Roscommon Senior Football Championship

Roscommon Senior Football Championship
Irish	Craobh Sinsear Peile Ros Comáin
Founded	1889
Trophy	Fahey Cup
Title holders	Padraig Pearses (3rd title)
Most titles	Clann na nGael (21 titles)
Sponsors	Hodson Bay Hotel Group

The Roscommon Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition between the top Gaelic football clubs in County Roscommon. The winners of the Roscommon Championship receive the Fahey Cup and qualify to represent their county in the Connacht Senior Club Football Championship.

The 2024 Championship was won by Padraig Pearses who defeated Roscommon Gaels by a score of 1-11 to 1-09. ^[1]

Roscommon representatives have gone on to win the Connacht title on thirteen occasions. In 2013, St Brigid's became the first Roscommon club to win the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.

Roll of honour

#	Club	Wins	Years won
1	Clann na nGael	21	1961, 1966, 1970, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2015, 2018
2	St Brigid's	18	1953, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1969, 1997, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2023
3	Elphin	15	1889, 1891, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1931, 1932, 1937, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1957
4	Roscommon Gaels	11	1962, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004
	Strokestown	11	1912, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1922, 1926, 1928, 1933, 1992, 2002, 2022
6	Castlerea St Kevin's	7	1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, 2003, 2008, 2009
7	Tarmon	6	1935, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1944, 1947
	St Patrick's	6	1942, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949
	Roscommon Town	6	1911, 1912, 1913, 1930, 1936, 1938
10	Kilbride	5	1907, 1908, 1909, 1914, 2000
11	Donamon	4	1918, 1919, 1920, 1925
12	Padraig Pearses	3	2019, 2021, 2024
13
	Boyle	2	1890, 1927
	Tulsk	2	1923, 1924
	Fuerty	2	1929, 1934
	St Coman's, Roscommon	2	1952, 1954
18	Kilbride Emmets/Elphin	1	1906
	Tulsk	1	1910
	St Coman's, Knockcroghery	1	1952
	United Stars (Oran/Creggs)	1	1960
	Shannon Gaels	1	1964
	St Faithleach's	1	1965	Kilmore 1 1983 List of finals Year Winner Score Runner-up Score 2024 [1] Padraig Pearses 1-11 Roscommon Gaels 1-09 2023 [2] St Brigid's 0-12 Boyle 0-11 2022 [3] Strokestown 0-11 Boyle 0-10 2021 [4] Padraig Pearse's 2-08 Clann na nGael 0-11 2020 [5] St Brigid's 1-11 Padraig Pearses 0-08 2019 [6] Padraig Pearses 2-10 Roscommon Gaels 1-10 2018 Clann na nGael 4-15 St Brigid's 1-12 2017 [7] St Brigid's 3-13 Roscommon Gaels 3-07 2016 [8] St Brigid's 2-14 Padraig Pearses 2-07 2015 [9] Clann na nGael 1-09 Padraig Pearses 0-11 2014 [10] St Brigid's 3-12 St Faithleach's 0-07 2013 [11] St Brigid's 1-13 Western Gaels 0-09 2012 [12] St Brigid's 2-08 Padraig Pearses 0-09 2011 St Brigid's 1-09 Elphin 0-07 2010 St Brigid's 0-14 Elphin 0-09 2009 Castlerea St Kevin's 0-10 Western Gaels 0-06 2008 Castlerea St Kevin's 0-12, 0-09 (R) Padraig Pearses 1-09, 0-08 (R) 2007 St Brigid's 1-12 St Faithleach's 0-09 2006 St Brigid's 1-07 St Faithleach's 1-05 2005 St Brigid's 2-09 Padraig Pearses 0-11 2004 Roscommon Gaels 0-10 Kilbride 0-08 2003 Castlerea St Kevin's 1-09 St Brigid's 0-11 2002 Strokestown 2-11 St Brigid's 0-11 2001 Roscommon Gaels 0-12 Kilmore 0-08 2000 Kilbride 1-11 St Brigid's 1-08 1999 Roscommon Gaels 0-10 Kilmore 0-06 1998 Roscommon Gaels 0-15 Kilmore 0-09 1997 St Brigid's 1-08 Clann na nGael 1-07 1996 Clann na nGael 0-11 Michael Glaveys 1-06 1995 Clann na nGael 0-12 Strokestown 0-08 1994 Roscommon Gaels 0-12 Strokestown 0-06 1993 Clann na nGael 1-12 Castlerea St Kevin's 0-07 1992 Strokestown 1-10, 1-14 (R) Roscommon Gaels 1-10, 0-10 (R) 1991 Clann na nGael 2-09 Strokestown 0-10 1990 Clann na nGael 4-13 Castlerea St Kevin's 2-04 1989 Clann na nGael 3-11 St Brigid's 1-01 1988 Clann na nGael 2-12 Strokestown 0-05 1987 Clann na nGael 3-09 Kilmore 0-07 1986 Clann na nGael 1-09 Elphin 0-05 1985 Clann na nGael 3-10 Roscommon Gaels 1-04 1984 Clann na nGael 0-07 St Brigid's 0-01 1983 Kilmore 1-08 St Brigid's 1-07 1982 Clann na nGael 2-14 St Brigid's 1-04 1981 Clann na nGael 2-05 St Faithleach's 0-06 1980 Roscommon Gaels 1-10 Clann na nGael 0-09 1979 Clann na nGael 0-06, 5-13 (R - AET) St Brigid's 0-06, 3-09 (R - AET) 1978 Roscommon Gaels 2-07 Clann na nGael 0-08 1977 Clann na nGael 1-06 Roscommon Gaels 0-08 1976 Clann na nGael 0-08 Roscommon Gaels 0-04 1975 Roscommon Gaels 0-06, 1-13 (R, AET) Castlerea St Kevin's 1-03, 2-07 (R, AET) 1974 Roscommon Gaels 2-10 Creggs 2-06 1973 Castlerea St Kevin's 0-10 St. Brigid's 2-02 1972 Roscommon Gaels 2-05 Castlerea St Kevin's 0-02 1971 Castlerea St Kevin's 2-11 Clann na nGael 1-02 1970 Clann na nGael 1-13 Roscommon Gaels 1-08 1969 St Brigid's 2-02 Roscommon Gaels 0-04 1968 Castlerea St Kevin's 2-08 Padraig Pearses 0-07 1967 Castlerea St Kevin's 1-07 Clann na nGael 1-06 1966 Clann na nGael 2-09 Elphin 1-06 1965 St Faithleach's 0-10 Shannon Gaels 1-06 1964 Shannon Gaels/Kilmore 2-03 Roscommon Gaels 0-06 1963 St Brigid's 2-14 Padraig Pearses 1-05 1962 Roscommon Gaels 1-11 St Brigid's 1-10 1961 Clann na nGael 2-08 Elphin 1-10 1960 United Stars (Oran/Creggs) 1-05 Na Fianna 0-03 1959 St Brigid's 0-12 Elphin 1-04 1958 St Brigid's 1-08 Castlerea St Kevin's 0-03 1957 Elphin 1-05 St Brigid's 0-05 1956 Elphin 2-08 Eoghan Ruadh 2-03 1955 Elphin 4-04 Roscommon St Coman's 0-01 1954 Roscommon St Coman's 1-01 Elphin 0-03 1953 St Brigid's 1-09 Elphin 0-03 1952 Roscommon St Coman's 0-04 Elphin 0-03 1951 Elphin 0-05 St Patrick's 0-04 1950 Elphin 2-06 Roscommon St Coman's 0-09 1949 St Patrick's 1-05 Elphin 0-04 1948 St Patrick's 2-09 Elphin 0-04 1947 Tarmon 2-13 St Patrick's 2-02 1946 St Patrick's 1-11 Roscommon St Coman's 0-06 1945 St Patrick's 1-09 Tarmon 0-06 1944 Tarmon 0-05, 0-06 (R), 2-07 (2nd R) Roscommon St Coman's 0-05, 1-03 (R), 0-06 (2nd R) 1943 St Patrick's 3-03 Strokestown 1-03 1942 St Patrick's 2-07 Tarmon 0-06 1941 Tarmon 1-06, 1-09 (R) St Patrick's 1-06, 1-05 (R) 1940 Tarmon Ballymurray 1939 Tarmon 4-11 Ballymurray 0-07 1938 Roscommon Town 2-02 Elphin 1-02 1937 Elphin 2-07 Roscommon Town 1-04 1936 Roscommon Town 4-06 Elphin 1-03 1935 Tarmon 5-07 Ballymurray 1-03 1934 Fuerty 2-07 Tarmon 0-06 1933 Strokestown 3-04 Oran 1-01 1932 Elphin 3-02 Roscommon Town 0-01 1931 Elphin 2-02, 2-05 (R) Roscommon Town 1-05, 2-04 (R) 1930 Roscommon Town 1-06 Strokestown 1-02 1929 Fuerty Elphin 1928 Strokestown 1-05 Knockcroghery 1-02 1927 Boyle 2-07 Donamon 1-00 1926 Strokestown 2-03 Roscommon Town 1-00 1925 Donamon Boyle 1924 Tulsk 2-01 Roscommon Town 2-00 1923 Tulsk 3-03 Fuerty 2-02 1922 No Championship 1921 No records 1920 Donamon 1-02 Castlerea 1-01 1919 Donamon 3-03 Strokestown 2-03 1918 Donamon 2-03 Clonown 0-02 1917 Strokestown 3-03 Roscommon St Coman's 0-03 1916 Strokestown 2-01 Kilbride 1-00 1915 Strokestown Roscommon St Coman's 1914 Kilbride 0-02, 1-02 (R) Tulsk 0-02, 0-01 (R) 1913 Roscommon Town 3-04 Strokestown 0-02 1912 Roscommon Town 1-01 Tulsk 0-00 1911 Roscommon Town 1-01 Tulsk 0-00 1910 Tulsk 1-02 Kilbride 1-00 1909 Kilbride Clonown 1908 Kilbride 2-03 Croghan 0-02 1907 Kilbride 0-07 Elphin 0-05 1906 Kilbride Tulsk 1905 Elphin O'Brien's 0-05 Kilbride 0-02 1904 Elphin O'Brien's 1-03 Roscommon Town 0-00 1903 Elphin O'Brien's 1-11 Roscommon Town 0-02 1902 Elphin O'Brien's 0-04 Tulsk 0-01 1901 Elphin O'Brien's 0-06 Roscommon De Wetts 0-00 1900 No Championship 1899 No Championship 1898 No Championship 1897 No Championship 1896 No Championship 1895 No Championship 1894 No Championship 1893 No Championship 1892 No Championship 1891 Elphin 2-09 Ballinameen-Martry 0-00 1890 Boyle 1-01 Castlerea 0-00 1889 Elphin 0-03 Kingsland 0-00 References Cooney, Ian (20 October 2024). 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