1999 Meath Senior Football Championship

Meath S.F.C.
Season 1999
Champions Skryne
11th Senior Football Championship title
Relegated Carnaross
Slane
Leinster SCFC St. Peter's Dunboyne (Semi-Final) Sarsfields 1-16 St Peters Dunboyne 0-6,[1]
All Ireland SCFC n/a
← 1998
2000 →

The 1999 Meath Senior Football Championship was the 107th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 16 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.

St. Peter's Dunboyne were the defending champions after they defeated Oldcastle in the previous years final, however in this year's campaign they failed to progress past the group phase. They were chosen to represent Meath in the 1999 Leinster Senior Club Football Championship as the Meath SFC was still ongoing by the first round of the Leinster Club SFC at the beginning of November.

Blackhall Gaels were promoted after claiming the 1998 Meath Intermediate Football Championship title, their first Intermediate win and hence their first period as a Senior club.

On 21 November 2000, Skryne claimed their 11th Senior Championship title with a 1-12 to 0-8 win over Dunshaughlin in the final.

This year, automatic promotion and relegation were introduced to the Meath SFC and IFC. This means that clubs in the top two grades can no longer afford to lose a few championship games without putting their status in serious peril. In bygone times, when clubs had to apply for demotion, the championship had stagnated, leading to the non-fulfillment of fixtures as the competitions meandered towards their conclusions. Carnaross and Slane were the first clubs to feel the wrath of relegation. Carnaross were relegated after 6 years in the senior grade while Slane were relegated after 15 years as a senior club.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 1998 championship season.

To S.F.C.

Promoted from I.F.C.

From S.F.C.

Regraded to I.F.C.

  • St. Michael's

Group Stage

Group A

Team Pld W L D Pts
Skryne 42026
Dunderry 43106
Blackhall Gaels 42204
Oldcastle 41213
Moynalvey 40311

Round 1:

  • Skryne 0-14, 2-8 Moynalvey, Summerhill, 4/4/1999,
  • Dunderry 1-12, 1-10 Blackhall Gaels,
  • Oldcastle - Bye,

Round 2:

  • Dunderry w, l Oldcastle,
  • Blackhall Gaels 0-11, 0-6 Moynalvey,
  • Skryne - Bye,

Round 3:

  • Skryne 0-12, 0-12 Oldcastle,
  • Dunderry w, l Moynalvey,
  • Blackhall Gaels - Bye,

Round 4:

  • Skryne 2-13, 1-8 Dunderry,
  • Blackhall Gaels 1-9, 0-10 Oldcastle,
  • Moynalvey - Bye,

Round 5:

  • Skryne 0-18, 1-9 Blackhall Gaels,
  • Oldcastle w, l Moynalvey,
  • Dunderry - Bye,

Group B

Team Pld W L D Pts
Summerhill 43106
Ballinlough 43106
Seneschalstown 42204
Gaeil Colmcille 41302
Carnaross 41302

Round 1:

  • Summerhill w, l Carnaross,
  • Seneschalstown w, l Gaeil Colmcille,
  • Ballinlough - Bye,

Round 2:

  • Summerhill w, l Gaeil Colmcille,
  • Ballinlough w, l Seneschalstown,
  • Carnaross - Bye,

Round 3:

  • Summerhill w, l Seneschalstown,
  • Carnaross w, l Ballinlough,
  • Gaeil Colmcille - Bye,

Round 4:

  • Ballinlough w, l Gaeil Colmcille, Drumbaragh, 4/4/1999,
  • Seneschalstown w, l Carnaross, Kells, 4/4/1999,
  • Summerhill - Bye,

Round 5:

  • Ballinlough w, l Summerhill,
  • Gaeil Colmcille w, l Carnaross,
  • Seneschalstown - Bye,

Relegation Play Off:

  • Gaeil Colmcille w, l Carnaross,

Group C

Team Pld W L D Pts
Cortown 43106
Simonstown Gaels 43106
Navan O'Mahonys 42204
Kilmainhamwood 41302
Slane 41302

Round 1:

  • Slane 0-15, 2-6 Cortown, Walterstown, 4/4/1999,
  • Simonstown Gaels +1, -1 Kilmainhamwood, Pairc Tailteann, 4/4/1999,
  • Navan O'Mahonys - Bye,

Round 2:

  • Kilmainhamwood w, l Slane,
  • Cortown +1, -1 Navan O'Mahonys,
  • Simonstown Gaels - Bye,

Round 3:

  • Simonstown Gaels w, l Navan O'Mahonys,
  • Cortown +1, -1 Kilmainhamwood,
  • Slane - Bye,

Round 4:

  • Navan O'Mahonys w, l Slane,
  • Cortown w, l Simonstown Gaels,
  • Kilmainhamwood - Bye,

Round 5:

  • Simonstown Gaels w, l Slane,
  • Navan O'Mahonys w, l Kilmainhamwood,
  • Cortown - Bye,

Relegation Play Off:

  • Kilmainhamwood +4, -4 Slane,

Group D

Team Pld W L D Pts
Dunshaughlin 32104
Walterstown 32104
St. Peter's Dunboyne 31202
Trim 31202

Round 1:

  • Walterstown 2-9, 0-8 Dunshaughlin, Pairc Tailteann, 4/4/1999,
  • Trim w, l St. Peter's Dunboyne,

Round 2:

  • Dunshaughlin 1-8, 1-7 St. Peter's Dunboyne,
  • Walterstown w, l Trim,

Round 3:

  • Dunshaughlin 0-18, 0-12 Trim,
  • St. Peter's Dunboyne w, l Walterstown,

Relegation Play Off:

  • St. Peter's Dunboyne w, l Trim,

Knock-out Stage

Relegation Play Off

Finals

Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final
         
Skryne 1-10
Ballinlough 1-9
Skryne 0-14
Walterstown 0-8
Cortown 1-8
Walterstown 0-16
Skryne 1-12
Dunshaughlin 0-8
Summerhill 0-15
Dunderry 1-15
Dunderry 2-2
Dunshaughlin 1-8
Dunshaughlin 1-10
Simonstown Gaels 1-7

Quarter-Final:

  • Dunshaughlin 1-10, 1-7 Simonstown Gaels, Pairc Tailteann, 10/10/1999,
  • Walterstown 1-11, 1-11 Cortown, Pairc Tailteann, 10/10/1999,
  • Skryne 1-10, 1-9 Ballinlough, Pairc Tailteann, 17/10/1999,
  • Dunderry 0-11, 0-11 Summerhill, Pairc Tailteann, 17/10/1999,

Quarter-Final Replay:

  • Dunderry 1-15, 0-15 Summerhill, Pairc Tailteann, 24/10/1999,
  • Walterstown 0-16, 1-8 Cortown, Pairc Tailteann, 24/10/1999,

Semi-Final:

  • Skryne 0-14, 0-8 Walterstown, Pairc Tailteann, 6/11/1999, [2]
  • Dunshaughlin 1-8, 2-2 Dunderry, Pairc Tailteann, 7/11/1999, [3]

Final:

  • Skryne 1-12, 0-8 Dunshaughlin, Pairc Tailteann, 21/11/1999,

References

  1. ↑ "Sarsfields vs St. Peter's Dunboyne (Leinster Club SFC Semi-Final)". Independent.ie. 7 November 2000. Retrieved 7 November 2000.
  2. ↑ "Skryne vs Walterstown". Independent.ie. 6 November 2000. Retrieved 6 November 2000.
  3. ↑ "Dunshaughlin vs Dunderry". Independent.ie. 7 November 2000. Retrieved 7 November 2000.

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