2018 Meath Senior Football Championship
The 2018 Meath Senior Football Championship is the 126th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior clubs in County Meath, Ireland. Eighteen teams compete, with the winner representing Meath in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.
Season | 2018 |
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Champions | St. Peter's Dunboyne |
Relegated | Blackhall Gaels |
Leinster SCFC | (Quarter-Final) St. Peter's Dunboyne 0-7 Kilmacud Crokes 2-17 |
Winning Captain | Cathal Finn |
Man of the Match | Cathal Finn |
Winning Manager | Ciaran Byrne |
Matches played | 55 |
← 2017 2019 → |
Simonstown Gaels were the defending champions after they defeated Summerhill in the 2017 final to claim a "2-in-a-row" of titles.
This was Curraha's debut in the top flight after claiming the 2017 Meath Intermediate Football Championship. Their 35 point loss (5-27 to 0-7) to Summerhill was the largest losing margin of any team in a S.F.C. match since 1996, when St. Colmcille's lost by a 44 point margin to Kilmainhamwood.
The draw for the group stages of the championship were made on 5 March 2018 with the games commencing on the weekend of 15 April 2018.
Blackhall Gaels were relegated to the Intermediate championship for 2019 after 17 years in the top-flight, including a S.F.C. title in 2003.
Team Changes
The following teams have changed division since the 2017 championship season.
Participating Teams
The teams taking part in the 2018 Meath Senior Football Championship are:
Club | Location | Management | Pre C'ship Odds | 2017 Championship Position | 2018 Championship Position |
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Blackhall Gaels | Batterstown & Kilcloon | Liam Keane | 80/1 | Relegation Playoff | Relegated to IFC |
Curraha | Curraha | Stephen Morgan | 50/1 | Intermediate Champions | Relegation Playoff |
Donaghmore/Ashbourne | Ashbourne | Gabriel Brannigan | 13/2 | Non Qualifier | Semi Finalist |
Dunshaughlin | Dunshaughlin & Drumree | Anthony Moyles | 50/1 | Non Qualifier | Non Qualifier |
Gaeil Colmcille | Kells | Lar Wall | 16/1 | Semi Finalist | Quarter Finalist |
Moynalvey | Moynalvey & Kiltale | Darren Fay | 12/1 | Quarter-Finalist | Non Qualifier |
Na Fianna | Enfield & Baconstown | Seán O'Dea | 33/1 | Preliminary Quarter-Finalist | Non Qualifier |
Navan O'Mahonys | Navan | Kevin Reilly | 13/2 | Quarter-Finalist | Non Qualifier |
Rathkenny | Rathkenny & Stackallan | Diarmuid McCarthy | 66/1 | Non Qualifier | Non Qualifier |
Ratoath | Ratoath | Fergal Power | 5/1 | Quarter-Finalist | Quarter Finalist |
Seneschalstown | Kentstown & Yellow Furze | Damien Sheridan | 28/1 | Non Qualifier | Non Qualifier |
Simonstown Gaels | Navan | Ciaran Kenny | 9/2 | Champions | Semi Finalist |
Skryne | Skryne & Tara | James Reddy | 10/1 | Relegation Playoff | Quarter Finalist |
St. Patrick's | Gormanston, Julianstown & Stamullen | Niall Russell | 66/1 | Non Qualifier | Relegation Playoff |
St. Colmcille's | Bettystown, Donacarney, Laytown & Mornington | Des Lane | 50/1 | Non Qualifier | Quarter Finalist |
St. Peter's Dunboyne | Dunboyne | Ciaran Byrne | 4/1 | Quarter-Finalist | Champions |
Summerhill | Summerhill | John Lyons | 11/2 | Finalist | Finalist |
Wolfe Tones | Kilberry, Gibbstown, Oristown & Wilkinstown | Tony Kearney | 11/1 | Semi Finalist | Preliminary Quarter-Finalist |
Group stage
There are three groups of six teams called Group A, B and C. The 2 top finishers in each group and the third-place finisher in Group A will qualify for the Quarter Finals. The third placed teams in Group B and C will qualify for a Preliminary Quarter Final, with the winner earning a place in last eight. The bottom finishers of each group will qualify for the Relegation Play Off. The draw for the group stages of the championship were made on 6 March 2017 with the games commencing on the weekend of 20 May 2017.
Group A
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Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
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Group B
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Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
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Group C
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Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
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Knock-Out Stage
The winners and runners up of the three groups and the third placed team of Group A automatically qualify for the quarter finals. The third placed teams in Groups B and C play off to determine the team that completes the quarter final lineup.
Preliminary Round | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | |||||||||||||||
Gaeil Colmcille | 3-13 | |||||||||||||||||
Wolfe Tones | 1-13 | St. Peter's Dunboyne | 2-14 (a.e.t.) | |||||||||||||||
Gaeil Colmcille | 0-16 (a.e.t.) | |||||||||||||||||
St. Peter's Dunboyne | 2-16 | |||||||||||||||||
Simonstown Gaels | 0-8 | |||||||||||||||||
Simonstown Gaels | 2-20 | |||||||||||||||||
Skryne | 1-15 | |||||||||||||||||
St. Peter's Dunboyne | 1-11 | |||||||||||||||||
Summerhill | 0-09 | |||||||||||||||||
Summerhill | 2-19 | |||||||||||||||||
St. Colmcille's | 3-10 | |||||||||||||||||
Summerhill | 3-12 | |||||||||||||||||
Donaghmore/Ashbourne | 2-6 | |||||||||||||||||
Ratoath | 1-8 | |||||||||||||||||
Donaghmore/Ashbourne | 1-9 | |||||||||||||||||
Preliminary Quarter-Final
3 September 2018 8:00pm |
Gaeil Colmcille | 3-13 - 1-13 | Wolfe Tones | Castletown Referee: Cormac Reilly (St.Mary's) |
Brian Hanlon 1-4, Fionn Reilly 2-0, Seamus Mattimoe 0-6, Oisin Reilly 0-2, Martin Barrett 0-1 | Report | Cian Ward 1-3, Thomas O'Reilly 0-5, Saran O'Fionnagain 0-2, Niall O'Reilly, Alan Callaghan, Daniel O'NEill 0-1 each. |
Quarter-Finals
7 September 2018 8:00pm |
Summerhill | 2-19 - 3-10 | St. Colmcille's | Skryne Referee: Cormac Reilly (St. Mary's Donore) |
Barry Dardis 0-7, David Larkin 1-5, Willie Ryan 1-0, Sean Dalton, Padraig Geraghty 0-2 each, Kevin Ryan, Diarmuid McCabbe, Paul Larkin 0-1 each. | Report | Graham Reilly 2-2, James Conlon 0-6, Conor O'Byrne 1-0, Ben Brennan, David O'Byrne 0-1 each. |
8 September 2018 4:30pm |
Donaghmore/Ashbourne | 1-9 - 1-8 | Ratoath | Páirc Tailteann Referee: David Coldrick (Blackhall Gaels) |
Andrew Tormey 1-3, Paul Gilligan 0-3, Colm O'Mealoid, James Crumish, Darragh McGovern 0-1 each | Report | Bryan McMahon 0-7, Joey Wallace 1-0, Darragh Kelly 0-1. |
9 September 2018 4:00pm |
Simonstown Gaels | 2-20 - 1-15 | Skryne | Páirc Tailteann Referee: Colm McManus (Gaeil Colmcille) |
Padgraig McKeever 0-6, Andrew Kearney 0-4, Ben Hoey 1-1, Niall Kane 1-0, Nicky O'Brien, Shane Barry 0-2 each, Mark Gardiner, James Kilcullen, Sean Tobin, Conor Sheridan, Joe Lyons 0-1 each | Report | Patrick O'Rourke 0-13, Ian Davis 1-0, Eoin Smyth, Darragh Campion 0-1 each. |
9 September 2018 6:30pm |
St. Peter's Dunboyne | 2-14 - 0-16 (a.e.t.) |
Gaeil Colmcille | Dunshaughlin Referee: David Gough (Slane) |
Donal Lenhian 1-5, Robert McCarthy 0-4, Sean Ryan 1-0, Liam Bryne 0-2, Ronan Jones, Cathal Lacey, Shane Comiskey 0-1 each | Report | Brian Hanlon 0-13, Seamus Mattimoe 0-2, Fionn Ferguson 0-1. |
Semi-Finals
29 September 2018 3:00pm |
St. Peter's Dunboyne | 2-16 - 0-8 | Simonstown Gaels | Pairc Tailteann Referee: Cormac Reilly (St. Mary's) |
Donal Lenihan 0-7, Robert McCarthy 1-4, Stuart Lowndes 1-1, Shane McEntee, Niall Jones, David McEntee, Conor Doran 0-1 each. | Report | Padraig McKeever 0-5, James Kilcullen, Nathan O'Brien, Michael Brennan 0-1 each. |
30 September 2018 1:45pm |
Summerhill | 3-12 - 2-7 | Donaghmore/Ashbourne | Pairc Tailteann Referee: David Coldrick (Blackhall Gaels) |
Barry Dardis 2-6, David Dalton 1-1, Sean Dalton 0-3, Kevin Ryan 0-2 | Report | Paul Gilligan 0-3, Andrew Tormey 1-0, Gary Sweeney 1-0, Shane Melia, Bryan Menton, Dylan Reilly, Stephen Carton 0-1 each |
Final
14/10/2018 15:30 |
St. Peter's Dunboyne | 1-11 - 0-09 | Summerhill | Pairc Tailteann Referee: Colm McManus |
Robert McCarthy 0-7 (0-5f), Stuart Lowndes 1-0, Donal Lenihan 0-1 (1f), Liam Byrne, David McEntee, Cathal Lacey 0-1 each. | Report | Barry Dardis 0-4 (0-4f), David Larkin 0-2, Michael Byrne, Sean Dalton, Padraig Geraghty 0-1 each |
Relegation Play-Off Group
The three bottom teams from each group enter the relegation play-off group and play each other in a round robin basis.
The team with the worst record after two matches will be relegated to the 2019 Intermediate Championship.
Leinster Senior Club Football Championship
Round 1:
- Shelmaliers 1-2, 1-12 St Peters Dunboyne, Wexford Park, 28/10/2018, [44]
Quarter Final:
- St. Peters Dunboyne 0-7, 2-17 Kilmacud Crokes, Pairc Tailteann, 11/11/2018, [45]
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