The Laois Senior Football Championship is an annual
Gaelic football competition contested by top-tier
Laois GAA
The Laois County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ( ga, Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Laois) or Laois GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Laois. The county board i ...
clubs. The
Laois County Board of the
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA; ga, Cumann Lúthchleas Gael ; CLG) is an Irish international amateur sports, amateur sporting and cultural organisation, focused primarily on promoting indigenous Gaelic games and pastimes, which include t ...
has organised it since 1888.
Portarlington are the title holders (2022) defeating
O'Dempsey's in the Final.
Honours
The trophy presented to the winners is the Jack Delaney Cup.
The winners of the Laois Senior Championship qualify to represent their county in the
Leinster Senior Club Football Championship
The Leinster Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament played on a knockout basis between the senior club championship winners of the competing counties in Leinster. The current holders of the Leinster title are Bal ...
. They often do well outside the county, with the likes of
Portlaoise (1971, 1976, 1982, 1987, 2004, 2009) among the clubs from Laois to win at least one Leinster Championship after winning the Laois Senior Football Championship. The winners can, in turn, go on to play in the
All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football tournament which began in season 1970–71. It is the top-tier competition for the senior football clubs of Ireland and London.
The current champions are Kilcoo of ...
. In
1982–83, Portlaoise became the first club from Laois to win All-Ireland Senior Football Championship after winning the Leinster and Laois Senior Football Championships.
List of finals
(r) =
replay
;Notes
† ''The 1889, 1897, 1906 and 1907 titles were won under the name Maryborough, now Portlaoise.''
Wins listed by club
References
External links
Official Laois WebsiteLaois on Hoganstand''Leinster Express''
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Senior Gaelic football county championships