Roscommon Senior Football Championship
| Roscommon Senior Football Championship | |
|---|---|
| Irish | Craobh Sinsear Peile Ros Comáin |
| Founded | 1889 |
| Trophy | Fahey Cup |
| Title holders | St. Brigids GAA (18th title) |
| Most titles | Clann na nGael (21 titles) |
| Sponsors | Hodson Bay Hotel Group |
The Roscommon Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition between the top Gaelic football clubs in County Roscommon. The winners of the Roscommon Championship receive the Fahey Cup and qualify to represent their county in the Connacht Senior Club Football Championship.
The 2023 Championship was won by St. Brigids GAA who defeated Boyle by a score of 0-12 to 0-11. Roscommon representatives have gone on to win the Connacht title on thirteen occasions. In 2013, St Brigid's became the first Roscommon club to win the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.
Roll of honour[edit]
| # | Club | Wins | Years won |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clann na nGael | 21 | 1961, 1966, 1970, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2015, 2018 |
| 2 | St Brigid's | 18 | 1953, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1969, 1997, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2023 |
| 3 | Elphin | 15 | 1889, 1891, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1931, 1932, 1937, 1950, 1951, 1955, 1956, 1957 |
| 4 | Roscommon Gaels | 11 | 1962, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2004 |
| Strokestown | 11 | 1912, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1922, 1926, 1928, 1933, 1992, 2002, 2022 | |
| 6 | Castlerea St Kevin's | 7 | 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, 2003, 2008, 2009 |
| 7 | Tarmon | 6 | 1935, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1944, 1947 |
| St Patrick's | 6 | 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949 | |
| Roscommon Town | 6 | 1911, 1912, 1913, 1930, 1936, 1938 | |
| 10 | Kilbride | 5 | 1907, 1908, 1909, 1914, 2000 |
| 11 | Donamon | 4 | 1918, 1919, 1920, 1925 |
| 12 | Kilmore | 2 | 1964, 1983 |
| Boyle | 2 | 1890, 1927 | |
| Tulsk | 2 | 1923, 1924 | |
| Fuerty | 2 | 1929, 1934 | |
| St Coman's, Roscommon | 2 | 1952, 1954 | |
| Padraig Pearses | 2 | 2019, 2021 | |
| 18 | Kilbride Emmets/Elphin | 1 | 1906 |
| Tulsk | 1 | 1910 | |
| St Coman's, Knockcroghery | 1 | 1952 | |
| United Stars (Oran/Creggs) | 1 | 1960 | |
| Shannon Gaels | 1 | 1964 | |
| St Faithleach's | 1 | 1965 |
List of finals[edit]
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023[1] | St Brigid's | 0-12 | Boyle | 0-11 |
| 2022[2] | Strokestown | 0-11 | Boyle | 0-10 |
| 2021[3] | Padraig Pearse's | 2-08 | Clann na nGael | 0-11 |
| 2020[4] | St Brigid's | 1-11 | Padraig Pearses | 0-08 |
| 2019[5] | Padraig Pearses | 2-10 | Roscommon Gaels | 1-10 |
| 2018 | Clann na nGael | 4-15 | St Brigid's | 1-12 |
| 2017[6] | St Brigid's | 3-13 | Roscommon Gaels | 3-07 |
| 2016[7] | St Brigid's | 2-14 | Padraig Pearses | 2-07 |
| 2015[8] | Clann na nGael | 1-09 | Padraig Pearses | 0-11 |
| 2014[9] | St Brigid's | 3-12 | St Faithleach's | 0-07 |
| 2013[10] | St Brigid's | 1-13 | Western Gaels | 0-09 |
| 2012[11] | St Brigid's | 2-08 | Padraig Pearses | 0-09 |
| 2011 | St Brigid's | 1-09 | Elphin | 0-07 |
| 2010 | St Brigid's | 0-14 | Elphin | 0-09 |
| 2009 | Castlerea St Kevin's | 0-10 | Western Gaels | 0-06 |
| 2008 | Castlerea St Kevin's | 0-12, 0-09 (R) | Padraig Pearses | 1-09, 0-08 (R) |
| 2007 | St Brigid's | 1-12 | St Faithleach's | 0-09 |
| 2006 | St Brigid's | 1-07 | St Faithleach's | 1-05 |
| 2005 | St Brigid's | 2-09 | Padraig Pearses | 0-11 |
| 2004 | Roscommon Gaels | 0-10 | Kilbride | 0-08 |
| 2003 | Castlerea St Kevin's | 1-09 | St Brigid's | 0-11 |
| 2002 | Strokestown | 2-11 | St Brigid's | 0-11 |
| 2001 | Roscommon Gaels | 0-12 | Kilmore | 0-08 |
| 2000 | Kilbride | 1-11 | St Brigid's | 1-08 |
| 1999 | Roscommon Gaels | 0-10 | Kilmore | 0-06 |
| 1998 | Roscommon Gaels | 0-15 | Kilmore | 0-09 |
| 1997 | St Brigid's | 1-08 | Clann na nGael | 1-07 |
| 1996 | Clann na nGael | 0-11 | Michael Glaveys | 1-06 |
| 1995 | Clann na nGael | 0-12 | Strokestown | 0-08 |
| 1994 | Roscommon Gaels | 0-12 | Strokestown | 0-06 |
| 1993 | Clann na nGael | 1-12 | Castlerea St Kevin's | 0-07 |
| 1992 | Strokestown | 1-10, 1-14 (R) | Roscommon Gaels | 1-10, 0-10 (R) |
| 1991 | Clann na nGael | 2-09 | Strokestown | 0-10 |
| 1990 | Clann na nGael | 4-13 | Castlerea St Kevin's | 2-04 |
| 1989 | Clann na nGael | 3-11 | St Brigid's | 1-01 |
| 1988 | Clann na nGael | 2-12 | Strokestown | 0-05 |
| 1987 | Clann na nGael | 3-09 | Kilmore | 0-07 |
| 1986 | Clann na nGael | 1-09 | Elphin | 0-05 |
| 1985 | Clann na nGael | 3-10 | Roscommon Gaels | 1-04 |
| 1984 | Clann na nGael | 0-07 | St Brigid's | 0-01 |
| 1983 | Kilmore | 1-08 | St Brigid's | 1-07 |
| 1982 | Clann na nGael | 2-14 | St Brigid's | 1-04 |
| 1981 | Clann na nGael | 2-05 | St Faithleach's | 0-06 |
| 1980 | Roscommon Gaels | 1-10 | Clann na nGael | 0-09 |
| 1979 | Clann na nGael | 0-06, 5-13 (R - AET) | St Brigid's | 0-06, 3-09 (R - AET) |
| 1978 | Roscommon Gaels | 2-07 | Clann na nGael | 0-08 |
| 1977 | Clann na nGael | 1-06 | Roscommon Gaels | 0-08 |
| 1976 | Clann na nGael | 0-08 | Roscommon Gaels | 0-04 |
| 1975 | Roscommon Gaels | 0-06, 1-13 (R, AET) | Castlerea St Kevin's | 1-03, 2-07 (R, AET) |
| 1974 | Roscommon Gaels | 2-10 | Creggs | 2-06 |
| 1973 | Castlerea St Kevin's | 0-10 | St. Brigid's | 2-02 |
| 1972 | Roscommon Gaels | 2-05 | Castlerea St Kevin's | 0-02 |
| 1971 | Castlerea St Kevin's | 2-11 | Clann na nGael | 1-02 |
| 1970 | Clann na nGael | 1-13 | Roscommon Gaels | 1-08 |
| 1969 | St Brigid's | 2-02 | Roscommon Gaels | 0-04 |
| 1968 | Castlerea St Kevin's | 2-08 | Padraig Pearses | 0-07 |
| 1967 | Castlerea St Kevin's | 1-07 | Clann na nGael | 1-06 |
| 1966 | Clann na nGael | 2-09 | Elphin | 1-06 |
| 1965 | St Faithleach's | 0-10 | Shannon Gaels | 1-06 |
| 1964 | Shannon Gaels/Kilmore | 2-03 | Roscommon Gaels | 0-06 |
| 1963 | St Brigid's | 2-14 | Padraig Pearses | 1-05 |
| 1962 | Roscommon Gaels | 1-11 | St Brigid's | 1-10 |
| 1961 | Clann na nGael | 2-08 | Elphin | 1-10 |
| 1960 | United Stars (Oran/Creggs) | 1-05 | Na Fianna | 0-03 |
| 1959 | St Brigid's | 0-12 | Elphin | 1-04 |
| 1958 | St Brigid's | 1-08 | Castlerea St Kevin's | 0-03 |
| 1957 | Elphin | 1-05 | St Brigid's | 0-05 |
| 1956 | Elphin | 2-08 | Eoghan Ruadh | 2-03 |
| 1955 | Elphin | 4-04 | Roscommon St Coman's | 0-01 |
| 1954 | Roscommon St Coman's | 1-01 | Elphin | 0-03 |
| 1953 | St Brigid's | 1-09 | Elphin | 0-03 |
| 1952 | Roscommon St Coman's | 0-04 | Elphin | 0-03 |
| 1951 | Elphin | 0-05 | St Patrick's | 0-04 |
| 1950 | Elphin | 2-06 | Roscommon St Coman's | 0-09 |
| 1949 | St Patrick's | 1-05 | Elphin | 0-04 |
| 1948 | St Patrick's | 2-09 | Elphin | 0-04 |
| 1947 | Tarmon | 2-13 | St Patrick's | 2-02 |
| 1946 | St Patrick's | 1-11 | Roscommon St Coman's | 0-06 |
| 1945 | St Patrick's | 1-09 | Tarmon | 0-06 |
| 1944 | Tarmon | 0-05, 0-06 (R), 2-07 (2nd R) | Roscommon St Coman's | 0-05, 1-03 (R), 0-06 (2nd R) |
| 1943 | St Patrick's | 3-03 | Strokestown | 1-03 |
| 1942 | St Patrick's | 2-07 | Tarmon | 0-06 |
| 1941 | Tarmon | 1-06, 1-09 (R) | St Patrick's | 1-06, 1-05 (R) |
| 1940 | Tarmon | Ballymurray | ||
| 1939 | Tarmon | 4-11 | Ballymurray | 0-07 |
| 1938 | Roscommon Town | 2-02 | Elphin | 1-02 |
| 1937 | Elphin | 2-07 | Roscommon Town | 1-04 |
| 1936 | Roscommon Town | 4-06 | Elphin | 1-03 |
| 1935 | Tarmon | 5-07 | Ballymurray | 1-03 |
| 1934 | Fuerty | 2-07 | Tarmon | 0-06 |
| 1933 | Strokestown | 3-04 | Oran | 1-01 |
| 1932 | Elphin | 3-02 | Roscommon Town | 0-01 |
| 1931 | Elphin | 2-02, 2-05 (R) | Roscommon Town | 1-05, 2-04 (R) |
| 1930 | Roscommon Town | 1-06 | Strokestown | 1-02 |
| 1929 | Fuerty | Elphin | ||
| 1928 | Strokestown | 1-05 | Knockcroghery | 1-02 |
| 1927 | Boyle | 2-07 | Donamon | 1-00 |
| 1926 | Strokestown | 2-03 | Roscommon Town | 1-00 |
| 1925 | Donamon | Boyle | ||
| 1924 | Tulsk | 2-01 | Roscommon Town | 2-00 |
| 1923 | Tulsk | 3-03 | Fuerty | 2-02 |
| 1922 | No Championship | |||
| 1921 | No records | |||
| 1920 | Donamon | 1-02 | Castlerea | 1-01 |
| 1919 | Donamon | 3-03 | Strokestown | 2-03 |
| 1918 | Donamon | 2-03 | Clonown | 0-02 |
| 1917 | Strokestown | 3-03 | Roscommon St Coman's | 0-03 |
| 1916 | Strokestown | 2-01 | Kilbride | 1-00 |
| 1915 | Strokestown | Roscommon St Coman's | ||
| 1914 | Kilbride | 0-02, 1-02 (R) | Tulsk | 0-02, 0-01 (R) |
| 1913 | Roscommon Town | 3-04 | Strokestown | 0-02 |
| 1912 | Roscommon Town | 1-01 | Tulsk | 0-00 |
| 1911 | Roscommon Town | 1-01 | Tulsk | 0-00 |
| 1910 | Tulsk | 1-02 | Kilbride | 1-00 |
| 1909 | Kilbride | Clonown | ||
| 1908 | Kilbride | 2-03 | Croghan | 0-02 |
| 1907 | Kilbride | 0-07 | Elphin | 0-05 |
| 1906 | Kilbride | Tulsk | ||
| 1905 | Elphin O'Brien's | 0-05 | Kilbride | 0-02 |
| 1904 | Elphin O'Brien's | 1-03 | Roscommon Town | 0-00 |
| 1903 | Elphin O'Brien's | 1-11 | Roscommon Town | 0-02 |
| 1902 | Elphin O'Brien's | 0-04 | Tulsk | 0-01 |
| 1901 | Elphin O'Brien's | 0-06 | Roscommon De Wetts | 0-00 |
| 1900 | No Championship | |||
| 1899 | No Championship | |||
| 1898 | No Championship | |||
| 1897 | No Championship | |||
| 1896 | No Championship | |||
| 1895 | No Championship | |||
| 1894 | No Championship | |||
| 1893 | No Championship | |||
| 1892 | No Championship | |||
| 1891 | Elphin | 2-09 | Ballinameen-Martry | 0-00 |
| 1890 | Boyle | 1-01 | Castlerea | 0-00 |
| 1889 | Elphin | 0-03 | Kingsland | 0-00 |
References[edit]
- ^ "St Brigid's break Boyle hearts in tight Roscommon final". RTÉ. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "Strokestown end wait for Roscommon glory with injury-time score". RTE. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
- ^ "Pearses Claim Second Senior Football Championship In Three Years". Roscommon Herald. 31 October 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ "St. Brigids Are County Senior Football Kingpins Once More". Roscommon Herald. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ^ "Roscommon SFC final: Pearses are bridesmaids no more". Hogan Stand. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ "Roscommon SFC final: Brigid's finish with a two goal flourish". Hogan Stand. 22 October 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ "Roscommon SFC final: Cake loses out to his home club". Hogan Stand. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ "Clann na nGael end title drought in Roscommon". RTÉ Sport. 18 October 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ "O'Brien delight as St Brigid's complete 'drive for five'". Irish Examiner. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ "Dolan magic inspires Brigid's four-in-a-row". Irish Independent. 6 October 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ "Dolan delivers Brigid's hat-trick". Irish Examiner. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.