Leinster Colleges Senior Football Championship

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The Leinster colleges senior football "A" championship, is the top level Gaelic football competition for secondary schools in Leinster. The winners receive the Brother Bosco (Mulhare) Cup and advance to the All-Ireland colleges "A" senior football championship, where they compete for the Hogan Cup.

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St Mel's College of Longford hold the record for number of wins and this includes a record of six title wins in a row and a total of eight in the same decade. They also reached fourteen straight finals between 1930 and 1943. Naas CBS are the current title holders.

Wins listed by college

#TeamTitlesYears won
1 St Mel's College, Longford 291928, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1969, 1971, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003
2 St Patrick's, Navan 101991, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2013
St Finian's College, Mullingar 101925, 1926, 1927, 1939, 1944, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1960, 1966
4Carmelite College, Moate 61975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981
5 Knockbeg College, Carlow 51920, 1932, 1954, 1955, 2005
Franciscan College, Gormanston 51958, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974
Naas C.B.S. 52018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
8 Belcamp College OMI, Dublin 41921, 1965, 1967, 1968
Good Counsel, New Ross 41995, 1996, 1999, 2015
10Coláiste Caoimhin, Dublin 31929, 1930, 1931
11St Joseph's, Fairview 21956, 1959
Coláiste Eoin, Dublin 21998, 2014
Dundalk Colleges22002, 2011
St Mary's Secondary School, Edenderry 22009, 2012
St Peter's, Wexford 21992, 2017
16 St Kieran's, Kilkenny 11922
St Thomas's, Newbridge 11923
Cistercian College, Roscrea 11924
Franciscan College, Multyfarnham 11952
Patrician College, Ballyfin 11957
Ardscoil Rís, Dublin 11979
St Mary's, Mullingar 11983
Portarlington CBS11984
Dundalk CBS 11985
St David's, Artane11986
Athlone CC 12008
St Benildus College, Dublin 12016
St Joseph's SS, Rochfortbridge 12020

Finals listed by year

YearWinnerScoreOpponentScore
2024 Naas CBS 1-12Coláiste Choilm, Tullamore0-10
2023 [1] Naas CBS 0-11Moate CS0-09
2022 [2] Naas CBS 0-14Maynooth EC2-07
2021Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020St Joseph's SS, Rochfortbridge 2-13 Naas CBS 0-15
2019 [3] Naas CBS 2-12Wicklow Schools1-09
2018 [4] Naas CBS 0-09 Marist College, Athlone 0-07
2017 [5] St Peter's, Wexford 2-13Moate CS0-07
2016 [6] St Benildus College, Dublin 2-07 Marist College, Athlone 1-06
2015 [7] Good Counsel, New Ross 0-13St Mary's Secondary School, Edenderry 0-11
2014 Coláiste Eoin, Dublin 1-10 Marist College, Athlone 1-08
2013 [8] St Patrick's, Navan 1-12St Mary's Secondary School, Edenderry 2-07
2012St Mary's Secondary School, Edenderry 1-14 Coláiste Eoin, Dublin 2-10
2011 Dundalk Colleges2-08 St Patrick's, Navan 0-12
2010 St Patrick's, Navan 1-12 Coláiste Eoin, Dublin 2-08
2009St Mary's Secondary School, Edenderry 1-05 Good Counsel, New Ross 1-04
2008 Athlone CC 0-10 Franciscan College, Gormanston 0-09
2007 St Patrick's, Navan 2-09 Knockbeg College, Carlow 0-13
2006 St Patrick's, Navan Good Counsel, New Ross
2005 Knockbeg College, Carlow 0-11 St Mel's College, Longford 1-07
2004 St Patrick's, Navan Knockbeg College, Carlow
2003 St Mel's College, Longford St Patrick's, Navan
2002 Dundalk Colleges St Patrick's, Navan
2001 St Patrick's, Navan St Mel's College, Longford
2000 St Patrick's, Navan St Mel's College, Longford
1999 Good Counsel, New Ross 1-07 Marist College, Athlone 0-08
1998 Coláiste Eoin, Dublin 2-20 St Patrick's, Navan 4-13
1997 St Patrick's, Navan 0-15 St Mel's College, Longford 1-10
1996 Good Counsel, New Ross 2-10 St Peter's, Wexford 1-06
1995 Good Counsel, New Ross 1-11 St Peter's, Wexford 1-06
1994 St Mel's College, Longford 3-11 St Peter's, Wexford 1-05
1993 St Patrick's, Navan 2-10St Michael's, Trim 1-07
1992 St Peter's, Wexford 1-09Portarlington CBS1-08
1991 St Patrick's, Navan 2-10Moyne Community School1-08
1990 St Mel's College, Longford 4-08St Joseph's, Fairview 2-05
1989 St Mel's College, Longford 1-16 Moyle Park, Clondalkin 0-03
1988 St Mel's College, Longford 2-08St Mary's, Mullingar 1-04
1987 St Mel's College, Longford 2-13St Mary's, Mullingar 1-04
1986St David's, Artane0-07 St Peter's, Wexford 0-04
1985 Dundalk CBS 1-11St Mary's CBS, Portlaoise 0-07
1984Portarlington CBS0-12St David's, Artane1-04
1983St Mary's, Mullingar 1-05 Marist College, Athlone 0-05
1982 St Mel's College, Longford 1-12 Moyle Park, Clondalkin 1-09
1981Carmelite College, Moate 1-06St Mary's, Mullingar 0-05
1980Carmelite College, Moate 1-05 Franciscan College, Gormanston 1-02
1979 Ardscoil Rís, Dublin 2-08 St Mel's College, Longford 0-04
1978Carmelite College, Moate 1-09 St Mel's College, Longford 0-10
1977Carmelite College, Moate 2-16 St Mel's College, Longford 0-07
1976Carmelite College, Moate 3-10St Joseph's, Fairview 1-07
1975Carmelite College, Moate 1-12 Franciscan College, Gormanston 1-05
1974 Franciscan College, Gormanston 2-13 Knockbeg College, Carlow 1-05
1973 Franciscan College, Gormanston 2-11 St Mel's College, Longford 1-07
1972 Franciscan College, Gormanston 2-12Patrician College, Ballyfin 2-10
1971 St Mel's College, Longford 1-07 Franciscan College, Gormanston 1-04
1970 Franciscan College, Gormanston 3-09 St Finian's College, Mullingar 0-08
1969 St Mel's College, Longford 1-20Belcamp OMI, Dublin 1-03
1968Belcamp OMI, Dublin 3-04 St Mel's College, Longford 0-09
1967Belcamp OMI, Dublin 3-07 St Finian's College, Mullingar 1-05
1966 St Finian's College, Mullingar 4-03 Franciscan College, Gormanston 0-04
1965Belcamp OMI, Dublin 3-11 St Finian's College, Mullingar 1-04
1964 St Mel's College, Longford 4-06 O'Connell School, Dublin 1-05
1963 St Mel's College, Longford 2-06 O'Connell School, Dublin 2-03
1962 St Mel's College, Longford 4-11 Franciscan College, Gormanston 0-01
1961 St Mel's College, Longford 3-09 St Finian's College, Mullingar 1-03
1960 St Finian's College, Mullingar 3-09 St Mel's College, Longford 0-05
1959St Joseph's, Fairview 9-09 Franciscan College, Gormanston 1-07
1958 Franciscan College, Gormanston 2-08Patrician College, Ballyfin 0-06
1957Patrician College, Ballyfin 4-08St Joseph's, Fairview 3-05
1956St Joseph's, Fairview 1-08 St Mel's College, Longford 2-03
1955 Knockbeg College, Carlow 1-08 Synge Street CBS, Dublin 1-04
1954 Knockbeg College, Carlow 3-08 O'Connell School, Dublin 1-05
1953 St Finian's College, Mullingar 6-12 St Peter's, Wexford 0-04
1952Franciscan College, Multyfarnham 1-08 St Mel's College, Longford 0-07
1951 St Mel's College, Longford 1-08 St. Peter's College, Wexford 0-03
1950 St Finian's College, Mullingar 1-04 w/o St Mel's College, Longford 0-07
1949 St Finian's College, Mullingar 2-12 Knockbeg College, Carlow 1-09
1948 St Mel's College, Longford w/o O'Connell School, Dublin
1947 St Mel's College, Longford 5-08 St Finian's College, Mullingar 3-10
1946 St Mel's College, Longford 5-06 St Finian's College, Mullingar 2-10
1945 St Mel's College, Longford 1-10 O'Connell School, Dublin 0-05
1944 St Finian's College, Mullingar 5-03Westland Row CBS, Dublin 2-01
1943 St Mel's College, Longford 2-08St Joseph's, Marino 3-03
1942 St Mel's College, Longford 1-03 O'Connell School, Dublin 1-01
1941 St Mel's College, Longford 1-08 O'Connell School, Dublin 1-01
1940 St Mel's College, Longford 3-04 St Finian's College, Mullingar 1-01
1939 St Finian's College, Mullingar 5-03 St Mel's College, Longford 2-05
1938 St Mel's College, Longford 3-07 St. Vincent's C.B.S., Glasnevin 1-06
1937 St Mel's College, Longford 4-01 Knockbeg College, Carlow 1-03
1936 St Mel's College, Longford 2-04Westland Row CBS, Dublin 2-01
1935 St Mel's College, Longford 3-05 St Finian's College, Mullingar 0-04
1934 St Mel's College, Longford 2-02 Knockbeg College, Carlow 1-02
1933 St Mel's College, Longford 1-03Coláiste Caoimhin, Dublin 0-03
1932 Knockbeg College, Carlow 5-05 St Mel's College, Longford 4-03
1931Coláiste Caoimhin, Dublin 2-01 St Mel's College, Longford 0-02
1930Coláiste Caoimhin, Dublin 2-05 St Mel's College, Longford 2-00
1929Coláiste Caoimhin, Dublin 5-07Patrician College, Ballyfin 0-03
1928 St Mel's College, Longford 2-01Belcamp, Dublin 0-00
1927 St Finian's College, Mullingar 2-15 St. Enda's, Dublin 0-01
1926 St Finian's College, Mullingar 2-08 Knockbeg College, Carlow 1-05
1925 St Finian's College, Mullingar 0-04 Cistercian College, Roscrea 0-02
1924 Cistercian College, Roscrea 1-02 Knockbeg College, Carlow 0-03
1923 St Thomas's, Newbridge 3-03 St Finian's College, Mullingar 2-01
1922 St Kieran's, Kilkenny 1-05 St Thomas's, Newbridge 1-04
1921Belcamp OMI, Dublin 1-01 Cistercian College, Roscrea 0-02
1920 Knockbeg College, Carlow 1-06 Terenure College, Dublin 1-02

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