Longford Gaelic Stats

This weekend Longford take on their most frequent opponent in NFL. This will be the 44th clash of Longford & Leitrim in NFL (W22, D9, L12). Longford’s last NFL loss to Leitrim was back in 2010 and it’s been 3 Wins and 1 Draw since then.

Throwback Thursday - Souvenir 1978 calendar celebrating Cashel as 1977 Longford SFC winners. The team was trained by the late great Eugene McGee and this was their first SFC title. Cashel would go on to win again in 1983, 1984 & 1986. (Image: Dan Bannon - Louth & Proud)

Congratulations to Oran Kenny (Rathcline) who has become only the 27th Longford footballer to reach 100 scored (6-82) for Longford in Senior Football competition, having reached the milestone vs Carlow today. He is the first Rathcline clubman to reach this milestone since Pat Mullooly in 1983.

Leaderboard after Round 5 of NFL Division 4 with Longford now in the promotion zone. Today's win over Carlow also marked a milestone for Oran Kenny who reached 100 (6-82) scored for Longford in Senior Football competition. Onward and upward!

Longford hurlers maintain their unbeaten record in NHL Division 4 with four rounds played. The hunt for promotion is still going strong!

Longford hurlers play Lancashire at Abbotstown this weekend in their 5th clash to date in NHL (W3, D1). Past NHL clashes have been played at Abbotstown (2) and Pearse Park (2). This is a 1st Longford SH game for referee Seaghan Walsh from the De La Salle club in Waterford.

Longford play Division 4 leaders Carlow in NFL this Sunday, with both sides pushing for promotion. Longford has a good league record vs Carlow (W16, L6) since their first NFL clash in 1935. However, last years meeting was Longford's biggest loss ever to Carlow. Lots to play for!

Longford and Tipperary draw 1-15 to 0-18 in NFL Division 4 after a two-pointer at the death brings Tipp level. Dáire O'Brien makes his 1st appearance for Longford in two years, and Niall Farrelly registers his 1st score for Longford in Senior Football.

This weekend it's Longford v Tipperary in NFL Round 4. This will be the 21st clash of the sides in NFL (W12, D2, L6) and their 11th meeting in NFL at Pearse Park.

This weekend Longford take on Antrim in NFL for the 13th time. Longford W5, L4, D3 (8 Away, 4 Home). Most appearances for LD vs AM in NFL is jointly held by Dessie Barry and Francis McNamee at 6 games. Past games were at Pearse Park (4), Casement Park (6) & Corrigan Park (2).

Congrats to Conor Leonard (Mullinalaghta) and Padraig Boyle (Ballymore) who were part of the TCD team to win the Trench Cup final earlier. Padraig scored 1-1 in their win over Mary I.

Perhaps the best illustration of how the Longford Senior Football team is in a big 'rebuild' phase is comparison of total appearances by player for the 26 players used to date in 2026 versus the 30 players used in 2025 and 34 players used in 2024. Developing pedigree and experience takes time.

Cathal Mullane's 70th minute point in Saturday's NHL win over Monaghan was Longford's 2600th point scored in National Hurling League competition.

Joe Rabbitt scored 1-2 on his NHL debut for Longford this weekend vs Monaghan. He played for Longford in Lory Meagher Cup in 2024 & 2025, and his first NHL game brings the Castlepollard clubman’s total appearance to 12 to date.

Daniel Reynolds grabs a dramatic late late goal to win it for Longford against Waterford in a high scoring affair in Fraher Field. This is the highest scoring game between the sides in Senior Football competition. Matthew Flynn from Clonguish made his NFL debut today. Phew!!!

Today's win over Monaghan is Longford's biggest win in National Hurling League since March 2015 vs Sligo, and Longford's biggest win over Monaghan in Senior Hurling since 2006.

Top 25 gaps between player appearances for Longford Hurlers in Senior Hurling competition (1904-2026)!

Top 25 gaps between appearances for Longford Senior Football team in competitive games over past 90 years! Sunday’s game vs London saw the second longest gap between Senior team appearances - Ronan Sweeney. Pat Farrell (Killashee) leads the list with O’Byrne Cup appearances in 2009 & 2018.

Longford Hurlers are away to Monaghan in NHL this weekend. This is the 23rd meeting of the sides in NHL (W9, D2, L11) and their 4th NHL clash at Grattan Park in Inniskeen.

It's a rest weekend in NFL, with the exception of the postponed Longford vs Waterford game on Sunday. So it's back on the horse for the 16th meeting of the sides in NFL history (W12, D2, L1). Past games in Pearse Park [8], Fraher Field [5], Ballygunner [1] and Walsh Park [1].

London have beaten Longford for the very first time in Gaelic Football competition, with 0-19 to 2-8 win in today's NFL Round 2 match at Pearse Park, to end Longford's 100% unbeaten record against London.

A look back at all past Longford v London NFL results as the teams battle for points today at Pearse Park. Longford's complete NFL record from 1925 to 2025 can be found exclusively and uniquely at longfordgaelicstats.ie/national-foo...

Today's NHL game vs Cavan is the 2400th Longford County GAA game registered in our unique and custom Longford Gaelic Stats database, featuring details on Longford games from 1895 to 2026 and feeding the 'County GAA' section of our LGS website.

Two debutants for Longford Senior Hurlers in today’s NHL win over Cavan:

Stephen Oates (Longford Slashers)
Stephen Murray (Longford Slashers)

Brings the debut count to 6 so far in 2026.

Today was Reuben Murray's 100th competitive appearance for the Longford Senior Hurling team.

51 League
36 Championship
13 Kehoe Cup

Reuben made his debut in 2015. He later captained Longford and won NHL Division 3B in 2017 & 2019 and Kehoe Cup in 2018.

(Source: Longford Gaelic Stats)

Longford’s NHL Round 2 game vs Cavan this weekend is Longford’s 252nd game in National Hurling League since May 1982 when Longford entered the league beating Leitrim 8-4 to 1-1 in the first game, with Hurling Board Chairman John Collins scoring a hattrick.

This Saturday Longford play Cavan for the 22nd time in NHL (14 home, 7 away, 1 neutral). Longford has won 17 and lost 4 vs Cavan in NHL down the years. This is their 5th meeting in Pearse Park. More at longfordgaelicstats.ie/national-hur...

This Sunday Longford play London for the 12th time in NFL (5 home, 7 away). Longford has a 100% win record against London in all Gaelic Football competition to date. Past games were played at Ruislip (6), Pearse Park (4) and Greenford (1). It will be referee Diarmuid Boylans first ever Longford game

List of GAA Club grounds in Co. Longford. The merging of Ardagh St. Patricks & Moydow Harpers in 2019 means Ardagh Moydow has two parks. Elsewhere, Peter Egan Park (Forgney) hosted 1 GAA match last year while Shroid Park was not used at all. More at: longfordgaelicstats.ie/club-grounds/

Longford had four Senior Team debutants in the NHL team vs Leitrim yesterday:

Shane Nolan (Fingallians, Dublin)
James Connell (Wolfe Tones)
John Murray (Longford Slashers)
Harry Mulvihill (Longford Slashers)

Hopefully the start of great things to come for these four lads! 👏