Longford Gaelic Stats
Minor Football Championship (1980-2023)

Minor Championship

Longford won the Leinster Minor Football Championship (U17/U18) four times, in 1929, 1938, 2002 & 2010, and was runner-up three times in 1930, 1974 & 2015. Longford has the distinction of being the first winner of the Leinster Minor Championship in 1929, beating Dublin by 3-4 to 1-4 in the final in Navan. Longford progressed to the inaugural All-Ireland Minor Football Championship final in 1929, losing to Clare by 5-3 to 3-5. Minor Championship actually began in 1928 with Longford losing to Westmeath by 3-4 to 2-4 in the first round, however that years competition was abandoned at the semi-final stage. Longford is one of only seven counties never to win an All-Ireland Minor Championship title (Wexford, Leitrim, Monaghan, Sligo, Kildare & Donegal are the others).

This page focuses on Longford in Minor Football Championship from 1980 to 2023.

Won 43% of MFC Games (1980-2023)
Lost 52% of MFC Games (1980-2023)
Drew 5% of MFC Games (1980-2023)

Longford played 111 games in Minor Football Championship from 1980 to 2023, Won 48 (43%), Drew 5 (5%) and Lost 58 (52%). For the period from 1980 to 2023, Longford’s most frequent opponent in Minor Championship is Wicklow (P16/W8/D2/L6) and next most frequent opponent is Louth (P13/W7/D1/L5) while Kildare and Offaly are tied as Longford’s third most frequent opponent. Longford reached the Leinster Minor Championship final seven times since 1929, winning three titles and losing four finals. Longford has played every other Leinster county in Minor Championship down the years. Longford competed in the All-Ireland Minor Championship series five times – 1929, 1938, 2002, 2010 & 2015. Longford lost the 1929 All-Ireland Minor Final to Clare, lost the 1938 All-Ireland Minor Semi-Final to Cavan, lost the 2002 All-Ireland Minor Semi-Final to Derry, lost the 2010 All-Ireland Minor Quarter Final to Galway, and lost the 2015 All-Ireland Minor Quarter Final to Derry. Longford is one of only seven counties never to win an All-Ireland MFC title (Wexford, Leitrim, Monaghan, Sligo, Kildare, Donegal & Longford).

Longford's Opponents (1980-2023)PlayedLD WonLD DrewLD Lost
Wicklow15825
Laois13328
Offaly12606
Kildare121011
Louth11614
Carlow10901
Meath10307
Westmeath9504
Dublin8107
Wexford5302
Kilkenny2200
Derry2002
Leitrim1100
Galway1001
Totals11148558

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), Declan Mimnagh (St. Francis, 0-1). Subs: Tom Madden (Longford Slashers) for Donohue (27m); Cillian Lynn (Wolfe Tones Óg) for Farrelly (52m).

Note: Since 2018, counties exiting the Leinster MFC prior to reaching the semi-final stage can compete in the Seamus Heaney Cup which is a tier 2 provincial MFC competition open to all Leinster counties that didn’t progress to the last four of the provincial championship proper. Longford won the Seamus Heaney cup in 2018 defeating Dublin in the final by 1-13 to 0-11, and in 2019 defeating Wexford in the final by 3-15 to 2-5.

Minor Football Championship (1980-2023)

Longford Results

SeasonMinor Championship Details
198018-05-1980 | Leinster U18 - Round 1 | Longford 3-6, Laois 2-9 | Venue: O'Moore Park | Draw ➖
198031-05-1980 | Leinster U18 - Round 1 (R) | Longford 5-9, Laois 3-12 | Venue: Pearse Park | Win ✔️
198028-06-1980 | Leinster U18 - Quarter Final | Longford 1-6, Dublin 2-6 | Venue: Cusack Park | Loss ❌
198110-05-1981 | Leinster U18 - Round 1 | Longford 2-3, Westmeath 2-6 | Venue: Pearse Park | Loss ❌
198216-05-1982 | Leinster U18 - Round 1 | Longford 4-4, Meath 2-16 | Venue: O'Connor Park | Loss ❌
198315-05-1983 | Leinster U18 - Round 1 | Longford 0-2, Carlow 2-12 | Venue: O'Connor Park | Loss ❌
198420-05-1984 | Leinster U18 - Round 1 | Longford 2-7, Wicklow 3-4 | Venue: Aughrim | Draw ➖
198426-05-1984 | Leinster U18 - Round 1 (R) | Longford 1-9, Wicklow 1-8 | Venue: Pearse Park | Win ✔️
198409-06-1984 | Leinster U18 - Quarter Final | Longford 2-8, Offaly 0-11 | Venue: Pearse Park | Win ✔️
198430-06-1984 | Leinster U18 - Semi Final | Longford 0-3, Dublin 1-14 | Venue: O'Connor Park | Loss ❌
198526-05-1985 | Leinster U18 - Round 1 | Longford 0-7, Wexford 0-12 | Venue: Pearse Park | Loss ❌
198618-05-1986 | Leinster U18 - Round 1 | Longford 1-8, Louth 0-5 | Venue: Drogheda | Win ✔️
198631-05-1986 | Leinster U18 - Quarter Final | Longford 0-5, Offaly 0-3 | Venue: Ballymahon | Win ✔️
198629-06-1986 | Leinster U18 - Semi Final | Longford 0-5, Dublin 2-10 | Venue: O'Moore Park | Loss ❌
198724-05-1987 | Leinster U18 - Round 1 | Longford 0-7, Louth 3-5 | Venue: Pearse Park | Loss ❌
198822-05-1988 | Leinster U18 - Round 1 | Longford 0-6, Westmeath 0-2 | Venue: Pearse Park | Win ✔️
198828-05-1988 | Leinster U18 - Quarter Final | Longford 0-11, Wicklow 0-11 | Venue: Pearse Park | Draw ➖
198804-06-1988 | Leinster U18 - Quarter Final (R) | Longford 0-9, Wicklow 1-14 | Venue: Aughrim | Loss ❌
198927-06-1989 | Leinster U18 - Quarter Final | Longford 2-7, Wicklow 1-8 | Venue: Aughrim | Win ✔️
198925-06-1989 | Leinster U18 - Semi Final | Longford 1-5, Kildare 0-14 | Venue: St. Conleth's Park | Loss ❌
199020-05-1990 | Leinster U18 - Round 1 | Longford 1-13, Westmeath 2-7 | Venue: Cusack Park | Win ✔️
199026-05-1990 | Leinster U18 - Quarter Final | Longford 2-9, Meath 2-16 | Venue: Páirc Tailteann | Loss ❌
199104-05-1991 | Leinster U18 - Round 1 | Longford 1-6, Louth 3-10 | Venue: Drogheda | Loss ❌
199202-05-1992 | Leinster U18 - Round 1 | Longford 0-5, Wicklow 1-10 | Venue: Pearse Park | Loss ❌
199301-05-1993 | Leinster U18 - Round 1 | Longford 1-8, Offaly 1-10 | Venue: O'Connor Park | Loss ❌
199430-04-1994 | Leinster U18 - Round 1 | Longford 1-8, Laois 0-11 | Venue: O'Moore Park | Draw ➖
199407-05-1994 | Leinster U18 - Round 1 (R) | Longford 2-4, Laois 3-5 | Venue: Pearse Park | Loss ❌
199513-05-1995 | Leinster U18 - Quarter Final | Longford 2-6, Offaly 0-5 | Venue: Pearse Park | Win ✔️
199502-07-1995 | Leinster U18 - Semi Final | Longford 2-7, Westmeath 1-11 | Venue: O'Moore Park | Loss ❌
199604-05-1996 | Leinster U18 - Round 1 | Longford 0-13, Kildare 3-7 | Venue: Pearse Park | Loss ❌
199703-05-1997 | Leinster U18 - Round 1 | Longford 0-16, Westmeath 1-7 | Venue: Pearse Park | Win ✔️
199717-05-1997 | Leinster U18 - Quarter Final | Longford 0-9, Meath 1-16 | Venue: Pearse Park | Loss ❌
199804-05-1998 | Leinster U18 - Round 1 | Longford 2-6, Laois 0-19 | Venue: O'Moore Park | Loss ❌
199901-05-1999 | Leinster U18 - Round 1 | Longford 2-8, Kildare 0-16 | Venue: Pearse Park | Loss ❌
200020-05-2000 | Leinster U18 - Round 1 | Longford 0-8, Meath 0-15 | Venue: Páirc Tailteann | Loss ❌
200105-05-2001 | Leinster U18 - Round 1 | Longford 1-10, Wexford 1-12 | Venue: Pearse Park | Loss ❌
200230-03-2002 | Leinster U18 - Round 1 | Longford 0-13, Wicklow 1-5 | Venue: Aughrim | Win ✔️
200206-04-2002 | Leinster U18 - Round 2 | Longford 4-12, Louth 2-3 | Venue: Pearse Park | Win ✔️
200204-05-2002 | Leinster U18 - Round 3 | Longford 3-13, Carlow 0-3 | Venue: Pearse Park | Win ✔️
200206-05-2002 | Leinster U18 - Round 4 | Longford 3-13, Kilkenny 0-5 | Venue: Nowlan Park | Win ✔️
200218-05-2002 | Leinster U18 - Quarter Final | Longford 2-8, Offaly 0-9 | Venue: Pearse Park | Win ✔️
200229-06-2002 | Leinster U18 - Semi Final | Longford 1-8, Dublin 0-7 | Venue: Cusack Park | Win ✔️
200214-07-2002 | Leinster U18 - Final | Longford 3-8, Meath 3-5 | Venue: Croke Park | Win ✔️
200203-08-2002 | All-Ireland U18 - Quarter Final | Longford 4-6, Leitrim 1-6 | Venue: Hyde Park | Win ✔️
200201-09-2002 | All-Ireland U18 - Semi Final | Longford 1-3, Derry 3-13 | Venue: Páirc Tailteann | Loss ❌
200329-03-2003 | Leinster U18 - Round 1 | Longford 3-16, Wicklow 0-11 | Venue: Ballymahon | Win ✔️
200317-04-2003 | Leinster U18 - Round 2 | Longford 0-9, Louth 0-12 | Venue: Drogheda | Loss ❌
200307-05-2003 | Leinster U18 - Round 3 | Longford 2-13, Carlow 2-9 | Venue: Dr. Cullen Park | Win ✔️
200407-04-2004 | Leinster U18 - Round 1 | Longford 1-17, Carlow 0-7 | Venue: Pearse Park | Win ✔️
200401-05-2004 | Leinster U18 - Round 2 | Longford 0-11, Louth 0-11 | Venue: Drogheda | Draw ➖
200403-05-2004 | Leinster U18 - Play-off | Longford 2-8, Louth 0-8 | Venue: Pearse Park | Win ✔️
200415-05-2004 | Leinster U18 - Quarter Final | Longford 0-9, Kildare 1-11 | Venue: St. Conleth's Park | Loss ❌
200526-03-2005 | Leinster U18 - Round 1 | Longford 0-13, Kilkenny 1-7 | Venue: Nowlan Park | Win ✔️
200523-04-2005 | Leinster U18 - Round 2 | Longford 0-13, Louth 0-8 | Venue: Killoe | Win ✔️
200514-05-2005 | Leinster U18 - Quarter Final | Longford 0-7, Laois 3-10 | Venue: Killoe | Loss ❌
200625-03-2006 | Leinster U18 - Round 1 | Longford 0-12, Louth 5-8 | Venue: Drogheda | Loss ❌
200623-04-2006 | Leinster U18 - Round 2 | Longford 3-15, Wexford 1-3 | Venue: Pearse Park | Win ✔️
200629-04-2006 | Leinster U18 - Round 3 | Longford 1-17, Wicklow 1-11 | Venue: Pearse Park | Win ✔️
200606-05-2006 | Leinster U18 - Quarter Final | Longford 1-7, Wicklow 3-10 | Venue: O'Moore Park | Loss ❌
200707-04-2007 | Leinster U18 - Round 1 | Longford 2-7, Carlow 2-4 | Venue: Pearse Park | Win ✔️
200712-05-2007 | Leinster U18 - Quarter Final | Longford 0-12, Offaly 2-8 | Venue: Pearse Park | Loss ❌
200805-04-2008 | Leinster U18 - Round 1 | Longford 2-13, Laois 2-11 | Venue: Pearse Park | Win ✔️
200810-05-2008 | Leinster U18 - Quarter Final | Longford 1-13, Louth 0-12 | Venue: Pearse Park | Win ✔️
200805-07-2008 | Leinster U18 - Semi Final | Longford 2-8, Meath 3-9 | Venue: Páirc Tailteann | Loss ❌
200918-04-2009 | Leinster U18 - Round 1 | Longford 1-13, Laois 3-10 | Venue: Pearse Park | Loss ❌
200925-04-2009 | Leinster U18 - Qualifier | Longford 1-6, Offaly 4-12 | Venue: Pearse Park | Loss ❌
201017-04-2010 | Leinster U18 - Round 1 | Longford 0-3, Offaly 2-19 | Venue: O'Connor Park | Loss ❌
201024-04-2020 | Leinster U18 - Loser Qualifier | Longford 2-12, Wexford 1-7 | Venue: Pearse Park | Win ✔️
201008-05-2010 | Leinster U18 - Loser Qualifier | Longford 1-13, Carlow 1-4 | Venue: Pearse Park | Win ✔️
201022-05-2010 | Leinster U18 - Quarter Final | Longford 1-6, Westmeath 0-6 | Venue: Cusack Park | Win ✔️
201004-07-2010 | Leinster U18 - Semi Final | Longford 3-5, Kildare 0-13 | Venue: Pearse Park | Win ✔️
201011-07-2010 | Leinster U18 - Final | Longford 0-14, Offaly 0-8 | Venue: Croke Park | Win ✔️
201031-07-2010 | All-Ireland U18 - Quarter Final | Longford 1-6, Galway 0-10 | Venue: Hyde Park | Loss ❌
201116-04-2011 | Leinster U18 - Round 1 | Longford 0-8, Kildare 1-15 | Venue: St. Conleth's Park | Loss ❌
201127-04-2011 | Leinster U18 - Loser Qualifier | Longford 1-10, Westmeath 0-7 | Venue: Pearse Park | Win ✔️
201107-05-2011 | Leinster U18 - Loser Qualifier | Longford 4-14, Wicklow 0-4 | Venue: Pearse Park | Win ✔️
201114-05-2011 | Leinster U18 - Quarter Final | Longford 0-5, Dublin 0-10 | Venue: Pearse Park | Loss ❌
201214-04-2012 | Leinster U18 - Round 1 | Longford 0-11, Meath 1-11 | Venue: Pearse Park | Loss ❌
201202-05-2012 | Leinster U18 - Loser Qualifier | Longford 2-10, Laois 1-10 | Venue: Pearse Park | Win ✔️
201219-05-2012 | Leinster U18 - Quarter Final | Longford 1-5, Dublin 2-14 | Venue: Parnell Park | Loss ❌
201317-04-2013 | Leinster U18 - Round 1 | Longford 0-6, Laois 1-9 | Venue: O'Moore Park | Loss ❌
201301-05-2013 | Leinster U18 - Loser Qualifier | Longford 2-10, Meath 1-17 | Venue: Páirc Tailteann | Loss ❌
201419-04-2014 | Leinster U18 - Round 1 | Longford 0-14, Dublin 2-11 | Venue: Pearse Park | Loss ❌
201401-05-2014 | Leinster U18 - Loser Qualifier | Longford 0-10, Louth 0-6 | Venue: Drogheda | Win ✔️
201407-05-2014 | Leinster U18 - Loser Qualifier | Longford 3-13, Carlow 2-6 | Venue: Dr. Cullen Park | Win ✔️
201417-05-2014 | Leinster U18 - Quarter Final | Longford 2-13, Kildare 2-17 | Venue: Pearse Park | Loss ❌
201518-04-2015 | Leinster U18 - Round 1 | Longford 1-14, Wicklow 1-8 | Venue: Aughrim | Win ✔️
201515-05-2015 | Leinster U18 - Quarter Final | Longford 1-14, Carlow 1-9 | Venue: Pearse Park | Win ✔️
201527-06-2015 | Leinster U18 - Semi Final | Longford 1-9, Meath 0-8 | Venue: Pearse Park | Win ✔️
201512-07-2015 | Leinster U18 - Final | Longford 1-9, Kildare 2-15 | Venue: Croke Park | Loss ❌
201501-08-2015 | All-Ireland U18 - Quarter Final | Longford 2-4, Derry 0-12 | Venue: Brewster Park | Loss ❌
201616-04-2016 | Leinster U18 - Round 1 | Longford 0-12, Westmeath 3-9 | Venue: Cusack Park | Loss ❌
201626-04-2016 | Leinster U18 - Loser Qualifier | Longford 0-12, Offaly 1-11 | Venue: Pearse Park | Loss ❌
201722-04-2017 | Leinster U18 - Round 1 | Longford 1-19, Wicklow 3-8 | Venue: Pearse Park | Win ✔️
201720-05-2017 | Leinster U18 - Quarter Final | Longford 0-5, Dublin 6-12 | Venue: Parnell Park | Loss ❌
201807-05-2018 | Leinster U17 - Round 1 | Longford 0-11, Laois 1-12 | Venue: O'Moore Park | Loss ❌
201830-05-2018 | Leinster U17 - Round 2 | Longford 2-17, Wexford 0-7 | Venue: Pearse Park | Win ✔️
201827-06-2018 | Leinster U17 - Round 3 | Longford 1-9, Carlow 0-8 | Venue: Dr. Cullen Park | Win ✔️
201803-07-2018 | Leinster U17 - Round 4 | Longford 0-12, Kildare 1-18 | Venue: Pearse Park | Loss ❌
201923-04-2019 | Leinster U17 - Round 1 | Longford 0-8, Westmeath 2-8 | Venue: Pearse Park | Loss ❌
201908-05-2019 | Leinster U17 - Round 2 | Longford 1-8, Carlow 0-9 | Venue: Dr. Cullen Park | Win ✔️
201918-05-2019 | Leinster U17 - Round 3 | Longford 2-12, Laois 2-14 | Venue: Pearse Park | Loss ❌
202017-10-2020 | Leinster U17 - Round 1 | Longford 3-9, Wicklow 4-9 | Venue: Aughrim | Loss ❌
202126-06-2021 | Leinster U17 - Round 1 | Longford 1-12, Kildare 4-10 | Venue: St. Conleth's Park | Loss ❌
202219-03-2022 | Leinster U17 - Round 1 | Longford 1-11, Meath 1-10 | Venue: Pearse Park | Win ✔️
202202-04-2022 | Leinster U17 - Round 2 | Longford 1-8, Kildare 2-12 | Venue: St. Conleth's Park | Loss ❌
202220-04-2022 | Leinster U17 - Round 3 | Longford 2-11, Offaly 0-8 | Venue: Pearse Park | Win ✔️
202204-05-2022 | Leinster U17 - Quarter Final | Longford 0-6, Wicklow 0-8 | Venue: Pearse Park | Loss ❌
202305-04-2023 | Leinster U17 - Round 1 | Longford 1-2, Laois 2-12 | Venue: O'Moore Park | Loss ❌
202312-04-2023 | Leinster U17 - Round 2 | Longford 0-3, Kildare 1-9 | Venue: Pearse Park | Loss ❌
202327-04-2023 | Leinster U17 - Round 3 | Longford 1-10, Offaly 1-11 | Venue: O'Connor Park | Loss ❌

Minor grade changed from Under 18 to Under 17 from the 2018 season.

Leinster MFC competition began in 1928 with Longford losing to Westmeath by 3-4 to 2-4. However the competition stalled due to objections and counter-objections which delayed competition and ultimately led to the competition being abandoned. The first completed Leinster MFC competition was in 1929, with Longford as first winner. 

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