The Laois-Offaly rivalry is a Gaelic football rivalry between Irish county teams Laois and Offaly, who first played each other in 1903. It is considered to be one of the biggest local rivalries in Gaelic games. Laois's home ground is O'Moore Park and Offaly's home ground is O'Connor Park.
While both teams are regarded as minnows within the Leinster Senior Football Championship, they have enjoyed some success winning 16 provincial titles between them.
Statistics Up to date as of 2022 season TeamAll-IrelandProvincialNational LeagueTotalLaois0628Offaly310114Combined316322
All-time results
Legend Offaly winLaois winMatch was a draw
Senior No. Date Winners Score Runners-up Venue Stage 1. 21 July 1904 Laois 1-5 - 0-2 Offaly Maryboro Leinster Quarter-Final 2. 1 July 1917 Laois 2-7 - 0-0 Offaly Tullamore Leinster Quarter-Final 3. 28 June 1936 Laois 4-5 - 3-4 Offaly Athy Leinster Semi-Final 4. 16 May 1937 Laois 2-6 - 1-9 Offaly St. Conleth's Park Leinster Quarter-Final 5. 30 May 1937 Laois 2-7 - 1-7 Offaly Athy Leinster Quarter-Final Replay 6. 14 July 1940 Laois 2-7 - 0-7 Offaly Athy Leinster Semi-Final 7. 24 May 1942 Offaly 6-5 - 2-7 Laois O'Moore Park Leinster Quarter-Final 8. 2 June 1946 Laois 1-7 - 1-5 Offaly O'Connor Park Leinster Quarter-Final 9. 6 July 1947 Laois 5-11 - 0-4 Offaly O'Moore Park Leinster Semi-Final 10. 11 May 1958 Offaly 4-3 - 1-5 Laois St. Conleth's Park Leinster Preliminary Round 11. 17 May 1959 Offaly 1-9 - 2-6 Laois O'Moore Park Leinster Quarter-Final 12. 7 June 1959 Laois 3-8 - 0-10 Offaly O'Connor Park Leinster Quarter-Final Replay 13. 30 June 1963 Laois 2-7 - 0-9 Offaly O'Moore Park Leinster Semi-Final 14. 30 June 1968 Laois 0-11 - 0-6 Offaly O'Connor Park Leinster Semi-Final 15. 4 July 1971 Offaly 2-12 - 0-10 Laois O'Moore Park Leinster Semi-Final 16. 15 June 1975 Offaly 0-13 - 0-13 Laois O'Connor Park Leinster Quarter-Final 17. 29 June 1975 Offaly 3-14 - 3-7 Laois O'Moore Park Leinster Quarter-Final Replay 18. 25 June 1978 Offaly 0-16 - 2-8 Laois O'Moore Park Leinster Quarter-Final 19. 17 June 1979 Offaly 1-12 - 0-13 Laois O'Connor Park Leinster Quarter-Final 20. 26 July 1981 Offaly 1-18 - 3-9 Laois Croke Park Leinster Final 21. 27 June 1982 Offaly 3-13 - 1-15 Laois O'Connor Park Leinster Semi-Final 22. 10 June 1990 Laois 3-15 - 3-5 Offaly O'Moore Park Leinster Quarter-Final 23. 27 May 2001 Offaly 1-13 - 0-12 Laois Croke Park Leinster Quarter-Final 24. 26 May 2002 Offaly 0-13 - 2-6 Laois O'Connor Park Leinster Quarter-Final 25. 25 May 2003 Laois 1-12 - 1-12 Offaly O'Moore Park Leinster Quarter-Final 26. 2 June 2003 Laois 2-10 - 0-13 Offaly O'Connor Park Leinster Quarter-Final Replay 27. 29 May 2005 Laois 1-10 - 1-8 Offaly Croke Park Leinster Quarter-Final 28. 30 July 2006 Laois 1-9 - 0-4 Offaly O'Moore Park All Ireland Qualifier Round 4 29. 29 June 2019 Laois 0-20 - 0-15 Offaly O'Moore Park All Ireland Qualifier Round 3 30. 20 May 2023 Laois 1-12 - 1-12 Offaly O'Moore Park 2023 Tailteann Cup 31. 11 April 2026 Laois 3-12-0-12 Offaly O'Connor Park Leinster Preliminary Round
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