The London county football team represents London in men's Gaelic football and is governed by London GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Connacht Senior Football Championship and the National Football League.

London's home ground is McGovern Park, South Ruislip. The team's manager is Michael Maher.

London reached the Connacht Senior Championship final in 2013, but has never won the All-Ireland Senior Championship nor the National League.

History The team participated in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) between 1900 and 1910. They hosted Louth in the 1913 Leinster Senior Football Championship. London entered the National Football League in 1993 and were initially fairly successful with two wins, two draws and two losses in the county's first campaign. The renewed effort coincided with a drive to establish the games in schools.

London has fielded a senior team in the Connacht Senior Football Championship, since 1975. In their first 37 years of competing in Connacht, London managed only one win: a 0–9 to 0–6 defeat of Leitrim in 1977. In 2011, they broke the streak, defeating Fermanagh by a scoreline of 0–15 to 0–9 in Ruislip in the first round of the 2011 All-Ireland SFC qualifiers.

In 2013, the GAA banned the county from travelling to Ireland for warm-up games, as a result of a GAA rule put in place to prevent Ireland-based teams travelling abroad for training camps in the run up to the championship. This put London at a major disadvantage to other counties. However, the same year, London defeated Sligo by a scoreline of 1–12 to 0–14 to gain its second-ever victory in the Connacht SFC, with Lorcan Mulvey scoring the vital London goal. London held Leitrim in the Connacht SFC semi-final before winning the replay. London lost the final to Mayo. Entering Round 4 of the 2013 All-Ireland SFC qualifiers — London's first time at that level - they were paired with Cavan, Cavan won by a score of 1–17 to 1–08 at Croke Park to proceed to the All-Ireland quarter-finals. Lorcan Mulvey was later nominated for an All Star Award, but was not selected.

London withdrew from the 2020 championship due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games. London was excluded from the 2021 league and championship for the same reason. London returned in 2022. The county won its opening three fixtures of the 2022 National Football League against Carlow, Waterford, and Leitrim, with the wins against Carlow and Leitrim coming away from home.

In 2024, London played in the FBD for the first time in 15 years, beating Mayo but losing to Roscommon. They went on to beat Offaly in the 2024 Tailteann Cup.

In the 14th minute of London's 2025 match against Roscommon in Ruislip, Liam Gallagher scored the first two-pointer in All-Ireland Senior Football Championship history.

London host the other teams in the Connacht SFC at Ruislip on a rotational basis, with Mayo playing them in 2026 and Leitrim due to play them in 2027.

London also have a junior side playing in the All-Britain Football Championship and the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship.

Panel The following players were selected as part of the senior football panel for London's Tailteann Cup match against Laois on 23rd May 2026:

INJ Player has had an injury which has affected recent involvement with the county team.RET Player has since retired from the county team.WD Player has since withdrawn from the county team due to a non-injury issue.

Management team Manager: Michael Maher Selectors: Chris Byrne, Joseph Coulter, Noel Dunning Strength and conditioning coaches: Ross Bennett, Colm Smith Performance analyst: Shane Mangan

Managerial history The following is a table of London's county football managers at senior level since 1990. In October 2019, London-born Michael Maher became the first native to take charge of the London county football team. Maher experienced success while managing London sides at youth level and was part of former manager Ciarán Deely's backroom team for 2019.

Years Name County 1990 Tom Roche Kerry 1991 Paddy CorscaddenJohn McPartland LongfordDown 1992 Seamus Carr Donegal 1993–1994 PJ McGinley Donegal 1995–1998 Pat Griffin Kerry 1999–2000 Tommy McDermott Donegal 2001 Tom Roche* Kerry 2002 Iggy DonnellyPat GriffinDermot O'Brien TyroneKerryLaois 2002–2003 Chris Lloyd Longford 2004 John McPartland Down 2005–2010 Noel Dunning Westmeath 2011–2015 Paul Coggins Roscommon 2016–2019 Ciarán Deely Wexford 2019– Michael Maher** London * Withdrew from later stages of the 2001 League season due to the UK's foot-and-mouth outbreak and championship.

** Withdrew in 2020, fully on that occasion, and also did not play any games in 2021 due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games.

Honours Senior All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Runners-up (5): 1900, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1908 Semi-finalists (3): 1906, 1907, 1910 Connacht Senior Football Championship Runners-up (1): 2013 McGrath Cup Winners (1): 1988 Junior All-Ireland Junior Football Championship Winners (6): 1938, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1986 All-Britain Football Championship Winners (23): 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1995, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2022, 2024, 2025

Notes a. London received a bye to the final in five seasons.

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