Leinster Senior Football Championship

Leinster Senior Football Championship
Current season or competition:
2018 Leinster Senior Football Championship
Irish Craobh Sinsir Peile Laighean
Code Gaelic football
Founded 1888
Trophy Delaney Cup
No. of teams 11 (2014)
Title holders Dublin (57th title)
Most titles Dublin (57 titles)
Sponsors Toyota
Ulster Bank
Vodafone

The Leinster Senior Football Championship (sponsored by Toyota, Ulster Bank, Vodafone) is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in the province of Leinster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association and are played during the summer months. The competition involves the counties of Leinster playing against each other. The Leinster Football Final is played in July in Croke Park, Dublin. The winning county is presented with the Delaney Cup, named after a famous Laois GAA family,[1] and advance to the quarter finals of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.

Dublin are the most successful county, having won the championship on 55 separate occasions, more than twice as many as their nearest rivals Meath, although Wexford won 6 consecutive championships between 1913 and 1918, a feat equalled by Kildare between 1926 and 1931.[2] It was unequalled by any other team, until Dublin won their own 6-in-a-row between 1974 and 1979. Dublin have won 8 Leinster championships in a row between 2011 - 2018.

The Leinster Football Championship is run on a knock-out basis, whereby a team is eliminated from the competition once they lose. All of the counties of Leinster except Kilkenny participate in the championship. The draw is seeded, with the previous year's semi-finalists getting byes to the quarter-finals. Six of the remaining seven teams are drawn for three preliminary round matches, while the seventh team also gets a bye to the quarter-finals.

Teams

The Leinster championship is contested by 11 of the 12 counties in Leinster. Kilkenny is currently the only county not to compete, last doing so in 1982. Wicklow is the only one of the counties to have never won a Leinster Championship.

Team Colours Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial
Carlow Red, green and gold
1944
Dublin Sky blue and navy
2017
2017
Kildare White
1928
2000
Kilkenny Black and amber
1911
Laois Blue and white
2003
Longford Royal blue and gold
1968
Louth Red and white
1957
1957
Meath Green and gold
1999
2010
Offaly White, green and gold
1982
1997
Westmeath Maroon and white
2004
Wexford Purple and gold
1918
1945
Wicklow Blue and gold

Recent Championships

2015

Preliminary Round Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Leinster Final
Offaly 0-13  
Longford 0-16     Longford 0-10  
        Dublin 4-25  
          Dublin 5-18  
Laois 3-16       Kildare 0-14  
Carlow 0-8     Laois 0-16 1-11  
        Kildare 0-16 3-18  
          Dublin 2-13
Louth 0-16       Westmeath 0-6
Westmeath 3-14     Westmeath 1-21  
        Wexford 0-15  
          Westmeath 3-19  
          Meath 2-18  
        Wicklow 3-12      
        Meath 2-19      
     

2014

Preliminary Round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Leinster final
Wicklow 1-11  
Laois 0-21     Laois 0-16  
        Dublin 2-21  
          Dublin 2-25  
Longford 0-19       Wexford 1-12  
Offaly 0-15     Longford 1-13  
        Wexford 1-15  
          Dublin 3-20
Westmeath 1-9       Meath 1-10
Louth 1-14     Louth 1-7  
        Kildare 1-22  
          Kildare 0-17  
          Meath 2-16  
        Carlow 0-6      
        Meath 7-13      
     

2013

Preliminary Round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Laois 1-6  
Louth 1-16     Wexford 2-13  
        Louth 1-15  
          Wexford 0-13  
Wicklow 1-15       Meath 0-18  
Longford 0-16     Meath 1-17  
        Wicklow 1-12  
          Meath 0-14
Westmeath 3-15       Dublin 2-15
Carlow 1-10     Dublin 1-22  
        Westmeath 0-9  
          Dublin 4-16  
          Kildare 1-9  
        Offaly 1-12      
        Kildare 0-19      
     

2012 Championship

Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Westmeath 0-14  
Louth 2-9     Louth 0-12  
        Dublin 2-22  
          Dublin 2-11  
Longford 1-10       Wexford 1-10  
Laois 0-12     Longford 0-15  
        Wexford 1-13  
          Dublin 2-13
Meath 0-16       Meath 1-13
Wicklow 0-11     Meath 2-21  
        Carlow 1-9  
          Meath 1-17  
          Kildare 1-11  
        Offaly 0-6      
        Kildare 0-19      
     

2011 Championship

Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Kildare 0-12  
Wicklow 0-5     Kildare 0-16  
        Meath 0-10  
          Kildare 1-11  
Laois 0-10       Dublin 1-12  
Longford 0-9     Laois 0-11  
        Dublin 1-16  
          Wexford 1-12
Wexford 2-16       Dublin 2-12
Offaly 0-8     Wexford 1-24  
        Westmeath 0-15  
          Wexford 4-12  
          Carlow 0-10  
        Carlow 0-14      
        Louth 0-13      
     

2010 Championship

Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Louth 1-11  
Longford 1-7     Louth 1-22  
        Kildare 1-16  
          Louth 1-15  
Wicklow 3-13       Westmeath 2-10  
Carlow 0-12     Wicklow 1-11  
        Westmeath 0-15  
          Louth 1-10
Meath 1-20       Meath 1-12
Offaly 2-7     Meath 2-14  
        Laois 0-10  
          Meath 5-9  
          Dublin 0-13  
        Wexford 0-15      
        Dublin 2-16      
     

2010 Leinster Football Final

Meath won the 2010 Leinster Final against neighbours Louth in controversial circumstances.

During the Leinster Final on 11 July 2010, in the 74th minute of the match against Louth, a goal was awarded by the referee after brief consultation with only one of the match umpires (although camera evidence shown on the RTÉ Two coverage of the game proved that the ball was carried over the line by a Meath player). Crowd violence, controversy and recriminations ensued. However, Meath received the Leinster title and the cup.

Roll of honour

Team Wins Years won
1 Dublin 57 1891, 1892, 1894, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1901, 1902, 1904, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1941, 1942, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
2 Meath 21 1895, 1939, 1940, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2010
3 Kildare 13 1903, 1905, 1919, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1935, 1956, 1998, 2000
4 Offaly 10 1960, 1961, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1997
Wexford 10 1890, 1893, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1925, 1945
6 Louth 8 1909, 1910, 1912, 1943, 1948, 1950, 1953, 1957
7 Laois 6 1889, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1946, 2003
8 Kilkenny 3 1888, 1900, 1911
9 Carlow 1 1944
Longford 1 1968
Westmeath 1 2004
12 Wicklow 0 Finalists 1897

Finals Listed By Year

2018 Dublin 1-25 - 0-10 Laois Croke Park
Attendance: 41,728
Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)
Man of the Match: Ciaran Kilkenny (Castleknock)
Dean Rock 0-8 (0-5f, 1 '45), Ciaran Kilkenny 1-4, Cormac Costello 0-4, Brian Fenton, Con O'Callaghan, Paddy Andrews 0-2 each, Brian Howard, Niall Scully, Paul Mannion 0-1 each Report Donie Kingston 0-4 (0-2f), Alan Farrell and Gary Walsh 0-2 each, Kieran Lillis and Evan O'Carroll 0-1 each
2017 Dublin 2-23 - 1-17 Kildare Croke Park
Attendance: 66,734
Referee: Anthony Nolan (Wicklow)
Man of the Match: Con O'Callaghan (Cuala)
Con O'Callaghan 0-12 (0-6f), Bernard Brogan 0-5, James McCarthy and Dean Rock 1-0 each, Ciaran Kilkenny 0-2, Paul Mannion, Paddy Andrews, Shane B. Carthy, Brian Howard 0-1 each Report Paddy Brophy 1-3 (0-1f), Kevin Feely 0-5 (0-4f), Daniel Flynn and Cathal McNally 0-2 each, Johnny Byrne, Keith Cribbin, Niall Kelly, David Slattery, Fionn Dowling 0-1 each
2016 Dublin 2-19 - 0-10 Westmeath Croke Park
Attendance: 38,885
Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford)
Man of the Match: Bernard Brogan (St. OP/ER)
Dean Rock 0-8f, Bernard Brogan 1-4, Kevin McManamon 1-2, Paddy Andrews 0-2, John Small, Paul Flynn, Diarmuid Connolly 0-1 each Report John Heslin 0-6 (0-5f), Ger Egan 0-2, Denis Corroon, Callum McCormack 0-1 each
2015 Dublin 2-13 - 0-6 Westmeath Croke Park
Attendance: 47,840
Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
Man of the Match: Diarmuid Connolly (St Vincents)
Bernard Brogan 1-1, Jack McCaffrey 1-0, Ciaran Kilkenny and Diarmuid Connolly 0-3 each, Dean Rock 0-2f, Philip McMahon, James McCarthy, Michael Darragh Macauley, Alan Brogan 0-1 each. Report John Heslin 0-3 (0-2f), Kieran Martin 0-2, Francis Boyle 0-1
2014 Dublin 3-20 – 1-10 Meath Croke Park
Attendance: 62,660
Referee: Padraig Hughes (Armagh)
Man of the Match: Kevin McManamon (St. Judes)
Bernard Brogan 1-6 (0-4f), Kevin McManamon 1-5, Eoghan O’Gara 1-1, Diarmuid Connolly, Stephen Cluxton (1 '45), Cian O’Sullivan, Alan Brogan, Jack McCaffrey, Paul Flynn, Dean Rock, Cormac Costello 0-1 each Report Mickey Newman 1-2 (0-1f), Shane O’Rourke (0-2f), Andy Tormey, Stephen Bray 0-2 each, Damien Carroll and David Bray 0-1 each
2013 Dublin 2-15 – 0-14 Meath Croke Park
Attendance: 54,485
Referee: Eddie Kinsella (Laois)
Man of the Match: Ciaran Kilkenny (Castleknock)
Paul Mannion 1-4 (0-2f), Paul Flynn 1-1, Stephen Cluxton (0-2f, 0-1 ’45′) and Ciaran Kilkenny 0-3 each, Dean Rock 0-2 (0-1f), Diarmuid Connolly, Bernard Brogan (0-1f) 0-1 each. Report Michael Newman 0-8 (0-6f), Stephen Bray and Eamonn Wallace 0-2 each, Brian Meade and Joe Sheridan 0-1 each
Dublin2–13 – 1–13Meath
B Brogan 1-07 (0-04f), D Bastick 1-00, A Brogan, E O’Gara 0-02 each, K McManamon, J McCarthy 0-01 each Report B Farrell 0-07 (0-06f), J Queeney 1-00, G Reilly 0-03, S Bray, J Sheridan (0-01 ‘45’), D Tobin 0-01 each
Attendance: 69,657
Referee: Martin Duffy (Sligo)
Dublin2–12 – 1–12Wexford
J McCarthy 1-0, A Brogan, B Brogan (1f) 0-03 each, S Cluxton (1'45), D Bastick, P Flynn, B Cullen, K McMenamin, R McConnell 0-01 each, G Molloy 1-0 (o.g.) B Brosnan 0-9 (4f, 2 '45), R Barry 1-0, C Lyng 0-2, A Flynn 0-1
Attendance: 43,983
Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
Meath1–12 – 1–10Louth
G Reilly 0–4, C Ward 0–4, J Sheridan 1–0, S Bray 0–2, A Moyles, N Crawford 0–1 each. Report B White 0–4, JP Rooney 1–1, C Judge 0–2, P Keenan, A McDonnell, A Reed 0–1 each.
Attendance: 48,875
Referee: Martin Sludden (Tyrone))
Dublin2–15 – 0–18Kildare
B Brogan 0–7, B Cahill, J Sherlock 1–1 each, C Keaney 0–3, A Brogan 0–2, C Whelan 0–1. K Donnelly 0–3, M Conway, J Kavanagh, P O'Neill, R Sweeney, A Smith, J Doyle 0–2 each, D Earley, R Kelly, E Callaghan 0–1 each.
Dublin3–23 – 0-9Wexford
A Brogan 1–4 (1 '45'), D Connolly 1–3, C Keaney 0–6 (0-4f), T Quinn 0–4 (0-4f), M Vaughan 1–0, J Sherlock 0–3, C Moran, B Cahill, S Ryan 0–1 each. C Lyng 0–20 (0-4f), E Bradley 0–2, M Forde 3-2, R Barry 0–1.
Attendance: 80,112
Referee: G. Ó Conamha (Galway)
Dublin3–14 – 1–14Laois
M Vaughan 1–6 (0-5f), A Brogan, B Brogan 1–1 each, C Whelan, C Keaney (0-1f) 0–2 each, T Quinn, G Brennan 0–1 each. M Tierney 0–7 (0-6f, 0–1 `45'), R Munnelly 1–1, C Parkinson 0–3, B McCormack, P O'Leary, B Sheehan 0–1 each.
Attendance: 81,394
Referee: M. Hughes (Tyrone)
Dublin1–15 – 0–9Offaly
T Quinn 0–7 (0-3f), J Sherlock 1–1, A Brogan 0–4, C Keaney 0–3 (0-1f). N McNamee 0–4 (0-1f), T Deehan, C McManus (0-2f) 0–2 each, A McNamee 0–1.
Attendance: 81,754
Referee: M. Duffy (Sligo)
Dublin0–14 – 0–13Laois
T. Quinn 0-4, B. Cullen 0-3, J. Sherlock 0-2, S. O'Shaughnessy, C. Whelan, C. Moran, A. Brogan, C. Keaney 0-1 each R. Munnelly 0-5, C. Conway 0-4, N. Garvan, D. Brennan 0-2 each
Referee: J. McQuillan (Cavan)
Westmeath0–13 – 0–13Laois
D. Glennon 0-5, D. Dolan 0-4, F. Wilson, J. Fallon 0-2 each B. McDonald, C. Conway 0-3 each, R. Munnelly, S. Cooke 0-2 each, M. Lawlor, K. Fitzpatrick, D. Rooney 0-1 each
Referee: P. McEnaney (Monaghan)
Westmeath0–12 – 0–10Laois
A. Mangan 0-4, D. Dolan 0-3, D. Glennon 0-2, M. Ennis, B. Morley, F. Wilson 0-1 each R. Munnelly 0-3, K. Fitzpatrick 0-2, T. Kelly, P. Clancy, B. McDonald, D. Brennan, C. Parkinson 0-1 each
Referee: M. Monahan (Kildare)
Laois2–13 – 1–13Kildare
B McDonald 1–2, R Munnelly 1–1, I Fitzgerald 0–4, T Kelly 0–2, G Kavanagh, P Clancy, B Brennan, D Miller 0–1 each. J Doyle 0–5 (0-4f), P Murray 0–4 (0-3f), R Sweeney 1–0 pen, S McKenzie-Smyth 0–2, P Brennan, G Ryan 0–1 each.
Attendance: 81,786
Referee: Seamus McCormack (Meath)
Dublin2–13 – 2–11Kildare
Attendance: 78,000
Referee: M. Collins (Cork)
Meath2–11 – 0–14Dublin
R. Kealy 1-1, G. Geraghty 1-0, E. Kelly, T. Giles 0-3 each, D. Curtis 0-2, O. Murphy, R. Magee 0-1 each C. Moran 0-4, C. Whelan, D. Farrell, W. McCarthy, 0-3 each, J. Sherlock 0-1
Referee: M. Curley (Galway)
Kildare0–14 – 0–14Dublin
B Stynes, J Sherlock, C Moran 0-3 each, J Gavin (f), C Whelan, D Farrell, J Magee, V Murphy 0-1 each P Brennan 0-5 (4f), T Fennin, J Doyle 0-3 (2f) 0-3 each, A Rainbow, R Sweeney, M Lynch 0-1 each
Referee: P Russell (Tipperary)
Kildare2–11 – 0–12Dublin
P Brennan 0-5, D Earley, T Fennin 1-0 each, W McCreery, J Doyle 0-2 each, M Lynch, B Murphy 0-1 each C Moran 0-3, C Whelan, D Farrell, V Murphy 0-2 each, J Gavin, B Stynes, J Sherlock 0-1 each
Referee: P McEneaney (Monaghan)
Meath1–14 – 0–12Dublin
Kildare1–12 – 0–10Meath
Offaly3–17 – 1–15Meath
Meath0–10 – 0–8Dublin
Dublin1–18 – 1–8Meath
Dublin1–9 – 1–8Meath
Dublin0–11 – 0–7Kildare
Dublin1–13 – 0–10Kildare
Meath1–11 – 0–8Laois
Meath1–14 – 0–14Dublin
Dublin2–12 – 1–10Meath
Meath2–5 – 0–9Dublin
Meath1–13 – 0–12Dublin
Meath0–9 – 0–7Dublin
Dublin0–10 – 0–4Laois
Dublin2–10 – 1–9Meath
Dublin2–13 – 1–11Offaly
Offaly1–16 – 1–7Dublin
Offaly1–18 – 3–9Laois
Offaly1–10 – 1–8Dublin
Dublin1–8 – 0–9Offaly
Dublin1–17 – 1–6Kildare
Dublin1–9 – 0–8Meath
Dublin2–8 – 1–9Meath
Dublin3–13 – 0–8Kildare
Dublin1–14 – 1–9Meath
Offaly3–21 – 2–12Meath
Offaly1–18 – 2–8Kildare
Offaly2–14 – 0–6Kildare
Meath2–22 – 5–12Offaly
Offaly3–7 – 1–8Kildare
Longford3–9 – 1–4Laois
Meath0–8 – 0–6Offaly
Meath1–9 – 1–8Kildare
Dublin3–6 – 0–9Longford
Meath2–12 – 1–7Dublin
Dublin2–11 – 2–9Laois
Dublin2–8 – 1–7Offaly
Offaly1–13 – 1–8Dublin
O'Moore Pk, Portlaoise
Attendance: 26,826
Offaly0–10 – 1–6Louth
Dublin1–18 – 2–8Laois
Dublin1–11 – 1–6Louth
Louth2–9 – 1–7Dublin
Kildare2–11 – 1–8Wexford
Dublin5–12 – 0–7Meath
Meath4–7 – 2–10Offaly
Louth1–7 – 0–7Wexford
Meath1–6 – 0–8Louth
Meath4–9 – 0–3Laois
Louth1–3 – 1–3Meath
Louth3–5 – 0–13Meath
Meath4–5 – 0–6Westmeath
Louth2–10 – 2–5Wexford
Meath3–7 – 1–7Laois
Laois0–11 – 1–6Kildare
Wexford1–9 – 1–4Offaly
Carlow2–6 – 1–6Dublin
Louth3–16 – 2–4Laois
Dublin0–8 – 0–6Carlow
Dublin4–6 – 1–4Carlow
Meath2–7 – 1–7Laois
Meath2–7 – 2–3Wexford
Laois2–8 – 1–3Kildare
Laois0–12 – 0–4Louth
Laois3–3 – 0–8Kildare
Kildare0–8 – 0–6Louth
Dublin1–2 – 0–5Louth
Dublin3–2 – 2–5Louth
Dublin2–9 – 1–10Louth
Dublin0–9 – 1–4Wexford
Dublin0–8 – 1–5Wexford
Dublin4–6 – 1–5Wexford
Kildare2–9 – 1–6Westmeath
Kildare0–6 – 1–3Meath
Kildare2–6 – 1–2Meath
Kildare2–3 – 0–6Laois
Kildare0–10 – 1–6Dublin
Kildare0–5 – 0–3Dublin
Kildare2–8 – 1–5Wexford
Wexford2–7 – 0–3Kildare
Dublin1–4 – 1–4Wexford
Dublin3–5 – 2–3Wexford
Dublin3–5 – 0–0Meath
Dublin1–7 – 0–2Kilkenny
Dublin0–6 – 1–3Kildare
Dublin3–3 – 1–2Kildare
Dublin1–3 – 0–3
Kildare1–3 – 1–2Dublin
Wexford2–5 – 1–4Louth
Wexford1–3 – 1–1Dublin
Wexford1–7 – 1–0Kildare
Wexford2–2 – 2–2Dublin
Wexford2–5 – 1–4Dublin
Wexford3–6 – 0–1Louth
Wexford2–3 – 2–2Louth
Louth1–2 – 1–1Dublin
Kilkenny2–4 – 1–1Meath
Inchicore
Louth0–3 – 0–0Dublin
Louth2–9 – 0–4Kilkenny
Dublin1–7 – 0–3Kildare
Dublin1–11 – 0–4Offaly
Dublin1–9 – 0–8Kildare
Kildare0–12 – 1–7Louth
Dublin0–5 – 0–1Kilkenny
Kildare1–2 – 0–5Kilkenny
Kildare1–6 – 1–5Kilkenny
Kildare0–9 – 0–1Kilkenny
Dublin2–4 – 0–2Wexford
Dublin1–5 – 0–5Wexford
Dublin1–9 – 0–1Wexford
Kilkenny
Kilkenny0–12 – 0–2Louth
Inchicore
Dublin1–7 – 0–3Wexford
Dublin2–6 – 0–0Wexford
Dublin1–9 – 0–3Wicklow
Dublin2–4 – 1–5Meath
Meath0–6 – 0–2Dublin
Dublin0–4 – 0–4Meath
Dublin0–2 – 0–2Meath
Dublin1–8 – 1–2Meath
Wexford0–1 – 0–5Kilkenny
Dublinw/o – scr.Louth
Clonturk
Dublinw/o – scr.Kildare
Clonturk
Wexford1–3 – 1–2Dublin
Laois0–3 – 0–2Louth
Inchicore
Kilkenny1–4 – 0–2Wexford
Inchicore

Statistics

Teams by decade

The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Leinster Senior Football Championship titles, is as follows:

  • 1880s: 1 each for Kilkenny (1888) and Laois (1889)
  • 1890s: 7 for Dublin (1891-92-94-96-97-98-99)
  • 1900s: 6 for Dublin (1901-02-04-06-07-08)
  • 1910s: 6 for Wexford (1913-14-15-16-17-18)
  • 1920s: 5 for Dublin (1920-21-22-23-24)
  • 1930s: 3 each for Kildare (1930-31-35), Dublin (1932-33-34) and Laois (1936-37-38)
  • 1940s: 3 for Meath (1940-47-49)
  • 1950s: 3 each for Louth (1950-53-57), Meath (1951-52-54) and Dublin (1955-58-59)
  • 1960s: 3 each for Offaly (1960-61-69), Dublin (1962-64-65) and Meath (1964-66-67)
  • 1970s: 6 for Dublin (1974-75-76-77-78-79)
  • 1980s: 4 for Dublin (1983-84-85-89)
  • 1990s: 4 each for Meath (1990-91-96-99) and Dublin (1992-93-94-95)
  • 2000s: 6 for Dublin (2002-05-06-07-08-09)
  • 2010s: 8 for Dublin (2011-12-13-14-15-16-17-18)

Other records

Gaps

    • Longest gaps between successive Leinster titles:
      • 57 years: Laois (1946-2003)
      • 44 years: Meath (1895-1939)
      • 42 years: Kildare (1956-1998)
      • 31 years: Louth (1912-1943)
      • 20 years: Wexford (1925-1945)

See also

References

  1. ↑ "GAA agree on name for Leinster trophy". Breaking News .ie. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  2. ↑ Smith, Raymond (1968). "Chapter 4 - Wexford's Four-in-a-row". The Football Immortals. Dublin: Bruce Spicer Ltd. pp. 50–61. |access-date= requires |url= (help)

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