Meath Senior Football Championship

Annual Gaelic football competition

Meath Senior Football Championship

Current season or competition:
2023 Meath Senior Football Championship
Irish| An Mhí
Founded| 1887
Trophy| Keegan Cup
Title holders| Dunshaughlin (2024) (4th title)
Most titles| Navan O'Mahonys (20 titles)
Sponsors| Fairyhouse 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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#  | Club  | Titles  | Years won

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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

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Year  | Winner  | Score  | Opponent  | Score  | Note

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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

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* 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

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* Meath Senior Hurling Championship

## References

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1. ^ Boyle, Donnchadh; McKeon, Conor (9 November 2021). "'You have to grasp the nettle when you are good enough' — Ward". Irish Independent.
2. ^ a b Keanie, Paul (20 October 2024). "Mathew Costello goes from villain to hero as Dunshaughlin land Meath SFC title". RTÉ.
3. ^ Keanie, Paul (8 October 2023). "Summerhill prevail in extra-time to end ten-year wait for Meath football crown". RTÉ.
4. ^ "SFC final: Wallace leads way with hat-trick of points as Ratoath edge gripping contest". hoganstand.com. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
5. ^ "SFC final: 'Tones triumph". hoganstand.com. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
6. ^ "Late late Wallace goal wins Meath thriller for Ratoath". Irish Examiner. 4 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
7. ^ "SFC final: Stylish Ratoath reach summit for first time". Hogan Stand. 27 October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
8. ^ "Meath SFC final: Lowndes delivers for Dunboyne". Hogan Stand. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
9. ^ "Meath SFC final: Simonstown Gaels retain title". Hogan Stand. 29 October 2017. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
10. ^ "Meath SFC final: First-half foundations earn first Keegan Cup for Simonstown". Hogan Stand. 30 October 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
11. ^ "Meath SFCfinal: O'Mahonys resist Na Fianna rally". Hogan Stand. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
12. ^ "Meath SFC: O'Mahonys' resilience rewarded with 19th title". Hogan Stand. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
13. ^ "Meath SFC final: Late surge sees Summerhill scale summit". Hogan Stand. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
14. ^ "O'Mahonys Royal kingpins again". Irish Examiner. 29 October 2012. Retrieved 30 October 2012.

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