Longford Gaelic Stats

This weekend back in 1937 Longford won the Leinster JFC title, beating Offaly 3-7 to 4-1 in Pearse Park en-route to the All-Ireland JFC title later in the year.

Longford Senior Football Championship continues this weekend with Round 2 group games. Here's a look at the Longford SFC winners over the past quarter of a century.

Longford Intermediate Football Championship continues this weekend with Round 2 group games. Here's a look at Longford IFC winners for the past quarter of a century.

The Longford Junior Football Championship gets underway this weekend. Here's a look back at the last quarter of a century of JFC winners. Who will be the 2024 champion?

Longford Club Championship hots up with action in SFC, IFC & JFC this weekend. It is worth noting that this year marks 45 years since Padraic O'Brien first reported on sporting matters for the Longford Leader. His name is now synonymous with Gaelic Games reporting in Longford.

Longford Senior Football Championship Round 2 group games begin tonight and continue on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. See details below.

On this day in 2000 Longford U-16 Hurlers won the Connacht U-16 'C' Hurling title with victory over Mayo in Athleague. Longford went on to reach the All-Ireland 'C' Hurling Final, losing out to Armagh.

On this day in 1988 (29th July 1988) Longford hurlers won the NHL Division 4 title after beating Monaghan in the final replay in Breffni Park. This was the second NHL title for Longford after winning the first in 1984. The team was managed by PJ and Ignatius Fulham and Fintan Flanagan was team captain.

Longford Slashers are 2024 Longford Ladies SFL (Division 1) champions with victory over Clonguish today (their 3rd Ladies SFL title overall). Below is snapshot of all Ladies SFL winners over the past quarter of a century. For all SFL winners from 1980 to 2024 see www.longfordgaelicstats.ie/lgfa-club-senior-league/

2024 All County Football League (ACFL) finals have all now concluded with tonights decider seeing Abbeylara take the Division 5 title. This is the 340th ACFL title win since ACFL began back in 1980. Here's a breakdown of ALL winners of those 340 ACFL titles over the past 45 seasons (1980-2024). Details on our website.

Longford’s Senior Hurling Championship got underway this evening with the first of the round robin group games. Here’s a look at quarter of a century of Longford SHC winners.

Here is a look at the quantity of teams (Gold) and clubs (Blue) involved in Longford All County Football League since the ACFL began in 1980.

Yesteday was Robert Emmet Day. Over the years seven different adult clubs/teams in Longford used the name 'Emmet':

➡️ Ballinamuck Sons of Emmet
➡️ Ballymahon Emmets
➡️ Cranley Emmets
➡️ Drumlish Robert Emmets
➡️ Killasonna Emmets
➡️ Killoe Young Emmets *
➡️ Longford Emmets

(* still in use)

The next Longford Senior Football manager will be the 7th in 15 years. Full list of past managers below:

Longford County Managers List of Longford GAA Managers of Senior Football, Senior Hurling, Under 21 Football and Minor Football teams over the years.

Paddy Christie stats:

🗓️ Aug 2022 - July 2024
🏐 30 competitive games
🆚 19 Counties
🏆 2 O'Byrne Cups

🟢 Won 13
🟡 Drew 1
🔴 Lost 16

14 NFL (W5, D1, L8)
2 Leinster SFC (W0, L2)
7 Tailteann Cup (W1, L6)
7 O'Byrne Cup (W7, L0)

Score Diff: -18
For: 34-394 (496)
Against: 38-400 (514)

No SFC action in Longford this week following the opening group games at the weekend. Activity resumes on week starting 29th July with Round 2 group games. Group stage continues thereafter until end of August.

🏐 Mickey Quinn
📆 Longford Debut: 8th Jan 2012

🔵🟡 139 Games Played
(135 Starts, 4 Subs)

🏆 1 NFL Division 3
🏆 3 O’Byrne Cups
🏅1 All-Star Nomination
🧢 1 International Rules Cap

A terrific inter-county career! Best wishes to you Mickey as you hang up the county boots!

The Ladies Gaelic Football Association is 50 years old today! No better time to check out our abridged history of Ladies County Football in Longford since the start of Ladies Football in the county back in 1980. See link below.

Longford LGFA County Story | Longford Gaelic Stats History of Longford Ladies Gaelic Football (LGFA) since 1980.

We have added a 'Titles Mapped' page to the 'More' section of the Longford Gaelic Stats website to give visitors an insight into the broad geographic distribution by parish of key Championship title wins (GAA & LGFA) in Longford since 1890. See link below.

Longford Titles Map Map showing distribution by Parish of key Senior, Intermediate and Junior Championship titles for GAA and LGFA club competition since 1890.

With club championship season underway, here is a map showing the distribution by parish (not club) of all Intermediate and Junior 'A' Football Championship titles in Longford for GAA & LGFA over the years.

With club championship season underway, here is a map showing the distribution by parish (not club) of all Senior Football, Senior Hurling and Ladies Senior Football Championship titles in Longford over the past 135 years.

Flashback to a notice for a tournament in Ballinagall, Granard in 1912 involving these 10 teams:

- Granard Shamrocks
- Clonguish Gallowglasses
- Killoe Young Emmets
- Columbkille St. Columcilles
- Edgeworthstown Volunteers
- Clonbroney Clan O'Farrells
- Ballinamuck 98's
- Mullahoran Gaels
- Arva Davitts
- Cornafean

Killoe off to a winning start in 2024 SFC in Longford with a 3 point win over the 2022 champions Colmcille tonight.

We have had a go at compiling a list of Current and Previous Longford Cups & Trophies presented for Football, Hurling, LGFA, Camogie and Handball over the years. Check it out at the link below and let us know what we have missed any out.

Cups & Trophies Summary of the various Gaelic Games Cups and Trophies in Longford.

The 108th Longford SFC begins this week (106 completed, 1 abandoned). 12 senior clubs are split into Groups A & B (5 rounds each). Top 4 from each group advance to Quarter Finals. The opening game sees Killoe Young Emmets and Colmcille meet this Tuesday for the 22nd time in SFC since their first clash in 1952.

Congrats to our research team member and Chair of Down GAA John Devaney on the big win today. Tailteann Cup in Esker before the month is out! (Pic: Colm Leneghan)

It is 40 years since the Longford hurlers won their first ever adult title by capturing the NHL Division 4, beating Louth 3-11 to 1-10 in the final at Rush in July 1984. It was Longford's third season in NHL having joined the league in 1982.

On this day in 1953 (12th July 1953) Longford won the Leinster Junior Football Championship title for the third time with victory over Kilkenny by 3-5 to 1-5 in the final in Portlaoise.

All SFL winners are now on the stats site including the Leader Cup (1936-2024) and it's SFL predecessor the League-Championship (1911-1935). We have also now corrected a decades-long error in the roll with 1941 now accurately reflecting Ardagh as winner.

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