LGFA Titles – SFC

Longford Slashers 5-15
Clonguish 0-14
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Date: 04 October 2025
Venue: Pearse Park
Winning Captain: Aoife O’Brien
Player of Match: Clodagh Lohan
Referee: Mark Glancy (Rathcline)

Note: Longford Slashers first club to win 7-in-row of Ladies SFC titles.

Teams in Longford SFC in 2025:

• Longford Slashers 🏆
• Clonguish
• Carrickedmond
• Killoe *
• St. Brigids Gaels *

* Intermediate clubs also competing in SFC.

Longford Slashers 1-9
Clonguish 1-6
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Date: 05 October 2024
Venue: Pearse Park
Winning Captain: Aoife O’Brien
Player of Match: Grace Shannon
Referee: Joe McDermott (Grattans)

Note: Longford Slashers first club to win 6-in-row of Ladies SFC titles.

Teams in Longford SFC in 2024:

• Longford Slashers 🏆
• Clonguish
• Killoe *
• Carrickedmond *
• St. Brigids Gaels *

* Intermediate clubs also competing in SFC.

2024 Changes: The SFC was reduced from 7 teams to 5 in 2024 amidst a number of structural changes across all adult championships to comply with a mandate that the SFC, IFC and JFC winners must compete in their respective Leinster Club Championship competition. In the years prior to 2024 the SFC winner competed at Intermediate grade in Leinster while the IFC winner competed at Junior grade and the JFC winner did not compete at all in Leinster competition. As a result of the various changes in 2024, only two clubs were designated as Senior (Longford Slashers & Clonguish) and competed in SFC along with three Intermediate clubs. Four clubs were designated as Intermediate and all four competed in IFC while three of the four competed in SFC as well. All remaining nine clubs were designated as Junior with six competing in Junior ‘A’ Championship and three competing along with a second team in a new Junior ‘B’ Championship. The winner of SFC, IFC and JFC ‘A’ all competed in their respective Senior, Intermediate or Junior competition in Leinster.

Longford Slashers 0-11
Clonguish 0-7
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Date: 07 October 2023
Venue: Pearse Park
Winning Captain: Aisling Cosgrove
Player of Match: Orla Nevin
Referee: Gerard Egan (Ballymore)

Note: Longford Slashers won 5-in-row of Ladies SFC titles.

Teams in Longford SFC in 2023:

• Longford Slashers 🏆
• Clonguish
• Killoe
• Carrickedmond
• Mostrim
• Grattans
• Colmcille ⬇

Longford Slashers 0-10
Clonguish 1-6
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Date: 01 October 2022
Venue: Pearse Park
Winning Captain: Aisling Cosgrove
Player of Match: Aisling Cosgrove
Referee: David Tiernan (Grattans)

🏆 Longford Slashers went on to win the Leinster Intermediate Club Championship in 2022. Following victory over Charlestown in the All-Ireland Semi-Final, Longford Slashers reached the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Championship final on 10th December 2022 in Croke Park, and won the title by defeating Mullinahone (Tipperary) by 4-11 to 2-8. This was the first time a club from Longford (in either LGFA or GAA) had ever reached an All-Ireland club final in any grade, and the first time a club from Longford had won an All-Ireland club championship title in any grade across LGFA and GAA.

Teams in Longford SFC in 2022:

• Longford Slashers 🏆
• Clonguish
• Killoe
• Carrickedmond
• Mostrim
• Colmcille
• Ballymore ⬇

Longford Slashers 2-9
Carrickedmond 1-11
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Date: 30 October 2021
Venue: Pearse Park
Winning Captain: Aisling Cosgrove
Player of Match: Clare Farrell
Referee: John Cullen (Mostrim)

Teams in Longford SFC in 2021:

• Longford Slashers 🏆
• Carrickedmond
• Clonguish
• Killoe
• Mostrim
• Ballymore
• Grattans ⬇

Longford Slashers 2-15
Carrickedmond 1-9
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Date: 12 September 2020
Venue: Pearse Park
Winning Captain: Aisling Cosgrove
Player of Match: Kate Shannon
Referee: Bilal Moran (Ballymore)

Longford Slashers 4-9
Clonguish 2-9
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Date: 21 September 2019
Venue: Pearse Park
Winning Captain: Aisling Cosgrove
Player of Match: Jessica Barry
Referee: Joe McDermott (Grattans)

Carrickedmond 5-7
Killoe 0-12
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Date: 22 September 2018
Venue: Devine Park (Edgeworthstown)
Winning Captain: Emer Powell
Player of Match: Emer Powell
Referee: Mark Glancy (Rathcline)

Clonguish 0-9
Mostrim 0-6
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Date: 25 September 2017
Venue: Monaduff (Drumlish)
Winning Captain: Sinead Macken
Player of Match: Oonagh Shanley
Referee: Frank Toher (Killoe)

Clonguish 0-9
Mostrim 0-9
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Date: 16 September 2017
Venue: Pearse Park
Referee: Tommy Donohoe (Rathcline)

Note: This was the first (and thus far only) Ladies SFC final to go to a replay! The replay was played on a Monday night under floodlights.

Killoe 1-14
Mostrim 1-3
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Date: 10 September 2016
Venue: Pearse Park
Winning Captain: Marie Carrigy
Player of Match: Jacinta Brady
Referee: Tommy Donohoe (Rathcline)

Clonguish 1-8
Killoe 0-10
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Date: 12 September 2015
Venue: Pearse Park
Winning Captain: Marie Brady
Player of Match: Jacinta Brady (Killoe)
Referee: Joe McDermott (Grattans)

Note: Jacinta Brady was only the second person to win POTM while playing for the losing side (first was Mary Kiernan in 2011).

Killoe 3-10
Ballymore 1-11
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Date: 13 September 2014
Venue: Pearse Park
Winning Captain: Edel Quinn
Player of Match: Sabrina Hackett
Referee: Tommy Donohoe (Rathcline)

Note: Killoe won the first ever 5-in-row of Ladies SFC titles.

Killoe 2-14
Clonguish 2-5
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Date: 07 September 2013
Venue: Leo Casey Park (Ballymahon)
Winning Captains: Anne Marie Bratten & Sabrina Hackett
Player of Match: Sharon Treacy
Referee: Tony Gaffney (Mostrim)

Note: Killoe won the first ever 4-in-row of Ladies SFC titles.

🏆 Killoe also went on to win the Leinster Senior League title in 2013.

Killoe 2-14
Clonguish 2-4
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Date: 08 September 2012
Venue: Pearse Park
Winning Captain: Fiona Toher
Player of Match: Elizabeth Brady
Referee: Patrick Maguire (St. Marys Granard)

🏆 2012 was the first presentation of the new Alison Smyth Memorial Cup to the winner. Alison passed away suddenly aged 29 in December 2011. A played with Rathcline and midfielder on the Longford Ladies team, Alison was one of the most talented sportswomen of her generation. She had been an All-Star nominee in 2009 and a county player from the age of 19, winning the coveted Longford ‘Ladies Player of the Year’ award in 2009. As well as enjoying success with Longford and her club Rathcline, Alison had also helped Ballymahon Convent of Mercy to an All-Ireland title in 1999 and as a basketball player with the Falcons, had guided them to a national title in 2000.

Elizabeth Brady became the first person to win the Player of the Match award twice. 

Killoe 1-12
Ballymore 2-8
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Date: 04 September 2011
Venue: Pearse Park
Winning Captain: Edel Quinn
Player of Match: Mary Kiernan (Ballymore)
Referee: Tony Gaffney (Mostrim)

Note: Mary Kiernan was the first to win POTM while playing for the losing side. She injured her ankle in training at Ballybrien a couple of weeks before the final and decided to try playing in goals for the final, which seemed to work out well and became a permanent position thereafter. 

Killoe 0-11
Clonguish 1-4
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Date: 15 September 2010
Venue: McGann Park (Kenagh)
Winning Captain: Edel Quinn
Player of Match: Elizabeth Brady
Referee: Patrick Maguire (St. Marys Granard)

Note: The final was played on a Wednesday under floodlights. 

Clonguish 1-6
Killoe 1-5
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Date: 18 September 2009
Venue: Monaduff (Drumlish)
Winning Captain: Siobhan McGowan
Player of Match: Mairead Moore
Referee: Seamus Flood (Mostrim)

Note: Played as Intermediate ‘A’ Championship (see below)

The 2009 final was played on a Friday night under floodlights. 

2009 Structure: The 2009 Senior Championship was played under the banner of ‘Intermediate Championship’ and included Killoe, Rathcline, Ballymore, Carrickedmond, Mullinalaghta, Clonguish and St. Helens. The Junior Championship in 2008 included Dromard, Ballymahon/Forgney, Colmcille and Mostrim. Teams knocked out of Intermediate ‘A’ Championship in first round then competed in Intermediate ‘B’ Championship. In terms of title allocation, the 2008 & 2009 Intermediate ‘A’ Championship is equivalent of Senior, while the 2008 & 2009 Intermediate ‘B’ Championship is equivalent of Intermediate.

Prior to 2008 and 2009 the SFC winner would typically play in Leinster Club Senior competition. However following a series of heavy defeats in Leinster in the years prior, a decision was made to play the Longford SFC under the banner of ‘Intermediate A’ in 2008 & 2009 to enable the winner to play in the Leinster Intermediate Club competition. Hence Longford Senior Championship was instead played as an Intermediate ‘A’ Championship in 2008 and 2009 even though it was the exact same competition with same teams and same trophy as previous and subsequent SFC’s. In match reports for both years, you will see the decider labelled as Intermediate ‘A’ Championship. Teams knocked out of the Championship in the first round in 2008 & 2009 competed in Intermediate ‘B’ Championship. In terms of Rolls of Honour, the 2008 and 2009 IFC ‘A’ winners are designated as SFC winners for continuity, while the IFC ‘B’ winners are designated as IFC winners for continuity.

Killoe 3-9
Clonguish 0-7
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Date: 26 September 2008
Venue: Monaduff (Drumlish)
Winning Captain: Elizabeth Brady
Player of Match: Edel Quinn
Referee: Gerry Sheridan (Cavan)

Note: Played as Intermediate ‘A’ Championship (see below)

🏆  Killoe went on to win the Leinster Intermediate Club Championship.

The 2008 final was played on a Friday night under floodlights. 

2008 Structure: The 2008 Senior Championship was played under the banner of Intermediate ‘A’ Championship. Teams knocked out of Intermediate ‘A’ Championship in first round then competed in Intermediate ‘B’ Championship. In terms of title allocation, the 2008 & 2009 Intermediate ‘A’ Championship is equivalent of Senior, while the 2008 & 2009 Intermediate ‘B’ Championship is equivalent of Intermediate.

Prior to 2008 and 2009 the SFC winner would typically play in Leinster Club Senior competition. However following a series of heavy defeats in Leinster in the years prior, a decision was made to play the Longford SFC under the banner of ‘Intermediate A’ in 2008 & 2009 to enable the winner to play in the Leinster Intermediate Club competition. Hence Longford Senior Championship was instead played as an Intermediate ‘A’ Championship in 2008 and 2009 even though it was the exact same competition with same teams and same trophy as previous and subsequent SFC’s. In match reports for both years, you will see the decider labelled as Intermediate ‘A’ Championship. Teams knocked out of the Championship in the first round in 2008 & 2009 competed in Intermediate ‘B’ Championship. In terms of Rolls of Honour, the 2008 and 2009 IFC ‘A’ winners are designated as SFC winners for continuity, while the IFC ‘B’ winners are designated as IFC winners for continuity.

Clonguish 1-11
Killoe 1-6
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Date: 02 September 2007
Venue: Pearse Park
Winning Captain: Marie Brady
Player of Match: Alice Magan
Referee: Kieran Moran (Leitrim)

Note: At the Ladies Board Convention in December 2007 it was decided that Longford SFC winner would play in the Leinster Club Intermediate Championship. 

Killoe 3-14
Clonguish 1-7
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Date: 13 August 2006
Venue: Pearse Park
Winning Captain: Sharon Treacy
Player of Match: No Record
Referee: Kieran Moran (Leitrim)

Clonguish 2-11
Ballymore 1-10
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Date: 07 August 2005
Venue: Leo Casey Park (Ballymahon)
Winning Captain: Yvonne Barden
Player of Match: Marina Slowey
Referee: Seamus Flood (Mostrim)

Note: This was the first year of POTM award since 1991. 

🏆 Clonguish went on to win the Leinster Intermediate Club Championship title, becoming the first club from Longford to win a provincial football title.

Clonguish 2-10
Killoe 2-8
↓
Date: 08 August 2004
Venue: Pearse Park
Winning Captain: Mary Burke
Referee: Tommy Donohoe (Rathcline)

Ballymore 1-11
Rathcline 1-8
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Date: 27 July 2003
Venue: Pearse Park
Winning Captain: Mary Kiernan
Referee: Pat McGuinness (Clonguish)

Rathcline 2-11
Killoe 2-4
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Date: 08 September 2002
Venue: Pearse Park
Winning Captain: Jenny Donlon
Referee: Terry Brady (Cavan)

Note: Winner received the Park House Hotel Cup. Rathcline trained by Mick Casey.

Rathcline 3-10
Clonguish 0-9
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Date: 29 September 2001
Venue: Pearse Park
Winning Captain: Sheila Farrell
Referee: Terry Brady (Cavan)

Rathcline 3-4
Killoe 2-6
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Date: 29 October 2000
Venue: Páirc na nGael (Dromard)
Winning Captain: Paula Kenny
Referee: Mick Doherty (Legan)

Note: The regular Rathcline captain Sheila Farrell was not available for selection on the day. While there was no official POTM award, Aoife Doherty (Killoe) scored 2-4 and was regarded by many as the best player on the field that day in what was regarded as one of the most exciting ladies finals in years. 

Rathcline beat Ballymore in the semi-final in an epic match which ended (after extra time) with scoreline of 9-10 to 3-16. It was regarded at the time as one of the best games of Ladies Football ever played in Longford. In the other semi-final Killoe beat Clonguish. 

Ballymore 5-9
Killoe 4-8
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Date: 31 October 1999
Venue: Pearse Park
Winning Captain: Mary Kiernan
Referee: Mick Doherty (Legan)

Note: Captain was presented with the Park House Hotel Cup. The semi-final pairings were: Ballymore v St. Helens and Killoe v Rathcline. 

Ballymore 5-13
Rathcline 1-14
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Date: 18 October 1998
Venue: McGann Park (Kenagh)
Winning Captain: Mary Kiernan
Referee: Mick Doherty (Legan)

Ballymore 5-10
Killoe 3-6
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Date: 07 December 1997
Venue: Páirc na nGael
Winning Captain: Mary Kiernan
Referee: Séamus Nolan (Killoe)

Rathcline/St. Helens 2-7
Ballymore 2-6
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Date: 02 February 1997
Venue: Pearse Park
Winning Captain: Dara Gill
Referee: Charles Canning (Killoe)

Note: The 1996 decider was notable for two reasons… Firstly, it was played in February 1997 and is the only final to date to have been delayed to the following year. Previous rounds had been played in 1996 as normal, but the success of the county team in the Leinster and All-Ireland series caused the end of the competition to overrun into 1997 with the final played on 2nd February 1997. Secondly, the scoreboard at full time read 2-7 to 2-6 to the Rathcline/St. Helens combination. With the players celebrating, the referee was certain the scoreboard was incorrect and so counted his scores and informed both teams that Ballymore had won by 1 point. With Ballymore now celebrating and Rathcline/St. Helens having now objected, the referee counted the scores again and concluded a draw! A review of the video later found that Rathcline/St. Helens had indeed won the game and title.

Ballymore 0-12
St. Helens 1-8
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Date: 24 September 1995
Venue: Pearse Park
Winning Captain: Mary Kiernan
Referee: Joe Rooney (Rathcline)

St. Helens 8-8
Clonguish 1-4
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Date: 29 August 1994
Venue: Pearse Park
Winning Captain: Michelle Hannify
Referee: No Record

Note: St. Helens won the first ever 3-in-row of Ladies SFC titles.

The 1994 final was played on a Monday night. St. Helens beat Killoe and St. Finians (Streete/Multyfarnham) en-route to the final, while Clonguish beat Kenagh.

St. Helens 7-15
Kenagh 2-3
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Date: 31 October 1993
Venue: Dunbeggan Park
Winning Captain: No Record
Referee: Jimmy McCormack (Killoe) *

Note: Ladies Senior Championship was 13-a-side in 1993.

* It is not 100% clear if the referee was Jimmy McCormack or Danny Quinn. 

St. Helens also won the 9-a-side League title beating Kenagh by 9-12 to 2-2 the day before they played and beat the same opposition in the SFC final.

St. Helens 8-14
Carrickedmond 1-3
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Date: 23 August 1992
Venue: McGann Park (Kenagh)
Winning Captain: No Record
Referee: Johnny Cox (Roscommon)

Granard/Abbeylara 0-5
St. Helens 0-4
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Date: 31 July 1991
Venue: Pearse Park
Winning Captain: Ann Kiernan
Player of Match: Ann Kiernan
Referee: Geraldine Wrynne (Leitrim)

Note: Player of the Match award was sponsored by the Ladies Board. 

Geraldine Wrynne from Fenagh in Co. Leitrim was the first woman to referee the Longford Ladies SFC final, and to date is the only woman to have done so. 

St. Helens 2-2
Carrickedmond 1-2
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Date: 23 September 1990
Venue: Pearse Park
Winning Captain: Evelyn Griffin
Player of Match: Una Gray
Referee: Paddy Tighe (Mostrim)

Note: Senior Championship was 13-a-side at the time. St. Helens beat Granard in the semi-final, while Carrickedmond beat Abbeylara in the other semi-final. St. Helens also won the 9-a-side and 15-a-side League titles to complete a treble of Senior titles in 1990. 

POTM: Player of the Match award was sponsored by Paddy Tighe and won by Una Gray. 

St. Helens Team: Elizabeth McWade, Noelle Cashin, Christina Jordan (Vice Captain), Bríd Courtney, Mary Courtney, Tracy Tully, Una Gray, Francine Diffley, Evelyn Griffin (Captain), Michelle Hannify, Sharon Diffley, Breda Gray, Joanne Quinn. Subs: Brenda McCormack, Dara Gill, Catherine McKeon, Cara Roughan, Noreen Mulleady, Sonia Gilloole.

St. Helens Management: Liam Forde and Christina Jordan. Selectors: Liam Forde, Jimmy Joe Corrigan and Christina Jordan.

Clonguish 3-4
St. Helens 2-3
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Date: 12 November 1989
Venue: Allen Park (Newtownforbes)
Winning Captain: Carmel Browne
Player of Match: Evelyn Bannon
Referee: Danny Quinn (Longford)

The cup was presented by Christy Byrne (LGFA National Secretary) while the Player of the Match award was sponsored by Brendan Collum.

Carmel Browne was the winning captain but was also Chairperson of Longford LGFA at the time. This was her second time raising the cup, having previously captained Longford Slashers to the 1983 title. She is the only person to have captained two different clubs to Longford Ladies SFC title success. 

This was Evelyn Bannon’s second successive year winning the POTM award, but for two different clubs – For St. Annes in 1988 and Clonguish in 1989. 

Cup Error: The J.J. McCabe cup is inscribed with wrong winner for 1989. The cup has St. Helens/Éire Óg inscribed on it when it should be Clonguish (📷 Source). It is worth noting that the Ladies Senior Club in Drumlish was formed in 1981 as Éíre Óg, while a few years later the Ladies Underage Club in Drumlish was formed and called St. Helens. The entire club was called Éire Óg/St. Helens from late 1986 to late 1989. By the time of the County Final in 1989 both adult and underage club were caleld St. Helens. 

St. Annes 4-0
Carrickedmond 3-1
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Date: 04 September 1988
Venue: Pearse Park
Winning Captain: Paula Keegan
Player of Match: Evelyn Bannon
Referee: No Record

Note: St. Annes was a combination of Ardagh & Legan and was trained by Mick Doherty. Carrickedmond was trained by Michael Reilly. 

Cup Clarification: The J.J. McCabe cup is missing the winner for this year on it’s base.

POTM: Evelyn Bannon won POTM for St. Annes in 1988 and for Clonguish in 1989. The 1988 award is the earliest reference we can find to a POTM award winner. 

Carrickedmond 4-3
St. Annes 1-5
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Date: 27 September 1987
Venue: Farneyhoogan (Longford Slashers)
Winning Captain: Deidre Farrell
Referee: Danny Quinn (Longford)

Note: St. Annes was a combination of Ardagh & Legan.

Leinster Club: The Leinster Club Championship started long before the Longford SFC had concluded, hence Longford (due to play the Laois winner Crettyard in Round 1) did not participate. 

Granard 3-7
Carrickedmond 0-1
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Date: 24 August 1986
Venue: Pearse Park
Winning Captain: Bridget Smith
Referee: Séamus Kiernan (Seán Connollys)

Note: This was the first ever back-to-back of Ladies SFC titles.

Winning Captain: Granard’s captain was Bridget Smith who was originally from Mullahoran. Bridget had previously captained Cavan Ladies to win the 1977 All-Ireland Senior Championship and captained Mullahoran to the 1977 All-Ireland Club Championship title. She won four All-Stars, was Cavan senior player of the year in 1976, won nine Cavan SFC titles and nine Ulster titles with Mullahoran.

Leinster Club: Granard were due to play Westmeath champions Rochfortbridge in the Leinster Club Championship semi-final on 16th November, however Clonguish represented Longford instead for that fixture. Reason not yet known. 

Granard 4-5
Legan 0-0
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Date: 15 September 1985
Venue: Centenary Park (Newtownforbes)
Winning Captain: Bridget Smith
Referee: Paddy Tighe (Mostrim)

Cup Error: The J.J. McCabe cup is inscribed with wrong winner for 1985. It has ‘Ardagh’ when it should be Granard. (📷 here)

The final was played at Centenary Park in Newtownforbes which was later renamed Bertie Allen Park. 

Granard beat reigning champions Ardagh in the semi-final, while Legan beat Longford Slashers in their semi-final.

Granards captain was Bridget Smith who was originally from Mullahoran. Bridget had previously captained Cavan Ladies to win the 1977 All-Ireland Senior Championship and captained Mullahoran to the 1977 All-Ireland Club Championship title. She won four All-Stars, was Cavan senior player of the year in 1976, won nine Cavan SFC titles and nine Ulster titles with Mullahoran. The Granard manager for this period was Terry McGovern.

Ardagh 2-4
Granard 0-6
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Date: 12 August 1984
Venue: Pearse Park
Winning Captain: Patricia Reynolds
Referee: Paddy Tighe (Mostrim)

Longford Slashers 2-3
Éire Óg 1-3
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Date: No Record
Venue: Farneyhoogan (Longford Slashers)
Winning Captain: Carmel Browne
Referee: No Record

Note: Éire Óg was the name of the Ladies Club in Drumlish parish, later renamed St. Helens.

Captain: The winning captain in the 1983 final was Carmel Browne who later captained Clonguish to the 1989 title. She is the only person to have captained two different clubs to Longford Ladies SFC title success. 

No record of the final date or referee due to lack of published records in 1983 as a result of a local newspaper strike which took place throughout most of 1983. 

Ardagh 5-6
Éire Óg 0-0

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Date: 03 October 1982
Venue: Farneyhoogan (Longford Slashers)
Winning Captain: Mary Bannon
Referee: Jackie Flanagan (Colmcille)

Note: Éire Óg was the name of the Ladies Club in Drumlish parish, later renamed St. Helens.

In 1982 Ardagh won the inaugural Senior Championship to become the first club to lift the J.J. McCabe Cup. They also retained the Senior League (9-a-side) and won Longford Slashers 9-a-side League.

The names of all winners are displayed in the roll of honour in line with the name used by each club at the time of that final, to preserve that historic record.

The following clarifications apply to Ladies SFC winners down the years:

– St. Annes was a combination of Ardagh and Legan Ladies teams.
– Granard reformed as St. Marys Granard LGFA in 2023, at Underage only.
– Ardagh reformed as St. Brigids Gaels in underage from 2012 and in all grades from 2021.
– Éire Óg was senior club & St. Helens underage club in Drumlish. All became St. Helens in 1989.

The first Ladies Senior Football Championship competition in Longford began in July 1982 with Ardagh winning the first title with victory over Éire Óg (Drumlish) in the final, thus receiving the new J.J. McCabe cup. The McCabe cup was presented to Ladies SFC winners for many years from 1982 onward and was replaced by the Park House Hotel cup some years later. Since 2012 the Alison Smyth cup has been presented to the winning captain.

Ladies competition in Longford had started two years prior, when a Senior Football League competition began in August 1980. The Senior League of 1980 was won by Killoe who beat Legan in the final, while the Senior League of 1981 was won by Ardagh who beat Longford Slashers in the decider. Both winners were presented with the Anthony Curren Cup which continues to be the cup presented to the Senior League winners to this day. By the 1982 season both Senior Championship and Senior League competitions were in place in Longford.

The 2008 & 2009 Senior Championships were played under the banner of Intermediate ‘A’ Championship. Teams knocked out of Intermediate ‘A’ Championship in first round then competed in Intermediate ‘B’ Championship. In terms of title allocation, the 2008 & 2009 Intermediate ‘A’ Championship was equivalent of Senior, while the 2008 & 2009 Intermediate ‘B’ Championship was equivalent of Intermediate.

Prior to 2008 and 2009 the SFC winner would typically play in Leinster Club Senior competition. However following a series of heavy defeats in Leinster in the years prior, a decision was made to play the Longford SFC under the banner of ‘Intermediate A’ in 2008 & 2009 to enable the winner to play in the Leinster Intermediate Club competition. Hence Longford Senior Championship was instead played as an Intermediate ‘A’ Championship in 2008 and 2009 even though it was the exact same competition with same teams and same trophy as previous and subsequent SFC’s. In match reports for both years, you will see the decider labelled as Intermediate ‘A’ Championship. Teams knocked out of the Championship in the first round in 2008 & 2009 competed in Intermediate ‘B’ Championship. In terms of Rolls of Honour, the 2008 and 2009 IFC ‘A’ winners are designated as SFC winners for continuity, while the IFC ‘B’ winners are designated as IFC winners for continuity.

Leinster Club Summary:

Longford regraded to Intermediate status for Leinster Club Championship some years ago, which meant that for many years up to the end of the 2022 season there have been two Longford clubs in Leinster club competition: 1) Longford Senior Championship winners competing in Leinster Intermediate Club Championship and 2) Longford Intermediate Championship winners competing in Leinster Junior Club Championship. The Longford Junior Championship winners did not compete in Leinster competition and that remained the case up to the end of the 2023 season. Changes made in 2024 mean that the winner of the 2024 Senior Championship competes in Leinster Senior Club Championship while the winner of the 2024 Intermediate Championship competes in Leinster Intermediate Club Championship and winner of the 2024 Junior Championship competes in Leinster Junior Club Championship. Below is a summary of the period from 2021 to 2024 to give wider context around the structural changes in both Longford and Leinster Club Championship from 2024.

2021 Clarified:

The Longford Club Championship structure in 2021 was as follows:

Senior Championship:

• Longford Slashers 🏆
• Clonguish
• Killoe
• Carrickedmond
• Mostrim
• Ballymore
• Grattans ⬇

Intermediate Championship:

• Colmcille ⬆ 🏆
• Dromard
• Ballymahon Forgney
• St. Helens
• Mullinalaghta ⬇

Junior Championship:

• St. Brigids Gaels ⬆ 🏆
• Rathcline
• Mullinalaghta 2
• Carrickedmond 2
• Killoe 2
• Clonguish 2

Longford Slashers won the Longford Senior Championship and competed in the 2021 Leinster Intermediate Club Championship. Colmcille won the Longford Intermediate Championship and competed in the 2021 Leinster Junoir Club Championship. As was the case in previous years, the 2021 Longford Junior Champions (St. Brigids Gaels) did not compete in Leinster competition.

2022 Clarified:

The Longford Club Championship structure in 2022 was as follows:

Senior Championship:

• Longford Slashers 🏆
• Clonguish
• Killoe
• Carrickedmond
• Mostrim
• Colmcille
• Ballymore ⬇

Intermediate Championship:

• Grattans ⬆ 🏆
• St. Brigids Gaels
• Dromard
• St. Helens
• Ballymahon Forgney ⬇

Junior Championship:

• Mullinalaghta ⬆ 🏆
• Rathcline
• Dromard 2
• Clonguish 2
• Colmcille 2
• Carrickedmond 2

Longford Slashers won the Longford Senior Championship and competed in the 2022 Leinster Intermediate Club Championship, winning both the Leinster and All-Ireland Intermediate Club titles. Grattans won the Longford Intermediate Championship and competed in the 2022 Leinster Junior Club Championship. As was the case in previous years, the 2022 Longford Junior Champions (Mullinalaghta) did not compete in Leinster competition.

2023 Clarified:

Following the victory of Longford Slashers in the 2022 Leinster and All-Ireland Intermediate Club Championships, the Longford SFC winner for 2023 had to compete in the 2023 Leinster Senior Club Championship, the first time a club from Longford had competed at Senior grade in Leinster for many years. This also meant that for the first time there would be Longford teams competing in all three Leinster club competition rather than two.

The Longford Club Championship structure in 2023 was as follows:

2023 Senior Championship:

• Longford Slashers 🏆
• Clonguish
• Killoe
• Carrickedmond
• Mostrim
• Grattans
• Colmcille ⬇

2023 Senior ‘B’ Championship:

• Clonguish 🏆
• Killoe
• Carrickedmond
• Grattans

2023 Intermediate Championship:

• St. Brigids Gaels ⬆ 🏆
• Ballymore
• Dromard
• St. Helens
• Mullinalaghta

2023 Junior Championship:

• Ballymahon Forgney ⬆ 🏆
• Rathcline
• Seán Connollys
• Clonguish 2
• Killoe 2
• Carrickedmond 2

Longford Slashers retained their Longford SFC title and competed in the 2023 Leinster Senior Club Championship. The Longford Senior ‘B’ Championship was revived in 2023 to help provide more games ahead of Leinster club competition and was won by Clonguish who then competed in the 2023 Leinster Intermediate Club Championship. St. Brigids Gaels won the Longford Intermediate Championship and competed in the 2023 Leinster Junior Club Championship. As was the case in previous years, the 2023 Longford Junior Champions (Ballymahon Forgney) did not compete in Leinster competition.

2024 Clarified:

Following a complaint regarding Longford Junior winners not competing in Leinster Junior Club Championship, an external mandate in 2024 required the winners of County Senior, Intermediate and Junior Championships to compete at those respective grades in Leinster competition. This led to a realignment of clubs in various grades within the Longford Championship.

The Longford Club Championship structure in 2024 is as follows:

2024 Senior Championship:

• Longford Slashers
• Clonguish
• Killoe *
• Carrickedmond *
• St. Brigids Gaels *

2014 Intermediate Championship:

• Killoe
• Carrickedmond
• St. Brigids Gaels
• Mostrim

2024 Junior ‘A’ Championship:

• Ballymahon Forgney
• Ballymore
• Colmcille
• Dromard
• Grattans
• Mullinalaghta

2024 Junior ‘B’ Championship:

• Sean Connolly
• St. Helens
• Rathcline
• St. Brigids Gaels 2

The winner of the Longford Senior Championship competes in Leinster Senior Club Championship, the winner of the Longford Intermediate Championship competes in Leinster Intermediate Club Championship and the winner of the Longford Junior ‘A’ Championship competes in Leinster Junior Club Championship. The winner of the Junior ‘B’ Championship does not compete in Leinster competition.

* Note: Killoe, Carrickedmond and St. Brigids Gaels were designated as Intermediate Clubs as part of the changes made in 2024 and will play in the Intermediate Championship in 2024. However they also opted to play in the Senior Championship too. Should any of these three clubs win both the Senior and Intermediate Championship, they would represent Longford in at the higher grade in Leinster.