Meath Intermediate Football Championship

Meath Intermediate Football Championship
Current season or competition:
2024 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
Founded1927 –
TrophyMattie McDonnell Cup
Title holdersDunshaughlin (3rd title)
Most titlesDuleek (5 titles)
SponsorsMeade Potato and Co.

Meath Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association second-tier competition between Gaelic football clubs organised by Meath GAA. The winning club is promoted to the Meath Senior Football Championship. In the 2021 final, Trim defeated Oldcastle. Each year, the final takes place in Pairc Tailteann, Navan. The winning club competes in the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship. The current (2021) champions are Trim.

Qualification for subsequent competitions

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Meath Intermediate Club Football Championship

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The Meath IFC winner qualifies for the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship. It is the only team from County Meath to qualify for this competition. The Meath IFC winner may enter the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship at either the preliminary round or the quarter-final stage.

Meath IFC winning clubs won consecutive Leinster titles in the 2010s: Ratoath doing so in 2015[1] and St Colmcille's doing so in 2016, the latter with a stoppage time fee to secure a one-point win.[2]

All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship

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The Meath IFC winner — by winning the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship — may qualify for the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship, at which it would enter at the __ stage, providing it hasn't been drawn to face the British champions in the quarter-finals. For example, 2021 winner Trim played in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park,[3] as did 2016 winner St Colmcille's, also at GAA headquarters.[4]

History

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Wolfe Tones went from the Meath Junior Football Championship through this competition and on to being Meath Senior Football Championship 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.[5]

Intermediate teams

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In 2021, the 20 clubs competing in the Intermediate Football Championship are:

Club Location Finish in 2020 Founded I.F.C titles Last I.F.C title
Ballivor Ballivor 2020 JFC Champions 1929 4 2002
Ballinlough Ballinglough & Kilskyre Relegation Playoff 1938 3 2014
Bective Bective Non-Qualifier 1964 0 n/a
Blackhall Gaels Batterstown & Kilcloon Non-Qualifier 1995 2 2001
Nobber Nobber Relegated from 2020 SFC 1887 3 2019
Clann na nGael Athboy & Ráth Chairn Quarter Finalists 2002 0 n/a
Drumbaragh Emmets Drumbaragh, Kells Relegation Playoff 1939 0 n/a
Duleek/Bellewstown Duleek & Bellewstown Non-Qualifier 1937 5 2005
Dunderry Dunderry Non-Qualifier 1890 4 1990
Kilmainham Kilmainham, Kells Semi-Finalist 1967 0 n/a
Longwood Longwood Non-Qualifier 1904 2 2018
Meath Hill Meath Hill Quarter-Finalists 1903 0 n/a
Moylagh Moylagh Non-Qualifier 1947 1 1975
Oldcastle Oldcastle Relegation Playoff 1884 2 2009
Rathkenny Rathkenny & Stackallen Non-Qualifier 1886 2 2006
St Patrick's Julianstown & Stamullen Relegation Playoff 1950 3 2000
St Michael's Carlanstown & Kilbeg Semi Finalist 1980 1 1989
Syddan Syddan & Lobinstown Non-Qualifier 1890 2 1999
Trim Trim Finalist 1904 1 1949
Walterstown Walterstown & Johnstown Non Qualifier 1902 1 1964

Top winners

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Clubs in bold still in existence as football clubs.[6][7]

Club Titles Years won
Duleek 5 1939, 1955, 1966, 1978, 2005
Ballivor 4 1948, 1971, 1981, 2002
Donaghmore/Ashbourne 4 1938, 1950, 1959, 2007
Dunderry 4 1944, 1947, 1970, 1990
Rathkenny 3 1934, 2006, 2023
Dunshaughlin 3 1977, 1997, 2022
Nobber 3 1980, 2010, 2019
Ballinlough 3 1954, 1991, 2014
St Patrick's 3 1951, 1963, 2000
Kilmainhamwood 3 1965, 1982, 1994
Slane 3 1929, 1968, 1984
Castletown 3 1927, 1946, 1976
Trim 2 1949, 2021
Longwood 2 1942, 2018
St Colmcille's 2 1988, 2016
Gaeil Colmcille 2 1986, 2013
Moynalvey 2 1983, 2011
Oldcastle 2 1987, 2009
Navan O'Mahonys 2 1956, 2003
Blackhall Gaels 2 1998, 2001
Syddan 2 1941, 1999
Carnaross 2 1957, 1993
St. Peter's Dunboyne 2 1952, 1992
Athboy 2 1960, 1979
Drumree 2 1961, 1969
Seneschalstown 2 1940, 1967
Skryne 2 1933, 1937
Moynalty 2 1931, 1936
Erin's Own 2 1932, 1935
Ballinabrackey 1 2020
Curraha 1 2017
Ratoath 1 2015
Na Fianna 1 2012
St Ultan's 1 2008
Wolfe Tones 1 2004
Cortown 1 1996
Simonstown Gaels 1 1995
St Michael's 1 1989
Martry Harps 1 1985
Moylagh 1 1975
St John's 1 1974
Bohermeen 1 1973
Summerhill 1 1972
Walterstown 1 1964
Kilbride 1 1962
St Mary's (Bettystown) 1 1958
St Vincent's 1 1953
Carlanstown 1 1945
Parnells 1 1943
Martry 1 1930
Ardcath 1 1928

Roll of honour

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Year Winner Score Opponent Score
2023 Rathkenny 1-18 Duleek 2-14
2022 Dunshaughlin 0-17 Duleek 0-07
2021 Trim 3-12 Oldcastle 0-07
2020 Ballinabrackey 0-16 Trim 1-12
2019 Nobber 4-16 Trim 0-13
2018 Longwood 0-11 Ballinlough 0-07
2017 Curraha 1-17 St Michael's 1-07
2016 St Colmcille's 0-12, 1-12 (R) Dunderry 0-12, 1-06 (R)
2015 Ratoath 1-15 Nobber 0-05
2014 Ballinlough 1-12 Ballinabrackey 1-09
2013 Gaeil Colmcille 0-18 Clann na nGael 0-05
2012 Na Fianna 1-12 Trim 1-10
2011 Moynalvey 0-15 Gaeil Colmcille 1-10
2010 Nobber 3-12 Carnaross 0-07
2009 Oldcastle 2-11 Kilmainhamwood 0-06
2008 St Ultan's 1-12 Cortown 1-09
2007 Donaghmore/Ashbourne 1-15 Castletown 1-11
2006 Rathkenny 1-10 Drumconrath 2-06
2005 Duleek 1-09, 2-07 (R) Syddan 1-09, 2-06 (R)
2004 Wolfe Tones 2-10 Duleek 1-12
2003 Navan O'Mahony's 3-14 Carnaross 0-06
2002 Ballivor 2-05 Navan O'Mahony's 0-10
2001 Blackhall Gaels 1-10 Ballivor 0-12
2000 St Patrick's 0-09 Ballivor 0-07
1999 Syddan 2-11 St Patrick's 1-10
1998 Blackhall Gaels 0-12 St Patrick's 1-08
1997 Dunshaughlin 3-14 Duleek 1-06
1996 Cortown 2-05 Duleek 0-08
1995 Simonstown Gaels 0-16 Castletown 2-09
1994 Kilmainhamwood 2-11 Simonstown Gaels 1-08
1993 Carnaross 1-08 Kilmainhamwood 0-10
1992 St. Peter's Dunboyne 0-08 St Patrick's 0-04
1991 Ballinlough 1-09 St Patrick's 0-11
1990 Dunderry 0-16 St. Peter's Dunboyne 1-07
1989 St Michael's 0-11 Dunderry 0-09
1988 St Colmcille's 1-03, 1-11 (R) Dunderry 0-06, 2-07 (R)
1987 Oldcastle 5-06 Dunderry 3-04
1986 Gaeil Colmcille 1-06 Meath Hill 0-07
1985 Martry Harps 1-05, 1-08 (R) St Mary's Donore 1-05, 1-02 (R)
1984 Slane 0-08 St Colmcille's 0-05
1983 Moynalvey 1-08 St Mary's Donore 0-06
1982 Kilmainhamwood 1-05 Martry Harps 0-07
1981 Ballivor 2-08 Wolfe Tones 1-04
1980 Nobber 1-08 Martry Harps 0-08
1979 Martinstown/Athboy Wolfe Tones
1978 Duleek Kilmainhamwood
1977 Dunshaughlin 0-13 Nobber 0-06
1976 Castletown Kilmainhamwood
1975 Moylagh 2-05 Dunshaughlin 0-09
1974 St John's St Vincent's
1973 Bohermeen Moylagh
1972 Summerhill Martry Harps
1971 Ballivor (R) Moylagh (R)
1970 Dunderry Flathouse
1969 Drumree 2-06 Castletown 1-07
1968 Slane 1-09 Bohermeen 1-07
1967 Seneschalstown Bohermeen
1966 Duleek
1965 Kilmainhamwood Duleek
1964 Walterstown 1-06 Kilmainhamwood 1-03
1963 St Patrick's
1962 Kilbride 3-08 Walterstown 1-03
1961 Drumree 2-07 Slane 1-03
1960 Athboy
1959 Donaghmore
1958 St Mary's, Bettystown
1957 Carnaross Duleek
1956 Navan O'Mahony's 'B' Dunshaughlin
1955 Duleek 1-09 Slane 2-04
1954 Ballinlough
1953 St Vincent's
1952 St. Peter's, Dunboyne
1951 St Patrick's
1950 Donaghmore
1949 Trim
1948 Ballivor
1947 Dunderry
1946 Castletown
1945 Carlanstown
1944 Dunderry
1943 Parnells
1942 Longwood 0-03 Carlanstown 0-01
1941 Syddan Flathouse
1940 Seneschalstown Syddan
1939 Duleek
1938 Donaghmore Oldcastle
1937 Skryne
1936 Moynalty
1935 Erin's Own
1934 Rathkenny 1-02 Bohermeen 0-04
1933 Skryne 3-03 Rathkenny 0-03
1932 Erin's Own
1931 Moynalty
1930 Martry Harps
1929 Slane 2-05 (R) Oldcastle 1-02 (R)
1928 Ardcath
1927 Castletown

References

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  1. ^ "Ratoath take title after late scare". Irish Independent. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Leinster club IFC final: Brennan wins it for 'Cilles". Hoganstand.com. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Second half goals see Steelstown crowned All-Ireland champions". Irish Examiner. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Westport hold off late Colmcille's charge". RTÉ. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  5. ^ Boyle, Donnchadh; McKeon, Conor (9 November 2021). "'You have to grasp the nettle when you are good enough' — Ward". Irish Independent.
  6. ^ "Meath Chronicle Archives". IrishNewsArchive.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Meath Gaelic Football Champions Roll of Honor". Hoganstand.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
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