Leinster Colleges Senior Football Championship
Appearance
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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. Naas CBS are the current title holders.
Wins listed by college
[edit]# | 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 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 | |
St Mary's, Mullingar | 1 | 1983 | |
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
[edit]- Teams in bold went on to win the Hogan Cup in the same year.
See also
[edit]- Hogan Cup
- Connacht Championship
- Corn Uí Mhuirí (Munster Championship)
- MacRory Cup (Ulster Championship)
- Hurling Championship
Sources
[edit]- "Leinster Colleges Senior Football Championships". Leinster GAA. 3 May 2007. Archived from the original on 26 February 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2010.
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.the42.ie/naas-cbs-moate-cs-leinster-schools-report-5992608-Feb2023/ [bare URL]
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- ^ "Schools: Naas CBS celebrate breakthrough victory in Leinster". Hogan Stand. 10 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
- ^ "Schools: St Peter's end 25-year wait for Leinster SF 'A' honours". Hogan Stand. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
- ^ "St Benildus claim first Leinster Colleges crown". Irish Examiner. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ^ "Schools: Good Counsel end 16-wait for Leinster honours". Hogan Stand. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ "O'Rourke delight as St Pat's give Meath a boost". Irish Independent. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.