1988 Meath Senior Football Championship Explained

Competition:	Meath S.F.C.
Season:	1988
Winners:	Navan O'Mahonys 13th Senior Championship Title
Relegated:	St. Patrick's
Continentalcup1:	Leinster SCFC
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:	Navan O'Mahonys (Semi-Final) Parnells 3-6, Navan O'Mahonys 1-10.
Continentalcup2:	All Ireland SCFC
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:	n/a
Continentalcup3:	Winning Captain
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers:	Donal Smyth (Navan O'Mahonys)
Continentalcup4:	Man of the Match
Continentalcup4 Qualifiers:	Finian Murtagh (Navan O'Mahonys)
Matches:	30
Prevseason:	1987
Nextseason:	1989

The 1988 Meath Senior Football Championship is the 96th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 13 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.

Navan O'Mahonys were the defending champions after they defeated Skryne in the previous years final, and they successfully defended their title to claim their 13th S.F.C. title when beating Walterstown 0–11 to 0–10 in the final at Pairc Tailteann on 13 November 1988. Donal Smyth raised the Keegan Cup for O'Mahonys while Finian Murtagh claimed his second 'Man of the Match' award, last claiming it in the 1981 S.F.C. Final.

O'Mahonys also were chosen to take part in the Leinster S.C.F.C. campaign as they were the reigning Meath champions, even though the '88 S.F.C. hadn't been completed by the date of their Leinster club match with Johnstownbridge.

Oldcastle were promoted to the S.F.C. after claiming the 1987 Meath Intermediate Football Championship title.

Team Changes

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The following teams have changed division since the 1987 championship season.

To S.F.C.

Promoted from I.F.C.

• Oldcastle - (Intermediate Champions)

From S.F.C.

Regraded to I.F.C.

• Syddan
• Martry Harps

Group stage

Group A

Team
Gaeil Colmcille	3	2	0	1	16*	14*	+2*	5
Oldcastle	3	2	0	1	32	25	+7	5
Trim	3	1	2	0	23*	19*	+4*	2
Slane	3	0	3	0	20	33	-13	0

Round 1

• Oldcastle 1–6, 1-6 Gaeil Colmcille, Ballinlough, 24/4/1988,
• Trim 1-13, 0-6 Slane, Kells, 24/4/1988,

Round 2

• Oldcastle 2-7, 0-7 Trim, Kells, 12/6/1988,
• Gaeil Colmcille 0-7, 0-5 Slane, Walterstown, 17/6/1988,

Round 3

• Oldcastle 1-7, 1-6 Slane, Kells, 10/7/1988,
• Gaeil Colmcille w, l Trim, Dunderry, 10/7/1988,

Group B

Team
Navan O'Mahonys	3	3	0	0	43	29	+14	6
Walterstown	3	1	2	0	35	38	-3	2
Skryne	3	1	2	0	32	35	-3	2
Seneschalstown	3	1	2	0	27	35	-8	2

Round 1

• Navan O'Mahonys 0-11, 1-7 Skryne, Seneschalstown, 24/4/1988,
• Seneschalstown 2-4, 1-6 Walterstown, Kilberry, 24/4/1988,

Round 2

• Navan O'Mahonys 0-11, 0-10 Seneschalstown, Skryne, 12/6/1988,
• Walterstown 2-11, 0-7 Skryne, Dunshaughlin, 17/6/1988,

Round 3

• Navan O'Mahonys 2-15, 0-9 Walterstown, Kells, 10/7/1988,
• Skryne 2-9, 0-7 Seneschalstown, Stamullen, 10/7/1988,

Quarter-final Playoffs:

• Walterstown 2–8, 1-11 Seneschalstown, ???, 24/8/1988,
• Walterstown 2-10, 2-7 Seneschalstown, Kells, 25/9/1988,
• Walterstown 0-12, 0-5 Skryne, Dunshaughlin, 16/10/1988,

Group C

Team
Summerhill	4	4	0	0	66	31	+35	8
Nobber	4	2	1	1	47	37	+10	5
Castletown	4	2	2	0	34*	40*	-6*	4
St. Patrick's	4	1	3	0	24*	51*	-27*	2
Moynalvey	4	0	3	1	32	44	-12	1

Round 1

• Summerhill 0-13, 1-6 Castletown, Skryne, 24/4/1988,
• St. Patrick's 1-8, 0-4 Moynalvey, Dunshaughlin, 24/4/1988,
• Nobber - Bye,

Round 2

• Nobber 1-12, 0-8 St. Patrick's, Seneschalstown, 9/6/1988,
• Castletown 3-6, 2-6 Moynalvey, Dunderry, 18/6/1988,
• Summerhill - Bye,

Round 3

• Summerhill 1-7, 1-5 Moynalvey, Trim, 9/7/1988,
• Nobber 0-15, 1-7 Castletown, Kilmainhamwood, 9/7/1988,
• St. Patrick's - Bye,

Round 4

• Summerhill 5-17, 1-2 St. Patrick's, Pairc Tailteann, 9/8/1988,
• Nobber 1–5, 0-8 Moynalvey, Trim, 26/8/1988,
• Castletown - Bye,

Round 5

• Summerhill 1-8, 1-6 Nobber, Pairc Tailteann, 16/10/1988,
• Castletown w, l St. Patrick's,
• Moynalvey - Bye,

Knock-out Stages

The teams in the quarter-finals are the second placed teams from each group and the Group A winner. The teams in the semi-finals are Group B and C winners along with the quarter-final winners.

Quarter-finals:

• Gaeil Colmcille 1-8, 0-5 Nobber, Pairc Tailteann, 23/10/1988,
• Walterstown 0-11, 1-3 Oldcastle, Pairc Tailteann, 23/10/1988,

Semi-finals:

• Navan O'Mahonys 1–8, 0-8 Gaeil Colmcille, Walterstown, 30/10/1988,
• Walterstown 1-7, 1-6 Summerhill, Pairc Tailteann, 30/10/1988,

Final:

• Navan O'Mahonys 0-11, 0-10 Walterstown, Pairc Tailteann, 13/11/1988,

Leinster Senior Club Football Championship

Quarter-final:

• Johnstownbridge 1–7, 1-7 Navan O'Mahonys, St. Conleth's Park, 29/10/1988,
• Navan O'Mahonys 0-10, 0-5 Johnstownbridge, Pairc Tailteann, 24/10/1988,

Semi-final:

• Parnells 0–6, 0-6 Navan O'Mahonys, O'Moore Park, 19/11/1988,
• Parnells 3-6, 1-10 Navan O'Mahonys, Drogheda Park, 26/11/1988,

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.