Leinster Under-21 Football Championship

For information on the latest U-21 championship see: Leinster U21 Football Championship 2007

Leinster Under-21 Championship
Founded 1964
Title holders Wexford (1st title)
First winner Laois

The Leinster Under-21 Football Championship is the Under 21 "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 Flood Cup which is presented to the winning team is named after Seamus Flood (Louth) Chairman of the Leinster Council (1939–41).

The competition began in 1964, with Laois winning during the inaugural year.

The most successful counties to date are Dublin and Kildare who have both won on nine occasions.

The current Leinster Under-21 champions are Wexford.

Contents

Top winners

Team Winner Winning Years
1 Dublin 9 1974, 1975, 1980, 1984, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2010
Kildare 9 1965, 1966, 1967, 1972, 1976, 1983, 1992, 2004, 2008
3 Laois 8 1964, 1969, 1982, 1987, 1994, 1998, 2006, 2007
Meath 8 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2001
Offaly 8 1968, 1971, 1973, 1977, 1979, 1986, 1988, 1995
6 Louth 3 1970, 1978, 1981
7 Westmeath 2 1999, 2000
8 Wexford 1 2011

Roll of honour

Year Winner Score Opponent Score
2011 Wexford 1-09 Longford 0-11[1]
2010 Dublin 1-12 Westmeath 0-09
2009 Dublin 0-12 Laois 0-09
2008 Kildare 0-10 Wexford 0-06
2007 Laois 0-13 Offaly 1-07
2006 Laois 0-09 Longford 0-07
2005 Dublin 0-13 Kildare 0-11
2004 Kildare 1-10 Dublin 0-12
2003 Dublin 3-13 Longford 1-06
2002 Dublin 1-17 Kildare 2-04
2001 Meath 0-10 Dublin 0-05
2000 Westmeath 0-07 Meath 0-06
1999 Westmeath 1-09 Laois 0-10
1998 Laois 1-13 Dublin 1-07
1997 Meath 1-11 Westmeath 0-07
1996 Meath 1-08 Louth 0-08
1995 Offaly 0-14 Westmeath 0-08
1994 Laois 1-17 Meath 1-13
1993 Meath 2-11 Dublin 2-09
1992 Kildare 2-12 Dublin 0-09
1991 Meath 0-09 Wicklow 1-05
1990 Meath 1-14 Wicklow 0-06
1989 Meath 2-05 Kildare 0-09
1988 Offaly 2-07 Wexford 2-05
1987 Laois 1-12 Meath 1-08
1986 Offaly 1-10 Laois 0-09
1985 Meath 2-07 Kildare 0-12
1984 Dublin 0-09 Carlow 0-05
1983 Kildare 1-13 Louth 1-08
1982 Laois 2-11 Longford 0-03
1981 Louth 2-08 Longford 0-06
1980 Dublin 0-10 Kildare 0-08
1979 Offaly 4-14 Louth 5-04
1978 Louth 2-08 Offaly 2-07
1977 Offaly 0-12 Kildare 0-04
1976 Kildare 1-12 Dublin 0-09
1975 Dublin 0-12 Laois 1-06
1974 Dublin 1-10 Wexford 0-08
1973 Offaly 3-08 Kildare 3-06
1972 Kildare 2-09 Offaly 0-06
1971 Offaly 1-09 Meath 0-11
1970 Louth 2-13 Offaly 3-09
1969 Laois 2-07 Wicklow 2-06
1968 Offaly 2-13 Wexford 0-07
1967 Kildare 3-11 Wicklow 0-04
1966 Kildare 4-14 Longford 2-05
1965 Kildare 1-11 Offaly 0-10
1964 Laois 1-08 Offaly 0-08

References

  1. ^ "O'Regan puts Wexford into history books". Irish Independent. 2011-04-07. http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/oregan-puts-wexford-into-history-books-2612550.html. Retrieved 2011-04-07. 

See also

GAA Under-21 Competitions
Gaelic football
Hurling
Gaelic football
Hurling