Longford senior football team
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| Irish: | An Longfort | ||
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| Province: | Leinster | ||
| Nickname(s): | Midlanders | ||
| County colours: |
Royal blue, Gold |
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| Ground(s): | Pearse Park, Longford | ||
| Dominant sport: | Gaelic football | ||
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| NFL: | Division 3 | ||
| NHL: | Division 3A | ||
| Football Championship: | Sam Maguire Cup | ||
| Hurling Championship: | Lory Meagher Cup | ||
| Ladies' Gaelic football: | Brendan Martin Cup | ||
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Royal blue, Gold
The Longford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Irish: Cumann Luúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae an Longfort) or Longford GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Longford. The county board is also responsible for the Longford inter-county teams.
Longford won their first and only National Football League title in 1966 with a 1-point victory over Galway in the Home Final and an aggregate win over New York in the Final. They won their only Leinster Senior Football Championship title in 1968 with a 3-9 to 1-4 win over Laois.
Despite the small population of the county, Longford emerged to win the 1966 National Football League and 1968 Leinster Senior Football Championship, and have since contributed some outstanding personalities to GAA history.
Green and white hooped jerseys were used by Longford up to 1918 when a royal blue jersey with a gold sash was adopted. Around 1930 the sash disappeared but the gold trim was retained.
Jackie Devine set up two goals for Longford in the last six minutes of the 1968 Leinster Senior Football Championship final to beat Laois by 3-9 to 1-4, where Sean Donnelly and Jim Hannify were the scorers. It was their only Leinster title, and it came two years after a great victory over Galway by nine points to eight in the National League final. They also won the O'Byrne Cup in 1965, and again in 2000.
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