1976 Meath Senior Football Championship

Meath S.F.C.
Season 1976
Champions Summerhill
3rd Senior Championship Title
Relegated Duleek
Leinster SCFC Summerhill
(Quarter-Final) Raheens 1-8, 1-4 Summerhill
All Ireland SCFC n/a
Winning Captain Mattie Kerrigan (Summerhill)
Matches played 40
← 1975
1977 →

The 1976 Meath Senior Football Championship is the 84th 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.

Summerhill were the defending champions after they defeated Navan O'Mahonys in the previous years final and they completed a 3 in a row of titles when beating Walterstown 3-9 to 0-2 in the final in Pairc Tailteann on 19 September 1976. Mattie Kerrigan raised the Keegan Cup for the 'Hill.

This was Moylagh's debut in the senior grade after claiming the 1975 Meath Intermediate Football Championship title.

Duleek were regraded to the 1977 I.F.C. at the end of the campaign after 10 years as a senior club.

Team Changes

The following teams have changed division since the 1975 championship season.

To S.F.C.

Promoted from I.F.C.

  • Moylagh - (Intermediate Champions)

From S.F.C.

Regraded to I.F.C.

  • None

Group Stage

Group A

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts
Martry Harps 761000+012
Navan O'Mahonys 752000+010
St. Patrick's 752000+010
Moylagh 752000+010
Ballivor 733100+07
Wolfe Tones 725000+04
Syddan 715100+03
Duleek 707000+00

Round 1

  • Ballivor 3-11, 4-7 Navan O'Mahonys, Trim, 28/3/1976,
  • Martry Harps 1-8, 0-2 Moylagh, Kells, 28/3/1976,
  • Wolfe Tones 1-5, 1-3 Syddan, Duleek, 28/3/1976,
  • St. Patrick's 1-13, 1-5 Duleek, Pairc Tailteann, 28/3/1976,

Round 2

  • Navan O'Mahonys w, l Syddan, Kilberry, 11/4/1976,
  • Martry Harps 2-8, 1-5 St. Patrick's, Duleek, 11/4/1976,
  • Ballivor 4-11, 0-0 Wolfe Tones, Trim, 11/4/1976,
  • Moylagh 3-12, 0-10 Duleek, ???, 11/4/1976,

Round 3

  • Navan O'Mahonys w, l Wolfe Tones, Seneschalstown, 25/4/1976,
  • Martry Harps 3-17, 0-2 Duleek, Pairc Tailteann, 25/4/1976,
  • St. Patrick's 5-6, 1-11 Moylagh, Kilberry, 25/4/1976,
  • Ballivor 1-7, 1-7 Syddan, Kilmessan, 25/4/1976,

Round 4

  • Moylagh 4-18, 1-9 Navan O'Mahonys, Kilskyre, 23/5/1976,
  • Ballivor 3-13, 2-5 Duleek, Pairc Tailteann, 23/5/1976,
  • Martry Harps 2-9, 1-2 Wolfe Tones, Pairc Tailteann, 27/6/1976,
  • St. Patrick's w, l Syddan,

Round 5

  • Navan O'Mahonys w, l St. Patrick's, Seneschalstown, 13/6/1976,
  • Moylagh 1-8, 1-7 Ballivor, Kells, 13/6/1976,
  • Martry Harps 0-11, 2-3 Syddan, Kilberry, 20/6/1976,
  • Wolfe Tones w/o, scr Duleek,

Round 6:

  • Moylagh 3-18, 0-0 Wolfe Tones, Seneschalstown, 11/7/1976,
  • St. Patrick's w, l Ballivor, Dunshaughlin, 11/7/1976,
  • Navan O'Mahonys 1-9, 0-3 Martry Harps, Seneschalstown, 11/7/1976,
  • Syddan w/o, scr Duleek,

Round 7:

  • Moylagh 2-14, 0-4 Syddan, Kells, 8/8/1976,
  • St. Patrick's w/o, scr Wolfe Tones, Seneschalstown, 8/8/1976,
  • Martry Harps w/o, scr Ballivor, Trim, 8/8/1976,
  • Navan O'Mahonys w/o, scr Duleek,

Semi-Final Playoffs:

  • Navan O'Mahonys 1-10, 0-10 Moylagh, Ballinlough, 15/8/1976,
  • St. Patrick's w, l Moylagh, Skryne, 22/8/1976,
  • Navan O'Mahonys w, l St. Patrick's, Skryne, 29/8/1976,

Group B

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts
Walterstown 760100+013
Summerhill 761000+012
Seneschalstown 742100+09
Trim 743000+08
Skryne 743000+08
Kilbride 725000+04
Dunderry 716000+02
Gaeil Colmcille 707000+00

Round 1

  • Walterstown 2-12, 2-5 Kilbride, Kilmessan, 28/3/1976,
  • Summerhill 0-11, 0-10 Skryne, Trim, 28/3/1976,
  • Dunderry 0-6, 0-5 Gaeil Colmcille, Martry, 28/3/1976,
  • Seneschalstown 0-9, 0-6 Trim, Pairc Tailteann, 28/3/1976,

Round 2

  • Walterstown 2-2, 1-4 Skryne, Pairc Tailteann, 11/4/1976,
  • Summerhill 4-11, 1-5 Kilbride, Dunshaughlin, 11/4/1976,
  • Trim 0-8, 0-7 Gaeil Colmcille, Athboy, 11/4/1976,
  • Seneschalstown 1-6, 0-6 Dunderry, Pairc Tailteann, 11/4/1976,

Round 3

  • Walterstown 1-11, 2-7 Summerhill, Pairc Tailteann, 25/4/1976,
  • Seneschalstown w, l Gaeil Colmcille, Kilberry, 25/4/1967,
  • Skryne 1-12, 0-8 Kilbride, Kilmessan, 25/4/1967,
  • Trim 3-11, 1-10 Dunderry, Kildalkey, 25/4/1967,

Round 4

  • Skryne 2-13, 1-6 Dunderry, Dunshaughlin, 16/5/1976,
  • Seneschalstown 0-10, 0-5 Kilbride, Dunshaughlin, 23/5/1976,
  • Walterstown 1-6, 0-3 Gaeil Colmcille, Pairc Tailteann, 23/5/1976,
  • Summerhill 2-11, 2-10 Trim, Kildalkey, 27/6/1976,

Round 5

  • Trim 1-9, 2-5 Kilbride, Dunshaughlin, 13/6/1976,
  • Skryne 3-6, 0-5 Seneschalstown, Pairc Tailteann, 13/6/1976,
  • Summerhill 3-6, 0-7 Gaeil Colmcille, Athboy, 13/6/1976,
  • Walterstown 2-16, 0-2 Dunderry, Dunshaughlin, 20/6/1976,

Round 6:

  • Kilbride 0-10, 0-6 Gaeil Colmcille, Trim, 11/7/1976,
  • Summerhill 2-14, 0-2 Dunderry, Dunshaughlin, 11/7/1976,
  • Trim 4-8, 1-10 Skryne, Pairc Tailteann, 11/7/1976,
  • Walterstown 2-6, 1-9 Seneschalstown, Pairc Tailteann, 11/7/1976,

Round 7:

  • Walterstown 1-10, 0-11 Trim, Pairc Tailteann, 8/8/1976,
  • Summerhill 5-9, 2-6 Seneschalstown, ???, 15/8/1976,
  • Skryne w, l Gaeil Colmcille,
  • Kilbride w, l Dunderry,

Knock-out Stages

The winners and runners up of each group qualify for the semi finals.

Semi Finals Final
      
1 Navan O'Mahonys 0-5
4 Walterstown 0-12
Walterstown 0-2
Summerhill 3-9
3 Summerhill 1-10
2 Martry Harps 0-4

Semi-Finals:

Final:

Leinster Senior Club Football Championship

Quarter-Final:


References

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