Meath Senior Football Championship

Meath Senior Football Championship
Current season or competition:
2023 Meath Senior Football Championship
IrishAn Mhí
Founded1887
TrophyKeegan Cup
Title holdersDunshaughlin (2024) (4th title)
Most titlesNavan O'Mahonys (20 titles)
SponsorsFairyhouse Steel

The Meath Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Gaelic football clubs in Meath, Ireland.

Qualification for subsequent competitions

The winners of the Meath Senior Football Championship winners qualify to represent their county in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship and in turn, go on to the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship.

Competition format

From 2020, 16 teams compete in the championship, with four groups of four teams. The top two finishers in each group qualify for the quarter-finals. The bottom two teams in each group progress to the relegation playoffs. The overall loser in the relegation playoffs gets relegated to the Intermediate Division. In the 2020 Meath Senior Football Championship, due to the short window available to complete the championship because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Meath county board decided that only the top team in each group would qualify for the semi-finals while only the bottom team in each group would take part in the relegation playoffs.

History

Wolfe Tones went from the Meath Junior Football Championship to Meath SFC winners in the space of four seasons in the early 21st-century, featuring Meath player Cian Ward, whose emergence as one of Meath's "most exciting talents" coincided with this run, while 1996 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship-winning captain Tommy Dowd also joined the club around this time.[1]

In the 2024 final, Dunshaughlin defeated Wolfe Tones 2-07 to 1–08.[2]

Senior teams

The 16 teams competing in the 2022 Senior Football Championship are:

Club
 Finish
in 2022 		First year of
current spell at
Senior Level 		S.F.C
titles 		Last S.F.C title
Ballinabrackey Relegation Semi-Finalist 2020 0 n/a
Curraha Relegation Quarter-Finalist 2018 0 n/a
Donaghmore/Ashbourne Relegation Quarter-Finalist 2008 3 1942
Gaeil Colmcille Quarter-Finalist 2014 3 1991
Moynalvey Quarter-Finalist 2012 0 n/a
Na Fianna Semi-Finalist 2013 0 n/a
Ratoath Champions 2016 3 2022
Seneschalstown Relegation Finalist 1968 4 2009
Simonstown Gaels Relegation Quarter-Finalist 1996 2 2017
Skryne Quarter-Finalist 1938 13 2010
St Colmcille's Relegation Semi-Finalist 2017 0 n/a
St. Peter's Dunboyne Relegation Quarter-Finalist 1993 3 2018
Summerhill Runners-Up 1972 7 2013
Trim Non Qualifier 2022 1 1962
Wolfe Tones Semi-Finalist 2005 2 2021

Top winners

# Club Titles Years won
1 Navan O'Mahonys 20 1953, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1973, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1997, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2015
2 Skryne 13 1940, 1941, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1954, 1965, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2004, 2010
3 Navan Gaels 10 1907, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1938
4 Summerhill 8 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1986, 2011, 2013, 2023
5 Bohermeen 7 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1916
6 Walterstown 5 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984
Kilbride 5 1964, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971
Rathkenny 5 1917, 1918, 1919, 1922, 1923
Castletown 5 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1908
10 Seneschalstown 4 1972, 1994, 2007, 2009
Syddan 4 1949, 1951, 1952, 1956
Dunshaughlin 4 2000, 2001, 2002, 2024
12 Ratoath 3 2019, 2020, 2022
St. Peter's Dunboyne 3 1998, 2005, 2018
Gaeil Colmcille 3 1966, 1968, 1991
Donaghmore 3 1927, 1928, 1942
Kilmessan 3 1903, 1936, 1939
Navan Harps 3 1915, 1920, 1921
Pierce O'Mahony's 3 1894, 1895, 1896
20 Wolfe Tones 2 2006, 2021
Simonstown Gaels 2 2016, 2017
Dowdstown 2 1887, 1888
22 Blackhall Gaels 1 2003
Kilmainhamwood 1 1996
Dunderry 1 1995
Trim 1 1962
St Vincent's 1 1955
North Meath 1 1950
Navan Parnells 1 1946
Duleek 1 1943
St Mary's (Moynalty/Kilbeg) 1 1937
Moynalty 1 1932
Martry 1 1931
Stamullen 1 1900
Own Roes (Drogheda) 1 1897
Julianstown 1 1889

Roll of honour

Year Winner Score Opponent Score Note
2024[2] Dunshaughlin 2-07 Wolfe Tones 1-08
2023[3] Summerhill 0-22 Ratoath 1-13 After extra time.
2022[4] Ratoath 0-12 Summerhill 0-11
2021[5] Wolfe Tones 1-09 St. Peter's Dunboyne 0-09
2020[6] Ratoath 1-14 Gaeil Colmcille 1-13
2019[7] Ratoath 3-15 Summerhill 2-13
2018[8] St. Peter's Dunboyne 1-11 Summerhill 0-09
2017[9] Simonstown Gaels 2-09 Summerhill 0-07
2016[10] Simonstown Gaels 1-14 Donaghmore/Ashbourne 0-08
2015[11] Navan O'Mahonys 0-13 Na Fianna 1-08
2014[12] Navan O'Mahonys 2-11 Donaghmore/Ashbourne 2-09
2013[13] Summerhill 1-13 Na Fianna 1-10
2012[14] Navan O'Mahonys 1-11 Wolfe Tones 0-07
2011 Summerhill 0-10, 0-14 (R) Dunshaughlin 0-10, 1-09 (R)
2010 Skryne 0-21 Seneschalstown 4-08
2009 Seneschalstown 1-13, 2-08 (R) Wolfe Tones 1-13, 1-08 (R)
2008 Navan O'Mahonys 2-12 Summerhill 0-07
2007 Seneschalstown 1-08, 0-15 (R) Navan O'Mahonys 0-11, 0-09 (R)
2006 Wolfe Tones 1-09 Navan O'Mahonys 1-07
2005 St. Peter's, Dunboyne 1-08 Blackhall Gaels 0-08
2004 Skryne 1-09 Simonstown Gaels 0-07
2003 Blackhall Gaels 2-09 Simonstown Gaels 1-09
2002 Dunshaughlin 1-11 Trim 2-06
2001 Dunshaughlin 0-11 Skryne 1-05
2000 Dunshaughlin 1-19 Kilmainhamwood 2-06
1999 Skryne 1-12 Dunshaughlin 0-08
1998 St. Peter's, Dunboyne 0-09 Oldcastle 0-05
1997 Navan O'Mahonys 1-10 Trim 0-07
1996 Kilmainhamwood 2-12 Seneschalstown 1-06
1995 Dunderry 1-11 Kilmainhamwood 0-10
1994 Seneschalstown 1-11 Skryne 0-12
1993 Skryne 3-05 Navan O'Mahonys 2-07
1992 Skryne 1-07 Seneschalstown 0-07
1991 Gaeil Colmcille 1-12 Walterstown 1-06
1990 Navan O'Mahonys 0-12, 1-11 (R) Summerhill 3-03, 0-05 (R)
1989 Navan O'Mahonys 0-17 Skryne 3-06
1988 Navan O'Mahonys 0-11 Waltesrtown 0-10
1987 Navan O'Mahonys 0-13 Skryne 1-09
1986 Summerhill 0-13 Seneschalstown 1-08
1985 Navan O'Mahonys 0-10 Skryne 0-07
1984 Walterstown 2-09 Skryne 1-07
1983 Walterstown 0-10 Navan O'Mahonys 1-04
1982 Walterstown 1-07 Summerhill 0-05
1981 Navan O'Mahonys 0-07, 1-14 (R) Skryne 1-04, 0-05 (R)
1980 Walterstown 4-09 Syddan 0-06
1979 Navan O'Mahonys 1-09 Summerhill 1-03
1978 Walterstown 0-07 Summerhill 0-06
1977 Summerhill 1-06, 3-07 (R) Seneschalstown 0-09, 2-07 (R)
1976 Summerhill 3-09 Walterstown 0-02
1975 Summerhill 0-10 Navan O'Mahonys 0-09
1974 Summerhill 0-09 Bohermeen 0-07
1973 Navan O'Mahonys 1-09 Ballivor 1-07
1972 Seneschalstown 0-09, 0-11 (R) Navan O'Mahonys 1-06, 1-05 (R)
1971 Kilbride 1-08 Skryne 0-08
1970 Kilbride 0-09 Navan O'Mahonys 0-07
1969 Kilbride 2-05 Skryne 0-05
1968 Gaeil Colmcille 3-17 Walterstown 1-04
1967 Kilbride 0-06 Navan O'Mahonys 0-04
1966 Gaeil Colmcille 1-07, 3-02, 0-08 (2R) Kilbride 1-07, 1-08, 0-06 (2R)
1965* Skryne 1-03 Kilbride 1-04
1964 Kilbride 0-08 Gaeil Colmcille 0-06
1963 Navan O'Mahonys 4-06 St Vincent's 1-02
1962 Trim 3-08 Ballinlough 0-07
1961 Navan O'Mahonys 1-08 Trim 0-08
1960 Navan O'Mahonys 2-11 Drumbaragh Emmets 0-06
1959 Navan O'Mahonys 1-09 Skryne 2-05
1958 Navan O'Mahonys 1-05, 2-06 (R) Skryne 1-05, 1-02 (R)
1957 Navan O'Mahonys 0-11 Skryne 1-07
1956 Syddan 3-04 Skryne 2-06
1955 St Vincent's 1-12 Kells Harps 2-03
1954 Skryne 1-05 Kells Harps 0-04
1953 Navan O'Mahonys 3-07 Trim 2-04
1952 Syddan 0-07 Skryne 0-04
1951 Syddan 3-05 Skryne 0-09 Played on league basis. Final required as tie-breaker.
1950 North Meath 2-04 Skryne 1-03
1949 Syddan 5-04 North Meath 1-03 Played on league basis. No final required - final round of league
1948 Skryne 4-10 Syddan 2-05
1947 Skryne 3-13 Duleek 1-08
1946 Navan Parnells 2-05, 2-05 (R) North Meath 1-08, 3-01 (R)
1945 Skryne 3-17 Oldcastle 2-04
1944 Skryne 2-02, 0-06, 2-05 (2R) Navan Parnells 0-08, 1-03, 1-04 (2R) Played on league basis. Final required as tie-breaker.
1943 Duleek 1-07 Donaghmore 0-02 Played on league basis. No final required.
1942 Donaghmore 1-08 Skryne 0-02 Played on league basis. Final required as tie-breaker.
1941 Skryne 2-07 Kells Stars 0-09
1940 Skryne 7-06 Kells Stars 1-04 Played on league basis. No final required.
1939 Kilmessan 2-09 Kells Stars 1-05 Played on league basis. No final required.
1938 Navan Gaels 1-03 St Mary's (Kilbeg/Moynalty) 0-05 Played on league basis. Final required as tie-breaker.
1937 St Mary's Moynalty Navan Gaels Played on league basis. No final required.
1936 Kilmessan 0-05 Navan Gaels 1-01 Played on league basis. Final required as tie-breaker.
1935 Navan Gaels Skryne Played on league basis. No final required.
1934 Navan Gaels 2-04 Donaghmore 0-09
1933 Navan Gaels 2-05 Castletown 0-06
1932 Moynalty 1-05 Martry 1-02
1931 Martry 4-03 Navan Gaels 2-07
1930 Navan Gaels 4-03 Donaghmore 1-02
1929 Navan Gaels 0-06 Donaghmore 0-05 Played on league basis. Final required as tie-breaker.
1928 Donaghmore Navan Gaels Played on league basis. No final required.
1927 Donaghmore Played on league basis. No final required.
1926 Navan Gaels 2-04 Donaghmore 2-03 Played on league basis. No final required.
1925 Navan Gaels 2-09 Donaghmore 2-03 Played on league basis. Final required as tie-breaker.
1924 Navan Gaels Played on a league basis
1923 Rathkenny Navan Harps W/O
1922 Rathkenny 1-05 Martry 0-01
1921 Navan Harps
1920 Navan Harps 1-03 Rathkenny 0-06
1919 Rathkenny 2-04 Oldcastle 2-03
1918 Rathkenny Run on league basis
1917 Rathkenny 0-05 Bohermeen 0-00
1916 Bohermeen Oldcastle W/O
1915 Navan Harps 1-03 Oldcastle 0-05 Level in league; Final a play-off
1914 Bohermeen Navan Harps 0–00 to 0-00; Harps refused to replay
1913 Bohermeen Carnaross
1912 Bohermeen Played on a league basis
1911 Bohermeen Played on a league basis
1910 Bohermeen 1-03 Oldcastle 1-02
1909 Bohermeen 1-14 Bettystown 1-05
1908 Castletown 2-14 Trim Clann na Gael 0-06
1907 Navan Gaels 1-04 Oldcastle 0-03
1906 Castletown 0-03 Trim Clann na Gael 0-02
1905 Castletown 2-02 Navan Gaels 0-03
1904 Castletown 1-05 Kilmessan 0-04
1903 Kilmessan 1-03 Castletown 0-05
1902 Castletown 0-14 Kilmessan 0-00
1901 No Championship
1900 Stamullen Only affiliated team
1899 No Championship
1898 No Championship
1897 Drogheda Owen Roes 1-06 Newtown Round Towers 0-04
1896 Navan Pierce O'Mahony's 1-04 Drogheda Owen Roes 0-03
1895 Navan Pierce O'Mahony's 0-04 Drogheda Owen Roes 0-02
1894 Navan Pierce O'Mahony's 4-09 Navan Commons Independents 0-00
1893 No Championship
1892 No Championship
1891 No Championship
1890 No result available
1889 Julianstown Dowdstown
1888 Dowdstown Donecarney 0–00 to 0-00 First game; W/O refixture
1887 Dowdstown 1-00 Kells Campaigners 0-00
  • The 1965 final was abandoned mid-game. Skryne awarded the title.

Records

  • Most titles:
    • 20 - Navan O'Mahonys
    • 13 - Skryne
    • 10 - Navan Gaels
  • Most consecutive titles:
    • 6 - Bohermeen: 1909-1914
    • 5 - Navan O'Mahonys: 1957-1961
    • 4 - Summerhill: 1974-1977
  • Most appearances in the SFC
    • 86+ - Skryne
  • Most consecutive appearances in the SFC
    • 84 - Skryne: 1938–present
    • 62 - Trim: 1949-2011
    • 54 - Seneschalstown: 1968–present
    • 51 - Walterstown: 1965-2015
  • Biggest win
    • 44 points - Kilmainhamwood 10–19, 0-5 St Colmcille's: 1996
    • 35 points - Summerhill 5-27, 0-7 Curraha: 2018
  • Most points scored
    • 174 - Summerhill: 2019
    • 169 - Ratoath: 2019
    • 168 - Kilmainhamwood: 1996
  • Most points conceded
    • 161 - Longwood: 2019
    • 153 - Duleek/Bellewstown: 2017
    • 141 - Gaeil Colmcille: 2004
  • Leinster SCFC titles
    • 2 - Walterstown: 1980, 1983
    • 1 - Dunsaughlin: 2002; Summerhill: 1977

See also

References

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