The Leinster colleges senior football "A" championship, is the top level Gaelic football competition for secondary schools in Leinster. The winners receive the Brother Bosco (Mulhare) Cup and advance to the All-Ireland colleges "A" senior football championship, where they compete for the Hogan Cup.

St Mel's College of Longford hold the record for number of wins and this includes a record of six title wins in a row and a total of eight in the same decade. They also reached fourteen straight finals between 1930 and 1943. Coláiste Mhuire, Mullingar are the current title holders.

Wins listed by college

# Team Titles Years won
1 St Mel's College, Longford 29 1928, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1969, 1971, 1982, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 2003
2 St Patrick's, Navan 10 1991, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2013
St Finian's College, Mullingar 10 1925, 1926, 1927, 1939, 1944, 1949, 1950, 1953, 1960, 1966
4 Carmelite College, Moate 6 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981
5 Knockbeg College, Carlow 5 1920, 1932, 1954, 1955, 2005
Franciscan College, Gormanston 5 1958, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974
Naas C.B.S. 5 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
8 Belcamp College OMI, Dublin 4 1921, 1965, 1967, 1968
Good Counsel, New Ross 4 1995, 1996, 1999, 2015
10 Coláiste Caoimhin, Dublin 3 1929, 1930, 1931
11 St Joseph's, Fairview 2 1956, 1959
Coláiste Eoin, Dublin 2 1998, 2014
Dundalk Colleges 2 2002, 2011
St Mary's Secondary School, Edenderry 2 2009, 2012
St Peter's, Wexford 2 1992, 2017
16 St Kieran's, Kilkenny 1 1922
St Thomas's, Newbridge 1 1923
Cistercian College, Roscrea 1 1924
Franciscan College, Multyfarnham 1 1952
Patrician College, Ballyfin 1 1957
Ardscoil Rís, Dublin 1 1979
St Mary's, Mullingar 2 1983, 2025
Portarlington CBS 1 1984
Dundalk CBS 1 1985
St David's, Artane 1 1986
Athlone CC 1 2008
St Benildus College, Dublin 1 2016
St Joseph's SS, Rochfortbridge 1 2020

Finals listed by year

Year Winner Score Opponent Score
2024 Naas CBS 1-12 Coláiste Choilm, Tullamore 0-10
2023[1] Naas CBS 0-11 Moate CS 0-09
2022[2] Naas CBS 0-14 Maynooth EC 2-07
2021 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020 St Joseph's SS, Rochfortbridge 2-13 Naas CBS 0-15
2019[3] Naas CBS 2-12 Wicklow Schools 1-09
2018[4] Naas CBS 0-09 Marist College, Athlone 0-07
2017[5] St Peter's, Wexford 2-13 Moate CS 0-07
2016[6] St Benildus College, Dublin 2-07 Marist College, Athlone 1-06
2015[7] Good Counsel, New Ross 0-13 St Mary's Secondary School, Edenderry 0-11
2014 Coláiste Eoin, Dublin 1-10 Marist College, Athlone 1-08
2013[8] St Patrick's, Navan 1-12 St Mary's Secondary School, Edenderry 2-07
2012 St Mary's Secondary School, Edenderry 1-14 Coláiste Eoin, Dublin 2-10
2011 Dundalk Colleges 2-08 St Patrick's, Navan 0-12
2010 St Patrick's, Navan 1-12 Coláiste Eoin, Dublin 2-08
2009 St Mary's Secondary School, Edenderry 1-05 Good Counsel, New Ross 1-04
2008 Athlone CC 0-10 Franciscan College, Gormanston 0-09
2007 St Patrick's, Navan 2-09 Knockbeg College, Carlow 0-13
2006 St Patrick's, Navan Good Counsel, New Ross
2005 Knockbeg College, Carlow 0-11 St Mel's College, Longford 1-07
2004 St Patrick's, Navan Knockbeg College, Carlow
2003 St Mel's College, Longford St Patrick's, Navan
2002 Dundalk Colleges St Patrick's, Navan
2001 St Patrick's, Navan St Mel's College, Longford
2000 St Patrick's, Navan St Mel's College, Longford
1999 Good Counsel, New Ross 1-07 Marist College, Athlone 0-08
1998 Coláiste Eoin, Dublin 2-20 St Patrick's, Navan 4-13
1997 St Patrick's, Navan 0-15 St Mel's College, Longford 1-10
1996 Good Counsel, New Ross 2-10 St Peter's, Wexford 1-06
1995 Good Counsel, New Ross 1-11 St Peter's, Wexford 1-06
1994 St Mel's College, Longford 3-11 St Peter's, Wexford 1-05
1993 St Patrick's, Navan 2-10 St Michael's, Trim 1-07
1992 St Peter's, Wexford 1-09 Portarlington CBS 1-08
1991 St Patrick's, Navan 2-10 Moyne Community School 1-08
1990 St Mel's College, Longford 4-08 St Joseph's, Fairview 2-05
1989 St Mel's College, Longford 1-16 Moyle Park, Clondalkin 0-03
1988 St Mel's College, Longford 2-08 St Mary's, Mullingar 1-04
1987 St Mel's College, Longford 2-13 St Mary's, Mullingar 1-04
1986 St David's, Artane 0-07 St Peter's, Wexford 0-04
1985 Dundalk CBS 1-11 St Mary's CBS, Portlaoise 0-07
1984 Portarlington CBS 0-12 St David's, Artane 1-04
1983 St Mary's, Mullingar 1-05 Marist College, Athlone 0-05
1982 St Mel's College, Longford 1-12 Moyle Park, Clondalkin 1-09
1981 Carmelite College, Moate 1-06 St Mary's, Mullingar 0-05
1980 Carmelite College, Moate 1-05 Franciscan College, Gormanston 1-02
1979 Ardscoil Rís, Dublin 2-08 St Mel's College, Longford 0-04
1978 Carmelite College, Moate 1-09 St Mel's College, Longford 0-10
1977 Carmelite College, Moate 2-16 St Mel's College, Longford 0-07
1976 Carmelite College, Moate 3-10 St Joseph's, Fairview 1-07
1975 Carmelite College, Moate 1-12 Franciscan College, Gormanston 1-05
1974 Franciscan College, Gormanston 2-13 Knockbeg College, Carlow 1-05
1973 Franciscan College, Gormanston 2-11 St Mel's College, Longford 1-07
1972 Franciscan College, Gormanston 2-12 Patrician College, Ballyfin 2-10
1971 St Mel's College, Longford 1-07 Franciscan College, Gormanston 1-04
1970 Franciscan College, Gormanston 3-09 St Finian's College, Mullingar 0-08
1969 St Mel's College, Longford 1-20 Belcamp OMI, Dublin 1-03
1968 Belcamp OMI, Dublin 3-04 St Mel's College, Longford 0-09
1967 Belcamp OMI, Dublin 3-07 St Finian's College, Mullingar 1-05
1966 St Finian's College, Mullingar 4-03 Franciscan College, Gormanston 0-04
1965 Belcamp OMI, Dublin 3-11 St Finian's College, Mullingar 1-04
1964 St Mel's College, Longford 4-06 O'Connell School, Dublin 1-05
1963 St Mel's College, Longford 2-06 O'Connell School, Dublin 2-03
1962 St Mel's College, Longford 4-11 Franciscan College, Gormanston 0-01
1961 St Mel's College, Longford 3-09 St Finian's College, Mullingar 1-03
1960 St Finian's College, Mullingar 3-09 St Mel's College, Longford 0-05
1959 St Joseph's, Fairview 9-09 Franciscan College, Gormanston 1-07
1958 Franciscan College, Gormanston 2-08 Patrician College, Ballyfin 0-06
1957 Patrician College, Ballyfin 4-08 St Joseph's, Fairview 3-05
1956 St Joseph's, Fairview 1-08 St Mel's College, Longford 2-03
1955 Knockbeg College, Carlow 1-08 Synge Street CBS, Dublin 1-04
1954 Knockbeg College, Carlow 3-08 O'Connell School, Dublin 1-05
1953 St Finian's College, Mullingar 6-12 St Peter's, Wexford 0-04
1952 Franciscan College, Multyfarnham 1-08 St Mel's College, Longford 0-07
1951 St Mel's College, Longford 1-08 St. Peter's College, Wexford 0-03
1950 St Finian's College, Mullingar 1-04 w/o St Mel's College, Longford 0-07
1949 St Finian's College, Mullingar 2-12 Knockbeg College, Carlow 1-09
1948 St Mel's College, Longford w/o O'Connell School, Dublin
1947 St Mel's College, Longford 5-08 St Finian's College, Mullingar 3-10
1946 St Mel's College, Longford 5-06 St Finian's College, Mullingar 2-10
1945 St Mel's College, Longford 1-10 O'Connell School, Dublin 0-05
1944 St Finian's College, Mullingar 5-03 Westland Row CBS, Dublin 2-01
1943 St Mel's College, Longford 2-08 St Joseph's, Marino 3-03
1942 St Mel's College, Longford 1-03 O'Connell School, Dublin 1-01
1941 St Mel's College, Longford 1-08 O'Connell School, Dublin 1-01
1940 St Mel's College, Longford 3-04 St Finian's College, Mullingar 1-01
1939 St Finian's College, Mullingar 5-03 St Mel's College, Longford 2-05
1938 St Mel's College, Longford 3-07 St. Vincent's C.B.S., Glasnevin 1-06
1937 St Mel's College, Longford 4-01 Knockbeg College, Carlow 1-03
1936 St Mel's College, Longford 2-04 Westland Row CBS, Dublin 2-01
1935 St Mel's College, Longford 3-05 St Finian's College, Mullingar 0-04
1934 St Mel's College, Longford 2-02 Knockbeg College, Carlow 1-02
1933 St Mel's College, Longford 1-03 Coláiste Caoimhin, Dublin 0-03
1932 Knockbeg College, Carlow 5-05 St Mel's College, Longford 4-03
1931 Coláiste Caoimhin, Dublin 2-01 St Mel's College, Longford 0-02
1930 Coláiste Caoimhin, Dublin 2-05 St Mel's College, Longford 2-00
1929 Coláiste Caoimhin, Dublin 5-07 Patrician College, Ballyfin 0-03
1928 St Mel's College, Longford 2-01 Belcamp, Dublin 0-00
1927 St Finian's College, Mullingar 2-15 St. Enda's, Dublin 0-01
1926 St Finian's College, Mullingar 2-08 Knockbeg College, Carlow 1-05
1925 St Finian's College, Mullingar 0-04 Cistercian College, Roscrea 0-02
1924 Cistercian College, Roscrea 1-02 Knockbeg College, Carlow 0-03
1923 St Thomas's, Newbridge 3-03 St Finian's College, Mullingar 2-01
1922 St Kieran's, Kilkenny 1-05 St Thomas's, Newbridge 1-04
1921 Belcamp OMI, Dublin 1-01 Cistercian College, Roscrea 0-02
1920 Knockbeg College, Carlow 1-06 Terenure College, Dublin 1-02
  • Teams in bold went on to win the Hogan Cup in the same year.

See also

Sources

References

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  2. ^ "Naas withstand late fightback to clinch third Leinster colleges crown in all-Kildare final". 5 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Brother Bosco Cup final: Naas CBS retain crown - HoganStand". hoganstand.com. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
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  6. ^ "St Benildus claim first Leinster Colleges crown". Irish Examiner. 8 February 2016. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
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