1987 Meath Intermediate Football Championship Explained

Competition:	Meath I.F.C.
Season:	1987
Winners:	Oldcastle 1st Intermediate Football Championship title
Relegated:	n/a
Matches:	??
Prevseason:	1986
Nextseason:	1988

The 1987 Meath Intermediate Football Championship is the 61st edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for intermediate graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 19 teams. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.

This was Bellewstown's first ever year the grade as they were promoted from the J.F.C. after claiming the 1986 Meath Junior Football Championship title, beating Simonstown Gaels in the final.

Ballivor were relegated from the S.F.C. last year, and returned to the middle grade after a 5-year absence.

On 18 October 1987, Oldcastle claimed their 1st Intermediate championship title when they defeated Dunderry 5–6 to 3–4 in the final at Kells.

Team changes

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The following teams have changed division since the 1986 championship season.

From I.F.C.

Promoted to S.F.C.

• Gaeil Colmcille - (Intermediate Champions)

Relegated to J.A.F.C.

• n/a

To I.F.C.

Regraded from S.F.C.

• Ballivor

Promoted from J.A.F.C.

• Bellewstown - (Junior 'A' Champions)

Group stage

There are 4 groups called Group A, B, C and D. The top two finishers in all groups will qualify for the quarter-finals.

Group A

Team
St. Michael's	4	4	0	0	48	30	+18	8
Dunderry	4	2	1	1	46	38	+8	5
Duleek	4	2	2	0	31*	32*	-1*	4
Athboy	4	1	2	1	25	39	-14	3
Ballivor	4	0	4	0	12*	21*	-9*	0

Round 1:

• Duleek 2-9, 1-4 Athboy, Seneschalstown, 6/5/1987,
• Dunderry 1-7, 0-7 Ballivor, Athboy, 17/5/1987,
• St. Michael's - Bye,

Round 2:

• St. Michael's 0-11, 0-5 Ballivor, 31/5/1987,
• Dunderry 2–4, 2-4 Athboy, 7/6/1987,
• Duleek - Bye,

Round 3:

• St. Michael's 0-14, 1-5 Athboy, Kells, 5/7/1987,
• Dunderry 2-11, 1-5 Duleek,
• Ballivor - Bye,

Round 4:

• St. Michael's 1-10, 1-6 Dunderry, Kells, 10/7/1987,
• Duleek w, l Ballivor,
• Athboy - Bye,

Round 5:

• St. Michael's 1-7, 1-5 Duleek, Rathkenny, 31/7/1987,
• Athboy w/o, scr Ballivor,
• Dunderry - Bye,

Group B

Team
Oldcastle	4	3	1	0	56	31	+25	6
St. Mary's Donore	4	3	1	0	43	38	+5	6
Kilmainhamwood	4	3	1	0	27	31	-4	6
Wolfe Tones	4	1	3	0	31	45	-14	2
Rathkenny	4	0	4	0	25	37	-12	0

Round 1:

• Kilmainhamwood 1-5, 0-6 Wolfe Tones, Kells, 3/5/1987,
• Oldcastle 2-10, 1-2 St. Mary's, Kells, 10/5/1987,
• Rathkenny - Bye,

Round 2:

• St. Mary's 1-11, 2-2 Rathkenny, Seneschalstown, 17/5/1987,
• Oldcastle 2-12, 1-5 Wolfe Tones, Kilskyre, 17/5/1987,
• Kilmainhamwood - Bye,

Round 3:

• Wolfe Tones 0-11, 1-7 Rathkenny, 31/5/1987,
• Kilmainhamwood 0-11, 0-10 Oldcastle, 7/6/1987,
• St. Mary's - Bye,

Round 4:

• Oldcastle 1-9, 1-4 Rathkenny, 21/6/1987,
• St. Mary's 2-9, 0-8 Kilmainhamwood, Syddan, 5/7/1987,
• Wolfe Tones - Bye,

Round 5:

• St. Mary's 0-9, 1-3 Wolfe Tones, Rathkenny, 10/7/1987,
• Kilmainhamwood w/o, scr Rathkenny,
• Oldcastle - Bye,

Quarter-final Playoff:

• Oldcastle 2-7, 0-6 St. Mary's, Martry, 31/7/1987,
• St. Mary's 1-8, 1-7 Kilmainhamwood, Rathkenny, 30/8/1987,

Group C

Team
Navan O'Mahonys 'B'	4	4	0	0	49	27	+22	8
St. Colmcille's	4	3	1	0	47	34	+13	6
Meath Hill	4	1	3	0	39	45	-6	2
Ratoath	4	1	3	0	36	45	-9	2
Donaghmore	4	1	3	0	31	51	-20	2

Round 1:

• Ratoath 2-8, 1-8 Donaghmore, Skryne, 3/5/1987,
• Navan O'Mahonys 'B' 1-10, 1-6 Meath Hill, Kells, 12/5/1987,
• St. Colmcille's - Bye,

Round 2:

• Navan O'Mahonys 'B' 0-7, 0-5 St. Colmcille's, ???, 24/5/1987,
• Donaghmore 1-6, 0-8 Meath Hill, ???, 24/5/1987,
• Ratoath - Bye,

Round 3:

• Meath Hill 1-7, 0-5 Ratoath, ???, 31/5/1987,
• St. Colmcille's 1-11, 1-4 Donaghmore, ???, 7/6/1987,
• Navan O'Mahonys 'B' - Bye,

Round 4:

• Navan O'Mahonys 'B' 0-14, 1-6 Ratoath, ???, 21/6/1987,
• St. Colmcille's 2-12, 2-6 Meath Hill, Seneschalstown, 5/7/1987,
• Donaghmore - Bye,

Round 5:

• Navan O'Mahonys 'B' 1-12, 0-4 Donaghmore, Seneschalstown, 5/7/1987,
• St. Colmcille's 1-7, 1-5 Ratoath, Bellewstown, 10/7/1987,
• Meath Hill - Bye,

Group D

Team
Dunsany	3	2	1	0	34	27	+7	4
Bellewstown	3	2	1	0	36	30	+6	4
Dunshaughlin	3	2	1	0	18*	21*	-3*	4
Ballinabrackey	3	0	3	0	12*	22*	-10*	0

Round 1:

• Dunshaughlin 1-6, 1-5 Dunsany, Skryne, 7/5/1987,
• Bellewstown 2-5, 0-6 Ballinabrackey, Summerhill, 3/5/1987,

Round 2:

• Dunsany 1-8, 0-6 Ballinabrackey, ???, 21/6/1987,
• Bellewstown 1-10, 0-9 Dunshaughlin, Skryne, 12/7/1987,

Round 3:

• Dunsany 2-9, 2-6 Bellewstown, Duleek, 5/7/1987,
• Dunshaughlin w, l Ballinabrackey,

Knock-out Stages

Finals

The teams in the quarter-finals are the top two finishers from each group.

Quarter-final:

• St. Colmcille's 2-10, 1-6 St. Michael's, Seneschalstown, 30/8/1987,
• Oldcastle 3-11, 1-6 Bellewstown, Rathkenny, 30/8/1987,
• Dunderry 2-7, 1-7 Navan O'Mahonys 'B', Seneschalstown, 30/8/1987,
• St. Mary's 0–9, 0-9 Dunsany, Seneschalstown, 27/9/1987,

Quarter-final Replay:

• St. Mary's 1-13, 1-5 Dunsany, Walterstown, 4/10/1987,

Semi-final:

• Oldcastle 1-11, 0-7 St. Colmcille's, Seneschalstown, 27/9/1987,
• Dunderry 3-9, 1-7 St. Mary's, Walterstown, 11/10/1987,

Final:

• Oldcastle 5-6, 3-4 Dunderry, Kells, 30/10/1986,

Notes and References

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