Leinster GAA Football Senior Championship
Current season or competition:
2023 Leinster Senior Football Championship
IrishCraobh Sinsir Peile Laighean
CodeGaelic football
Founded1888 (1888)
RegionLeinster (GAA)
TrophyDelaney Cup
No. of teams11
Title holders Dublin (62nd title)
First winner Kilkenny (1888)
Most titles Dublin (62 titles)
SponsorsSuperValu, Eir, AIB
TV partner(s)RTÉ
GAAGO
MottoBe there. All the way.
Official websiteOfficial website

The Leinster Senior Football Championship, known simply as the Leinster Championship and shortened to Leinster SFC, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county Gaelic football competition in the province of Leinster, and has been contested every year since the 1888 championship.

The final, currently held on the fourth Sunday in June, serves as the culmination of a series of games played during May and June, and the results determine which team receives the Delaney Cup. The championship has always been played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team loses they are eliminated from the championship.

The Leinster Championship is an integral part of the wider GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship. The winners of the Leinster final, like their counterparts in Connacht, Munster and Ulster, are rewarded by advancing directly to the All-Ireland quarter finals. Some of the defeated teams advance to the All-Ireland Qualifiers, while others continue in the Taitleann Cup.

11 teams currently participate in the Leinster Championship. One of the most successful team in Gaelic football, namely Dublin, play their provincial football in the Leinster Championship and have won the title on a record 60 occasions while they have also claimed 30 All-Ireland Championship titles.

The title has been won at least once by 11 of the Leinster counties, eight of which have won the title more than once. Wicklow are the only team never to have won the title, while three-time winners Kilkenny no longer participate.[1] The championship has been dominated since the beginning by Dublin, who are also the current champions.[2]

History

Development

Following the foundation of the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1884, new rules for Gaelic football and hurling were drawn up and published in the United Irishman newspaper. In 1886, county committees began to be established, with several counties affiliating over the next few years. The GAA ran its inaugural All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in 1887. The decision to establish that first championship was influenced by several factors. Firstly, inter-club contests in 1885 and 1886 were wildly popular and began to draw huge crowds. Clubs started to travel across the country to play against each other and these matches generated intense interest as the newspapers began to speculate which teams might be considered the best in the country. Secondly, although the number of clubs was growing, many were slow to affiliate to the Association, leaving it short of money. Establishing a central championship held the prospect of enticing GAA clubs to process their affiliations, just as the establishment of the FA Cup had done much in the 1870s to promote the development of the Football Association in England. The championships were open to all affiliated clubs who would first compete in county-based competitions, to be run by local county committees. The winners of each county championship would then proceed to represent that county in the All-Ireland series.[3] For the first and only time in its history the All-Ireland Championship used an open draw format. 12 teams entered the first championship, however, this number increased to 15 in 1888. Because of this, and in an effort to reduce travelling costs, the GAA decided to introduce provincial championships.

Beginnings

The inaugural Leinster Championship featured Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Louth, Meath, Queen's County, Wexford and Wicklow. Dublin and Kildare contested the very first match on Sunday 3 June 1888. Wicklow beat Wexford in the third quarter-final a month later, however, a replay was ordered after the game was stopped with ten minutes to go as a result of a pitch invasion, and it was also revealed that Wicklow had played a number of illegal player. Postponements, disqualifications, objections, withdrawals and walkovers were regular occurrences during the initial years of the championship. The inaugural Leinster final between Kilkenny and Wexford was played on Sunday 23 September 1888, with Kilkenny claiming a 1–04 to 0–02 victory.

Team dominance

The first years of the Leinster Championship saw one of the most equitable eras in terms of titles won, with five different teams claiming their inaugural titles between 1888 and 1895. In winning the 1892 Leinster final, Dublin, as well as becoming the first team to retain the title, also set in train a level of championship dominance that continues to the present day. After two decades of dominance, Wexford broke the hegemony by setting a new record of six successive titles between 1913 and 1918. Dublin remained the standard-bearers of the province, however, Kildare emerged as a new force, winning eight titles between 1919 and 1935. Since winning their second ever title in 1939, Meath enjoyed some brief periods of dominance and claimed titles in each of the decades that followed to eventually become second only to Dublin in the all-time roll of honour by 1970. A Dublin resurgence in the 1970s was followed by Meath's most successful era, winning eight titles between 1986 and 2001 under Seán Boylan. In the 21st century Dublin set a new record of thirteen-in-a-row between 2011 and 2023.

Format

Overview

The Leinster Championship is a single elimination tournament. Each team is afforded only one defeat before being eliminated from the championship. The draw is seeded, with the previous year's semi-finalists receiving byes to the quarter-finals. Six of the remaining seven teams are drawn together in three first round matches, while the seventh team also receives a bye to the quarter-finals.

In September 2019, the Leinster Council decided against awarding champions Dublin a bye into the semi-final stage; instead deciding to retain the status quo. The Leinster Council did, however, introduce a semi-final draw scheduled for the Sunday night when all quarter-final winners were confirmed, meaning that semi-finalists would not know if they were on the champions' side of the draw until two weeks before the game.[4]

Later 2022 for 2023 campaign a possible system change is needed another team to Dublin is overdue to win the title.

Progression

Teams entering in this round Teams advancing from previous round
First round
(6 teams)
  • 6 teams drawn at random
Quarter-finals
(8 teams)
  • 4 seeded teams
  • 1 team drawn at random
  • 3 winners from the first round
Semi-finals
(4 teams)
  • 4 winners from the quarter-finals
Final
(2 teams)
  • 2 winners from the semi-finals

Teams

2024 Teams

Eleven counties will compete in the 2024 Leinster Senior Football Championship:

County Location Stadium Position in 2023 Championship Championship Titles Last Championship Title All-Ireland Titles Last All-Ireland Title
Carlow Carlow Dr Cullen Park Preliminary round 1 1944 0 —
Dublin Donnycarney Parnell Park Champions 62 2023 30 2020
Kildare Newbridge St Conleth's Park Semi-finals 13 2000 4 1928
Laois Portlaoise O'Moore Park Quarter-finals 6 2003 0 —
Longford Longford Pearse Park Preliminary round 1 1968 0 —
Louth Drogheda Drogheda Park Runners-up 8 1957 3 1957
Meath Navan Páirc Tailteann Quarter-finals 21 2010 7 1999
Offaly Tullamore O'Connor Park Semi-finals 10 1997 3 1982
Westmeath Mullingar Cusack Park Quarter-finals 1 2004 0 —
Wexford Wexford Chadwicks Wexford Park Preliminary round 10 1945 5 1918
Wicklow Aughrim Aughrim County Ground Quarter-finals 0 — 0 —

Personnel and kits

County Manager Captain Sponsors
Carlow Niall Carew Sean Gannon SETU
Dublin Dessie Farrell James McCarthy AIG
Kildare Glenn Ryan Mick O'Grady Brady Family
Laois Billy Sheehan Trevor Collins and Evan O’Carroll MW Hire Group
Longford Paddy Christie[5] Patrick Fox Glennon Brothers
Louth Mickey Harte Sam Mulroy STATSports
Meath Colm O'Rourke Shane McEntee Bective Stud, Tea Rooms and Apartments
Offaly Liam Kearns Declan Hogan Glenisk
Westmeath Dessie Dolan[6] Kevin Maguire Renault
Wexford John Hegarty Liam Coleman Zurich Insurance Group
Wicklow Oisín McConville[7] Padraig O’Toole Joule

Qualification for subsequent competitions

As of the 2021 championship, qualification for the All-Ireland Championship will change due to the creation of a tier 2 championship known as the Tailteann Cup. The Leinster champions will directly qualify for the All-Ireland quarter finals. National League Division 3 and 4 teams who fail to reach the Leinster final will automatically qualify for the Tailteann Cup. All other teams from Division 1 and 2 will progress to the All-Ireland Qualifiers.[8]

Venues

Croke Park has hosted the Leinster final since the early years of the championship.

History

Leinster Championship matches were traditionally played at neutral venues or at a location that was deemed to be halfway between the two participants; however, teams eventually came to home and away agreements. Every second meeting between these teams is played at the home venue of one of them. Championship semi-finals were usually played both on the same day at Croke Park. The selection of Croke Park for the vast majority of Dublin's games in recent years has also come in for criticism in the 2nd decade of the 21st century, as it offers a perceived advantage to play in what is effectively their "home" stadium.[9][10] This has continued into the 2020s.

Cavan took part in 1895 when Connacht and Ulster championships were abolished between 1893 and 1899. London played Louth in 1913 championship.

Attendances

Stadium attendances are a significant source of regular income for the Leinster Council and for the teams involved. For the 2018 championship, gate receipts fell by almost 30% to €1,879,326, compared to €2,634,837 the previous year. The average attendance for the entire series of games was just over 20,000, down from a peak of over 60,000 in 2002.[11][12] The 2006 final between Dublin and Offaly saw a record attendance of 81,754.[13]

Current venues

County Location Province Stadium Capacity
Carlow Carlow Leinster Dr Cullen Park 21,000
Dublin Dublin Leinster Croke Park 82,300
Kildare Newbridge Leinster St Conleth's Park 8,200
Laois Portlaoise Leinster O'Moore Park 22,000
Longford Longford Leinster Pearse Park 6,000
Louth Drogheda Leinster Drogheda Park 3,500
Meath Navan Leinster Páirc Tailteann 11,000
Offaly Tullamore Leinster O'Connor Park 18,000
Westmeath Mullingar Leinster Cusack Park 11,500
Wexford Wexford Leinster Chadwicks Wexford Park 18,000
Wicklow Aughrim Leinster Aughrim County Ground 7,000

Roll of honour

A golden background denotes years in which the Leinster champions also won the All-Ireland Championship.

County Title(s) Runners-Up Years won Years runners-up
Dublin 62 23 1891, 1892, 1894, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1901, 1902, 1904, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1941, 1942, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 1890, 1895, 1910, 1912, 1915, 1917, 1919, 1927, 1928, 1944, 1957, 1961, 1964, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001
Meath 21 22 1895, 1939, 1940, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2010 1894, 1896, 1911, 1923, 1930, 1950, 1955, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1984, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2020
Kildare 13 23 1903, 1905, 1919, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1935, 1956, 1998, 2000 1891, 1906, 1908, 1916, 1920, 1921, 1925, 1936, 1938, 1946, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1975, 1978, 1992, 1993, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2017, 2021, 2022
Wexford 10 16 1890, 1893, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1925, 1945 1888, 1897, 1898, 1899, 1901, 1902, 1924, 1926, 1932, 1933, 1939, 1948, 1953, 1956, 2008, 2011
Offaly 10 9 1960, 1961, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1997 1907, 1945, 1954, 1962, 1967, 1970, 1979, 1983, 2006
Louth 8 15 1909, 1910, 1912, 1943, 1948, 1950, 1953, 1957 1889, 1892, 1900, 1905, 1913, 1914, 1918, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1952, 1958, 1960, 2010, 2023
Laois 6 15 1889, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1946, 2003 1929, 1940, 1943, 1947, 1951, 1959, 1963, 1968, 1981, 1985, 1991, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2018
Kilkenny 3 5 1888, 1900, 1911 1893, 1903, 1904, 1909, 1922
Westmeath 1 4 2004 1931, 1949, 2015, 2016
Carlow 1 2 1944 1941, 1942
Longford 1 1 1968 1965
Wicklow 0 1 1897

List of Finals

Year Date Winners Runners-up Venue Winning captain(s) Winning margin Referee
County Score County Score
2023 14 May Dublin 5-21 Louth 0-15 Croke Park James McCarthy 21 Conor Lane (Cork)
2022 28 May Dublin 5-17 Kildare 1-15 Croke Park James McCarthy 14 Paddy Neilan (Roscommon)
2021 1 August Dublin 1-20 Kildare 0-09 Croke Park Johnny Cooper 14 Martin McNally (Monaghan)
2020 21 November Dublin 3-21 Meath 0-09 Croke Park Stephen Cluxton 21 Derek O'Mahoney (Tipperary)
2019 23 June Dublin 1-17 Meath 0-04 Croke Park Stephen Cluxton 16 Sean Hurson (Tyrone)
2018 24 June Dublin 1-25 Laois 0-10 Croke Park Stephen Cluxton 18 Barry Cassidy (Derry)
2017 16 July Dublin 2-23 Kildare 1-17 Croke Park Stephen Cluxton 9 Anthony Nolan (Wicklow)
2016 17 July Dublin 2-19 Westmeath 0-10 Croke Park Stephen Cluxton 15 Fergal Kelly (Longford)
2015 12 July Dublin 2-13 Westmeath 0-06 Croke Park Stephen Cluxton 13 Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
2014 20 July Dublin 3-20 Meath 1-10 Croke Park Stephen Cluxton 16 Padraig Hughes (Armagh)
2013 14 July Dublin 2-15 Meath 0-14 Croke Park Stephen Cluxton 7 Eddie Kinsella (Laois)
2012 22 July Dublin 2-13 Meath 1-13 Croke Park Bryan Cullen 3 Marty Duffy (Sligo)
2011 10 July Dublin 2-12 Wexford 1-12 Croke Park Bryan Cullen 3 Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
2010 11 July Meath 1-12 Louth 1-10 Croke Park Nigel Crawford 2 Martin Sludden (Tyrone)
2009 12 July Dublin 2-15 Kildare 0-18 Croke Park Paul Griffin 3 Pat McEnaney (Monaghan)
2008 20 July Dublin 3-23 Wexford 0-09 Croke Park Alan Brogan 23 Gearoid Ó Conamha (Galway)
2007 15 July Dublin 3-15 Laois 1-15 Croke Park Colin Moran 6 Michael Hughes (Tyrone)
2006 16 July Dublin 1-15 Offaly 0-09 Croke Park Colin Moran 9 M. Duffy (Sligo)
2005 17 July Dublin 0-14 Laois 0-13 Croke Park Paddy Christie 1 Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
2004 24 July Westmeath 0-12 Laois 0-10 Croke Park 2 M Monahan (Kildare)
2003 20 July Laois 2-13 Kildare 1-13 Croke Park 3 S McCormack (Meath)
2002 14 July Dublin 2-13 Kildare 2-11 Croke Park Coman Goggins 2 M Collins (Cork)
2001 15 July Meath 2-11 Dublin 0-14 Croke Park 3 M Curley (Galway)
2000 12 August (Replay) Kildare 2-11 Dublin 0-12 Croke Park 5 P McEneaney (Monaghan)
1999 1 August Meath 1-14 Dublin 0-12 Croke Park 5 M. Curley (Galway)
1998 2 August Kildare 1-12 Meath 0-10 Croke Park 5 J. Bannon (Longford)
1997 16 August Offaly 3-17 Meath 1-15 Croke Park 8 B. White (Wexford)
1996 28 July Meath 0-10 Dublin 0-08 Croke Park 2 B. White (Wexford)

Matches

Match details of all Finals

2023 Dublin 5-21 - 0-15 Louth Croke Park
Attendance: 40,115
Referee: Conor Lane (Cork)
Man of the Match: Sean Bugler (St. OP/ER)
Sean Bugler 1-3, Cormac Costello 0-5 (0-3f, 1 '45), Paul Mannion 1-1 (0-1f), Con O'Callaghan 0-4 (0-2m), James McCarthy, Paddy Small, Colm Basquel 1-0 each, Ciaran Kilkenny 0-3, Jack McCaffrey 0-2, John Small, Dean Rock, Sean McMahon 0-1 each Report Sam Mulroy 0-10 (0-7f, 1 '45), Conor Grimes 0-2, Ciaran Downey, Liam Jackson, Craig Lennon 0-1 each
2022 Dublin 5-17 - 1-15 Kildare Croke Park
Attendance: 38,000 (est.)
Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon)
Man of the Match: Con O'Callaghan (Cuala)
Con O'Callaghan 1-5 (0-1m), Cormac Costello 2-1, Dean Rock 0-4f, John Small and Ciaran Kilkenny 1-0 each, Brian Fenton 0-3, Lee Gannon 0-2, Niall Scully and Aaron Byrne 0-1 each Report Jimmy Hyland 1-4 (0-3f), Ben McCormack 0-5 (0-1m), Kevin Feely 0-2 (0-1m), Kevin Flynn, Paul Cribbin, Darragh Kirwan, Paddy Woodgate (0-1f) 0-1 each
2021 Dublin 0-20 - 1-9 Kildare Croke Park
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan)
Man of the Match: Daniel Flynn (Johnstownbridge)
Dean Rock 0-5 (0-3f), Ciaran Kilkenny (0-1m) and Cormac Costello 0-4 each, Niall Scully 0-2 (0-1m), James McCarthy, Brian Howard, Paddy Small, Con O'Callaghan, Ryan Basquel 0-1 each Report Daniel Flynn 1-2 (0-1m), Jimmy Hyland 0-4 (0-1m, 0-1f), Neil Flynn, Alex Beirne, Brian McLoughlin 0-1 each
2020 Dublin 3–21 – 0–9 Meath Croke Park
Referee: Derek O'Mahoney (Tipperary)
Man of the Match: Dean Rock (Ballymun Kickhams)
Dean Rock 1–7 (0-5f, 1 '45), Sean Bugler 1–2, Niall Scully 1–1, Ciaran Kilkenny 0–4, Paddy Small 0–3 (0-2m), Con O'Callaghan 0–2, John Small and Paul Mannion (0-1f) 0–1 each Report Jordan Morris 0–4 (0-1f), Bryan Menton, Cillian O'Sulivan, Thomas O'Reilly (0-1f), Joey Wallace, Jason Scully 0–1 each
2019 Dublin 1–17 – 0–4 Meath Croke Park
Attendance: 47,027
Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone)
Man of the Match: Paul Mannion (Kilmacud Crokes)
Dean Rock 0–4 (0-1f), Con O'Callaghan 1–0, Cormac Costello (0-2f, 1 '45) and Paul Mannion 0–3 each, Jack McCaffrey 0–2, Philly McMahon, Brian Fenton, Brian Howard, Ciaran Kilkenny, Paddy Andrews 0–1 each Report Michael Newman 0–3 and Bryan Menton 0–1
2018 Dublin 1–25 – 0–10 Laois Croke Park
Attendance: 41,728
Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)
Man of the Match: Ciaran Kilkenny (Castleknock)
Dean Rock 0–8 (0-5f, 1 '45), Ciaran Kilkenny 1–4, Cormac Costello 0–4, Brian Fenton, Con O'Callaghan, Paddy Andrews 0–2 each, Brian Howard, Niall Scully, Paul Mannion 0–1 each Report Donie Kingston 0–4 (0-2f), Alan Farrell and Gary Walsh 0–2 each, Kieran Lillis and Evan O'Carroll 0–1 each
2017 Dublin 2–23 – 1–17 Kildare Croke Park
Attendance: 66,734
Referee: Anthony Nolan (Wicklow)
Man of the Match: Con O'Callaghan (Cuala)
Con O'Callaghan 0-12 (0-6f), Bernard Brogan 0-5, James McCarthy and Dean Rock 1-0 each, Ciaran Kilkenny 0-2, Paul Mannion, Paddy Andrews, Shane B. Carthy, Brian Howard 0-1 each Report Paddy Brophy 1-3 (0-1f), Kevin Feely 0-5 (0-4f), Daniel Flynn and Cathal McNally 0-2 each, Johnny Byrne, Keith Cribbin, Niall Kelly, David Slattery, Fionn Dowling 0-1 each
2016 Dublin 2–19 – 0–10 Westmeath Croke Park
Attendance: 38,885
Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford)
Man of the Match: Bernard Brogan (St. OP/ER)
Dean Rock 0-8f, Bernard Brogan 1–4, Kevin McManamon 1–2, Paddy Andrews 0–2, John Small, Paul Flynn, Diarmuid Connolly 0–1 each Report John Heslin 0–6 (0-5f), Ger Egan 0–2, Denis Corroon, Callum McCormack 0–1 each
2015 Dublin 2–13 – 0–6 Westmeath Croke Park
Attendance: 47,840
Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
Man of the Match: Diarmuid Connolly (St Vincents)
Bernard Brogan 1-1, Jack McCaffrey 1-0, Ciaran Kilkenny and Diarmuid Connolly 0-3 each, Dean Rock 0-2f, Philly McMahon, James McCarthy, Michael Darragh Macauley, Alan Brogan 0-1 each. Report John Heslin 0-3 (0-2f), Kieran Martin 0-2, Francis Boyle 0-1
2014 Dublin 3–20 – 1–10 Meath Croke Park
Attendance: 62,660
Referee: Padraig Hughes (Armagh)
Man of the Match: Kevin McManamon (St. Judes)
Bernard Brogan 1–6 (0-4f), Kevin McManamon 1–5, Eoghan O’Gara 1–1, Diarmuid Connolly, Stephen Cluxton (1 '45), Cian O’Sullivan, Alan Brogan, Jack McCaffrey, Paul Flynn, Dean Rock, Cormac Costello 0–1 each Report Mickey Newman 1–2 (0-1f), Shane O’Rourke (0-2f), Andy Tormey, Stephen Bray 0–2 each, Damien Carroll and David Bray 0–1 each
2013 Dublin 2–15 – 0–14 Meath Croke Park
Attendance: 54,485
Referee: Eddie Kinsella (Laois)
Man of the Match: Ciaran Kilkenny (Castleknock)
Paul Mannion 1-4 (0-2f), Paul Flynn 1-1, Stephen Cluxton (0-2f, 1 '45) and Ciaran Kilkenny 0-3 each, Dean Rock 0-2 (0-1f), Diarmuid Connolly and Bernard Brogan (0-1f) 0-1 each Report Michael Newman 0-8 (0-6f), Stephen Bray and Eamonn Wallace 0-2 each, Brian Meade and Joe Sheridan 0-1 each
2012 Dublin 2–13 – 1–13 Meath Croke Park
Attendance: 69,657
Referee: Marty Duffy (Sligo)
Man of the Match: Bernard Brogan (St. OP/ER)
Bernard Brogan 1–7 (0-4f), Denis Bastick 1–0, Alan Brogan and Eoghan O'Gara 0–2 each, James McCarthy and Kevin McManamon 0–1 each Report Brian Farrell 0–7 (0-6f), Jamie Queeney 1–0, Graham Reilly 0–3, Donnacha Tobin, Joe Sheridan (1 '45), Stephen Bray 0–1 each
2011 Dublin 2–12 – 1–12 Wexford Croke Park
Attendance: 43,983
Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
Man of the Match: Alan Brogan (St. OP/ER)
James McCarthy 1–0, Alan Brogan and Bernard Brogan (0-1f) 0–3 each, Stephen Cluxton (1 '45), Denis Bastick, Paul Flynn, Bryan Cullen, Kevin McManamon, Ross McConnell 0–1 each, Graeme Molloy 1–0 o.g. Report Ben Brosnan 0–9 (0-5f, 2 '45), Redmond Barry 1–0, Ciaran Lyng 0–2, Adrian Flynn 0–1
2010 Meath 1–12 – 1–10 Louth Croke Park
Attendance: 48,875
Referee: Martin Sludden (Tyrone)
Man of the Match: Eamonn McAuley (Na Piarsaigh)
Graham Reilly and Cian Ward (0-4f) 0–4 each, Joe Sheridan 1–0, Stephen Bray 0–2, Anthony Moyles and Nigel Crawford 0–1 each Report JP Rooney 1–1, Brian White 0–4 (0-1f), Colm Judge 0–2 (0-1f), Paddy Keenan, Andy McDonnell, Adrian Reid 0–1 each
2009 Dublin 2–15 – 0–18 Kildare Croke Park
Attendance: 74,573
Referee: Pat McEnaney (Monaghan)
Bernard Brogan 0–7 (0-2f), Barry Cahill and Jason Sherlock 1–1 each, Conal Keaney 0–3 (0-2f), Alan Brogan 0–2, Ciaran Whelan 0–1 Report Ken Donnelly 0–3, Mikey Conway, James Kavanagh, Padraig O'Neill, Ronan Sweeney, Alan Smith, John Doyle 0–2 each, Dermot Earley, Robert Kelly, Eamon Callaghan 0–1 each
2008 Dublin 3–23 – 0–9 Wexford Croke Park
Attendance: 80,112
Referee: Gearoid Ó Conamha (Galway)
Alan Brogan 1–4 (1 '45), Diarmuid Connolly 1–3, Conal Keaney 0–6 (0-4f), Tomás Quinn 0-4f, Mark Vaughan 1–0, Jason Sherlock 0–3, Collie Moran, Barry Cahill, Shane Ryan 0–1 each Report Ciarán Lyng 0-4f, Eric Bradley and Matty Forde 0–2 each, Redmond Barry 0–1
2007 Dublin 3–14 – 1–14 Laois Croke Park
Attendance: 81,394
Referee: Michael Hughes (Tyrone)
Mark Vaughan 1–6 (0-5f), Alan Brogan and Bernard Brogan 1–1 each, Ciaran Whelan and Conal Keaney (0-1f) 0–2 each, Tomás Quinn and Ger Brennan 0–1 each Report MJ Tierney 0–7 (0-6f, 1 '45), Ross Munnelly 1–1, Colm Parkinson 0–3, Brian McCormack, Peter O'Leary, Billy Sheehan 0–1 each
2006 Dublin 1–15 – 0–9 Offaly Croke Park
Attendance: 81,754
Referee: Marty Duffy (Sligo)
Tomás Quinn 0–7 (0-3f), Jason Sherlock 1–1, Alan Brogan 0–4, Conal Keaney 0–3 (0-1f) Report Niall McNamee 0–4 (0-1f), Ciaran McManus (0-2f) and Thomas Deehan 0–2 each, Alan McNamee 0–1
2005 Dublin 0–14 – 0–13 Laois Croke Park
Attendance: 81,025
Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
Man of the Match: Bryan Cullen (Skerries Harps)
Tomás Quinn 0–4 (0-3f, 1 '45), Bryan Cullen 0–3, Jason Sherlock 0–2, Stephen O'Shaughnessy, Ciaran Whelan, Collie Moran, Alan Brogan, Conal Keaney 0–1 each Report Ross Munnelly 0–5 (0-2f), Chris Conway 0–4 (0-2f), Noel Garvan and Donie Brennan 0–2 each
2004 Westmeath 0–13 – 0–13 Laois Croke Park
Attendance: 56,000
Referee: Pat McEnaney (Monaghan)
Denis Glennon 0–5, Dessie Dolan 0–4 (0-3f), Fergal Wilson (0-2f) and Joe Fallon 0–2 each Report Brian McDonald 0–4 (0-2f), Ross Munnelly, Chris Conway, Shane Cooke (0-2f) 0–2 each, Darren Rooney, Kevin Fitzpatrick, Mick Lawlor 0–1 each
2004 Replay Westmeath 0–12 – 0–10 Laois Croke Park
Attendance: 38,300
Referee: Mick Monahan (Kildare)
Alan Mangan 0–4, Dessie Dolan 0–3 (0-1f), Denis Glennon 0–2, Michael Ennis, Brian Morley, Fergal Wilson (0-1f) 0–1 each Report Ross Munnelly 0-3f, Kevin Fitzpatrick 0–2, Tom Kelly, Padraig Clancy, Brian McDonald, Donie Brennan, Colm Parkinson 0–1 each
2003 Laois 2–13 – 1–13 Kildare Croke Park
Attendance: 61,786
Referee: Seamus McCormack (Meath)
Brian McDonald 1–2, Ross Munnelly 1–1, Ian Fitzgerald 0–4, Tom Kelly 0–2, Padraig Clancy, Gary Kavanagh, Barry Brennan, Donal Miller 0–1 each Report John Doyle 0–5 (0-4f), Patrick Murray 0–4 (0-3f), Ronan Sweeney 1–0 pen, Stuart McKenzie-Smith 0–2, Glenn Ryan and Padraig Brennan 0–1 each
2002 Dublin 2–13 – 2–11 Kildare Croke Park
Attendance: 78,033
Referee: Michael Collins (Cork)
Ray Cosgrove 1–4 (0-2f), Alan Brogan 1–2, John McNally 0–3 (1 '45), Senan Connell 0–2, Paddy Christie and Ciaran Whelan 0–1 Report Tadhg Fennin 2–2, John Doyle 0–7 (0-5f), Karl O'Dwyer and Patrick Murray 0–1 each
2001 Meath 2–11 – 0–14 Dublin Croke Park
Attendance: 66,275
Referee: Michael Curley (Galway)
Richie Kealy 1–1, Graham Geraghty 1–0, Evan Kelly and Trevor Giles (1 '45) 0–3 each, Donal Curtis 0–2, Ollie Murphy and Ray Magee 0–1 each Report Collie Moran 0–4, Ciaran Whelan, Dessie Farrell, Wayne McCarthy (0-3f) 0–3 each, Jason Sherlock 0–1
2000 Kildare 0–14 – 0–14 Dublin Croke Park
Attendance: 50,066
Referee: Paddy Russell (Tipperary)
Padraig Brennan 0–5 (0-4f), John Doyle (0-2f) and Tadhg Fennin 0–3 each, Anthony Rainbow, Martin Lynch, Ronan Sweeney 0–1 each Report Brian Stynes, Collie Moran, Jason Sherlock 0–3 each, Johnny Magee, Ciaran Whelan, Dessie Farrell, Jim Gavin (0-1f), Vinnie Murphy 0–1 each
2000 Replay Kildare 2–11 – 0–12 Dublin Croke Park
Attendance: 51,156
Referee: Pat McEnaney (Monaghan)
Padraig Brennan 0–5 (0-4f), Dermot Earley and Tadhg Fennin 1–0 each, Willie McCreery and John Doyle (0-2f) 0–2 each, Martin Lynch and Bryan Murphy 0–1 each Report Collie Moran 0–3, Ciaran Whelan, Jim Gavin (0-2f), Dessie Farrell 0–2 each, Brian Stynes (0-1f), Jason Sherlock, Vinnie Murphy (0-1f) 0–1 each
1999 Meath 1–14 – 0–12 Dublin Croke Park
Attendance: 56,315
Referee: Michael Curley (Galway)
Ollie Murphy 1–5, Trevor Giles 0–5 (0-4f), Graham Geraghty 0–2, Hank Traynor and Nigel Nestor 0–1 each Report Declan Darcy 0-6f, Jim Gavin 0–5 (0-3f), Ciaran Whelan 0–1
1998 Kildare 1–12 – 0–10 Meath Croke Park
Attendance: 62,504
Referee: John Bannon (Longford)
Padraig Graven 0-4f, Bryan Murphy 1–0, Willie McCreery, Eddie McCormack, Karl O'Dwyer 0–2 each, Anthony Rainbow and Declan Kerrigan 0–1 each Report Trevor Giles (0-2f) and Ray Magee (0-2f) 0–3 each, John McDermott, Tommy Dowd, Ollie Murphy, Jody Devine 0–1 each
1997 Offaly 3–17 – 1–15 Meath Croke Park
Attendance: 46,047
Referee: Brian White (Wexford)
Man of the Match: Vinny Claffey (Doon)
Roy Malone 2–0, Vinny Claffey 1–5, Colm Quinn 0–4, David Reynolds (0-1f) and Peter Brady 0–3 each, Ciaran McManus (0-1f) and Ronan Mooney 0–1 each Brendan Reilly 0–7 (0-3f, 1 '45), Jimmy McGuinness 1–2, Trevor Giles and Ollie Murphy 0–3 each
1996 Meath 0–10 – 0–8 Dublin Croke Park
Attendance: 55,182
Referee: Brian White (Wexford)
Man of the Match: John McDermott (Skryne)
Trevor Giles 0–4 (0-3f), Tommy Dowd and Brendan Reilly 0–2 each, Evan Kelly and Barry Callaghan 0–1 each Charlie Redmond 0–4 (1f, 1'45), Ciaran Whelan 0–2, Eamon Heery and Brian Stynes 0–1 each
1995 Dublin 1–18 – 1–8 Meath Croke Park
Attendance: 63,000
Referee: Pat Casserly (Westmeath)
Charlie Redmond 0–7 (0-6f), Paul Clarke 1–2, Dessie Farrell 0–3 (0-1f), Paul Curran and Jason Sherlock 0–2 each, Jim Gavin and Mick Galvin 0–1 each Report Evan Kelly 1–0, Trevor Giles 0-3f, Colm O'Rourke 0–2 (0-1f), Graham Geraghty, Jody Devine, Brian Stafford (0-1f) 0–1 each
1994 Dublin 1–09 – 1–08 Meath Croke Park
Attendance: 50,172
Referee: Brian White (Wexford)
Charlie Redmond 1–4 (0-4f), Brian Stynes 0–2, Niall Guiden, Dessie Farrell, Paul Clarke 0–1 each Report Graham Geraghty 1–2, Jimmy McGuinness, Brendan Reilly, Colm O'Rourke, Bernard Flynn, Tommy Dowd, PJ Gillic 0–1 each
1993 Dublin 0–11 – 0–7 Kildare Croke Park
Attendance: 59,696
Referee: Tommy McDermott (Cavan)
Man of the Match: Jack Sheedy (Lucan Sarsfields)
Charlie Redmond 0–5 (0-3f, 1 '45), Pat Gilroy, Dessie Farrell, Paul Bealin, Vinnie Murphy, Mick Galvin, Johnny Barr 0–1 each Report Niall Buckley 0-4f, Sean McGovern, Johnny McDonald, Declan Kerrigan 0–1 each
1992 Dublin 1–13 – 0–10 Kildare Croke Park
Attendance: 60,271
Referee: Brian White (Wexford)
Man of the Match: Keith Barr (Erin's Isle)
Charlie Redmond 0–5 (0-4f,1'45), Keith Barr 1–0, Vinnie Murphy 0–3, Paul Curran, Eamon Heery, Paul Clarke, Dessie Farrell, Mick Galvin 0–1 each Report Niall Buckley 0–4 (0-3f), Martin Lynch and Paul McLoughlin 0–2, Brian Fahy and Johnny McDonald 0–1 each
1991 Meath 1–11 – 0–8 Laois Croke Park
Attendance: 28,157
Referee: Tommy Howard (Kildare)
Man of the Match: Martin O'Connell (St. Michaels)
Brian Stafford 0–5 (0-4f), David Beggy 1–0, Bernard Flynn 0–3, Colm Coyle 0–2, Colm O'Rourke 0–1 Michael Turley 0–4 (0-3f), Leo Turley 0–2, Pat Roe and Colm Maher 0–1 each
1990 Meath 1–14 – 0–14 Dublin Croke Park
Attendance: 53,847
Referee: Paddy Collins (Westmeath)
Man of the Match: Dave Foran (Thomas Davis)
Brian Stafford 0–8 (0-6f), Colm O'Rourke 1–1, Bernard Flynn 0–2, Martin O'Connell, David Beggy, PJ Gillic 0–1 each Report Barney Rock 0-5f, Paul Clarke and Kieran Duff (0-2f) 0–2 each, Keith Barr, Vinnie Murphy, Charlie Redmond, Joe McNally, Leo Close 0–1 each
1989 Dublin 2–12 – 1–10 Meath Croke Park
Attendance: 56,839
Referee: S Kelly (Carlow)
V Murphy 1-2, K Duff 1-2, B Rock 0-5, P Curran 0-2, J McNally 0-1. B Stafford 0-5, B Flynn 0-4, M McCabe 1-0, C O'Rourke 0-1.
1988 Meath 2–05 – 0–09 Dublin Croke Park
Attendance: 42,302
Referee: Seamus Aldridge (Kildare)
PJ Gillic 1-3 (0-2f), Mattie McCabe 1-1, Liam Hayes 0-1 Declan Sheehan 0-3 (0-1f), Vinnie Murphy 0-2, Noel McCaffrey, Charlie Redmond (0-1 pen), Barney Rock (0-1f), Mick Galvin 0-1 each
1987 Meath 1–13 – 0–12 Dublin Croke Park
Attendance: 48,122
Referee: Seamus Aldridge (Kildare)
Brian Stafford 0-6 (0-5f) Mattie McCabe 1-2, Colm O'Rourke and Finian Murtagh 0-2 each, David Beggy 0-1. Barney Rock 0-4 (0-3f), Noel McCaffrey and Joe McNally 0-2 each, Declan Bolger, Charlie Redmond, Mick Gavin, Anto McCaul 0-1 each
1986 Meath 0–09 – 0–07 Dublin Croke Park
Attendance: 43,763
Referee: Seamus Aldridge (Kildare)
Finian Murtagh (0-1f) and Colm O'Rourke 0-3 each, Liam Hayes (0-1f), David Beggy, Bernard Flynn (0-1f) 0-1 each Barney Rock 0-3 (0-2f, 1 '45), Kieran Duff (0-1f) and Charlie Redmond (0-1f) 0-2 each
1985 Dublin 0–10 – 0–04 Laois Croke Park
Attendance: 33,425
Referee: Paddy Kavanagh (Meath)
Barney Rock 0-6 (0-4f), Anto McCaul 0-2, Jim Ronayne and Tommy Carr 0-1 each Liam Irwin (0-1f), Willie Brennan, Christy Maguire (0-1f), Gerry Browne 0-1 each
1984 Dublin 2–10 – 1–09 Meath Croke Park
Attendance: 56,051
Referee: J Gunning (Offaly)
Barney Rock 1-4 (0-3f), Kieran Duff 1-4, Anton O'Toole and Joe McNally 0-1 each Ben Tansey 1-0, Liam Smith 0-3f, Mattie McCabe 0-2, Martin O'Connell (1 '50), Liam Hayes, Colm O'Rourke, Bernard Flynn 0-1 each
1983 Dublin 2–13 – 1–11 Offaly Croke Park
Attendance: 36,912
Referee: P Collins (Westmeath)
Joe McNally 1-2, Barney Rock 0-5f, John Caffrey 1-0, Tommy Conroy and Kieran Duff 0-2 each, Anton O'Toole and John Kearns 0-1 each Matt Connor 1-7 (0-6f), Brendan Lowry 0-2, Tomas O'Connor and Martin Fitzpatrick 0-1 each
Offaly1–16 – 1–07 Dublin
Séamus Darby 1-3, Gerry Carroll, John Guinan, Matt Connor (0-1f, 1 '50), Liam O'Mahony 0-3 each, Brendan Lowry 0-1 Niall Gaffney 1-1, Barney Rock 0-2, John Kearns 0-2, Anto McCaul 0-1, Kieran Duff 0-1.
Attendance: 32,50
Referee: Paddy Collins (Westmeath)
Offaly1–18 – 3–09 Laois
Offaly1–10 – 1–08 Dublin
Dublin1–08 – 0–09 Offaly
Dublin1–17 – 1–06 Kildare
Dublin1–09 – 0–08 Meath
Dublin2–08 – 1–09 Meath
Dublin3–13 – 0–08 Kildare
Dublin1–14 – 1–09 Meath
Offaly3–21 – 2–12 Meath
Offaly1–18 – 2–08 Kildare
Offaly2–14 – 0–06 Kildare
Meath2–22 – 5–12 Offaly
Offaly3–07 – 1–08 Kildare
Longford3–09 – 1–04 Laois
Meath0–08 – 0–06 Offaly
Meath1–09 – 1–08 Kildare
Dublin3–06 – 0–09 Longford
Meath2–12 – 1–07 Dublin
Dublin2–11 – 2–09 Laois
Dublin2–08 – 1–07 Offaly
Offaly1–13 – 1–08 Dublin
Attendance: 26,826
Offaly0–10 – 1–06 Louth
Dublin1–18 – 2–08Laois
Dublin1–11 – 1–06Louth
Louth2–09 – 1–07Dublin
Kildare2–11 – 1–08Wexford
Dublin5–12 – 0–07Meath
Meath4–07 – 2–10Offaly
Louth1–07 – 0–07Wexford
Meath1–06 – 0–08Louth
Meath4–09 – 0–03Laois
Louth1–03 – 1–03Meath
Louth3–05 – 0–13Meath
Meath4–05 – 0–06Westmeath
Louth2–10 – 2–05Wexford
Meath3–07 – 1–07Laois
Laois0–11 – 1–06Kildare
Attendance: 27,353
Wexford1–09 – 1–04Offaly
Attendance: 9,873
Carlow2–06 – 1–06Dublin
Louth3–16 – 2–04Laois
Dublin0–08 – 0–06Carlow
Dublin4–06 – 1–04Carlow
Meath2–07 – 1–07Laois
Meath2–07 – 2–03Wexford
Laois2–08 – 1–03Kildare
Laois0–12 – 0–04Louth
Attendance: 15,317
Laois3–03 – 0–08Kildare
Attendance: 13,567
Kildare0–08 – 0–06Louth
Dublin1–02 – 0–05Louth
Dublin3–02 – 2–05Louth
Dublin2–09 – 1–10Louth
Dublin0–09 – 1–04Wexford
Dublin0–08 – 1–05Wexford
Dublin4–06 – 1–05Wexford
Kildare2–09 – 1–06Westmeath
Kildare0–06 – 1–03Meath
Kildare2–06 – 1–02Meath
Kildare2–03 – 0–06Laois
Kildare0–10 – 1–06Dublin
Kildare0–05 – 0–03Dublin
Kildare2–08 – 1–05Wexford
Wexford2–07 – 0–03Kildare
Dublin1–04 – 1–04Wexford
Dublin3–05 – 2–03Wexford
Dublin3–05 – 0–00Meath
Dublin1–07 – 0–02Kilkenny
Dublin0–06 – 1–03Kildare
Dublin3–03 – 1–02Kildare
Dublin1–03 – 0–03Kildare
Kildare1–03 – 1–02Dublin
Wexford2–05 – 1–04Louth
Wexford1–03 – 1–01Dublin
Wexford1–07 – 1–00Kildare
Wexford2–02 – 2–02Dublin
Wexford2–05 – 1–04Dublin
Wexford3–06 – 0–01Louth
Wexford2–03 – 2–02Louth
Louth1–02 – 1–01Dublin
Kilkenny2–04 – 1–01Meath
Inchicore
Louth0–03 – 0–00Dublin
Louth2–09 – 0–04Kilkenny
Dublin1–07 – 0–03Kildare
Dublin1–11 – 0–04Offaly
Dublin1–09 – 0–08Kildare
Kildare0–12 – 1–07Louth
Dublin0–05 – 0–01Kilkenny
Kildare1–02 – 0–05Kilkenny
Kildare1–06 – 1–05Kilkenny
Kildare0–09 – 0–01Kilkenny
Dublin2–04 – 0–02Wexford
Dublin1–05 – 0–05Wexford
Dublin1–09 – 0–01Wexford
Kilkenny
Kilkenny0–12 – 0–02Louth
Inchicore
Dublin1–07 – 0–03Wexford
Dublin2–06 – 0–00Wexford
Dublin1–09 – 0–03Wicklow
Dublin2–04 – 1–05Meath
Meath0–06 – 0–02Dublin
Dublin0–04 – 0–04Meath
Dublin0–02 – 0–02Meath
Dublin1–08 – 1–02Meath
Wexford0–01 – 0–05Kilkenny
Dublinw/o – scr.Louth
Clonturk
Dublinw/o – scr.Kildare
Clonturk
Wexford1–03 – 1–02Dublin
Laois0–03 – 0–02Louth
Inchicore
Kilkenny1–04 – 0–02Wexford
Inchicore

Managers

Managers in the Leinster Championship are involved in the day-to-day running of the team, including the training, team selection, and sourcing of players from the club championships. Their influence varies from county-to-county and is related to the individual county boards. From 2018, all inter-county head coaches must be Award 2 qualified. The manager is assisted by a team of two or three selectors and an extensive backroom team consisting of various coaches. Prior to the development of the concept of a manager in the 1970s, teams were usually managed by a team of selectors with one member acting as chairman.

Winning managers (1971–present)
Manager Team(s) Wins Winning years
Seán Boylan Meath 8 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1996, 1999, 2001
Kevin Heffernan Dublin 7 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985
Jim Gavin Dublin 7 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Paul Caffrey Dublin 4 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Tom Gilhooley Offaly 3 1971, 1972, 1973
Eugene McGee Offaly 3 1980, 1981, 1982
Pat O'Neill Dublin 3 1993, 1994, 1995
Mick O'Dwyer Kildare
Laois		 2
1		 1998, 2000
2003
Pat Gilroy Dublin 3 2009, 2011, 2012
Dessie Farrell Dublin 2 2020, 2021
Tony Hanahoe Dublin 2 1977, 1978
Tommy Lyons Offaly
Dublin		 2 1997, 2002
Gerry McCaul Dublin 1 1989
Paddy Cullen Dublin 1 1992
Páidí Ó Sé Westmeath 1 2004
Éamonn O'Brien Meath 1 2010

Trophy and medals

Stephen Cluxton of Dublin has won a record 17 Leinster medals.

At the end of the Leinster final, the winning team is presented with a trophy. The Delaney Cup is held by the winning team until the following year's final. Traditionally, the presentation is made at a special rostrum in the Hogan Stand of Croke Park where GAA and political dignitaries and special guests view the match.

The cup is decorated with ribbons in the colours of the winning team. During the game the cup actually has both teams' sets of ribbons attached and the runners-up ribbons are removed before the presentation. The winning captain accepts the cup on behalf of his team before giving a short speech. Individual members of the winning team and management then have an opportunity to come to the rostrum to lift the cup.

The current cup was first presented after the 1953 final, however, it would be another 50 years before it was named the Delaney Cup.[14] The Delaney brothers were a famous Gaelic football family from Portlaoise who lined out at club, county and provincial level.[15]

In accordance with GAA rules, the Leinster Council awards up to twenty-six gold medals to the winners of the Leinster final.

Sponsorship

Since 1994, the Leinster Championship has been sponsored. The sponsor has usually been able to determine the championship's sponsorship name.

Period Sponsor(s) Name
1888–1993 No main sponsor The Leinster Championship
1994–2007 Republic of Ireland Bank of Ireland The Bank of Ireland Leinster Championship
2008–2009 Japan Toyota, Ulster Bank, Republic of Ireland Vodafone The Leinster GAA Football Championship
2010 Republic of Ireland SuperValu, Ulster Bank, Republic of Ireland Vodafone The Leinster GAA Football Championship
2011–2013 Republic of Ireland SuperValu, Ulster Bank, Republic of Ireland Eircom The Leinster GAA Football Championship
2014 Republic of Ireland SuperValu, Republic of Ireland GAAGO, Republic of Ireland Eircom The Leinster GAA Football Championship
2015 Republic of Ireland SuperValu, Republic of Ireland AIB, Republic of Ireland Eircom The Leinster GAA Football Championship
2016– Republic of Ireland SuperValu, Republic of Ireland AIB, Republic of Ireland Eir The Leinster GAA Football Championship

Team records and statistics

Team results (2023–present)

Legend

  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • SF/QF/PR – Semi-finals/Quarter-finals/Preliminary round

For each year, the number of teams (in brackets) are shown.

Team 2023 (11) 2024 (11) Years
Carlow PR 2
Dublin 1st 2
Kildare SF 2
Laois QF 2
Longford PR 2
Louth 2nd 2
Meath QF 2
Offaly SF 2
Westmeath QF 2
Wexford PR 2
Wicklow QF 2

Teams by decade

The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Leinster Senior Football Championship titles, is as follows:

  • 1880s: 1 each for Kilkenny (1888) and Laois (1889)
  • 1890s: 7 for Dublin (1891-92-94-96-97-98-99)
  • 1900s: 6 for Dublin (1901-02-04-06-07-08)
  • 1910s: 6 for Wexford (1913–14-15-16-17-18)
  • 1920s: 5 for Dublin (1920-21-22-23-24)
  • 1930s: 3 each for Kildare (1930-31-35), Dublin (1932-33-34) and Laois (1936-37-38)
  • 1940s: 3 for Meath (1940-47-49)
  • 1950s: 3 each for Louth (1950-53-57), Meath (1951-52-54) and Dublin (1955-58-59)
  • 1960s: 3 each for Offaly (1960-61-69), Dublin (1962-63-65) and Meath (1964-66-67)
  • 1970s: 6 for Dublin (1974-75-76-77-78-79)
  • 1980s: 4 for Dublin (1983-84-85-89)
  • 1990s: 4 each for Meath (1990-91-96-99) and Dublin (1992-93-94-95)
  • 2000s: 6 for Dublin (2002-05-06-07-08-09)
  • 2010s: 9 for Dublin (2011-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19)
  • 2020s: 4 for Dublin (2020-21-22-23)

Other records

Gaps

  • Longest gaps between successive Leinster titles:
    • 57 years: Laois (1946–2003)
    • 44 years: Meath (1895–1939)
    • 42 years: Kildare (1956–1998)
    • 31 years: Louth (1912–1943)
    • 20 years: Wexford (1925–1945)

Active gaps

  • Longest gaps since last Leinster title:
    • 113 years: Kilkenny (1911–)
    • 80 years: Carlow (1944–)
    • 79 years: Wexford (1945–)
    • 67 years: Louth (1957–)
    • 56 years: Longford (1968–)
    • 27 years: Offaly (1997–)
    • 24 years: Kildare (2000–)
    • 21 years: Laois (2003–)
    • 20 years: Westmeath (2004–)
    • 14 years: Meath (2010–)
    • 1 year: Dublin (2023–)
  • Longest gaps since last Leinster final appearance:
    • 127 years: Wicklow (1897–)
    • 102 years: Kilkenny (1922–)
    • 80 years: Carlow (1944–)
    • 56 years: Longford (1968–)
    • 18 years: Offaly (2006–)
    • 13 years: Wexford (2011–)
    • 8 years: Westmeath (2016–)
    • 6 years: Laois (2018–)
    • 4 years: Meath (2020–)
    • 2 years: Kildare (2022–)
    • 1 year: Dublin (2023–)
    • 1 year: Louth (2023–)

Longest undefeated run

The record for the longest unbeaten run stands at 30 games held by Dublin. It began with a 1–16 to 0–11 win over Laois on 5 June 2011 and continues as of a 3–21 to 0–09 win over Meath on 21 November 2020.[16]Dublin long spell as Leinster championship will either end in 2024 or 2nd half of the current decade.

Most recent championship meetings

Car Dub Kil Lao Lon Lou Mea Off Wes Wex Wic
Carlow - 2022 2023
Dublin - 2023 2023 2022 2022
Kildare - 2022 2022 2023
Laois - 2023 2022
Longford - 2023 2022
Louth - 2023 2023
Meath - 2023 2022
Offaly - 2022
Westmeath -
Wexford -
Wicklow -

Team progress since 2001

Below is a record of each county's performance since the introduction of the qualifier system to the All-Ireland series in 2001. Qualifiers did not occur from 2020 and 2021 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games. But came back in 2022 Round Robin in 2023

Key
Winner
Final
Semi-final
Quarter-final / Super 8s
Qualifier Rounds 1–4 / Tommy Murphy Cup
Championship 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Carlow Q2 Q1 Q2 Q1 Q2 Q1 TM TM Q1 Q1 Q2 Q1 Q1 Q2 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q1 Q1
Dublin QF SF Q3 QF QF SF SF QF QF SF W SF W SF W W W W W
Kildare Q3 Q4 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q2 Q2 QF QF SF QF QF Q3 Q4 QF Q3 Q4 S8s Q3
Laois Q3 Q3 QF Q4 QF QF Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Q2 QF Q4 Q3 Q1 Q2 Q2 Q4 Q4
Longford Q1 Q2 Q1 Q3 Q1 Q4 Q2 Q1 Q2 Q2 Q2 Q2 Q2 Q2 Q3 Q3 Q2 Q2 Q1
Louth Q3 Q2 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q1 Q3 Q1 Q1 Q4 Q1 Q1 Q2 Q1 Q2 Q1 Q1 Q2 Q1
Meath F Q4 Q3 Q2 Q3 Q3 SF Q1 SF QF Q3 Q4 Q4 Q4 Q2 Q2 Q3 Q1 S8s
Offaly Q2 Q2 Q3 Q2 Q1 Q4 TM Q1 Q1 Q3 Q2 Q1 Q1 Q1 Q2 Q2 Q1 Q2 Q3
Westmeath QF Q2 Q1 QF Q2 QF Q2 Q2 Q2 Q2 Q1 Q2 Q1 Q1 Q4 Q4 Q2 Q1 Q3
Wexford Q1 Q1 Q1 Q3 Q2 Q3 Q1 SF Q2 Q3 Q4 Q2 Q3 Q2 Q2 Q1 Q2 Q1 Q1
Wicklow Q2 Q2 Q1 Q1 Q1 Q1 TM TM Q4 Q1 Q2 Q2 Q1 Q2 Q1 Q1 Q1 Q1 Q1

Player records

Top scorers

All time

As of 2020 championship
Pos. Name Team Goals Points Total
1Brian StaffordMeath9152179
2Barney RockDublin10136166
3Tony McTagueOffaly3149158
4Jimmy KeaveneyDublin10125155
5Charlie RedmondDublin6124142

By year

Year Top scorer Team Score Total
1968 John Lalor Laois 1–22 25
1969 Jack Berry Wexford 2–18 24
1970 Jim Hanniffy Longford 1–21 24
Tony Brennan Meath 0–21
1971 Tony McTague Offaly 1–20 23
1972 Tony McTague Offaly 0–14 14
1973 Tony McTague Offaly 0–22 22
1974 Jimmy Keaveney Dublin 1–24 27
1975 Jimmy Keaveney Dublin 1–23 26
1976 Jimmy Keaveney Dublin 4–11 23
1977 Vincent Henry Offaly 1–18 21
1978 John McCarthy Dublin 4-09 21
1979 Seán Lowry Offaly 0–21 21
1980 Matt Connor Offaly 3–22 31
1981 Tom Prendergast Laois 6-05 23
Matt Connor Offaly 1–20
1982 Barney Rock Dublin 1–18 21
1983 Matt Connor Offaly 3–19 28
1984 Matt Connor Offaly 2–17 23
1985 Barney Rock Dublin 2–13 19
1986 Robert McHugh Wicklow 0–16 16
1987 Barney Rock Dublin 0–23 23
1988 John McCormack Longford 1–21 24
1989 Brian Stafford Meath 1–19 22
1990 Mick Turley Laois 2–12 18
1991 Brian Stafford Meath 4–48 60
1992 Charlie Redmond Dublin 1–20 23
1993 Niall Buckley Kildare 1–17 20
1994 Charlie Redmond Dublin 3–20 29
1995 Charlie Redmond Dublin 0–23 23
1996 Anthony Keating Carlow 1–19 22
1997 Trevor Giles Meath 2–18 24
1998 Ger Heavin Westmeath 2–14 20
1999 Dessie Dolan Westmeath 2–13 19
2000 Leigh O'Brien Wexford 0–21 21
2001 Trevor Giles Meath 1–14 17
2002 Ray Cosgrove Dublin 3–12 21
2003 Brian McDonald Laois 2–13 19
2004 Dessie Dolan Westmeath 1–23 26
2005 Tomás Quinn Dublin 0–20 20
2006 Mattie Forde Wexford 1–19 22
2007 Mark Vaughan Dublin 2–17 23
2008 Alan Brogan Dublin 2–12 18
2009 Bernard Brogan Dublin 2–17 23
2010 Cian Ward Meath 1–21 24
2011 Ben Brosnan Wexford 0–29 29
2012 Brian Farrell Meath 0–29 29
2013 Michael Newman Meath 0–22 22
2014 Michael Newman Meath 4-04 16
Ross Munnelly Laois 0–16
2015 John Heslin Westmeath 1–23 26
2016 Dean Rock Dublin 1–28 31
2017 Dean Rock Dublin 2–11 17
Con O'Callaghan Dublin 0–17
2018 Dean Rock Dublin 2–16 22
2019 Cormac Costello Dublin 1–24 27
2020 Jordan Morris Meath 4-09 21

Single game

Year Top scorer Team Score Total
1995 Damien Delaney Laois 2-05 11
1996 Dessie Barry Longford 2-05 11
1997 Trevor Giles Meath 2-08 14
1998 Dessie Barry Longford 0-09 9
1999 Dessie Dolan Westmeath 1-07 10
2000 Tommy Gill Wicklow 1-06 9
Pádraig Davis Longford 0-09
2001 Ollie Murphy Meath 2-02 8
Pádraig Davis Longford 1-05
Pádraig Davis Longford 1-05
Ger Heavin Westmeath 1-05
Trevor Giles Meath 1-05
Pádraig Brennan Kildare 0-08
2002 Ray Cosgrove Dublin 2-03 9
Ciaran McManus Offaly 1-06
2003 Dessie Dolan Westmeath 1-07 10
2004 Dessie Dolan Westmeath 1-07 10
2005 Tomás Quinn Dublin 0–10 10
2006 Mattie Forde Wexford 0–12 12
2007 Brian Kavanagh Longford 2-06 12
2008 Alan Brogan Dublin 1-07 10
2009 Bernard Brogan Dublin 2-08 14
2010 Bernard Brogan Dublin 2-04 10
2011 Shane Roche Wexford 2-04 10
Ciarán Lyng Wexford 0–10
2012 Bernard Brogan Dublin 2-05 11
2013 Michael Newman Meath 0-09 9
2014 Michael Newman Meath 3-02 11
2015 John Heslin Westmeath 1-09 12
2016 Dean Rock Dublin 1–10 13
2017 Con O'Callaghan Dublin 0–12 12
2018 Ciarán Kilkenny Dublin 1-07 10
2019 Cormac Costello Dublin 1–12 15
2020 Jordan Morris Meath 3-04 13

Finals
Year Top scorer Team Score Total
1966 Murty O'Sullivan Meath 0-05 5
Jack Donnelly Kildare
1967 Tony Brennan Meath 0-04 4
1968 Seán Donnelly Longford 2-01 7
1969 Jack Donnelly Kildare 0-05 5
1970 Tony Brennan Meath 0–10 10
1971 Tony McTague Offaly 0-09 9
1972 Tony McTague Offaly 0-06 6
1973 Tony McTague Offaly 0–11 11
1974 Jimmy Keaveney Dublin 1-08 11
1975 Brian Mullins Dublin 2-00 6
1976 Colm O'Rourke Meath 1-01 4
Jimmy Keaveney Dublin 0-04
1977 Jimmy Keaveney Dublin 0-06 6
1978 Jimmy Keaveney Dublin 0-07 7
1979 Seán Lowry Offaly 0-06 6
1980 Matt Connor Offaly 1-07 10
1981 Willie Brennan Laois 1-03 6
Brendan Lowry Offaly
Matt Connor Offaly 0-06
1982 Séamus Darby Offaly 1-03 6
1983 Matt Connor Offaly 1-07 10
1984 Kieran Duff Dublin 1-04 7
1985 Barney Rock Dublin 0-06 6
1986 Finian Murtagh Meath 0-03 3
Colm O'Rourke Meath
Barney Rock Dublin
1987 Mattie McCabe Meath 1-02 5
Brian Stafford Meath 0-05
1988 P. J. Gillic Meath 1-03 6
1989 Vinnie Murphy Dublin 1-02 5
Brian Stafford Meath 0-05
1990 Brian Stafford Meath 0-08 8
1991 Brian Stafford Meath 0-05 5
1992 Charlie Redmond Dublin 0-05 5
1993 Charlie Redmond Dublin 0-05 5
1994 Charlie Redmond Dublin 1-04 7
1995 Charlie Redmond Dublin 0-07 7
1996 Trevor Giles Meath 0-04 4
1997 Vinny Claffey Offaly 1-05 8
1998 Pádraig Graven Kildare 0-04 4
1999 Ollie Murphy Meath 1-05 8
2000 Pádraig Brennan Kildare 0-05 5
2001 Richie Kealy Meath 1-01 4
Collie Moran Dublin 0-04
2002 Tadhg Fennin Kildare 2-02 8
2003 Brian McDonald Laois 1-02 5
John Doyle Kildare 0-05
2004 Denis Glennon Westmeath 0-05 5
2005 Ross Munnelly Laois 0-05 5
2006 Tomás Quinn Dublin 0-07 7
2007 Mark Vaughan Dublin 1-06 9
2008 Alan Brogan Dublin 1-04 7
2009 Bernard Brogan Dublin 0-07 7
2010 Brian White Louth 0-04 4
Graham Reilly Meath
Cian Ward Meath
2011 Ben Brosnan Wexford 0-09 9
2012 Bernard Brogan Dublin 1-07 10
2013 Michael Newman Meath 0-08 8
2014 Bernard Brogan Dublin 1-06 9
2015 Bernard Brogan Dublin 1-01 4
2016 Dean Rock Dublin 0-08 8
2017 Con O'Callaghan Dublin 0–12 12
2018 Dean Rock Dublin 0-08 8
2019 Dean Rock Dublin 0-04 4
2020 Dean Rock Dublin 1-07 10

Leinster medal winners

Rank Player Team No. Years
1 Stephen Cluxton Dublin 17 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023
2 Bernard Brogan Dublin 13 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
Philly McMahon Dublin 13 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
4 Paddy Andrews Dublin 12 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Michael Fitzsimons Dublin 12 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
James McCarthy Dublin 13 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
5 Alan Brogan Dublin 11 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Diarmuid Connolly Dublin 11 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
Cian O'Sullivan Dublin 11 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

See also

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