Leitrim Senior Football Championship
Current season or competition:
2022 Leitrim Senior Football Championship
IrishCraobh Peile Sinsear Chontae Liatroma
Founded1890
Title holdersMohill (9th title)
Most titlesBallinamore Seán O'Heslin's (21 titles)
SponsorsConnacht Gold

The Leitrim Senior Football Championship is an annual football competition contested by top-tier Leitrim GAA clubs. The Leitrim County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1890.

Mohill are the title holders (2023) defeating St Mary's, Kiltoghert in the Final.[1]

History

The 1962 championship had been declared null and void, but in March 2009 Melvin Gaels were declared as champions, ending the longest-running dispute the GAA had ever had.[2]

The final play of the 1994 Leitrim Senior Football Championship between Allen Gaels and Aughawillan proved contentious as Martin McGowan of Allen Gaels, who was playing with a dislocated spine, stood to take a free.[3] Aughawillan's full-back, Martin Flanagan, took up a position behind his goalkeeper, Martin Prior. McGowan struck the ball and expressed certainty that it was two yards over the bar. However, Aughawillan's Flanagan gave Prior "a bit of a hoosh" and Prior, with his shoulders close to level with the crossbar, caught the ball.[3] Referee Enda Stenson did not penalise the move and then blew the final whistle.[3] Thus Allen Gaels were denied a replay and Aughawillan secured a third consecutive championship title.[3]

Teams

2023 teams

10 teams competed in the 2023 Leitrim Senior Football Championship:

Club Championship titles Last championship title
Aughawillan 12 2018
Aughnasheelin 1 1918
Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 21 2021
Dromahair 0 —
Fenagh 5 1932
Glencar–Manorhamilton 7 2019
Gortletteragh 5 1987
Leitrim Gaels 0 —
Mohill 9 2023
St Mary's 6 2022

Honours

The trophy presented to the winners is the Fenagh Perpetual Cup. Presented to the county board by Fenagh man Dick Ellis. The winning club qualifies to represent their county in the Connacht Senior Club Football Championship. The winners can, in turn, go on to play in the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.

List of finals

(r) = replay

Year Winner Score Opponent Score
1890 Mohill 2-02 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 0-01
1891 Eslin 1-04 Mohill 0-02
1892–1903 No competition
1904 Bornacoola 0-04 Mohill 0-02
1905 Gortletteragh 0-02 (awarded title) Bornacoola 0-04
1906 Fenagh (awarded title) Gorvagh
1907–1909 No competition
1910 Fenagh Mohill
1911 Cloone Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's
1912 Fenagh 1-01 Mohill 0-01
1913 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 2-03 Mohill 1-00
1914 Mohill
1915 Aughavas 1-02 Mohill 0-02
1916 Eslin Fenagh
1917 Eslin (awarded title)
1918 Aughnasheelin Cloone
1919 Fenagh 1-02 Aughavas 0-01
1920–1921 No competition
1922 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 4-01 Mohill 2-02
1923 Kiltyhugh 3-02 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 2-03
1924 Gorvagh 3-02 Fenagh 2-02
1925 Gorvagh 1-05 Fenagh 0-05
1926 Gorvagh 2-01 Fenagh 0-03
1927 Gorvagh 1-03 Annaduff 0-03
1928 Annaduff 2-01 Gorvagh 2-00
1929 Mohill 0-06 Fenagh 0-03
1930 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's Mohill
1931 Drumreilly 1-05 Fenagh 1-01
1932 Fenagh (awarded title) Drumreilly
1933 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 0-06, by 1 pt. (r) Aughnasheelin 0-06, - --
1934 Cloone 1-01 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 0-01
1935 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 1-05 Kiltubrid 0-05
1936 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 1-06 Tully 1-05
1937 Cloone 3-07 Tully 2-02
1938 Bornacoola (by 1 pt.) Tully
1939 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's (awarded title) Tully
1940 Aughavas 1-04, 3-04 (r) Bornacoola 1-03, 1-03 (r)
1941 Carrigallen Mohill
1942 Cloone 1-08 Carrigallen 1-03
1943 Bornacoola 3-09 Fenagh 1-04
1944 Cloone 1-05 Tully 0-04
1945 Tully Cloone
1946 Cloone 4-04 Aughawillan 0-03
1947 Cloone 2-02 Aughawillan 1-01
1948 Cloone 2-05 Aughavas 0-04
1949 Aughavas 4-07 (r) St Mary's, Kiltoghert 0-01 (r)
1950 Cloone 1-09 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 0-05
1951 Cloone 1-08 Carrigallen Harps 1-03
1952 Aughavas 1-08 Fenagh 0-01
1953 Bornacoola 1-04 Aughavas 1-03
1954 Aughavas 0-06 Sean Treacy's 0-04
1955 Aughavas (awarded title) Bornacoola
1956 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 3-09 (r) Melvin Gaels 1-04 (r)
1957 Bornacoola 3-07 Melvin Gaels 0-05
1958 St Mary's, Kiltoghert 0-08 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 1-03
1959 Melvin Gaels 1-06 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 0-00
1960 Melvin Gaels 1-05 (r) St Mary's, Kiltoghert 0-07 (r)
1961 Melvin Gaels 1-06 St Mary's, Kiltoghert 0-05
1962† Melvin Gaels† Aughavas
1963 Aughavas 1-07 St Mary's, Kiltoghert 0-06
1964 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 0-05 Melvin Gaels 0-04
1965 Melvin Gaels 0-12 Gortletteragh 0-01
1966 Aughavas 1-14 Annaduff 1-06
1967 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 1-04 Melvin Gaels 0-03
1968 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 2-06 Melvin Gaels 1-04
1969 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 1-11 Aughavas 2-05
1970 Gortletteragh 1-11 Aughavas 1-07
1971 Mohill 0-06 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 0-04
1972 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 1-12 Mohill 1-07
1973 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 2-05 Allen Gaels 1-07
1974 Sheemore Gaels 1-10 Mohill 0-08
1975 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 0-11 St Mary's, Kiltoghert 1-06
1976 Aughawillan 1-11 Glencar–Manorhamilton 1-07
1977 Glencar–Manorhamilton 1-12 St Mary's, Kiltoghert 2-06
1978 Aughawillan 2-05 Gortletteragh 1-07
1979 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 0-07 Gortletteragh 0-06
1980 Cloone 2-09 Gortletteragh 0-09
1981 Gortletteragh 0-10 Fenagh 1-04
1982 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 2-03 Gortletteragh 0-07
1983 Aughawillan 0-07 St Mary's, Kiltoghert 0-05
1984 Aughawillan 0-10 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 0-06
1985 Gortletteragh 0-06, 1-13 (r) Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 0-06, 0-04 (r)
1986 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 0-09 Aughawillan 1-05
1987 Gortletteragh 1-08 Aughawillan 1-05
1988 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 1-07 Aughawillan 0-08
1989 Aughawillan 2-07 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 0-06
1990 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 4-07 Aughawillan 3-06
1991 Allen Gaels 0-14 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 2-06
1992 Aughawillan 0-10 Carrigallen 1-06
1993 Aughawillan 1-08, 0-12 (r) St Mary's, Kiltoghert 0-11, 0-06 (r)
1994 Aughawillan 1-08 Allen Gaels 0-10
1995 St Mary's, Kiltoghert 0-08 Fenagh 0-06
1996 Allen Gaels 1-07, 2-11 (r) St Mary's, Kiltoghert 1-07, 0-15 (r)
1997 Allen Gaels 2-14 Aughavas 1-11
1998 Melvin Gaels 2-07 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 2-05
1999 Glencar–Manorhamilton 1-08 Fenagh 1-07
2000[4] Aughavas 0-10 Gortletteragh 0-03
2001[5] Allen Gaels 2-10 Aughavas 0-10
2002[6] Allen Gaels 0-11 Melvin Gaels 0-07
2003[7] St Mary's, Kiltoghert 0-10 Fenagh 0-08
2004[8] Annaduff 0-07 Gortletteragh 0-05
2005[9] Kiltubrid 4-11 Bornacoola 0-07
2006[10] Mohill 0-13 St Mary's, Kiltoghert 1-09
2007[11] St Mary's, Kiltoghert 0-11 Kiltubrid 2-03
2008[12] Glencar–Manorhamilton 2-09 Bornacoola 0-07
2009[13] Glencar–Manorhamilton 0-14 Carrigallen 2-07
2010[14] Glencar–Manorhamilton 0-07 St Mary's, Kiltoghert 0-05
2011[15] Glencar–Manorhamilton 0-10 St Mary's, Kiltoghert 0-06
2012[16] Melvin Gaels 2-07 Glencar–Manorhamilton 0-07
2013[17] St Mary's, Kiltoghert 2-14 Mohill 2-08
2014[18] Aughawillan 1-13 St Mary's, Kiltoghert 1-10
2015[19][20] Mohill 0-12, 1-04 (r) Glencar–Manorhamilton 1-09, 0-06 (r)
2016[21] Aughawillan 1-10 Glencar–Manorhamilton 0-12
2017[22] Mohill 0-14 Glencar–Manorhamilton 0-11
2018[23] Aughawillan 0-14 Mohill 1-09
2019 [24] Glencar–Manorhamilton 0-16 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 0-15
2020[25] Mohill 0-14 St Mary's, Kiltoghert 0-09
2021[26] Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 1-16 Mohill 0-17
2022[27] St Mary's, Kiltoghert 1-11 Mohill 1-07
2023[1] Mohill 2-10 St Mary's, Kiltoghert 0-14
Notes

The name of the runner-up in some years is not given for a variety of reasons, such as the awarding of the championship to a team without a final being played, or the exact record of that year's championship being lost to history.

† The 1962 Championship had been declared null and void, but in March 2009 Melvin Gaels were declared as champions.[2]

Roll of honour

# Club Wins Years won Last final lost
1 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's
21
 1913, 1922, 1930, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1939, 1956, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1979, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1990, 2021 2019
2 Aughawillan
12
 1923, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2014, 2016, 2018 1990
3 Cloone
11
 1911, 1934, 1937, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1980 1945
4 Aughavas
9
 1915, 1940, 1949, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1963, 1966, 2000 2001
Mohill 1890, 1914, 1929, 1971, 2006, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2023 2022
6 Melvin Gaels
7
 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1998, 2012 2002
Glencar–Manorhamilton 1977, 1999, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2019 2017
8 St Mary's, Kiltoghert
6
 1958, 1995, 2003, 2007, 2013, 2022 2023
9 Fenagh
5
 1906, 1910, 1912, 1919, 1932 2003
Gortletteragh 1905, 1970, 1981, 1985, 1987 2004
Allen Gaels 1991, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002 1994
12 Gorvagh
4
 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927 1928
Bornacoola 1938, 1943, 1953, 1957 2008
14 Eslin
3
 1891, 1916, 1917 None
15 Carrigallen (Tully)
2
 1941, 1945 2009
Annaduff 1928, 2004 1966
17 Aughnasheelin
1
 1918 1933
Drumreilly 1931 None
Sheemore Gaels 1974 None
Kiltubrid 2005 2007

See also

References

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