2019 London Senior Football Championship

London S.F.C.
Season	2019
Champions	Tír Chonaill Gaels (19th Title)
Relegated	Parnells
All Ireland SCFC	n/a
Winning Captain	Liam Gavaghan
Man of the Match	???
Winning Coach	Paul Coggins
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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	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Fulham Irish	3	3	0	35	28	+7	6
St Kiernan's	3	2	1	38	29	+9	4
Round Towers	3	1	2	55	35	+20	2
Kingdom Kerry Gaels	3	0	3	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		McGovern Park Referee: Gavin Dixon (???)

Connacht Senior Club Football Championship[]

References[]

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

[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.

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