Meath Senior Football Championship 2009

Meath S.F.C
Season 2009
Champions Seneschalstown
4th Senior Football Championship title
Relegated N/A
Leinster SCFC Seneschalstown (quarter finals)
Portlaoise 3-12 Seneschalstown 1-6
All-Ireland SCFC N/A
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The Meath Senior Football Championship 2009 is the main tournament in the season for senior clubs in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 16 teams and the winner of the tournament will represent Meath in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship of 2009. The championship starts with a group stage and then goes on to a knock out stage. In the 2008 final, Navan O'Mahonys defeated Summerhill and St. Ultans were promoted to the Senior division after claiming the Meath Intermediate Football Championship title. In this years campaign, Seneschalstown won the Keegan Cup. After much controversy, with Walterstown appealing for a re-fixture, no team was relegated and the Intermediate Champions became the 17th team in the Senior Football Championship.

Contents

Participating Teams

The teams taking part in the Meath Senior Football Championship 2011 are:

Club Location 2009 Championship Position
Blackhall Gaels Batterstown Non Qualifier
Donaghmore/Ashbourne Ashbourne Non Qualifier
Duleek/Bellewstown Duleek Relegation Play Off
Dunshaughlin Dunshaughlin Quarter Finalist
Navan O'Mahonys Navan Semi Finalist
Rathkenny Rathkenny Relegation Play Off
Seneschalstown Kentstown Champions
Simonstown Gaels Navan Non Qualifier
Skryne Skryne Quarter Finalist
St Patricks Stamullen Quarter Finalist
St Peters Dunboyne Dunboyne Quarter Finalist
St Ultans Bohermeen Non Qualifier
Summerhill Summerhill Semi Finalist
Trim Trim Non Qualifier
Walterstown Navan Relegation Play Off
Wolfe Tones Donaghpatrick Finalist

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. Dunshaughlin defeated Blackhall Gaels in the preliminary quarter finals to qualify in 2009.

Group A

Team Pld W L D PD Pts
Navan O'Mahonys 5 3 1 1 +22 7
St Patricks 5 2 2 1 -2 6
Seneschalstown 5 2 1 2 +7 5
Simonstown Gaels 5 2 1 2 +5 5
Donaghmore Ashbourne 5 2 0 3 -7 4
Duleek/Bellewstown 5 1 1 3 -25 3

Group B

Team Pld W L D PD Pts
Skryne 4 4 0 0 +20 8
St Peters Dunboyne 4 2 1 1 +5 5
Blackhall Gaels 4 2 0 2 -8 4
St Ultans 4 1 1 2 +4 3
Walterstown 4 0 0 4 -21 0

Group C

Team Pld W L D PD Pts
Wolfe Tones 4 4 0 0 +22 8
Summerhill 4 3 0 1 +12 6
Dunshaughlin 4 2 0 2 -2 4
Trim 4 1 0 3 +6 2
Rathkenny 4 0 0 4 -38 0

Knock-out Stages

Relegation Play Off

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts
Rathkenny 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Duleek/Bellewstown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Walterstown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Controversy surrounding the relegation play-off meant that no teams were relegated in 2009, but instead an extra team was added to the Senior Football Championship, bringing the total number of teams from 16 to 17.

Finals

  Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final
                           
   Skryne 1-10  
 Seneschalstown 2-15  
   Seneschalstown 0-14  
   Summerhill 1-10  
 St Patricks  ?
   Summerhill ?  
     Seneschalstown 2-8
   Wolfe Tones 1-8
   Dunshaughlin 2-6  
 Navan O'Mahonys 2-12  
   Navan O'Mahonys 0-8
   Wolfe Tones 0-11  
 Wolfe Tones 1-18
   St Peters Dunboyne 0-9  

Quarter Finals

  • Skryne 1-10, 2-15 Seneschalstown, Pairc Tailteann,
  • St Patricks ?, ? Summerhill,
  • Navan O'Mahonys 2-12 ,2-6 Dunshaughlin, Pairc Tailteann,
  • Wolfe Tones 1-18, 0-9 St Peters Dunboyne, Pairc Tailteann,

Semi Finals

  • Wolfe Tones 0-11, 0-8 Navan O'Mahonys, Pairc Tailteann,
  • Seneschalstown 0-14 , 1-10 Summerhill, Pairc Tailteann,

Final

  • Wolfe Tones 1-13, 1-13 Seneschalstown, Pairc Tailteann,

Final Replay

  • Wolfe Tones 1-8, 2-8 Seneschalstown, Pairc Tailteann,

References