The Carlow Senior Football Championship (currently also known for sponsorship reasons as the Michael Lyng Motors Carlow SFC), is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by top-tier Carlow GAA clubs. The Carlow County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1889.
Old Leighlin are the title holders (2025) defeating Rathvilly in the Final.
Teams
2026 Teams
Team Location Colours Position in 2025 In championship since Championship titles Last championship title Bagenalstown GaelsBagenalstownGreen and blackSemi-finals20190— Éire Óg CarlowRed and whiteRelegation final—312023 FenaghFenaghBlue and whiteQuarter-finals2025—— GrangeGrangeBlue and whiteIntermediate champions2026—— Mount Leinster RangersBorrisBlack and redQuarter-finals—0— Old LeighlinOld LeighlinBlue and whiteChampions—52025 PalatinePalatineRed and greenSemi-finals—72022 RathvillyRathvillyGreen and yellowRunners-up—102024
2026 Football Grades Championship ClubSeniorSenior Bagenalstown Gaels Éire Óg Fenagh Grange Mount Leinster Rangers Old Leighlin Palatine RathvillyIntermediateIntermediate Ballinabranna Ballon Clonmore Éire Óg (2nd team) The Fighting Cocks Kildavin/Clonegal St. Patrick's TinrylandJuniorJunior Asca Éire Óg (3rd team) Kilbride Leighlinbridge Naomh Eoin Palatine (2nd Team) Rathvilly (2nd Team) O'Hanrahans
History The Carlow Senior Club Football Championship began in 1889 when O'Gorman-Mahon's (Parish of Kilbride, Ballon and Rathoe) defeated Tullow Stars and Stripes by a very low scoreline of 1-01 to 0-00. There was no Carlow senior club football championship between 1891 and 1897. The 1941 championship was abandoned due to an outbreak of foot and mouth disease. Éire Óg are the most successful team, having won the title on 31 occasions.
Honours The winning club qualifies to represent the county in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship, the winners of which progress to the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.
List of finals (r) = replay
Year Winner Score Opponent Score 1889 Ballon O'Gorman Mahons Tullow Stars and Stripes 1890 Carlow Crecerin 1891 No competition 1892 No competition 1893 No competition 1894 No competition 1895 No competition 1896 No competition 1897 No competition 1898 Loughmartin Emmets Crosslaw 1899 Loughmartin Emmets 1900 Loughmartin Emmets 1901 Loughmartin Emmets 1902 Tullow St Patrick's Carlow Barrow Rangers 1903 Carlow Barrow Rangers Leaney 1904 Tullow St Patrick's 1905 No competition 1906 No competition 1907 No competition 1908 Carlow-Graigue Newtown 1909 Carlow-Graigue Tinryland 1910 Carlow-Graigue Borris 1911 Borris Knocksquire 1912 Carlow-Graigue Borris 1913 Carlow-Graigue 1914 Carlow-Graigue Tullow 1915 Carlow-Graigue 1916 Tullow St Patrick's Tinryland 1917 No competition 1918 Carlow-Graigue Palatine 1919 Palatine Carlow-Graigue 1920 Palatine Tinryland 1921 Carlow-Graigue Bagnelstown 1922 Carlow-Graigue O'Hanrahans 1923 Carlow-Graigue Tullow 1924 Carlow-Graigue Milford 1925 Carlow-Graigue Milford 1926 Milford Graiguecullen 1927 O'Hanrahans 0-05 Leighlinbridge 1-01 1928 O'Hanrahans 0-06 Leighlinbridge 0-04 1929 Leighlinbridge O'Hanrahans 1930 O'Hanrahans 2-01 Leighlinbridge 0-03 1931 O'Hanrahans 1-06 Bagnelstown/Carrig United 1-03 1932 O'Hanrahans 0-04 Leighlinbridge 1-00 1933 Milford Leighlinbridge 1934 Tinryland Shamrocks 1935 Kilbride Leighlinbridge 1936 Tinryland Leighlinbridge 1937 O'Hanrahans 1-07 Young Emmetts 0-03 1938 Fighting Cocks Tinryland 1939 Tinryland Kilbride 1940 Tinryland Fighting Cocks 1941 No competition 1942 O'Hanrahans League basis 1943 Tinryland O'Hanrahans 1944 Tinryland Ballymurphy 1945 O'Hanrahans 1-10 Ballymurphy 2-05 1946 Tinryland Ballymurphy 1947 Ballymurphy 1-03 Kilbride 0-2 1948 Tinryland Slaney Rovers 1949 Tinryland Ballymurphy 1950 Tinryland Palatine 1951 O'Hanrahans 3-05 Leighlinbridge 2-01 1952 Palatine Ballymurphy 1953 Ballymurphy Palatine 1954 O'Hanrahans 2-06 Tinryland 1-03 1955 Clonmore O'Hanrahans 1956 Clonmore O'Hanrahans 1957 Leighlinbridge Gaels 1958 O'Hanrahans 2-05 Clonmore 0-06 1959 Tullow Kildavin 1960 Éire Óg Tullow 1961 O'Hanrahans 3-13 Éire Óg 2-05 1962 Éire Óg O'Hanrahans 1963 Tullow Clonmore 1964 Tullow St Vincent's, Kildavin 1965 Éire Óg Clonmore 1966 St Vincent's, Kildavin Tullow 1967 Éire Óg Ballinabranna 1968 Éire Óg Ballinabranna 1969 Éire Óg Tullow 1970 St Vincent's, Kildavin Palatine 1971 Tinryland St Vincent's, Kildavin 1972 Tinryland Éire Óg 1973 St Vincent's, Kildavin Ballinabranna 1974 Éire Óg St Vincent's, Kildavin 1975 Tinryland Naomh Eoin 1976 Éire Óg St Vincent's, Kildavin 1977 Éire Óg St Andrew's 1978 Éire Óg St Andrew's 1979 Tinryland Éire Óg 1980 Éire Óg O'Hanrahans 1981 Tinryland Naomh Eoin 1982 Éire Óg St Vincent's, Kildavin 1983 Rathvilly Éire Óg 1984 Éire Óg Rathvilly 1985 Rathvilly Naomh Eoin 1986 Naomh Eoin Palatine 1987 Éire Óg Naomh Eoin 1988 Éire Óg Rathvilly 1989 Éire Óg Naomh Eoin 1990 Rathvilly Naomh Eoin 1991 Rathvilly Éire Óg 1992 Éire Óg Tinryland 1993 Éire Óg Slaney Rangers 1994 Éire Óg Rathvilly 1995 Éire Óg Rathvilly 1996 Éire Óg Palatine 1997 Old Leighlin Palatine 1998 Éire Óg 0-08 Rathvilly 0-04 1999 O'Hanrahans 2-12 Éire Óg 2-10 2000 O'Hanrahans 2-08 Éire Óg 0-11 2001 O'Hanrahans 1-11 Palatine 0-07 2002 Rathvilly 2-04, 3-04 (r) Palatine 1-07, 0-08 (r) 2003 O'Hanrahans 0-04, 0-09 (r) Old Leighlin 0-04, 0-06 (r) 2004 Rathvilly 0-09, 0-15 (r) Fenagh 0-09, 1-07 (r) 2005 Éire Óg 0-07 O'Hanrahans 0-06 2006 Palatine 1-09 Kildavin/Clonegal 0-11 2007 Éire Óg 1-07. 4-09 (r) Palatine 0-10, 1-09 (r) 2008 Éire Óg 1-10, 2-09 (r) Palatine 1-10, 0-11 (r) 2009 Rathvilly 2-08 Old Leighlin 0-07 2010 Old Leighlin 1-11 Rathvilly 0-07 2011 Old Leighlin 1-08 Tinryland 1-07 2012 Éire Óg 0-15 Palatine 2013 Old Leighlin 1-10 Rathvilly 1-08 2014 Rathvilly 2-09 Old Leighlin 1-10 2015 Palatine 2-12 Old Leighlin 2-08 2016 Palatine 2-13 Rathvilly 0-12 2017 Éire Óg 0-12, 2-08 (r) Rathvilly 1-09, 1-08 (r) 2018 Éire Óg 0-09 Palatine 0-05 2019 Éire Óg 1-16 Palatine 0-052020 Éire Óg 0-15 Rathvilly 0-092021 Rathvilly 2-12 Éire Óg 1-10 2022 Palatine 2-08 Tinryland 2-06 2023 Éire Óg 2-13 Tinryland 0-07 2024 Rathvilly 2-07, 2-10 (r) Palatine 1-10, 0-11 (r) 2025 Old Leighlin 1-11 Rathvilly 0-13
Roll of honour
By club # Club Titles Championships won 1 Éire Óg 31 1960, 1962, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023 2 O'Hanrahans (formerly Carlow and Carlow Barrow Rangers) 18 1890, 1903, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1937, 1942, 1945, 1951, 1954, 1958, 1961, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 3 Tinryland 15 1934, 1936, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1979, 1981 4 Graiguecullen 13 1908, 1909, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1918, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 19255 St Patrick's, Tullow (formerly Loughmartin and simply Tullow)10 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1904, 1916, 1959, 1963, 1964 Rathvilly 1983, 1985, 1990, 1991, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2014, 2021, 2024 7 Palatine 7 1919, 1920, 1952, 2006, 2015, 2016, 2022 8 Old Leighlin 5 1997, 2010, 2011, 2013, 20259 Kildavin-Clonegal 3 1966, 1970, 1973 Mount Leinster Rangers (then St Carthages/Borris) 3 1911, 1947, 195311 Clonmore 2 1955, 1956 Leighlinbridge 2 1929, 1957 Milford 2 1926, 193312 Kilbride 1 1935 Na Coilig Troidhe 1 1938 Naomh Eoin 1 1986
References
External links Official Carlow Website Carlow on Hoganstand Carlow Club GAA Finals results