The Longford Club Hurling Championship is an annual

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competition organised by

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among

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clubs in

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, Ireland. The winner qualifies to represent the county in the

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, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship. Currently three clubs compete in the County Championship:

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, Longford Slashers and Clonguish Gaels.

Format

Group stage

The 3 clubs start in a groups stage. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed two group games. Two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record. The top two teams in the group qualify for the final.

Final

The group stage winner and runners-up contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.

Qualification for subsequent competition

At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent

Teams

2024 Teams

The 3 teams competing in the 2024 Longford Senior Hurling Championship are:

Roll of honour

By club

List of finals

Notes

External links

Longford GAA

Longford Supporters Club

Longford Gaelic Stats

References

{{Reflist Hurling competitions in Leinster Senior hurling county championships 1904 establishments in Ireland Recurring sporting events established in 1904 Hurling competitions in County Longford