Longford in MFC
Longford won the Leinster Minor Football Championship four times (1929, 1938, 2002 & 2010) and was runner up three times (1930, 1974, 2015). Longford reached the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship final once, in 1929. Longford has the distinction of winning the inaugural Leinster MFC in 1929, beating Dublin by 3-4 to 1-4 in the first Leinster Minor final in Navan. Longford went on to reach the inaugural All-Ireland Minor Football Championship final that year, losing out to Clare by 5-3 to 3-5. By the end of 2022, Longford was one of seven counties never to win an All-Ireland MFC title (Wexford, Leitrim, Monaghan, Sligo, Kildare, Donegal & Longford).
These stats focus on Longford in Minor Football Championship from 1980 to 2022.
Longford played 114 games in Minor Football Championship from 1980 to 2022, Won 53 (47%), Drew 4 (3%) and Lost 57 (50%). For the period from 1980 to 2022, Longford’s most frequent opponent was Wicklow (P16/W8/D2/L6). Next most frequent opponent was Louth (P13/W7/D1/L5) with Carlow, Offaly, Westmeath and Kildare all joint as Longford’s third most frequent opponent. Longford reached the Leinster Minor Championship final 7 times over the years, winning 3 and losing 4 finals. Longford has played every other Leinster county and Leitrim, Derry and Galway in Minor Championship since 1980, with most wins over Carlow and most losses to Kildare during that period.
Longford's Opponents (1980-2022) | Played | LD Won | LD Drew | LD Lost |
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Wicklow | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
Louth | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
Carlow | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
Offaly | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 |
Westmeath | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 |
Kildare | 11 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
Meath | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
Laois | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
Dublin | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
Wexford | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
Kilkenny | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Leitrim | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Derry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Galway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Totals | 114 | 53 | 4 | 57 |
1929 Leinster MFC Winners: T Reilly (St. Mels), Tony Vaughan (St. Mels/Longford), James Mulvey (Colmcille), Joe Lyons (Longford), James Quinn (St. Mels/Killoe Young Emmets), Jimmy Sheridan (St. Mels), Paddy Keenan (Ardagh St. Patricks), P. M. Farrell (St. Mels/Longford), John Barden (St. Mels/Clonguish), Billy Clarke (St. Mels/Longford), Tom McHale (St. Mels/Longford), Pat McLoughlin (Ardagh St. Patricks), Mick Barden (Clonguish), Willie Farrell (St. Mels/Ardagh St. Patricks), J Smith (St. Mels). Subs: Carter (St. Marys Granard).
1938 Leinster MFC Winners: T Murphy (Clonguish), P Fagan (Seán Connollys), C Baxter (Whiterock Slashers), B McGoey (Clonguish), K Clinton (Clonguish), P McGrath (Killashee St. Brigids), J Kane (Seán Connollys), J Reilly (Mullinalaghta), T Daly (St. Mels), J McGuire (Killoe Young Emmets), C McGoey (Clonguish), P Lehane (St. Mels), K Banks (Whiterock Slashers), P Beirne (Clonguish), J McDermott (Killashee St. Brigids).
2002 Leinster MFC Winners: Gerard Evans (Killashee), Noel Farrell (St. Colmcilles), Shane Smith (Northern Gaels), Ciaran McKeon (Clonbroney), Declan Reilly (St. Colmcilles, 0-1), Shane Mulligan (Northern Gaels), Emmett Finn (Ballymahon); Michael Kelly (Carrick Sarsfields), Fergus Kelly (Granard); Peter Masterson (St. Francis), Enda Williams (Captain, Clonguish Óg, 0-1), Cian Cooney (Balllymahon, 0-1); Tony Murphy (Ardagh), Declan Farrell (St. Colmcilles, 1-2), Michael Hussey (Wolfe Tones Óg, 2-3). Subs: Joseph O’Brien (Clonguish Óg) for C. Cooney (41m).
2010 Leinster MFC Winners: Paddy Collum (St. Vincents), Damien Bennett (Killoe Óg), Dylan Quinn (Captain, St. Vincents), Ronan Keogh (Killoe Óg), Conor Clarke (Longford Slashers), James McGivney (Northern Gaels), Shane Donohue (Shannon Gaels), Diarmuid Cooney (St. Vincents, 0-1), Darren Gallagher (Granard), Darren Farrelly (St. Vincents, 0-2), Padraig McCormack (Killoe Óg, 0-1), Barry McKeon (St. Colmcilles, 0-2), Robbie Smith (Northern Gaels, 0-7), James Noonan (St. Vincents), Daniel Mimnagh (Killoe Óg, 0-1). Subs: Tom Madden (Longford Slashers) for Donohue (27m); Cillian Lynn (Wolfe Tones Óg) for Farrelly (52m).
Longford in MFC
Season | Competition | Stage | Longford | Opposition | Outcome |
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2022 | Leinster MFC | Quarter Final | Longford (0-6) | Wicklow (0-8) | Loss ❌ |
2022 | Leinster MFC | Round 3 | Longford (2-11) | Offaly (0-8) | Win ✔️ |
2022 | Leinster MFC | Round 2 | Longford (1-8) | Kildare (2-12) | Loss ❌ |
2022 | Leinster MFC | Round 1 | Longford (1-11) | Meath (1-10) | Win ✔️ |
2021 | Leinster MFC | Round 1 | Longford (1-12) | Kildare (4-10) | Loss ❌ |
2020 | Leinster MFC | Round 1 | Longford (3-9) | Wicklow (4-9) | Loss ❌ |
2019 | Leinster MFC | Round 3 | Longford (2-12) | Laois (2-14) | Loss ❌ |
2019 | Leinster MFC | Round 2 | Longford (1-8) | Carlow (0-9) | Win ✔️ |
2019 | Leinster MFC | Round 1 | Longford (0-8) | Westmeath (2-8) | Loss ❌ |
2018 | Leinster MFC | Round 4 | Longford (0-12) | Kildare (1-18) | Loss ❌ |
2018 | Leinster MFC | Round 3 | Longford (1-9) | Carlow (0-8) | Win ✔️ |
2018 | Leinster MFC | Round 2 | Longford (2-17) | Wexford (0-7) | Win ✔️ |
2018 | Leinster MFC | Round 1 | Longford (0-11) | Laois (1-12) | Loss ❌ |
2017 | Leinster MFC | Quarter Final | Longford (0-5) | Dublin (6-12) | Loss ❌ |
2017 | Leinster MFC | Round 1 | Longford (1-19) | Wicklow (3-8) | Win ✔️ |
2016 | Leinster MFC | Round 2 | Longford (0-12) | Offaly (1-11) | Loss ❌ |
2016 | Leinster MFC | Round 1 | Longford (0-12) | Westmeath (3-9) | Loss ❌ |
2015 | Leinster MFC | Final | Longford (1-9) | Kildare (2-15) | Loss ❌ |
2015 | Leinster MFC | Semi Final | Longford (1-9) | Meath (0-8) | Win ✔️ |
2015 | Leinster MFC | Quarter Final | Longford (1-14) | Carlow(1-9) | Win ✔️ |
2015 | Leinster MFC | Round 1 | Longford (1-14) | Wicklow (1-8) | Win ✔️ |
2014 | Leinster MFC | Quarter Final | Longford (2-13) | Kildare (2-17) | Loss ❌ |
2014 | Leinster MFC | Qualifier | Longford (3-13) | Carlow (2-6) | Win ✔️ |
2014 | Leinster MFC | Qualifier | Longford (0-10) | Louth (0-6) | Win ✔️ |
2014 | Leinster MFC | Round 1 | Longford (0-14) | Dublin (2-11) | Loss ❌ |
2013 | Leinster MFC | Qualifier | Longford (2-10) | Meath (1-17) | Loss ❌ |
2013 | Leinster MFC | Round 1 | Longford (0-6) | Laois (1-9) | Loss ❌ |
2012 | Leinster MFC | Semi Final | Longford (1-5) | Dublin (2-14) | Loss ❌ |
2012 | Leinster MFC | Qualifier | Longford (2-10) | Laois (1-10) | Win ✔️ |
2012 | Leinster MFC | Round 1 | Longford (0-11) | Meath (1-11) | Loss ❌ |
2011 | Leinster MFC | Quarter Final | Longford (0-5) | Dublin (0-10) | Loss ❌ |
2011 | Leinster MFC | Qualifier | Longford (4-14) | Wicklow (0-4) | Win ✔️ |
2011 | Leinster MFC | Qualifier | Longford (1-10) | Westmeath (0-7) | Win ✔️ |
2011 | Leinster MFC | Round 1 | Longford (0-8) | Kildare (1-15) | Loss ❌ |
2010 | All-Ireland MFC | Quarter Final | Longford (1-6) | Galway (0-10) | Loss ❌ |
2010 | Leinster MFC | Final | Longford (0-14) | Offaly (0-8) | Win ✔️ |
2010 | Leinster MFC | Semi Final | Longford (3-5) | Kildare (0-13) | Win ✔️ |
2010 | Leinster MFC | Quarter Final | Longford (1-6) | Westmeath (0-6) | Win ✔️ |
2010 | Leinster MFC | Qualifier | Longford (1-13) | Carlow (1-4) | Win ✔️ |
2010 | Leinster MFC | Qualifier | Longford (2-12) | Wexford (1-7) | Win ✔️ |
2010 | Leinster MFC | Round 1 | Longford (0-3) | Offaly (2-19) | Loss ❌ |
2009 | Leinster MFC | Qualifier | Longford (1-6) | Offaly (4-12) | Loss ❌ |
2009 | Leinster MFC | Round 1 | Longford (1-13) | Laois (3-10) | Loss ❌ |
2008 | Leinster MFC | Semi Final | Longford (2-8) | Meath (3-9) | Loss ❌ |
2008 | Leinster MFC | Quarter Final | Longford (1-13) | Louth (0-12) | Win ✔️ |
2008 | Leinster MFC | Round 1 | Longford (2-13) | Laois (2-11) | Win ✔️ |
2007 | Leinster MFC | Quarter Final | Longford (0-12) | Offaly (2-8) | Win ✔️ |
2007 | Leinster MFC | Round 1 | Longford (2-7) | Carlow (2-4) | Win ✔️ |
2006 | Leinster MFC | Quarter Final | Longford (1-7) | Wicklow (3-10) | Loss ❌ |
2006 | Leinster MFC | Round Robin | Longford (1-17) | Wicklow (1-11) | Win ✔️ |
2006 | Leinster MFC | Round Robin | Longford (3-15) | Wexford (1-3) | Win ✔️ |
2006 | Leinster MFC | Round Robin | Longford (0-12) | Louth (5-8) | Loss ❌ |
2006 | Leinster MFC | Round Robin | Longford (0-11) | Kilkenny (2-7) | Loss ❌ |
2006 | Leinster MFC | Round Robin | Longford (1-3) | Westmeath (2-12) | Loss ❌ |
2006 | Leinster MFC | Round Robin | Longford (2-11) | Louth (2-8) | Win ✔️ |
2005 | Leinster MFC | Round Robin | Longford (0-7) | Laois (3-10) | Loss ❌ |
2005 | Leinster MFC | Round Robin | Longford (0-13) | Louth (0-8) | Win ✔️ |
2005 | Leinster MFC | Round Robin | Longford (0-13) | Kilkenny (1-7) | Win ✔️ |
2005 | Leinster MFC | Round Robin | Longford (2-11) | Carlow (2-4) | Win ✔️ |
2005 | Leinster MFC | Round Robin | Longford (1-6) | Wicklow (1-9) | Loss ❌ |
2005 | Leinster MFC | Round Robin | Longford (1-4) | Louth (1-5) | Loss ❌ |
2005 | Leinster MFC | Round Robin | Longford (1-10) | Wexford (0-5) | Win ✔️ |
2005 | Leinster MFC | Round Robin | Longford (1-15) | Kilkenny (0-8) | Win ✔️ |
2004 | Leinster MFC | Round Robin | Longford (0-9) | Kildare (1-11) | Loss ❌ |
2004 | Leinster MFC | Round Robin | Longford (2-8) | Louth (0-8) | Win ✔️ |
2004 | Leinster MFC | Round Robin | Longford (0-11) | Louth (0-11) | Draw ➖ |
2004 | Leinster MFC | Round Robin | Longford (1-17) | Carlow (0-7) | Win ✔️ |
2003 | Leinster MFC | Round Robin | Longford (2-13) | Carlow (2-9) | Win ✔️ |
2003 | Leinster MFC | Round Robin | Longford (0-9) | Louth (0-12) | Loss ❌ |
2003 | Leinster MFC | Round Robin | Longford (3-16) | Wicklow (0-11) | Win ✔️ |
2002 | All-Ireland MFC | Semi Final | Longford (1-3) | Derry (3-13) | Loss ❌ |
2002 | All-Ireland MFC | Quarter Final | Longford (4-6) | Leitrim (1-6) | Win ✔️ |
2002 | Leinster MFC | Final | Longford (3-8) | Meath (3-5) | Win ✔️ |
2002 | Leinster MFC | Semi Final | Longford (1-8) | Dublin (0-7) | Win ✔️ |
2002 | Leinster MFC | Quarter Final | Longford (2-8) | Offaly (0-9) | Win ✔️ |
2002 | Leinster MFC | Round Robin | Longford (3-13) | Kilkenny (0-5) | Win ✔️ |
2002 | Leinster MFC | Round Robin | Longford (3-13) | Carlow (0-3) | Win ✔️ |
2002 | Leinster MFC | Round Robin | Longford (4-12) | Louth (2-3) | Win ✔️ |
2002 | Leinster MFC | Round Robin | Longford (0-13) | Wicklow (1-5) | Win ✔️ |
2001 | Leinster MFC | Round 1 | Longford (1-10) | Wexford (1-12) | Loss ❌ |
2000 | Leinster MFC | Round 1 | Longford (0-8) | Meath (0-15) | Loss ❌ |
1999 | Leinster MFC | Round 1 | Longford (2-8) | Kildare (0-16) | Loss ❌ |
1998 | Leinster MFC | Round 1 | Longford (2-6) | Laois (0-19) | Loss ❌ |
1997 | Leinster MFC | Quarter Final | Longford (0-9) | Meath (1-16) | Loss ❌ |
1997 | Leinster MFC | Round 1 | Longford (0-16) | Westmeath (1-7) | Win ✔️ |
1996 | Leinster MFC | Round 1 | Longford (0-13) | Kildare (3-7) | Loss ❌ |
1995 | Leinster MFC | Semi Final | Longford (2-7) | Westmeath (1-11) | Loss ❌ |
1995 | Leinster MFC | Quarter Final | Longford (2-6) | Offaly (0-5) | Win ✔️ |
1994 | Leinster MFC | Round 1 | Longford (2-4) | Laois (3-5) | Loss ❌ |
1994 | Leinster MFC | Round 1 | Longford (1-8) | Laois (0-11) | Draw ➖ |
1993 | Leinster MFC | Round 1 | Longford (1-8) | Offaly (1-10) | Loss ❌ |
1992 | Leinster MFC | Round 1 | Longford (0-5) | Wicklow (1-10) | Loss ❌ |
1991 | Leinster MFC | Round 1 | Longford (1-6) | Louth (3-10) | Loss ❌ |
1990 | Leinster MFC | Quarter Final | Longford (2-9) | Meath (2-16) | Loss ❌ |
1990 | Leinster MFC | Round 1 | Longford (1-13) | Westmeath (2-7) | Win ✔️ |
1989 | Leinster MFC | Semi Final | Longford (1-5) | Kildare (0-14) | Loss ❌ |
1989 | Leinster MFC | Quarter Final | Longford (2-7) | Wicklow (1-8) | Win ✔️ |
1988 | Leinster MFC | Quarter Final | Longford (0-9) | Wicklow (1-14) | Loss ❌ |
1988 | Leinster MFC | Quarter Final | Longford (0-11) | Wicklow (0-11) | Draw ➖ |
1988 | Leinster MFC | Round 1 | Longford (0-6) | Westmeath (0-2) | Win ✔️ |
1987 | Leinster MFC | Round 2 | Longford (0-7) | Louth (3-5) | Loss ❌ |
1987 | Leinster MFC | Round 1 | Longford (0-6) | Westmeath (0-2) | Win ✔️ |
1986 | Leinster MFC | Semi Final | Longford (0-5) | Dublin (2-10) | Loss ❌ |
1986 | Leinster MFC | Quarter Final | Longford (0-5) | Offaly (0-3) | Win ✔️ |
1986 | Leinster MFC | Round 1 | Longford (1-8) | Louth (0-5) | Win ✔️ |
1985 | Leinster MFC | Round 1 | Longford (0-7) | Wexford (0-12) | Loss ❌ |
1984 | Leinster MFC | Semi Final | Longford (0-3) | Dublin (1-14) | Loss ❌ |
1984 | Leinster MFC | Quarter Final | Longford (2-8) | Offaly (0-11) | Win ✔️ |
1984 | Leinster MFC | Round 1 | Longford (1-9) | Wicklow (1-8) | Win ✔️ |
1984 | Leinster MFC | Round 1 | Longford (2-7) | Wicklow (3-4) | Draw ➖ |
1983 | Leinster MFC | Round 1 | Longford (0-2) | Carlow (2-12) | Loss ❌ |
1982 | Leinster MFC | Round 1 | Longford (4-4) | Meath (2-16) | Loss ❌ |
1981 | Leinster MFC | Round 1 | Longford (2-3) | Westmeath (2-6) | Loss ❌ |
1980 | Leinster MFC | Round 1 | Longford (1-6) | Dublin (2-6) | Loss ❌ |