Louth Intermediate Football League

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Louth Intermediate Football League
Founded1978
Title holders Cooley Kickhams (2nd title)
Most titles Dreadnots (6)
SponsorsJohn O'Neill Sand and Gravel

The Louth Intermediate Football League is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by Louth GAA for Division 2 teams in County Louth.

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Format

At the end of the league programme, the team with the most points is automatically promoted to Division 1 as league winners. The second-placed team can obtain promotion by winning a play-off involving a Division 1 club. The team that finishes bottom of the league is relegated to Junior football.

History

The competition was launched in 1978 when Louth GAA introduced the Intermediate football grade, between those of Senior and Junior. [1] The first club to win the competition was Geraldines. A Final to determine the winner was held each until 1995, when the format changed.

Trophy

The captain of the winning team receives the McShane Cup, [2] named after Jimmy McShane, a former county board official and Lann Léire club member. [3]

Winners by Year

YearWinnerWinning Captain
2023 [4] Cooley Kickhams Darren Marks
2022 [5] O'Raghallaighs James Moonan
2021 [6] [7] Dundalk Young Irelands Derek Maguire
2020Cancelled (COVID-19)
2019 [8] St Fechin's Bevan Duffy
2018 [9] O'Raghallaighs Ben Rogan
2017 [2] St Bride's Patrick Reilly
2016 [10] Dundalk Gaels Derek Crilly
2015 [11] Cooley Kickhams Conor McGuinness
2014 [12] St Fechin's Colm O'Neill
2013 [13] Geraldines Jim McEneaney
2012 [14] Dundalk Gaels Seán Fee
2011 [15] O'Raghallaighs James Moonan
2010 [16] Dreadnots Chris Mulroy
2009 [17] O'Connells Stuart Reynolds
2008 [18] Glyde Rangers -
2007 [19] Dundalk Gaels Aidan Delaney
2006 [20] Dundalk Gaels Aidan Delaney
2005 [21] Seán O'Mahony's Brendan Nordone
2004 [22] Dreadnots Darren Malone
2003 [23] Dundalk Gaels Peter McGinnity
2002 [24] Kilkerley Emmets Barry Clarke
2001 [25] Hunterstown Rovers Niall Lynch
2000 [26] Glyde Rangers Rory McCoy
1999 [27] St Bride's David Dunne
1998 [28] Mattock Rangers Gerry Hanratty
1997 Naomh Fionnbarra Stephen Devlin
1996 [28] Mattock Rangers John Hanratty

Finals

(R) = Replay

YearWinnerScoreOpponentScoreWinning Captain
1995 [29] Dreadnots 0-06 (R) St Kevin's 0-04 (R)Liam Kelleher
1994 [30] Lann Léire 0-10 (R) Geraldines 0-06 (R)Brendan Martin
1993 Lann Léire 3-09 Hunterstown Rovers 3-08Patrick Callan
1992 [31] Lann Léire 2-08 St Kevin's 1-06Stephen Flood
1991 Hunterstown Rovers 2-06 Dundalk Gaels 0-06Brian Martin
1990 [32] St Kevin's 0-07 Dundalk Gaels 0-04John McGrane
1989 [33] Stabannon Parnells 0-09 Dundalk Gaels 1-05Fiachra Bell
1988 St Joseph's 2-03 Naomh Máirtin 0-05Eugene McArdle
1987 [34] St Mary's 2-05 Geraldines 0-10Gerry Rooney
1986 St Bride's 1-05 Mattock Rangers 0-04Anthony McGuinness
1985 [29] Dreadnots 1-10 St Bride's 1-04Pat Rath
1984 St Patrick's 0-11 St Mary's 1-06Diarmuid MacArtain
1983 Naomh Fionnbarra 1-08 St Bride's 0-04Brendan Rogers
1982 St Joseph's 1-10 Seán McDermott's 1-04Danny Culligan
1981 [29] Dreadnots 2-08 St Joseph's 2-04Pat Rath
1980 Naomh Fionnbarra 3-06 Glyde Rangers 0-09Peter Callaghan
1979 [29] Dreadnots 3-06 Glyde Rangers 1-06Pádraig Califf
1978 [35] Geraldines 3-03 Kilkerley Emmets 0-09John Lynch

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