Longford Senior Football Championship

Longford Senior Football Championship
Current season or competition: 2015 Longford Senior Football Championship
Irish	Craobh Sinsear Peile Longfort
Founded	1890
Title holders	Killoe Young Emmets (11th title)
First winner	Colmcille
Most titles	Longford Slashers (16 titles)
Sponsors	Peter 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 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 Killoe Young Emmets (Emmet Óg) winning their 11th Senior Championship title in 2015. While Longford Slashers have won more titles than any other club, Clonguish hold the record for most consecutive wins, with four in a row in 1962, '63, '64 and '65.

Roll of Honour

	Team	Winner	Winning Years
1	Longford Slashers	16	1954, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1971, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 2010, 2011, 2013
2	Clonguish	12	1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1981, 2003, 2004, 2009
3	Killoe Young Emmets	11	1907, 1911, 1913, 1915, 1960, 1988, 1993, 1995, 2012, 2014, 2015
	St. Mary's Granard	11	1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1941, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1982
4	Drumlish	8	1927, 1928, 1932, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1945
5	Fr. Manning Gaels / Éire Óg	7	1951, 1953, 1955, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001
6	Colmcille	6	1890, 1938, 1949, 1952, 1958, 2008
7	Dromard	4	1946, 1999, 2005, 2007
	Ardagh St. Patrick's	4	1936, 1942, 1978, 1987
	Cashel	4	1977, 1983, 1984, 1986
8	Mostrim	3	1974, 1985, 1992
9	Abbeylara	2	2000, 2006
	Mullinalaghta St. Columba's	2	1948, 1950
	Longford Leo Caseys	2	1904, 1905
	Longford Wanderers	2	1944, 1947
10	Ballymahon	1	2002
	Rathcline	1	1976
	Ballinamuck 98's	1	1920
	Clonbroney (Sean Connolly's)	1	1919

County Finals & Scores

Year	Winner	Opponent
2015	Killoe Young Emmets 1-14	Abbeylara 1-11
2014	Killoe Young Emmets 2-11	Mullinalaghta St. Columba's 0-10
2013	Longford Slashers 1-11	Dromard 1-9
2012	Killoe Young Emmets 0-15 (0-7)	Longford Slashers 0-12 (0-7)
2011	Longford Slashers 0-7	Clonguish 0-6
2010	Longford Slashers 0-11	Dromard 1-5
2009	Clonguish 0-9 (1-11)	Dromard 1-5 (1-11)
2008	Colmcille 0-13	Longford Slashers 0-7
2007	Dromard 1-8	Colmcille 2-4
2006	Abbeylara 1-9	Longford Slashers 0-10
2005	Dromard 1-14	Fr. Manning Gaels 0-12
2004	Clonguish 1-15	Fr. Manning Gaels 0-5
2003	Clonguish 0-11 (0-11)	Ballymahon 1-1 (1-8)
2002	Ballymahon 1-11	Clonguish 0-12
2001	Fr. Manning Gaels 1-9	St. Mary's, Granard 0-6
2000	Abbeylara 2-6	Fr Manning Gaels 0-4
1999	Dromard 1-10 (1-7)	Abbeylara 1-8 (0-10)
1998	Fr. Manning Gaels 1-11	Abbeylara 2-7
1997	Fr. Manning Gaels 0-12	Longford Slashers 0-6
1996	Fr. Manning Gaels 0-15	St. Patrick's, Ardagh 0-8
1995	Killoe Young Emmets 0-11	St. Patrick's, Ardagh 1-5
1994	Longford Slashers 2-11	Colmcille 1-11
1993	Killoe Young Emmets 0-9	St. Mary's, Granard 0-7
1992	Mostrim 3-9	Sean Connollys 1-7
1991	Longford Slashers 1-13	Mostrim 3-6
1990	Longford Slashers 2-18 (0-7)	St. Patrick's, Ardagh 1-11 (1-4)
1989	Longford Slashers 2-10	Mostrim 1-7
1988	Killoe Young Emmets 3-7	Mostrim 1-7
1987	Ardagh St. Patrick's 2-6	Killoe Young Emmets 1-8
1986	Cashel 2-10	Mostrim 1-8
1985	Mostrim 1-5 (2-5) (1-5)	St. Patrick's, Ardagh 0-6 (2-5) (0-8)
1984	Cashel 0-9	Mostrim 0-5
1983	Cashel 1-9	Killoe Young Emmets 1-8
1982	Granard St. Mary's 4-5	St. Patrick's, Ardagh 1-9
1981	Clonguish 2-2	Longford Slashers 1-2
1980	Longford Slashers 1-7	Cashel 1-5
1979	Longford Slashers 1-7	Rathcline 0-9
1978	St. Patrick's, Ardagh 3-15	Longford Slashers 0-10
1977	Cashel 1-8	Longford Slashers 1-6
1976	Rathcline 2-7	Clonguish 0-6
1975	Longford Slashers 2-13	Mostrim 2-5
1974	Mostrim 2-6	St. Patrick's, Ardagh 1-5
1973	Clonguish 1-15	St. Martins (Ck'mond/Kenagh) 0-5
1972	Clonguish 0-15	St. Mary's, Granard 1-6
1971	Longford Slashers 0-7	St. Martin's (Ck'mond/Kenagh)1-3
1970	St. Mary's, Granard 0-10	Clonguish 0-7
1969	Clonguish 2-6	St. Mary's, Granard 1-7
1968	Clonguish 0-12	Longford Slashers 1-8
1967	St. Mary's, Granard 1-7	Carrickedmond 0-6
1966	St. Mary's, Granard 0-9	Éire Óg (Young Irelands) 0-2
1965	Clonguish 0-11	St. Mary's, Granard 2-4
1964	Clonguish 1-10	Longford Slashers 1-2
1963	Clonguish 2-7	Longford Slashers 1-4
1962	Clonguish 2-10	St. Mary's, Granard 0-9
1961	Longford Slashers 2-8	Éire Óg (Young Irelands) 0-4
1960	Killoe Young Emmets 2-10	Longford Slashers 1-6
1959	Longford Slashers 3-5 (1-5)	Killoe Young Emmets 1-5 (1-5)
1958	Colmcille 1-4	Young Irelands (Éire Óg) 1-2
1957	Longford Slashers 2-7	Rathcline 0-4
1956	Longford Slashers 2-7	Colmcille 0-6
1955	Young Irelands (Éire Óg) 2-7	St. Patricks, Ardagh 0-3
1954	Longford Slashers 1-6	Sean Connollys 1-3
1953	Young Irelands (Éire Óg) 2-6 (0-7)	Colmcille 1-7 (0-7)
1952	Colmcille 2-8 (1-3)	Mullinalaghta 1-5 (0-6)
1951	Young Irelands (Éire Óg) 4-3	Mullinalaghta 1-8
1950	Mullinalaghta 2-2	Ballymahon 0-4
1949	Colmcille 3-7	Mullinalaghta 0-4
1948	Mullinalaghta 1-12	Longford Wanderers 1-3
1947	Longford Wanderers 2-4	United Gaels (Granard/Abbeylara) 0-5
1946	Dromard 1-4 (0-0)	Ballymahon 0-4 (0-0)
1945	Drumlish 1-7	Longford Wanderers 1-6
1944	Longford Wanderers 2-4	Drumlish 2-3
1943	Drumlish 0-6	Mullinalaghta 0-2
1942	St. Patricks, Ardagh 5-7	Colmcille 1-1
1941	St. Marys, Granard 2-8	St. Patricks, Ardagh 1-6
1940	Drumlish 4-10	St. Mary's, Granard 0-4
1939	Drumlish (Awarded)	St. Patricks, Ardagh
1938	Colmcille 1-5	Whiterock Slashers 2-1
1937	Drumlish 3-6	Killashee St. Brigids 1-4
1936	St. Patricks, Ardagh 1-5	Drumlish Young Irelands 0-5
1935	St. Marys, Granard 3-6	St. Patricks, Ardagh 2-6
1934	St. Marys, Granard 0-8	United Gaels (Clonguish/Longford) 0-6
1933	St. Marys, Granard 0-13	United Gaels (Clonguish/Longford) 0-5
1932	Drumlish	St. Marys, Granard
1931	St. Marys, Granard 1-9	Edgeworthstown Young Irelands 0-3
1930	St. Marys, Granard 1-5	Longford Wanderers 1-3
1929	St. Marys, Granard 1-3	Longford Wanderers 0-2
1928	Drumlish (Awarded)	Longford Wanderers
1927	Drumlish 1-1	Ballinamuck 98's 0-1
1926	No Competition	No Competition
1925	No Competition	No Competition
1924	No Competition	No Competition
1923	No Competition	No Competition
1922	No Competition	No Competition
1921	No Competition	No Competition
1920	Ballinamuck 98's 1-4	Longford Wanderers 0-0
1919	Clonbroney Camlin Rovers 1-3 (1-1)	Killoe Young Emmets 0-3 (1-1)
1918	No Competition	No Competition
1917	No Competition	No Competition
1916	No Competition	No Competition
1915	Killoe Young Emmets 3-0	Clonguish Gallowglasses 0-3
1914	No Competition	No Competition
1913	Killoe Young Emmets 0-2	Longford Commercials 0-1
1912	No Competition	No Competition
1911	Killoe Young Emmets 0-1	Edgeworthstown 0-0
1910	No Competition	No Competition
1909	No Competition	No Competition
1908	No Competition	No Competition
1907	Killoe Young Emmets 1-8 (0-4)	Drumlish/Ballinamuck 98's 0-1 (1-1)
1906	No Competition	No Competition
1905	Longford Leo Caseys 1-7	Edgeworthstown Volunteers 0-3
1904	Longford Leo Caseys 2-7	Killoe Young Emmets 0-1
1903	No Competition	No Competition
1902	No Competition	No Competition
1901	No Competition	No Competition
1900	No Competition	No Competition
1899	No Competition	No Competition
1898	No Competition	No Competition
1897	No Competition	No Competition
1896	No Competition	No Competition
1895	No Competition	No Competition
1894	No Competition	No Competition
1893	No Competition	No Competition
1892	No Competition	No Competition
1891	Championship not completed	Championship not completed
1890	Columbkilles 1-0	Rathcline Honest John Martins 0-4

Research Notes

• In the Roll of Honour, the titles of Longford Slashers, Longford Wanderers and Longford Leo Caseys are all recorded separately because they were separate and different clubs. Longford Slashers was formed in 1954 as a result of the amalgamation of Longford Wanderers and Whiterock Slashers to form a new club whose titles are recorded separately as 'Longford Slashers'.

• In the Roll of Honour, the titles won by Fr Manning Gaels and Éire Óg (Young Irelands) are recorded here as one tally. They are not combined with the titles won separately by Drumlish (1927, 28, 32, 37, 39, 40, 43, 45) and Ballinamuck 98's (1920). For much of the period between 1890 and the early 1950s, Drumlish and Ballinamuck existed as separate and individual clubs; in fact they played each other in the County Final of 1927. Young Irelands (later renamed Éire Óg) was then established as an joint Drumlish-Ballinamuck team, and when they went out of existence in 1967, Ballinamuck re-emerged briefly as a junior club. The establishment of Fr Manning Gaels in 1969 merged all Drumlish & Ballinamuck teams and this unified club has existed since. This roll of honour is for clubs, not parishes hence the separation referenced above.

• Clonbroney won the 1919 Championship as Clonbroney Camlin Rovers. The club was renamed Sean Connolly's in the late 1920's.

• 1919 Championship: It was reported previously that Clonbroney won the 1917 Championship decider, however research in 2014 has proven factually that no championship was played in 1917 for a number of reasons including the state of the country and the Spanish Flu outbreak. Clonbroney actually beat Killoe in the 1919 decider which had been previously attributed to Clonguish. Further research shows that Clonguish won the league title in 1919, not the Championship. Clonguish would win their first Championship title in 1962.

• 1912 Championship: The 1912 title had previously been attributed to Killoe Young Emmets, but research in 2014 has proven that no 1912 Championship took place, and the recorded championship activity played in that year was in fact the delayed 1911 Championship final between Killoe and Edgeworthstown. The championship title count for Killoe has been amended accordingly.

• The team/club names shown above reflects the actual team/club names at the time of winning each County Championship. Some clubs have merged or renamed in the years since, but the record below reflects the actual details from the year the title was won for historic accuracy purposes.

• Full research notes and year-by-year county final results and details can be found in the 'Honours' section of the Longford GAA Website at www.longfordgaa.ie.

External links

• Longford GAA Website
• Longford Club - Roll of Honour
• Longford Slashers GAA Website
• Killoe GAA Website
• Longford on Hoganstand