Waterford Senior Football Championship
{{Short description|Annual Gaelic football competition}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox GAA championship main|
|currentlyrunning=2020 Waterford Senior Football Championship
|image=
|name=Waterford Senior Football Championship
|first=1886
|firstwin=
|sponsors=
|irish=Cluiche Ceannais
Peile an Chontae
|current= Rathgormack
|currentordinal=12
|most= Dungarvan & Stradbally
|super=
|mostordinal=19
}}
Waterford Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition between the top Waterford clubs.
The winners of the Waterford Championship qualify to represent their county in the Munster Senior Club Football Championship, the winners of which progress to the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.
The current senior football champions are Rathgormack who defeated Abbeyside/Ballinacourty in the 2024 final.
Roll of honour
| class="wikitable"
! style="background:white;color:blue;{{box-shadow border|a|blue|1px}}" | # ! style="background:white;color:blue;{{box-shadow border|a|blue|1px}}" | Club ! style="background:white;color:blue;{{box-shadow border|a|blue|1px}}" | Wins ! style="background:white;color:blue;{{box-shadow border|a|blue|1px}}" | Years won |
| rowspan="2" | 1
|align="center" | 19 | 1892, 1893, 1908, 1916, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1937, 1938, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1954, 1990, 1991, 1992 |
| Stradbally
|align="center" | 19 | 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1972, 1980, 1982, 1987, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2017 |
| 3
|align="center" | 15 | 1888, 1919, 1939, 1949, 1950,1951, 1952, 1957, 1960, 1964, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989 |
| 4
| align="center" | 12 | 1909, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1918, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2019, 2023, 2024 |
| 5
| The Nire | align="center" |11 | 1993, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2006, 2008, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022 |
| 6
| align="center" |9 | 1886, 1890, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1920, 1925 |
| 7
|align="center" | 7 | 1978, 1979, 1981, 2007, 2011, 2013, 2020 |
| 8
|align="center" | 6 | 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1958 |
| 9
|align="center" | 5 | 1953, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1961 |
| rowspan=2 |10
| Lismore |align="center" | 4 | 1899, 1901, 1902, 1911 |
| Kill
|align="center" | 4 | 1962, 1966, 1967, 1968 |
| rowspan="4" |12
| align="center" | 3 | 1896, 1897, 1898 |
| Aglish
| align="center" | 3 | 1915, 1922, 1923 |
| John Mitchels
|align="center" | 3 | 1970, 1973, 1976 |
| Tramore
| align="center" | 3 | 1969, 1971, 1984 |
| rowspan="2" |16
| Windgap |align="center" | 2 | 1894, 1895 |
| Ardmore
|align="center" | 2 | 1965, 1977 |
| rowspan="10" |18
| align="center" | 1 | 1885 |
| Ballyduff Lower
|align="center" | 1 | 1887 |
| Ballinameela/Aglish
|align="center" | 1 | 1889 |
| Finnegan Fusiliers
|align="center" | 1 |1917 |
| Ballyduff Upper
|align="center" | 1 | 1924 |
| Fenor
|align="center" | 1 | 1932 |
| Brickey Rangers
|align="center" | 1 | 1963 |
| Affane
|align="center" | 1 | 1974 |
| Dunhill
|align="center" | 1 | 1975 |
| St. Saviours
|align="center" | 1 | 1998 |
List of finals
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |
| style="background:white;color:blue;{{box-shadow border|a|blue|1px}}" | Year
! style="background:white;color:blue;{{box-shadow border|a|blue|1px}}" | Winner ! style="background:white;color:blue;{{box-shadow border|a|blue|1px}}" | Score ! style="background:white;color:blue;{{box-shadow border|a|blue|1px}}" | Opponent ! style="background:white;color:blue;{{box-shadow border|a|blue|1px}}" | Score ! style="background:white;color:blue;{{box-shadow border|a|blue|1px}}" | Man of The Match |
|---|
| 2024{{cite news |url=https://www.wlrfm.com/sport/rathgormack-ballinacourty-county-final-385965|title=Back-to-back Conway cups for rampant Rathgormack|access-date=20 October 2024|work=WLR fm|date= 20 October 2024|first=Jordan|last=Norris}}
| 2-10 | 0-08 | James Power |
| 2023
| 1-09 | The Nire | 0-06 |Jason Curry |
| 2022
| The Nire | 0-10 | 0-08 | Conor Gleeson |
| 2021
| The Nire | 1-07 | 0-09 | Dermot Ryan |
| 2020
| 0-13 | 0-10 | Patrick Hurney |
| 2019{{cite news |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2019/1020/1084551-rathgormack-end-20-year-wait-in-waterford/ |title=Rathgormack end 20-year wait in Waterford |access-date=20 October 2019 |work=RTÉ |date= 20 October 2019}}
| 2-06 | 1-06 | William Hahessy |
| 2018
| The Nire | 0-09 | 0-07 | Darren Guiry |
| 2017
| 1-15 | The Nire | 1-14 | Robert Ahearne |
| 2016{{cite news |url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/conor-gleeson-and-liam-lawlor-power-nire-past-ballinacourty-in-waterford-sfc-final-429334.html|title=Conor Gleeson and Liam Lawlor power Nire past Ballinacourty in Waterford SFC Final |access-date=7 November 2016 |work=Irish Examiner |date= 7 November 2016}}
| The Nire | 1-17 | 0-08 |
| 2015
| 0-08 | 0-06 | Shane Lannon |
| 2014{{cite news |url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/gleeson-hero-as-the-nires-courage-gets-just-reward-292138.html |title=Gleeson hero as The Nire's courage gets just reward |access-date=20 October 2014 |work=Irish Examiner |date= 20 October 2014}}
| The Nire | 0-11 | 0-06 |
| 2013{{cite web |url=http://www.hoganstand.com/Waterford/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=203226 |title= Waterford SFC final: Hurney inspires 'Courty |access-date=22 October 2013 |work=Hogan Stand |date=21 October 2013}}
| 0-12 | 0-05 |
| 2012{{cite news |url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/stradbally-dedicate-triumph-to-late-boss-ahearne-3290965.html |title=Stradbally dedicate triumph to late boss Ahearne |access-date=12 November 2012 |work=Irish Independent |date= 12 November 2012}}
| 1-08 | The Nire | 0-10 |
| 2011
| 0-06 | 0-05 | Shane Briggs |
| 2010
| 0-09 | 1-05 |
| 2009
| 2-05 | The Nire | 0-09 |
| 2008
| The Nire | 0-12 | 0-08 |
| 2007
| 3-04 | Ardmore | 1-07 |
| 2006
| The Nire | 1-05 | 0-03 |
| 2005
| 1-08 | The Nire | 1-04 |
| 2004
| 2-08 | The Nire | 1-04 |
| 2003
| 1-11 | Tramore | 0-08 |
| 2002
| 0-12 | The Nire | 0-10 |
| 2001
| 1-13 | 2-04 |
| 2000
| The Nire | 1-11 | 1-08 |
| 1999
| 1-09 | 0-09 |
| 1998
| 1-10 | 1-09 |
| 1997
| The Nire | 1-08 | 0-04 |
| 1996
| 2-09 | Gaultier | 0-11 |
| 1995
| 0-15 | 2-03 |
| 1994
| The Nire | 2-09 | Gaultier | 0-11 |
| 1993
| The Nire | 2-07 | 1-09 |
| 1992
| 3-08 | 2-11 |
| 1991
| 1-09 | 1-06 |
| 1990
| 1-06 | 0-08 |
| 1989
| 1-04 | The Nire | 1-03 |
| 1988
| 2-07 | 0-08 |
| 1987
| 1-09 | The Nire | 1-05 |
| 1986
| 3-13 | Kilmacthomas | 0-03 |
| 1985
| 2-08 | Tramore | 0-07 |
| 1984
| Tramore | 1-09 | Ballinameela | 0-04 |
| 1983
| 1-10 | 1-07 |
| 1982
| 1-08 | 1-05 |
| 1981
| 2-14 | Ardmore | 0-06 |
| 1980
| 2-10 | Dunhill | 1-04 |
| 1979
| 1-12 | 1-11 |
| 1978
| 0-13 | 2-04 |
| 1977
| Ardmore | 2-06 | 0-11 |
| 1976
| 2-07 | Dunhill | 1-04 |
| 1975
| Dunhill | 1-08 | Tramore | 0-04 |
| 1974
| Affane | 1-08 | Dunhill | 0-06 |
| 1973
| 3-08 | Affane | 2-07 |
| 1972
| 3-04 | Kill | 1-06 |
| 1971
| Tramore | 5-08 | 2-04 |
| 1970
| 1-14 | Kill | 1-10 |
| 1969
| Tramore | 0-05 | Geraldines | 0-03 |
| 1968
| Kill | 2-08 | Tramore | 3-02 |
| 1967
| Kill | 1-08 | 1-03 |
| 1966
| Kill | 0-07 | 1-02 |
| 1965
| Ardmore | 1-11 | 0-02 |
| 1964
| 2-03 | Ardmore | 0-08 |
| 1963
| 2-08 | Kill | 1-02 |
| 1962
| Kill | 1-11 | Geraldines | 2-02 |
| 1961
| 3-05 | 2-03 |
| 1960
| 1-03 | 0-05 |
| 1959
| 2-04 | 1-02 |
| 1958
| 1-07 (Replay) | Kill | 1-05 |
| 1957
| 1-06 | 1-04 |
| 1956
| 3-02 | 2-04 |
| 1955 {{ref label |Declared "null and void" as the match was not finished|A}}
| 1-06 | 0-06 |
| 1954
| 1-05 | St Otteran's | 0-07 |
| 1953
| 2-05 | 1-05 |
| 1952
| 1-05 | Kill | 0-06 |
| 1951
| 1-01 | Kill | 1-00 |
| 1950
| 1-05 | Old Parish | 0-02 |
| 1949
| 1-07 | 0-02 |
| 1948
| 4-03 | Fenor | 1-05 |
| 1947 {{ref label |Dungarvan were awarded the match because Brickey Rangers failed to field a team.|B}}
| | |
| 1946
| 3-02 | 0-00 |
| 1945
| 1-03 | 0-01 |
| 1944
| 1-05 | 0-02 |
| 1943
| 0-06 | 0-02 |
| 1942
| 1-05 | 1-04 |
| 1941
| 0-05 | 1-01 |
| 1940
| 2-06 | 0-03 |
| 1939
| 3-05 | 2-02 |
| 1938
| 2-04 | 0-04 |
| 1937
| 2-02 | Fenor | 1-03 |
| 1936
| 1-05 | 0-01 |
| 1935
| 4-05 | 1-03 |
| 1934
| 1-04 | 1-00 |
| 1933
| 1-04 | 0-04 |
| 1932
| Fenor | 3-05 | 0-00 |
| 1931
| 1-04 | 0-01 |
| 1930
| 2-03 | 1-01 |
| 1929
| 8-02 | Fenor | 2-02 |
| 1928 {{ref label| Unfinished |C}}
| | | |
| 1927 {{ref label|The county board overruled the result.|D}}
| 2-05 | O'Rourkes | 1-04 |
| 1926
| 1-03 | 1-01 |
| 1925
| 0-02 | Ring | 0-01 |
| 1924
| 4-03 | 2-00 |
| 1923
| Aglish | 1-01 | 0-01 |
| 1922
| Aglish | 2-01 | 0-01 |
| 1921
| | | | |
| 1920
| 0-04 | 0-03 |
| 1919
| 3-04 | Ballymacaw | 0-01 |
| 1918
| | | |
| 1917
|Finnegans Fusiliers | | | |
| 1916
| | | |
| 1915
| Aglish | 1-01 | 0-01 |
| 1914
| 1-03 | Aglish | 1-00 |
| 1913
| 0-04 | Blackwater Ramblers | 0-01 |
| 1912
| 2-00 | Blackwater Ramblers | 0-01 |
| 1911
| Lismore | | |
| 1910
| 3-04 | 1-00 |
| 1909
| 3-04 | 1-00 |
| 1908
| | Dunhill | |
| 1907
| | |
| 1906
| | |
| 1905
| | | |
| 1904
| 0-03 | Kinsalebeg | 0-02 |
| 1903 {{ref label|Result overturned|E}}
| 0-01 | Lismore | 1-01 |
| 1902
| Lismore | | Ardmore | |
| 1901
| Lismore | | |
| 1900
| | | | |
| 1899
| Lismore | 0-08 | Kilmacthomas | 1-03 |
| 1898
| Erin's Hope, Dungarvan | | Erin's Hope, Dungarvan | |
| 1897
| Erin's Hope, Dungarvan | | | |
| 1896
| Erin's Hope, Dungarvan | | Erin's Hope, Dungarvan | |
| 1895
| Windgap | 1-03 | 0-03 |
| 1894
| Windgap | | |
| 1893
| | | |
| 1892
| 0-05 | Aglish | 0-00 |
| 1891
| Kinsalebeg | | | |
| 1890
| | Kinsalebeg | |
| 1889
| Ballinameela/Aglish | | Clodagh Campaigners | |
| 1888
| 0-04 | Fenor | 0-00 |
| 1887
| 0-03 | 0-02 |
| 1886
| Kinsalebeg | | |
| 1885
| | Kinsalebeg | |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120221120419/http://www.waterford.gaa.ie/ Official Waterford Website]
- [http://www.hoganstand.com/Waterford Waterford on Hoganstand]
- [http://www.clubgaa.ie/waterford/index.htm Waterford Club GAA]
- [http://www.upthedeise.com UpTheDeise.com]
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