The team was Gerry Marsden, Frank Marsden, Joe Lyons, Peter Duignan, Eugene Reilly, Bill Keenan, Tom Murphy, Joe McDermott, Barney Reilly, Harry Rogers, John Mitchel McCarthy, Paddy Keenan, Tony Sheridan, Joe Regan, Jack Rogers, Paddy Loughrey, Mick Quinn, Paddy Farrell, Jim Murphy, Denny Hughes, Frank McCormack. In 1929, Ardagh were beaten in the Junior Championship by Mostrim (Mostrim 3-2, Ardagh 1-4) and the ‘Leader’ report says Mostrim were flattered by their winning margin. Eugene McGee wrote the following week in the ‘Longford News’ .. “Ardagh came from four points down and in the dying minutes of the game they went ahead with a Ronnie Dowd point. Longford faced Cavan in the All-Ireland semi final and a 1-5 to 1-3 win set up a final against Kerry. Defeats followed against Tyrone, Mayo and Cork. The start of the new millennium also saw the selection of Longford’s ‘Team of the Millennium’ as follows: 2001 saw Longford surrender the O’Byrne cup in the opening round. Patrick Baxter from Ardagh was the referee. The draw was split into north and south with the following being the draw, Semi Finals 1976, Updated: July 3, 2017Maintained by: Center for Irish Programs - Dublin, Accessibility | Contact | Feedback © 2020 The Trustees of Boston College. At a 7-a-side tournament in Granard in 1929, Ardagh won the medals beating a Granard panel of nine county players in the final. Junior titles went to Legan (2), Shroid (2), Clonguish, Killashee, Ballymore, St Columbas, Colmcille and Rathcline. 1905 saw a nationwide restructuring of the organisation and there was plenty of activity in Longford, but things still weren’t running smoothly. November 1903 saw a Longford team play in the Leinster football championship for the first time against Wexford in Jones Road. The 1970s saw an upturn in the fortunes of the club and the Minor team won the County Championship for the parish for the first time. But seven minutes into the second half Sean Donnelly scored the first Longford goal.
As Longford hadn’t won a championship game since before 1915 they were entered into the junior championship in 1922 along with Carlow, Offaly, Westmeath and Wicklow.
An effort was made to play a championship in 1891 with a number of games played, but there seemed to be as many objections and the county board struggled to function and no hearings were held so the championship didn’t finish. Despite the disappointment of the championship exit in 1999, there was growing optimism that Longford had a great squad of players coming together. After 1955 came what can only be classed as a lean period in so far as winning Championships or trophies was concerned, but the club took part in all competitions. While the Championship status in those years is now clearer, the League. Nine teams played in the 1904 football championship with Longford Leo Caseys winning the final against Killoe. The final was against Louth. In fact, the 1960s was Longford’s most successful period. The seniors also won their first round with a good win over Westmeath and this was followed up with a superb 1-11 to 1-7 win over Meath to qualify for the semi final against Laois. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. The good form continued in the league, with three good wins, but defeat to Laois in the final game denied promotion. Ardagh asserted their superiority with Jim McLoughlin and Michael Donohoe both getting their names on the core sheets on several occasions. Nine teams played in the 1904 football championship with Longford Leo Caseys winning the final against Killoe. The league campaign had notable wins over Westmeath and Galway. A compromise was reached where the medals would state ‘Honest Johns for superior merit’. The 1919 championship previously credited to Clonguish was actually the 1919 League title, with that years championship title going to Clonbroney Camlin Rovers (later renamed Sean Connolly’s). 1985 was a year that promised much after the great performances of the year before, but Wexford proved too strong in the opening round of the championship. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. There was to be no qualifier run though, Laois toppling Longford on the first run.


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