Meath Intermediate Football Championship

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Meath Intermediate Football Championship
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Current event clock.svg 2024 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
Founded1927 –
TrophyMattie McDonnell Cup
Title holdersKilbride (2nd title)
Most titles Duleek (5 titles)
SponsorsMeade Potato and Co.

Meath Intermediate Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association second-tier competition between Gaelic football clubs organised by Meath GAA. The winning club is promoted to the Meath Senior Football Championship. In the 2025 final, Kilbride defeated Castletown to win their second Intermediate championship and become a senior club for the first time since 1978. [1] Each year, the final takes place in Pairc Tailteann, Navan. The winning club competes in the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship. The current (2025) champions are Kilbride.

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Qualification for subsequent competitions

Meath Intermediate Club Football Championship

The Meath IFC winner qualifies for the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship. It is the only team from County Meath to qualify for this competition. The Meath IFC winner may enter the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship at either the preliminary round or the quarter-final stage.

Meath IFC winning clubs won consecutive Leinster titles in the 2010s: Ratoath doing so in 2015 [2] and St Colmcille's doing so in 2016, the latter with a stoppage time fee to secure a one-point win. [3]

All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship

The Meath IFC winner — by winning the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship — may qualify for the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship, at which it would enter at the __ stage, providing it hasn't been drawn to face the British champions in the quarter-finals. For example, 2021 winner Trim played in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park, [4] as did 2016 winner St Colmcille's, also at GAA headquarters. [5]

History

Wolfe Tones went from the Meath Junior Football Championship through this competition and on to being Meath Senior Football Championship winners in the space of four seasons in the early 21st-century, featuring Meath player Cian Ward, whose emergence as one of Meath's "most exciting talents" coincided with this run, while 1996 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship-winning captain Tommy Dowd also joined the club around this time. [6]

Intermediate teams

In 2026, the 16 clubs competing in the Intermediate Football Championship included:[ citation needed ]

ClubLocationFinish in 2025FoundedI.F.C titlesLast I.F.C title
BallivorBallivorRelegation Semi-Finalist19294 2002
BectiveBectiveRelegation Semi-Finalist19640n/a
Blackhall Gaels Batterstown & KilcloonNon-Qualifier19952 2001
Castletown Castletown-Kilpatrick Runners-Up19623 1976
Clann na nGael Athboy & Ráth Chairn 2025 JFC Champions20020n/a
Drumbaragh Emmets Drumbaragh, Kells Quarter-Finalist19390n/a
DunsanyDunsanyQuarter-Finalist19630n/a
Duleek/Bellewstown Duleek & Bellewstown Non-Qualifier19375 2005
Longwood Longwood Non-Qualifier19042 2018
Meath Hill Meath HillRelegated from 2025 SFC190312024
Moynalvey Moynalvey & Kiltale Semi-Finalist19342 2011
Navan O'Mahonys Navan Relegation Finalist19482 2003
Oldcastle Oldcastle Quarter-Finalist18842 2009
St Michael's Carlanstown & KilbegSemi-Finalist19801 1989
St Patrick's Julianstown & Stamullen Quarter-Finalist19503 2000
Walterstown Walterstown & JohnstownNon Qualifier190211964

Top winners

Clubs in bold still in existence as football clubs. [7] [8]

ClubTitlesYears won
Duleek 51939, 1955, 1966, 1978, 2005
Ballivor41948, 1971, 1981, 2002
Donaghmore/Ashbourne 41938, 1950, 1959, 2007
Dunderry41944, 1947, 1970, 1990
Rathkenny 31934, 2006, 2023
Dunshaughlin 3 1977, 1997, 2022
Nobber 31980, 2010, 2019
Ballinlough 31954, 1991, 2014
St Patrick's 31951, 1963, 2000
Kilmainhamwood31965, 1982, 1994
Slane31929, 1968, 1984
Castletown31927, 1946, 1976
Kilbride21962, 2025
Trim 21949, 2021
Longwood 21942, 2018
St Colmcille's2 1988, 2016
Gaeil Colmcille 2 1986, 2013
Moynalvey 2 1983, 2011
Oldcastle 2 1987, 2009
Navan O'Mahonys 21956, 2003
Blackhall Gaels 2 1998, 2001
Syddan21941, 1999
Carnaross21957, 1993
St. Peter's Dunboyne 21952, 1992
Athboy21960, 1979
Drumree21961, 1969
Seneschalstown 21940, 1967
Skryne 21933, 1937
Moynalty21931, 1936
Erin's Own21932, 1935
Meath Hill1 2024
Ballinabrackey1 2020
Curraha1 2017
Ratoath 1 2015
Na Fianna 1 2012
St Ultan's1 2008
Wolfe Tones 1 2004
Cortown1 1996
Simonstown Gaels 1 1995
St Michael's1 1989
Martry Harps1 1985
Moylagh1 1975
St John's1 1974
Bohermeen1 1973
Summerhill 1 1972
Walterstown 11964
St Mary's (Bettystown)11958
St Vincent's11953
Carlanstown11945
Parnells11943
Martry11930
Ardcath11928

Roll of honour

YearWinnerScoreOpponentScore
2025Kilbride0-20Castletown1-16
2024Meath Hill0-16(AET) Navan O'Mahony's 0-14(AET)
2023 Rathkenny 1-18 Duleek 2-14
2022 Dunshaughlin 0-17 Duleek 0-07
2021 Trim 3-12 Oldcastle 0-07
2020 Ballinabrackey0-16 Trim 1-12
2019 Nobber4-16 Trim 0-13
2018 Longwood 0-11Ballinlough0-07
2017 Curraha1-17St Michael's1-07
2016 St Colmcille's 0-12, 1-12 (R)Dunderry0-12, 1-06 (R)
2015 Ratoath 1-15 Nobber 0-05
2014 Ballinlough1-12Ballinabrackey1-09
2013 Gaeil Colmcille 0-18 Clann na nGael 0-05
2012 Na Fianna 1-12 Trim 1-10
2011 Moynalvey 0-15 Gaeil Colmcille 1-10
2010 Nobber 3-12Carnaross0-07
2009 Oldcastle 2-11Kilmainhamwood0-06
2008 St Ultan's1-12Cortown1-09
2007 Donaghmore/Ashbourne 1-15Castletown1-11
2006 Rathkenny 1-10Drumconrath2-06
2005 Duleek 1-09, 2-07 (R)Syddan1-09, 2-06 (R)
2004 Wolfe Tones 2-10 Duleek 1-12
2003 Navan O'Mahony's 3-14Carnaross0-06
2002 Ballivor2-05 Navan O'Mahony's 0-10
2001 Blackhall Gaels 1-10Ballivor0-12
2000 St Patrick's 0-09Ballivor0-07
1999 Syddan2-11 St Patrick's 1-10
1998 Blackhall Gaels 0-12 St Patrick's 1-08
1997 Dunshaughlin 3-14 Duleek 1-06
1996 Cortown2-05 Duleek 0-08
1995 Simonstown Gaels 0-16Castletown2-09
1994 Kilmainhamwood2-11 Simonstown Gaels 1-08
1993 Carnaross1-08Kilmainhamwood0-10
1992 St. Peter's Dunboyne 0-08 St Patrick's 0-04
1991 Ballinlough1-09 St Patrick's 0-11
1990 Dunderry0-16 St. Peter's Dunboyne 1-07
1989 St Michael's0-11Dunderry0-09
1988 St Colmcille's 1-03, 1-11 (R)Dunderry0-06, 2-07 (R)
1987 Oldcastle 5-06Dunderry3-04
1986 Gaeil Colmcille1-06Meath Hill0-07
1985 Martry Harps1-05, 1-08 (R)St Mary's Donore1-05, 1-02 (R)
1984 Slane0-08 St Colmcille's 0-05
1983 Moynalvey 1-08St Mary's Donore0-06
1982 Kilmainhamwood1-05Martry Harps0-07
1981 Ballivor2-08 Wolfe Tones 1-04
1980 Nobber 1-08Martry Harps0-08
1979 Martinstown/Athboy Wolfe Tones
1978 Duleek Kilmainhamwood
1977 Dunshaughlin 0-13 Nobber 0-06
1976 CastletownKilmainhamwood
1975 Moylagh2-05 Dunshaughlin 0-09
1974 St John'sSt Vincent's
1973 BohermeenMoylagh
1972 Summerhill Martry Harps
1971 Ballivor(R)Moylagh(R)
1970 DunderryFlathouse
1969 Drumree2-06Castletown1-07
1968 Slane1-09Bohermeen1-07
1967 Seneschalstown Bohermeen
1966 Duleek
1965Kilmainhamwood Duleek
1964 Walterstown 1-06Kilmainhamwood1-03
1963 St Patrick's
1962Kilbride3-08 Walterstown 1-03
1961Drumree2-07Slane1-03
1960Athboy
1959 Donaghmore
1958St Mary's, Bettystown
1957Carnaross Duleek
1956 Navan O'Mahony's 'B' Dunshaughlin
1955 Duleek 1-09Slane2-04
1954Ballinlough
1953St Vincent's
1952 St. Peter's, Dunboyne
1951 St Patrick's
1950 Donaghmore
1949 Trim
1948Ballivor
1947Dunderry
1946Castletown
1945Carlanstown
1944Dunderry
1943Parnells
1942 Longwood 0-03Carlanstown0-01
1941SyddanFlathouse
1940 Seneschalstown Syddan
1939 Duleek
1938 Donaghmore Oldcastle
1937 Skryne
1936Moynalty
1935Erin's Own
1934 Rathkenny 1-02Bohermeen0-04
1933 Skryne 3-03 Rathkenny 0-03
1932Erin's Own
1931Moynalty
1930Martry Harps
1929Slane2-05 (R)Oldcastle1-02 (R)
1928Ardcath
1927Castletown

References

  1. ↑ "IFC final: Fairytale complete as Kilbride return to the top tier - HoganStand". hoganstand.com. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Ratoath take title after late scare". Irish Independent . 30 November 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Leinster club IFC final: Brennan wins it for 'Cilles". Hoganstand.com. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Second half goals see Steelstown crowned All-Ireland champions". Irish Examiner . 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Westport hold off late Colmcille's charge". RTÉ. 19 February 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  6. ↑ Boyle, Donnchadh; McKeon, Conor (9 November 2021). "'You have to grasp the nettle when you are good enough' — Ward". Irish Independent.
  7. ↑ "Meath Chronicle Archives". IrishNewsArchive.com . 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "Meath Gaelic Football Champions Roll of Honor". Hoganstand.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
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