Leitrim Senior Football Championship

The Leitrim Senior Football Championship is an annual football competition contested by top-tier Leitrim GAA clubs. The Leitrim County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1890.

Leitrim Gaels are the title holders (2025) defeating Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's in the Final.

History The 1962 championship had been declared null and void, but in March 2009 Melvin Gaels were declared as champions, ending the longest-running dispute the GAA had ever had.

The final play of the 1994 Leitrim Senior Football Championship between Allen Gaels and Aughawillan proved contentious as Martin McGowan of Allen Gaels, who was playing with a dislocated spine, stood to take a free. Aughawillan's full-back, Martin Flanagan, took up a position behind his goalkeeper, Martin Prior. McGowan struck the ball and expressed certainty that it was two yards over the bar. However, Aughawillan's Flanagan gave Prior "a bit of a hoosh" and Prior, with his shoulders close to level with the crossbar, caught the ball. Referee Enda Stenson did not penalise the move and then blew the final whistle. Thus Allen Gaels were denied a replay and Aughawillan secured a third consecutive championship title.

Teams

2026 teams 8 teams contest the 2026 Leitrim Senior Football Championship: ClubLocationColoursPosition in 2024In championship sinceChampionship titlesLast championship title AughawillanDrumreillyBlue and whiteQuarter-finals2011122018 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin'sBallinamoreGold and greenRunners-up2017212021 FenaghFenaghRed and BlackSemi-finals201951932 Glencar–ManorhamiltonManorhamiltonSaffron and blueGroup stage?72019 Leitrim GaelsLeitrim VillagePurple and GreenQuarter-finals202012025 MohillMohillGreen and whiteChampions2000102024 St Mary'sKiltoghertBlue and whiteSemi-finals?62022Allen GaelsDrumshanboSky Blue and whiteIntermediate champions202652002

Honours The trophy presented to the winners is the Fenagh Perpetual Cup. Presented to the county board by Fenagh man Dick Ellis. The winning club qualifies to represent their county in the Connacht Senior Club Football Championship. The winners can, in turn, go on to play in the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.

List of finals

Legend

(r) = replay – Connacht senior club champions – Connacht senior club runners-up

List of Leitrim SFC finals

YearWinnersRunners-upClubScoreClubScore 1890 Mohill 2-02 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 0-01 1891 Eslin 1-04 Mohill 0-02 1892–1903 No competition 1904 Bornacoola 0-04 Mohill 0-02 1905 Gortletteragh 0-02 (awarded title) Bornacoola 0-04 1906 Fenagh (awarded title) Gorvagh 1907–1909 No competition 1910 Fenagh Mohill 1911 Cloone Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 1912 Fenagh 1-01 Mohill 0-01 1913 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 2-03 Mohill 1-00 1914 Mohill 1915 Aughavas 1-02 Mohill 0-02 1916 Eslin Fenagh 1917 Eslin (awarded title) 1918 Aughnasheelin Cloone 1919 Fenagh 1-02 Aughavas 0-01 1920–1921 No competition 1922 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 4-01 Mohill 2-02 1923 Kiltyhugh 3-02 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 2-03 1924 Gorvagh 3-02 Fenagh 2-02 1925 Gorvagh 1-05 Fenagh 0-05 1926 Gorvagh 2-01 Fenagh 0-03 1927 Gorvagh 1-03 Annaduff 0-03 1928 Annaduff 2-01 Gorvagh 2-00 1929 Mohill 0-06 Fenagh 0-03 1930 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's Mohill 1931 Drumreilly 1-05 Fenagh 1-01 1932 Fenagh (awarded title) Drumreilly 1933 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 0-06, by 1 pt. (r) Aughnasheelin 0-06, - -- 1934 Cloone 1-01 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 0-01 1935 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 1-05 Kiltubrid 0-05 1936 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 1-06 Tully 1-05 1937 Cloone 3-07 Tully 2-02 1938 Bornacoola (by 1 pt.) Tully 1939 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's (awarded title) Tully 1940 Aughavas 1-04, 3-04 (r) Bornacoola 1-03, 1-03 (r) 1941 Carrigallen Mohill 1942 Cloone 1-08 Carrigallen 1-03 1943 Bornacoola 3-09 Fenagh 1-04 1944 Cloone 1-05 Tully 0-04 1945 Tully Cloone 1946 Cloone 4-04 Aughawillan 0-03 1947 Cloone 2-02 Aughawillan 1-01 1948 Cloone 2-05 Aughavas 0-04 1949 Aughavas 4-07 (r) St Mary's, Kiltoghert 0-01 (r) 1950 Cloone 1-09 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 0-05 1951 Cloone 1-08 Carrigallen Harps 1-03 1952 Aughavas 1-08 Fenagh 0-01 1953 Bornacoola 1-04 Aughavas 1-03 1954 Aughavas 0-06 Sean Treacy's 0-04 1955 Aughavas (awarded title) Bornacoola 1956 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 3-09 (r) Melvin Gaels 1-04 (r) 1957 Bornacoola 3-07 Melvin Gaels 0-05 1958 St Mary's, Kiltoghert 0-08 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 1-03 1959 Melvin Gaels 1-06 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 0-00 1960 Melvin Gaels 1-05 (r) St Mary's, Kiltoghert 0-07 (r) 1961 Melvin Gaels 1-06 St Mary's, Kiltoghert 0-05 1962† Melvin Gaels† Aughavas 1963 Aughavas 1-07 St Mary's, Kiltoghert 0-06 1964 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 0-05 Melvin Gaels 0-04 1965 Melvin Gaels 0-12 Gortletteragh 0-01 1966 Aughavas 1-14 Annaduff 1-06 1967 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 1-04 Melvin Gaels 0-03 1968 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 2-06 Melvin Gaels 1-04 1969 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 1-11 Aughavas 2-05 1970 Gortletteragh 1-11 Aughavas 1-07 1971 Mohill 0-06 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 0-04 1972 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 1-12 Mohill 1-07 1973 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 2-05 Allen Gaels 1-07 1974 Sheemore Gaels 1-10 Mohill 0-08 1975 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 0-11 St Mary's, Kiltoghert 1-06 1976 Aughawillan 1-11 Glencar–Manorhamilton 1-07 1977 Glencar–Manorhamilton 1-12 St Mary's, Kiltoghert 2-06 1978 Aughawillan 2-05 Gortletteragh 1-07 1979 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 0-07 Gortletteragh 0-06 1980 Cloone 2-09 Gortletteragh 0-09 1981 Gortletteragh 0-10 Fenagh 1-04 1982 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 2-03 Gortletteragh 0-07 1983 Aughawillan 0-07 St Mary's, Kiltoghert 0-05 1984 Aughawillan 0-10 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 0-06 1985 Gortletteragh 0-06, 1-13 (r) Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 0-06, 0-04 (r) 1986 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 0-09 Aughawillan 1-05 1987 Gortletteragh 1-08 Aughawillan 1-05 1988 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 1-07 Aughawillan 0-08 1989 Aughawillan 2-07 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 0-06 1990 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 4-07 Aughawillan 3-06 1991 Allen Gaels 0-14 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 2-06 1992 Aughawillan 0-10 Carrigallen 1-06 1993 Aughawillan 1-08, 0-12 (r) St Mary's, Kiltoghert 0-11, 0-06 (r) 1994 Aughawillan 1-08 Allen Gaels 0-10 1995 St Mary's, Kiltoghert 0-08 Fenagh 0-06 1996 Allen Gaels 1-07, 2-11 (r) St Mary's, Kiltoghert 1-07, 0-15 (r) 1997 Allen Gaels 2-14 Aughavas 1-11 1998 Melvin Gaels 2-07 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 2-05 1999 Glencar–Manorhamilton 1-08 Fenagh 1-07 2000 Aughavas 0-10 Gortletteragh 0-03 2001 Allen Gaels 2-10 Aughavas 0-10 2002 Allen Gaels 0-11 Melvin Gaels 0-07 2003 St Mary's, Kiltoghert 0-10 Fenagh 0-08 2004 Annaduff 0-07 Gortletteragh 0-05 2005 Kiltubrid 4-11 Bornacoola 0-07 2006 Mohill 0-13 St Mary's, Kiltoghert 1-09 2007 St Mary's, Kiltoghert 0-11 Kiltubrid 2-03 2008 Glencar–Manorhamilton 2-09 Bornacoola 0-07 2009 Glencar–Manorhamilton 0-14 Carrigallen 2-07 2010 Glencar–Manorhamilton 0-07 St Mary's, Kiltoghert 0-05 2011 Glencar–Manorhamilton 0-10 St Mary's, Kiltoghert 0-06 2012 Melvin Gaels 2-07 Glencar–Manorhamilton 0-07 2013 St Mary's, Kiltoghert 2-14 Mohill 2-08 2014 Aughawillan 1-13 St Mary's, Kiltoghert 1-10 2015 Mohill 0-12, 1-04 (r) Glencar–Manorhamilton 1-09, 0-06 (r) 2016 Aughawillan 1-10 Glencar–Manorhamilton 0-12 2017 Mohill 0-14 Glencar–Manorhamilton 0-11 2018 Aughawillan 0-14 Mohill 1-09 2019 Glencar–Manorhamilton 0-16 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 0-15 2020 Mohill 0-14 St Mary's, Kiltoghert 0-09 2021 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 1-16 Mohill 0-17 2022 St Mary's, Kiltoghert 0-11 Mohill 1-07 2023 Mohill 2-10 St Mary's, Kiltoghert 0-14 2024 Mohill 0-17 (4 pen) (r) 0-14 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 1-14 (2 pen) (r) 1-11 2025 Leitrim Gaels 1-19 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's 0-14

Notes The name of the runner-up in some years is not given for a variety of reasons, such as the awarding of the championship to a team without a final being played, or the exact record of that year's championship being lost to history.

† The 1962 Championship had been declared null and void, but in March 2009 Melvin Gaels were declared as champions.

Roll of honour

By club # Club Titles Runners-up Championships won Championships runners-up 1 Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's2116 1913, 1922, 1930, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1939, 1956, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1979, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1990, 2021 1890, 1911, 1923, 1934, 1950, 1958, 1959, 1971, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1998, 2019, 2024, 2025 2 Aughawillan126 1923*, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2014, 2016, 2018 1946, 1947, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990 3 Cloone112 1911, 1934, 1937, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1980 1918, 1945 4 Mohill1015 1890, 1914, 1929, 1971, 2006, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2023, 2024 1891, 1904, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1915, 1922, 1930, 1941, 1972, 1974, 2013, 2018, 2021, 2022 4 Aughavas98 1915, 1940, 1949, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1963, 1966, 2000 1919, 1948, 1953, 1962, 1969, 1970, 1997, 2001 6 Melvin Gaels 76 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1998, 2012 1956, 1957, 1964, 1967, 1968, 2002 Glencar–Manorhamilton75 1977, 1999, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2019 1976, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017 8 St Mary's, Kiltoghert615 1958, 1995, 2003, 2007, 2013, 2022 1949, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1975, 1977, 1983, 1993, 1996, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2020, 2023 9 Fenagh512 1906, 1910, 1912, 1919, 1932 1916, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1929, 1931, 1943, 1952, 1981, 1995, 1999, 2003 Gortletteragh57 1905, 1970, 1981, 1985, 1987 1965, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 2000, 2004 Bornacoola55 1904, 1938, 1943, 1953, 1957 1905, 1940, 1955, 2005, 2008 Allen Gaels52 1991, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002 1973, 199413 Gorvagh42 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927 1906, 1928 14 Eslin30 1891, 1916, 1917 —15 Annaduff22 1928, 2004 1927, 196618Tully1519451936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1944 Carrigallen13 1941 1942, 1992, 2009 Aughnasheelin11 1918 1933 Drumreilly11 1931 1932 Kiltubrid12 2005 1935, 2007 Leitrim Gaels10 2025 — Sheemore Gaels10 1974 —22Carrigallen Harps01—1951Sean Treacy’s01—1954

Notes

1923: Won as Kiltyhugh

Leitrim Senior Football Championship

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