Laois Senior Football Championship
| Laois Senior Football Championship | |
|---|---|
Current season or competition: 2023 Laois Senior Football Championship | |
| Irish | Craobh Peil Sinsir Laoise |
| Founded | 1888 |
| Title holders |  St Joseph's (10th title) |
| Most titles |  Portlaoise (35 titles) |
| Sponsors | Laois Shopping Centre |
The Laois Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by top-tier Laois GAA clubs. The Laois County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1888.
St Joseph's are the title holders (2023) defeating Portlaoise in the Final.
Honours
The trophy presented to the winners is the Jack Delaney Cup.
The winners of the Laois Senior Championship qualify to represent their county in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. They often do well outside the county, with the likes of Portlaoise (1971, 1976, 1982, 1987, 2004, 2009) among the clubs from Laois to win at least one Leinster Championship after winning the Laois Senior Football Championship. The winners can, in turn, go on to play in the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. In 1982–83, Portlaoise became the first club from Laois to win All-Ireland Senior Football Championship after winning the Leinster and Laois Senior Football Championships.
List of finals
(r) = replay
| Year | Winner | Score | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1888 |  Ballinakill
|
0-07 | Knock | 0-00 |
| 1889† | Maryborough†
|
0-03 |  Wolfhill
|
0-02 |
| 1890 |  Ballyroan
|
0-03 |  The Heath
|
0-02 |
| 1891 | Moyanna
|
0-04 |  Portarlington
|
0-02 |
| 1892 | Maryborough/ The Heath
|
5-05 | Ballyroan
|
0-01 |
| 1893 | Portarlington
|
?? | Maryborough
|
?? |
| 1894 | No competition | |||
| 1895 | No competition | |||
| 1896 | Wolfhill
|
1-05 | Portarlington
|
1-02 |
| 1897† | Maryborough†
|
w/o | Wolfhill
|
scr |
| 1898[1] | Abbeyleix
|
0-04* | Ballyroan
|
0-04 |
| 1899 | Abbeyleix
|
0-04 |  Raheenabrogue
|
0-02 |
| 1900 | No competition | |||
| 1901 | Raheenabrogue
|
0-04 | Abbeyleix
|
0-02 |
| 1902 | Abbeyleix
|
1-03 | Raheenabrogue
|
0-03 |
| 1903 | Abbeyleix
|
?? | Stradbally
|
?? |
| 1904 | Abbeyleix
|
0-05 | The Heath
|
0-04 |
| 1905 | Stradbally
|
1-04 | Raheenabrogue
|
0-03 |
| 1906†[2] | Maryborough†
|
0-08, 0-04 (r) (obj) | Raheenabrogue
|
0-08, 1-03 (r) |
| 1907† | Maryborough†
|
?? |  Rathdowney
|
?? |
| 1908 | Stradbally
|
1-13 | Portarlington
|
0-03 |
| 1909 | Abbeyleix
|
1-10 | Rathdowney
|
1-03 |
| 1910 | Portarlington
|
1-13 | O'Moore's Forest | 0-04 |
| 1911 | Stradbally
|
2-03 | Maryborough
|
1-02 |
| 1912 | Portarlington
|
0-02 (obj) | Stradbally
|
1-01 |
| 1913 | The Heath
|
2-05 | Rathdowney
|
1-00 |
| 1914 | Ballyroan
|
1-06 | The Heath
|
0-01 |
| 1915 | Ballyroan
|
0-08 | Portarlington
|
0-00 |
| 1916 | Abbeyleix
|
Ballyroan
|
||
| 1917 | Ballyroan
|
1-00 | Abbeyleix
|
0-00 |
| 1918 | The Heath
|
1-04, 1-01 (r) | Moyanna
|
2-01, 0-00 (r) |
| 1919 | Abbeyleix
|
2-02 | The Heath
|
0-04 |
| 1920 | The Heath
|
0-02. 5-04 (r) | Annanough
|
0-02, 0-01 (r) |
| 1921 | Portarlington
|
3-08 | Abbeyleix
|
0-03 |
| 1922 | Portarlington
|
3-02 | Abbeyleix
|
1-02 |
| 1923 | Portarlington
|
5-03 | Annanough
|
2-00 |
| 1924 | Annanough
|
1-02 | Raheenabrogue
|
0-01 |
| 1925 | Annanough
|
4-02 | Ballyroan
|
0-05 |
| 1926 | Annanough
|
1-02 | Abbeyleix
|
0-00 |
| 1927 | Graiguecullen
|
1-05 | Stradbally
|
0-00 |
| 1928 | Stradbally
|
1-03 | Graiguecullen
|
1-01 |
| 1929 | Stradbally
|
1-04 | Graiguecullen
|
0-01 |
| 1930 | Stradbally
|
2-05 | Graiguecullen
|
2-03 |
| 1931 | Graiguecullen
|
0-04, 3-07 (r) | The Heath
|
0-04, 0-00 |
| 1932 | Stradbally
|
1-08 | Portarlington
|
0-03 |
| 1933 | Stradbally
|
3-02 | Graiguecullen
|
1-06 |
| 1934 | Stradbally
|
1-06 | Graiguecullen
|
0-02 |
| 1935 | Graiguecullen
|
4-01 | Abbeyleix
|
1-05 |
| 1936 | Stradbally
|
2-10 | Graiguecullen
|
3-05 |
| 1937 | Stradbally
|
3-03 | Graiguecullen
|
1-02 |
| 1938 | Graiguecullen
|
2-06 | Abbeyleix
|
1-02 |
| 1939 | Graiguecullen
|
0-07 | Stradbally
|
0-05 |
| 1940 | Stradbally
|
5-03 | Graiguecullen
|
3-03 |
| 1941 | Stradbally
|
2-07 | Graiguecullen
|
3-03 |
| 1942 | Graiguecullen
|
2-06 | Ballyroan
|
0-02 |
| 1943 | Ballyroan
|
0-09 |  Fleming's Fireclay
|
1-03 |
| 1944 | Graiguecullen
|
3-07 | Annanough
|
0-07 |
| 1945 | Graiguecullen
|
3-07 | Ballyroan
|
3-05 |
| 1946 | Graiguecullen
|
4-06 | Ballyroan
|
1-04 |
| 1947 | Graiguecullen
|
1-09 | Eoghan Ruadh[3] | 1-03 |
| 1948 | Ballyroan
|
2-03, 1-08 (r) | Stradbally
|
1-06, 2-03 (r) |
| 1949 | Graiguecullen
|
3-07 | Stradbally
|
0-03 |
| 1950 | Ballyroan
|
1-09 | Graiguecullen
|
2-04 |
| 1951 | Annanough
|
3-04 | Portarlington
|
1-03 |
| 1952 | Park
|
0-05 | Ballyroan
|
0-03 |
| 1953 | Park
|
0-06 | Portarlington
|
0-05 |
| 1954 | Portarlington
|
3-06 | Annanough
|
1-02 |
| 1955 | Portarlington
|
1-08 | Annanough
|
0-06 |
| 1956 | Annanough
|
0-14 | Park
|
0-05 |
| 1957 | The Heath
|
1-08 | Portarlington
|
0-05 |
| 1958[4] | The Heath
|
1-08, 1-04 (r) | Portlaoise
|
2-05, 3-07 (r) |
| 1959 | Portarlington
|
2-02 | Portlaoise
|
1-03 |
| 1960 | The Heath
|
1-09 | Annanough
|
0-00 |
| 1961 | The Heath
|
3-06 | O'Dempsey's
|
0-10 |
| 1962 | The Heath
|
1-10 | Portlaoise
|
0-03 |
| 1963 | O'Dempsey's
|
2-05 | Portarlington
|
2-03 |
| 1964 | Portlaoise
|
1-05 | Graiguecullen
|
0-07 |
| 1965 | Graiguecullen
|
1-10 |  Timahoe
|
1-08 |
| 1966 | Portlaoise
|
0-07, 2-08 (r) | O'Dempsey's
|
0-07, 1-04 (r) |
| 1967 | Portlaoise
|
4-09 | Emo
|
1-07 |
| 1968 | Portlaoise
|
1-10 | Timahoe
|
1-05 |
| 1969 | Timahoe
|
0-12 | Portlaoise
|
0-09 |
| 1970 | Portlaoise
|
1-07 | St Joseph's
|
0-09 |
| 1971 | Portlaoise
|
1-07 | The Heath
|
0-07 |
| 1972 | Emo
|
2-11 | Graiguecullen
|
3-04 |
| 1973 | St Joseph's
|
1-07 | Timahoe
|
0-07 |
| 1974 | The Heath
|
0-08, 0-09 (r) | Emo
|
0-08, 0-08 (r) |
| 1975 | St Joseph's
|
0-12 | Graiguecullen
|
0-07 |
| 1976 | Portlaoise
|
0-09, 2-10 (r) | Graiguecullen
|
1-06, 0-10 (r) |
| 1977 | St Joseph's
|
1-11 | O'Dempsey's
|
1-09 |
| 1978 [5] | St Joseph's
|
3-09 | Timahoe
|
1-05 |
| 1979 | Portlaoise
|
1-10 | St Joseph's
|
1-09 |
| 1980 | O'Dempsey's
|
1-05 | Graiguecullen
|
0-07 |
| 1981 | Portlaoise
|
0-12 | Graiguecullen
|
2-05 |
| 1982 | Portlaoise
|
1-13 | Annanough
|
0-04 |
| 1983 | St Joseph's
|
1-09 | O'Dempsey's
|
1-07 |
| 1984 | Portlaoise
|
0-09, 2-08 (r) | Ballyroan
|
1-06, 1-05 (r) |
| 1985 | Portlaoise
|
1-06 | Ballyroan
|
0-07 |
| 1986 | Portlaoise
|
2-09 | Emo
|
1-07 |
| 1987 | Portlaoise
|
3-16 | Ballylinan
|
0-05 |
| 1988 | Portarlington
|
1-06 | Timahoe
|
0-08 |
| 1989 | St Joseph's
|
1-09, 1-08 (r) | Stradbally
|
1-09, 1-07 (r) |
| 1990 | Portlaoise
|
1-09 | Ballyroan
|
0-08 |
| 1991 | Portlaoise
|
0-07 | Portarlington
|
0-05 |
| 1992 | Ballyroan
|
0-08 | St Joseph's
|
0-06 |
| 1993 | The Heath
|
1-08, 2-17 (r) | Ballyroan
|
1-08, 2-15 (r) |
| 1994 | St Joseph's
|
1-16 | Emo
|
2-07 |
| 1995 | Portarlington
|
1-10 | St Joseph's
|
0-07 |
| 1996 | St Joseph's
|
0-10 | Portarlington
|
1-06 |
| 1997 | Stradbally
|
2-10 | Portlaoise
|
0-10 |
| 1998 | Stradbally
|
0-08 |  The Rock
|
0-05 |
| 1999 | Portlaoise
|
1-13 | St Joseph's
|
1-11 |
| 2000 | St Joseph's
|
1-13 | Portlaoise
|
1-08 |
| 2001 | Portarlington
|
0-08, 2-13 (r) | Stradbally
|
0-08, 1-08 (r) |
| 2002 | Portlaoise
|
2-11 | St Joseph's
|
1-06 |
| 2003 | Arles–Kilcruise
|
0-08 | Stradbally
|
0-07 |
| 2004 | Portlaoise
|
0-15 | Emo
|
0-06 |
| 2005 | Stradbally
|
1-10 | Portlaoise
|
1-09 |
| 2006 | Ballyroan Gaels
|
0-10 |  Arles–Killeen
|
0-07 |
| 2007 | Portlaoise
|
1-14 | Stradbally
|
0-07 |
| 2008 | Portlaoise
|
2-14 | Timahoe
|
1-07 |
| 2009 | Portlaoise
|
1-09 | Arles–Kilcruise
|
0-07 |
| 2010 | Portlaoise
|
1-08 | Arles–Kilcruise
|
0-08 |
| 2011 | Portlaoise
|
1-12 | Graiguecullen
|
1-06 |
| 2012[6] | Portlaoise
|
1-13 | Arles–Kilcruise
|
0-09 |
| 2013[7] | Portlaoise
|
2-08 | Arles–Killeen
|
1-08 |
| 2014[8] | Portlaoise
|
2-14 | Arles–Killeen
|
0-09 |
| 2015[9] | Portlaoise
|
0-15, 2-13 (r) | Emo
|
2-09, 0-07 (r) |
| 2016 | Stradbally
|
2-10 | Portlaoise
|
1-12 |
| 2017[10] | Portlaoise
|
3-13 | Ballylinan
|
0-10 |
| 2018 | Portlaoise
|
2-16 | O'Dempsey's
|
1-13 |
| 2019[11] | Portlaoise
|
0-14 | Killeshin
|
2-07 |
| 2020 | Portarlington
|
1-15 | Graiguecullen
|
0-07 |
| 2021 | Portarlington
|
4-09 | Portlaoise
|
0-06 |
| 2022[12] | Portarlington
|
2-13 | O'Dempsey's
|
0-08 |
| 2023 | St Joseph's
|
0-07 | Portlaoise
|
0-06 |
- Notes
† The 1889, 1897, 1906 and 1907 titles were won under the name Maryborough, now Portlaoise.
Wins listed by club
| # | Club | Wins | Years won |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portlaoise
|
35
|
1889, 1897, 1906, 1907, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1999, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| 2 | Stradbally
|
17
|
1905, 1908, 1911, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2016 |
| 3 | Portarlington
|
15
|
1893, 1910, 1912, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1954, 1955, 1959, 1988, 1995, 2001, 2020, 2021, 2022 |
| 4 | Graiguecullen
|
12
|
1927, 1931, 1935, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1965 |
| 5 | The Heath
|
10
|
1913, 1918, 1920, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1974, 1993 |
| St Joseph's
|
10
|
1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1989, 1994, 1996, 2000, 2023 | |
| 6 | Abbeyleix
|
8
|
1898, 1899, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1909, 1916, 1919 |
| Ballyroan
|
1890, 1914, 1915, 1917, 1943, 1948, 1950, 1992 | ||
| 7 | Annanough
|
5
|
1924, 1925, 1926, 1951, 1956 |
| 8 | Park
|
2
|
1952, 1953 |
| O'Dempsey's
|
1963, 1980 | ||
| 9 | Ballinakill
|
1
|
1888 |
| Moyanna
|
1891 | ||
| Maryborough/ The Heath
|
1892 | ||
| Wolfhill
|
1896 | ||
| Raheenabrogue
|
1901 | ||
| Timahoe
|
1969 | ||
| Emo
|
1972 | ||
| Arles–Kilcruise
|
2003 | ||
| Ballyroan Gaels
|
2006 |
References
- ^ The drawn game was abandoned and Abbeyleix were subsequently awarded the title
- ^ Portlaoise played in "bright red" in the game. Replay report: Nationalist and Leinster Times 1883-current, Saturday, 22 December 1906; Page: 5
- ^ Area team composed of Park and Kilminchy
- ^ (Awarded title on objection)
- ^ Leinster Express 1831-current, Saturday, 23 September 1978; Page: 22
- ^ "Laois SFC final: six-in-a-row for Portlaoise". Hogan Stand. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- ^ "Fitzpatrick puts Portlaoise in seventh heaven". Irish Independent. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ^ "Eight in-a-row for Portlaoise". Irish Examiner. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ "Last-gasp Lawlor pegs back Portlaoise in see-saw thriller". Irish Independent. 19 October 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ "Laois SFC final: Normal service restored as Portlaoise prevail by 12 points". Hogan Stand. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- ^ "Laois SFC final: Portlaoise end Killeshin fairytale". Hogan Stand. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ "Defending champions Portarlington put neighbours O'Dempsey's to the sword in Laois final". RTE. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
External links
- Official Laois Website
- Laois on Hoganstand
- Leinster Express
