Longford in JFC
Junior Football Championship began in 1905 with Longford competing from February 1906. Longford conceded the 1909 first round tie and did not compete in 1910 or 1912 or 1916. Leinster Junior grade was discontinued from 1917 to 1921 with Longford competing at Senior grade from 1917 to 1920 and not competing at all in 1921. Leinster JFC returned from 1922. In 1926 Longford did not compete in JFC due to being expelled from the organisation following a dispute. There was no competition from 1943-1945. Longford did not compete in 1973 and there was no JFC competition from 1974 to 1982, with Longford not competing thereafter until 1990. In 1994 Central Council issued a ruling preventing the use of the county’s second-best team in JFC competition, hence Longford did not compete from 1994-2001. Longford also did not compete from 2003-2008. Longford last competed in Junior Football Championship from 2009 to 2019. There was no competition in 2020 or 2021 due to Covid-19. At GAA Congress in 2021, a motion was passed to change the structure of the Junior Football Championship to that of a mostly ‘overseas’ competition along with just one Irish county, Kilkenny. Today’s Junior Football Championship includes Gloucestershire, Hertfordshire, Kilkenny, Lancashire, London B, New York B, Scotland, Warwickshire & Yorkshire.
From 130 games in JFC, Longford Won 53 (41%), Drew 7 (5%), Lost 70 (54%).
Longford won the Leinster Junior Football Championship three times, in 1924 (awarded), 1937, & 1953, and won the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship in 1937 with victory in the Home final over Mayo and victory in the Away final over London in Catford. It is worth noting that for most of the history of the competition, the winners of the provincial Junior Football Championships met to decide who was the ‘Home’ winner who then met the Champion county in Great Britain to determine the All-Ireland Junior Football champion. This format ended after 1991.
Longford’s most frequent opponents in Junior Football Championship were Westmeath (P32/W11/D1/L20), Offaly (P21/W11/D1/L9), Louth (P12/W5/D1/L6) and Kildare (P12/W3/D1/L8). Longford reached the Leinster JFC final seven times, winning three titles and losing four finals.
| Longford's JFC Opponents | LD Won | LD Drew | LD Lost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westmeath (32) | 11 | 1 | 20 |
| Offaly (21) | 11 | 1 | 9 |
| Louth (12) | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Kildare (12) | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Meath (11) | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Dublin (8) | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| Cavan (7) | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Wexford (7) | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Kilkenny (5) | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Wicklow (5) | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Carlow (2) | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Laois (2) | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Antrim (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Derry (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| London (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mayo (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cork (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kerry (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total (130) | 53 | 7 | 70 |
1924 Leinster JFC Winners: Frank Gaffney (Longford Wanderers), William Rogers (Longford Wanderers), Paddy Bates (Longford Wanderers), Frank Canning (Drumlish), Pat McQuade (Drumlish), C Heuston (Longford Wanderers), Jim McQuade (Ballinamuck 98’s), Mel Deane (Longford Wanderers), Ned Gaffney (Longford Wanderers), Michael Grehan (Edgeworthstown), Patrick Reilly (Longford Wanderers), Richard Burke (Longford Wanderers), Michael Cawley (Longford Wanderers), Michael O’Toole (Ballinamuck 98’s), Harry Greene (Edgeworthstown). Other Panellists: Michael Kyne, Mike F Heslin, Con Durkin, Thomas Hanley, Jack Gavigan, Luke Smith, James McGuinness, E. O’Donnell, Michael Burke & Pat McHugh. Others who featured in earlier games: F. Beirne, R Brennan, Owen Clyne & Mike Megaver.
1937 Leinster JFC Winners: Gerry Marsden (St. Brigids Killashee), Frank Marsden (St. Brigids Killashee), Joe Lyons (St. Brigids Killashee), Peter Duignan (Drumlish), Eugene ‘Stevie’ O’Reilly (Dromard), Bill Keenan (Ardagh St. Patricks, 0-1), Tom Murphy (Drumlish), Joe McDermott (St. Brigids Killashee), Barney Reilly (Mullinalaghta), Harry Rogers (Mullinalaghta, 1-1), Jack McCarthy (St. Marys Granard), Paddy Keenan (Ardagh St. Patricks), Tony Sheridan (St. Marys Granard, 2-3), Joe Regan (St. Marys Granard, 0-2), Jack Rogers (Mullinalaghta). Subs Used: Frank McCormack (Drumlish) for P Keenan (Injured)
1937 All-Ireland JFC Winners: Gerry Marsden (St. Brigids Killashee), Jimmy Keenan (Ardagh St. Patricks), Joe Lyons (St. Brigids Killashee), Harry Rogers (Mullinalaghta), Eugene ‘Stevie’ O’Reilly (Dromard), Bill Keenan (Ardagh St. Patricks), Paddy Keenan (Ardagh St. Patricks), Joe McDermott (St. Brigids Killashee), Barney Reilly (Mullinalaghta), Jim Murphy (St. Brigids Killashee), Jack McCarthy (St. Marys Granard), Jim Murphy (Clonguish), Tony Sheridan (St. Marys Granard), Joe Regan (St. Marys Granard), Jack Rogers (Mullinalaghta). Other Panalists: Frank Marsden (St. Brigids Killashee), Dinny Hughes (Killoe Young Emmets), Peter Duignan (Drumlish), Willie McInerney (Colmcille), Frank Vaughan (Whiterock Slashers).
1953 Leinster JFC Winners: Jimmy O’Leary (Ballymahon), Jim Harold (Rathcline), Billy Morgan (Killoe Young Emmets), Ultan Martin (Longford Wanderers), Arnold Meagher (Drumlish Young Irelands), John McGrath (Carrickedmond), Barney O’Boyle (Kenagh St. Dominics), Tony Kiernan (Colmcille), Paddy Farrell (Clonguish), Frank Brady (Dromard), Peter Dolan (Dromard), Peter Newman (Kenagh St. Dominics), Chris McNally (Clonguish), Gerry Hennessy (Seán Connollys), Noel Dodd (Colmcille). Subs Used: Jim McGrath (Seán Connollys) for Barney O’Boyle (injured).
Longford Games
| Year | Junior Football Championship Details |
|---|---|
| 1906 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 0-5, Westmeath 0-7 |
| 1907 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 1-12, Westmeath 1-11 |
| 1908 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 0-8, Westmeath 1-8 |
| 1909 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford SCR, Westmeath W/O |
| 1911 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 1-2, Westmeath 1-4 |
| 1913 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 1-0, Westmeath 3-2 |
| 1914 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 0-0, Westmeath 0-3 |
| 1915 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 0-4, Westmeath 3-7 |
| 1922 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 0-1, Offaly 2-7 |
| 1923 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 1-1, Kildare 3-1 |
| 1924 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 2-5, Louth 1-3 |
| 1924 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Semi Final | Longford 1-6, Dublin 1-3 |
| 1925 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Final | Longford 0-2, Meath 1-3 🏆 |
| 1925 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 0-11, Kilkenny 4-5 |
| 1925 | 🟢 All-Ireland JFC - Semi Final (1924) | Longford 1-5, Cavan 1-3 |
| 1925 | 🔴 All-Ireland JFC - Final (1924) | Longford 0-4, Kerry 1-6 |
| 1927 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 2-4, Westmeath 1-3 |
| 1927 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Round 2 | Longford 2-9, Kilkenny 0-5 |
| 1927 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Semi Final | Longford 1-2, Offaly 2-7 |
| 1928 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 0-3, Westmeath 3-7 |
| 1929 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 1-6, Offaly 1-4 |
| 1929 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Semi Final | Longford 1-3, Westmeath 4-5 |
| 1930 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 0-3, Offaly 0-12 |
| 1931 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 2-4, Westmeath 1-4 |
| 1931 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Round 2 | Longford 2-4, Kildare 3-5 |
| 1932 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 2-2, Westmeath 4-3 |
| 1933 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 1-5, Offaly 1-6 |
| 1934 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 1-3, Offaly 4-4 |
| 1935 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 3-4, Westmeath 3-6 |
| 1936 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 3-9, Westmeath 0-3 |
| 1936 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Round 2 | Longford 0-8, Dublin 1-6 |
| 1937 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 4-5, Dublin 1-4 |
| 1937 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Round 2 | Longford 1-6, Louth 0-4 |
| 1937 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Semi Final | Longford 0-9, Carlow 0-1 |
| 1937 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Final | Longford 3-7, Offaly 4-1 🏆 |
| 1937 | 🟢 All-Ireland JFC - Semi Final | Longford 2-14, Antrim 0-7 |
| 1937 | 🟢 All-Ireland JFC - Final (Home) | Longford 1-7, Mayo 1-6 🏆 |
| 1937 | 🟢 All-Ireland JFC - Final (Away) | Longford 0-9, London 0-4 🏆 |
| 1938 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 2-5, Dublin 3-4 |
| 1939 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 1-4, Wexford 3-0 |
| 1940 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 5-6, Offaly 0-7 |
| 1940 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Round 2 | Longford 3-6, Kildare 4-4 |
| 1941 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 2-3, Westmeath 2-4 |
| 1942 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 1-3, Westmeath 2-9 |
| 1946 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 1-5, Westmeath 1-6 |
| 1947 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 0-4, Westmeath 1-8 |
| 1948 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 0-4, Offaly 3-5 |
| 1949 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 4-10, Offaly 3-8 |
| 1949 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Round 2 | Longford 2-4, Wicklow 2-8 |
| 1950 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 3-4, Westmeath 2-3 |
| 1950 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Round 2 | Longford 4-5, Louth 1-9 |
| 1950 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Semi Final | Longford 0-4, Dublin 0-5 |
| 1951 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 3-10, Westmeath 0-2 |
| 1951 | 🟡 Leinster JFC - Round 2 | Longford 0-8, Meath 0-8 |
| 1951 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Round 2 (R) | Longford 0-9, Meath 1-8 |
| 1952 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 4-4, Offaly 2-5 |
| 1952 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Round 2 | Longford 0-3, Wicklow 2-7 |
| 1953 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 3-5, Offaly 1-7 |
| 1953 | 🟡 Leinster JFC - Round 2 | Longford 1-7, Kildare 1-7 |
| 1953 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Round 2 (R) | Longford 2-7, Kildare 2-3 |
| 1953 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Semi Final | Longford 0-5, Louth 0-4 |
| 1953 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Final | Longford 3-5, Kilkenny 1-5 🏆 |
| 1953 | 🟢 All-Ireland JFC - Semi Final | Longford 2-5, Derry 2-4 |
| 1953 | 🔴 All-Ireland JFC - Final (Home) | Longford 0-4, Cork 2-9 |
| 1954 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 1-4, Westmeath 1-2 |
| 1954 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Semi Final | Longford 1-3, Louth 3-8 |
| 1955 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 4-3, Westmeath 2-3 |
| 1955 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Round 2 | Longford 1-5, Meath 2-5 |
| 1956 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 1-8, Louth 1-0 |
| 1956 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Round 2 | Longford 1-6, Meath 2-7 |
| 1957 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 0-2, Louth 6-12 |
| 1958 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 0-5, Offaly 2-1 |
| 1959 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 1-11, Offaly 1-8 |
| 1959 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Round 2 | Longford 3-4, Westmeath 0-6 |
| 1959 | 🟡 Leinster JFC - Semi Final | Longford 1-9, Kilkenny 1-9 |
| 1959 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Semi Final (R) | Longford 1-10, Kilkenny 1-7 |
| 1959 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Final | Longford 0-5, Dublin 2-16 |
| 1960 | 🟡 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 1-5, Westmeath 0-8 |
| 1960 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Round 1 (R) | Longford 1-9, Westmeath 3-7 |
| 1961 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 2-8, Westmeath 2-6 |
| 1961 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Round 2 | Longford 0-5, Louth 1-10 |
| 1962 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 0-4, Kildare 0-3 |
| 1962 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Semi Final | Longford 0-6, Meath 3-11 |
| 1963 | 🟡 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 3-2, Offaly 1-8 |
| 1963 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Round 1 (R) | Longford 2-8, Offaly 0-8 |
| 1963 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Round 2 | Longford 0-7, Kildare 1-6 |
| 1964 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 2-7, Offaly 1-9 |
| 1964 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Semi Final | Longford 1-6, Kildare 2-8 |
| 1965 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 2-2, Laois 5-11 |
| 1966 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 0-8, Offaly 1-2 |
| 1966 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Round 2 | Longford 1-3, Kildare 1-12 |
| 1967 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 1-11, Westmeath 2-7 |
| 1967 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Round 2 | Longford 2-3, Offaly 2-11 |
| 1968 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 2-3, Westmeath 4-5 |
| 1969 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 0-4, Westmeath 0-7 |
| 1970 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 0-4, Offaly 1-11 |
| 1971 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 1-9, Offaly 1-6 |
| 1971 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Round 2 | Longford 5-9, Westmeath 0-9 |
| 1971 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Semi Final | Longford 2-4, Dublin 1-13 |
| 1972 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 1-5, Westmeath 1-8 |
| 1990 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 1-11, Wexford 4-6 |
| 1991 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 0-10, Meath 0-13 |
| 1992 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Quarter Final | Longford 0-11, Dublin 0-7 |
| 1992 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Semi Final | Longford 1-5, Wexford 1-8 |
| 1993 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Quarter Final | Longford 1-4, Laois 0-12 |
| 2002 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Quarter Final | Longford 1-14, Wexford 1-10 |
| 2002 | 🟡 Leinster JFC - Semi Final | Longford 0-8, Wicklow 0-8 |
| 2002 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Semi Final (R) | Longford 0-6, Wicklow 0-9 |
| 2009 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Quarter Final | Longford 2-7, Meath 1-9 |
| 2009 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Semi Final | Longford 0-8, Wicklow 0-7 |
| 2009 | 🟡 Leinster JFC - Final | Longford 0-11, Louth 1-8 |
| 2009 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Final (R) | Longford 0-10, Louth 1-12 |
| 2010 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Quarter Final | Longford 3-8, Louth 3-14 |
| 2011 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 1-9, Meath 0-8 |
| 2011 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Quarter Final | Longford 2-6, Cavan 1-12 |
| 2012 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Semi Final | Longford 1-10, Cavan 2-8 |
| 2013 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Round 1 | Longford 0-12, Wexford 0-11 |
| 2013 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Semi Final | Longford 0-12, Cavan 0-10 |
| 2013 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Final | Longford 3-8, Kildare 2-15 |
| 2014 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Semi Final | Longford 2-18, Meath 2-12 |
| 2014 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Final | Longford 1-7, Cavan 1-11 |
| 2015 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Quarter Final | Longford 2-9, Kildare 0-10 |
| 2015 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Semi Final | Longford 0-12, Wexford 3-11 |
| 2016 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Quarter Final | Longford 3-15, Cavan 2-15 |
| 2016 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Semi Final | Longford 1-9, Wexford 1-15 |
| 2017 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Quarter Final | Longford 0-15, Louth 2-11 |
| 2018 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Quarter Final | Longford W/O, Cavan SCR |
| 2018 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Semi Final | Longford 2-18, Meath 2-23 |
| 2019 | 🟢 Leinster JFC - Quarter Final | Longford 0-13, Carlow 1-3 |
| 2019 | 🔴 Leinster JFC - Semi Final | Longford 0-9, Kildare 1-18 |
* In 1907 the Longford victory over Westmeath in JFC was overturned on objection.
** In 1924 Longford awarded the title on objection due to Meath using a Senior player.
Note: Contact our team for match dates, venues or referee details.
Notes & Caveats
- JFC introduced in 1905. Longford’s first game was in 1906.
- Unclear if 1st game on 4th Feb 1906 was 1905 or 1906 JFC.
- 1907 Longford win vs Westmeath was overturned on objection.
- Longford conceded the 1909 JFC fixture vs Westmeath.
- Longford did not compete in 1910, 1912 or 1916 JFC’s.
- JFC was suspended from 1917-1921, so Longford played in SFC.
- Longford did not compete in JFC or SFC competition in 1921.
- 1924 Leinster JFC final delayed until 1925 due to Dublin objection.
- 1924 Leinster JFC awarded to Longford on objection to illegal Meath player
- 1924 All-Ireland JFC final delayed until March 1926 due to Meath objection.
- Longford expelled by Leinster Council in 1926 – could not compete in JFC.
- No JFC competition during the war years of 1943-1945.
- Longford did not compete in JFC competition in 1973.
- No JFC competition held from 1974-1982.
- Longford did not compete from 1983-1989 or 1994-2001 or 2003-2008.
- No JFC competition held in 2020 or 2021 due to Covid-19.
- JFC structure changed in 2021 – Longford no longer involved.
1965 Note: In March 1965 Longford applied, along with Wicklow, Carlow and Westmeath, to be allowed to play their second string team in Leinster JFC. The application was denied with nine voting against, nine for and the Chairman deciding the issue with his deciding vote against. This meant teams had to pick their Leinster JFC team from Junior clubs.
Sources: All inter-county match and player records used on this website were researched by our team using newspaper records, and are not taken from any existing databases or datasets. Where gaps exist in past newspaper records, other published records from the era or related to the era are consulted to try and bridge any gaps.
Please cite this website if quoting or using any of the above material elsewhere. Use of our custom artwork or illustrations without permission is strictly prohibited. The information displayed on this page was researched & compiled by our research team. Our research prioritised primary sources and contemporaneous reporting over secondary sources or accounts that retold, analysed, or interpreted events at a distance of time. Longford Gaelic Stats is independent and is not affiliated with any organisation. All research was conducted independently, voluntarily and without fear or favour.