Baltinglass were crowned Wicklow senior football champions for the 22nd time in their history after they scored a five point (1-14 to 1-9) win over St Patrick's in Aughrim today.

A seven point contribution from 'man-of-the-match' Joey Kelly was vital as the winners bridged a nine year gap to their last success while it was a third final defeat in-a-row for luckless St Patrick's.

Sean O'Brien raised a green flag for the winners in the opening period but that was cancelled out by a Stephen Duffy penalty after the resumption.

Eight players made the scoresheet for Baltinglass, who led by four points at the halfway stage, while Duffy top scored for the losers with 1-5.

Baltinglass - M Jackson (0-1f); T Murphy, M Staines, J Murray; P Burke, B Cullen, T Burke; K Murphy (0-1), J Kennedy; I Sheerin (0-1), H Sinnott (0-2), J McGrath (0-1); J Kelly (0-7, 4f), S O'Brien (1-0), D Kelly (0-1). Subs: C Heaslip for H Sinnott, B Nolan for J Murray, D Jones for P Burke, P Dowling for S O'Brien.

St Patrick's - I Murphy; E Cullen, P Higgins, C Doyle; N Donnelly, P McWalter (0-1), W Doyle; D Healy, J Delahunt; C Ffrench, B Doyle (0-1), J Crowe; E Wolfe (0-1), B Coen, S Duffy (1-5, 1-0pen, 0-2f). Subs: R Murphy for W Doyle, C McGettigan for N Donnelly, T Kelly (0-1) for E Wolfe, D Fitzgerald for B Coen.

Referee - K Kenny.

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