2009 Leinster Senior Club Football Championship

a history of the Leinster Club Championship Leinster Senior Club Football Championship the Hurling equivalent Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship May 2022 February 2013 2009 Leinster Senior Club Football Championship Leinster 2009 The Leinster Senior Club Football Championship 2009 will be the 42nd staging of the annual Leinster Senior Club Football Championship ran by the Leinster GAA. The competition will see the county champions of eleven counties of Leinsters compete for the title. The Kilkenny Senior Football Championship winners do not take part in the senior championship. The winners will be awarded the Cup and will go on to compete in the 2010 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship. The championship is scheduled to start on 25 October 2009 and conclude with the final on 6 December 2009. Kilmacud Crokes are the current holders – beating ? in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship 2008 final at ?. Format The championship takes the structure of an open-draw knock-out. Competing teams Each county in Leinster holds its own County Championship. The winner of the eleven championships qualify for the Leinster Club Championship. TeamQualified asLast appearanceNotesRathvillyCarlow Champions2004Rathvilly were knocked out at the quarter-final stage of the competition by Clara of Offaly.Ballyboden St. Enda'sDublin Champions1995St Laurence'sKildare ChampionsFirst AppearanceKnocked out in the first round by ClaraPortlaoiseLaois Champions2008Won the competition in 2004 and went on to be all-Ireland club champions in March 2005.ClonguishLongford Champions2008Mattock RangersLouth Champions2005Knocked out in the first round by Portlaoise.SenchelstownMeath Champions2007Knocked out at the quarter-final stage by Portlaoise of Laois.ClaraOffaly Champions2003GarrycastleWestmeath Champions2004HorsewoodWexford Champions2006Knocked out in the first round by Clonguish.RathnewWicklow Champions2005Won the competition in 2001. Knocked out at the quarter-final stage by Ballyboden St. Enda's First round 25 October 2009 Mattock Rangers (Louth) 0-02 – 2-21 Portlaoise (Laois) D Reid 0-1 (0-1f), C Grimes 0-1 (0-1f) B Fitzgerald 1-4 (0-1f), P Cahillane 1-2 (0-2f), C Rogers 0-4, Z Tuohy 0-3 (0-1f), B McCormack, P McNulty 0-2 each, B Mulligan, K Lillis, A Kelly, R Maher 0-1 each Portlaoise 25 October 2009 Clara (Offaly) 1-12 – 2-08 St Laurences (Kildare) R Brady 0-1; J O’Hara 0-1, E Brady 1-0, J Reynolds 0-5, T Deehan 0-5(fs). T O’Neill 0-1, B Mackey 0-2(fs), R Lawlor 1-2, J Fogarty 1-2, D Lawlor 0-1. Newbridge D Fahey (Longford) 25 October 2009 Clonguish (Longford) 2-10 – 0-05 Horsewood (Wexford) Newbridge Quarter finals 8 November 2009 Portlaoise (Laois) 3-12 – 1-06 Senchelstown (Meath) Portlaoise 8 November 2009 Clara (Offaly) 0-14 – 1-08 Rathvilly (Carlow) Tullamore 8 November 2009 Clonguish (Longford) 0-15 – 1-14 Garrycastle (Westmeath) Longford 8 November 2009 2.30 Ballyboden St. Enda's (Dublin) 1-10 – 1-07 Rathnew (Wicklow) C Keaney 0-5 (0-3f), D Shovlin 1-0, D OMahony, S Lambert, K Naughton, A Kerin (0-1f), P Galvin 0-1 each. T Gill 0-5 (0-5f), L Glynn 1-1, N Mernagh 0-1. Parnell Park Maurice Deegan Semi finals 22 November 2009 Ballyboden St. Enda's (Dublin) 0-00 – 0-00 Garrycastle (Westmeath) Westmeath 22 November 2009 Clara (Offaly) 0-03 – 1-09 Portlaoise (Laois) P Cahillane 1-3 (1-0 pen); B Fitzgerald (0-2f), P McNulty 0-2 each, B Smyth, J Fennell 0-1 each. T Deehan (0-1f), S Deehan, J O’Hara 0-1 each. Portlaoise References Category:Leinster GAA club football competitions Leinster Senior Club Football Championship