1983 Meath Senior Football Championship

The 1983 Meath Senior Football Championship is the 91st edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 14 teams, with the winner going on to represent Meath in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.

Meath S.F.C.

Season	1983
Champions	Walterstown 4th Senior Championship Title
Relegated	n/a
Leinster SCFC	Walterstown (Final) Walterstown 3-9, 2-11 Walsh Island
All Ireland SCFC	Walterstown (Final) Nemo Rangers 2-10, 0-5 Walterstown
Winning Captain	Gerry McLoughlin (Walterstown)
Man of the Match	Frank O'Sullivann (Walterstown)
Matches played	45
← 1982 1984 →

Walterstown were the defending champions after they defeated Summerhill in the previous years final, and they successfully defended their title when beating Navan O'Mahonys 0-10 to 1-4 in the final in Pairc Tailteann on 25 September 1983. This was their 4th S.F.C. success. Gerry McLoughlin raised the Keegan Cup for Walterstown while Frank O'Sullivan claimed the 'Man of the Match' award.

This was Kilmainhamwood's second period in the senior grade after claiming the 1982 Meath Intermediate Football Championship title.

After winning the Meath S.F.C. Walterstown went on to win the Leinster S.C.F.C. for the second time in their history and the third time for a Meath club to win, beating Walsh Island of Offaly in the final. They also reached their second All-Ireland S.C.F.C. final but lost out to Nemo Rangers of Cork. Walterstown are the only Meath side to have ever reached the All-Ireland final.

Team Changes

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The following teams have changed division since the 1982 championship season.

To S.F.C. Promoted from I.F.C. Kilmainhamwood - (Intermediate Champions)

From S.F.C. Regraded to I.F.C. Dunshaughlin

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts Navan O'Mahonys 6 5 1 0 73 52 +21 10 Nobber 6 4 1 1 59 50 +9 9 Summerhill 6 3 2 1 71 49 +22 7 Seneschalstown 6 3 3 0 55 55 +0 6 Skryne 6 3 3 0 74 53 +19 6 Kilmainhamwood 6 1 5 0 39 74 -35 2 Martinstown/Athboy 6 0 6 0 40 77 -37 0

Round 1 Navan O'Mahonys 1-10, 0-7 Seneschalstown, Duleek, 24/4/1983, Nobber 0-11, 1-8 Summerhill, Pairc Tailteann, 24/4/1983, Skryne 2-6, 0-6 Martinstown/Athboy, Martry, 24/4/1983, Kilmainhamwood - Bye, Round 2 Seneschalstown 1-12, 1-6 Kilmainhamwood, Castletown, 14/5/1983, Nobber 1-12, 0-6 Martinstown/Athboy, Kells, 22/5/1983, Summerhill 1-9, 2-4 Skryne, Trim, 22/5/1983, Navan O'Mahonys - Bye, Round 3 Navan O'Mahonys 0-10, 0-6 Kilmainhamwood, Kilberry, 22/5/1983, Skryne 3-8, 1-6 Nobber, Pairc Tailteann, 29/5/1983, Summerhill 0-10, 0-7 Martinstown/Athboy, Trim, 29/5/1983, Seneschalstown - Bye, Round 4 Seneschalstown 3-6, 1-11 Skryne, Stamullen, 17/6/1983, Nobber 0-13, 1-7 Navan O'Mahonys, Castletown, 19/6/1983, Kilmainhamwood 3-7, 0-10 Martinstown/Athboy, Martry, 19/6/1993, Summerhill - Bye, Round 5 Skryne 3-9, 0-5 Kilmainhamwood, Kilberry, 8/7/1983, Navan O'Mahonys 5-9, 1-8 Martinstown/Athboy, Martry, 13/7/1983, Seneschalstown 1-9, 0-8 Summerhill, Dunshaughlin, 31/7/1983, Nobber - Bye, Round 6: Summerhill 1-18, 0-3 Kilmainhamwood, Pairc Tailteann, 22/7/1983, Navan O'Mahonys 0-6, 0-3 Skryne, Dunshaughlin, 29/7/1983, Nobber 1-8, 0-6 Seneschalstown, Pairc Tailteann, 21/8/1983, Martinstown/Athboy - Bye, Round 7: Navan O'Mahonys 1-7, 0-9 Summerhill, Skryne, 21/8/1983, Nobber w/o, scr Kilmainhamwood, Seneschalstown w/o, scr Martinstown/Athboy, Skryne - Bye.

Group B

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts Walterstown 6 6 0 0 78 45 +33 12 Castletown 6 5 1 0 63 36 +27 10 St. Patrick's 6 3 2 1 52 56 -4 7 Trim 6 2 3 1 39 47 -8 5 Ballivor 6 2 4 0 51 46 +5 4 Syddan 6 2 4 0 36 50 -14 4 Gaeil Colmcille 6 0 6 0 24 54 -30 0

Round 1 Ballivor 3-9, 1-4 Gaeil Colmcille, Kilberry, 17/4/1983, Castletown 1-10, 0-4 Syddan, Kells, 24/4/1983, Walterstown 1-6, 1-3 Trim, Skryne, 24/4/1983, St. Patrick's - Bye, Round 2 Walterstown 1-8, 1-7 Syddan, Castletown, 22/5/1983, Castletown 0-8, 0-3 Trim, Seneschalstown, 22/5/1983, St. Patrick's 1-8, 0-4 Ballivor, Pairc Tailteann, 22/5/1983, Gaeil Colmcille - Bye, Round 3 Walterstown 1-9, 0-4 Castletown, Kells, 29/5/1983, Syddan 3-8, 1-12 Trim, Kilberry, 25/5/1983, St. Patrick's 1-9, 1-4 Gaeil Colmcille, Pairc Tailteann, 22/5/1983, Ballivor - Bye, Round 4 Walterstown 1-12, 2-4 Ballivor, Pairc Tailteann, 17/6/1983, Castletown 0-12, 0-4 Gaeil Colmcille, Kilberry, 19/6/1983, Trim 3-6, 0-15 St. Patrick's, Seneschalstown, 19/6/1983, Syddan - Bye, Round 5 Walterstown 1-16, 0-9 St. Patrick's, Skryne, 8/7/1983, Ballivor 0-11, 0-5 Syddan, Pairc Tailteann, 10/7/1983, Trim w/o, scr Gaeil Colmcille, Athboy, 14/7/1983, Castletown - Bye, Round 6: Castletown 2-9, 1-5 Ballivor, Martry, 17/7/1983, St. Patrick's w/o, scr Syddan, Pairc Tailteann, 17/7/1983, Walterstown 0-12, 0-6 Gaeil Colmcille, Martry, 22/7/1983, Trim - Bye, Round 7: Castletown 1-8, 1-2 St. Patrick's, Skryne, 23/7/1983, Trim w/o, scr Ballivor, Syddan w/o, scr Gaeil Colmcille, Walterstown - Bye.

Knock-out Stages

The winners and runners up of each group qualify for the semi finals.

	Semi Finals					Final
	1	Navan O'Mahonys	0-10
	4	Castletown	0-6
						Navan O'Mahonys		1-4
						Walterstown		0-10
	3	Walterstown	0-9
	2	Nobber	0-6

Semi-Finals:

• Navan O'Mahonys 0-10, 0-6 Castletown, Pairc Tailteann, 11/9/1983,
• Walterstown 0-9, 0-6 Nobber, Pairc Tailteann, 11/9/1983,

Final:

• Walterstown 0-10, 1-4 Navan O'Mahonys, Pairc Tailteann, 25/9/1983,

Leinster Senior Club Football Championship

Preliminary Round:

• Walterstown w, l James Stephens, ???, ??/?/1982,

Quarter-Final:

• Walterstown 3-11, 2-10 Johnstownbridge, Pairc Tailteann, 13/11/1983,

Semi-Final:

• Walterstown 2-10, 3-5 Scoil Uí Chonaill, St. Conleth's Park, 27/11/1983,

Final:

• Walterstown 3-9, 2-11 Walsh Island, St. Conleth's Park, 11/12/1983.

All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

Semi-Final:

• Walterstown 3-6, 0-8 Burren, Kiltoom, 11/2/1984,

Final:

• Nemo Rangers 2-10, 0-5 Walterstown, Athlone, 12/2/1984.

References

1. "Meath Chronicle Archives". Irishnewsarchive.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
2. "Meath Gaelic Football Champions Roll of Honor". Hoganstand.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.

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