Laois Junior Football Championships

The Laois Junior Football Championships are the lower-tier Laois Club Football Championships.

The Junior A and Junior B Championships use group phases then down to eight-four-two and the Junior C Championship operates similarly to the Senior Championship and Intermediate Championship by going for a straight knockout.[1]

Portlaoise are the title holders (2022) defeating Barrowhouse in the Final.

Laois Junior Football Championship
Laois Junior Football Championship
IrishCraobh Peil Sóisir Laoise
Founded1906
TrophyShaw Cup
Title holdersSpink (3rd title)
First winnerDurrow
Most titlesPortlaoise (8 titles)
SponsorsSparrow Insurances

The Laois Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by lower-tier Laois GAA clubs.

Portlaoise are the title holders (2022) defeating Barrowhouse in the Final.[2][3]

Honours

The trophy presented to the winners is the Shaw Cup.

The winners of the Laois Junior Championship qualify to represent their county in the Leinster Junior Club Football Championship. The winners can, in turn, go on to play in the All-Ireland Junior Club Football Championship. They often do well outside the county, with the likes of Rosenallis (2016) and Park–Ratheniska (2006) among the clubs from Laois to win at least one Leinster Championship after winning the Laois Junior Football Championship.[4][5] The winners enter the All-Ireland at the quarter-final stage, unless drawn against the British champions in the quarter-finals.[6]

History

The Laois Junior A Football Championship was first held in 1906, with Durrow the victors.[7]

In the mid-1990s, Rosenallis won the Junior Championship and then went on to win the Intermediate Championship back-to-back.[8]

Laois full-back Martin Dempsey played in the 2004 final, at centre-forward.[9]

In 2016, Rosenallis won a dual championship — junior football and intermediate hurling.[10][11]

Laois players Tom Kelly (2003 All Star and 2005 International Rules Series Player of the Series) and Noel Garvan (who also won a Leinster Senior Football Championship in 2003) were involved in the 2017 final.[12]

List of finals
Year Winner Opponent
1906 Durrow[13]
1907 Ballyroan[14]
1908 Portlaoise[15]
1909 Ballybrittas[16]
1910 Durrow[17]
1911 Portlaoise[18]
1912[19] No competition
1913 Ratheniska[20]
1914 The Heath[21]
1915 Ballybrittas[22]
1916[23] No competition
1917[24] No competition
1918 Borris-in-Ossory[25]
1919 Portarlington[26]
1920 Wolfhill[27]
1921 Mountmellick[28]
1922 Greenroad, Portlaoise[29]
1923[30] No competition
1924[31] No competition
1925[32] No competition
1926 The Hollow[33]
1927 Barrowhouse[34]
1928 Loughteague[35]
1929 Mountmellick[36]
1930 The Heath[37]
1931 Portarlington[38]
1932 Abbeyleix[39]
1933 Ballylinan[40]
1934 Clonad[41]
1935 Portlaoise[42]
1936 Graiguecullen[43]
1937 Ballylinan[44]
1938 Jamestown[45]
1939 St Fintan's, Mountrath[46]
1940 Clonad[47]
1941 Mountmellick[48] Ballyfin
1942 Park[49] Old Pound
1943 Park[50]
1944 Spink[51] Ballybrittas
1945 Ballyadams[52]
1946 Barrowhouse[53]
1947 Kilminchy[54]
1948 Jamestown[55] Mountmellick
1949 The Heath[56]
1950 St Fintan's Hospital[57]
1951 O'Dempseys[58]
1952 Fairymount[59] Jamestown
1953 Jamestown[60]
1954 Portarlington[61] Spink
1955 Graiguecullen[62] Portlaoise
1956 Ballylinan[63]
1957 Killeshin[64] Mountmellick
1958 Stradbally[65] St Fintan's Hospital
1959 St Fintan's Hospital[66] Kilcavan
1960 Kilcavan[67] Timahoe
1961 Crettyard[68] Ballylinan
1962 Emo[69] Portlaoise
1963 Ballyroan[70] Portarlington
1964 St Fintan's Hospital[71] Kilcavan
1965 Arles[72] Portlaoise
1966 Mountmellick[73] Kilcavan
1967 St Joseph's[74] Portlaoise
1968 Portarlington[75] Courtwood
1969 Killeshin[76] Rathdowney
1970 Courtwood[77] Abbeyleix
1971 Ballylinan[78] Kilcavan
1972 Mountmellick[79] Ballinakill
1973 Portlaoise[80] Abbeyleix
1974 Barrowhouse[81] Abbeyleix
1975 Graiguecullen[82] Durrow
1976 St Joseph's[83] Park
1977[84] Portlaoise 0-10 St Manman's 1-4
1978 St Manman's[85] The Rock
1979 The Rock[86] Ballinakill
1980 Camross[87] Ballyfin
1981 Killeshin[88] St Fintan's, Mountrath
1982 Durrow[89] St Joseph's
1983 Portarlington[90] Portlaoise
1984 Stradbally[91] St Fintan's, Mountrath
1985 The Heath[92] St Joseph's
1986 Courtwood[93] Ballyroan
1987 Spink[94] Portlaoise
1988 Portlaoise[95] Rosenallis
1989 The Harps[96] Ballyroan
1990 The Heath[97] Rosenallis
1991 Arles–Kilcruise[98] Rosenallis
1992 Portlaoise[99] St Manman's
1993 Kilcavan[100] St Joseph's
1994 Rosenallis[101] St Manman's
1995 Ballyfin[102] Ballyroan
1996 Arles–Kilcruise[103] St Manman's
1997 St Manman's[104] St Fintan's, Mountrath
1998 Ballyroan[105] Portlaoise
1999 Portlaoise[106] Graiguecullen
2000 The Harps[107] Abbeyleix
2001 Abbeyleix[108] Stradbally
2002 Portlaoise[109] Stradbally
2003 Stradbally[110] The Heath
2004[111] Kilcavan 1-11 St Joseph's 1-8
2005 Portlaoise[112] Park–Ratheniska
2006 Park–Ratheniska[113] Barrowhouse
2007 Ballinakill[114] St Joseph's
2008 Killeshin[115] The Heath
2009 The Heath[116] Ballyfin
2010 Ballyfin[117] Spink
2011 Spink[118] 1-10 Graiguecullen 2-04
2012 Graiguecullen[119]
2013 Kilcavan[120]
2014 Courtwood[121]
2015 Barrowhouse[122]
2016 Rosenallis[123][124][125][126]
2017
2018
2019
2020 Park–Ratheniska[127]
2021
2022[128][129] Portlaoise 1-11 Barrowhouse 0-8


Laois Junior B Football Championship
IrishCraobh Peil Sóisir B Laoise
Founded1972
TrophyChris Lalor Cup
Title holdersGraiguecullen (2nd title)
Most titlesStradbally (3 titles)
SponsorsSparrow Insurances

Laois Junior B Football Championship

The Laois Junior B Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by fourth grade Laois GAA clubs. ? are the title holders (2022) defeating ? in the Final.

The trophy presented to the winners is the Chris Lalor Cup.

The COVID-19 pandemic delayed the completion of the 2020 Laois Junior B Football Championship until the second half of 2021.[130] The semi-finals were played in October 2020.[131] The final was played in August 2021.[132]

List of finals
Stradbally have the most Junior B titles.
Year Winner Opponent
1972 Park Ballyroan
1973 Mountmellick Slieve Bloom
1974 Rathdowney Durrow
1975 St Fintan's Hospital The Heath
1976 Timahoe Mountmellick
1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983 Stradbally Rosenallis
1984 Kilcavan Courtwood
1985 Graiguecullen
1986[133] Spink 1-9 Rosenallis 1-8
1987 Rosenallis
1988 The Heath Arles–Kilcruise
1989 Timahoe St Fintan's, Colt
1990 Arles–Kilcruise Ballylinan
1991 Ballyfin Crettyard
1992 O'Dempsey's The Heath
1993 Crettyard Camross
1994 Castletown Emo
1995 Arles–Kilcruise St Fintan's, Mountrath
1996 St Fintan's, Mountrath Ballylinan
1997 The Heath Abbeyleix
1998 St Fintan's, Colt Crettyard
1999 Abbeyleix Stradbally
2000 Stradbally Rathdowney
2001 Crettyard Camross
2002 Portlaoise Arles–Killeen
2003 Stradbally Spink
2004[134] Spink 1-8 Castletown 1-7
2005 Camross Emo
2006 Mountmellick O'Dempsey's
2007 Ballylinan O'Dempsey's
2008 The Rock St Fintan's, Colt
2009 O'Dempsey's St Fintan's, Colt
2010 Portlaoise St Manman's
2011 Graiguecullen 1-9 St Fintan's, Colt 1-7
2012
2013
2014 Graiguecullen
2015
2016
2017 Errill
2018
2019 Errill
2020[135][136] Spink Graiguecullen
2021
2022


Laois Junior C Football Championship
IrishCraobh Peil Sóisir C Laoise
Founded1998
Title holdersO'Dempseys (1st title)
Most titlesPortlaoise (3 titles)
SponsorsSparrow Insurances

Laois Junior C Football Championship

The Laois Junior C Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by fifth grade Laois GAA clubs. Rathdowney are the title holders (2022) defeating Courtwood in the Final.[137][138]

An actor participated in the 2020 Junior C Championship.[139]

List of finals
Portlaoise have the most Junior C titles.
Year Winner Opponent Captain
1998 Rathdowney Errill
1999 Clough–Ballacolla Borris-in-Ossory Pat Whelan
2000 Errill Borris-in-Ossory
2001 The Harps Kilcotton Kevin Shortall
2002 Rosenallis O'Dempsey's
2003 Portlaoise Arles–Kilcruise Liam Browne
2004 Trumera The Harps John O'Connor
2005 Arles–Kilcruise Shanahoe
2006 Courtwood The Heath Stephen Wilson
2007 St Manman's Ballyfin Martin Fallon
2008 Portlaoise Ballyfin Paul Cotter
2009 Portlaoise Shamrocks Gary McCormack
2010 The Heath Shamrocks John Browne
2011 O'Dempsey's 0-14 Portlaoise 0-13 Pat Behan
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016 Errill
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021[140] Ballyfin 0-11 Park–Ratheniska 0-9
2022[141][142] Rathdowney 5-12 Courtwood 0-10

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