2007 Meath Intermediate Football Championship

The 2007 Meath Intermediate Football Championship is the 81st edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for intermediate graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 16 teams, with the winner going on to represent Meath in the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.

Meath I.F.C.

Season	2007
Champions	Donaghmore/Ashbourne 4th Intermediate Football Championship title
Relegated	Ratoath
Leinster ICFC	Donaghmore/Ashboourne (Final), Fingal Ravens 1-9, 0-9 Donaghmore/Ashboourne
All Ireland ICFC	N/A
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This was Cortown's first year in this grade since 1996, after 10 years in the Senior grade since being relegated in 2006.

On 21 October 2007, Donaghmore/Ashbourne claimed their 4th Intermediate championship title when they defeated Castletown 1-15 to 1-11, succeeding Rathkenny as Intermediate champions.

Ratoath were relegated from this grade, after 2 years as an Intermediate club.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2006 championship season.

From I.F.C. Promoted to S.F.C. Rathkenny - (Intermediate Champions) Relegated to J.A.F.C. Slane

To I.F.C. Relegted from S.F.C. Cortown Promoted from J.A.F.C. St. Ultan's - (Junior 'A' Champions)

Group stage

There are 3 groups called Group A, B and C. The 3 top finishers in Group A and the top 2 finishers in Group B and C will qualify for the quarter finals. Third place in Group B will play third place in Group C for a quarter finals place. The 3 teams that finish last in their groups will play in a round-robin relegation play off.

Group A

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts Nobber 5 4 0 1 67 50 +17 9 Gaeil Colmcille 5 3 0 2 59 39 +20 8 Castletown 5 2 2 1 56 43 +13 5 Na Fianna 5 2 3 0 50 57 -7 4 Oldcastle 5 1 4 0 40 50 -10 2 Ballivor 5 1 4 0 35 71 -36 2

Round 1: Nobber 1-13, 1-9 Oldcastle, Carlanstown, Gaeil Colmcille 3-11, 0-7 Ballivor, Bohermeen, Castletown 0-9, 1-4 Na Fianna, Dunsany, Round 2: Nobber 0-8, 1-5 Gaeil Colmcille, Carlanstown, Oldcastle 1-7, 0-9 Castletown, Kells, Na Fianna 2-9, 2-8 Ballivor, Summerhill, Round 3: Nobber 1-14, 2-2 Ballivor, Cortown, Gaeil Colmcille 1-4, 0-7 Castletown, Carlanstown, Na Fianna 1-9, 1-7 Oldcastle, Athboy, 10/6/2007,[1] Round 4: Nobber 0-13, 1-7 Na Fianna, Dunderry, 25/8/2007,[2] Gaeil Colmcille 1-10, 0-8 Oldcastle, Ballinlough, Castletown 2-13, 1-3 Ballivor, Cortown, Round 5: Nobber 1-10, 1-9 Castletown, Meath Hill, 9/9/2007,[3] Gaeil Colmcille 1-8, 0-9 Na Fianna, Ballivor, Ballivor -, - Oldcastle, Longwood, 6/9/2007,

Group B

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts Dunderry 4 3 1 0 45 41 +4 6 Drumconrath 4 2 2 0 44 42 +2 4 St. Colmcille's 4 2 2 0 54 53 +1 4 Syddan 4 2 2 0 44 43 +1 4 Ratoath 4 1 3 0 36 44 -8 2

Round 1: St. Colmcille's 1-9, 0-10 Drumconrath, Slane, Syddan 0-9, 0-2 Ratoath, Dunsany, Dunderry - Bye Round 2: Dunderry 0-13, 0-12 St. Colmcille's, Pairc Tailteann, Drumconrath 2-8, 1-8 Syddan, Nobber, Ratoath - Bye, Round 3: Dunderry 1-7, 1-5 Raoath, Bective, Syddan 1-12, 1-10 St. Colmcille's, Slane, Drumconrath - Bye, Round 4: Drumconrath 0-12, 0-8 Dunderry, Kilberry, St. Colmcille's 3-8, 1-12 Ratoath, Skryne, Syddan - Bye, Round 5: Dunderry 2-8, 0-9 Syddan, Simonstown, Ratoath 0-11, 0-8 Drumconrath, Walterstown, 8/9/2007,[4] St. Colmcille's - Bye,

Group C

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts Donaghmore/Ashbourne 4 3 1 0 60 38 +22 6 Carnaross 4 2 1 1 54 49 +6 5 St. Ultan's 4 2 2 0 47 38 +9 4 St. Michael's 4 1 2 1 42 53 -11 3 Cortown 4 1 3 0 32 57 -25 2

Round 1: Carnaross 1-10, 1-10 St. Michael's, Rathkenny, 15/4/2007, Cortown 1-7, 0-8 St. Ultan's, Athboy, Donaghmore/Ashbourne - Bye, Round 2: Carnaross 1-11, 0-10 Donaghmore/Ashbourne, Pairc Tailteann, St. Michael's 2-8, 1-10 Cortown, Kells, St. Ultan's - Bye, Round 3: Donaghmore/Ashbourne 1-7, 1-6 St. Ultan's, Walterstown, Carnaross 2-7, 0-5 Cortown, Kells, St. Michael's - Bye, Round 4: Donaghmore/Ashbourne 2-12, 1-8 St. Michael's, Walterstown, St. Ultan's 3-12, 2-8 Carnaross, Kilmainhamwood, Cortown - Bye, Round 5: Donaghmore/Ashbourne 4-10, 0-4 Cortown, Simonstown, St. Ultan's 1-6, 0-4 St. Michael's, Kells, 8/9/2007, Carnaross - Bye,

Knock-out Stage

Relegation Play Off

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts Cortown 1 1 0 0 16 7 +9 2 Ballivor 1 1 0 0 10 8 +2 2 Ratoath 2 0 2 0 15 26 -11 0

Game 1: Ballivor 0-10, 1-5 Ratoath, Dunsany, Relegation Final: Cortown 2-10, 0-7 Ratoath, Bective, 7/10/2007,

Finals

The teams in the quarter-finals are the second placed teams from each group and one group winner. The teams in the semi finals are two group winners and the quarter final winners.

	Preliminary Round					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
	St. Ultan's		3-8
	St. Colmcilles		0-6			Nobber		1-15
						St. Ultan's		0-13
											Nobber		1-8
											Donaghmore/Ashbourne		2-10
						Donaghmore/Ashbourne		1-12
						Drumconrath		1-6
																Donaghmore/Ashbourne		1-15
																Castletown		1-11
						Gaeil Colmcille		1-9
						Carnaross		0-7
											Gaeil Colmcille		0-6
											Castletown		0-10
						Dunderry		0-12
						Castletown		2-7

Preliminary Quarter-Final:

• St. Ultan's 3-8, 0-6 St. Colmcille's, Pairc Tailteann,

Quarter-Final:

• Nobber 1-15, 0-13 St. Ultan's, Pairc Tailteann,
• Donaghmore/Ashbourne 1-12, 1-6 Drumconrath, Pairc Tailteann, 23/9/2007,
• Gaeil Colmcille 1-9, 0-7 Carnaross, Carlanstown,
• Castletown 2-7, 0-12 Dunderry, Pairc Tailteann,

Semi-Final:

• Donaghmore/Ashbourne 2-10, 1-8 Nobber, Pairc Tailteann, 7/10/2007,[5]
• Castletown 0-10, 0-6 Gaeil Colmcille, Pairc Tailteann, 7/10/2007,[6]

Final:

• Donaghmore/Ashbourne 1-15, 1-11 Castletown Pairc Tailteann, 21/10/2007,[7]

Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship

Preliminary Round:

• Dundalk Gaels 2-10, 1-21 Donaghmore/Ashbourne, Dundalk, 4/11/2007, (A.E.T.)

Quarter-Final:

• Donaghmore/Ashbourne 6-9, 1-5 Stratford, Pairc Tailteann, 11/11/2007,

Semi-Final:

• Edenderry 1-10, 1-16 Donaghmore/Ashbourne, Edenderry, 25/11/2007, (A.E.T.),

Final:

• Fingal Ravens 1-9, 0-9 Donaghmore/Ashbourne, Parnell Park, 9/12/2007,

References

1. "Na Fianna vs Oldcastle". Hoganstand.com. 10 June 2007. Retrieved 10 June 2007.
2. "Nobber vs Na Fianna". Hoganstand.com. 25 August 2007. Retrieved 25 August 2007.
3. "Nobber vs Castletown". Hoganstand.com. 9 September 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2007.
4. "Ratoath vs Drumconrath". Hoganstand.com. 8 September 2007. Retrieved 8 September 2007.
5. "Donaghmore/Ashbourne vs Nobber". Hoganstand.com. 7 October 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2007.
6. "Castletown vs Gaeil Colmcille". meathchronicle.ie. 7 October 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2007.
7. "Donaghmore/Ashbourne vs Castletown". Hoganstand.com. 21 October 2007. Retrieved 21 October 2007.

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