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.
| 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) | ||
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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
edit| 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
|
Edgeworthstown | Green and red | 20 | 2020 |
Group stage
editGroup stage table
editAdvance 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
edit| 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
editBracket
edit| Final | |||
| 10 September | |||
| 1 | Longford Slashers | 1-14 | |
| 2 | Clonguish Gaels | 2-14 | |
Fixtures
edit| 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
edit- ^ O'Brien, Padraic. "Longford SHC Final:Clonguish Gaels withstand Slashers comeback to win the county senior hurling title". Longford Leader.
- ^ "14-man Clonguish Gaels hold on to dethrone Longford Slashers - HoganStand". www.hoganstand.com.
- ^ "Longford SHC Stats". Longford Gaelic Stats.
- ^ O'Brien, Padraic (September 7, 2023). "Longford SHC Final: Slashers seeking revenge against Clonguish Gaels in title decider". www.longfordleader.ie.
- ^ O'Brien, Padraic (September 10, 2023). "Longford SHC Final: Clonguish Gaels overcome Slashers to complete two-in-a-row title triumph". www.longfordleader.ie.
- ^ "Classy St Fechin's hurlers advance in Leinster championship". Independent.ie. 31 October 2023.
- ^ "AIB Leinster Club Junior Hurling Championship 2024".
- ^ "Clonguish made to work to keep Longford hurling crown by Slashers". Independent.ie. 10 September 2023.