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Longford Senior Football Championship

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Founded
  
1890

Sponsors
  
Peter Hanley Motors

First winner
  
Colmcille

Irish
  
Craobh Sinsear Peile Longfort

Title holders
  
Mullinalaghta St. Columba's (3rd title)

Most titles
  
Longford Slashers (16 titles)

The Longford Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Longford GAA among the Senior grade Gaelic football clubs in County Longford, 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.

The current champions are Mullinalaghta St. Columba's winning their 3rd Senior Championship title in 2016 (their first since 1950), and raising the Sean Connolly cup for the very first time (Cup was first introduced in 1960). Longford Slashers have won more titles (16) than any other club, while Clonguish hold the record for most consecutive wins, with four in a row in 1962, '63, '64 and '65.

Roll of Honour

(* = See Research Notes)

References

Longford Senior Football Championship Wikipedia