2001 Meath Senior Football Championship Explained

Competition:	Meath S.F.C.
Season:	2001
Winners:	Dunshaughlin 2nd Senior Football Championship title
Relegated:	Navan O'Mahonys Syddan
Continentalcup1:	Leinster SCFC
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:	Dunshaughlin (Quarter-final 2nd Replay) Rathnew 2-9 Portlaoise 1-6,
Continentalcup2:	All Ireland SCFC
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:	n/a
Continentalcup3:	Winning Captain
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers:	Ciaran Byrne (Dunshaughlin)
Continentalcup4:	Man of the Match
Continentalcup4 Qualifiers:	Martin Reilly (Dunshaughlin)
Prevseason:	2000
Nextseason:	2002

The 2001 Meath Senior Football Championship was the 109th 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. Dunshaughlin were the defending champions after they defeated Kilmainhamwood in the previous years final, and on 4 November 2001, they successfully defended their title with a 0–11 to 1–5 win over Skryne to claim their 2nd Senior Championship title in a row and 2nd in all. Ciaran Byrne lifted the Keegan Cup for Dunshaughlin while Martin Reilly claimed the 'Man of the Match' award.

St. Patrick's were promoted after claiming the 2000 Meath Intermediate Football Championship title, their third Intermediate win.

Navan O'Mahonys were relegated after 45 years in the senior grade. Only Skryne and Trim have operated at senior level for longer.Syddan were also relegated after 2 years as a senior club.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2000 championship season.

To S.F.C.

Promoted from I.F.C.

• St. Patrick's - (Intermediate Champions)

From S.F.C.

Relegated to I.F.C.

• Moynalvey
• Blackhall Gaels

Group stage

Group A

Team
Walterstown	4	3	0	1	59	41	+18	7
Trim	4	2	3	0	47	60	-13	4
St. Patrick's	4	2	3	0	41	51	-10	4
Seneschalstown	4	2	3	0	54	48	+6	4
Summerhill	4	0	3	1	45	51	-6	1

Round 1:

• Seneschalstown 2-6, 0-9 Summerhill, Trim, 25/4/2001,^[1]
• Walterstown 2-11, 0-6 St. Patrick's, Duleek, 25/4/2001,^[2]
• Trim - Bye,

Round 2:

• Walterstown 3-5, 1-8 Trim, Dunsany, 9/5/2001,
• St. Patrick's 1-7, 0-9 Summerhill, Walterstown, 13/5/2001,
• Seneschalstown - Bye,

Round 3:

• Walterstown 0–15, 2-9 Summerhill, Dunsany, 10/6/2001,
• Trim 2-11, 1-13 Seneschalstown, Kilmessan, 10/6/2001,
• St. Patrick's - Bye,

Round 4:

• Walterstown 0-13, 1-6 Seneschalstown, Pairc Tailteann, 29/6/2001,^[3]
• St. Patrick's 0-16, 0-5 Trim, Dunsany, 30/6/2001,
• Summerhill - Bye,

Round 5:

• Seneschalstown 1-14, 0-9 St. Patrick's, Donore, 21/7/2001,^[4]
• Trim 0-14, 1-9 Summerhill, Longwood, 21/7/2001,
• Walterstown - Bye,

Quarter-final Playoff:

• Game 1: St. Patrick's 3-8, 2-10 Seneschalstown, Donore, 14/8/2011,
• Game 2: Trim 1-15, 2-9 St. Patrick's, Dunsany, 30/9/2001,^[5]

Group B

Team
Dunshaughlin	3	2	1	0	40	35	+5	4
Kilmainhamwood	3	2	1	0	36	40	-4	4
Simonstown Gaels	3	1	2	0	34	34	+0	2
Ballinlough	3	1	2	0	39	40	-1	2

Round 1:

• Kilmainhamwood 1-5, 0-6 Simonstown Gaels, Kells, 22/4/2001,
• Dunshaughlin 0-12, 0-7 Ballinlough, Pairc Tailteann, 27/4/2001,^[6]

Round 2:

• Simonstown Gaels 1-13, 1-6 Dunshaughlin, Dunsany, 11/5/2001,
• Kilmainhamwood 3-7, 1-12 Ballinlough, Kells, 13/5/2001,

Round 3:

• Dunshaughlin 2-13, 1-9 Kilmainhamwood, Pairc Tailteann, 9/6/2001,^[7]
• Ballinlough 1-14, 0-12 Simonstown Gaels, Kells, 9/6/2001,^[8]

Preliminary Relegation Playoff:

• Simonstown Gaels 0-10, 0-7 Ballinlough, Kells, 7/10/2001,

Group C

Team
Skryne	3	2	0	1	50	11	+39	5
Oldcastle	3	2	1	0	25	29	-4	4
Gaeil Colmcille	3	1	2	0	27	43	-16	2
Syddan	3	0	2	1	30	35	-5	1

Round 1:

• Gaeil Colmcille 0-11, 1-6 Syddan, Carlanstown, 22/4/2001,
• Skryne 1-10, 0-4 Oldcastle, Pairc Tailteann, 22/4/2001,

Round 2:

• Skryne 0–10, 1-7 Syddan, Kilberry, 13/5/2001,^[9]
• Oldcastle 0-7, 0-5 Gaeil Colmcille, Kilskyre, 13/5/2001,

Round 3:

• Oldcastle 1-11, 0-11 Syddan, Carlanstown, 10/6/2001,^[10]
• Skryne 4-15, 1-1 Gaeil Colmcille, Pairc Tailteann, 10/6/2001,^[11]

Group D

Team
Cortown	3	2	0	1	37	35	+2	5
Dunderry	3	2	1	0	39	38	+1	4
St. Peter's Dunboyne	3	1	1	1	30	20	+10	3
Navan O'Mahonys	3	0	2	1	26	39	-13	1

Round 1:

• St. Peter's Dunboyne 2-7, 0-2 Navan O'Mahonys, Dunsany, 24/4/2001,
• Cortown 3-8, 1-12 Dunderry, Pairc Tailteann, 24/4/2001,^[12]

Round 2:

• Dunderry 2-7, 1-8 Navan O'Mahonys, Athboy, 13/5/2001,
• Cortown 0–7, 1-4 St. Peter's Dunboyne, Trim, 22/5/2001 ^[13]

Round 3:

• Dunderry 0-11, 0-10 St. Peter's Dunboyne, Dunshaughlin, 10/6/2001,^[14]
• Cortown 3–4, 1-10 Navan O'Mahonys, Kells, 10/6/2001,

Knock-out Stage

Relegation Finals

• Summerhill 0-6, 1-2 Navan O'Mahonys, Dunsany, 14/10/2001,
• Ballinlough 3-8, 1-10 Syddan, Kells, 28/10/2001,

Finals

Quarter-final:

• Dunderry 1-10, 1-3 Trim, Pairc Tailteann, 6/10/2001,
• Dunshaughlin 3-7, 2-8 Oldcastle, Kells, 7/10/2001,
• Skryne 1-10, 1-8 Kilmainhamwood, Pairc Tailteann, 7/10/2001,^[15]
• Walterstown 0-9, 0-8 Cortown, Pairc Tailteann, 7/10/2001,^[16]

Semi-final:

• Dunshaughlin 1-11, 2-7 Walterstown, Pairc Tailteann, 21/10/2001,
• Skryne 1-11, 1-8 Dunderry, Pairc Tailteann, 21/10/2001,^[17]

Final:

• Dunshaughlin 0-11, 1-5 Skryne, Pairc Tailteann, 4/11/2001,^[18]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Seneschalstown vs Summerhill. 25 May 2001. Hoganstand.com. 25 May 2001.
2. Web site: Walterstown vs St. Patrick's. 25 April 2001. Hoganstand.com. 25 April 2001.
3. Web site: Walterstown vs Seneschalstown. 29 June 2001. Thefreelibrary.com. 29 June 2001.
4. Web site: Seneschalstown vs St. Patrick's. 21 July 2001. Independent.ie. 21 July 2001.
5. Web site: Trim vs St. Patrick's. 30 September 2001. Hoganstand.com. 30 September 2001.
6. Web site: Dunshaughlin vs Ballinlough. 27 April 2001. Hoganstand.com. 27 April 2001.
7. Web site: Dunshaughlin vs Kilmainhamwood. 9 June 2001. Independent.ie. 9 June 2001.
8. Web site: Ballinlough vs Simonstown Gaels. 9 June 2001. Independent.ie. 9 June 2001.
9. Web site: Skryne vs Syddan. 13 May 2001. Independent.ie. 13 May 2001.
10. Web site: Oldcastle vs Syddan. 10 June 2001. Independent.ie. 10 June 2001.
11. Web site: Skryne vs Gaeil Colmcille. 10 June 2001. Independent.ie. 10 June 2001.
12. Web site: Cortown vs Dunderry. 24 April 2001. Hoganstand.com. 24 April 2001.
13. Web site: Cortown vs St. Peter's Dunboyne. 22 May 2001. Hoganstand.com. 22 May 2001.
14. Web site: Dunderry vs St. Peter's Dunboyne. 10 June 2001. Independent.ie. 10 June 2001.
15. Web site: Skryne vs Kilmainhamwood. 7 October 2001. Independent.ie. 7 October 2001.
16. Web site: Walterstown vs Cortown. 7 October 2001. Independent.ie. 7 October 2001.
17. Web site: Skryne vs Dunderry. 21 October 2001. Independent.ie. 21 October 2001.
18. Web site: Dunshaughlin vs Skryne (Final). 4 November 2001. Thefreelibrary.com. 4 November 2001.