SFC Final Referees
Below is a list of all Longford Senior Football Championship final referees from 1890 to 2023. (R denotes Replay)
| Year | SFC Final Referee | Club or Parish |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 👤 Hugh O'Kane | 🚩 Young Grattans |
| 2022 | 👤 Mark Glancy | 🚩 Rathcline |
| 2021 | 👤 Patrick Maguire | 🚩 St. Marys Granard |
| 2020 | 👤 Aiden Dowler | 🚩 Ardagh Moydow |
| 2019 | 👤 Patrick Maguire | 🚩 St. Marys Granard |
| 2018 | 👤 Donal Kane | 🚩 Young Grattans |
| 2018 (R) | 👤 Fergal Kelly | 🚩 Ballymahon |
| 2017 | 👤 Aiden Dowler | 🚩 Moydow Harpers |
| 2016 | 👤 Patrick Maguire | 🚩 St. Marys Granard |
| 2015 | 👤 Derek Fahy | 🚩 Ballymore |
| 2014 | 👤 Michael O’Brien | 🚩 Longford Slashers |
| 2013 | 👤 Fergal Kelly | 🚩 Ballymahon |
| 2012 | 👤 Derek Fahy | 🚩 Ballymore |
| 2012 (R) | 👤 Patrick Maguire | 🚩 St. Marys Granard |
| 2011 | 👤 Frank Toher | 🚩 Killoe Young Emmets |
| 2010 | 👤 Derek Fahy | 🚩 Ballymahon |
| 2009 | 👤 Eugene Murtagh | 🚩 Seán Connollys |
| 2009 (R) | 👤 John Bannon | 🚩 Legan Sarsfields |
| 2008 | 👤 Mick Doherty | 🚩 Legan Sarsfields |
| 2007 | 👤 Stephen Tierney | 🚩 Mostrim |
| 2006 | 👤 John Bannon | 🚩 Legan Sarsfields |
| 2005 | 👤 Derek Fahy | 🚩 Ballymahon |
| 2004 | 👤 Mick Doherty | 🚩 Legan Sarsfields |
| 2003 | 👤 Tommy Donohoe | 🚩 Rathcline |
| 2003 (R) | 👤 Mick Doherty | 🚩 Legan Sarsfields |
| 2002 | 👤 Peter O’Reilly | 🚩 Abbeylara |
| 2001 | 👤 John Bannon | 🚩 Legan Sarsfields |
| 2000 | 👤 Seamus Flood | 🚩 Mostrim |
| 1999 | 👤 Frank Toher | 🚩 Killoe Young Emmets |
| 1999 (R) | 👤 Frank Toher | 🚩 Killoe Young Emmets |
| 1998 | 👤 Pat O’Toole | 🚩 St. Munis (Forgney) |
| 1997 | 👤 John Bannon | 🚩 Legan Sarsfields |
| 1996 | 👤 Eugene Murtagh | 🚩 Seán Connollys |
| 1995 | 👤 Pat O’Toole | 🚩 St. Munis (Forgney) |
| 1994 | 👤 John Bannon | 🚩 Legan Sarsfields |
| 1993 | 👤 Pat Keenan | 🚩 Mostrim |
| 1992 | 👤 Pat O’Toole | 🚩 St. Munis (Forgney) |
| 1991 | 👤 Eugene Murtagh | 🚩 Seán Connollys |
| 1990 | 👤 Pat O’Toole | 🚩 St. Munis (Forgney) |
| 1990 (R) | 👤 Pat O’Toole | 🚩 St. Munis (Forgney) |
| 1989 | 👤 Brendan Gilmore | 🚩 Rathcline |
| 1988 | 👤 Jas Brady | 🚩 St. Marys Granard |
| 1987 | 👤 Peter Kane | 🚩 Longford Slashers |
| 1986 | 👤 Terry McGovern | 🚩 St. Marys Granard |
| 1985 | 👤 Mick Lloyd | 🚩 St. Munis (Forgney) |
| 1985 (R) | 👤 Mick Lloyd | 🚩 St. Munis (Forgney) |
| 1985 (R) | 👤 Mick Lloyd | 🚩 St. Munis (Forgney) |
| 1984 | 👤 Rogie Martin | 🚩 St. Marys Granard |
| 1983 | 👤 Leo McCormack | 🚩 Ballymahon |
| 1982 | 👤 Peter Kane | 🚩 Young Grattans |
| 1981 | 👤 Rogie Martin | 🚩 St. Marys Granard |
| 1980 | 👤 Brendan Gilmore | 🚩 Rathcline |
| 1979 | 👤 Terry McGovern | 🚩 St. Marys Granard |
| 1978 | 👤 JP Reilly | 🚩 Carrickedmond |
| 1977 | 👤 Rogie Martin | 🚩 St. Marys Granard |
| 1976 | 👤 Tom McLoughlin | 🚩 Mostrim |
| 1975 | 👤 Jimmy Fox | 🚩 Seán Connollys |
| 1974 | 👤 Tom Hayden | 🚩 Longford Slashers |
| 1973 | 👤 Tom Reilly | 🚩 Ballymahon |
| 1972 | 👤 Leo McCormack | 🚩 Ballymahon |
| 1971 | 👤 Tom McLoughlin | 🚩 Mostrim |
| 1970 | 👤 Tom McLoughlin | 🚩 Mostrim |
| 1969 | 👤 Leo McCormack | 🚩 Ballymahon |
| 1968 | 👤 Leo McCormack | 🚩 Ballymahon |
| 1967 | 👤 Leo McCormack | 🚩 Ballymahon |
| 1966 | 👤 Leo McCormack | 🚩 Ballymahon |
| 1965 | 👤 John Greene | 🚩 Mostrim |
| 1964 | 👤 Niall McKnight | 🚩 Ballymahon |
| 1963 | 👤 Richard Culhane | 🚩 Colmcille |
| 1962 | 👤 Jimmy Martin | 🚩 Roscommon |
| 1961 | 👤 Richard Culhane | 🚩 Colmcille |
| 1960 | 👤 Sean Murray | 🚩 Carrickedmond |
| 1959 | 👤 E. O'Reilly | 🚩 Westmeath (Mullingar) |
| 1959 (R) | 👤 John Dowling | 🚩 Offaly (Tullamore) |
| 1958 | 👤 John Greene | 🚩 Mostrim |
| 1957 | 👤 Fr. Arnold Meagher | ✚ Drumlish |
| 1956 | 👤 Arnold Meagher | 🚩 Drumlish |
| 1955 | 👤 P. Connell | 🚩 Offaly |
| 1954 | 👤 P.J. Sheehy | 🚩 Ballymahon |
| 1953 | No Record | No Record |
| 1953 (R) | No Record | No Record |
| 1952 | 👤 Fr. J. Reynolds | ✚ C.C. Dromard |
| 1952 (R) | 👤 Fr. J. Reynolds | ✚ C.C. Dromard |
| 1951 | 👤 Fr. J. Reynolds | ✚ C.C. Dromard |
| 1950 | 👤 Fr. J. Reynolds | ✚ C.C. Dromard |
| 1949 | 👤 Fr. Reid | ✚ St. Mels College |
| 1948 | 👤 John Dunne | 🚩 Galway |
| 1947 | 👤 P.J. Sheehy | 🚩 Ballymahon |
| 1946 | No Record | No Record |
| 1946 (R) | No Record | No Record |
| 1945 | 👤 B. Masterson | 🚩 Cavan |
| 1944 | No Record | No Record |
| 1943 | No Record | No Record |
| 1942 | 👤 Patrick Mallon | 🚩 Longford Wanderers |
| 1941 | No Record | No Record |
| 1940 | 👤 Fr. Seán Manning | ✚ St. Mels College |
| 1939 | 👤 J.V. Kelly | 🚩 Longford Wanderers |
| 1938 | 👤 J.V. Kelly | 🚩 Longford Wanderers |
| 1937 | 👤 Jim O’Flaherty | 🚩 Offaly (Tullamore) |
| 1936 | 👤 P.J. Masterson | 🚩 Cavan (Cornafean) |
| 1935 | 👤 Fr. James O’Farrell | ✚ C.C. Drumlish |
| 1934 | 👤 T. Kelly | 🚩 Roscommon |
| 1933 | 👤 T. Kelly | 🚩 Roscommon |
| 1932 | No Record | No Record |
| 1931 | 👤 Fr. M. McLoughlin | ✚ St. Mels College |
| 1930 | 👤 Fr. Andrew Lynch | ✚ C.C. Cashel |
| 1929 | 👤 Fr. Andrew Lynch | ✚ C.C. Cashel |
| 1928 | 👤 J.V. Kelly | 🚩 Longford Wanderers |
| 1927 | 👤 Fr. Andrew Lynch | ✚ C.C. Carrickedmond |
| 1920 | 👤 Thomas Connolly | 🚩 Clonbroney |
| 1919 | 👤 Laurence Kiernan | 🚩 Mullinalaghta |
| 1919 (R) | 👤 Laurence Kiernan | 🚩 Mullinalaghta |
| 1915 | 👤 J. Scott | 🚩 Longford |
| 1913 | 👤 Jimmy Toher | 🚩 Clonguish Gallowglasses |
| 1913 (R) | 👤 Jimmy Toher | 🚩 Clonguish Gallowglasses |
| 1912 | 👤 J. Burns | 🚩 Ballymahon |
| 1907 | 👤 Patrick McGuinness | 🚩 Clonguish Gallowglasses |
| 1907 (R) | 👤 Tom Redmond | 🚩 Dublin (Geraldines) |
| 1905 | 👤 John Flynn | 🚩 Clonguish Gallowglasses |
| 1904 | 👤 Edward Rhatigan | 🚩 Killashee |
| 1890 | 👤 Patrick Baxter | 🚩 Ardagh St. Patricks |
Additional Notes
Arnold Meagher was referee for the 1956 final, and by mid 1957 had been ordained a priest, hence Fr. Arnold Meagher was referee for the 1957 decider and departed after the 1957 final to minister in USA. Since Fr. Meagher was not serving in a parish at the time of officiating both finals, he is assigned to his home parish (Drumlish).
Fr. Andrew Lynch was referee for three finals. When the 1927 final took place he was Curate in Carrickedmond, and was still in the parish in 1929, however the 1929 final was not played until March 1930 and Fr. Lynch had transferred to Cashel by then, hence why he appears as C.C. Cashel for 1929 & 1930 finals.
Clergymen are shown with the parish they were serving in at the time of the final, or as St. Mels College for those worked in the College at the time.
Edward Rhatigan who officiated in the delayed 1904 county final was originally from Killashee but lived in Lanesboro at the time of the final.
Derek Fahy was referee for four SFC finals, some as a clubman with his native Ballymahon and some as a clubman with his adopted Ballymore club.