Westmeath Senior Football Championship

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Westmeath Senior Football Championship
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Current event clock.svg 2024 Westmeath Senior Football Championship
Irish Craobh Sinsear Peile
na hIarmhí
Code Football
Founded1892
Region Westmeath GAA (GAA)
TrophyFlanagan Cup
No. of teams12
Title holders Colours of Laois.svg St Loman's (11th title)
Most titles First Flag of Argentina.svg Athlone (19 titles)
SponsorsShay Murtagh Precast
TV partner(s)Iarmhí TV
Official website Westmeath GAA

The Westmeath Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Westmeath GAA between the top Gaelic football clubs in County Westmeath.

Contents

The winner of the Westmeath 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.

The current champions are St Loman's, having defeated The Downs in the 2024 final. [1]

Current senior teams

The 12 teams that will compete in the 2024 Westmeath Senior Football Championship are:

Group 1: St Loman's, Tang, Caulry, Athlone, Coralstown Kinnegad, Tyrellspass

Group 2: The Downs, Mullingar Shamrocks, Moate All Whites, Shandonagh, St Malachy's, Killucan

St Malachy's gained promotion to the senior championship as a reward for their 2023 Westmeath Intermediate Football Championship victory, while Garrycastle were relegated to the intermediate championship for 2024.

Top winners

#TeamWinsYears won
1 Athlone 191892, 1947, 1949, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1991, 1998
2 Mullingar Shamrocks 121964, 1966, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2012, 2018
3 St Loman's 111948, 1961, 1963, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024
4 The Downs 101918, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1980, 2003, 2005, 2022
5Riverstown Emmets91904, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914
Rosemount91932, 1934, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1989
7Moate All Whites81933, 1936, 1943, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1997
Garrycastle 82001, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2019
Kilbeggan Shamrocks81919, 1921, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1930, 1931, 1935
10Kinnegad51916, 1929, 1944, 1945, 1946
Rochfortbridge Warriors51915, 1917, 1923, 1925, 1928
12 Tyrrellspass 31999, 2006, 2007
St Mary's Rochfortbridge 31950, 1954, 1962
14Milltown21938, 1942
15Castledaly12008
Coralstown/Kinnegad11996
Tubberclair11985
St Malachy's11981
St Finian's11967
Coralstown11937
Mullingar Young Irelands11903
Athlone Army11909

List of finals

YearWinnerScoreOpponentScore
2024 [2] [1] St Loman's 1-15 (3 pen) (R) (AET)
1-13		 The Downs 2-12 (0 pen) (R)
1-13
2023 [3] St Loman's 0-09Coralstown/Kinnegad0-07
2022 [4] The Downs 1-08 St Loman's 0-07
2021 St Loman's 0-13, 1-16 (R) (AET) Garrycastle 0-13, 1-12 (R)
2020 [5] St Loman's 0-17 Tyrrellspass 2-09
2019 [6] Garrycastle 2-13 St Loman's 3-06
2018 [7] Mullingar Shamrocks 2-12 St Loman's 1-11
2017 [8] St Loman's 3-13 Tyrrellspass 0-14
2016 [9] St Loman's 1-13 Tyrrellspass 0-10
2015 [10] St Loman's 1-15Castledaly0-08
2014 [11] Garrycastle 1-11 Mullingar Shamrocks 0-08
2013 [12] St Loman's 1-16 Tyrrellspass 0-15
2012 [13] [14] Mullingar Shamrocks 3-09, 0-12 (R) Garrycastle 3-09, 1-08 (R)
2011 Garrycastle 0-11, 1-09 (R) Mullingar Shamrocks 1-08, 0-09 (R)
2010 Garrycastle 2-09 Mullingar Shamrocks 1-08
2009 Garrycastle 3-08 St Loman's 0-06
2008Castledaly0-10 Garrycastle 0-08
2007 Tyrrellspass 1-10 Mullingar Shamrocks 2-04
2006 Tyrrellspass 0-09, 1-07 (R)Castledaly0-09, 0-05 (R)
2005 The Downs 1-10 Garrycastle 0-10
2004 Garrycastle 1-08Castledaly0-09
2003 The Downs 2-11 Athlone 1-09
2002 Garrycastle 4-11Castledaly0-09
2001 Garrycastle 1-09 Tyrrellspass 0-11
2000 Mullingar Shamrocks 1-05 Tyrrellspass 0-02
1999 Tyrrellspass 2-06 Athlone 1-07
1998 Athlone 3-10Coralstown/Kinnegad3-08
1997Moate All Whites2-11Coralstown/Kinnegad1-09
1996Coralstown/Kinnegad2-10Moate All Whites0-10
1995 Mullingar Shamrocks 0-18Rosemount1-07
1994 Mullingar Shamrocks 1-14 Tyrrellspass 0-09
1993 Mullingar Shamrocks 0-13Rosemount0-04
1992 Mullingar Shamrocks 0-14 Athlone 0-04
1991 Athlone 1-07Mullingar Shamrocks0-07
1990 Mullingar Shamrocks 2-07Coralstown/Kinnegad2-06
1989Rosemount1-09 Athlone 0-05
1988 Athlone 0-12Tubberclair0-07
1987 Mullingar Shamrocks 0-06Moate All Whites0-02
1986 Mullingar Shamrocks 1-11 The Downs 2-05
1985Tubberclair2-04St Malachy's0-07
1984 Athlone 2-09Moate All Whites1-07
1983Moate All Whites1-05St Malachy's0-07
1982 Athlone 0-07St Malachy's0-04
1981St Malachy's1-09 Athlone 1-08
1980 The Downs 1-02Kilbeggan Shamrocks0-03
1979 Athlone 1-10 Mullingar Shamrocks 0-05
1978Moate All Whites1-09 Athlone 0-08
1977 Athlone 3-07Moate All Whites1-07
1976Moate All Whites2-05, 2-06 (R) The Downs 1-08, 0-02 (R)
1975Moate All Whites0-08 The Downs 0-05
1974 The Downs 0-13 Athlone 0-01
1973 Athlone 2-09 The Downs 0-08
1972 The Downs 0-11 Athlone 1-06
1971 Athlone 1-08Moate All Whites0-07
1970 The Downs 0-09, 1-15 (R)Moate All Whites0-09, 0-12 (R)
1969 The Downs 2-07Moate All Whites0-09
1968 The Downs 2-06 St Loman's 1-07
1967St Finian's3-05 St Mary's Rochfortbridge 0-03
1966 Mullingar Shamrocks 5-10Maryland1-05
1965 Athlone 2-07 Ballymore 0-06
1964 Mullingar Shamrocks 0-08 St Mary's Rochfortbridge 1-03
1963 St Loman's 0-08, 3-07 (R) St Mary's Rochfortbridge 1-05, 0-01 (R)
1962 St Mary's Rochfortbridge 2-09Rosemount0-07
1961 St Loman's 0-10 St Mary's Rochfortbridge 1-05
1960 Athlone 0-06St Finian's0-03
1959 Athlone 4-04 St Mary's Rochfortbridge 1-11
1958 Athlone 0-09 Mental Hospital St Loman's 0-08
1957 Athlone 2-08 Mental Hospital St Loman's 1-05
1956 Athlone 0-12Kinnegad1-07
1955 Athlone 2-07Kinnegad2-02
1954 St Mary's Rochfortbridge 3-07 Athlone 4-00
1953Rosemount0-14 Athlone 2-03
1952Rosemount2-00, 2-05 (R) St Mary's Rochfortbridge 0-06, 1-04 (R)
1951Rosemount2-07Kinnegad1-04
1950 St Mary's Rochfortbridge 2-09 Athlone 0-08
1949 Athlone 0-07 Mental Hospital St Loman's 0-06
1948 Mental Hospital St Loman's 0-05 Athlone 0-01
1947 Athlone 2-09Kinnegad2-03
1946Kinnegad1-05Rosemount1-03
1945Kinnegad0-05 (awarded to Kinnegad)Moate All Whites1-05
1944Kinnegad3-07 Mullingar Shamrocks 2-08
1943Moate All Whites2-04Milltown1-05
1942Milltown5-06Drumraney0-04
1941Rosemount3-01Ballynacargy0-02
1940 Rosemount 4-03Milltown1-06
1939Rosemount3-02Moate All Whites1-02
1938Milltown1-05Coralstown1-01
1937Coralstown4-05Moate All Whites2-04
1936Moate All Whites0-09Rochfortbridge Warriors0-01
1935Kilbeggan Shamrocks0-05Coralstown0-02
1934Rosemount1-03Coralstown0-04
1933Moate All Whites1-08Kinnegad1-06
1932 Rosemount 1-03 (R)Kilbeggan Shamrocks0-02 (R)
1931Kilbeggan Shamrocks2-04Rochfortbridge Warriors0-03
1930Kilbeggan Shamrocks0-04Rochfortbridge Warriors0-01
1929Kinnegad3-06Rochfortbridge Warriors3-03
1928Rochfortbridge Warriors1-02Athlone Military1-04 (awarded to RW)
1927Kilbeggan Shamrocks1-04Drumraney1-03
1926Kilbeggan Shamrocks1-03Rochfortbridge Warriors1-01
1925Rochfortbridge Warriors1-05 Athlone 1-02
1924Kilbeggan Shamrocks1-02Rochfortbridge Warriors1-01
1923Rochfortbridge Warriors0-03Kilbeggan Shamrocks0-02
1922No Championship
1921Kilbeggan Shamrocks3-05Rochfortbridge Warriors1-01
1920No Championship
1919Kilbeggan Shamrocks1-07Kinnegad1-01
1918 The Downs 3-03 Athlone 0-01
1917Rochfortbridge Warriors4-01Riverstown Emmets1-03
1916Kinnegad St Patrick's2-02Riverstown Emmets0-00
1915Rochfortbridge Warriors6-02Riverstown Emmets1-02
1914Riverstown Emmets2-01 The Downs 1-01
1913Riverstown Emmets1-04 The Downs 0-01
1912Riverstown Emmets0-03Kinnegad St Patrick's0-02
1911Riverstown Emmets2-04Kinnegad St Patrick's1-02
1910Riverstown Emmets1-05 (awarded) Athlone 2-02
1909Athlone Volunteers0-04 (R)Riverstown Emmets0-02 (R)
1908Riverstown Emmets1-02Cullion Celtics1-01
1907Riverstown Emmets2-04 Athlone 1-00
1906Riverstown Emmets2-05Cullion Celtics2-04
1905Athlone Volunteersrefused to be awarded
1904Riverstown Emmets2-16 (R) Athlone 0-01 (R)
1903Mullingar Young Irelands1-04Moate Stars of Erin0-02
1902No Championship
1901No Championship
1900No Championship
1899No Championship
1898No Championship
1897No Championship
1896No Championship
1895No Championship
1894No Championship
1893No Championship
1892 Athlone Mullingar Commercials

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