Laois–Offaly Gaelic football rivalry

Laois-Offaly

Location	County Laois County Offaly
Teams	Laois Offaly
First meeting	Laois 1-5 - 0-2 Offaly 1903 Leinster quarter-final (21 August 1904)
Latest meeting	Laois 1-12 - 1-12 Offaly 2023 Tailteann Cup (20 May 2023)
Statistics
Meetings total	30
Most wins	Laois (15)
All-time series	Laois 15-5-10 Offaly
Largest victory	Laois 5-11 - 0-4 Offaly 1947 Leinster semi-final (6 July 1947)

The Laois-Offaly rivalry is a Gaelic football rivalry between Irish county teams Laois and Offaly, who first played each other in 1903. It is considered to be one of the biggest local rivalries in Gaelic games.[1][2][3][4] Laois's home ground is O'Moore Park and Offaly's home ground is O'Connor Park.

While both teams are regarded as minnows within the Leinster Senior Football Championship, they have enjoyed some success winning 16 provincial titles between them.

Statistics

Up to date as of 2022 season

Team	All-Ireland	Provincial	National League	Total
Laois	0	6	2	8
Offaly	3	10	1	14
Combined	3	16	3	22

All-time results

Legend

	Offaly win
	Laois win
	Match was a draw

Senior

	No.	Date	Winners	Score	Runners-up	Venue	Stage
	1.	21 July 1904	Laois	1-5 - 0-2	Offaly	Maryboro	Leinster Quarter-Final
	2.	1 July 1917	Laois	2-7 - 0-0	Offaly	Tullamore	Leinster Quarter-Final
	3.	28 June 1936	Laois	4-5 - 3-4	Offaly	Athy	Leinster Semi-Final
	4.	16 May 1937	Laois	2-6 - 1-9	Offaly	St. Conleth's Park	Leinster Quarter-Final
	5.	30 May 1937	Laois	2-7 - 1-7	Offaly	Athy	Leinster Quarter-Final Replay
	6.	14 July 1940	Laois	2-7 - 0-7	Offaly	Athy	Leinster Semi-Final
	7.	24 May 1942	Offaly	6-5 - 2-7	Laois	O'Moore Park	Leinster Quarter-Final
	8.	2 June 1946	Laois	1-7 - 1-5	Offaly	O'Connor Park	Leinster Quarter-Final
	9.	6 July 1947	Laois	5-11 - 0-4	Offaly	O'Moore Park	Leinster Semi-Final
	10.	11 May 1958	Offaly	4-3 - 1-5	Laois	St. Conleth's Park	Leinster Preliminary Round
	11.	17 May 1959	Offaly	1-9 - 2-6	Laois	O'Moore Park	Leinster Quarter-Final
	12.	7 June 1959	Laois	3-8 - 0-10	Offaly	O'Connor Park	Leinster Quarter-Final Replay
	13.	30 June 1963	Laois	2-7 - 0-9	Offaly	O'Moore Park	Leinster Semi-Final
	14.	30 June 1968	Laois	0-11 - 0-6	Offaly	O'Connor Park	Leinster Semi-Final
	15.	4 July 1971	Offaly	2-12 - 0-10	Laois	O'Moore Park	Leinster Semi-Final
	16.	15 June 1975	Offaly	0-13 - 0-13	Laois	O'Connor Park	Leinster Quarter-Final
	17.	29 June 1975	Offaly	3-14 - 3-7	Laois	O'Moore Park	Leinster Quarter-Final Replay
	18.	25 June 1978	Offaly	0-16 - 2-8	Laois	O'Moore Park	Leinster Quarter-Final
	19.	17 June 1979	Offaly	1-12 - 0-13	Laois	O'Connor Park	Leinster Quarter-Final
	20.	26 July 1981	Offaly	1-18 - 3-9	Laois	Croke Park	Leinster Final
	21.	27 June 1982	Offaly	3-13 - 1-15	Laois	O'Connor Park	Leinster Semi-Final
	22.	10 June 1990	Laois	3-15 - 3-5	Offaly	O'Moore Park	Leinster Quarter-Final
	23.	27 May 2001	Offaly	1-13 - 0-12	Laois	Croke Park	Leinster Quarter-Final
	24.	26 May 2002	Offaly	0-13 - 2-6	Laois	O'Connor Park	Leinster Quarter-Final
	25.	25 May 2003	Laois	1-12 - 1-12	Offaly	O'Moore Park	Leinster Quarter-Final
	26.	2 June 2003	Laois	2-10 - 0-13	Offaly	O'Connor Park	Leinster Quarter-Final Replay
	27.	29 May 2005	Laois	1-10 - 1-8	Offaly	Croke Park	Leinster Quarter-Final
	28.	30 July 2006	Laois	1-9 - 0-4	Offaly	O'Moore Park	All Ireland Qualifier Round 4
	29.	29 June 2019	Laois	0-20 - 0-15	Offaly	O'Moore Park	All Ireland Qualifier Round 3
	30.	20 May 2023	Laois	1-12 - 1-12	Offaly	O'Moore Park	2023 Tailteann Cup

References

1. "Leinster's old firm ready to go at it again". Irish Times. 29 July 2006. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
2. Kelly, Liam (24 April 2015). "Longford and Offaly rivalry ramps up to fever pitch". Irish Independent. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
3. O'Riordan, Ian (26 May 2005). "Boiling rivalry is played down by Kilmurray". Irish Times. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
4. O'Brien, Brendan (29 July 2006). "Battle lines drawn at the border". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 23 March 2016.