Louth Senior Football Championship

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Louth Senior Football Championship
IrishCraobh Shinsearach Peile an Lú
Founded1887
Title holdersSt Mary's, Ardee (11th title)
Most titlesNewtown Blues (23 titles)
SponsorsAnchor Tours

The Louth Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Louth GAA among the top Gaelic football clubs in County Louth, Ireland. The winning club qualifies to represent the county in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.

Top winners

# Team Wins Years won
1 Newtown Blues 23 1889, 1932, 1933, 1936, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1981, 1986, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019
2 Young Irelands (Dundalk) 11 1887, 1888, 1905, 1911, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1944, 1947, 1950, 1979
St Mary's, Ardee 11 1946, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1968, 1972, 1975, 1995, 2022
4 Cooley Kickhams 9 1935, 1939, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1989, 1990
5 Clan na Gael 8 1923, 1924, 1959, 1985, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1998
6 St Patrick's, Lordship 7 2003, 2004, 2007, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015
7 Stabannon Parnells 6 1949, 1954, 1991, 1994, 1997, 1999
Wolfe Tones 6 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1937
Boyne Rangers 6 1895, 1897, 1898, 1921, 1922, 1930
10 Geraldines 5 1913, 1915, 1916, 1920, 1982
11 Tredaghs (Drogheda) 4 1906, 1909, 1910, 1912
Mattock Rangers 4 2002, 2005, 2009, 2010
13 Dundalk Gaels 3 1942, 1945, 1952
Drogheda Independents 3 1900, 1901, 1902
15 Dundalk Rangers 2 1907, 1908
Drogheda Stars 2 1917, 1919
Roche Emmets 2 1958, 1980
St Fechin's 2 1983, 1984
St Joseph's 2 1996, 2006
Naomh Máirtín 2 2020, 2021
21 Davitts (Drogheda) 1 1890
Drogheda Emmets 1 1896
Ardee Volunteers 1 1903
Glyde Rangers 1 1934
St Bride's 1 1943
Naomh Mhuire (Drogheda) 1 1953
Oliver Plunketts 1 1957
Seán O'Mahony's 1 2016
Ardee St. Mochta's 1 1914
Boyne Rovers 1 1904
O'Raghallaighs 1 1965
Sarsfields 1 1928
Dundalk O'Rahillys 1 1918

Finals

Year Winner Score Opponent Score Final Venue
2022[1] St Mary's, Ardee 1-12, 1-18 (R) Newtown Blues 1-12, 1-15 (R) Clan na Gael Park-Dowdallshill (R)
2021[2] Naomh Máirtín 1-15 St Mochta's 0-07 Ardee
2020[3] Naomh Máirtín 1-13 St Mary's, Ardee 1-09 Darver
2019[4] Newtown Blues 2-09 Naomh Máirtín 1-09 Gaelic Grounds
2018[5] Newtown Blues 1-11 Naomh Máirtín 1-10 Gaelic Grounds
2017[6] Newtown Blues 2-10 Dundalk Gaels 0-05 Gaelic Grounds
2016[7] Seán O'Mahony's 1-11 St Mary's, Ardee 1-09 Gaelic Grounds
2015[8] St Patrick's 1-14 Seán O'Mahony's 0-09 Gaelic Grounds
2014[9] St Patrick's 1-10 Dreadnots 1-08 Gaelic Grounds
2013[10] Newtown Blues 2-15 Cooley Kickhams 0-13 Gaelic Grounds
2012[11] St Patrick's 1-13 Dreadnots 0-07 Gaelic Grounds
2011[12] St Patrick's 0-10, 1-12 (R) Newtown Blues 1-07, 0-09 (R) Gaelic Grounds-Dowdallshill (R)
2010[13] Mattock Rangers 1-08 Cooley Kickhams 0-10 Gaelic Grounds
2009[14] Mattock Rangers 3-12 Cooley Kickhams 0-11 Clan na Gael Park
2008[15] Newtown Blues 1-15 Mattock Rangers 1-12 Gaelic Grounds
2007[16] St Patrick's 1-09 Cooley Kickhams 0-09 Dowdallshill
2006[17] St Joseph's 2-07 St Patrick's 0-09 Clan na Gael Park
2005[18] Mattock Rangers 1-12 Newtown Blues 2-06 Gaelic Grounds
2004[19] St Patrick's 0-07 Cooley Kickhams 0-06 Clan na Gael Park
2003[20] St Patrick's 3-07, 2-11 (R) St Mary's, Ardee 0-16, 0-10 (R) Dowdallshill
2002[21] Mattock Rangers 2-11 St Bride's 1-11 Ardee
2001[22] Newtown Blues 1-13 Mattock Rangers 0-08 Gaelic Grounds
2000[23] Newtown Blues 0-16 Stabannon Parnells 1-10 Gaelic Grounds
1999[24] Stabannon Parnells 2-09 Kilkerley Emmets 0-04 McGeough Park
1998[25] Clan na Gael 0-08 Lannleire 0-04 The Grove
1997[26] Stabannon Parnells 2-12, 0-12 (R) St Mary's, Ardee 2-12, 1-06 (R) Gaelic Grounds
1996[27] St Joseph's 2-11 Stabannon Parnells 1-08 Ardee
1995 St Mary's, Ardee 1-14 St Patrick's 0-07 Cluskey Park
1994[28] Stabannon Parnells 0-14, 0-12 (R) St Joseph's 1-11, 1-07 (R) McGeough Park
1993[29] Clan na Gael 1-12 St Mary's, Ardee 1-08 Gaelic Grounds
1992[30] Clan na Gael 0-10, 3-11 (R) Dundalk Gaels 0-10, 1-06 (R) Dowdallshill
1991 Stabannon Parnells 1-11 Clan na Gael 1-09 Dowdallshill
1990[31] Cooley Kickhams 0-11 Clan na Gael 0-09 Dowdallshill
1989[32] Cooley Kickhams 1-10 St Mary's, Ardee 0-09 Gaelic Grounds
1988 Newtown Blues 0-07 Clan na Gael 1-03 The Grove
1987 Clan na Gael 1-07 Newtown Blues 0-04 Ardee
1986[33] Newtown Blues 3-05 Kilkerley Emmets 2-07 Cluskey Park
1985[34] Clan na Gael 1-06 Roche Emmets 0-04 Dowdallshill
1984[35] St Fechin's 2-07 St Joseph's 0-08 The Grove
1983[36] St Fechin's 1-08 Geraldines 1-05 Ardee
1982[37] Geraldines 1-12 Kilkerley Emmets 0-09 Dowdallshill
1981 Newtown Blues 2-11 Cooley Kickhams 1-06 Cluskey Park
1980 Roche Emmets 2-03 Dundalk Young Irelands 0-06 Ardee
1979 Dundalk Young Irelands 0-11 Cooley Kickhams 1-05 Dowdallshill
1978 Cooley Kickhams 2-07 St Mary's, Ardee 1-08 Dowdallshill
1977 Cooley Kickhams 2-12 Newtown Blues 2-06 Dunleer
1976 Cooley Kickhams 1-07 Mattock Rangers 0-06 Dowdallshill
1975 St Mary's, Ardee 1-06, 4-09 (R) Cooley Kickhams 1-06, 4-03 (R) Gaelic Grounds
1974 Newtown Blues 1-04, 1-06 (R) Cooley Kickhams 1-04, 1-05 (R) Ardee
1973[38] Cooley Kickhams 1-09 Mattock Rangers 0-07 Dowdallshill
1972 St Mary's, Ardee 1-05 Cooley Kickhams 1-02 Dowdallshill
1971[39] Cooley Kickhams 2-09 St Mary's, Ardee 1-06 Dowdallshill
1970[40] Newtown Blues 3-08 St Mary's, Ardee 1-11 Dowdallshill
1969 Newtown Blues 1-14 Geraldines 2-05 Ardee
1968 St Mary's, Ardee 1-07 St Fechin's 0-09 Gaelic Grounds
1967[41] Newtown Blues 1-09 Cooley Kickhams 2-05 Dowdallshill
1966 Newtown Blues 2-12 Cooley Kickhams 1-04 Dowdallshill
1965 O'Raghallaighs 1-09 Newtown Blues 0-05 Gaelic Grounds
1964[42] Newtown Blues 0-11, 3-08 (R) Clan na Gael 1-08, 0-04 (R) Ardee
1963[43] Newtown Blues 1-08 Roche Emmets 1-07 Dowdallshill
1962 Newtown Blues 2-04 Mattock Rangers 1-03 Ardee
1961 Newtown Blues 1-12 Naomh Mhuire 1-09 Gaelic Grounds
1960 St Mary's, Ardee 1-09 Naomh Mhuire 2-04 Dowdallshill
1959 Clan na Gael 2-04, 0-08 (R) St Mary's, Ardee 0-10, 0-05 (R) Gaelic Grounds
1958 Roche Emmets 1-07 Naomh Mhuire 1-05 Ardee
1957 Oliver Plunketts 3-03 St Mary's, Ardee 1-06 Athletic Grounds
1956 St Mary's, Ardee 2-03 Stabannon Parnells 0-03 Athletic Grounds
1955 St Mary's, Ardee 0-08 Stabannon Parnells 1-04 Gaelic Grounds
1954 Stabannon Parnells 1-06 St Mary's, Ardee 0-04 Athletic Grounds
1953 Naomh Mhuire 4-10 Oliver Plunketts 0-8 Gaelic Grounds
1952 Dundalk Gaels 0-08 Dowdallshill 1-02 Athletic Grounds
1951 St Mary's, Ardee 3-09 Dundalk Gaels 1-07 Gaelic Grounds
1950 Dundalk Young Irelands 0-07, 0-08 (R) St Magdalene's 0-07, 0-05 (R) Athletic Grounds-Gaelic Grounds (R)
1949[44] Stabannon Parnells 2-02 St Mary's, Ardee 1-04 Athletic Grounds
1948 St Mary's, Ardee 1-09 Dundalk Young Irelands 1-07 Gaelic Grounds
1947 Dundalk Young Irelands 3-05 (R) Owen Roes, Drogheda 0-05 Gaelic Grounds-Athletic Grounds (R)
1946 St Mary's, Ardee 2-07 Dundalk Young Irelands 1-07 ------
1945 Dundalk Gaels 2-11 St. Magdelene's, Drogheda 1-04 ------
1944 Dundalk Young Irelands 3-05 Cooley Kickhams 1-01 ------
1943 St Bride's 3-09 Cooley Kickhams 2-03 ------
1942 Dundalk Gaels W/O St Mary's, Ardee (didn't travel) ------
1941 Dundalk Young Irelands 2-09 Cooley Kickhams 1-06 ------
1940 Dundalk Young Irelands 1-09 Dundalk Gaels 0-09 ------
1939 Cooley Kickhams 3-13 Newtown Blues 1-03 ------
1938 Dundalk Young Irelands 0-08 (R) St Mary's, Ardee 1-03 ------
1937 Wolfe Tones 2-06 St Mary's, Ardee 1-02 ------
1936 Newtown Blues 3-07 Wolfe Tones 2-06 Gaelic Grounds
1935 Cooley Kickhams 2-03 Wolfe Tones 0-04 ------
1934 Glyde Rangers 1-03 Wolfe Tones 0-04 ------
1933 Newtown Blues 3-03 Clan na Gael 1-07 ------
1932 Newtown Blues 4-03 St Bride's 2-04 ------
1931 Wolfe Tones 1-04 Newtown Blues 0-04 ------
1930 Boyne Rangers 2-08 Glyde Rangers 1-01 ------
1929 Wolfe Tones 2-06 O'Connell's 0-01
1928 Dundalk Sarsfields 4-04 Boyne Rangers 1-02
1927 Wolfe Tones 1-02 Drogheda Larks 1-00
1926 Wolfe Tones 0-09 Geraldines 1-02
1925 Wolfe Tones W/O Clan na Gael
1924 Clan na Gael 1-06 Drogheda Larks 0-01
1923 Clan na Gael 0-03 Boyne Rangers 0-01
1922 Boyne Rangers 3-03 Geraldines 1-00
1921 Boyne Rangers Replay ended 0-05 each Eamonn Ceannts, Ardee (Boyne awarded title)
1920 Geraldines W/O Dundalk O'Rahillys
1919 Drogheda Stars 0-04 Dundalk O'Rahillys 0-03
1918 Dundalk O'Rahillys 1-05 Tredaghs 0-02
1917 Drogheda Stars 0-03 Cooley Kickhams 0-00
1916 Geraldines 3-03 Tredaghs 1-04
1915 Geraldines 1-05 Tredaghs 0-06
1914 Ardee St. Mochta's 1-04 Drogheda Stars 0-01
1913 Geraldines 2-06 Ardee St. Mochta's 0-07
1912 Tredaghs 2-02 (R) Geraldines 0-05
1911 Dundalk Young Irelands 2-04 Geraldines 0-06
1910 Tredaghs 0-05 Geraldines 0-02
1909 Tredaghs 2-10 Dundalk Rangers 0-04
1908 Dundalk Rangers 2-08 Dundalk Young Irelands 0-05
1907 Dundalk Rangers 0-12 (R) John Dillons 0-06
1906 Drogheda Tredaghs 0-05 (R) Geraldines 0-03
1905 Dundalk Young Irelands Drogheda Tredaghs (lost on obj.)
1904 Boyne Rovers 1-04 John Dillons 0-03
1903 Ardee Volunteers 1-07 (R) Dundalk Young Irelands 1-04
1902 Drogheda Independents 3-10 Ardee Volunteers 0-04
1901 Drogheda Independents No game - Awarded title
1900 Drogheda Independents No game - Awarded title
1899 No Championship
1898 Boyne Rangers No game - Awarded title
1897 Boyne Rangers - Glyde Rangers -
1896 Drogheda Emmets 1-08 Dundalk Young Irelands 0-02
1895 Boyne Rangers 0-07 Dundalk Young Irelands 0-03
1894 No Championship
1893 No Championship
1892 No Championship
1891 No Championship
1890 Drogheda Davitts 2-04 Sandpit T.P Gills 0-00
1889 Newtown Blues 1-02 Dreadnots 0-03
1888 Dundalk Young Irelands 1-01 Dundalk John Dillons 1-00
1887 Dundalk Young Irelands 0-03 Dowdallshill 0-02

Trophy

The winning team is presented with the Joe Ward Cup.[45]

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