# Carlow Senior Football Championship

The Carlow Senior Football Championship (currently also known for sponsorship reasons as the Michael Lyng Motors Carlow SFC), is an annual Gaelic football competition contested by top-tier Carlow GAA clubs. The Carlow County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1889.
Rathvilly are the title holders (2024) defeating Palatine in the Final.

## History

The Carlow Senior Club Football Championship began in 1889 when O'Gorman-Mahon's (Parish of Kilbride, Ballon and Rathoe) defeated Tullow Stars and Stripes by a very low scoreline of 1-01 to 0-00. There was no Carlow senior club football championship between 1891 and 1897. The 1941 championship was abandoned due to an outbreak of foot and mouth disease. Éire Óg are the most successful team, having won the title on 31 occasions.

## Honours

The winning club qualifies to represent the county in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship, the winners of which progress to the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.

## List of finals

(r) = replay
| Year | Winner | Score | Opponent | Score |
| 1889 | Ballon O'Gorman Mahons | | Tullow Stars and Stripes | |
| 1890 | Carlow | | Crecerin | |
| 1891 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1892 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1893 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1894 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1895 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1896 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1897 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1898 | Loughmartin Emmets | | Crosslaw | |
| 1899 | Loughmartin Emmets | | | |
| 1900 | Loughmartin Emmets | | | |
| 1901 | Loughmartin Emmets | | | |
| 1902 | Tullow St Patrick's | | Carlow Barrow Rangers | |
| 1903 | Carlow Barrow Rangers | | Leaney | |
| 1904 | Tullow St Patrick's | | | |
| 1905 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1906 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1907 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1908 | Carlow-Graigue | | Newtown | |
| 1909 | Carlow-Graigue | | Tinryland | |
| 1910 | Carlow-Graigue | | Borris | |
| 1911 | Borris | | Knocksquire | |
| 1912 | Carlow-Graigue | | Borris | |
| 1913 | Carlow-Graigue | | | |
| 1914 | Carlow-Graigue | | Tullow | |
| 1915 | Carlow-Graigue | | | |
| 1916 | Tullow St Patrick's | | Tinryland | |
| 1917 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1918 | Carlow-Graigue | | Palatine | |
| 1919 | Palatine | | Carlow-Graigue | |
| 1920 | Palatine | | Tinryland | |
| 1921 | Carlow-Graigue | | Bagnelstown | |
| 1922 | Carlow-Graigue | | O'Hanrahans | |
| 1923 | Carlow-Graigue | | Tullow | |
| 1924 | Carlow-Graigue | | Milford | |
| 1925 | Carlow-Graigue | | Milford | |
| 1926 | Milford | | Graiguecullen | |
| 1927 | O'Hanrahans | 0-05 | Leighlinbridge | 1-01 |
| 1928 | O'Hanrahans | 0-06 | Leighlinbridge | 0-04 |
| 1929 | Leighlinbridge | | O'Hanrahans | |
| 1930 | O'Hanrahans | 2-01 | Leighlinbridge | 0-03 |
| 1931 | O'Hanrahans | 1-06 | Bagnelstown/Carrig United | 1-03 |
| 1932 | O'Hanrahans | 0-04 | Leighlinbridge | 1-00 |
| 1933 | Milford | | Leighlinbridge | |
| 1934 | Tinryland | | Shamrocks | |
| 1935 | Kilbride | | Leighlinbridge | |
| 1936 | Tinryland | | Leighlinbridge | |
| 1937 | O'Hanrahans | 1-07 | Young Emmetts | 0-03 |
| 1938 | Fighting Cocks | | Tinryland | |
| 1939 | Tinryland | | Kilbride | |
| 1940 | Tinryland | | Fighting Cocks | |
| 1941 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1942 | O'Hanrahans | | League basis | |
| 1943 | Tinryland | | O'Hanrahans | |
| 1944 | Tinryland | | Ballymurphy | |
| 1945 | O'Hanrahans | 1-10 | Ballymurphy | 2-05 |
| 1946 | Tinryland | | Ballymurphy | |
| 1947 | Ballymurphy | 1-03 | Kilbride | 0-2 |
| 1948 | Tinryland | | Slaney Rovers | |
| 1949 | Tinryland | | Ballymurphy | |
| 1950 | Tinryland | | Palatine | |
| 1951 | O'Hanrahans | 3-05 | Leighlinbridge | 2-01 |
| 1952 | Palatine | | Ballymurphy | |
| 1953 | Ballymurphy | | Palatine | |
| 1954 | O'Hanrahans | 2-06 | Tinryland | 1-03 |
| 1955 | Clonmore | | O'Hanrahans | |
| 1956 | Clonmore | | O'Hanrahans | |
| 1957 | Leighlinbridge | | Gaels | |
| 1958 | O'Hanrahans | 2-05 | Clonmore | 0-06 |
| 1959 | Tullow | | Kildavin | |
| 1960 | Éire Óg | | Tullow | |
| 1961 | O'Hanrahans | 3-13 | Éire Óg | 2-05 |
| 1962 | Éire Óg | | O'Hanrahans | |
| 1963 | Tullow | | Clonmore | |
| 1964 | Tullow | | St Vincent's, Kildavin | |
| 1965 | Éire Óg | | Clonmore | |
| 1966 | St Vincent's, Kildavin | | Tullow | |
| 1967 | Éire Óg | | Ballinabranna | |
| 1968 | Éire Óg | | Ballinabranna | |
| 1969 | Éire Óg | | Tullow | |
| 1970 | St Vincent's, Kildavin | | Palatine | |
| 1971 | Tinryland | | St Vincent's, Kildavin | |
| 1972 | Tinryland | | Éire Óg | |
| 1973 | St Vincent's, Kildavin | | Ballinabranna | |
| 1974 | Éire Óg | | St Vincent's, Kildavin | |
| 1975 | Tinryland | | Naomh Eoin | |
| 1976 | Éire Óg | | St Vincent's, Kildavin | |
| 1977 | Éire Óg | | St Andrew's | |
| 1978 | Éire Óg | | St Andrew's | |
| 1979 | Tinryland | | Éire Óg | |
| 1980 | Éire Óg | | O'Hanrahans | |
| 1981 | Tinryland | | Naomh Eoin | |
| 1982 | Éire Óg | | St Vincent's, Kildavin | |
| 1983 | Rathvilly | | Éire Óg | |
| 1984 | Éire Óg | | Rathvilly | |
| 1985 | Rathvilly | | Naomh Eoin | |
| 1986 | Naomh Eoin | | Palatine | |
| 1987 | Éire Óg | | Naomh Eoin | |
| 1988 | Éire Óg | | Rathvilly | |
| 1989 | Éire Óg | | Naomh Eoin | |
| 1990 | Rathvilly | | Naomh Eoin | |
| 1991 | Rathvilly | | Éire Óg | |
| 1992 | Éire Óg | | Tinryland | |
| 1993 | Éire Óg | | Slaney Rangers | |
| 1994 | Éire Óg | | Rathvilly | |
| 1995 | Éire Óg | | Rathvilly | |
| 1996 | Éire Óg | | Palatine | |
| 1997 | Old Leighlin | | Palatine | |
| 1998 | Éire Óg | 0-08 | Rathvilly | 0-04 |
| 1999 | O'Hanrahans | 2-12 | Éire Óg | 2-10 |
| 2000 | O'Hanrahans | 2-08 | Éire Óg | 0-11 |
| 2001 | O'Hanrahans | 1-11 | Palatine | 0-07 |
| 2002 | Rathvilly | 2-04, 3-04 (r) | Palatine | 1-07, 0-08 (r) |
| 2003 | O'Hanrahans | 0-04, 0-09 (r) | Old Leighlin | 0-04, 0-06 (r) |
| 2004 | Rathvilly | 0-09, 0-15 (r) | Fenagh | 0-09, 1-07 (r) |
| 2005 | Éire Óg | 0-07 | O'Hanrahans | 0-06 |
| 2006 | Palatine | 1-09 | Kildavin/Clonegal | 0-11 |
| 2007 | Éire Óg | 1-07. 4-09 (r) | Palatine | 0-10, 1-09 (r) |
| 2008 | Éire Óg | 1-10, 2-09 (r) | Palatine | 1-10, 0-11 (r) |
| 2009 | Rathvilly | 2-08 | Old Leighlin | 0-07 |
| 2010 | Old Leighlin | 1-11 | Rathvilly | 0-07 |
| 2011 | Old Leighlin | 1-08 | Tinryland | 1-07 |
| 2012 | Éire Óg | 0-15 | Palatine | |
| 2013 | Old Leighlin | 1-10 | Rathvilly | 1-08 |
| 2014 | Rathvilly | 2-09 | Old Leighlin | 1-10 |
| 2015 | Palatine | 2-12 | Old Leighlin | 2-08 |
| 2016 | Palatine | 2-13 | Rathvilly | 0-12 |
| 2017 | Éire Óg | 0-12, 2-08 (r) | Rathvilly | 1-09, 1-08 (r) |
| 2018 | Éire Óg | 0-09 | Palatine | 0-05 |
| 2019 | Éire Óg | 1-16 | Palatine | 0-05 |
| 2020 | Éire Óg | 0-15 | Rathvilly | 0-09 |
| 2021 | Rathvilly | 2-12 | Éire Óg | 1-10 |
| 2022 | Palatine | 2-08 | Tinryland | 2-06 |
| 2023 | Éire Óg | 2-13 | Tinryland | 0-07 |
| 2024 | Rathvilly | 2-07, 2-10 (r) | Palatine | 1-10, 0-11 (r) |

## Roll of honour
### By club

| # | Club | Titles | Championships won |
| 1 | Éire Óg | 31 | 1960, 1962, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023 |
| 2 | O'Hanrahans (formerly Carlow and Carlow Barrow Rangers) | 18 | 1890, 1903, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1937, 1942, 1945, 1951, 1954, 1958, 1961, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 |
| 3 | Tinryland | 15 | 1934, 1936, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1979, 1981 |
| 4 | Graiguecullen | 13 | 1908, 1909, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1918, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925 |
| 5 | St Patrick's, Tullow (formerly Loughmartin and simply Tullow) | 10 | 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902, 1904, 1916, 1959, 1963, 1964 |
| 5 | Rathvilly | 10 | 1983, 1985, 1990, 1991, 2002, 2004, 2009, 2014, 2021, 2024 |
| 7 | Palatine | 7 | 1919, 1920, 1952, 2006, 2015, 2016, 2022 |
| 8 | Old Leighlin | 4 | 1997, 2010, 2011, 2013 |
| 9 | Kildavin-Clonegal | 3 | 1966, 1970, 1973 |
| 9 | Mount Leinster Rangers (then St Carthages/Borris) | 3 | 1911, 1947, 1953 |
| 11 | Clonmore | 2 | 1955, 1956 |
| 11 | Leighlinbridge | 2 | 1929, 1957 |
| 11 | Milford | 2 | 1926, 1933 |
| 14 | Burrin Celtic B team | 1 | 1669 |
| 14 | Kilbride | 1 | 1935 |
| 14 | Na Coilig Troidhe | 1 | 1938 |
| 14 | Naomh Eoin | 1 | 1986 |