Leitrim Senior Football Championship Annual Gaelic football competition
Leitrim Senior Football Championship Irish Craobh Peile Sinsear Chontae Liatroma Founded 1890 Title holders Mohill (10th title)Most titles Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's (21 titles)Sponsors Connacht 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 (2024) defeating Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 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
2024 teams
10 teams contest the 2024 Leitrim Senior Football Championship:
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[ 4]
Mohill
2-02
Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's
0-01
1891[ 4]
Eslin
1-04
Mohill
0-02
1892–1903[ 4]
No competition
1904[ 4]
Bornacoola
0-04
Mohill
0-02
1905[ 4]
Gortletteragh
0-02 (awarded title)
Bornacoola
0-04
1906[ 4]
Fenagh (awarded title)
Gorvagh
1907–1909[ 4]
No competition
1910[ 4]
Fenagh
Mohill
1911[ 4]
Cloone
Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's
1912[ 4]
Fenagh
1-01
Mohill
0-01
1913[ 4]
Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's
2-03
Mohill
1-00
1914[ 4]
Mohill
1915[ 4]
Aughavas
1-02
Mohill
0-02
1916[ 4]
Eslin
Fenagh
1917[ 4]
Eslin (awarded title)
1918[ 4]
Aughnasheelin
Cloone
1919[ 4]
Fenagh
1-02
Aughavas
0-01
1920–1921[ 4]
No competition
1922[ 4]
Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's
4-01
Mohill
2-02
1923[ 4]
Kiltyhugh
3-02
Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's
2-03
1924[ 4]
Gorvagh
3-02
Fenagh
2-02
1925[ 4]
Gorvagh
1-05
Fenagh
0-05
1926[ 4]
Gorvagh
2-01
Fenagh
0-03
1927[ 4]
Gorvagh
1-03
Annaduff
0-03
1928[ 4]
Annaduff
2-01
Gorvagh
2-00
1929[ 4]
Mohill
0-06
Fenagh
0-03
1930[ 4]
Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's
Mohill
1931[ 4]
Drumreilly
1-05
Fenagh
1-01
1932[ 4]
Fenagh
(awarded title)
Drumreilly
1933[ 4]
Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's
0-06, by 1 pt. (r)
Aughnasheelin
0-06, - --
1934[ 4]
Cloone
1-01
Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's
0-01
1935[ 4]
Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's
1-05
Kiltubrid
0-05
1936[ 4]
Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's
1-06
Tully
1-05
1937[ 4]
Cloone
3-07
Tully
2-02
1938[ 4]
Bornacoola
(by 1 pt.)
Tully
1939[ 4]
Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's
(awarded title)
Tully
1940[ 4]
Aughavas
1-04, 3-04 (r)
Bornacoola
1-03, 1-03 (r)
1941[ 4]
Carrigallen
Mohill
1942[ 4]
Cloone
1-08
Carrigallen
1-03
1943[ 4]
Bornacoola
3-09
Fenagh
1-04
1944[ 4]
Cloone
1-05
Tully
0-04
1945[ 4]
Tully
Cloone
1946[ 4]
Cloone
4-04
Aughawillan
0-03
1947[ 4]
Cloone
2-02
Aughawillan
1-01
1948[ 4]
Cloone
2-05
Aughavas
0-04
1949[ 4]
Aughavas
4-07 (r)
St Mary's, Kiltoghert
0-01 (r)
1950[ 4]
Cloone
1-09
Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's
0-05
1951[ 4]
Cloone
1-08
Carrigallen Harps
1-03
1952[ 4]
Aughavas
1-08
Fenagh
0-01
1953[ 4]
Bornacoola
1-04
Aughavas
1-03
1954
Aughavas
0-06
Sean Treacy's
0-04
1955[ 4]
Aughavas
(awarded title)
Bornacoola
1956[ 4]
Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's
3-09 (r)
Melvin Gaels
1-04 (r)
1957[ 4]
Bornacoola
3-07
Melvin Gaels
0-05
1958[ 4]
St Mary's, Kiltoghert
0-08
Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's
1-03
1959[ 4]
Melvin Gaels
1-06
Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's
0-00
1960[ 4]
Melvin Gaels
1-05 (r)
St Mary's, Kiltoghert
0-07 (r)
1961[ 4]
Melvin Gaels
1-06
St Mary's, Kiltoghert
0-05
1962†
Melvin Gaels †
Aughavas
1963[ 4]
Aughavas
1-07
St Mary's, Kiltoghert
0-06
1964[ 4]
Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's
0-05
Melvin Gaels
0-04
1965[ 4]
Melvin Gaels
0-12
Gortletteragh
0-01
1966[ 4]
Aughavas
1-14
Annaduff
1-06
1967[ 4]
Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's
1-04
Melvin Gaels
0-03
1968[ 4]
Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's
2-06
Melvin Gaels
1-04
1969[ 4]
Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's
1-11
Aughavas
2-05
1970[ 4]
Gortletteragh
1-11
Aughavas
1-07
1971[ 4]
Mohill
0-06
Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's
0-04
1972[ 4]
Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's
1-12
Mohill
1-07
1973[ 4]
Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's
2-05
Allen Gaels
1-07
1974[ 4]
Sheemore Gaels
1-10
Mohill
0-08
1975[ 4]
Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's
0-11
St Mary's, Kiltoghert
1-06
1976[ 4]
Aughawillan
1-11
Glencar–Manorhamilton
1-07
1977[ 4]
Glencar–Manorhamilton
1-12
St Mary's, Kiltoghert
2-06
1978[ 4]
Aughawillan
2-05
Gortletteragh
1-07
1979[ 4]
Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's
0-07
Gortletteragh
0-06
1980[ 4]
Cloone
2-09
Gortletteragh
0-09
1981[ 4]
Gortletteragh
0-10
Fenagh
1-04
1982[ 4]
Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's
2-03
Gortletteragh
0-07
1983[ 4]
Aughawillan
0-07
St Mary's, Kiltoghert
0-05
1984[ 4]
Aughawillan
0-10
Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's
0-06
1985[ 4]
Gortletteragh
0-06, 1-13 (r)
Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's
0-06, 0-04 (r)
1986[ 4]
Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's
0-09
Aughawillan
1-05
1987[ 4]
Gortletteragh
1-08
Aughawillan
1-05
1988[ 4]
Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's
1-07
Aughawillan
0-08
1989[ 4]
Aughawillan
2-07
Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's
0-06
1990[ 4]
Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's
4-07
Aughawillan
3-06
1991[ 4]
Allen Gaels
0-14
Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's
2-06
1992[ 4]
Aughawillan
0-10
Carrigallen
1-06
1993[ 4]
Aughawillan
1-08, 0-12 (r)
St Mary's, Kiltoghert
0-11, 0-06 (r)
1994[ 4]
Aughawillan
1-08
Allen Gaels
0-10
1995[ 4]
St Mary's, Kiltoghert
0-08
Fenagh
0-06
1996[ 4]
Allen Gaels
1-07, 2-11 (r)
St Mary's, Kiltoghert
1-07, 0-15 (r)
1997[ 4]
Allen Gaels
2-14
Aughavas
1-11
1998[ 4]
Melvin Gaels
2-07
Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's
2-05
1999[ 4]
Glencar–Manorhamilton
1-08
Fenagh
1-07
2000[ 5] [ 4]
Aughavas
0-10
Gortletteragh
0-03
2001[ 6] [ 4]
Allen Gaels
2-10
Aughavas
0-10
2002[ 7] [ 4]
Allen Gaels
0-11
Melvin Gaels
0-07
2003[ 8] [ 4]
St Mary's, Kiltoghert
0-10
Fenagh
0-08
2004 [ 9] [ 4]
Annaduff
0-07
Gortletteragh
0-05
2005[ 10] [ 4]
Kiltubrid
4-11
Bornacoola
0-07
2006[ 11]
Mohill
0-13
St Mary's, Kiltoghert
1-09
2007[ 12]
St Mary's, Kiltoghert
0-11
Kiltubrid
2-03
2008[ 13]
Glencar–Manorhamilton
2-09
Bornacoola
0-07
2009[ 14]
Glencar–Manorhamilton
0-14
Carrigallen
2-07
2010[ 15]
Glencar–Manorhamilton
0-07
St Mary's, Kiltoghert
0-05
2011[ 16]
Glencar–Manorhamilton
0-10
St Mary's, Kiltoghert
0-06
2012[ 17]
Melvin Gaels
2-07
Glencar–Manorhamilton
0-07
2013[ 18]
St Mary's, Kiltoghert
2-14
Mohill
2-08
2014[ 19]
Aughawillan
1-13
St Mary's, Kiltoghert
1-10
2015[ 20] [ 21]
Mohill
0-12, 1-04 (r)
Glencar–Manorhamilton
1-09, 0-06 (r)
2016 [ 22]
Aughawillan
1-10
Glencar–Manorhamilton
0-12
2017 [ 23]
Mohill
0-14
Glencar–Manorhamilton
0-11
2018[ 24]
Aughawillan
0-14
Mohill
1-09
2019 [ 25]
Glencar–Manorhamilton
0-16
Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's
0-15
2020[ 26]
Mohill
0-14
St Mary's, Kiltoghert
0-09
2021[ 27]
Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's
1-16
Mohill
0-17
2022[ 28]
St Mary's, Kiltoghert
1-11
Mohill
1-07
2023[ 29]
Mohill
2-10
St Mary's, Kiltoghert
0-14
2024[ 1]
Mohill
0-17 (4 pen) (r) 0-14
Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's
1-14 (2 pen) (r) 1-11
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
2024
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
Mohill
10
1890, 1914, 1929, 1971, 2006, 2015, 2017 , 2020, 2023, 2024
2022
4
Aughavas
9
1915, 1940, 1949, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1963, 1966, 2000
2001
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
External links
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