Leinster Minor Football Championship

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Leinster Minor Football Championship
First played 1929
First winner Longford
Current Champions Laois (9th win)
Most Wins Dublin (26 wins)

The Leinster Minor Football Championship is the Minor "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. The competition began in 1929, with Longford winning during the inaugural year. The most successful county to date is Dublin who have won on twenty six occasions. The current Leinster Minor football champions are Laois.

[edit] Top Winners

Team Winner Winning Years
1 Dublin 26 1930, 1933, 1934, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1994, 1999, 2001, 2003
2 Laois 9 1932, 1966, 1967, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2007
Meath 9 1957, 1972, 1977, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1992, 1993, 2006
4 Louth 8 1931, 1935, 1936, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1951, 1953
5 Offaly 6 1947, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1989
6 Kildare 5 1973, 1975, 1983, 1987, 1991
Westmeath 5 1939, 1952, 1963, 1995, 2000
8 Longford 3 1929, 1938, 2002
Wexford 3 1937, 1950, 1969
10 Wicklow 1 1974

[edit] Roll of Honour

Year Winner Opponent
2007 Laois Carlow
2006 Meath Offaly
2005 Laois Offaly
2004 Laois Kildare
2003 Dublin Laois
2002 Longford Meath
2001 Dublin Offaly
2000 Westmeath Dublin
1999 Dublin Wexford
1998 Laois Dublin
1997 Laois Wicklow
1996 Laois Dublin
1995 Westmeath Laois
1994 Dublin Wexford
1993 Meath Wicklow
1992 Meath Westmeath
1991 Kildare Dublin
1990 Meath Kildare
1989 Offaly Kildare
1988 Dublin Meath
1987 Kildare Dublin
1986 Dublin Meath
1985 Meath Offaly
1984 Dublin Westmeath
1983 Kildare Meath
1982 Dublin Westmeath
1981 Dublin Meath
1980 Meath Kildare
1979 Dublin Meath
1978 Dublin Wexford
1977 Meath Dublin
1976 Dublin Offaly
1975 Kildare Meath
1974 Wicklow Longford
1973 Kildare Laois
1972 Meath Dublin
1971 Dublin Louth
1970 Dublin Meath
1969 Wexford Dublin
1968 Dublin Laois
1967 Laois Dublin
1966 Laois Offaly
1965 Offaly Kildare
1964 Offaly Laois
1963 Westmeath Dublin
1962 Offaly Dublin
1961 Dublin Offaly
1960 Offaly Louth
1959 Dublin Offaly
1958 Dublin Louth
1957 Meath Offaly
1956 Dublin Meath
1955 Dublin Meath
1954 Dublin Meath
1953 Louth Kildare
1952 Westmeath Wicklow
1951 Louth Westmeath
1950 Wexford Dublin
1949 Dublin Kildare
1948 Dublin Offaly
1947 Offaly Dublin
1946 Dublin Meath
1945 Dublin Wexford
1944 Suspended
1943 Suspended
1942 Louth Kildare
1941 Louth Wexford
1940 Louth Kildare
1939 Westmeath Louth
1938 Longford Louth
1937 Wexford Louth
1936 Louth Wexford
1935 Louth Dublin
1934 Dublin Kildare
1933 Dublin Laois
1932 Laois Louth
1931 Louth Wexford
1930 Dublin Longford
1929 Longford Dublin

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