2024 Louth Senior Football Championship

2024 Louth Senior Football Championship

Tournament details
County	Louth
Year	2024
Trophy	Joe Ward Cup
Sponsor	Anchor Tours [1]
Date	25 August - 20 October 2024
Teams	12
Defending champions	St Mary's
Winners
Champions	St Mary's
Manager	Cathal Murray
Captain	Liam Jackson/Robbie Leavy
Qualify for	Leinster Club SFC
Runners-up
Runners-up	Naomh Máirtín
←  2023 2025  →

The 2024 Louth Senior Football Championship was the 131st 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 elimination of the four teams that finished bottom of their group.

The draw for the tournament took place at Louth GAA headquarters in Darver on 29 February 2024. ^[2]

St Mary's retained their title, their third in a row, after defeating Naomh Máirtín in the decider for a second consecutive year.

Team changes

Roche Emmets were promoted to Senior football for 2024 as winners of the 2023 Louth Intermediate Championship. ^[3] They replaced Dundalk Gaels, who lost the 2023 Senior Championship Relegation play-off to St Fechin's. ^[4]

Group stage

Group 1

Team	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PD	Pts
St Patrick's	2	1	0	1	26	19	+7	3
Dreadnots	2	1	0	1	17	14	+3	3
St Bride's	2	0	2	0	17	27	-10	0

Round 1

St Bride's v Dreadnots

25 August 2024 (2024-08-25)	St Bride's	0–06 (6)– 0–09 (9)	Dreadnots	The Grove

Round 2

St Patrick's v Dreadnots

1 September 2024 (2024-09-01)	St Patrick's	1–05 (8)– 1–05 (8)	Dreadnots	Clan na Gael Park

Round 3

St Patrick's v St Bride's

8 September 2024 (2024-09-08) [5]	St Patrick's	1–15 (18)– 1–08 (11)	St Bride's	Clan na Gael Park

Group 2

Team	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PD	Pts
St Mochta's	2	2	0	0	31	18	+13	4
Naomh Máirtín	2	1	1	0	28	17	+11	2
Cooley Kickhams	2	0	2	0	13	37	-24	0

Round 1

Naomh Máirtín v Cooley Kickhams

25 August 2024 (2024-08-25)	Naomh Máirtín	2–12 (18)– 0–05 (5)	Cooley Kickhams	St Brigid's Park

Round 2

St Mochta's v Naomh Máirtín

2 September 2024 (2024-09-02)	St Mochta's	1–09 (12)– 0–10 (10)	Naomh Máirtín	Stabannon

Round 3

St Mochta's v Cooley Kickhams

8 September 2024 (2024-09-08) [6]	St Mochta's	1–16 (19)– 1–05 (8)	Cooley Kickhams	St Brigid's Park

Group 3

Team	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Newtown Blues	2	2	0	0	39	31	+8	4
St Mary's	2	1	1	0	29	28	+1	2
Geraldines	2	0	2	0	27	36	-9	0

Round 1

Geraldines v St Mary's

26 August 2024 (2024-08-26)	Geraldines	1–06 (9)– 0–16 (16)	St Mary's	Stabannon

Round 2

Newtown Blues v St Mary's

1 September 2024 (2024-09-01)	Newtown Blues	2–13 (19)– 0–13 (13)	St Mary's	Páirc Uí Mhuirí

Round 3

Newtown Blues v Geraldines

8 September 2024 (2024-09-08) [7]	Newtown Blues	2–14 (20)– 2–12 (18)	Geraldines	Páirc Uí Mhuirí

Group 4

Team	Pld	W	L	D	PF	PA	PD	Pts
St Joseph's	2	2	0	0	37	16	+21	4
Roche Emmets	2	1	1	0	16	27	-11	2
St Fechin's	2	0	2	0	19	29	-10	0

Round 1

St Joseph's v Roche Emmets

25 August 2024 (2024-08-25)	St Joseph's	2–12 (18)– 1–03 (6)	Roche Emmets	McGeough Park

Round 2

St Fechin's v St Joseph's

1 September 2024 (2024-09-01)	St Fechin's	0–10 (10)– 2–13 (19)	St Joseph's	The Grove

Round 3

St Fechin's v Roche Emmets

9 September 2024 (2024-09-09) [8]	St Fechin's	0–09 (9)– 0–10 (10)	Roche Emmets	Stabannon

Relegation Play-Off Semi-finals

St Bride's v Geraldines

20 September 2024 (2024-09-20)	St Bride's	1–12 (15)– 2–16 (22)	Geraldines	Darver

Cooley Kickhams v St Fechin's

20 September 2024 (2024-09-20)	Cooley Kickhams	3–11 (20)– 0–12 (12)	St Fechin's	Páirc De Róiste

Relegation Play-Off Final

St Bride's v St Fechin's

4 October 2024 (2024-10-04)	St Bride's	0–05 (5)– 1–10 (13)	St Fechin's	Darver

• St Bride's are relegated to Intermediate football for 2025.

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Newtown Blues v Roche Emmets

21 September 2024 (2024-09-21) [9]	Newtown Blues	1–10 (13)– 0–12 (12)	Roche Emmets	Darver

St Joseph's v Naomh Máirtín

22 September 2024 (2024-09-22)	St Joseph's	2–06 (12)– 1–15 (18)	Naomh Máirtín	Darver

St Patrick's v St Mary's

22 September 2024 (2024-09-22) [10]	St Patrick's	0–08 (8)– 2–12 (18)	St Mary's	St Brigid's Park

St Mochta's v Dreadnots

23 September 2024 (2024-09-23)	St Mochta's	0–12 (12)– 1–05 (8) (a.e.t.)	Dreadnots	McGeough Park

Semi-finals

Newtown Blues v St Mary's

5 October 2024 (2024-10-05) [11]	Newtown Blues	0–10 (10)– 2–14 (20)	St Mary's	McGeough Park

Naomh Máirtín v St Mochta's

6 October 2024 (2024-10-06)	Naomh Máirtín	2–08 (14)– 2–07 (13)	St Mochta's	St Brigid's Park
		Report

Final

Naomh Máirtín v St Mary's

20 October 2024 (2024-10-20) [12]	Naomh Máirtín	0–04 (4)– 2–02 (8)	St Mary's	McGeough Park
				Referee: Cathal Sweeney (Stabannon Parnells)

References

1. "Club Championship Draws 2024". Louth GAA . 1 March 2024.
2. "2024 Louth Club Championship draws". Dundalk Democrat . 1 March 2024.
3. "Roche Emmets Intermediate Champions after nail-biting victory over O'Raghallaighs". Dundalk Democrat . 9 October 2023.
4. "Dundalk Gaels no match for St Fechins as Darver clash sees them drop to Intermediate". Dundalk Democrat . 10 October 2023.
5. "Just one more quarter final place up for grabs in Louth SFC as Pats become 7th team through". LMFM . 9 September 2024.
6. "Round-up: Weekend's senior club championship action". GAA . 9 September 2024.
7. "Sunday's club championship results". Hogan Stand . 9 September 2024.
8. "Roche advance as Louth SFC quarter final draw and fixtures are confirmed". LMFM . 10 September 2024.
9. "Blues book place in last four after narrow win". Dundalk Democrat . 22 September 2024.
10. "St. Mary's book their place in semi-final". Dundalk Democrat . 24 September 2024.
11. "Ardee St Marys saw off Newtown Blues to chase down a third Joe Ward Cup on the bounce". Dundalk Democrat . 10 October 2024.
12. "St. Mary's win third consecutive Joe Ward Cup". Dundalk Democrat . 21 October 2024.