Laois Ladies' Senior Football Club Championship


The Laois Ladies' Senior Football Club Championship has been running since 1976 - 46 finals. The competition has seen seven clubs winning the title, with St Conleths winning the latest in 2021, captained by Mary Cotter. The final has been played in a number of grounds around the county, often in O'Moore Park. The cup is named after Lulu Carroll who was one of Laois' greatest ever ladies' footballers. The winners progress on into the provincial championship and Laois has a good record for a small county, having won the Leinster championship on 14 occasions. All-Ireland glory has proven more elusive, however, with The Heath securing Laois' only two titles, in 1985 & 1986.

By Year

YearVenueWinnerTotRunner-upTotMarg
2025O'Moore ParkPortlaoise 3-1120St Conleths 1-11146
2024O'Moore ParkSt Conleths 0-1212Portlaoise 1-08111
2023StradballyPortlaoise 1-069St Conleths 0-0772
2022O'Moore ParkPortlaoise 0-1212St Conleths 2-05111
2021O'Moore ParkSt Conleths 0-1111Sarsfields 0-0883
2020O'Moore ParkPortlaoise 1-1212Sarsfields 0-12123
2019CrettyardSarsfields 4-1325Timahoe 1-101312
2018O'Moore ParkSarsfields 0-1111Portlaoise 0-0774
2017VicarstownSarsfields 3-1524Portlaoise 0-03321
2016PortarlingtonSarsfields 2-1117Portlaoise 0-12125
2015Crettyard Sarsfields 4-1022Timahoe 1-11148
2015O'Moore ParkSarsfields 2-1016Timahoe 2-10160
2014O'Moore ParkSarsfields 4-1527Timahoe 0-09918
2013RatheniskaSarsfields 3-0716Timahoe 0-12124
2012CrettyardTimahoe 2-0915Sarsfields 2-08141
2011O'Moore ParkSarsfields 2-0814Timahoe 0-0995
2010O'Moore ParkTimahoe 2-1016Sarsfields 0-14142
2009O'Moore ParkTimahoe 2-1117Sarsfields 2-08143
2008O'Moore ParkSarsfields 1-1013Timahoe 0-0667
2007O'Moore ParkTimahoe 1-0710Sarsfields 1-0691
2006
O'Moore ParkShanahoe 2-0915Sarsfields 1-09123
2006
RatheniskaShanahoe 0-1010Sarsfields 1-07100
2005BallylinanTimahoe 1-0912Crettyard 0-11111
2004O'Moore ParkCrettyard 2-0915Shanahoe 1-09123
2003O'Moore ParkTimahoe 0-1616Sarsfields 0-0997
2002BallylinanCrettyard 2-1016Timahoe 1-07106
2001O'Moore ParkTimahoe 4-1224Crettyard 5-04195
2000
O'Moore ParkTimahoe 3-0817Crettyard 0-07710
2000
O'Moore ParkTimahoe 3-0817Crettyard 3-08170
1999O'Moore ParkTimahoe 1-1215Crettyard 1-0587
1998StradballyTimahoe 2-1420Crettyard 1-04713
1997O'Moore ParkCrettyard 2-1117Timahoe 1-11143
1996O'Moore ParkTimahoe 1-1114Crettyard 0-0995
1995BallylinanCrettyard 1-0811Timahoe 1-0692
1994O'Moore ParkCrettyard 2-1218Timahoe 0-06612
1993O'Moore ParkCrettyard 1-069Timahoe 0-0445
1992O'Moore ParkTimahoe 1-0912Crettyard 2-05111
1991
O'Moore ParkCrettyard 1-0811Timahoe 1-0692
1991
O'Moore ParkCrettyard 1-0710Timahoe 1-07100
1990O'Moore ParkCrettyard 3-0514Timahoe 2-04104
1989
O'Moore ParkThe Heath 1-0710Crettyard 1-0473
1989
O'Moore ParkThe Heath 1-058Crettyard 1-0580
1988TimahoeThe Heath 1-069Crettyard 0-0772
1987TimahoeCrettyard 2-0511The Heath 1-0583
1986O'Moore ParkThe Heath 2-1622Crettyard 0-05517
1985TimahoeThe Heath 3-0716Crettyard 0-03313
1984TimahoeThe Heath 2-0511Crettyard 0-0229
1983TimahoeThe Heath 0-099Crettyard 1-0363
1982TimahoeThe Heath 3-0817Crettyard 2-04107
1981BallylinanThe Heath 5-0318Crettyard 1-01414
1980O'Moore ParkThe Heath 3-0615Crettyard 3-04132
1979TimahoeCrettyard 3-0211The Heath 3-0092
1978O'Moore ParkCrettyard 1-025Ballyroan 0-0441
1977O'Moore ParkThe Heath 4-0517Crettyard 2-04107
1976O'Moore ParkThe Heath 0-1111Ballyroan 1-0147

Back-to-back wins

No.Team
7The Heath
7Sarsfields
4Timahoe
3Crettyard
2The Heath
2Crettyard
2The Heath
2Crettyard
2Timahoe

Head-to-Head Matrix

Winner\LoserBallCretPortSarsShanStCoHeatTimaWINS
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1-00102711
00-101002
003-00069
0001-0001
00010-001
1100000-011
0705000-12
LOSSES217381121346

Consecutive Appearances

AppsTeam
26Crettyard
16Sarsfields
14Timahoe
11The Heath
9Timahoe
3Portlaoise
2The Heath
2Crettyard
2St Conleths

Top10 All-Time Scorers (Finals)

PosPlayerScoreFinals scoredYears
1Tracey Lawlor 4-65 13 games2006-2018
2Sue Ramsbottom 5-56 17 games1991-2007
3Martina Dunne 1-47 11 games2005-2015
4Linda Brennan 3-39 13 games1990-2002
5Mary Keogh 5-25 11 games1990-2004
6Claire Conlon 1-30 12 games2003-2021
=7Aileen O'Loughlin 5-17 8 games2003-2019
=7Laura Marie Maher 8-8 8 games2011-2020
8Mo Nerney 4-18 7 games2010-2019
9Lulu Carroll 3-19 11 games1991-2002
10Claire Conlon 1-25 11 games2003-2020

Top10 Single-Game Scorers (Finals)

missing scorers: Ballyroan 1-1, Crettyard 2-4, Crettyard 0-5, Timahoe 0-3, Crettyard 0-2, Timahoe 0-1, Sarsfields 0-1 & Timahoe 0-1 name in italics: the player was on the losing team that year.

Statistics & Notable Scores

SCORERS
  • * 77 - The overall finals' top scorer is Tracey Lawlor who has a total of 4-65, scored in 13 finals.
  • * 13 - The top scorer for a single game is Tracey Lawlor who hit 2-7 in 2014 vs Timahoe.
  • * 12 -The previous record for a single game was set in 2001, and was, amazingly, a joint record where Sue Ramsbottom scored 2-6 and Theresa Swayne scored 4-0 in the same game!APPEARANCES
  • * 28 - Crettyard have appeared in a record 28 finals - including a record 26-in-a-row between 1977 & 2002.
  • * The competition has thrown up many repeated finals where two teams go head-to-head for a number of years in a row. These are:
  • **Crettyard v The Heath 1979-1989
  • **Crettyard v Timahoe 1990-2002
  • **Timahoe v Sarsfields 2007-2015
  • **Sarsfields v Portlaoise 2016-2018
  • * The most common match-ups have been Crettyard v Timahoe, The Heath v Crettyard and Timahoe v Sarsfields.
  • * The Heath, in the first final, and St Conleths are the only teams to have won on their first appearance. The Heath beat Ballyroan in 1976, while St Conleths beat Sarsfields in 2021. All the other teams - Crettyard, Timahoe, Sarsfields, Shanahoe and Portlaoise - have lost on their first attempt.
  • * Sarsfields & Portlaoise are the only sides to lose three finals before winning one. Ballyroan & Timahoe lost two, while Crettyard & Shanhoe both lost one.TEAM SCORING
  • * 21 - Sarsfields' 21pt winning margin in 2017 set a new record, beating their old record from 2014, which in turn had bridged a 28 year old gap in beating The Heath's 1986 record of 17pts.
  • * 27 - Sarsfields' 4-15 total in 2014 set a new scoring record for the final, beating the previous record of 4-12 set in 2001 by Timahoe.
  • * 19 - Crettyard's losing score of 5-4 in 2001 would have won all bar the 1986, 1998, 2014 finals and the 2015 replay.
  • * 2 - Crettyard also posted the lowest score of any team in the final: 0-2 in 1984.
  • * 5 - The lowest winning score is 5pts - 1978 by Crettyard.FINALS SCORING
  • * 43 - The highest scoring final was the 2001 final between Timahoe and Crettyard. Timahoe won 4-12 5-4, a total of 43 points.
  • * 9 - The lowest scoring final was in 1978 when only 9 points were scored between the two teams.
  • * 2 - Only two finals have finished goal-less: 2003 & 2018.DRAWS
  • * 5 - There have been five draws: 1989, 1991, 2000, 2006 & 2015.
  • * 17 - 2000 had the highest-scoring draw.
  • * 8 - 1989 had the lowest-scoring drawn game.
  • * 10 -Timahoe's win over Crettyard in the 2001 replay was the biggest winning margin in a replay.
  • * 22 - Sarsfield's 4-10 in 2015 is the highest score in a replay.
  • * 36 - 2015 also had the highest-scoring replay.VENUES
  • * 5 - Sarsfields have won finals in five different venues - their first wins in each venue were: 2008 O'Moore Park, 2013 Ratheniska, 2015 Crettyard, 2016 Portarlington & 2017 Annanough.HEAD TO HEAD
  • * Crettyard are the only team to beat four opponents in finals, while Sarsfields are the only side to lose to four different opponents.