Louth Senior Football Championship

Louth Senior Football Championship
Irish Craobh Shinsearach Peile an Lú
Founded 1887
Title holders St. Patrick's, Lordship (6th title)
First winner Dundalk Young Irelands
Most titles Newtown Blues (20 titles)
Sponsors Lamp Post Construction Ltd

The Louth Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Louth GAA among the top Gaelic football clubs in County Louth, Ireland. The winning club qualifies to represent the county in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.

St. Patrick's, Lordship are the current (2014) Louth senior football champions after beating Dreadnots in the final.

Top winners

Team Winner Winning Years
1 Newtown Blues 20 1889, 1932, 1933, 1936, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1981, 1986, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2013
2 Young Irelands (Dundalk) 11 1887, 1888, 1905, 1911, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1944, 1947, 1950, 1979
St Mary's, Ardee 11 1914, 1946, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1968, 1972, 1975, 1995
4 Cooley Kickhams 9 1935, 1939, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1989, 1990
5 Clan na Gael 8 1923, 1924, 1959, 1985, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1998
6 Stabannon Parnells 6 1949, 1954, 1991, 1994, 1997, 1999
St. Patrick's, Lordship 6 2003, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2014
8 Wolfe Tones 5 1925, 1926, 1929, 1931, 1937
Geraldines 5 1913, 1915, 1916, 1920, 1982
10 Tredaghs (Drogheda) 4 1906, 1909, 1910, 1912
Boyne Rangers 4 1895, 1921, 1922, 1930
Mattock Rangers 4 2002, 2005, 2009, 2010
13 Dundalk Gaels 3 1942, 1945, 1952
14 Boyne Rovers 2 1897, 1904
Dundalk Rovers 2 1907, 1908
Drogheda Stars 2 1917, 1919
Drogheda Independents 2 1901, 1902
O'Raghallaighs 2 1918, 1965
Sarsfields 2 1927, 1928
Roche Emmets 2 1958, 1980
St Fechin's 2 1983, 1984
St Joseph's 2 1996, 2006
23 Davitts (Drogheda) 1 1890
Drogheda (Emmetts) 1 1896
Ardee Volunteers 1 1903
Glyde Rangers 1 1934
St Bride's 1 1943
Naomh Mhuire 1 1953
Oliver Plunkett's 1 1957

Roll of honour

Year Winner Opponent
2014[1] St. Patrick's 1-10 Dreadnots 1-08
2013[2] Newtown Blues 2-15 Cooley Kickhams 0-13
2012[3] St Patrick's 1-13 Dreadnots 0-07
2011[4] St Patrick's 1-12 Newtown Blues 0-09
2010 Mattock Rangers 1-08 Cooley Kickhams 0-10
2009 Mattock Rangers 3-12 Cooley Kickhams 0-11
2008 Newtown Blues 1-15 Mattock Rangers 1-12
2007 St Patrick's, Lordship 1-09 Cooley Kickhams 0-09
2006 St Joseph's 2-07 St Patrick's, Lordship 0-09
2005 Mattock Rangers 1-12 Newtown Blues 2-06
2004[5] St Patrick's, Lordship 0-07 Cooley Kickhams 0-06
2003 St Patrick's, Lordship 3-07 2-11 St Mary's, Ardee 0-16 0-10
2002 Mattock Rangers 2-11 St Bride's 1-11
2001 Newtown Blues 1-13 Mattock Rangers 0-08
2000 Newtown Blues Stabannon Parnells
1999 Stabannon Parnells Kilkerly Emmets
1998 Clan na Gael Lannleire
1997 Stabannon Parnells St Mary's, Ardee
1996 St Joseph's Stabannon Parnells
1995 St Mary's, Ardee St Patrick's, Lordship
1994 Stabannon Parnells St Joseph's
1993 Clan na Gael St Mary's, Ardee
1992 Clan na Gael Gaels, Dundalk
1991 Stabannon Parnells Clan na Gael
1990 Cooley Kickhams Clan na Gael
1989 Cooley Kickhams St Mary's, Ardee
1988 Newtown Blues Clan na Gael
1987 Clan na Gael Newtown Blues
1986 Newtown Blues Kilkerly Emmets
1985 Clan na Gael Roche Emmets
1984 St Fechin's St Joseph's
1983 St Fechin's Geraldines
1982[6] Geraldines Kilkerly Emmets
1981 Newtown Blues Cooley Kickhams
1980 Roche Emmets Dundalk Young Irelands
1979 Dundalk Young Irelands Cooley Kickhams
1978 Cooley Kickhams St Mary's, Ardee
1977 Cooley Kickhams Newtown Blues
1976 Cooley Kickhams Mattock Rangers
1975 St Mary's, Ardee Cooley Kickhams
1974 Newtown Blues Cooley Kickhams
1973 Cooley Kickhams Mattock Rangers
1972 St Mary's, Ardee Cooley Kickhams
1971 Cooley Kickhams St Mary's, Ardee
1970 Newtown Blues
1969 Newtown Blues Geraldines
1968 St Mary's, Ardee St Fechin's
1967 Newtown Blues Cooley Kickhams
1966 Newtown Blues Cooley Kickhams
1965 O'Raghallaigh's Newtown Blues
1964 Newtown Blues Clan na Gael
1963 Newtown Blues
1962 Newtown Blues Mattock Rangers
1961 Newtown Blues Naomh Mhuire
1960 St Mary's, Ardee
1959 Clan na Gael St Mary's, Ardee
1958 Roche Emmetts Naomh Mhuire
1957 Oliver Plunketts
1956 St Mary's, Ardee
1955 St Mary's, Ardee
1954 Stabannon Parnells
1953 Naomh Mhuire
1952 Dundalk Gaels Dowdallshill
1951 St Mary's, Ardee
1950 Dundalk Young Irelands St Magdalen's, Drogheda
1949[7] Stabannon Parnells 2-05 St Mary's, Ardee 1-07
1948 St Mary's, Ardee Dundalk Young Irelands
1947 Dundalk Young Irelands Owen Roes, Drogheda
1946 St Mary's, Ardee Dundalk Young Irelands
1945 Dundalk Gaels
1944 Dundalk Young Irelands Cooley Kickhams
1943 St Bride's Cooley Kickhams
1942 Dundalk Gaels St Mary's, Ardee
1941 Dundalk Young Irelands Cooley Kickhams
1940 Dundalk Young Irelands St Mary's, Ardee
1939 Cooley Kickhams Newtown Blues
1938 Dundalk Young Irelands St Mary's, Ardee
1937 Wolfe Tones St Mary's, Ardee
1936 Newtown Blues Cooley Kickhams
1935 Cooley Kickhams Wolfe Tones
1934 Glyde Rangers
1933 Newtown Blues
1932 Newtown Blues
1931 Wolfe Tones
1930 Boyne Rovers
1929 Wolfe Tones O'Connell's
1928 Sarsfields
1927 Sarsfields
1926 Wolfe Tones Geraldines
1925 Wolfe Tones
1924 Clan na Gael
1923 Clan na Gael
1922 Boyne Rovers
1921 Boyne Rovers
1920 Geraldines
1919 Drogheda Stars
1918 O'Raghallaigh's
1917 Drogheda Stars Cooley Kickhams
1916 Geraldines
1915 Geraldines
1914 St Mary's, Ardee Geraldines
1913 Geraldines St Mary's, Ardee
1912 Tredaghs Geraldines
1911 Dundalk Young Irelands Geraldines
1910 Tredaghs Geraldines
1909 Tredaghs
1908 Dundalk Dundalk Young Irelands
1907 Dundalk Rovers
1906 Drogheda Tredaghs
1905 Dundalk Young Irelands Drogheda Tredaghs (lost on obj.)
1904 Boyne Rovers
1903 Ardee Volunteers Dundalk Young Irelands
1902 Drogheda Independents
1901 Drogheda Independents
1900 No championship
1899 No championship
1898 No championship
1897 No championship
1896 No championship
1895 No championship
1894 No championship
1893 No championship
1892 No championship
1891 No championship
1890 No championship
1889 Newtown Blues
1888 Dundalk Young Irelands John Dillons
1887 Darver Stars Dowdallshill

Trophy

The winning team is presented with the Joe Ward Cup.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "O’Connor helps St Pat’s over the line". Irish Examiner. 290 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ↑ "Louth SFC final: 20th title for Newtown Blues". Hogan Stand. 29 September 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Louth SFC final: Pat's are champions again". Hogan Stand. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  4. ↑ "Louth SFC final: Keenan proves the difference for Pat's". Hogan Stand. 31 October 2011. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "St. Pat’s success cast in concrete". Hogan Stand. 20 November 2004. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  6. ↑ "Remember 82?". Hogan Stand. 30 November 2001. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  7. ↑ "Stabannon won the inaugural Joe Ward in 1949". Hogan Stand. 30 November 2001. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "Cups of cheer". Hogan Stand. 20 November 2002. Retrieved 5 June 2014.

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