The Leinster colleges senior football "A" championship, is the top level Gaelic football competition for secondary schools in Leinster. The winners receive the Brother Bosco (Mulhare) Cup and advance to the All-Ireland colleges "A" senior football championship, where they compete for the Hogan Cup.
St Mel's College of Longford hold the record for number of wins and this includes a record of six title wins in a row and a total of eight in the same decade. They also reached fourteen straight finals between 1930 and 1943. Coláiste Mhuire, Mullingar are the current title holders.
Wins listed by college # Team Titles Years won 1 St Mel's College, Longford 29 1928, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1969, 1971, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003 2 St Patrick's, Navan 10 1991, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2013 St Finian's College, Mullingar 10 1925, 1926, 1927, 1939, 1944, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1960, 1966 4 Carmelite College, Moate 6 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981 5 Knockbeg College, Carlow 5 1920, 1932, 1954, 1955, 2005 Franciscan College, Gormanston 5 1958, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974 Naas C.B.S. 5 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 8 Belcamp College OMI, Dublin 4 1921, 1965, 1967, 1968 Good Counsel, New Ross 4 1995, 1996, 1999, 2015 10 Coláiste Mhuire, Mullingar 3 1983, 2025, 2026 Coláiste Caoimhin, Dublin 3 1929, 1930, 1931 11 St Joseph's, Fairview 2 1956, 1959 Coláiste Eoin, Dublin 2 1998, 2014 Dundalk Colleges 2 2002, 2011 St Mary's Secondary School, Edenderry 2 2009, 2012 St Peter's, Wexford 2 1992, 2017 16 St Kieran's, Kilkenny 1 1922 St Thomas's, Newbridge 1 1923 Cistercian College, Roscrea 1 1924 Franciscan College, Multyfarnham 1 1952 Patrician College, Ballyfin 1 1957 Ardscoil Rís, Dublin 1 1979 Portarlington CBS 1 1984 Dundalk CBS 1 1985 St David's, Artane 1 1986 Athlone CC 1 2008 St Benildus College, Dublin 1 2016 St Joseph's SS, Rochfortbridge 1 2020
Finals listed by year Year Winner Score Opponent Score 2026 Coláiste Mhuire, Mullingar 3-16 Marist College, Athlone 2-13 2025 Coláiste Mhuire, Mullingar 3-10 Ardscoil na Tríonóide 1-13 2024 Naas CBS 1-12 Coláiste Choilm, Tullamore 0-10 2023 Naas CBS 0-11 Moate CS 0-09 2022 Naas CBS 0-14 Maynooth EC 2-07 2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic 2020 St Joseph's SS, Rochfortbridge 2-13 Naas CBS 0-15 2019 Naas CBS 2-12 Wicklow Schools 1-09 2018 Naas CBS 0-09 Marist College, Athlone 0-07 2017 St Peter's, Wexford 2-13 Moate CS 0-07 2016 St Benildus College, Dublin 2-07 Marist College, Athlone 1-06 2015 Good Counsel, New Ross 0-13 St Mary's Secondary School, Edenderry 0-11 2014 Coláiste Eoin, Dublin 1-10 Marist College, Athlone 1-08 2013 St Patrick's, Navan 1-12 St Mary's Secondary School, Edenderry 2-07 2012 St Mary's Secondary School, Edenderry 1-14 Coláiste Eoin, Dublin 2-10 2011 Dundalk Colleges 2-08 St Patrick's, Navan 0-12 2010 St Patrick's, Navan 1-12 Coláiste Eoin, Dublin2-08 2009 St Mary's Secondary School, Edenderry 1-05 Good Counsel, New Ross 1-04 2008 Athlone CC 0-10 Franciscan College, Gormanston 0-09 2007 St Patrick's, Navan 2-09 Knockbeg College, Carlow 0-13 2006 St Patrick's, Navan Good Counsel, New Ross 2005 Knockbeg College, Carlow 0-11 St Mel's College, Longford 1-07 2004 St Patrick's, Navan Knockbeg College, Carlow 2003 St Mel's College, Longford St Patrick's, Navan 2002 Dundalk Colleges St Patrick's, Navan 2001 St Patrick's, Navan St Mel's College, Longford 2000 St Patrick's, Navan St Mel's College, Longford 1999 Good Counsel, New Ross 1-07 Marist College, Athlone 0-08 1998 Coláiste Eoin, Dublin 2-20 St Patrick's, Navan 4-13 1997 St Patrick's, Navan 0-15 St Mel's College, Longford 1-10 1996 Good Counsel, New Ross 2-10 St Peter's, Wexford 1-06 1995 Good Counsel, New Ross 1-11 St Peter's, Wexford 1-06 1994 St Mel's College, Longford 3-11 St Peter's, Wexford 1-05 1993 St Patrick's, Navan 2-10 St Michael's, Trim 1-07 1992 St Peter's, Wexford 1-09 Portarlington CBS 1-08 1991 St Patrick's, Navan 2-10 Moyne Community School 1-08 1990 St Mel's College, Longford 4-08 St Joseph's, Fairview 2-05 1989 St Mel's College, Longford 1-16 Moyle Park, Clondalkin 0-03 1988 St Mel's College, Longford 2-08 St Mary's, Mullingar 1-04 1987 St Mel's College, Longford 2-13 St Mary's, Mullingar 1-04 1986 St David's, Artane 0-07 St Peter's, Wexford 0-04 1985 Dundalk CBS 1-11 St Mary's CBS, Portlaoise 0-07 1984 Portarlington CBS 0-12 St David's, Artane 1-04 1983 St Mary's, Mullingar 1-05 Marist College, Athlone 0-05 1982 St Mel's College, Longford 1-12 Moyle Park, Clondalkin 1-09 1981 Carmelite College, Moate 1-06 St Mary's, Mullingar 0-05 1980 Carmelite College, Moate 1-05 Franciscan College, Gormanston 1-02 1979 Ardscoil Rís, Dublin 2-08 St Mel's College, Longford 0-04 1978 Carmelite College, Moate 1-09 St Mel's College, Longford 0-10 1977 Carmelite College, Moate 2-16 St Mel's College, Longford 0-07 1976 Carmelite College, Moate 3-10 St Joseph's, Fairview 1-07 1975 Carmelite College, Moate 1-12 Franciscan College, Gormanston 1-05 1974 Franciscan College, Gormanston 2-13 Knockbeg College, Carlow 1-05 1973 Franciscan College, Gormanston 2-11 St Mel's College, Longford 1-07 1972 Franciscan College, Gormanston 2-12 Patrician College, Ballyfin 2-10 1971 St Mel's College, Longford 1-07 Franciscan College, Gormanston 1-04 1970 Franciscan College, Gormanston 3-09 St Finian's College, Mullingar 0-08 1969 St Mel's College, Longford 1-20 Belcamp OMI, Dublin 1-03 1968 Belcamp OMI, Dublin 3-04 St Mel's College, Longford 0-09 1967 Belcamp OMI, Dublin 3-07 St Finian's College, Mullingar 1-05 1966 St Finian's College, Mullingar 4-03 Franciscan College, Gormanston 0-04 1965 Belcamp OMI, Dublin 3-11 St Finian's College, Mullingar 1-04 1964 St Mel's College, Longford 4-06 O'Connell School, Dublin 1-05 1963 St Mel's College, Longford 2-06 O'Connell School, Dublin 2-03 1962 St Mel's College, Longford 4-11 Franciscan College, Gormanston 0-01 1961 St Mel's College, Longford 3-09 St Finian's College, Mullingar 1-03 1960 St Finian's College, Mullingar 3-09 St Mel's College, Longford 0-05 1959 St Joseph's, Fairview 9-09 Franciscan College, Gormanston 1-07 1958 Franciscan College, Gormanston 2-08 Patrician College, Ballyfin 0-06 1957 Patrician College, Ballyfin 4-08 St Joseph's, Fairview 3-05 1956 St Joseph's, Fairview 1-08 St Mel's College, Longford 2-03 1955 Knockbeg College, Carlow 1-08 Synge Street CBS, Dublin 1-04 1954 Knockbeg College, Carlow 3-08 O'Connell School, Dublin 1-05 1953 St Finian's College, Mullingar 6-12 St Peter's, Wexford 0-04 1952 Franciscan College, Multyfarnham 1-08 St Mel's College, Longford 0-07 1951 St Mel's College, Longford 1-08 St. Peter's College, Wexford 0-03 1950 St Finian's College, Mullingar 1-04 w/o St Mel's College, Longford 0-07 1949 St Finian's College, Mullingar 2-12 Knockbeg College, Carlow 1-09 1948 St Mel's College, Longford w/o O'Connell School, Dublin 1947 St Mel's College, Longford 5-08 St Finian's College, Mullingar 3-10 1946 St Mel's College, Longford 5-06 St Finian's College, Mullingar 2-10 1945 St Mel's College, Longford 1-10 O'Connell School, Dublin 0-05 1944 St Finian's College, Mullingar 5-03 Westland Row CBS, Dublin 2-01 1943 St Mel's College, Longford 2-08 St Joseph's, Marino 3-03 1942 St Mel's College, Longford 1-03 O'Connell School, Dublin 1-01 1941 St Mel's College, Longford 1-08 O'Connell School, Dublin 1-01 1940 St Mel's College, Longford 3-04 St Finian's College, Mullingar 1-01 1939 St Finian's College, Mullingar 5-03 St Mel's College, Longford 2-05 1938 St Mel's College, Longford 3-07 St. Vincent's C.B.S., Glasnevin 1-06 1937 St Mel's College, Longford 4-01 Knockbeg College, Carlow 1-03 1936 St Mel's College, Longford 2-04 Westland Row CBS, Dublin 2-01 1935 St Mel's College, Longford 3-05 St Finian's College, Mullingar 0-04 1934 St Mel's College, Longford 2-02 Knockbeg College, Carlow 1-02 1933 St Mel's College, Longford1-03 Coláiste Caoimhin, Dublin 0-03 1932 Knockbeg College, Carlow 5-05 St Mel's College, Longford 4-03 1931 Coláiste Caoimhin, Dublin 2-01 St Mel's College, Longford 0-02 1930 Coláiste Caoimhin, Dublin 2-05 St Mel's College, Longford 2-00 1929 Coláiste Caoimhin, Dublin 5-07 Patrician College, Ballyfin 0-03 1928 St Mel's College, Longford 2-01 Belcamp, Dublin 0-00 1927 St Finian's College, Mullingar 2-15 St. Enda's, Dublin0-01 1926 St Finian's College, Mullingar 2-08 Knockbeg College, Carlow 1-05 1925 St Finian's College, Mullingar 0-04 Cistercian College, Roscrea 0-02 1924 Cistercian College, Roscrea 1-02 Knockbeg College, Carlow 0-03 1923 St Thomas's, Newbridge 3-03 St Finian's College, Mullingar 2-01 1922 St Kieran's, Kilkenny 1-05 St Thomas's, Newbridge 1-04 1921 Belcamp OMI, Dublin 1-01 Cistercian College, Roscrea 0-02 1920 Knockbeg College, Carlow1-06 Terenure College, Dublin 1-02
Teams in bold went on to win the Hogan Cup in the same year.
See also Hogan Cup Connacht Championship Corn Uí Mhuirí (Munster Championship) MacRory Cup (Ulster Championship) Hurling Championship
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