Laois Senior Football Championship
Current season or competition:
2023 Laois Senior Football Championship
IrishCraobh Peil Sinsir Laoise
Founded1888
Title holders St Joseph's (10th title)
Most titles Portlaoise (35 titles)
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The Laois Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by top-tier Laois GAA clubs. The Laois County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1888.

St Joseph's are the title holders (2023) defeating Portlaoise in the Final.

Honours

The trophy presented to the winners is the Jack Delaney Cup.

The winners of the Laois Senior Championship qualify to represent their county in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. They often do well outside the county, with the likes of Portlaoise (1971, 1976, 1982, 1987, 2004, 2009) among the clubs from Laois to win at least one Leinster Championship after winning the Laois Senior Football Championship. The winners can, in turn, go on to play in the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. In 1982–83, Portlaoise became the first club from Laois to win All-Ireland Senior Football Championship after winning the Leinster and Laois Senior Football Championships.

List of finals

(r) = replay

Year Winner Score Opponent Score
1888 Ballinakill 0-07 Knock 0-00
1889† Maryborough† 0-03 Wolfhill 0-02
1890 Ballyroan 0-03 The Heath 0-02
1891 Moyanna 0-04 Portarlington 0-02
1892 Maryborough/ The Heath 5-05 Ballyroan 0-01
1893 Portarlington ?? Maryborough ??
1894 No competition
1895 No competition
1896 Wolfhill 1-05 Portarlington 1-02
1897† Maryborough† w/o Wolfhill scr
1898[1] Abbeyleix 0-04* Ballyroan 0-04
1899 Abbeyleix 0-04 Raheenabrogue 0-02
1900 No competition
1901 Raheenabrogue 0-04 Abbeyleix 0-02
1902 Abbeyleix 1-03 Raheenabrogue 0-03
1903 Abbeyleix ?? Stradbally ??
1904 Abbeyleix 0-05 The Heath 0-04
1905 Stradbally 1-04 Raheenabrogue 0-03
1906†[2] Maryborough† 0-08, 0-04 (r) (obj) Raheenabrogue 0-08, 1-03 (r)
1907† Maryborough† ?? Rathdowney ??
1908 Stradbally 1-13 Portarlington 0-03
1909 Abbeyleix 1-10 Rathdowney 1-03
1910 Portarlington 1-13 O'Moore's Forest 0-04
1911 Stradbally 2-03 Maryborough 1-02
1912 Portarlington 0-02 (obj) Stradbally 1-01
1913 The Heath 2-05 Rathdowney 1-00
1914 Ballyroan 1-06 The Heath 0-01
1915 Ballyroan 0-08 Portarlington 0-00
1916 Abbeyleix Ballyroan
1917 Ballyroan 1-00 Abbeyleix 0-00
1918 The Heath 1-04, 1-01 (r) Moyanna 2-01, 0-00 (r)
1919 Abbeyleix 2-02 The Heath 0-04
1920 The Heath 0-02. 5-04 (r) Annanough 0-02, 0-01 (r)
1921 Portarlington 3-08 Abbeyleix 0-03
1922 Portarlington 3-02 Abbeyleix 1-02
1923 Portarlington 5-03 Annanough 2-00
1924 Annanough 1-02 Raheenabrogue 0-01
1925 Annanough 4-02 Ballyroan 0-05
1926 Annanough 1-02 Abbeyleix 0-00
1927 Graiguecullen 1-05 Stradbally 0-00
1928 Stradbally 1-03 Graiguecullen 1-01
1929 Stradbally 1-04 Graiguecullen 0-01
1930 Stradbally 2-05 Graiguecullen 2-03
1931 Graiguecullen 0-04, 3-07 (r) The Heath 0-04, 0-00
1932 Stradbally 1-08 Portarlington 0-03
1933 Stradbally 3-02 Graiguecullen 1-06
1934 Stradbally 1-06 Graiguecullen 0-02
1935 Graiguecullen 4-01 Abbeyleix 1-05
1936 Stradbally 2-10 Graiguecullen 3-05
1937 Stradbally 3-03 Graiguecullen 1-02
1938 Graiguecullen 2-06 Abbeyleix 1-02
1939 Graiguecullen 0-07 Stradbally 0-05
1940 Stradbally 5-03 Graiguecullen 3-03
1941 Stradbally 2-07 Graiguecullen 3-03
1942 Graiguecullen 2-06 Ballyroan 0-02
1943 Ballyroan 0-09 Fleming's Fireclay 1-03
1944 Graiguecullen 3-07 Annanough 0-07
1945 Graiguecullen 3-07 Ballyroan 3-05
1946 Graiguecullen 4-06 Ballyroan 1-04
1947 Graiguecullen 1-09 Eoghan Ruadh[3] 1-03
1948 Ballyroan 2-03, 1-08 (r) Stradbally 1-06, 2-03 (r)
1949 Graiguecullen 3-07 Stradbally 0-03
1950 Ballyroan 1-09 Graiguecullen 2-04
1951 Annanough 3-04 Portarlington 1-03
1952 Park 0-05 Ballyroan 0-03
1953 Park 0-06 Portarlington 0-05
1954 Portarlington 3-06 Annanough 1-02
1955 Portarlington 1-08 Annanough 0-06
1956 Annanough 0-14 Park 0-05
1957 The Heath 1-08 Portarlington 0-05
1958[4] The Heath 1-08, 1-04 (r) Portlaoise 2-05, 3-07 (r)
1959 Portarlington 2-02 Portlaoise 1-03
1960 The Heath 1-09 Annanough 0-00
1961 The Heath 3-06 O'Dempsey's 0-10
1962 The Heath 1-10 Portlaoise 0-03
1963 O'Dempsey's 2-05 Portarlington 2-03
1964 Portlaoise 1-05 Graiguecullen 0-07
1965 Graiguecullen 1-10 Timahoe 1-08
1966 Portlaoise 0-07, 2-08 (r) O'Dempsey's 0-07, 1-04 (r)
1967 Portlaoise 4-09 Emo 1-07
1968 Portlaoise 1-10 Timahoe 1-05
1969 Timahoe 0-12 Portlaoise 0-09
1970 Portlaoise 1-07 St Joseph's 0-09
1971 Portlaoise 1-07 The Heath 0-07
1972 Emo 2-11 Graiguecullen 3-04
1973 St Joseph's 1-07 Timahoe 0-07
1974 The Heath 0-08, 0-09 (r) Emo 0-08, 0-08 (r)
1975 St Joseph's 0-12 Graiguecullen 0-07
1976 Portlaoise 0-09, 2-10 (r) Graiguecullen 1-06, 0-10 (r)
1977 St Joseph's 1-11 O'Dempsey's 1-09
1978 [5] St Joseph's 3-09 Timahoe 1-05
1979 Portlaoise 1-10 St Joseph's 1-09
1980 O'Dempsey's 1-05 Graiguecullen 0-07
1981 Portlaoise 0-12 Graiguecullen 2-05
1982 Portlaoise 1-13 Annanough 0-04
1983 St Joseph's 1-09 O'Dempsey's 1-07
1984 Portlaoise 0-09, 2-08 (r) Ballyroan 1-06, 1-05 (r)
1985 Portlaoise 1-06 Ballyroan 0-07
1986 Portlaoise 2-09 Emo 1-07
1987 Portlaoise 3-16 Ballylinan 0-05
1988 Portarlington 1-06 Timahoe 0-08
1989 St Joseph's 1-09, 1-08 (r) Stradbally 1-09, 1-07 (r)
1990 Portlaoise 1-09 Ballyroan 0-08
1991 Portlaoise 0-07 Portarlington 0-05
1992 Ballyroan 0-08 St Joseph's 0-06
1993 The Heath 1-08, 2-17 (r) Ballyroan 1-08, 2-15 (r)
1994 St Joseph's 1-16 Emo 2-07
1995 Portarlington 1-10 St Joseph's 0-07
1996 St Joseph's 0-10 Portarlington 1-06
1997 Stradbally 2-10 Portlaoise 0-10
1998 Stradbally 0-08 The Rock 0-05
1999 Portlaoise 1-13 St Joseph's 1-11
2000 St Joseph's 1-13 Portlaoise 1-08
2001 Portarlington 0-08, 2-13 (r) Stradbally 0-08, 1-08 (r)
2002 Portlaoise 2-11 St Joseph's 1-06
2003 Arles–Kilcruise 0-08 Stradbally 0-07
2004 Portlaoise 0-15 Emo 0-06
2005 Stradbally 1-10 Portlaoise 1-09
2006 Ballyroan Gaels 0-10 Arles–Killeen 0-07
2007 Portlaoise 1-14 Stradbally 0-07
2008 Portlaoise 2-14 Timahoe 1-07
2009 Portlaoise 1-09 Arles–Kilcruise 0-07
2010 Portlaoise 1-08 Arles–Kilcruise 0-08
2011 Portlaoise 1-12 Graiguecullen 1-06
2012[6] Portlaoise 1-13 Arles–Kilcruise 0-09
2013[7] Portlaoise 2-08 Arles–Killeen 1-08
2014[8] Portlaoise 2-14 Arles–Killeen 0-09
2015[9] Portlaoise 0-15, 2-13 (r) Emo 2-09, 0-07 (r)
2016 Stradbally 2-10 Portlaoise 1-12
2017[10] Portlaoise 3-13 Ballylinan 0-10
2018 Portlaoise 2-16 O'Dempsey's 1-13
2019[11] Portlaoise 0-14 Killeshin 2-07
2020 Portarlington 1-15 Graiguecullen 0-07
2021 Portarlington 4-09 Portlaoise 0-06
2022[12] Portarlington 2-13 O'Dempsey's 0-08
2023 St Joseph's 0-07 Portlaoise 0-06
Notes

† The 1889, 1897, 1906 and 1907 titles were won under the name Maryborough, now Portlaoise.

Wins listed by club

# Club Wins Years won
1 Portlaoise
35
 1889, 1897, 1906, 1907, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019
2 Stradbally
17
 1905, 1908, 1911, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2016
3 Portarlington
15
 1893, 1910, 1912, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1954, 1955, 1959, 1988, 1995, 2001, 2020, 2021, 2022
4 Graiguecullen
12
 1927, 1931, 1935, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1965
5 The Heath
10
 1913, 1918, 1920, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1974, 1993
St Joseph's
10
 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1989, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2023
6 Abbeyleix
8
 1898, 1899, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1909, 1916, 1919
Ballyroan 1890, 1914, 1915, 1917, 1943, 1948, 1950, 1992
7 Annanough
5
 1924, 1925, 1926, 1951, 1956
8 Park
2
 1952, 1953
O'Dempsey's 1963, 1980
9 Ballinakill
1
 1888
Moyanna 1891
Maryborough/ The Heath 1892
Wolfhill 1896
Raheenabrogue 1901
Timahoe 1969
Emo 1972
Arles–Kilcruise 2003
Ballyroan Gaels 2006

References

  1. ^ The drawn game was abandoned and Abbeyleix were subsequently awarded the title
  2. ^ Portlaoise played in "bright red" in the game. Replay report: Nationalist and Leinster Times 1883-current, Saturday, 22 December 1906; Page: 5
  3. ^ Area team composed of Park and Kilminchy
  4. ^ (Awarded title on objection)
  5. ^ Leinster Express 1831-current, Saturday, 23 September 1978; Page: 22
  6. ^ "Laois SFC final: six-in-a-row for Portlaoise". Hogan Stand. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  7. ^ "Fitzpatrick puts Portlaoise in seventh heaven". Irish Independent. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  8. ^ "Eight in-a-row for Portlaoise". Irish Examiner. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  9. ^ "Last-gasp Lawlor pegs back Portlaoise in see-saw thriller". Irish Independent. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
  10. ^ "Laois SFC final: Normal service restored as Portlaoise prevail by 12 points". Hogan Stand. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  11. ^ "Laois SFC final: Portlaoise end Killeshin fairytale". Hogan Stand. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  12. ^ "Defending champions Portarlington put neighbours O'Dempsey's to the sword in Laois final". RTE. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.

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GAA Senior Club Football Championships
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