2023 Louth Senior Football Championship

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2023 Louth Senior Football Championship
Tournament details
County Louth
Year2023
TrophyJoe Ward Cup
SponsorAnchor Tours [1]
Date27 August – 22 October 2023
Teams12
Defending champions St Mary's
Winners
Champions St Mary's
ManagerCathal Murray
CaptainKian 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.

Contents

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]

Team changes

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]

Group stage

Group 1

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts
Naomh Máirtin 21013522+133
St Mochta's 21013427+73
Dundalk Gaels 20202343-200

Round 1

27 August 2023 (2023-08-27) [6] Naomh Máirtin 3–13 (22)(9) 2–03 Dundalk Gaels Clan na Gael Park  


Round 2

4 September 2023 (2023-09-04) [7] Naomh Máirtin 2–07 (13)(13) 0–13 St Mochta's Darver 


Round 3

10 September 2023 (2023-09-10) [8] Dundalk Gaels 2–08 (14)(21) 2–15 St Mochta's Páirc Mhuire  


Group 2

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts
Dreadnots 22002823+54
Geraldines 21102827+12
St Fechin's 20202026-60

Round 1

28 August 2023 (2023-08-28) [9] Geraldines 2–08 (14)(16) 2–10 Dreadnots Darver 


Round 2

3 September 2023 (2023-09-03) [10] Dreadnots 0–12 (12)(9) 0–09 St Fechin's Darver 


Round 3

10 September 2023 (2023-09-10) [11] Geraldines 0–14 (14)(11) 1–08 St Fechin's Darver 


Group 3

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts
St Patrick's 22002620+64
St Joseph's 20112223-11
Newtown Blues 20112631-51

Round 1

27 August 2023 (2023-08-27) [12] Newtown Blues 1–11 (14)(14) 0–14 St Joseph's St Brigid's Park  


Round 2

3 September 2023 (2023-09-03) [13] Newtown Blues 0–12 (12)(17) 1–14 St Patrick's Clan na Gael Park  


Round 3

10 September 2023 (2023-09-10) [14] St Joseph's 0–08 (8)(9) 1–06 St Patrick's St Brigid's Park  


Group 4

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts
St Mary's 22003518+174
Cooley Kickhams 10102428-41
St Bride's 10102235-131

Round 1

27 August 2023 (2023-08-27) [15] St Mary's 2–15 (21)(8) 0–08 St Bride's Darver 


Round 2

3 September 2023 (2023-09-03) [16] St Mary's 2–08 (14)(10) 0–10 Cooley Kickhams St Brigid's Park  


Round 3

11 September 2023 (2023-09-11) [17] St Bride's 1–11 (14)(14) 1–11 Cooley Kickhams Clan na Gael Park  


Relegation Play-Off Semi-finals

29 September 2023 (2023-09-29) [18] Newtown Blues 4–15 (27)(10) 0–10 Dundalk Gaels Darver 


1 October 2023 (2023-10-01) [19] St Fechin's 0–14 (14)(15) 1–12 St Bride's Darver 


Relegation Play-Off Final

10 October 2023 (2023-10-10) [20] Dundalk Gaels 0–12 (12)(33) 6–15 St Fechin's Darver 


Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

22 September 2023 (2023-09-22) [21] Dreadnots 0–09 (9)(8) 0–08 Cooley Kickhams Clan na Gael Park  


23 September 2023 (2023-09-23) [22] St Mary's 3–12 (21)(8) 0–08 St Joseph's Darver 


24 September 2023 (2023-09-24) [23] St Patrick's 1–13 (16)(11) 1–08 St Mochta's St Brigid's Park  


25 September 2023 (2023-09-25) [24] Naomh Máirtin 2–07 (13)(6) 0–06 Geraldines Stabannon  


Semi-finals

6 October 2023 (2023-10-06) [25] Dreadnots 3–09 (18)(19) 1–16 Naomh Máirtin Darver 


8 October 2023 (2023-10-08) [26] St Patrick's 3–10 (19)(26) 4–14 St Mary's St Brigid's Park  


Final

22 October 2023 (2023-10-22) [27] St Mary's 0–15 (15)(14) 1–11 Naomh Máirtin St Brigid's Park  
Referee: Colm McCullough (Naomh Fionnbarra)


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