-08
1995Tara1-06Naomh Mhuire0-08 (r)
1994St Brendan's1-09Tara1-06
1993 Tír Chonaill Gaels 0-09St Brendan's0-05
1992 Tír Chonaill Gaels 2-09Parnells1-01
1991Parnells0-11Garryowen1-04
1990 Tír Chonaill Gaels 2-14St Brendan's2-04
1989 Kingdom Garryowen
1988Parnells2-05Garryowen0-07
1987 Kingdom 2-06Round Towers0-07
1986 Kingdom 6-12Geraldines2-04
1985 Kingdom 2-13Moindearg1-07
1984Moindearg
1983 Tír Chonaill Gaels 1-06Round Towers0-07
1982Round Towers0-06 Kingdom 0-05
1981Parnells0-12Round Towers0-04
1980Garryowen1-12Parnells1-08
1979Parnells
1978 Kingdom 2-09Parnells1-10
1977 Kingdom 3-08Tara2-04
1976 Kingdom 2-10Parnells1-07
1975 Kingdom
1974 Kingdom 0-14Round Towers1-06
1973 Kingdom 5-10South O'Hanlon2-04
1972Garryowen3-05 Kingdom 2-07
1971Parnells3-08Sean Treacy's0-09
1970Sean Treacy's Kingdom
1969Garryowen2-07Parnells0-11
1968Naomh Mhuire1-07Garryowen0-04
1967
1966Parnells Kingdom
1965Round Towers
1964Round Towers
1963Naomh Mhuire
1962Parnells
1961St Vincent's
1960St Monica's
1959Shamrocks
1958Garryowen
1957Shamrocks
1956Garryowen
1955Naomh Mhuire
1954St Vincent's
1953St Vincent's
1952Cuchullians
1951Tara
1950Naomh Mhuire
1949Naomh Mhuire
1948St Joseph's
1947Tara
1946St Patrick's
1945Tara
1944Cuchullians
1943Cuchullians
1942Shamrocks/Tara
1941Shamrocks/Tara
1940Round Towers
1939Granuaille
1938Brothers Pearse
1937Fintan Lalors
1936Fintan Lalors Thomas McCurtains
1935 Thomas McCurtains 1-05Round Towers0-02
1934 Thomas McCurtains 1-06Round Towers0-03
1933Round Towers
1932Shamrocks
1931Shamrocks
1930St Patrick's
1929St Patrick's
1928Shamrocks
1927Brothers Pearse
1926St Patrick's
1925No Championship
1924Fintan Lalor's
1923Rory O'Connor's
1922Fintan Lalor's
1921Brothers Pearse
1920No Championship
1919No Championship
1918No Championship
1917No Championship
1916No Championship
1915Geraldines
1914William Rooney's
1913William Rooney's
1912William Rooney's
1911Hibernians
1910Hibernians
1909Hibernians
1908William Rooney's
1907Hibernians
1906Milesians
1905Milesians
1904Hibernians
1903Hibernians
1902Hibernians
1901Hibernians
1900Robert Emmets
1899Hibernians
1898Hibernians
1897Ireland United

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