Kildare Senior Football Championship
Annual Gaelic football competition in Ireland
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The Kildare Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by Kildare GAA between the top clubs in County Kildare, Ireland. The winners of the Championship qualify to represent their county in the Leinster Club Championship, the winners of which progress to the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. The current (2025) champions are Athy.[1]
| Kildare Senior Football Championship | |
|---|---|
| Irish | Craobh Peile Sinsear Chill Dara |
| Founded | 1888 |
| Trophy | Dermot Bourke Cup |
| Title holders | Athy (8th title) |
| Most titles | Sarsfields GAA (25 titles) |
Wins listed by club
| # | Team | Wins | Years won | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 | *Roseberry 1945, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1982, 1986, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2019 | ||
| 2 | 17 | 1888, 1892, 1895, 1897, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1916, 1963, 1967, 1975, 1980, 1984, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1997 | ||
| 3 | 12 | 1920, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1928, 1931, 1932, 1990, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | ||
| 4 | 11 | 1940, 1941, 1946, 1960, 1965, 1966, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1985 | ||
| 5 | 10 | 1935, 1936, 1943, 1964, 1968, 1973, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981 | ||
| 10 | 1927, 1929, 1930, 1938, 1954, 1959, 1961, 1996, 1998, 2003 | |||
| 10 | 1962, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018 | |||
| 8 | 8 | 1933, 1934, 1937, 1942, 1987, 2011, 2020, 2025 | ||
| 9 | 5 | 1914, 1917, 1955, 1957, 1958 | ||
| 10 | 4 | 1889, 1891, 1939, 1944 | ||
| 11 | 3 | 1918, 1919, 1926 | ||
| 3 | 1890, 1911, 1977 | |||
| 3 | 1983, 1988, 1989 | |||
| 14 | 2 | 1896, 1913 | ||
| 15 | St Conleth's | 1 | 1921 | |
| 1 | 1925 | |||
| Curragh | 1 | 1948 | ||
| 1 | 1949 | |||
| 1 | 1953 | |||
| Military College | 1 | 1956 | ||
| 1 | 1970 | |||
| 1 | 2004 | |||
| 1 | 2008 | |||
| 1 | 2009 |
Notes:
- Sarsfields includes 9 titles won under the Roseberry name.
- Round Towers includes 1 title won under the Kildare St. Patrick's name.
- Ellistown includes 2 titles won under the Mountrice Blunts name.
Finals listed by year
| Year | Winner | Score | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025[1] | Athy | 1-17 | Naas | 0-18 |
| 2024 | Naas | 1-07 | Celbridge | 1-06 |
| 2023[2] | Naas | 0-13 | Celbridge | 0-11 |
| 2022[3] | Naas | 1-12 | Clane | 0-06 |
| 2021[4] | Naas | 0-14 | Sarsfields | 0-12 |
| 2020[5] | Athy | 1-11 | Moorefield | 0-12 |
| 2019 | Sarsfields | 0-15 R:2-15 | Moorefield | 2-09 R:2-09 |
| 2018[6] | Moorefield | 2-12 | Athy | 2-09 |
| 2017[7] | Moorefield | 0-11 | Celbridge | 0-09 |
| 2016[8] | Sarsfields | 2-13 | Moorefield | 0-15 |
| 2015 [9] | Sarsfields | 0-17 | Athy | 1-12 |
| 2014[10][11] | Moorefield | 0-16 R:1-15 | Sarsfields | 1-13 R:1-06 |
| 2013[12] | Moorefield | 2-14 | Sarsfields | 0-13 |
| 2012[13] | Sarsfields | 2-11 | Carbury | 0-11 |
| 2011 | Athy | 2-11 | Carbury | 2-07 |
| 2010 | Moorefield | 0-13 | Sarsfields | 1-08 |
| 2009 | St Laurence's | 1-13 | Moorefield | 0-06 |
| 2008 | Celbridge | 0-07 R:1-09 | Sarsfields | 0-07 R:0-10 |
| 2007 | Moorefield | 2-09 | Sarsfields | 0-09 |
| 2006 | Moorefield | 0-10 | Allenwood | 0-09 |
| 2005 | Sarsfields | 0-11 R:1-11 | St Laurence's | 1-08 R:0-08 |
| 2004 | Allenwood | 0-11 | St Laurence's | 0-07 |
| 2003 | Round Towers | 2-14 | Kilcock | 1-09 |
| 2002 | Moorefield | 1-08 | Sarsfields | 0-07 |
| 2001 | Sarsfields | 0-10 | Moorefield | 0-08 |
| 2000 | Moorefield | 2-13 | Kilcock | 2-07 |
| 1999 | Sarsfields | 0-15 | Allenwood | 1-05 |
| 1998 | Round Towers | 2-08 | Clane | 0-04 |
| 1997 | Clane | 0-13 | Sarsfields | 0-08 |
| 1996 | Round Towers | 1-13 | Johnstownbridge | 0-10 |
| 1995 | Clane | 3-17 | Athy | 0-08 |
| 1994 | Sarsfields | 2-15 | Johnstownbridge | 0-09 |
| 1993 | Sarsfields | 0-11 R:1-15 | Clane | 0-11 R:0-16 |
| 1992 | Clane | 0-09 | St Laurence's | 0-07 |
| 1991 | Clane | 2-10 | Naas | 1-06 |
| 1990 | Naas | 1-14 | Clane | 2-09 |
| 1989 | Johnstownbridge | 1-07 | Clane | 1-05 |
| 1988 | Johnstownbridge | 0-10 1-10 (R) | Carbury | 0-10 0-08 (R) |
| 1987 | Athy | 2-09 | Johnstownbridge | 0-09 |
| 1986 | Sarsfields | 0-11 | St Mary's, Leixlip | 0-08 |
| 1985 | Carbury | 1-09 | Raheens | 0-05 |
| 1984 | Clane | 1-09 | Carbury | 0-10 |
| 1983 | Johnstownbridge | 2-07 | Sarsfields | 1-08 |
| 1982 | Sarsfields | 2-11 | St Laurence's | 1-04 |
| 1981 | Raheens | 2-09 | Sarsfields | 1-07 |
| 1980 | Clane | 1-07 | Raheens | 1-06 |
| 1979 | Raheens | 0-15 | Carbury | 0-10 |
| 1978 | Raheens | 3-14 | Athy | 2-06 |
| 1977 | Monasterevin | 2-08 | Carbury | 2-06 |
| 1976 | Raheens | 2-05 | Monasterevin | 0-06 |
| 1975 | Clane | 1-06 2-07 (R) | Carbury | 0-09 1-06 (R) |
| 1974 | Carbury | 2-09 | Ballyteague | 0-05 |
| 1973 | Raheens | 1-07 | Monasterevin | 0-04 |
| 1972 | Carbury | 3-14 | Ellistown | 1-07 |
| 1971 | Carbury | 1-11 | Allenwood | 1-08 |
| 1970 | Eadestown | 1-09 | Carbury | 0-10 |
| 1969 | Carbury | 0-10 | Clane | 0-07 |
| 1968 | Raheens | 2-07 | Carbury | 1-08 |
| 1967 | Clane | 4-06 | Carbury | 1-09 |
| 1966 | Carbury | 2-14 | Raheens | 0-07 |
| 1965 | Carbury | 3-13 | Moorefield | 1-09 |
| 1964 | Raheens | 3-10 | Clane | 1-09 |
| 1963 | Clane | 1-08 | Round Towers | 2-01 |
| 1962 | Moorefield | 2-12 | Kilcullen | 0-02 |
| 1961 | Round Towers | 3-08 | Carbury | 1-11 |
| 1960 | Carbury | 2-09 | Round Towers | 0-05 |
| 1959 | Round Towers | 5-05 | Clane | 0-07 |
| 1958 | Kilcock | 3-12 | Round Towers | 3-08 |
| 1957 | Kilcock | 1-06 | Round Towers | 1-05 |
| 1956 | Military College | 1-06 | Ballymore | 0-04 |
| 1955 | Kilcock | 3-13 0-09 (R) | Sarsfields | 4-10 1-04 (R) |
| 1954 | Round Towers | 0-03 | Carbury | 0-02 |
| 1953 | Ballymore | 1-06 | Carbury | 1-05 |
| 1952 | Sarsfields | 2-06 | Carbury | 0-04 |
| 1951 | Sarsfields | 2-11 | North Division | 1-07 |
| 1950 | Sarsfields | 1-09 | Carbury | 2-03 |
| 1949 | Ardclough | 1-08 1-11 (R) | Curragh | 1-08 2-06 (R) |
| 1948 | Curragh | 2-07 | Sarsfields | 2-04 |
| 1947 | Sarsfields | 1-07 | Curragh | 1-05 |
| 1946 | Carbury | 0-11 | Athy | 0-07 |
| 1945 | Sarsfields | 2-09 | Raheens | 1-05 |
| 1944 | Ellistown | 1-04 | Carbury | 0-04 |
| 1943 | Raheens | 1-03 1-01 (R) 1-04 (2R) | Ellistown | 1-03 1-01 (R) 1-02 (2R) |
| 1942 | Athy | 0-06 1-06 (R) | Carbury | 0-06 0-06 (R) |
| 1941 | Carbury | 1-09 | Athy | 1-06 |
| 1940 | Carbury | 1-05 | Kilcock | 0-04 |
| 1939 | Eiilistown | 3-02 | Kildare St Patrick's | 1-03 |
| 1938 | Kildare St Patrick's | w/o | Ellistown | conc. |
| 1937 | Athy | 3-06 | Sarsfields | 1-06 |
| 1936 | Raheens | 1-07 | McDonagh | 1-06 |
| 1935 | Raheens | 6-03 | Kildare St Brigid's | 1-00 |
| 1934 | Athy | 1-03 2-06 (R) | Raheens | 0-06 1-04 (R) |
| 1933 | Athy | 2-06 | Rathangan | 1-04 |
| 1932 | Naas | 2-04 | Curragh | 1-06 |
| 1931 | Naas | 6-07 | Kildare Round Towers | 0-03 |
| 1930 | Kildare Round Towers | 2-04 | Naas | 0-05 |
| 1929 | Kildare Round Towers | 3-02 | Naas | 1-02 |
| 1928 | Naas | 3-03 | Rathangan | 2-04 |
| 1927 | Kildare Round Towers | 2-06 | Athy | 1-05 |
| 1926 | Caragh | 3-04 | Athy | 3-03 |
| 1925 | Rathangan | 2-04 | Caragh | 1-03 |
| 1924 | Naas | 1-01 1-02 (R) | Kildare Round Towers | 0-04 0-03 (R) |
| 1923 | Naas | 2-05 | Athy | 0-00 |
| 1922 | Naas | 1-08 | Caragh | 1-03 |
| 1921* | St Conleth's | 1-02 | Caragh | 1-12 |
| 1920 | Naas | 1-06 | Caragh | 0-08 |
| 1919 | Caragh | 2-04 | Kilcock | 2-01 |
| 1918 | Caragh | 2-02 | Roseberry | 0-05 |
| 1917 | Kilcock | 5-00 | Kilcullen | 2-01 |
| 1916 | Clane | 2-02 | Maynooth | 0-02 |
| 1915 | Roseberry | 0-06 | Maynooth | 1-00 |
| 1914 | Kilcock | 1-04 | Clane | 0-04 |
| 1913 | Maynooth | 2-01 | Kilcock | 1-01 |
| 1912 | Roseberry | 2-06 | Monasterevin | 1-02 |
| 1911 | Monasterevin | 2-01 | Roseberry | 0-02 |
| 1910* | Roseberry | 1-02 0-03 (R) 1-03 (2R) | Monasterevin | 1-01 0-03 (R) 1-01 (2R) |
| 1909 | Roseberry | 0-04 | Clane | 0-01 |
| 1908* | Roseberry | Clane | ||
| 1907 | Roseberry | 1-04 0-07 (R) | Monasterevin | 1-04 0-04 (R) |
| 1906 | Roseberry | 0-07 0-05 (R) 1-11 (2R) | Clane | 0-07 0-05 (R) 1-02 (2R) |
| 1905 | Roseberry | 0-10 | Clane | 0-06 |
| 1904 | Roseberry | 0-14 | Naas | 0-03 |
| 1903 | Clane | 1-10 | Prosperous | 0-07 |
| 1902 | Clane | 4-07 | Moorefield | 2-03 |
| 1901 | Clane | 4-15 | Prosperous | 0-03 |
| 1900 | No Competition | |||
| 1899 | No Competition | |||
| 1898 | No Competition | |||
| 1897 | Clane | Maynooth | ||
| 1896 | Maynooth | 7-09 | Sallins | 0-03 |
| 1895 | Clane | 0-08 0-08 (R) | Maynooth | 0-07 0-01 (R) |
| 1894 | No Competition | |||
| 1893 | No Competition | |||
| 1892 | Clane | 0-03 | Kilcullen | 0-02 |
| 1891 | Mountrice Blunts | 1-04 | Kildare | 1-01 |
| 1890* | Monasterevin | 0-01 1-03 (R) | Clane | 0-02 1-02 (R) |
| 1889 | Mountrice Blunts | 0-02 | Kildare | 0-01 |
| 1888 | Clane | 0-04 | Naas | 0-00 |
- For those with an * beside the year see below:
- 1921 - Won on an objection
- 1910 - Replayed after disputed point in first game
- 1908 - According to Eoghan Corry's Kildare GAA A Centenary History, Clane were runners up but others regard Allen as runners up
- 1890 - Replayed after objection