Longford Gaelic Stats
Kehoe Cup & Shield (2003-2022)

Kehoe Competition

The Kehoe Cup is a stand-alone hurling tournament organised by the Leinster Council since 1977 and involving Tier 2 and Tier 3 inter-county hurling teams (Walsh Cup is for Tier 1 hurling teams). The Kehoe Shield was introduced alongside the Kehoe Cup in 2009 as a secondary competition for teams who lost the first round of the Kehoe Cup. The Shield was not held from 2015 to 2018, and was revived in 2019 as a separate competition from the Kehoe Cup, specifically for weaker teams.

Longford played 29 games in Kehoe Cup/Shield, Won 5 (17%) and Lost 24 (83%)

Won 17% Kehoe Cup & Shield Games
Lost 83% Kehoe Cup & Shield Games

In terms of breakdown between Cup and Shield, Longford played 22 games in Kehoe CupWon 5 (23%) and Lost 17 (77%), and 7 games in Kehoe Shield – Won 0 (0%) and Lost 7 (100%). Longford first competed in Kehoe Cup in 2003 and won the Kehoe Cup once in 2018. Longford participated in the Kehoe Cup in 2003-2010 and 2014-2018 and in Kehoe Shield in 2009, 2010, 2014, 2019 & 2022. Longford did not compete in Kehoe competition in 2011, 2012 & 2013. From 2019 to 2022 Longford took part in the Kehoe Shield. There was no Kehoe Cup or Shield competition in 2020 & 2021 due to Covid-19. Longford did not complete in Kehoe Cup or Shield in 2023, instead entering the new Connacht Hurling League with Sligo, Mayo, Leitrim, Roscommon, Galway Development & New York. The Connacht Hurling League is organised by the Connacht Council for lower tier inter-county hurling teams.

Kehoe Cup & Shield (2003-2022)

Kehoe Cup

Kehoe Cup - OppositionPlayedLD WonLD DrewLD Lost
Louth3201
DCU St. Pats3102
Carlow2002
Kildare2002
Meath2002
Roscommon2002
Monaghan1100
Wicklow B1100
Athlone I.T.1001
Down1001
Fingal1001
Maynooth Uni1001
Trinity College1001
Wicklow1001
Totals225017
Kehoe Cup & Shield (2003-2022)

Kehoe Shield

Kehoe Shield - OppositionPlayedLD WonLD DrewLD Lost
Louth2002
Wicklow B2002
DCU St. Pats1001
Kildare1001
Queens Uni1001
Totals7007
Kehoe Cup & Shield (2003-2022)

All Longford Results

SeasonKehoe Cup & Shield Details
200302-02-2003 | Kehoe Cup - Round 1 | Longford 1-10, Kildare 1-15 | Venue: Naas | Referee: Paul Tobin | Loss ❌
200418-01-2004 | Kehoe Cup - Round 1 | Longford 2-10, Monaghan 0-07 | Venue: Longford Slashers | Referee: N Flynn | Win ✔️
200425-01-2004 | Kehoe Cup - Round 2 | Longford 1-03, Meath 2-20 | Venue: Longford Slashers | Referee: B Gavin | Loss ❌
200523-01-2005 | Kehoe Cup - Round 1 | Longford 1-05, Athlone I.T. 0-21 | Venue: Longford Slashers | Referee: Rob Cornally | Loss ❌
200622-01-2006 | Kehoe Cup - Round 1 | Longford 0-06, Roscommon 2-17 | Venue: Longford | Referee: T Carroll | Loss ❌
200721-01-2007 | Kehoe Cup - Round 1 | Longford 0-06, Carlow 2-16 | Venue: Carlow | Referee: C Groome | Loss ❌
200820-01-2008 | Kehoe Cup - Round 1 | Longford 0-04, Carlow 3-15 | Venue: Longford | Referee: Michael Mannion | Loss ❌
200911-01-2009 | Kehoe Cup - Round 1 | Longford 1-10, Roscommon 3-08 | Venue: Longford | Referee: C Groome | Loss ❌
200925-01-2009 | Kehoe Shield - Semi Final | Longford 1-07, Kildare 5-20 | Venue: Newbridge | Referee: E MacSuibhne | Loss ❌
201024-01-2010 | Kehoe Cup - Round 1 | Longford 0-04, Down 3-22 | Venue: Longford Slashers | Referee: P O'Dwyer | Loss ❌
201007-02-2010 | Kehoe Shield - Semi Final | Longford 3-09, Wicklow 3-22 | Venue: Arklow | Referee: P O'Dwyer | Loss ❌
201419-01-2014 | Kehoe Cup - Round 1 | Longford 0-13, Fingal 5-18 | Venue: Naomh Barróg | Referee: A Lagrue | Loss ❌
201426-01-2014 | Kehoe Shield - Semi Final | Longford 1-09, Queens Uni 3-06 | Venue: Edgeworthstown | Referee: Barry Kelly | Loss ❌
201518-01-2015 | Kehoe Cup - Round 1 | Longford 2-14, Louth 2-07 | Venue: Longford | Referee: A Devine | Win ✔️
201525-01-2015 | Kehoe Cup - Round 2 | Longford 1-16, St. Pats Mater Dei 2-14 | Venue: Longford | Referee: M Murtagh | Loss ❌
201501-02-2015 | Kehoe Cup - Round 3 | Longford 0-11, Meath 3-23 | Venue: Trim | Referee: T Carroll | Loss ❌
201617-01-2016 | Kehoe Cup - Round 1 | Longford 1-14, St. Pats Mater Dei 5-17 | Venue: Newtownforbes | Referee: No Record | Loss ❌
201624-01-2016 | Kehoe Cup - Round 2 | Longford 2-11, Trinity College 2-21 | Venue: Longford | Referee: No Record | Loss ❌
201631-01-2016 | Kehoe Cup - Round 3 | Longford 0-07, Kildare 3-13 | Venue: Longford | Referee: No Record | Loss ❌
201722-01-2017 | Kehoe Cup - Round 1 | Longford 1-15, Maynooth Uni 7-26 | Venue: Longford | Referee: Richie Fitzsimons | Loss ❌
201729-01-2017 | Kehoe Cup - Round 2 | Longford 0-13, Louth 3-18 | Venue: Longford | Referee: Shane Guinan | Loss ❌
201830-12-2017 | Kehoe Cup - Round 1 | Longford 4-11, Louth 2-10 | Venue: Longford | Referee: Kieran Dooley | Win ✔️
201814-01-2018 | Kehoe Cup - Round 3 | Longford 1-06, Wicklow B 4-19 | Venue: Kilcoole | Referee: TG Leeson | Loss ❌
201819-01-2018 | Kehoe Cup - Round 2 | Longford 4-12, DCU St. Pats 2-13 | Venue: UCD | Referee: No Record | Win ✔️
201811-02-2018 | Kehoe Cup - Final | Longford 0-11, Wicklow B 0-10 | Venue: Longford | Referee: Joe Kennedy | Win ✔️ 🏆
201908-12-2018 | Kehoe Shield - Round 1 | Longford 1-13, DCU St. Pats 2-14 | Venue: Killoe | Referee: Kieran Dooley | Loss ❌
201905-01-2019 | Kehoe Shield - Round 3 | Longford 0-14, Louth 0-18 | Venue: Longford | Referee: Shane Guinan | Loss ❌
202216-01-2022 | Kehoe Shield - Round 1 | Longford 1-10, Wicklow B 1-20 | Venue: Longford | Referee: Seán Maher | Loss ❌
202223-01-2022 | Kehoe Shield - Round 2 | Longford 0-13, Louth 2-23 | Venue: Darver | Referee: Seán Dunican | Loss ❌

– St. Pats/Mater Dei is now DCU St. Pats.
– Longford did not complete in 2011, 2012 & 2013.
– No Kehoe Shield competition in 2020 or 2021 (Covid-19).
– Longford moved from Kehoe Shield to Connacht Hurling League in 2023. 

This content was researched & compiled independently from 2014 to 2023.
Thank you to Leo McGough (Carlow) for assistance with this data.