The Leinster Minor Football Championship is the premier under-17 "knockout" competition in gaelic football played in the province of Leinster. 2017 was the final year of the minor under 18 football championship as it were replaced by an under 17 championship following a vote at the GAA Congress on 26 February 2016.

The current Leinster champions are Longford. The Leinster minor football championship is known as the Fr. Larry Murray Trophy. The Cup is named after Fr. Larry Murray who was an underage GAA mentor in both Louth and Armagh, hence the Ulster Minor Football Championship is also named after Fr. Larry Murray.

History The Leinster Minor Football Championship was first played in 1928, however progress stalled at the semi-final stage and the competition was never completed. The first completed Leinster MFC was in 1929 and Longford won the inaugural title beating Dublin in the final in Navan on a scoreline of 3–4 to 1–4 on 10 November 1929. Longford progressed to the All-Ireland final that year (only Leinster and Munster involved) but were beaten by Clare in the All-Ireland final on 1 March 1930. With the exception of 1943 & 1944 the Leinster MFC has been completed every year since 1929.

Roll of honour

#CountyTitlesRunners-upYears wonYears runner-up 1 Dublin 35 17 1930, 1933, 1934, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1994, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2022, 2023 1929, 1935, 1947, 1950, 1962, 1963, 1967, 1969, 1972, 1977, 1987, 1991, 1996, 2000, 2019, 2021, 2024 2 Meath 13 15 1957, 1972, 1977, 1980, 1985, 1990, 1992, 1993, 2006, 2008, 2018, 2020, 2021 1946, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1970, 1975, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1988, 2002, 2011, 2012, 2026 3 Kildare 10 15 1973, 1975, 1983, 1987, 1991, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2026 1934, 1940, 1942, 1949, 1953, 1965, 1980, 1989, 1990, 2004, 2009, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2023 Laois 9 7 1932, 1966, 1967, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2007 1933, 1964, 1968, 1973, 1995, 2003, 2016 5 Louth 8 9 1931, 1935, 1936, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1951, 1953 1932, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1958, 1960, 1971, 2017, 2025, 6 Offaly 7 13 1947, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1989, 2025 1948, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1966, 1976, 1985, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2020 7 Westmeath 5 5 1939, 1952, 1963, 1995, 2000 1951, 1982, 1984, 1992, 2013 8 Longford 5 3 1929, 1938, 2002, 2010, 2024 1930, 1974, 2015 9 Wexford 3 7 1937, 1950, 1969 1931, 1936, 1941, 1945, 1978, 1994, 1999 10 Wicklow 1 3 1974 1952, 1993, 1997 11 Carlow 0 1— 2007 All (1928–1999) Leinster Minor Football Results available here .

List of finals All-Ireland championsAll-Ireland runners-up YearWinnersRunners-upVenueWinning CaptainCountyScoreCountyScore 19291Longford 3–04 Dublin 1–04 Navan Paddy Keenan 1930Dublin 1–06 Longford 0–04 Mullingar Brendan Synnott 1931Louth 1–05 Wexford 0–03 Croke Park, Dublin John Harlin 1932Laois 3–02 Louth 1–07 Croke Park, Dublin Joe Hinchin 1933Dublin 3–07 Laois 0–06 Croke Park, Dublin 1934 Dublin 0–05 Kildare 0–02 Naas 1935 Louth 1–07 Dublin 1–06 Croke Park, Dublin 1936Louth 3–06 Wexford 2–01 Croke Park, Dublin Larry McEntee 1937Wexford 2–07 Louth 2–05 Croke Park, Dublin Nick Butler 1938 Longford 3–06 Louth 2–08 Croke Park, Dublin 1939 Westmeath 1–02 Louth 0–02 Croke Park, Dublin 1940Louth 3–05 Kildare 1–06 Croke Park, Dublin Brendan Burke 1941Louth 4–04 Wexford 1–06 Croke Park, Dublin Mick O'Grady 1942Louth 5–10 Kildare 0–06 Croke Park, Dublin Brendan O'Dowda 1943 No competition - - - - - 1944 No competition - - - - - 1945Dublin 3–05 Wexford 1–00 Portlaoise Seán McEntaggart 1946Dublin 4–06 Meath 0–03 Navan 1947 Offaly 1–07, 1–07 (R) Dublin 1–07, 1–05 (R) Croke Park, Dublin R Mullingar Paddy Hanamy 1948Dublin 2–05 Offaly 1–06 Naas Cyril Freaney 1949 Dublin 3–10 Kildare 1–05 Portlaoise 1950Wexford 3–06 Dublin 2–08 Croke Park, Dublin Bernie McGuinness 1951 Louth 3–09 Westmeath 2–05 Croke Park, Dublin Michael Brennan 1952 Westmeath 3–14 Wicklow 3–03 Croke Park, Dublin Declan O'Sullivan 1953 Louth 1–06 Kildare 0–06 Croke Park, Dublin John McArdle 1954Dublin 2–07 Meath 0–11 Croke Park, Dublin Vinnie Bell 1955Dublin 2–11 Meath 1–04 Croke Park, Dublin Paddy Heron 1956Dublin 1–10 Meath 1–09 Croke Park, Dublin Lar Foley 1957Meath 0–08 Offaly 0–05 Mullingar Brendan Cahill 1958Dublin 2–10 Louth 1–06 Navan Des Foley 1959Dublin 3–13 Offaly 1–07 Tullamore Mick Kissane 1960 Offaly 1–12 Louth 1–05 Croke Park, Dublin Pat Heffernan 1961 Dublin 2–08 Offaly 1–08 Portlaoise 1962 Offaly 2–08 Dublin 1–04 Croke Park, Dublin Kieran Kenny 1963Westmeath 2–14 Dublin 3–07 Tullamore Frankie Connaughton 1964Offaly 1–07 Laois 1–06 Croke Park, Dublin Seán Grogan 1965 Offaly 2–11 Kildare 1–05 Croke Park, Dublin Paddy Byrne 1966 Laois 1–10 Offaly 0–07 Croke Park, Dublin Johnny Lawlor 1967Laois 1–08 Dublin 2–04 Newbridge Jim Mangan 1968 Dublin 1–11 Laois 0–08 Croke Park, Dublin 1969 Wexford 0–11 Dublin 0–07 Carlow Brendan Murphy 1970 Dublin 2–08 Meath 0–13 Croke Park, Dublin Joe Finucane 1971 Dublin 2–07 Louth 0–04 Croke Park, Dublin 1972 Meath 3–08 Dublin 1–10 Croke Park, Dublin Eamonn O'Brien 1973Kildare 4–11 Laois 0–10 Croke Park, Dublin Jack Graham 1974 Wicklow 5–06 Longford 1–09 Croke Park, Dublin Pat O'Toole 1975 Kildare 2–09 Meath 3–05 Croke Park, Dublin Ron Mackey 1976 Dublin 2–08 Offaly 0–13 Croke Park, Dublin Larry Broderick 1977Meath 1–07 Dublin 0–09 Croke Park, Dublin Gerard Cooney 1978Dublin 3–12 Wexford 0–11 Croke Park, Dublin Pat Canavan 1979Dublin 2–13 Meath 0–08 Croke Park, Dublin Mick Loftus 1980 Meath 1–12 Kildare 1–09 Croke Park, Dublin Finian Murtagh 1981 Dublin 1–08 Meath 0–09 Croke Park, Dublin Stephen Loftus 1982Dublin 0–10 Westmeath 0–04 Croke Park, Dublin Liam O'Rourke 1983 Kildare 1–11 Meath 1–06 Croke Park, Dublin Peter Loftus 1984Dublin 0–12 Westmeath 1–06 Croke Park, Dublin Paul Clarke 1985 Meath 0–11 Offaly 1–04 Croke Park, Dublin Phil Fay 1986 Dublin 2–16 Meath 0–06 Croke Park, Dublin Kevin Fagan 1987 Kildare 0–13 Dublin 2–05 Croke Park, Dublin Fintan Buckley 1988Dublin 4–06 Meath 0–08 Croke Park, Dublin Ger Regan 1989 Offaly 2–11 Kildare 0–07 Croke Park, Dublin Daragh Scully 1990 Meath 1–19 Kildare 1–06 Croke Park, Dublin Enda McManus 1991 Kildare 2–08 Dublin 0–12 Croke Park, Dublin Niall Buckley 1992 Meath 1–08 Westmeath 1–05 Tullamore Peter Sullivan 1993Meath 1–16 Wicklow 3–03 Croke Park, Dublin Barry Sheridan 1994 Dublin 2–12 Wexford 2–06 Croke Park, Dublin Ian Robertson 1995Westmeath 0–12, 3–12, 3–06, 1–10 (3R) Laois 1–09, 2–15, 2–09, 0–09 (3R) Croke Park, Dublin R in Tullamore Damien Gavin 1996Laois 0–15, 2–18 (R) Dublin 2–09, 1–08 (R) Croke Park, Dublin R in Tullamore Martin Delaney 1997Laois 2–11 Wicklow 0–10 Croke Park, Dublin Kieran Kelly 1998Laois 2–09 Dublin 0–12 Croke Park, Dublin Johnny Behan 1999 Dublin 1–13, 2–13 (R) Wexford 2–10, 1–12 (R) Croke Park, Dublin Carlow Nicky Cleere 2000 Westmeath 2–09 Dublin 1–10 Croke Park, Dublin Alan Lambden 2001Dublin 1–19 Offaly 0–06 Croke Park, Dublin Barry Lyons 2002 Longford 3–08Meath 3–05 Croke Park, Dublin Enda Williams 2003Dublin 1–11Laois 1–09 Croke Park, Dublin Cian Cleere 2004 Laois 0–10 Kildare 0–06 Croke Park, Dublin Craig Rogers 2005 Laois 1–12 Offaly 1–07 Croke Park, Dublin Richie Ryan 2006 Meath 1–16 Offaly 2–05 Croke Park, Dublin Paddy Brady 2007 Laois 3–08 Carlow 1–12 Croke Park, Dublin Seán Ramsbottom 2008 Meath 1–14 Offaly 2–10 Croke Park, Dublin Tommy Johnson 2009 Dublin 1–10, 1–15 (R) Kildare 1–10, 1–10 (R) Croke Park, Dublin Carlow Colm Carr 2010 Longford 0–14 Offaly 0–08 Croke Park, Dublin Dylan Quinn 2011Dublin 2–18 Meath 1–11 Croke Park, Dublin Robbie McDaid 2012Dublin 3–17Meath 1–11 Croke Park, Dublin David Byrne 2013 Kildare 2–15 Westmeath 2–07 Croke Park, Dublin Mark Sherry 2014 Dublin 3–16 Kildare 1–12 Croke Park, Dublin Con O'Callaghan 2015 Kildare 2–15 Longford 1–09 Croke Park, Dublin Shea Ryan/Conor Hartley 2016 Kildare 1–18 Laois 0–10 Croke Park, Dublin Brian McLoughlin 2017 Dublin 2–19 Louth 0–12 Croke Park, Dublin Donal Ryan 2018 Meath 1–15 Kildare 1–07 O'Connor Park, Tullamore Mathew Costello 2019 Kildare 2–21 Dublin 1–19 Pairc Tailteann, NavanKevin Eustace/Aaron Browne 2020 Meath 1–07 Offaly 1–06 Cusack Park, Mullingar Eoghan Frayne 2021Meath 3–08 Dublin 1–03 O'Connor Park, Tullamore Liam Kelly 2022 Dublin 2–10 Kildare 0–08 O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Daniel McCarthy/Clyde Burke 2023 Dublin 0–19 Kildare 2–08 O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Cillian Emmett 2024 Longford 0–15 Dublin 1–10 O'Connor Park, Tullamore Mark Cooney 2025 Offaly 2–20 Louth 3–14 St Conleth's Park, Newbridge Cian McNamee 2026 Kildare 2–13 Meath 1–16 O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Charlie Doran

See also

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship Connacht Minor Football Championship Munster Minor Football Championship Ulster Minor Football Championship

References