Westmeath Senior Football Championship
| Westmeath Senior Football Championship | |
|---|---|
Current season or competition: 2019 Westmeath Senior Football Championship | |
| Irish | Craobh Sinsear Peile na hIarmhí |
| Founded | 1892 |
| Title holders | Garrycastle (8th title) |
| Most titles | Athlone (20 titles) |
| Sponsors | Shay Murtagh Precast |
The Westmeath Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised by Westmeath GAA between the top Gaelic football clubs in County Westmeath. The winner of the Westmeath Championship qualifies to represent the county in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. The current champions are Garrycastle, winning their 8th title in 2019.
Top winners
| Team | Winner | Winning Years | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Athlone | 20 | 1892, 1928, 1947, 1949, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1971, 1973, 1977, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1991,1998 |
| 2 | Mullingar Shamrocks | 12 | 1964, 1966, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2012, 2018 |
| 3 | Riverstown Emmets | 9 | 1904, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914 |
| The Downs | 9 | 1918, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1980, 2003, 2005 | |
| Rosemount | 9 | 1932, 1934, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1989 | |
| 4 | Moate All Whites | 8 | 1933, 1936, 1943, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1997 |
| Garrycastle | 8 | 2001, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2019 | |
| Kilbeggan Shamrocks | 8 | 1919, 1921, 1924, 1926, 1927, 1930, 1931, 1935 | |
| 5 | St. Loman's Mullingar (formerly Mental Hospital) | 7 | 1948, 1961, 1963, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| 6 | Kinnegad | 5 | 1916, 1929, 1944, 1945, 1946 |
| Rochfortbridge Warriors | 5 | 1915, 1917, 1923, 1925, 1928 | |
| 7 | Tyrrellspass | 3 | 1999, 2006, 2007 |
| St. Mary's Rochfortbridge | 3 | 1950, 1954, 1962 | |
| 8 | Milltown | 2 | 1938, 1942 |
| 9 | Castledaly | 1 | 2008 |
| Coralstown/Kinnegad | 1 | 1996 | |
| Tubberclair | 1 | 1985 | |
| St. Malachy's | 1 | 1981 | |
| St. Finian's | 1 | 1967 | |
| Coralstown | 1 | 1937 | |
| Mullingar Young Irelands | 1 | 1903 |
List of county finals
| Year | Winner | Opponent |
|---|---|---|
| 2019[1] | Garrycastle 2-13 | St. Loman's Mullingar 3-06 |
| 2018[2] | Mullingar Shamrocks 2-12 | St. Loman's Mullingar 1-11 |
| 2017 [3] | St. Loman's Mullingar 3-13 | Tyrrellspass 0-14 |
| 2016[4] | St. Loman's Mullingar 1-13 | Tyrrellspass 0-10 |
| 2015[5] | St. Loman's Mullingar 1-15 | Castledaly 0-08 |
| 2014[6] | Garrycastle 1-11 | Mullingar Shamrocks 0-08 |
| 2013[7] | St. Loman's Mullingar 1-16 | Tyrrellspass 0-15 |
| 2012[8][9] | Mullingar Shamrocks 3-09, 0-12 (R) | Garrycastle 3-09, 1-08 (R) |
| 2011 | Garrycastle 0-11, 1-09 (R) | Mullingar Shamrocks 1-08, 0-09 (R) |
| 2010 | Garrycastle 2-09 | Mullingar Shamrocks 1-08 |
| 2009 | Garrycastle 3-08 | St. Loman's Mullingar 0-06 |
| 2008 | Castledaly 0-10 | Garrycastle 0-08 |
| 2007 | Tyrrellspass 1-10 | Mullingar Shamrocks 2-04 |
| 2006 | Tyrrellspass 0-09, 1-07 (R) | Castledaly 0-09, 0-05 (R) |
| 2005 | The Downs 1-10 | Garrycastle 0-10 |
| 2004 | Garrycastle 1-08 | Castledaly 0-09 |
| 2003 | The Downs 2-11 | Athlone 1-09 |
| 2002 | Garrycastle 4-11 | Castledaly 0-09 |
| 2001 | Garrycastle 1-09 | Tyrrellspass 0-11 |
| 2000 | Mullingar Shamrocks 1-05 | Tyrrellspass 0-02 |
| 1999 | Tyrrellspass 2-06 | Athlone 1-07 |
| 1998 | Athlone 3-10 | Coralstown/Kinnegad 3-08 |
| 1997 | Moate All Whites 2-11 | Coralstown/Kinnegad 1-09 |
| 1996 | Coralstown/Kinnegad 2-10 | Moate All Whites 0-10 |
| 1995 | Mullingar Shamrocks 0-18 | Rosemount 1-07 |
| 1994 | Mullingar Shamrocks 1-14 | Tyrrellspass 0-09 |
| 1993 | Mullingar Shamrocks 0-13 | Rosemount 0-04 |
| 1992 | Mullingar Shamrocks 0-14 | Athlone 0-04 |
| 1991 | Athlone 1-07 | Mullingar Shamrocks 0-07 |
| 1990 | Mullingar Shamrocks 2-07 | Coralstown/Kinnegad 2-06 |
| 1989 | Rosemount 1-09 | Athlone 0-05 |
| 1988 | Athlone 0-12 | Tubberclair 0-07 |
| 1987 | Mullingar Shamrocks 0-06 | Moate All Whites 0-02 |
| 1986 | Mullingar Shamrocks 1-11 | The Downs 2-05 |
| 1985 | Tubberclair 2-04 | St. Malachy's 0-07 |
| 1984 | Athlone 2-09 | Moate All Whites 1-07 |
| 1983 | Moate All Whites 1-05 | St. Malachy's 0-07 |
| 1982 | Athlone 0-07 | St. Malachy's 0-04 |
| 1981 | St. Malachy's 1-09 | Athlone 1-08 |
| 1980 | The Downs 1-02 | Kilbeggan Shamrocks 0-03 |
| 1979 | Athlone 1-10 | Mullingar Shamrocks 0-05 |
| 1978 | Moate All Whites 1-09 | Athlone 0-08 |
| 1977 | Athlone 3-07 | Moate All Whites 1-07 |
| 1976 | Moate All Whites 2-05, 2-06 (R) | The Downs 1-08, 0-02 (R) |
| 1975 | Moate All Whites 0-08 | The Downs 0-05 |
| 1974 | The Downs 0-13 | Athlone 0-01 |
| 1973 | Athlone 2-09 | The Downs 0-08 |
| 1972 | The Downs 0-11 | Athlone 1-06 |
| 1971 | Athlone 1-08 | Moate All Whites 0-07 |
| 1970 | The Downs 0-09, 1-15 (R) | Moate All Whites 0-09, 0-12 (R) |
| 1969 | The Downs 2-07 | Moate All Whites 0-09 |
| 1968 | The Downs 2-06 | St. Loman's Mullingar 1-07 |
| 1967 | St. Finian's 3-05 | St. Mary's, Rochfortbridge 0-03 |
| 1966 | Mullingar Shamrocks 5-10 | Maryland 1-05 |
| 1965 | Athlone 2-07 | Ballymore 0-06 |
| 1964 | Mullingar Shamrocks 0-08 | St. Mary's, Rochfortbridge 1-03 |
| 1963 | St. Loman's Mullingar 0-08, 3-07 (R) | St. Mary's, Rochfortbridge 1-05, 0-01 (R) |
| 1962 | St. Mary's, Rochfortbridge 2-09 | Rosemount 0-07 |
| 1961 | St. Loman's Mullingar 0-10 | St. Mary's, Rochfortbridge 1-05 |
| 1960 | Athlone 0-06 | St. Finian's 0-03 |
| 1959 | Athlone 4-04 | St. Mary's, Rochfortbridge 1-11 |
| 1958 | Athlone 0-09 | Mental Hospital St. Loman's 0-08 |
| 1957 | Athlone 2-08 | Mental Hospital St. Loman's 1-05 |
| 1956 | Athlone 0-12 | Kinnegad 1-07 |
| 1955 | Athlone 2-07 | Kinnegad 2-02 |
| 1954 | St. Mary's, Rochfortbridge 3-07 | Athlone 4-00 |
| 1953 | Rosemount 0-14 | Athlone 2-03 |
| 1952 | Rosemount 2-00, 2-05 (R) | St. Mary's, Rochfortbridge 0-06, 1-04 (R) |
| 1951 | Rosemount 2-07 | Kinnegad 1-04 |
| 1950 | St. Mary's, Rochfortbridge 2-09 | Athlone 0-08 |
| 1949 | Athlone 0-07 | Mental Hospital St. Loman's 0-06 |
| 1948 | Mental Hospital St. Loman's 0-05 | Athlone 0-01 |
| 1947 | Athlone 2-09 | Kinnegad 2-03 |
| 1946 | Kinnegad 1-05 | Rosemount 1-03 |
| 1945 | Kinnegad 0-05 (awarded to Kinnegad) | Moate All Whites 1-05 |
| 1944 | Kinnegad 3-07 | Mullingar Shamrocks 2-08 |
| 1943 | Moate All Whites 2-04 | Milltown 1-05 |
| 1942 | Milltown 5-06 | Drumraney 0-04 |
| 1941 | Rosemount 3-01 | Ballynacargy 0-02 |
| 1940 | Rosemount 4-03 | Milltown 1-06 |
| 1939 | Rosemount 3-02 | Moate All Whites 1-02 |
| 1938 | Milltown 1-05 | Coralstown 1-01 |
| 1937 | Coralstown 4-05 | Moate All Whites 2-04 |
| 1936 | Moate All Whites 0-09 | Rochfortbridge Warriors 0-01 |
| 1935 | Kilbeggan Shamrocks 0-05 | Coralstown 0-02 |
| 1934 | Rosemount 1-03 | Coralstown 0-04 |
| 1933 | Moate All Whites 1-08 | Kinnegad 1-06 |
| 1932 | Rosemount 1-03 (R) | Kilbeggan Shamrocks 0-02 (R) |
| 1931 | Kilbeggan Shamrocks 2-04 | Rochfortbridge Warriors 0-03 |
| 1930 | Kilbeggan Shamrocks 0-04 | Rochfortbridge Warriors 0-01 |
| 1929 | Kinnegad 3-06 | Rochfortbridge Warriors 3-03 |
| 1928 | Rochfortbridge Warriors 1-02 | Athlone Military 1-04 (awarded to RW) |
| 1927 | Kilbeggan Shamrocks 1-04 | Drumraney 1-03 |
| 1926 | Kilbeggan Shamrocks 1-03 | Rochfortbridge Warriors 1-01 |
| 1925 | Rochfortbridge Warriors 1-05 | Athlone 1-02 |
| 1924 | Kilbeggan Shamrocks 1-02 | Rochfortbridge Warriors 1-01 |
| 1923 | Rochfortbridge Warriors 0-03 | Kilbeggan Shamrocks 0-02 |
| 1922 | No championship | |
| 1921 | Kilbeggan Shamrocks 3-05 | Rochfortbridge Warriors 1-01 |
| 1920 | No championship | |
| 1919 | Kilbeggan Shamrocks 1-07 | Kinnegad 1-01 |
| 1918 | The Downs 3-03 | Athlone 0-01 |
| 1917 | Rochfortbridge Warriors 4-01 | Riverstown Emmets 1-03 |
| 1916 | Kinnegad St. Patrick's 2-02 | Riverstown Emmets 0-00 |
| 1915 | Rochfortbridge Warriors 6-02 | Riverstown Emmets 1-02 |
| 1914 | Riverstown Emmets 2-01 | The Downs 1-01 |
| 1913 | Riverstown Emmets 1-04 | The Downs 0-01 |
| 1912 | Riverstown Emmets 0-03 | Kinnegad St Patrick's 0-02 |
| 1911 | Riverstown Emmets 2-04 | Kinnegad St Patrick's 1-02 |
| 1910 | Riverstown Emmets 1-05 (awarded) | Athlone 2-02 |
| 1909 | Athlone Volunteers 0-04 (R) | Riverstown Emmets 0-02 (R) |
| 1908 | Riverstown Emmets 1-02 | Cullion Celtics 1-01 |
| 1907 | Riverstown Emmets 2-04 | Athlone 1-00 |
| 1906 | Riverstown Emmets 2-05 | Cullion Celtics 2-04 |
| 1905 | Athlone Volunteers refused to be awarded | |
| 1904 | Riverstown Emmets 2-16 (R) | Athlone 0-01 (R) |
| 1903 | Mullingar Young Irelands 1-04 | Moate Stars Of Erin 0-02 |
| 1902 | No championship | |
| 1901 | No championship | |
| 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 | Athlone | Mullingar Commercials |
Current Senior Teams
The 12 teams that will compete in the 2018 Westmeath Senior Football Championship are:
Group 1: St.Loman's Mullingar, Killucan, Athlone, The Downs, Coralstown Kinnegad, Tyrellspass
Group 2: Garrycastle, Mullingar Shamrocks, Castledaly, Maryland, St.Mary's Rochfortbridge , Rosemount
St.Mary's Rochfortbridge gain promotion to the Senior championship as a reward for their 2017 Westmeath Intermediate Football Championship victory, while Caulry are relegated to Intermediate after three seasons in the top flight.
References
- ^ "Westmeath SFC final: Garrycastle comeback floors Loman's". Hogan Stand. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ "Shamrocks put the brakes on Loman's bid for four-in-a-row in all-Mullingar tie". Irish Independent. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ "Westmeath SFC final: Heslin the Loman's hero once again". Hogan Stand. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ "Westmeath SFC final: Loman's make it three out of four". Hogan Stand. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ "Loman's hit high notes to leave Castle' in ruins". Irish Independent. 12 October 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- ^ "Garrycastle roar into seventh heaven". The Irish Examiner. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ "St Loman's end 50-year wait as Whelan's goal kills off gutsy Tyrrellspass". Irish Examiner. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2013.
- ^ "Westmeath SFC final: Smyth inspires Shamrocks comeback". Hogan Stand. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- ^ "Shamrocks shock for Garrycastle". Irish Examiner. 29 October 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
