2018 Meath Senior Football Championship

Meath S.F.C.
Season 2018
Champions ???
Relegated Blackhall Gaels
All Ireland SCFC ???
Winning Captain ???
Man of the Match ???
Winning Manager ???
Matches played 55
2017
2019 →

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.

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
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
Summerhill Summerhill John Lyons 11/2 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

Group B

Group C

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 (AET)  
        Gaeil Colmcille 0-16 (AET)  
          St. Peter's Dunboyne 2-16  
          Simonstown Gaels 0-8  
        Simonstown Gaels 2-20  
        Skryne 1-15  
          St. Peter's Dunboyne
          Summerhill
        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

3rd September 2018
8:00pm
Gaeil Colmcille 3-13 - 1-13 Wolfe Tones Castletown
Referee: ???
Report

Quarter-Finals

7th September 2018
8:00pm
Summerhill 2-19 - 3-10 St. Colmcille's Skryne
Referee: Cormac Reilly (St. Mary's Donore)
Report

8th September 2018
4:30pm
Donaghmore/Ashbourne 1-9 - 1-8 Ratoath Páirc Tailteann
Referee: David Coldrick (Blackhall Gaels)
Report

9th September 2018
4:00pm
Simonstown Gaels 2-20 - 1-15 Skryne Páirc Tailteann
Referee: Colm McManus (Gaeil Colmcille)
Report

9th September 2018
6:30pm
St. Peter's Dunboyne 2-14 - 0-16
A.E.T.
Gaeil Colmcille Dunshaughlin
Referee: David Gough (Slane)
Report

Semi-Finals

29 September 2018
3:00pm
Simonstown Gaels 0-8 - 2-16 St. Peter's Dunboyne Pairc Tailteann
Referee: Cormac Reilly (St. Mary's)
Report

30 September 2018
1:45pm
Summerhill 3-12 - 2-6 Donaghmore/Ashbourne Pairc Tailteann
Referee: David Coldrick (Blackhall Gaels)
Report

Final

??? St. Peter's, Dunboyne -vs- Summerhill Pairc Tailteann
Referee: ???

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

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