2008 Meath Senior Football Championship Explained

Competition:	Meath S.F.C.
Season:	2008
Winners:	Navan O'Mahonys 17th Senior Football Championship title
Relegated:	Kilmainhamwood
Continentalcup1:	Leinster SCFC
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:	Navan O'Mahonys (Semi-Final) Kilmacud Crokes 1-11, Navan O'Mahonys 0-7
Continentalcup2:	All Ireland SCFC
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:	N/A
Continentalcup3:	Winning Captain
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers:	Paddy Smyth (Navan O'Mahonys)
Continentalcup4:	Man of the Match
Continentalcup4 Qualifiers:	Stephen Bray (Navan O'Mahonys)
Prevseason:	2007
Nextseason:	2009

The 2008 Meath Senior Football Championship was the 116th 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. Seneschalstown were the defending champions after they defeated Navan O'Mahonys after a replay in the previous years final.

Donaghmore/Ashbourne were promoted after claiming the 2007 Meath Intermediate Football Championship title, their first ever year in the senior grade.

This was also Duleek/Bellewstown's first year as a senior club as the clubs Duleek and Bellewstown amalgamated before the start of the championship. Duleek were a senior club while Bellewstown played in the Junior 'B' Championship.

On 11 October 2008, Navan O'Mahonys claimed their 17th Senior Championship title when they defeated Summerhill 2-12 to 0-7. Paddy Smyth lifted the Keegan Cup for O'Mahonys while former All-Star Stephen Bray claimed the 'Man of the Match' award.

Kilmainhamwood were relegated after 14 years in the senior grade.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2007 championship season.

To S.F.C.

Promoted from I.F.C.

• Donaghmore/Ashbourne - (Intermediate Champions)

From S.F.C.

Relegated to I.F.C.

• Ballinlough

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
Navan O'Mahonys	5	4	0	1	79	50	+29	9
Wolfe Tones	5	4	0	1	79	61	+18	9
Summerhill	5	2	3	0	68	68	+0	4
Skryne	5	2	3	0	68	69	-1	4
Seneschalstown	5	1	4	0	50	74	-24	2
Rathkenny	5	0	5	0	45	67	-22	0

Round 1:

• Summerhill 1-10, 1-6 Rathkenny, Bohermeen, 25/4/2008,^[1]
• Navan O'Mahonys 1-11, 1-11 Wolfe Tones, Simonstown, 26/4/2008,^[2]
• Skryne 1-12, 0-8 Seneschalstown, Walterstown, 26/4/2008,^[3]

Round 2:

• Wolfe Tones 2-13, 1-10 Summerhill, Dunsany, 3/5/2008,^[4]
• Navan O'Mahony's 0-14, 0-10 Skryne, Dunshaughlin, 4/5/2008,
• Seneschalstown 0-10, 0-8 Rathkenny, Pairc Tailteann, 3/5/2008,

Round 3:

• Navan O'Mahony's 1-17, 0-10 Seneschalstown, Pairc Tailteann, 5/6/2008,^[5]
• Wolfe Tones 0-13, 0-9 Rathkenny, Castletown, 8/6/2008,^[6]
• Summerhill 0-16, 1-11 Skryne, Pairc Tailteann, 14/6/2008,

Round 4:

• Skryne 1-11, 0-13 Rathkenny, Seneschalstown, 22/6/2008,
• Navan O'Mahony's 0-14, 0-10 Summerhill, Pairc Tailteann, 22/6/2008,
• Wolfe Tones 1-12, 1-7 Seneschalstown, Pairc Tailteann, 22/6/2008,^[7]

Round 5:

• Navan O'Mahony's 1-14, 0-6 Rathkenny, Kilberry, 21/8/2008,^[8]
• Wolfe Tones 2-12, 2-9 Skryne, Pairc Tailteann, 20/8/2008,^[9]
• Summerhill 0-16, 2-6 Seneschalstown, Dunshaughlin, 20/8/2008,

Group B

Team
St Peters Dunboyne	4	3	1	0	56	33	+23	6
Blackhall Gaels	4	1	1	2	50	49	+1	4
	4	2	2	0	41	51	-10	4
Simonstown Gaels	4	1	2	1	43	43	+0	3
Walterstown	4	1	2	1	38	52	-14	3

Round 1:

• St. Peter's Dunboyne 2-15, 0-5 Walterstown, Dunshaughlin, 27/4/2008,^[10]
• St. Patrick's 2-10, 0-11 Blackhall Gaels, Dunsany, 26/4/2008,
• Simonstown Gaels - Bye,

Round 2:

• Blackhall Gaels 2-8, 0-8 St. Peter's Dunboyne, Summerhill, 3/5/2008,
• Walterstown 2-7, 0-8 Simonstown Gaels, Seneschalstown, 3/5/2008,^[11]
• St. Patrick's - Bye,

Round 3:

• Blackhall Gaels 1-9, 2-6 Walterstown, Dunsany, 8/6/2008,^[12]
• Simonstown Gaels 1-11, 0-8 St. Patrick's, Skryne, 8/6/2008,
• St. Peter's Dunboyne - Bye,

Round 4:

• St. Patrick's 1-8, 1-5 Walterstown, Ashbourne, 22/6/2008,^[13]
• St. Peter's Dunboyne 0-9, 0-8 Simonstown Gaels, Dunshaughlin, 22/6/2008,
• Blackhall Gaels - Bye,

Round 5:

• Simonstown Gaels 1-10, 0-13 Blackhall Gaels, Walterstown, 20/8/2008,^[14]
• St. Peter's Dunboyne 1-15, 0-6 St. Patrick's, Ashbourne, 20/8/2008,^[15]
• Walterstown - Bye,

Group C

Team
Dunshaughlin	4	4	0	0	58	43	+15	8
	4	2	1	1	69	37	+32	5
Donaghmore Ashbourne	4	2	1	1	50	36	+14	5
Trim	4	1	3	0	40	51	-11	2
Kilmainhamwood	4	0	4	0	38	88	-50	0

Round 1:

• Dunshaughlin 2-10, 2-8 Duleek/Bellewstown, Ratoath, 25/4/2008,^[16]
• Donaghmore/Ashbourne 2-15, 1-5 Kilmainhamwood, Seneschalstown, 26/4/2008,
• Trim - Bye,

Round 2:

• Trim 1-14, 0-12 Kilmainhamwood, Dunderry, 4/5/2008,^[17]
• Dunshaughlin 1-7, 1-6 Donaghmore/Ashbourne, Ratoath, 4/5/2008,^[18]
• Duleek/Bellewstown - Bye,

Round 3:

• Duleek/Bellewstown 0-15, 0-5 Trim, Pairc Tailteann, 14/6/2008,^[19]
• Dunshaughlin 1-16, 0-11 Kilmainhamwood, Walterstown, 14/6/2008,
• Donaghmore/Ashbourne - Bye,

Round 4:

• Donaghmore/Ashbourne 1-8, 0-9 Trim, Walterstown, 20/6/2008,^[20]
• Duleek/Bellewstown 5-16, 1-4 Kilmainhamwood, Simonstown, 20/6/2008,^[21]
• Dunshaughlin - Bye,

Round 5:

• Dunshaughlin 0-13, 1-6 Trim, 19/8/2008,^[22]
• Duleek/Bellewstown 0-9, 0-9 Donaghmore/Ashbourne, 19/8/2008,
• Kilmainhamwood - Bye,

Knock-out Stage

Relegation Play Off

Team
Rathkenny	1	1	0	0	18	3	+15	2
Walterstown	1	1	0	0	12	9	+3	2
Kilmainhamwood	2	0	0	2	12	30	-18	0

Game 1: Walterstown 0-12, 0-9 Kilmainhamwood, Castletown, 31/8/2008,

Game 2: Rathkenny 2-12, 0-3 Kilmainhamwood, Drumconrath, 14/9/2008,^[23]

Finals

Preliminary Quarter-Final:

• Donaghmore/Ashbourne 2-13, 1-7 St. Patrick's, Pairc Tailteann, 2/9/2008,^[24]

Quarter-final:

• Blackhall Gaels 1-13, 0-7 Dunshaughlin, Pairc Tailteann, 7/9/2008,^[25]
• Wolfe Tones 4-7, 1-11 Duleek/Bellewstown, Pairc Tailteann, 7/9/2008,^[26]
• Navan O'Mahonys 2-12, 0-5 Donaghmore/Ashbourne, Pairc Tailteann, 9/9/2008,^[27]
• Summerhill 0-9, 0-8 St Peters Dunboyne, Pairc Tailteann, 9/9/2008,

Semi-final:

• Navan O'Mahonys 2-13, 0-9 Blackhall Gaels, Pairc Tailteann, 27/9/2008,^[28]
• Summerhill 1-14, 2-8 Wolfe Tones, Pairc Tailteann, 28/9/2008,^[29]

Final:

• Navan O'Mahonys 2-12, 0-7 Summerhill, Pairc Tailteann, 11/10/2008,^[30]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Summerhill vs Rathkenny. 25 April 2008. Hoganstand.com. 25 April 2008.
2. Web site: Navan O'Mahonys vs Wolfe Tones. 26 April 2008. Hoganstand.com. 26 April 2008.
3. Web site: Skryne vs Seneschalstown. 26 April 2008. Hoganstand.com. 26 April 2008.
4. Web site: Wolfe Tones vs Summerhill. 3 May 2008. Hoganstand.com. 3 May 2008.
5. Web site: Navan O'Mahonys vs Seneschalstown. 5 June 2008. Hoganstand.com. 5 June 2008.
6. Web site: Wolfe Tones vs Rathkenny. 8 June 2008. Hoganstand.com. 8 June 2008.
7. Web site: Wolfe Tones vs Seneschalstown. 22 June 2008. Hoganstand.com. 22 June 2008.
8. Web site: Navan O'Mahonys vs Rathkenny. 21 August 2008. Hoganstand.com. 21 August 2008.
9. Web site: Wolfe Tones vs Skryne. 20 August 2008. Hoganstand.com. 20 August 2008.
10. Web site: St. Peter's Dunboyne vs Walterstown. 27 April 2008. Hoganstand.com. 27 April 2008.
11. Web site: Walterstown vs Simonstown Gaels. 3 May 2008. Hoganstand.com. 3 May 2008.
12. Web site: Blackhall Gaels vs Walterstown. 14 June 2008. Hoganstand.com. 14 June 2008.
13. Web site: St. Patrick's vs Walterstown. 22 June 2008. Hoganstand.com. 22 June 2008.
14. Web site: Simonstown Gaels vs Blackhall Gaels. 20 August 2008. Hoganstand.com. 20 August 2008.
15. Web site: St. Peter's Dunboyne vs St. Patrick's. 20 August 2008. Hoganstand.com. 20 August 2008.
16. Web site: Dunshaughlin vs Duleek/Bellewstown. 25 April 2008. Hoganstand.com. 25 April 2008.
17. Web site: Trim vs Kilmainhamwood. 4 May 2008. Hoganstand.com. 4 May 2008.
18. Web site: Dunshaughlin vs Donaghmore/Ashbourne. 4 May 2008. Hoganstand.com. 4 May 2008.
19. Web site: Duleek/Bellewstown vs Trim. 14 June 2008. Hoganstand.com. 14 June 2008.
20. Web site: Donaghmore/Ashbourne vs Trim. 20 June 2008. Hoganstand.com. 20 June 2008.
21. Web site: Duleek/Bellewstown vs Kilmainhamwood. 20 June 2008. Hoganstand.com. 20 June 2008.
22. Web site: Dunshaughlin vs Trim. 19 August 2008. Hoganstand.com. 19 August 2008.
23. Web site: Rathkenny vs Kilmainhamwood. 14 September 2008. Hoganstand.com. 14 September 2008.
24. Web site: Domnaghmore/Ashboure vs St. Patricks. 2 September 2008. Hoganstand.com. 2 September 2008.
25. Web site: Blackhall Gaels vs Dunshaughlin. 7 September 2008. Hoganstand.com. 7 September 2008.
26. Web site: Wolfe Tones vs Duleek/Bellewstown. 7 September 2008. Hoganstand.com. 7 September 2008.
27. Web site: Navan O'Mahony's vs Donaghmore/Ashbourne. 9 September 2008. Hoganstand.com. 9 September 2008.
28. Web site: Navan O'Mahony's vs Blackhall Gaels. 27 September 2008. Hoganstand.com. 27 September 2008.
29. Web site: Summerhill vs Wolfe Tones. 28 September 2008. Hoganstand.com. 28 September 2008.
30. Web site: Navan O'Mahony's vs Summerhill. 11 October 2008. Hoganstand.com. 11 October 2008.