2017 Louth Senior Football Championship

The 2017 Louth Senior Football Championship is the 124th edition of the Louth GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Louth, Ireland. The tournament consists of 12 teams, with the winner going on to represent Louth in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.

Louth S.F.C.
Season2017
ChampionsNewtown Blues (21st title)
RelegatedCooley Kickhams
All Ireland SCFCn/a
Winning CaptainAndy McDonnell
Winning ManagerRonan Phillips
Man of the MatchRoss Nally
Matches played24
2016
2018

Seán O'Mahonys were the defending champions after they defeated the St. Mary's Ardee in the previous years final.

This was St. Joseph's return to the senior grade after claiming the 2016 Louth Intermediate Football Championship title. This ended their 8-year absence from the senior grade after they were relegated to the I.F.C. in 2008.

The draw for the group stages of the championship were made on 9 March 2018.

Team Changes

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The following teams have changed division since the 2016 championship season.

Group stage

There are 4 groups called Group A, B, C and D. The top two finishers in each group will qualify for the Quarter-Finals. 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 9 March 2017.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knock-out Stages

Relegation Play Off

The four bottom finishers from each group qualify for the relegation play off. The team to lose both matches will be relegated to the 2018 Intermediate Championship.

19 August 2017
Relegation Semi-Final
O'Raghallaighs 4-11 -3-13 Kilkerley Emmets
Report

20 August 2017
Relegation Semi-Final
St. Mary's Ardee 1-12 – 0-10 Cooley Kickhams
Report

10 September 2017
11:30 am
Relegation Final
Kilkerley Emmets 2-15 – 0-15 Cooley Kickhams Dowdallshill
Report

Finals

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

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
Newtown Blues 1-10  
St. Patrick's Lordship 2-6     Newtown Blues 1-11  
Geraldines 0-11     St. Joseph's 0-8  
St. Joseph's 0-11       Newtown Blues 2-10
Naomh Máirtín 2-15       Dundalk Gaels 0-05
Dreadnots 2-15     Naomh Máirtín 1-11
Seán O'Mahonys 1-6     Dundalk Gaels 0-15    
Dundalk Gaels 0-9  

Quarter-Finals

19 August 2017
17:30
Quarter-Final
Naomh Máirtín 2-15 – 2-15 Dreadnots Dunleer
Referee: David Fedigan (Hunterstown Rovers)
Sam Mulroy 0-4 (0-3f), Padraig McDonagh and Brian Berrill 1-0 each, Stephen Campbell 0-3, Eoghan Callaghan and Conor Whelan (0-1f) 0-2 each, Bryan McQuillan, John Clutterbuck, Wayne Campbell, Francis McCullough 0-1 each Report Paraic Smith 0-5 (0-3f), Peter Kirwan 1-1, Derek Shevlin 1-0, James Califf 0-3f, Pat Lynch and Liam Shevlin 0-2 each, David O'Brien and Carl Monaghan 0-1 each

19 August 2017
19:00
Quarter-Final
Newtown Blues 1-10 – 2-6 St. Patrick's Lordship Dunleer
Referee: Jonathan Conlon (O'Connells)
Ross Nally 0-4 (0-3f), John Kermode 1-0, Andy McDonnell and Colm Judge (0-1f) 0-2 each, Robert Carr and Hugh McGinn 0-1 each Report Eoin O'Connor and Daniel O'Connor 1-1 each, Paddy Keenan 0-3 (0-2f), Evan White 0-1

20 August 2017
17:30
Quarter-Final
Seán O'Mahonys 1-6 – 0-9 Dundalk Gaels Knockbridge
Referee: Stephen Johnson (Glen Emmets)
Stephen Kilcoyne 1-2 (0-1f), Conor Finnegan 0-2f, Ben McLoughlin, Conor Martin and Stephen Fisher 0-1 each Report David Maloney, Sean Murray, Eanna McArdle (0-1f), Ger McSorley (0-1f) 0-2 each, Sean McCann 0-1

20 August 2017
19:00
Quarter-Final
Geraldines 0-11 – 0-11 St. Joseph's Dromisken Knockbridge
Referee: Stephen Murphy (Naomh Máirtín)
Jim McEneaney 0-6 (0-2f), Dara Hamill 0-2, Stephen Reidy, Josh Arrowsmith, Glen Trainor 0-1 each Report Alan Quigley 0-5 (0-4f), Derek Mulligan 0-3, Conal O'Hanlon 0-2 (0-1f), Daire Smyth 0-1

9 September 2017
17:30
Quarter-Final Replay
St. Joseph's Dromisken 3-10 – 1-11 Geraldines Castlebellingham
Referee: David J. McArdle
Report

10 September 2017
15:30
Quarter-Final Replay
Naomh Máirtín 3-14 – 1-12 Dreadnots Drogheda Park
Referee: Paul Kneel

10 September 2017
19:00
Quarter-Final Replay
Dundalk Gaels 0-12 – 0-11 Seán O'Mahonys Haggardstown
Referee: Noel Hand
Report

Semi-Finals

23 September 2017
17:30
Semi-Final
Newtown Blues 1-11 – 0-8 St. Joseph's Dromisken Castlebellingham
Referee: Paul Kneel (Kilkerley Emmets)
Report

1 October 2017
15:00
Semi-Final
Dundalk Gaels 0-15 – 1-11 Naomh Máirtín Castlebellingham
Referee: Anthony Briscoe (Stabannon Parnells)
Report

Final

15 October 2017
3:30 pm
Final
Newtown Blues 2-10 – 0-5 Dundalk Gaels Drogheda Park, Louth
Referee: David Fedigan (Hunterstown Rovers)
Man of the Match: Ross Nally
Ross Nally 1-5 (0-4f), Ciaran Downey 0-3, Conor Moore 1-0, Kevin Carr and Robert Carr 0-1 each Report Éanna McArdle 0-2f, Derek Crilly (0-1f), David Moloney, Barry Watters 0-1 each

Leinster Senior Club Football Championship

References

  1. "Dundalk Democrat Archives". Irishnewsarchive.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  2. "Louth Gaelic Football Champions Roll of Honor". Hoganstand.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
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