2007 Meath Intermediate Football Championship Explained

Competition:	Meath I.F.C.
Season:	2007
Winners:	Donaghmore/Ashbourne 4th Intermediate Football Championship title
Relegated:	Ratoath
Continentalcup1:	Leinster ICFC
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:	Donaghmore/Ashboourne (Final), Fingal Ravens 1-9, 0-9 Donaghmore/Ashboourne
Continentalcup2:	All Ireland ICFC
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:	N/A
Prevseason:	2006
Nextseason:	2008

The 2007 Meath Intermediate Football Championship is the 81st edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for intermediate graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 16 teams, with the winner going on to represent Meath in the Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.

This was Cortown's first year in this grade since 1996, after 10 years in the Senior grade since being relegated in 2006.

On 21 October 2007, Donaghmore/Ashbourne claimed their 4th Intermediate championship title when they defeated Castletown 1-15 to 1-11, succeeding Rathkenny as Intermediate champions.

Ratoath were relegated from this grade, after 2 years as an Intermediate club.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2006 championship season.

From I.F.C.

Promoted to S.F.C.

• Rathkenny - (Intermediate Champions)

Relegated to J.A.F.C.

• Slane

To I.F.C.

Relegted from S.F.C.

• Cortown

Promoted from J.A.F.C.

• St. Ultan's - (Junior 'A' Champions)

Group stage

There are 3 groups called Group A, B and C. The 3 top finishers in Group A and the top 2 finishers in Group B and C will qualify for the quarter-finals. Third place in Group B will play third place in Group C for a quarter finals place. The 3 teams that finish last in their groups will play in a round-robin relegation play off.

Group A

Team
Nobber	5	4	0	1	67	50	+17	9
Gaeil Colmcille	5	3	0	2	59	39	+20	8
Castletown	5	2	2	1	56	43	+13	5
Na Fianna	5	2	3	0	50	57	-7	4
Oldcastle	5	1	4	0	40	50	-10	2
Ballivor	5	1	4	0	35	71	-36	2

Round 1:

• Nobber 1-13, 1-9 Oldcastle, Carlanstown,
• Gaeil Colmcille 3-11, 0-7 Ballivor, Bohermeen,
• Castletown 0-9, 1-4 Na Fianna, Dunsany,

Round 2:

• Nobber 0-8, 1-5 Gaeil Colmcille, Carlanstown,
• Oldcastle 1-7, 0-9 Castletown, Kells,
• Na Fianna 2-9, 2-8 Ballivor, Summerhill,

Round 3:

• Nobber 1-14, 2-2 Ballivor, Cortown,
• Gaeil Colmcille 1-4, 0-7 Castletown, Carlanstown,
• Na Fianna 1-9, 1-7 Oldcastle, Athboy, 10/6/2007,^[1]

Round 4:

• Nobber 0-13, 1-7 Na Fianna, Dunderry, 25/8/2007,^[2]
• Gaeil Colmcille 1-10, 0-8 Oldcastle, Ballinlough,
• Castletown 2-13, 1-3 Ballivor, Cortown,

Round 5:

• Nobber 1-10, 1-9 Castletown, Meath Hill, 9/9/2007,^[3]
• Gaeil Colmcille 1-8, 0-9 Na Fianna, Ballivor,
• Ballivor -, - Oldcastle, Longwood, 6/9/2007,

Group B

Team
Dunderry	4	3	1	0	45	41	+4	6
Drumconrath	4	2	2	0	44	42	+2	4
St. Colmcille's	4	2	2	0	54	53	+1	4
Syddan	4	2	2	0	44	43	+1	4
Ratoath	4	1	3	0	36	44	-8	2

Round 1:

• St. Colmcille's 1-9, 0-10 Drumconrath, Slane,
• Syddan 0-9, 0-2 Ratoath, Dunsany,
• Dunderry - Bye

Round 2:

• Dunderry 0-13, 0-12 St. Colmcille's, Pairc Tailteann,
• Drumconrath 2-8, 1-8 Syddan, Nobber,
• Ratoath - Bye,

Round 3:

• Dunderry 1-7, 1-5 Raoath, Bective,
• Syddan 1-12, 1-10 St. Colmcille's, Slane,
• Drumconrath - Bye,

Round 4:

• Drumconrath 0-12, 0-8 Dunderry, Kilberry,
• St. Colmcille's 3-8, 1-12 Ratoath, Skryne,
• Syddan - Bye,

Round 5:

• Dunderry 2-8, 0-9 Syddan, Simonstown,
• Ratoath 0-11, 0-8 Drumconrath, Walterstown, 8/9/2007,^[4]
• St. Colmcille's - Bye,

Group C

Team
Donaghmore/Ashbourne	4	3	1	0	60	38	+22	6
Carnaross	4	2	1	1	54	49	+6	5
St. Ultan's	4	2	2	0	47	38	+9	4
St. Michael's	4	1	2	1	42	53	-11	3
Cortown	4	1	3	0	32	57	-25	2

Round 1:

• Carnaross 1-10, 1-10 St. Michael's, Rathkenny, 15/4/2007,
• Cortown 1-7, 0-8 St. Ultan's, Athboy,
• Donaghmore/Ashbourne - Bye,

Round 2:

• Carnaross 1-11, 0-10 Donaghmore/Ashbourne, Pairc Tailteann,
• St. Michael's 2-8, 1-10 Cortown, Kells,
• St. Ultan's - Bye,

Round 3:

• Donaghmore/Ashbourne 1-7, 1-6 St. Ultan's, Walterstown,
• Carnaross 2-7, 0-5 Cortown, Kells,
• St. Michael's - Bye,

Round 4:

• Donaghmore/Ashbourne 2-12, 1-8 St. Michael's, Walterstown,
• St. Ultan's 3-12, 2-8 Carnaross, Kilmainhamwood,
• Cortown - Bye,

Round 5:

• Donaghmore/Ashbourne 4-10, 0-4 Cortown, Simonstown,
• St. Ultan's 1-6, 0-4 St. Michael's, Kells, 8/9/2007,
• Carnaross - Bye,

Knock-out Stage

Relegation Play Off

Team
Cortown	1	1	0	0	16	7	+9	2
Ballivor	1	1	0	0	10	8	+2	2
Ratoath	2	0	2	0	15	26	-11	0

Game 1: Ballivor 0-10, 1-5 Ratoath, Dunsany,

Relegation Final: Cortown 2-10, 0-7 Ratoath, Bective, 7/10/2007,

Finals

The teams in the quarter-finals are the second placed teams from each group and one group winner. The teams in the semi-finals are two group winners and the quarter-final winners.

Preliminary Quarter-Final:

• St. Ultan's 3-8, 0-6 St. Colmcille's, Pairc Tailteann,

Quarter-final:

• Nobber 1-15, 0-13 St. Ultan's, Pairc Tailteann,
• Donaghmore/Ashbourne 1-12, 1-6 Drumconrath, Pairc Tailteann, 23/9/2007,
• Gaeil Colmcille 1-9, 0-7 Carnaross, Carlanstown,
• Castletown 2-7, 0-12 Dunderry, Pairc Tailteann,

Semi-final:

• Donaghmore/Ashbourne 2-10, 1-8 Nobber, Pairc Tailteann, 7/10/2007,^[5]
• Castletown 0-10, 0-6 Gaeil Colmcille, Pairc Tailteann, 7/10/2007,^[6]

Final:

• Donaghmore/Ashbourne 1-15, 1-11 Castletown Pairc Tailteann, 21/10/2007,^[7]

Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship

Preliminary round:

• Dundalk Gaels 2-10, 1-21 Donaghmore/Ashbourne, Dundalk, 4/11/2007, (A.E.T.)

Quarter-final:

• Donaghmore/Ashbourne 6-9, 1-5 Stratford, Pairc Tailteann, 11/11/2007,

Semi-final:

• Edenderry 1-10, 1-16 Donaghmore/Ashbourne, Edenderry, 25/11/2007, (A.E.T.),

Final:

• Fingal Ravens 1-9, 0-9 Donaghmore/Ashbourne, Parnell Park, 9/12/2007,

Notes and References

1. Web site: Na Fianna vs Oldcastle. 10 June 2007. Hoganstand.com. 10 June 2007.
2. Web site: Nobber vs Na Fianna. 25 August 2007. Hoganstand.com. 25 August 2007.
3. Web site: Nobber vs Castletown. 9 September 2007. Hoganstand.com. 9 September 2007.
4. Web site: Ratoath vs Drumconrath. 8 September 2007. Hoganstand.com. 8 September 2007.
5. Web site: Donaghmore/Ashbourne vs Nobber. 7 October 2007. Hoganstand.com. 7 October 2007.
6. Web site: Castletown vs Gaeil Colmcille. 7 October 2007. meathchronicle.ie. 7 October 2007. 3 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230153/http://www.meathchronicle.ie/sport/roundup/articles/2007/10/13/847. dead.
7. Web site: Donaghmore/Ashbourne vs Castletown. 21 October 2007. Hoganstand.com. 21 October 2007.