Tournament details | |
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County | Louth |
Year | 2023 |
Trophy | Joe Ward Cup |
Sponsor | Anchor Tours [1] |
Date | 27 August – 22 October 2023 |
Teams | 12 |
Defending champions | St Mary's |
Winners | |
Champions | St Mary's |
Manager | Cathal Murray |
Captain | Kian Moran |
Qualify for | Leinster Club SFC |
Runners-up | |
Runners-up | Naomh Máirtin |
The 2023 Louth Senior Football Championship was the 130th edition of the premier Gaelic football tournament for Senior graded clubs in County Louth, Ireland, organized by Louth GAA. The tournament consisted of 12 teams, with the winner going on to represent the county in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship began with a group stage and progressed to a knockout stage after the four teams that finished bottom of their group were eliminated.
St Mary's entered the tournament as defending champions after defeating Newtown Blues in the 2022 decider. [2]
The Ardee club retained the Joe Ward Cup, beating Naomh Máirtin by one point in the final at Dowdallshill. [3]
Cooley Kickhams were promoted to Senior football for 2023 as winners of the 2022 Louth Intermediate Championship. [4] They replaced Mattock Rangers, who lost the 2022 Senior Championship Relegation play-off to Dundalk Gaels. [5]
Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Naomh Máirtin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 3 |
St Mochta's | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 27 | +7 | 3 |
Dundalk Gaels | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 43 | -20 | 0 |
Round 1
27 August 2023 [6] | Naomh Máirtin | 3–13 (22)–(9) 2–03 | Dundalk Gaels | Clan na Gael Park | |
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Round 2
4 September 2023 [7] | Naomh Máirtin | 2–07 (13)–(13) 0–13 | St Mochta's | Darver | |
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Round 3
10 September 2023 [8] | Dundalk Gaels | 2–08 (14)–(21) 2–15 | St Mochta's | Páirc Mhuire | |
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Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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Dreadnots | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 23 | +5 | 4 |
Geraldines | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 27 | +1 | 2 |
St Fechin's | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 26 | -6 | 0 |
Round 1
28 August 2023 [9] | Geraldines | 2–08 (14)–(16) 2–10 | Dreadnots | Darver | |
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Round 2
3 September 2023 [10] | Dreadnots | 0–12 (12)–(9) 0–09 | St Fechin's | Darver | |
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Round 3
10 September 2023 [11] | Geraldines | 0–14 (14)–(11) 1–08 | St Fechin's | Darver | |
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Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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St Patrick's | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 4 |
St Joseph's | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 23 | -1 | 1 |
Newtown Blues | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 31 | -5 | 1 |
Round 1
27 August 2023 [12] | Newtown Blues | 1–11 (14)–(14) 0–14 | St Joseph's | St Brigid's Park | |
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Round 2
3 September 2023 [13] | Newtown Blues | 0–12 (12)–(17) 1–14 | St Patrick's | Clan na Gael Park | |
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Round 3
10 September 2023 [14] | St Joseph's | 0–08 (8)–(9) 1–06 | St Patrick's | St Brigid's Park | |
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Team | Pld | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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St Mary's | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 18 | +17 | 4 |
Cooley Kickhams | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 1 |
St Bride's | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 35 | -13 | 1 |
Round 1
27 August 2023 [15] | St Mary's | 2–15 (21)–(8) 0–08 | St Bride's | Darver | |
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Round 2
3 September 2023 [16] | St Mary's | 2–08 (14)–(10) 0–10 | Cooley Kickhams | St Brigid's Park | |
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Round 3
11 September 2023 [17] | St Bride's | 1–11 (14)–(14) 1–11 | Cooley Kickhams | Clan na Gael Park | |
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29 September 2023 [18] | Newtown Blues | 4–15 (27)–(10) 0–10 | Dundalk Gaels | Darver | |
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1 October 2023 [19] | St Fechin's | 0–14 (14)–(15) 1–12 | St Bride's | Darver | |
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10 October 2023 [20] | Dundalk Gaels | 0–12 (12)–(33) 6–15 | St Fechin's | Darver | |
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22 September 2023 [21] | Dreadnots | 0–09 (9)–(8) 0–08 | Cooley Kickhams | Clan na Gael Park | |
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23 September 2023 [22] | St Mary's | 3–12 (21)–(8) 0–08 | St Joseph's | Darver | |
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24 September 2023 [23] | St Patrick's | 1–13 (16)–(11) 1–08 | St Mochta's | St Brigid's Park | |
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25 September 2023 [24] | Naomh Máirtin | 2–07 (13)–(6) 0–06 | Geraldines | Stabannon | |
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6 October 2023 [25] | Dreadnots | 3–09 (18)–(19) 1–16 | Naomh Máirtin | Darver | |
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8 October 2023 [26] | St Patrick's | 3–10 (19)–(26) 4–14 | St Mary's | St Brigid's Park | |
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22 October 2023 [27] | St Mary's | 0–15 (15)–(14) 1–11 | Naomh Máirtin | St Brigid's Park | |
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Referee: Colm McCullough (Naomh Fionnbarra) |
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