Offaly Senior Football Championship | |
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Current season or competition: 2022 Offaly Senior Football Championship | |
Irish | Craobh Sinsear Peile Uíbh Fhailí |
Founded | 1896 |
Title holders | Tullamore (29th title) |
Most titles | Rhode (31 titles) |
Sponsors | Tullamore Court Hotel |
The Offaly Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by top-tier Offaly GAA clubs. The Offaly County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1896.
Tullamore are the title holders (2023), defeating Ferbane on a scoreline of 1-05 to 0-06 in the final.
Current teams
The 8 clubs competing in the 2023 Offaly Senior Football Championship are:
Rhode, Tullamore, Edenderry, Ferbane, Clara, Shamrocks, Durrow and Bracknagh.
The trophy presented to the winners is the Dowling Cup. The club winning the Offaly Championship qualifies to represent the county in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.
Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Score |
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1896 | Tullamore | 0–08 | Cloghan | 1–04 |
1897 | Tullamore | 1–05 | Cloghan | 0–00 |
1898 | Tullamore | w/o | Killoughy | scr |
1899 | Tullamore | 0–06 | Quarrymount | 0–02 |
1900 | Rhode | 0–07 | Daingean | 0–02 |
1901 | Quarrymount | 2–06 | Geashill | 0–02 |
1902 | Geashill | 2–05 | Ferbane | 0–05 |
1903 | Cloghan | 1–04 | Geashill | 0–02 |
1904 | Geashill | 1–04 | Ferbane | 0–02 |
1905 | Geashill | 4–05 | Cloghan | 0–01 |
1906 | Geashill | 3–08 | Cloghan | 1–04 |
1907 | Geashill | 4–10 | Tullamore | 0–07 |
1908 | Tullamore | 2–09 | Geashill | 0–05 |
1909 | Daingean | 1–04 | Ballinamere | 0–03 |
1910 | Banagher | 1–02 | Tullamore | 0–02 |
1911 | Tullamore | 2–03 | Geashill | 1–00 |
1912 | Tullamore | 1–06 | Ferbane | 0–02 |
1913 | Tullamore | w/o | Banagher | scr |
1914 | Ferbane | 2–01 | Ballycommon | 1–02 |
1915 | Killeigh | 1–04 | Ferbane | 1–01 |
1916 | Killeigh | 1–04 | Cloghan | 1–01 |
1917 | Tullamore | 0–04 | Ferbane | 0–03 |
1918 | Rhode | 4–07 | Cloghan | 1–00 |
1919 | Clonmore | 1–00 | Ferbane | 0–01 |
1920 [1] | Rhode | 0–04 | Ferbane | 1–00 |
1921 | No competition | |||
1922 | No competition | |||
1923 | Rhode | 2–07 | Clara | 1–01 |
1924 | Tullamore | 2–08 | Belmont | 0–02 |
1925 | Tullamore | 2–03 | Ferbane | 0–00 |
1926 [2] | Tullamore | 4–05 | Birr | 0–00 |
1927 [3] | Rhode | 0–06 | Ferbane | 0–02 |
1928 | Rhode | 3–04, 2–05 | Tullamore | 2–03, 3–02 |
1929 [4] | Rhode | 3–06 | Daingean | 2–04 |
1930 [5] | Tullamore | 1–06 | Rhode | 0–02 |
1931 [6] | Rhode | 1–04, 2–04 | Tullamore | 1–03, 1–07 |
1932 | Tullamore | 4–00 | Rhode | 1–02 |
1933 [7] | Walsh Island | 0–08 | Tullamore | 1–04 |
1934 | Walsh Island | 1–06 | Tullamore | 0–03 |
1935 | Tullamore | 2–03 | Rhode | 0–06 |
1936 | Edenderry | 4–06 | Walsh Island | 3–03 |
1937 | Walsh Island | 3–08 | Rhode | 2–05 |
1938 | Walsh Island | 5–08 | Daingean | 2–06 |
1939 | Rhode | 2–04 | Daingean | 1–06 |
1940 [8] | Rhode | 1–05 | Walsh Island | 0–04 |
1941 | Tullamore | 2–06 | Edenderry | 2–02 |
1942 | Walsh Island | 5–06 | Daingean | 2–05 |
1943 [9] | Walsh Island | 1–11 | Tullamore | 1–07 |
1944 | Rhode | 2–05 | Tullamore | 1–05 |
1945 | Cloghan | 1–06 | Rhode | 1–02 |
1946 | Tullamore | 2–06 | Rhode | 2–04 |
1947 | St Mary's | 3–05 | Cloghan | 1–05 |
1948 | Tullamore | 1–08 | Edenderry | 2–02 |
1949 [10] | Rhode | w/o | Cloghan | scr |
1950 | St Mary's | 2–07 | Rhode | 1–05 |
1951 | Edenderry | 0–12 | Cloghan | 1–08 |
1952 | Durrow | 3–05 | Edenderry | 1–05 |
1953 [11] | Edenderry | 1–08 | Rhode | 1–05 |
1954 [12] | Tullamore | 3–07 | Rhode | 2–02 |
1955 [13] | Rhode | 2–06 | Daingean | 2–05 |
1956 [14] | Tullamore | 0–08 | Cloghan | 0–01 |
1957 | Edenderry | 3–06 | Clara | 0–02 |
1958 | Rhode | 2–10 | Clara | 2–05 |
1959 [15] | St Patrick's | 2–08 | Cloghan | 0–06 |
1960 | Clara | 3–07, 0–08 | Tullamore | 1–05, 1–05 |
1961 [16] | Gracefield | 2–07, 1–08 | Tullamore | 1–08, 1–08 |
1962 [17] | Daingean | 2–07 | Killeigh | 0–12 |
1963 [18] | Tullamore | 4–06 | Gracefield | 1–08 |
1964 | Clara | 1–10 | Rhode | 1–07 |
1965 [19] | Daingean | 0–09 | Gracefield | 0–06 |
1966 | Rhode | 0–11 | Clara | 1–07 |
1967 [20] | Rhode | 1–07 | Daingean | 0–07 |
1968 [21] | Ballycumber | 2–05 | Gracefield | 0–06 |
1969 [22] | Rhode | 2–10, 1–11 | Erin Rovers | 2–08, 2–08 |
1970 [23] | Gracefield | 1–08 | Walsh Island | 0–09 |
1971 [24] | Ferbane | 4–10 | Gracefield | 1–09 |
1972 [25] | Gracefield | 1–15 | Ferbane | 2–10 |
1973 [26] | Tullamore | 1–06 | St Carthage | 0–07 |
1974 [27] | Ferbane | 2–07, 1–09 | Gracefield | 1–04, 1–09 |
1975 [28] | Rhode | 1–12 | Daingean | 1–07 |
1976 [29] | Ferbane | 1–07, 2–11 | Walsh Island | 0–09, 2–11 |
1977 [30] | Tullamore | 2–07 | Daingean | 1–06 |
1978 [31] | Walsh Island | 4–09 | Rhode | 1–12 |
1979 [32] | Walsh Island | 0–10 | Rhode | 0–08 |
1980 [33] | Walsh Island | 2–08 | Ferbane | 1–05 |
1981 | Walsh Island | 1–10, 0–07 | Clara | 1–05, 0–07 |
1982 [34] | Walsh Island | 0–11 | Rhode | 0–08 |
1983 | Walsh Island | 1–10, 0–0–08 | Ferbane | 1–07, 0–08 |
1984 | Gracefield | 1–10 | Edenderry | 0–08 |
1985 | Edenderry | 1–07 | Raheen | 1–06 |
1986 [35] | Ferbane | 1–16 | Kilcormac | 0–05 |
1987 | Ferbane | 1–06 | Clara | 1–03 |
1988 [36] | Ferbane | 1–12 | Tullamore | 2–03 |
1989 [37] | Ferbane | 3–14 | Rhode | 1–09 |
1990 [38] | Ferbane | 5–09 | Gracefield | 1–06 |
1991 | Clara | 3–07 | Gracefield | 1–06 |
1992 [39] | Ferbane | 2–07 | Tullamore | 1–09 |
1993 | Clara | 4–08 | Ferbane | 2–11 |
1994 [40] | Ferbane | 0–10 | Shannonbridge | 0–08 |
1995 [41] | Edenderry | 2–10 | Clara | 1–10 |
1996 [42] | Shannonbridge | 1–11 | Tullamore | 0–12 |
1997 | Edenderry | 1–15 | Ferbane | 1–14 |
1998 | Rhode | 0–1–11 | Edenderry | 1–04 |
1999 | Edenderry | 2–09, 1–07 | Rhode | 0–13, 1–07 |
2000 | Tullamore | 1–09 | Shamrocks | 0–10 |
2001 | Edenderry | 1–09 | Rhode | 1–06 |
2002 | Tullamore | 1–08 | Gracefield | 0–08 |
2003 | Clara | 1–09 | Rhode | 1–07 |
2004 | Rhode | 3–12 | Gracefield | 1–05 |
2005 | Rhode | 2–10 | Shamrocks | 0–13 |
2006 | Rhode | 2–06 | Clara | 0–09 |
2007 | Tullamore | 1–12 | Shamrocks | 0–12 |
2008 | Rhode | 1–20 | Tullamore | 2–04 |
2009 | Clara | 2–07 | Rhode | 1–09 |
2010 | Rhode | 3–09 | Clara | 2–11 |
2011 | Edenderry | 0–09 | Clara | 0–08 |
2012 [43] | Rhode | 0–15 | Clara | 1–06 |
2013 [44] | Tullamore | 2–07 | Rhode | 0–09 |
2014 [45] | Rhode | 0–13 | Edenderry | 1–07 |
2015 [46] | Edenderry | 1–12 | Rhode | 1–10 |
2016 [47] | Rhode | 1–14 | Ferbane | 0–09 |
2017 [48] | Rhode | 0–12 | Clara | 0–09 |
2018 | Rhode | 1–18 | Ferbane | 0–10 |
2019 [49] | Ferbane | 2–13 | Rhode | 0–14 |
2020 [50] | Rhode | 1–09 | Tullamore | 1–07 |
2021 | Tullamore | 0–09, 1–08 | Rhode | 1–04, 1–08 |
2022 [51] | Rhode | 1–09 | Tullamore | 0–11 |
2023 | Tullamore | 1–05 | Ferbane | 0–06 |
# | Club | Wins | Years won |
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1 | Rhode | 31 | 1900, 1918, 1920, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1939, 1940, 1944, 1949, 1955, 1958, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1975, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022 |
2 | Tullamore | 29 | 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1908, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1917, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1930, 1932, 1935, 1941, 1946, 1948, 1954, 1956, 1963, 1973, 1977, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2013, 2021, 2023 |
3 | Walsh Island | 12 | 1933, 1934, 1937, 1938, 1942, 1943, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983 |
Ferbane | 1914, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 2019 | ||
5 | Edenderry | 11 | 1936, 1951, 1953, 1957, 1985, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2011, 2015 |
6 | Clara | 6 | 1960, 1964, 1991, 1993, 2003, 2009 |
7 | Geashill | 5 | 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907 |
8 | Gracefield | 4 | 1961, 1970, 1972, 1984 |
9 | Daingean | 3 | 1909, 1962, 1965 |
10 | St Mary's | 2 | 1947, 1950 |
Cloghan | 1903, 1945 | ||
Killeigh | 1915, 1916 | ||
11 | Shannonbridge | 1 | 1996 |
Ballycumber | 1968 | ||
St Patrick's | 1959 | ||
Durrow | 1952 | ||
Clonmore | 1919 | ||
Banagher | 1910 | ||
Quarrymount | 1901 | ||
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