1978 Meath Senior Football Championship Explained

Competition:	Meath S.F.C.
Season:	1978
Winners:	Walterstown 1st Senior Championship Title
Relegated:	Dunderry Kilbride
Continentalcup1:	Leinster SCFC
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:	Walterstown (Quarter-final) Walterstown 1-9, 2-11 Walsh Island
Continentalcup2:	All Ireland SCFC
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:	n/a
Continentalcup3:	Winning Captain
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers:	Christy Bowens (Walterstown)
Continentalcup4:	Man of the Match
Continentalcup4 Qualifiers:	??? (Walterstown)
Matches:	40
Prevseason:	1977
Nextseason:	1979

The 1978 Meath Senior Football Championship is the 86th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 16 teams, with the winner going on to represent Meath in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.

Summerhill were the defending champions after they defeated Seneschalstown after a replay in the previous years final. However, they lost their crown held for 4 years when losing to Walterstown in the final.

This was Dunshaughlin's second ever period in the senior grade after claiming the 1977 Meath Intermediate Football Championship title.

On 10 September 1978, Walterstown claimed their 1st Senior Championship title, when defeating Summerhill 0-7 to 0-6 in Pairc Tailteann, Navan. Christy Bowens raised the Keegan Cup for "The Blacks".

Dunderry and Kilbride were regraded to the 1979 I.F.C. at the end of the campaign.

Team Changes

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The following teams have changed division since the 1977 championship season.

To S.F.C.

Promoted from I.F.C.

Dunshaughlin - (Intermediate Champions)

From S.F.C.

Regraded to I.F.C.

Wolfe Tones

Group stage

Group A

Team
Walterstown	7	6	1	0	+0	12
Trim	7	6	1	0	+0	12
Skryne	7	5	2	0	+0	10
St. Patrick's	7	5	2	0	+0	10
Martry Harps	7	3	4	0	+0	6
	7	1	5	1	+0	3
Syddan	7	1	6	0	+0	2
Dunderry	7	0	6	1	+0	1

Round 1:

Skryne 0-7, 1-3 Syddan, Seneschalstown, 9/4/1978,
Walterstown 0-8, 0-5 Gaeil Colmcille, Martry, 9/4/1978,
St. Patrick's 0-7, 0-1 Dunderry, Donaghmore, 9/4/1978,
Trim 3-7, 1-4 Martry Harps, Kilmessan, 9/4/1978,

Round 2:

Trim 1-10, 0-9 Skryne, Pairc Tailteann, 23/4/1978,
Dunderry 1-3, 1-3 Gaeil Colmcille, Athboy, 23/4/1978,
St. Patrick's 2-8, 1-5 Walterstown, Skryne, 23/4/1978,
Martry Harps 2-5, 1-5 Syddan, Seneschalstown, 30/4/1978,

Round 3:

Skryne 7-11, 1-5 Martry Harps, Seneschalstown, 14/5/1978,
Walterstown 2-8, 0-4 Dunderry, Kilberry, 14/5/1978,
St. Patrick's 2-6, 0-10 Gaeil Colmcille, Castletown, 14/5/1978,
Trim 2-9, 2-7 Syddan, Kells, 14/5/1978,

Round 4:

Skryne 3-13, 1-4 Gaeil Colmcille, Dunshaughlin, 28/5/1978,
Martry Harps 2-11, 0-5 Dunderry, Kells, 28/5/1978,
St. Patrick's 3-13, 1-6 Syddan, Seneschalstown, 4/6/1978,
Walterstown 1-12, 0-4 Trim, Skryne, 4/6/1978,

Round 5:

St. Patrick's 2-8, 2-7 Martry Harps, Skryne, 11/6/1978,
Trim 2-9, 0-5 Gaeil Colmcille, Athboy, 11/6/1978,
Skryne 3-12, 0-3 Dunderry, Kilmessan, 11/6/1978,
Walterstown 3-11, 0-1 Syddan, Kilberry, 25/6/1978,

Round 6:

Skryne 1-14, 3-6 St. Patrick's, Seneschalstown, 25/6/1978,
Walterstown 4-8, 1-4 Martry Harps, Athboy, 9/7/1978,
Trim 1-17, 0-2 Dunderry, Dunshaughlin, 9/7/1978,
Gaeil Colmcille w, l Syddan,

Round 7:

Trim 2-7, 2-3 St. Patrick's, Pairc Tailteann, 16/7/1978,
Martry Harps 0-8, 0-3 Gaeil Colmcille, Kilberry, 16/7/1978,
Syddan 3-10, 1-4 Dunderry, Kilberry, 16/7/1978,
Walterstown 1-7, 0-5 Skryne, Duleek, 16/7/1978,

Group B

Team
Summerhill	7	7	0	0	+0	14
Navan O'Mahonys	7	6	1	0	+0	12
	7	4	2	1	+0	9
Castletown	7	3	4	0	+0	6
Moylagh	7	3	4	0	+0	6
Dunshaughlin	7	2	5	0	+0	4
Ballivor	7	1	5	1	+0	3
Kilbride	7	1	6	0	+0	2

Round 1

Navan O'Mahonys 1-10, 1-6 Seneschalstown, Kilberry, 9/4/1978,
Summerhill 3-8, 2-5 Moylagh, Kilberry, 9/4/1978,
Castletown 2-8, 0-4 Kilbride, Duleek, 9/4/1978,
Dunshaughlin 1-8, 1-7 Ballivor, Pairc Tailteann, 9/4/1978,

Round 2

Moylagh 1-16, 0-8 Kilbride, Pairc Tailteann, 23/4/1978,
Navan O'Mahonys 3-11, 0-6 Ballivor, Trim, 23/4/1978,
Seneschalstown 0-7, 0-5 Dunshaughlin, Kilmessan, 23/4/1978,
Summerhill 2-8, 1-4 Castletown, Kilberry, 23/4/1978,

Round 3

Seneschalstown 1-12, 4-3 Ballivor, Trim, 14/5/1978,
Summerhill 2-10, 0-6 Kilbride, Kilmessan, 14/5/1978,
Castletown 0-7, 0-5 Moylagh, Ballinlough, 14/5/1978,
Navan O'Mahonys 2-8, 1-5 Dunshaughlin, Skryne, 14/5/1978,

Round 4

Seneschalstown 3-13, 3-8 Moylagh, Kilberry, 28/5/1978,
Navan O'Mahonys 2-9, 0-2 Castletown, Kilberry, 4/6/1978,
Summerhill 0-17, 0-4 Dunshaughlin, Kilmessan, 30/7/1978,
Kilbride w/o, scr Ballivor, Dunshaughlin, 30/7/1978,

Round 5

Summerhill 2-6, 1-8 Navan O'Mahonys, Trim, 25/6/1978,
Seneschalstown 1-12, 0-2 Kilbride, Duleek, 25/6/1978,
Moylagh 1-9, 0-6 Dunshaughlin, Pairc Tailteann, 25/6/1978,
Ballivor w/o, scr Castletown,

Round 6:

Navan O'Mahonys 2-13, 0-6 Moylagh, Athboy, 9/7/1978,
Summerhill 3-18, 1-4 Ballivor, Kildalkey, 9/7/1978,
Seneschalstown 1-10, 2-3 Castletown, Pairc Tailteann, 9/7/1978,
Dunshaughlin w, l Kilbride, Duleek,

Round 7:

Summerhill 1-7, 0-6 Seneschalstown, Dunshaughlin, 16/7/1978,
Navan O'Mahonys 5-16, 1-4 Kilbride, Skryne, 16/7/1978,
Castletown 2-8, 1-9 Dunshaughlin,
Moylagh w/o, scr Ballivor,

Knock-out Stages

The winners and runners up of each group qualify for the semi-finals.

Semi-finals:

Walterstown 3-9, 1-7 Navan O'Mahonys, Pairc Tailteann, 20/8/1978,
Summerhill 0-8, 0-2 Trim, Pairc Tailteann, 27/8/1978,

Final:

Walterstown 0-7, 0-6 Summerhill, Pairc Tailteann, 10/9/1978,

Leinster Senior Club Football Championship

Quarter-final:

Walsh Island 2-11, 1-9 Walterstown, O'Connor Park, 29/10/1978,

Notes and References

Web site: Meath Chronicle Archives. 16 January 2018. Irishnewsarchive.com. 16 January 2018.
Web site: Meath Gaelic Football Champions Roll of Honor. 16 January 2018. Hoganstand.com. 16 January 2018.