1984 Meath Senior Football Championship

The 1984 Meath Senior Football Championship is the 92nd edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 15 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	1984
Champions	Walterstown 5th Senior Championship Title
Relegated	Gaeil Colmcille Martinstown/Athboy
Leinster SCFC	Walterstown (Preliminary Round) Athlone 1-12, Walterstown 0-7
Winning Captain	Gerry Cooney (Walterstown)
Man of the Match	Martin Barry (Walterstown)
Matches played	35
← 1983 1985 →

Walterstown were the defending champions for the second year in a row after they defeated Navan O'Mahonys in the previous years final, and they successfully defended their title (to claim the "3-in-a-row") when beating Skryne 2-9 to 1-7 in the final in Pairc Tailteann on 30 September 1984. This was their 5th S.F.C. success. Gerry Cooney raised the Keegan Cup for Walterstown while Martin Barry claimed the 'Man of the Match' award.

This was Moynalvey's first ever period in the senior grade after claiming the 1983 Meath Intermediate Football Championship title.

Gaeil Colmcille and Martinstown/Athboy were regraded to the I.F.C. after 19 and 5 years as senior clubs respectively.

Team Changes

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The following teams have changed division since the 1983 championship season.

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

From S.F.C. Regraded to I.F.C. n/a

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts Walterstown 4 4 0 0 67 34 +33 8 Skryne 4 3 1 0 51 33 +18 6 Summerhill 4 2 2 0 51 42 +9 4 St. Patrick's 4 1 3 0 23 49 -26 2 Kilmainhamwood 4 0 4 0 14 48 -34 0

Round 1 Walterstown 2-10, 0-6 Kilmainhamwood, 22/4/1984, Skryne 2-11, 1-5 St. Patrick's, 22/4/1984, Summerhill - Bye, Round 2 Skryne 0-10, 1-3 Kilmainhamwood, Pairc Tailteann, 5/6/1984, Summerhill 1-12, 0-4 St. Patrick's, Pairc Tailteann, 5/6/1984, Walterstown - Bye, Round 3 Walterstown 1-9, 0-10 Skryne, 1/7/1984, Summerhill 0-22, 0-2 Kilmainhamwood, 1/7/1984, St. Patrick's - Bye, Round 4 Skryne 0-14, 0-7 Summerhill, 29/7/1984, Walterstown 3-8, 1-8 St. Patrick's, 29/7/1984, Kilmainhamwood - Bye, Round 5 Walterstown 4-10, 0-7 Summerhill, 26/8/1984, St. Patrick's w/o, scr Kilmainhamwood, Skryne - Bye,

Group B

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts Seneschalstown 4 3 0 1 69 32 +37 7 Nobber 4 3 1 0 66 32 +34 6 Castletown 4 2 1 1 18* 28* -10* 5 Syddan 4 0 3 1 18 43 -25 1 Gaeil Colmcille 4 0 3 1 13* 46* -33* 1

Round 1 Seneschalstown 3-12, 0-4 Syddan, 22/4/1984, Nobber 1-18, 0-2 Gaeil Colmcille, 22/4/1984, Castletown - Bye, Round 2 Seneschalstown 3-9, 1-1 Gaeil Colmcille, 10/6/1984, Nobber 1-14, 1-4 Castletown, Kilberry, 10/6/1984, Syddan - Bye Round 3 Seneschalstown 0-11, 1-8 Castletown, 1/7/1984, Syddan 0-7, 1-4 Gaeil Colmcille, 1/7/1984, Nobber - Bye, Round 4 Castletown 4-11, 0-7 Gaeil Colmcille, 8/7/1984, Nobber 2-9, 0-7 Syddan, 29/7/1984, Seneschalstown - Bye, Round 5 Seneschalstown 1-13, 2-7 Nobber, 19/8/1984, Castletown w/o, scr Syddan, Gaeil Colmcille - Bye,

Group C

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts Navan O'Mahonys 4 4 0 0 46 26 +20 8 Moynalvey 4 3 1 0 25* 29* -4* 6 Ballivor 4 1 2 1 22* 31* -9* 3 Trim 4 1 2 1 38 41 -3 3 Martinstown/Athboy 4 0 4 0 11** 15** -4** 0

Round 1 Navan O'Mahonys 2-11, 0-7 Moynalvey, 22/4/1984, Trim 2-9, 1-8 Martinstown/Athboy, 29/4/1984, Ballivor - Bye, Round 2 Ballivor w, l Martinstown/Athboy, Navan O'Mahonys 1-12, 2-4 Trim, Athboy, 10/6/1984, Moynalvey - Bye, Round 3 Navan O'Mahonys 2-8, 1-6 Ballivor, 1/7/1984, Moynalvey 1-5, 1-3 Trim, 1/7/1984, Martinstown/Athboy - Bye, Round 4 Ballivor 1-4, 0-7 Trim, 29/7/1984, Moynalvey w, l Martinstown/Athboy, Navan O'Mahonys - Bye, Round 5 Moynalvey 1-7, 0-6 Ballivor, 20/8/1984, Navan O'Mahonys w/o, scr Martinstown/Athboy, Trim - Bye,

Knock-out Stages

The winners of Group A & C qualify for the semi finals. The winner of Group B and the runners-up of each group go into the quarter-finals.

	Quarter-Finals				Semi-Finals				Final
	Seneschalstown	1-12
	Moynalvey	2-7
					Walterstown	2-9
					Seneschalstown	0-13
									Walterstown	2-9
									Skryne	1-7
					Navan O'Mahonys	2-7
					Skryne	2-9
	Skryne	0-13
	Nobber	2-4

Quarter-Finals:

• Seneschalstown 1-12, 2-7 Moynalvey, Pairc Tailteann, 9/9/1984,
• Skryne 0-13, 2-4 Nobber, Pairc Tailteann, 9/9/1984,

Semi-Finals:

• Walterstown 2-9, 0-13 Seneschalstown, Pairc Tailteann, 16/9/1984,
• Skryne 2-9, 2-7 Navan O'Mahonys, Pairc Tailteann, 16/9/1984,

Final:

• Walterstown 2-9, 1-7 Skryne, Pairc Tailteann, 30/9/1984,

Leinster Senior Club Football Championship

Preliminary Round:

• Athlone 1-12, 0-7 Walterstown, Athlone, 21/10/1984,

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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