Longford Senior Football Championship

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Longford Senior Football Championship
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Current event clock.svg2023 Longford Senior Football Championship
Founded1890
Title holders   Abbeylara (3rd title)
Most titles   Longford Slashers (16 titles)
SponsorsPeter Hanley Motors

The Longford Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Longford GAA among the Senior grade Gaelic football clubs in County Longford, Ireland. The winning club qualifies to represent its county in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.

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The current champions are Abbeylara, winning their third SFC title in October 2024. [1] The Longford Slashers club has won more titles (16) than any other club, while Clonguish holds the record for most consecutive wins (4) in 1962, 1963, 1964 and 1965.

History

The Longford Senior Football Championship was first played in 1890, and a total of 105 championships have been successfully completed between 1890 and 2022. The Seán Connolly cup is presented to the winners of the Longford Senior Football Championship. The cup was first presented in 1960.

Roll of honour

#NameWinsYears won
1 Longford Slashers 161954, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1971, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 2010, 2011, 2013
2Fr. Manning Gaels151927, 1928, 1932, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001
3 Killoe Young Emmets 141907, 1911, 1913, 1915, 1960, 1988, 1993, 1995, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020, 2023
4 Clonguish 121962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1981, 2003, 2004, 2009
5St. Marys Granard111929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1941, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1982
6 Colmcille 71890, 1938, 1949, 1952, 1958, 2008, 2022
7 Mullinalaghta St Columba's 61948, 1950, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021
8Ardagh St Patrick's41936, 1942, 1978, 1987
Dromard41946, 1999, 2005, 2007
Cashel41977, 1983, 1984, 1986
9Mostrim31974, 1985, 1992
Abbeylara 32000, 2006, 2024
10Longford Leo Caseys21904, 1905
Longford Wanderers21944, 1947
11Ballymahon12002
Rathcline11976
Ballinamuck '98s11920
Seán Connolly's (Clonbroney)11919

List of finals

YearWinnerScoreRunner-upScore
2024 (AET) [1] Abbeylara 2-10 Colmcille 1-07
2023 [2] Killoe Young Emmets 1-08 Clonguish 0-10
2022 [3] Colmcille 1-07 Mullinalaghta St Columba's 0-08
2021 [4] Mullinalaghta St Columba's 0-15Mostrim0-06
2020 [5] Killoe Young Emmets 0-13 Longford Slashers 1-08
2019 [6] Killoe Young Emmets 0-12 Longford Slashers 0-11
2018 [7] Mullinalaghta St Columba's 2-14 (0-06) Abbeylara 1-02 (0-06)
2017 [8] Mullinalaghta St Columba's 0-13 Abbeylara 1-07
2016 [9] Mullinalaghta St Columba's 1-08 Abbeylara 0-08
2015 [10] Killoe Young Emmets 1-14 Abbeylara 1-11
2014 [11] Killoe Young Emmets 2-11 Mullinalaghta St Columba's 0-10
2013 [12] Longford Slashers 1-11Dromard1-09
2012 [13] [14] Killoe Young Emmets 0-15 (0-07) Longford Slashers 0-12 (0-07)
2011 Longford Slashers 0-07 Clonguish 0-06
2010 Longford Slashers 0-11Dromard1-05
2009 [15] Clonguish 0-09 (1-11)Dromard1-05 (1-11)
2008 Colmcille 0-13 Longford Slashers 0-07
2007Dromard1-08 Colmcille 2-04
2006 Abbeylara 1-09 Longford Slashers 0-10
2005Dromard1-14Fr. Manning Gaels0-12
2004 [16] Clonguish 1-15Fr. Manning Gaels0-05
2003 [17] [18] Clonguish 0-11 (0-11)Ballymahon1-01 (1-08)
2002 [19] Ballymahon1-11 Clonguish 0-12
2001Fr. Manning Gaels1-09St Marys, Granard0-06
2000 Abbeylara 2-06Fr Manning Gaels0-04
1999Dromard1-10 (1-07) Abbeylara 1-08 (0-10)
1998Fr. Manning Gaels1-11 Abbeylara 2-07
1997Fr. Manning Gaels0-12 Longford Slashers 0-06
1996Fr. Manning Gaels0-15Ardagh St Patrick's0-08
1995 Killoe Young Emmets 0-11Ardagh St Patrick's1-05
1994 Longford Slashers 2-11 Colmcille 1-11
1993 Killoe Young Emmets 0-09St Mary's Granard0-07
1992Mostrim3-09Seán Connollys1-07
1991 Longford Slashers 1-13Mostrim3-06
1990 Longford Slashers 2-18 (0-07)Ardagh St Patrick's1-11 (1-04)
1989 Longford Slashers 2-10Mostrim1-07
1988 Killoe Young Emmets 3-07Mostrim1-07
1987Ardagh St Patrick's2-06 Killoe Young Emmets 1-08
1986Cashel2-10Mostrim1-08
1985Mostrim1-05 (2-05) (1-05)Ardagh St Patricks0-06 (2-05) (0-08)
1984Cashel0-09Mostrim0-05
1983Cashel1-09 Killoe Young Emmets 1-08
1982St Mary's Granard4-05Ardagh St Patrick's1-09
1981 Clonguish 2-02 Longford Slashers 1-02
1980 Longford Slashers 1-07Cashel1-05
1979 Longford Slashers 1-07Rathcline0-09
1978Ardagh St Patrick's3-15 Longford Slashers 0-10
1977Cashel1-08 Longford Slashers 1-06
1976Rathcline2-07 Clonguish 0-06
1975 Longford Slashers 2-13Mostrim2-05
1974Mostrim2-06Ardagh St Patrick's1-05
1973 Clonguish 1-15St Martins (Carrickedmond/Kenagh)0-05
1972 Clonguish 0-15St Mary's Granard1-06
1971 Longford Slashers 0-07St Martin's (Carrickedmond/Kenagh)1-03
1970St Mary's Granard0-10 Clonguish 0-07
1969 Clonguish 2-06St Mary's Granard1-07
1968 Clonguish 0-12 Longford Slashers 1-08
1967St Mary's Granard1-07Carrickedmond0-06
1966St Mary's Granard0-09Éire Óg (Drumlish Young Irelands)0-02
1965 Clonguish 0-11St Mary's Granard2-04
1964 Clonguish 1-10 Longford Slashers 1-02
1963 Clonguish 2-07 Longford Slashers 1-04
1962 Clonguish 2-10St Mary's Granard0-09
1961 Longford Slashers 2-08Éire Óg (Drumlish Young Irelands)0-04
1960 Killoe Young Emmets 2-10 Longford Slashers 1-06
1959 Longford Slashers 3-05 (1-05) Killoe Young Emmets 1-05 (1-05)
1958 Colmcille 1-04Drumlish Young Irelands1-02
1957 Longford Slashers 2-07Rathcline0-04
1956 Longford Slashers 2-07 Colmcille 0-06
1955Drumlish Young Irelands2-07Ardagh St Patrick's0-03
1954 Longford Slashers 1-06Seán Connollys1-03
1953Drumlish Young Irelands2-06 (0-07) Colmcille 1-07 (0-07)
1952 Colmcille 2-08 (1-03) Mullinalaghta 1-05 (0-06)
1951Drumlish Young Irelands4-03 Mullinalaghta 1-08
1950 Mullinalaghta 2-02Ballymahon0-04
1949 Colmcille 3-07 Mullinalaghta 0-04
1948 Mullinalaghta 1-12Longford Wanderers1-03
1947Longford Wanderers2-04United Gaels (Granard/Abbeylara)0-05
1946Dromard1-04 (0-00)Ballymahon0-04 (0-00)
1945Drumlish1-07Longford Wanderers1-06
1944Longford Wanderers2-04Drumlish2-03
1943Drumlish0-06 Mullinalaghta 0-02
1942Ardagh St Patrick's5-07 Colmcille 1-01
1941St Mary's Granard2-08Ardagh St Patrick's1-06
1940Drumlish4-10St Mary's Granard0-04
1939Drumlish(Awarded)Ardagh St Patrick's
1938 Colmcille 1-05Whiterock Slashers2-01
1937Drumlish3-06Killashee St Brigid's1-04
1936Ardagh St Patrick's1-05Drumlish0-05
1935St Mary's Granard3-06Ardagh St Patrick's2-06
1934St Mary's Granard0-08United Gaels (Clonguish/Wanderers)0-06
1933St Mary's Granard0-13United Gaels (Clonguish/Wanderers)0-05
1932DrumlishSt Mary's Granard
1931St Mary's Granard1-09Edgeworthstown Young Irelands0-03
1930St Mary's Granard1-05Longford Wanderers1-03
1929St Mary's Granard1-03Longford Wanderers0-02
1928Drumlish(Awarded)Longford Wanderers
1927Drumlish1-01Ballinamuck '98s0-01
1926No Championship
1925No Championship
1924No Championship
1923No Championship
1922No Championship
1921No Championship
1920Ballinamuck '98s1-04Longford Wanderers0-00
1919Clonbroney1-03 (1-01) Killoe Young Emmets 0-03 (1-01)
1918No Championship
1917No Championship
1916No Championship
1915 Killoe Young Emmets 3-00 Clonguish Gallowglasses 0-03
1914No Championship
1913 Killoe Young Emmets 0-02Longford Commercials0-01
1912No Championship
1911 Killoe Young Emmets 0-01Edgeworthstown Volunteers0-00
1910No Championship
1909No Championship
1908No Championship
1907 Killoe Young Emmets 1-08 (0-04)Drumlish & Ballinamuck '98s0-01 (1-01)
1906No Championship
1905Longford Leo Caseys1-07Edgeworthstown Volunteers0-03
1904Longford Leo Caseys2-07 Killoe Young Emmets 0-01
1903No Championship
1902No Championship
1901No Championship
1900No Championship
1899No Championship
1898No Championship
1897No Championship
1896No Championship
1895No Championship
1894No Championship
1893No Championship
1892No Championship
1891Championship not completed
1890Columbkille St Columbkille's (Colmcille)1-00Rathcline John Martins0-04

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