<P> The 1940s successes were the pinnacle of Roscommon's achievements . They also reached the final in 1962 . That year was memorable for they were losing the Connacht final to Galway by 5 points when Roscommon keeper Aidan Brady swung on the crossbar, breaking it in two . During the 15 - minute wait to get it replaced, Roscommon moved the great Gerry O'Malley to midfield in a re-organisation and he inspired their comeback to enable them to win the Connacht Championship . However, Kerry, once again, led by the great Mick O'Connell defeated them in the All - Ireland final thanks in no small way to an off - the - ball incident which led to O'Malley being stretchered off very early in the game . Roscommon's next period of success came in the late 1970s when they won 4 Connacht titles on the trot from 77 - 80 . they reached the final in 1980 against Kerry . They looked like causing an upset when John "Jigger" O'Connor's 35th - second goal helped them to an early 1 - 2 to 0 - 0 lead, but this was the Kerry team regarded as the greatest in history, and they eventually won by 1 - 9 to 1 - 6 . A series of minor championships (1983, 1984, 1989 and 1992), and an All - Ireland Under - 21 final in 1982, showed the impact of that success and in 1990 and 1991 Roscommon emerged from Connacht again, succumbing to Meath by a single point in the 1991 All Ireland semi-final . </P> <P> Nine unsuccessful seasons followed before, in 2001, Roscommon regained the Connacht title following a brilliant win and performance over eventual All - Ireland champions Galway and a very dramatic end - of - match victory over Mayo . However, they failed to make any further progress in the 2001 All Ireland Championship and the decade that followed was amongst the least successful in the team's history . </P> <P> On the field, outside of a very exciting run in 2003, the senior team failed to record any notable successes since their 2001 Connacht Championship title win until 2010 . The success of the county's Minor team in winning the All - Ireland title in 2006 offered hope, however . </P> <P> In 2010 Roscommon captured their 20th Senior Connacht football title . In the first round they defeated London in Ruislip 0 - 14 to 0 - 6 . In the semi final played in Dr Hyde Park Roscommon beat Leitrim 1 - 13 to 0 - 11 . In the final played in McHale Park, Roscommon overcame favourites Sligo on a scoreline of 0 - 14 to 0 - 13 . Roscommon were subsequently beaten in the All - Ireland Quarter Final in Croke Park by Cork 1 - 16 to 0 - 10 . </P>

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