Meath Intermediate Football Championship

Meath Intermediate Football Championship
Current season or competition: 2024 Meath Intermediate Football Championship
Founded	1927 –
Trophy	Mattie McDonnell Cup
Title holders	Dunshaughlin (3rd title)
Most titles	Duleek (5 titles)
Sponsors	Meade 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 2021 final, Trim defeated Oldcastle. Each year, the final takes place in Pairc Tailteann, Navan. The winning club competes in the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship. The current (2021) champions are Trim.

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 ^[1] and St Colmcille's doing so in 2016, the latter with a stoppage time fee to secure a one-point win. ^[2]

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, ^[3] as did 2016 winner St Colmcille's, also at GAA headquarters. ^[4]

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. ^[5]

Intermediate teams

In 2021, the 20 clubs competing in the Intermediate Football Championship are:

Club	Location	Finish in 2020	Founded	I.F.C titles	Last I.F.C title
Ballivor	Ballivor	2020 JFC Champions	1929	4	2002
Ballinlough	Ballinglough & Kilskyre	Relegation Playoff	1938	3	2014
Bective	Bective	Non-Qualifier	1964	0	n/a
Blackhall Gaels	Batterstown & Kilcloon	Non-Qualifier	1995	2	2001
Nobber	Nobber	Relegated from 2020 SFC	1887	3	2019
Clann na nGael	Athboy & Ráth Chairn	Quarter Finalists	2002	0	n/a
Drumbaragh Emmets	Drumbaragh, Kells	Relegation Playoff	1939	0	n/a
Duleek/Bellewstown	Duleek & Bellewstown	Non-Qualifier	1937	5	2005
Dunderry	Dunderry	Non-Qualifier	1890	4	1990
Kilmainham	Kilmainham, Kells	Semi-Finalist	1967	0	n/a
Longwood	Longwood	Non-Qualifier	1904	2	2018
Meath Hill	Meath Hill	Quarter-Finalists	1903	0	n/a
Moylagh	Moylagh	Non-Qualifier	1947	1	1975
Oldcastle	Oldcastle	Relegation Playoff	1884	2	2009
Rathkenny	Rathkenny & Stackallen	Non-Qualifier	1886	2	2006
St Patrick's	Julianstown & Stamullen	Relegation Playoff	1950	3	2000
St Michael's	Carlanstown & Kilbeg	Semi Finalist	1980	1	1989
Syddan	Syddan & Lobinstown	Non-Qualifier	1890	2	1999
Trim	Trim	Finalist	1904	1	1949
Walterstown	Walterstown & Johnstown	Non Qualifier	1902	1	1964

Top winners

Clubs in bold still in existence as football clubs. ^{[6] [7]}

Club	Titles	Years won
Duleek	5	1939, 1955, 1966, 1978, 2005
Ballivor	4	1948, 1971, 1981, 2002
Donaghmore/Ashbourne	4	1938, 1950, 1959, 2007
Dunderry	4	1944, 1947, 1970, 1990
Rathkenny	3	1934, 2006, 2023
Dunshaughlin	3	1977, 1997, 2022
Nobber	3	1980, 2010, 2019
Ballinlough	3	1954, 1991, 2014
St Patrick's	3	1951, 1963, 2000
Kilmainhamwood	3	1965, 1982, 1994
Slane	3	1929, 1968, 1984
Castletown	3	1927, 1946, 1976
Trim	2	1949, 2021
Longwood	2	1942, 2018
St Colmcille's	2	1988, 2016
Gaeil Colmcille	2	1986, 2013
Moynalvey	2	1983, 2011
Oldcastle	2	1987, 2009
Navan O'Mahonys	2	1956, 2003
Blackhall Gaels	2	1998, 2001
Syddan	2	1941, 1999
Carnaross	2	1957, 1993
St. Peter's Dunboyne	2	1952, 1992
Athboy	2	1960, 1979
Drumree	2	1961, 1969
Seneschalstown	2	1940, 1967
Skryne	2	1933, 1937
Moynalty	2	1931, 1936
Erin's Own	2	1932, 1935
Ballinabrackey	1	2020
Curraha	1	2017
Ratoath	1	2015
Na Fianna	1	2012
St Ultan's	1	2008
Wolfe Tones	1	2004
Cortown	1	1996
Simonstown Gaels	1	1995
St Michael's	1	1989
Martry Harps	1	1985
Moylagh	1	1975
St John's	1	1974
Bohermeen	1	1973
Summerhill	1	1972
Walterstown	1	1964
Kilbride	1	1962
St Mary's (Bettystown)	1	1958
St Vincent's	1	1953
Carlanstown	1	1945
Parnells	1	1943
Martry	1	1930
Ardcath	1	1928

Roll of honour

Year	Winner	Score	Opponent	Score
2023	Rathkenny	1-18	Duleek	2-14
2022	Dunshaughlin	0-17	Duleek	0-07
2021	Trim	3-12	Oldcastle	0-07
2020	Ballinabrackey	0-16	Trim	1-12
2019	Nobber	4-16	Trim	0-13
2018	Longwood	0-11	Ballinlough	0-07
2017	Curraha	1-17	St Michael's	1-07
2016	St Colmcille's	0-12, 1-12 (R)	Dunderry	0-12, 1-06 (R)
2015	Ratoath	1-15	Nobber	0-05
2014	Ballinlough	1-12	Ballinabrackey	1-09
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	3-12	Carnaross	0-07
2009	Oldcastle	2-11	Kilmainhamwood	0-06
2008	St Ultan's	1-12	Cortown	1-09
2007	Donaghmore/Ashbourne	1-15	Castletown	1-11
2006	Rathkenny	1-10	Drumconrath	2-06
2005	Duleek	1-09, 2-07 (R)	Syddan	1-09, 2-06 (R)
2004	Wolfe Tones	2-10	Duleek	1-12
2003	Navan O'Mahony's	3-14	Carnaross	0-06
2002	Ballivor	2-05	Navan O'Mahony's	0-10
2001	Blackhall Gaels	1-10	Ballivor	0-12
2000	St Patrick's	0-09	Ballivor	0-07
1999	Syddan	2-11	St Patrick's	1-10
1998	Blackhall Gaels	0-12	St Patrick's	1-08
1997	Dunshaughlin	3-14	Duleek	1-06
1996	Cortown	2-05	Duleek	0-08
1995	Simonstown Gaels	0-16	Castletown	2-09
1994	Kilmainhamwood	2-11	Simonstown Gaels	1-08
1993	Carnaross	1-08	Kilmainhamwood	0-10
1992	St. Peter's Dunboyne	0-08	St Patrick's	0-04
1991	Ballinlough	1-09	St Patrick's	0-11
1990	Dunderry	0-16	St. Peter's Dunboyne	1-07
1989	St Michael's	0-11	Dunderry	0-09
1988	St Colmcille's	1-03, 1-11 (R)	Dunderry	0-06, 2-07 (R)
1987	Oldcastle	5-06	Dunderry	3-04
1986	Gaeil Colmcille	1-06	Meath Hill	0-07
1985	Martry Harps	1-05, 1-08 (R)	St Mary's Donore	1-05, 1-02 (R)
1984	Slane	0-08	St Colmcille's	0-05
1983	Moynalvey	1-08	St Mary's Donore	0-06
1982	Kilmainhamwood	1-05	Martry Harps	0-07
1981	Ballivor	2-08	Wolfe Tones	1-04
1980	Nobber	1-08	Martry Harps	0-08
1979	Martinstown/Athboy		Wolfe Tones
1978	Duleek		Kilmainhamwood
1977	Dunshaughlin	0-13	Nobber	0-06
1976	Castletown		Kilmainhamwood
1975	Moylagh	2-05	Dunshaughlin	0-09
1974	St John's		St Vincent's
1973	Bohermeen		Moylagh
1972	Summerhill		Martry Harps
1971	Ballivor	(R)	Moylagh	(R)
1970	Dunderry		Flathouse
1969	Drumree	2-06	Castletown	1-07
1968	Slane	1-09	Bohermeen	1-07
1967	Seneschalstown		Bohermeen
1966	Duleek
1965	Kilmainhamwood		Duleek
1964	Walterstown	1-06	Kilmainhamwood	1-03
1963	St Patrick's
1962	Kilbride	3-08	Walterstown	1-03
1961	Drumree	2-07	Slane	1-03
1960	Athboy
1959	Donaghmore
1958	St Mary's, Bettystown
1957	Carnaross		Duleek
1956	Navan O'Mahony's 'B'		Dunshaughlin
1955	Duleek	1-09	Slane	2-04
1954	Ballinlough
1953	St Vincent's
1952	St. Peter's, Dunboyne
1951	St Patrick's
1950	Donaghmore
1949	Trim
1948	Ballivor
1947	Dunderry
1946	Castletown
1945	Carlanstown
1944	Dunderry
1943	Parnells
1942	Longwood	0-03	Carlanstown	0-01
1941	Syddan		Flathouse
1940	Seneschalstown		Syddan
1939	Duleek
1938	Donaghmore		Oldcastle
1937	Skryne
1936	Moynalty
1935	Erin's Own
1934	Rathkenny	1-02	Bohermeen	0-04
1933	Skryne	3-03	Rathkenny	0-03
1932	Erin's Own
1931	Moynalty
1930	Martry Harps
1929	Slane	2-05 (R)	Oldcastle	1-02 (R)
1928	Ardcath
1927	Castletown

References

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

External links

• Official Meath Website
• Meath on Hoganstand
• Meath Club GAA
• Championship Proposal 2012