Dr Lagan Cup

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Dr Lagan Cup
IrishCorn an Dochtúra Uí Lagáin
CodeFootball
Founded1943
Abolished1967
RegionUlster (GAA)
No. of teams5
Last Title holdersDonegal (4th title)
First winnerTyrone
Most titlesDown (6 titles)

The Dr Lagan Cup was an inter-county Gaelic football competition in the province of Ulster. The competition was discontinued in 1967 when Donegal won the competition. The Lagan Cup was the trophy for a Senior Football League, which at the time was limited to seven Ulster counties, unlike the Dr McKenna Cup, which is a knockout competition that includes all nine of Ulster's counties.

Frankie Donnelly holds the record for the highest individual scoring tally in an inter-county match, with 4–11 for Tyrone against Fermanagh in the 1957 Dr Lagan Cup.[1][2]

Top winners[edit]

# Team Wins Years won
1 Down 6 1949, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964
2 Derry 5 1945, 1947, 1950, 1953, 1959
3 Donegal 4 1952, 1965, 1966, 1967
4 Antrim 3 1944, 1946, 1948
Tyrone 1943, 1957, 1958
Armagh 1954, 1955, 1956
5 Monaghan 1 1951

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Tyrone legend Donnelly passes away". RTÉ Sport. 15 March 2007. Archived from the original on 20 March 2007.
  2. ^ "Tyrone's legendary Frankie Donnelly passes away". Hogan Stand. 16 March 2007.