| Dates | 8 July - 10 September 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 3 | ||
| Champions |  Clonguish Gaels (7th title)Stephen Gregg (captain) John O'Brien (manager) | ||
| Runners-up |  Longford SlashersReuben Murray (captain) Niall Ward (manager) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 4 | ||
| Goals scored | 9 (2.25 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 104 (23 per match) | ||
| |||
The 2023 Longford Senior Hurling Championship was the 47th staging of the Longford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Longford County Board in 1904.
Three teams contest the Longford Senior Hurling Championship. Clonguish Gaels enter the championship as the defending champions.[1][2] Longford Slashers and Wolfe Tones (Mostrim) round out the field.
The Championship is played on a round-robin format between the three clubs involved.[3] Each team plays the other once in a three-game system, guaranteeing at least two championship games. Top two teams after three rounds play in a lone final. There is no relegation.
The final would see Longford Slashers and Clonguish Gaels meet at Pearse Park, in a repeat of last year's final.[4] Clonguish Gaels defeated Longford Slashers by 2-14 to 1-14, winning back-to-back titles and their seventh overall.[5]
Clonguish Gaels represented Longford in the All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship, losing out to St Fechins (Louth) in Round 1 on 28th October 2023. [6] [7]
Participating teams
| Team | Location | Colours | Championship titles | Last championship title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clonguish Gaels |
Newtownforbes | Green and White | 6 | 2022 |
| Longford Slashers |
Longford | Sky Blue,Navy and White | 12 | 2021 |
 Wolfe Tones |
Mostrim | Green and red | 20 | 2020 |
Group stage
Group stage table
Advance to final
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Longford Slashers |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 4 |
| Clonguish Gaels |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 36 | -5 | 2 |
| Wolfe Tones |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 0 |
Fixtures
| 8 July Round 1 | Longford Slashers | W/O - 0-0 | Wolfe Tones (Mostrim) | Allen Park |
| 15 July Round 2 | Longford Slashers | 3-14 - 1-9 | Clonguish Gaels | C & D Devine Park |
| 19 August Round 3 | Wolfe Tones (Mostrim) | 1-10 - 1-16 | Clonguish Gaels | Michael Fay Park |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Final | |||
| 10 September | |||
| 1 | Longford Slashers | 1-14 | |
| 2 | Clonguish Gaels | 2-14 | |
Fixtures
| 10 September Final | Longford Slashers | 1-14 - 2-14 | Clonguish Gaels | Pearse Park, Longford |
| R Murray 0-9; M Mulcahy 1-1; Buckley 0-3; E Donnellan 0-1. | Report [8] | B Hanley 1-3; S Gregg 1-3; J O’Brien 0-4; M Flynn 0-2; C Corcoran 0-1; D Crossan 0-1. | Referee: Francis Kelly |
References
- ↑ O'Brien, Padraic. "Longford SHC Final:Clonguish Gaels withstand Slashers comeback to win the county senior hurling title". Longford Leader.
- ↑ https://www.hoganstand.com/Article/Index/324981
- ↑ "Longford SHC Stats". Longford Gaelic Stats.
- ↑ https://www.longfordleader.ie/news/gaa/1291393/longford-shc-final-slashers-seeking-revenge-against-clonguish-gaels-in-title-decider.html
- ↑ https://www.longfordleader.ie/news/gaa/1293907/longford-shc-final-clonguish-gaels-overcome-slashers-to-complete-two-in-a-row-title-triumph.html
- ↑ "Classy St Fechin's hurlers advance in Leinster championship". Independent.ie. 31 October 2023.
- ↑ https://leinstergaa.ie/competitions/aib-leinster-club-junior-hurling-championship-2022/
- ↑ "Clonguish made to work to keep Longford hurling crown by Slashers". Independent.ie. 10 September 2023.