2019 London Senior Football Championship

Football league season
London S.F.C.
Season2019
ChampionsTír Chonaill Gaels (19th Title)
RelegatedParnells
All Ireland SCFCn/a
Winning CaptainLiam Gavaghan
Man of the Match???
Winning CoachPaul Coggins
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2020 →

The 2019 London Senior Football Championship was the 116th edition of London GAA's premier gaelic football tournament for senior clubs in London. The tournament consists of 8 teams, with the winner going on to represent London in the Connacht Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.

Tír Chonaill Gaels were the defending champions after they defeated Fulham Irish in the previous years final after a replay. [1] [2]

Neasden Gaels made the straight bounce back to the senior grade after just one seasons in the Intermediate grade by winning the 2018 London I.F.C. after a 2-13 to 0-13 final victory over St. Joseph's. This was their third I.F.C. triumph overall and their first since 2016. [3]

On 20 October 2019 Tír Chonaill Gaels claimed their 19th S.F.C. crown and second in a row when defeating Fulham Irish in the final by 1-11 to 1-10 at McGovern Park for the second year running. [4]

Parnells were relegated to the 2020 I.F.C. after conceding two walk-overs in the group stages and were subsequently eliminated.

Team changes

[5] [6] [7]

The following teams have changed division since the 2018 championship season.

To S.F.C.

Promoted from 2018 London I.F.C.

  • Neasden Gaels – (Intermediate Champions)

From S.F.C.

Relegated to 2019 London I.F.C.

  • Cú Chulainns

Group stage

All 12 teams enter the competition at this stage. The top 4 teams in both groups proceed to the quarter-finals. The 5th and 6th placed teams in each group will enter a Relegation Playoff.

Group A

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts
Tír Chonaill Gaels 3 2 0 1 43 27 +16 5
Neasden Gaels 3 2 0 1 20 20 +0 5
North London Shamrocks 3 1 2 0 21 33 -12 2
Parnells 3 0 3 0 10 14 -4 0


Round 1:

  • Tír Chonaill Gaels 3-14, 0-7 North London Shamrocks, 7/9/2019,
  • Neasden Gaels w/o, scr Parnells, 7/9/2019,

Round 2:

  • North London Shamrocks 1-11, 0-10 Parnells, 15/9/2019,
  • Neasden Gaels 3-11, 2-14 Tír Chonaill Gaels, 15/9/2019,

Round 3:

  • Tír Chonaill Gaels w/o, scr Parnells, 22/9/2019,
  • Neasden Gaels w/o, scr North London Shamrocks, 22/9/2019,

Group B

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts
Fulham Irish 3 3 0 0 35 28 +7 6
St Kiernan's 3 2 1 0 38 29 +9 4
Round Towers 3 1 2 0 55 35 +20 2
Kingdom Kerry Gaels 3 0 3 0 11 47 -36 0


Round 1:

  • Fulham Irish 1-16, 3-4 Round Towers, 7/9/2019,
  • St. Kiernan's 0-13, 1-2 Kingdom Kerry Gaels, 7/9/2019,

Round 2:

  • Round Towers 8-10, 0-6 Kingdom Kerry Gaels, 15/9/2019,
  • Fulham Irish 2-10, 1-12 St. Kiernan's, 15/9/2019,

Round 3:

  • Fulham Irish w/o, scr Kingdom Kerry Gaels, 22/9/2019,
  • St. Kiernan's 0-10, 0-8 Round Towers, 22/9/2019,

Relegation Final

Teams who finish in 6th place in Group A and B will play in the Relegation Finals. The defeated finalist will be relegated to the 2020 I.F.C.

  • Kingdom Kerry Gaels w/o, scr Parnells,

Due to the fact that Parnells conceded walk-overs for two fixtures during the group stage, they were automatically eliminated from the competition and were relegated.

Knock-Out Stage

Semi-finals

  • Tír Chonaill Gaels 1-11, 0-5 St. Kiernan's, McGovern Park, 6/10/2019,
  • Fulham Irish 3-11, 1-11 Neasden Gaels, McGovern Park, 6/10/2019,

Final

20 October 2019
2:00 pm
Final 		Tír Chonaill Gaels 1-11 - 1-10 Fulham Irish McGovern Park
Referee: Gavin Dixon (???)
Report

Connacht Senior Club Football Championship

References

  1. ^ "Owen Mulligan earns Fulham Irish second bite at cherry". Rte.ie. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Homegrown players power Tir Chonaill Gaels to London crown". Rte.ie. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Harrison leads Neasden to county title, returns to Ibiza for second half of his stag". Hoganstand.com. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Gavaghan the hero as Tir Chonaill retain London title". Rte.ie. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Irish World Archives". Irishnewsarchive.com. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Irish World GAA". Irishworld.com. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  7. ^ "HoganStand UK". Hoganstand.com. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.