Armagh 1-11 Longford 1-10: This was the ultimate smash and grab operation.

Longford 1-9 Wicklow 1-5: A strong second-half performance saw Longford secure a home semi-final with O’Byrne Cup champions Dublin on Sunday.

Longford 2-15 Carlow 1-8: Three weeks on from their refusal to bow to pragmatism and shut up shop against Dublin, Longford’s commitment to attractive football finally paid off on Saturday.

Longford 0-16 Offaly 0-13: In a streaky game where both sides thrived on confidence, ultimately Offaly’s lack of self-belief cost them when they saw the finishing line.

Longford’s survival instincts served them well as they came from seven points adrift to oust Offaly in a keenly contested Leinster SFC clash at O’Connor Park in Tullamore.

Offaly had way too much firepower for Longford and it was their more clinical finishing of better chances created that earned them the new Division 4 silverware.

Longford 1-12 Waterford 1-10

Allianz FL Division 4 Round 2: Longford 0-14 Antrim 0-13: A free from the boot of Brian Kavanagh helped Longford to a narrow win over Antrim in their Division 4 clash played in foggy conditions at Glennon Brothers Pearse Park.

Wexford 1-15 Longford 1-13

Longford 0-19 Offaly 0-15

Limerick 2-11 Longford 0-11

Kerry make two changes from the team that lost to Dublin for tomorrow’s Division 1 round two clash with Derry in Killarney.

Mayo GAA officials are “100% sure” Elverys will honour their sponsorship deal with the county despite the retail chain announcing it was going into receivership yesterday.

Longford Slashers (Longford) 3-13 Rathnew (Wicklow) 0-10

Longford Slashers 1-11 Dromard 1-09

Longford 2-14 Limerick 0-09

Longford 2-14 Limerick 0-9

Derry 0-14 Longford 0-05

Derry 0-14 Longford 0-5

Armagh 3-08 Longford 2-09

Armagh 3-8 Longford 1-9

Conor Counihan will be without his three U21 players for Sunday’s Division One trip to Newry.

Longford 1-8 Westmeath 2-7

Wexford 2-08 Longford 1-10

Meath 1-9 Longford 1-7

Longford 1-15 Limerick 1-21 (after extra time)

Jason Ryan hailed the strength in depth of his squad as Wexford scored six of the game’s last seven points to snatch victory over Longford after more than 140 minutes of action.

With nothing at stake, as both counties had already clinched promotion, they rested their regulars.

St Mary’s claimed their first Hogan Cup success with a stunning performance at Croke Park on Saturday.

Longford boss Glenn Ryan was “delighted” with the battling qualities shown by his team who came from behind to earn a draw and promotion in Thurles on Saturday night.

Promotion-chasing Longford maintained their 100% record with a very impressive eight-point defeat of struggling Sligo at Markievicz Park.

Longford recovered from conceding a couple of goals in the early stages to eventually get the better of neighbouring rivals Roscommon in a highly entertaining Allianz FL Division 3 encounter at Brothers Pearse Park.

Three goals from Cian McMonagle fired St Mary’s Edenderry to victory over holders Dundalk Colleges in this Leinster Colleges SAFC semi-final at Navan’s Pairc Tailteann.

Longford maintained their 100% record with a swagger at ice cold Kingspan/Breffni Park on Saturday night.

Paul Kelly’s cracking 27th minute goal proved the foundation for Longford’s impressive victory against a poor Offaly side in this Allianz Football League Division 3 opening round tie at Glennon Brothers Pearse Park yesterday.

JACK BRADY and sub Donal Smith struck second-half goals as DCU, without several key players, advanced to the O’Byrne Cup semi-final at Ballymahon yesterday.

LONGFORD produced a strong final quarter to claim victory over Athlone IT in this O’Byrne Cup tie at Ballymahon.

CAVAN’S think-tank cleared the decks at the back but it was Longford who held all the aces in this All-Ireland SFC qualifier first round tie at Kingspan/Breffni Park.

Cavan 0-11 Longford 2-16

LAOIS won but they did so with a performance which in manager Justin McNulty’s own words, would see Dublin “obliterate” them if repeated against Pat Gilroy’s men in the quarter-final.

Laois 0-10 Longford 0-9

CLARE had two points to spare over Longford at Cusack Park, Ennis yesterday.

Louth 1-11 Longford 1-7

CAPTAIN Brian Dooher will return to the Tyrone line-up for the first time since last August’s All-Ireland semi-final defeat to Cork for Sunday’s Ulster SFC quarter-final against Antrim.

Influential forward Brian Kavanagh has been named in the Longford team for Sunday's Leinster SFC first round clash with Louth at O'Moore Park (throw-in 3.50pm).

A LATE Paul Earls goal rescued victory for Wicklow in O’Moore Park yesterday, just when it looked like they had blown it.

Wicklow 2-12 Longford 1-13

Westmeath 2-10 Longford 1-10

WEXFORD clinched promotion — and a place in the NFL Division Three final — after a facile 2-16 to 0-15 victory over Louth at Wexford Park yesterday.