Leinster Ladies' Senior Club Football Championship Explained

Leinster Ladies' Senior Club Football Championship
Code:Ladies' Football
Founded:1978
Trophy:Bill Daly trophy
Title Holders: Kilmacud Crokes
Currentordinal:3
Super:st
Most Titles: Rochfortbridge (Westmeath)
Mostordinal:7

The Leinster Ladies' senior football club championship has been running since 1978. The trophy is named after the man who presented it, Bill Daly, a Cavanman who lived in Dublin and was involved with Ballyboden St Endas. Kilmacud Crokes are the current holders having secured their second ever title in November 2023, and will represent Leinster in the All Ireland series.[1]

Foxrock-Cabinteely are the only club to win six consecutive Leinster senior titles.

Dublin are the most successful county, their clubs having won it on 17 occasions. In total, six of the 12 Leinster counties have won the cup at least once - Laois, Dublin, Westmeath, Wexford, Offaly and Meath.

Key

All-Ireland winners
All-Ireland finalists

By year

Year Venue Winner Score Runner-up Score
2024[2] O'Connor Park Kilmacud Crokes (Dublin) Eadestown (Kildare)
2023[3] Coralstown/Kinnegad Kilmacud Crokes (Dublin) Naomh Ciarán (Offaly)
2022[4] Bray Kilmacud Crokes (Dublin) Tinahely (Wicklow)
2021 Kinnegad Dunboyne (Meath) Foxrock–Cabinteely (Dublin)
2020 Kinnegad Foxrock–Cabinteely (Dublin) Portlaoise (Laois)
2019 Kinnegad Foxrock–Cabinteely (Dublin) Sarsfields (Laois)
2018 Kinnegad Foxrock–Cabinteely (Dublin) Sarsfields (Laois)
Kinnegad Foxrock–Cabinteely (Dublin) Confey (Kildare)
2016 Kinnegad Foxrock–Cabinteely (Dublin) St Laurence's (Kildare)
2015 Foxrock–Cabinteely (Dublin) Sarsfields (Laois)
2014 Sarsfields (Laois) Na Fianna (Dublin)
2013 Sarsfields (Laois) Seneschalstown (Meath)
2012 Aughrim Shelmaliers (Wexford)Foxrock–Cabinteely (Dublin)
2011 St Conleth's ParkNa Fianna (Dublin) Sarsfields (Laois)
2010 Timahoe (Laois) Ballyboden St Endas (Dublin)
2009 Athy Timahoe (Laois) Seneschalstown (Meath)
2008 [5] Graiguecullen Sarsfields (Laois) Clonee (Wexford)
2007 [6] Athy Ballyboden St Endas (Dublin) Timahoe (Laois)
2006 [7] Ballyboden St Endas (Dublin) Seneschalstown (Meath)
2005 [8] Athy Ballyboden St Endas (Dublin) Timahoe (Laois)
2004 O'Moore Park Ballyboden St Endas (Dublin) Clonee (Wexford)
2003 [9] Portarlington Seneschalstown (Meath) Shelmaliers (Wexford)
2002 [10] Bagenalstown Ballyboden St Endas (Dublin) Shelmaliers (Wexford)
2001 [11] ClaneBallyboden St Endas (Dublin) Cooley Kickhams (Louth)
2000 [12] St Mary's, LeixlipTimahoe (Laois) Seneschalstown (Meath)
1999 [13] BagenalstownShelmaliers (Wexford) Timahoe (Laois)
1998 [14] BagenalstownPortobello (Dublin) Timahoe (Laois)
1997 Éire Óg, Carlow Shelmaliers (Wexford) Crettyard (Laois)
1996 [15] Croke Park Shelmaliers (Wexford) Rochfortbridge (Westmeath)
1995 [16] Tullow Shelmaliers (Wexford) An Tóchar (Wicklow)
1994 [17] Crettyard Rochfortbridge (Westmeath) An Tóchar (Wicklow)
1993 Crettyard Crettyard (Laois) Shelmaliers (Wexford)
1992 [18] Kinnegad Rochfortbridge (Westmeath) Shelmaliers (Wexford)
1991 [19] O'Toole Park Rochfortbridge (Westmeath) Robert Emmets (Dublin)
1990 Adamstown Rochfortbridge (Westmeath) Adamstown (Wexford)
1989 [20] Rochfortbridge Rochfortbridge (Westmeath) The Heath (Laois)
The Heath Rochfortbridge (Westmeath) The Heath (Laois)
1988 [21] Portlaoise Adamstown (Wexford) The Heath (Laois)
1987 [22] Clongeen Adamstown (Wexford) Crettyard (Laois)
1986 Castletown Geoghegan The Heath (Laois) Rochfortbridge (Westmeath)
1985 Castlebridge The Heath (Laois) Shelmaliers (Wexford)
1984 Rochfortbridge The Heath (Laois) Rochfortbridge (Westmeath)
1983 The Heath The Heath (Laois) Rochfortbridge (Westmeath)
1982 Rochfortbridge Rochfortbridge (Westmeath) Tullamore (Offaly)
1981 Ballinamore, Offaly Tullamore (Offaly) Rochfortbridge (Westmeath)
1980 [23] O'Moore Park Rochfortbridge (Westmeath) Adamstown (Wexford)
1979 [24] Portarlington Crettyard (Laois) Rochfortbridge (Westmeath)
1978 [25] CrettyardCrettyard (Laois) Rochfortbridge (Westmeath)
1977 -Crettyard (Laois)

By Club

Club Winners First Last Finalists First Last
Rochfortbridge (Westmeath) 1980 1994 1978 1996
Foxrock–Cabinteely (Dublin) 2015 2020 2012 2022
Ballyboden St Endas (Dublin) 2001 2007
Shelmaliers (Wexford) 1995 2012 1985 2003
The Heath (Laois) 1983 1986 1988 1989
Crettyard (Laois) 1978 1993 1987 1996
Timahoe (Laois) 2000 2010 1998 2007
Sarsfields (Laois) 2008 2014 2011 2019
Kilmacud Crokes (Dublin) 2022 2024
Adamstown (Wexford) 1987 1988 1980 1990
Seneschalstown (Meath) 2000 2013
Tullamore (Offaly)
Na Fianna (Dublin)
Portobello (Dublin)
Dunboyne (Meath)
An Tóchar (Wicklow) 1994 1995
Clonee (Wexford) 2004 2008
Robert Emmets (Dublin)
Cooley Kickhams (Louth)
St Laurences (Kildare)
Confey (Kildare)
Portlaoise (Laois)
Tinahely (Wicklow)
Naomh Ciarán (Offaly)
Eadestown (Kildare)

By County

County Winners Clubs First Last Finalists Clubs First Last
1998 2024 1991 2021
1977 2014 1987 2020
1987 2012 1980 2008
1980 1994 1978 1996
2003 2022 2000 2013
19822023
1994 2022

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kilmacud Crokes defend Leinster club title with win over Naomh Ciaran. 11 November 2023. RTÉ. 13 November 2023.
  2. Web site: Michelle Davoren top scores as Crokes hammer Eadestown to retain Leinster LGFA Senior Club Championship. 10 November 2024. Irish Independent. 18 November 2024.
  3. Web site: Kilmacud Crokes defend Leinster club title with win over Naomh Ciaran. 11 November 2023. RTÉ. 13 November 2023.
  4. Web site: Kilmacud Crokes crowned Leinster champions. 6 November 2022. RTÉ. 4 December 2022.
  5. Web site: VHI Healthcare Leinster Senior Club Final 2008. 3 November 2008.
  6. Leinster Express October 2007
  7. News: Vhi Leinster Ladies Club Football Final - Ladies Gaelic Football. Ladies Gaelic Football. November 2006.
  8. Leinster Express October 2005
  9. Meath Chronicle Oct 2003
  10. P7 Enniscorthy Guardian sports section October 19th 2002
  11. This was a refixture. Cooley Kickhams declared winners of the first game 1-11 0-13 but Ballyboden objected on the grounds that the score was wrong.
  12. Leinster Express October 2000
  13. Leinster Express October 1999
  14. Leinster Express October 1998
  15. Westmeath Examiner October 1996
  16. P52 Enniscorthy Guardian ?th Oct 1995
  17. Westmeath Examiner October 1994
  18. Westmeath Examiner November 1992
  19. Westmeath Examiner 1882-current, Saturday, October 12, 1991; Page: 18
  20. Westmeath Examiner October & November 1989
  21. P13 New Ross Standard Oct 27th 1988. Venue was only given as Portlaoise, more than likely The Heath.
  22. P19 The Echo 16th Oct 1987. Match moved from Adamstown as pitch unplayable
  23. Westmeath Examiner May 1981
  24. Leinster Express August 1980
  25. Leinster Express 1831-current, Saturday, August 04, 1979; Page: 2