The Leitrim Senior Football Championship is an annual

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competition contested by top-tier

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clubs. The Leitrim County Board of the

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has organised it since 1890. St Mary's, Kiltoghert are the title holders (2022) defeating

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in the Final.

History

The 1962 championship had been declared null and void, but in March 2009 Melvin Gaels were declared as champions, ending the longest-running dispute the GAA had ever had. The final play of the 1994 Leitrim Senior Football Championship between

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and Aughawillan proved contentious as Martin McGowan of Allen Gaels, who was playing with a dislocated spine, stood to take a free. Aughawillan's full-back, Martin Flanagan, took up a position behind his goalkeeper, Martin Prior. McGowan struck the ball and expressed certainty that it was two yards over the bar. However, Aughawillan's Flanagan gave Prior "a bit of a hoosh" and Prior, with his shoulders close to level with the crossbar, caught the ball. Referee Enda Stenson did not penalise the move and then blew the final whistle. Thus Allen Gaels were denied a replay and Aughawillan secured a third consecutive championship title.

Honours

The trophy presented to the winners is the ? The winning club qualifies to represent their county in the

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List of finals

(r) = replay ;Notes ''The name of the runner-up in some years is not given for a variety of reasons, such as the awarding of the championship to a team without a final being played, or the exact record of that year's championship being lost to history.'' † ''The 1962 Championship had been declared null and void, but in March 2009 Melvin Gaels were declared as champions.''

Wins listed by club

References

External links

Official Leitrim WebsiteLeitrim on Hoganstand
{{Leitrim GAA, state=expanded Senior Gaelic football county championships