2017 Longford Senior Football Championship

Longford S.F.C.
Season 2017
Champions ???
Relegated St. Mary's Granard, St. Brigid's Killashee
Leinster SCFC ???
All Ireland SCFC n/a
Winning Captain ???
Man of the Match ???
Matches played 30
← 2016
2018 →

The 2017 Longford Senior Football Championship is the 101st running of the Longford GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Longford, Ireland since the first County Championship was held in 1890 (99 completed since 1890, 1 started but not completed in 1891). The 2017 tournament consists of 12 teams, with the winner going on to represent Longford in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.

Mullinalaghta St. Columba's were the defending champions after they defeated Abbeylara in the previous years final.

This year St. Brigid's Killashee return to the senior grade after a 3 season absence since relegation in 2013 after claiming the 2016 Longford Intermediate Football Championship title.

Team Changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2016 championship season.

To S.F.C.

Promoted from I.F.C.

  • St. Brigid's Killashee - (Intermediate Champions)

From S.F.C.

Relegated to I.F.C.

  • Rathcline

League Stage

All 12 teams enter the competition at this stage. Groups A and B each consist of 4 seeded teams (the previous year's quarter-finalists) with 3 teams from each group progressing to the Quarter-Finals. Group C consists of the 5 unseeded teams (seeding based on previous years performance). 2 teams from Group C proceed to the Quarter-Finals while the two bottom finishers will be relegated to the 2018 I.F.C.

Group A

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts
Mullinalaghta St. Columba's 33005840+186
Killoe Young Emmets 31115556-13
Longford Slashers 20113142-111
Dromard 20203339-60

Round 1:

  • Mullinalaghta St. Columba's 2-19, 2-8 Longford Slashers, 22/7/2017,
  • Killoe Young Emmets 2-19, 2-14 Dromard, 23/7/2017,

Round 2:

  • Mullinalaghta St. Columba's 1-11, 1-10 Dromard, 29/7/2017,
  • Killoe Young Emmets 1-14, 2-11 Longford Slashers, 30/7/2017,

Round 3:

  • Mullinalaghta St. Columba's 3-10, 0-13 Killoe Young Emmets, 11/8/2017
  • Longford Slashers -vs- Dromard, 12/8/2017

Group B

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts
Abbeylara 22003016+144
Clonguish 21013532+32
Mostrim 21103033-32
Carrickedmond 20201832-140

Round 1:

  • Mostrim 3-11, 1-13 Clonguish, 21/7/2017,
  • Abbeylara 1-10, 0-6 Carrickedmond, 22/7/2017,

Round 2:

  • Abbeylara 1-14, 0-10 Mostrim, 29/7/2017,
  • Clonguish 2-13, 2-6 Carrickedmond, 30/7/2017,

Round 3:

  • Abbeylara -vs- Clonguish, 13/8/2017
  • Mostrim -vs- Carrickedmond, 13/8/2017

Group C

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts
Colmcille 33005238+146
Ballymahon 32014429+155
Fr. Manning Gaels 31113732+53
St. Mary's Granard 41304965-162
St. Brigid's Killashee 30303351-180

Round 1:

  • St. Mary's Granard 2-10, 0-10 St. Brigid's Kilashee, 15/7/2017,
  • Fr. Manning Gaels 1-8, 1-8 Ballymahon, 15/7/2017,
  • Colmcille - Bye,

Round 2:

  • Colmcille 0-12, 0-9 Fr. Manning Gaels, 23/7/2017,
  • Ballymahon 4-9, 1-6 St. Mary's Granard, 23/7/2017,
  • St. Brigid's Killashee - Bye,

Round 3:

  • Ballymahon 0-12, 1-6 St. Brigid's Killashee 28/7/2017,
  • Colmcille 1-14, 2-9 St. Mary's Granard, 30/7/2017,
  • Fr. Manning Gaels - Bye,

Round 4:

  • Colmcille 3-14, 2-8 St. Brigid's Killashee, 5/8/2017,
  • Fr. Manning Gaels 1-14, 0-9 St. Mary's Granard, 5/8/2017,
  • Ballymahon - Bye,

Round 5:

  • St. Brigid's Killashee -vs- Fr. Manning Gaels, 12/8/2017
  • Ballymahon -vs- Colmcille, 12/8/2017
  • St. Mary's Granard - Bye,

Knockout Stage

The top 8 teams from the league stages qualify for the Quarter-Finals. The winners of Groups A and B are kept on opposite sides of the draw.

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
Mullinalaghta St. Columba's  
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Quarter-Finals:

Semi-Finals:

2017
Final
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Pearse Park, Longford
Referee: ???

Leinster Senior Club Football Championship

References

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