2009 Meath Senior Football Championship Explained

Competition:	Meath S.F.C
Sponsor:	Meath Farm Machinery
Season:	2009
Winners:	Seneschalstown 4th Senior Football Championship title
Winning Captain:	Ciaran Macken
Relegated:	None
Continentalcup1:	Leinster SCFC
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:	Seneschalstown (quarter finals) Portlaoise 3-12 Seneschalstown 1-6
Continentalcup2:	All-Ireland SCFC
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:	N/A
Continentalcup3:	Winning Captain
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers:	Ciaran Macken (Seneschalstown)
Continentalcup4:	Man of the Match
Continentalcup4 Qualifiers:	Damien Sheridan (Seneschalstown)
Prevseason:	2008
Nextseason:	2010

The 2009 Meath Senior Football Championship was the 117th 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. Navan O'Mahonys were the defending champions after they defeated Summerhillin the previous years final.

St. Ultan's were promoted after claiming the 2008 Meath Intermediate Football Championship title, their first ever year in the senior grade.

On 26 September 2009, Seneschalstown claimed their 4th Senior Championship title when they defeated Wolfe Tones 2-8 to 1-8 after a replay. Ciaran Macken lifted the Keegan Cup for the Yellow Furze outfit while Damien Sheridan claimed the 'Man of the Match' award.

After much controversy no team was relegated from the senior grade. Walterstown lost their relegation tie after extra time to Rathkenny, but appealed for a re-fixture on the basis that extra time wasn't agreed beforehand. When Rathkenny refused to fulfill a re-fixture no team was relegated and the Intermediate Champions Oldcastle became the 17th team in the Senior Football Championship.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2008 championship season.

To S.F.C.

Promoted from I.F.C.

• St. Ultan's - (Intermediate Champions)

From S.F.C.

Relegated to I.F.C.

• Kilmainhamwood

Participating teams

The teams taking part in the 2009 Meath Senior Football Championship are:

Club	Location	2009 Championship Position
Blackhall Gaels	Batterstown	Non Qualifier
Donaghmore/Ashbourne	Ashbourne	Non Qualifier
Duleek/Bellewstown	Duleek	Relegation Play Off
Dunshaughlin	Dunshaughlin	Quarter-finalist
Navan O'Mahonys	Navan	Semi-finalist
Rathkenny	Rathkenny	Relegation Play Off
Seneschalstown	Kentstown	Champions
Simonstown Gaels	Navan	Non Qualifier
Skryne	Skryne	Quarter-finalist
St Patricks	Stamullen	Quarter-finalist
St Peters Dunboyne	Dunboyne	Quarter-finalist
St Ultans	Bohermeen	Non Qualifier
Summerhill	Summerhill	Semi-finalist
Trim	Trim	Non Qualifier
Walterstown	Navan	Relegation Play Off
Wolfe Tones	Donaghpatrick	Finalist

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. Dunshaughlin defeated Blackhall Gaels in the preliminary quarter finals to qualify in 2009.

Group A

Team
Navan O'Mahonys	5	3	1	1	67	45	+22	7
St Patricks	5	2	1	2	64	67	-3	6
Seneschalstown	5	2	2	1	70	63	+7	5
Simonstown Gaels	5	2	2	1	79	73	+6	5
Donaghmore Ashbourne	5	2	3	0	55	62	-7	4
Duleek/Bellewstown	5	1	3	1	55	80	-25	3

Round 1:

• Seneschalstown 0-11, 0-9 Navan O'Mahony's, Pairc Tailteann, 19/4/2009,
• Duleek/Bellewstown 1-9, 0-8 Donaghmore/Ashbourne, Pilltown, 19/4/2009,^[1]
• Simonstown Gaels 1-16, 1-8 St. Patrick's, Pairc Tailteann, 19/8/2009,

Round 2:

• Navan O'Mahony's 0-14, 0-7 Donaghmore/Ashbourne, Skryne, 3/5/2009,
• St. Patrick's 1-10, 1-8 Seneschalstown, Ashbourne, 1/5/2009,^[2]
• Simonstown Gaels 5-11, 1-9 Duleek/Bellewstown, Pairc Tailteann, 3/5/2009,^[3]

Round 3:

• Navan O'Mahonys 1-12, 0-8 Duleek/Bellewstown, Seneschalstown, 14/6/2009,^[4]
• St. Patrick's 2-13, 1-13 Donaghmore/Ashbourne, Donore, 17/6/2009,
• Simonstown Gaels 1-15, 1-15 Seneschalstown, Pairc Tailteann, 17/6/2009,

Round 4:

• Navan O'Mahony's 2-12, 0-8 Simonstown Gaels, Pairc Tailteann, 13/9/2009,
• St. Patrick's 0-10, 0-10 Duleek/Bellewstown, Ashbourne, 13/9/2009,
• Donaghmore/Ashbourne 1-7, 1-6 Seneschalstown, Ratoath, 13/9/2009,

Round 5:

• Donaghmore/Ashbourne 1-11, 0-8 Simonstown Gaels, Skryne, 19/9/2009,^[5]
• St. Patrick's 0-11, 0-11 Navan O'Mahonys, Donore, 20/9/2009,
• Seneschalstown 2-15, 0-13 Duleek/Bellewstown, Pairc Tailteann, 20/9/2009,^[6]

Group B

Team
Skryne	4	4	0	0	61	41	+20	8
St Peters Dunboyne	4	2	1	1	56	51	+5	5
Blackhall Gaels	4	2	2	0	43	51	-8	4
St Ultans	4	1	2	1	58	54	+4	3
Walterstown	4	0	4	0	43	64	-21	0

Round 1:

• Blackhall Gaels 1-12, 1-10 St. Ultan's, Walterstown, 19/4/2009,^[7]
• Skryne 0-19, 1-8 St. Peter's Dunboyne, Dunshaughlin, 19/4/2009,^[8]
• Walterstown - Bye

Round 2:

• Skryne 2-10, 0-10 Walterstown, Pairc Tailteann, 3/5/2009,
• St. Ultan's 1-10, 2-7 St. Peter's Dunboyne, Seneschalstown, 3/5/2009,
• Blackhall Gaels - Bye

Round 3:

• Blackhall Gaels 1-9, 0-10 Walterstown, Dunshaughlin, 7/6/2009,
• Skryne 0-15, 1-8 St. Ultan's, Pairc Tailteann, 7/6/2009,
• St. Peter's Dunboyne - Bye

Round 4:

• Skryne 0-11, 1-6 Blackhall Gaels, Dunshaughlin, 5/9/2009,^[9]
• St. Peter's Dunboyne 1-12, 0-12 Walterstown, Pairc Tailteann, 6/9/2009,^[10]
• St. Ultan's - Bye

Round 5:

• St. Peter's Dunboyne 2-11, 0-7 Blackhall Gaels, Ashbourne, 18/9/2009,^[11]
• St. Ultan's 2-15, 0-11 Walterstown, Pairc Tailteann, 20/9/2009,
• Skryne - Bye

Group C

Team
Wolfe Tones	4	4	0	0	63	41	+22	8
Summerhill	4	3	1	0	56	44	+12	6
Dunshaughlin	4	2	2	0	54	56	-2	4
Trim	4	1	3	0	60	54	+6	2
Rathkenny	4	0	4	0	28	66	-38	0

Round 1:

• Trim 0-16, 0-5 Rathkenny, Simonstown, 18/4/2009,^[12]
• Summerhill 0-11, 0-7 Dunshaughlin, Dunsany, 19/4/2009,^[13]
• Wolfe Tones - Bye

Round 2:

• Dunshaughlin 2-12, 2-4 Rathkenny, Simonstown, 3/5/2009,^[14]
• Wolfe Tones 1-12, 0-13 Trim, Pairc Tailteann, 4/5/2009,^[15]
• Summerhill - Bye

Round 3:

• Wolfe Tones 1-12, 1-9 Summerhill, Athboy, 14/6/2009,^[16]
• Dunshaughlin 1-15, 2-11 Trim, Pairc Tailteann, 14/6/2009,^[17]
• Rathkenny - Bye

Round 4:

• Wolfe Tones 0-15, 0-5 Rathkenny, Pairc Tailteann, 13/9/2009,^[18]
• Summerhill 2-10, 3-5 Trim, Pairc Tailteann, 13/9/2009,
• Dunshaughlin - Bye

Round 5:

• Wolfe Tones 2-12, 0-11 Dunshaughlin, Pairc Tailteann, 19/9/2009,^[19]
• Summerhill 1-14, 0-8 Rathkenny, Simonstown, 19/9/2009,
• Trim - Bye

Knock-out Stages

Relegation Play Off

Team
Rathkenny	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Duleek/Bellewstown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Walterstown	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

In the relegation match between Rathkenny and Walterstown, Rathkenny won the original match (1-13 to 0-13 AET in Seneschalstown), but Walterstown appealed the result on the basis that the playing of extra-time had not been agreed beforehand. The Leinster Council ruled in their favour at a subsequent appeal, throwing the championship into chaos. Rathkenny wouldn't fulfill a re-fixture so that meant no teams were relegated in 2009, but instead an extra team was added to the Senior Football Championship, bringing the total number of teams from 16 to 17.

Finals

Preliminary Quarter-Finals

• Dunshaughlin 1-12, 1-4 Blackhall Gaels, Ashbourne, 25/9/2009,^[20]

Quarter-finals

• Wolfe Tones 1-18, 0-9 St Peters Dunboyne, Pairc Tailteann, 24/9/2009,^[21]
• Skryne 1-10, 2-15 Seneschalstown, Pairc Tailteann, 27/9/2009,^[22]
• St Patricks 0-11, 1-11 Summerhill, Pairc Tailteann, 27/9/2009,
• Navan O'Mahonys 2-12 ,2-6 Dunshaughlin, Pairc Tailteann, 4/10/2009,^[23]

Semi-finals

• Wolfe Tones 0-14, 0-14 Navan O'Mahonys, Pairc Tailteann, 11/10/2009, AET ^[24]
• Seneschalstown 0-14 , 1-10 Summerhill, Pairc Tailteann, 11/10/2009,^[25]
• Wolfe Tones 0-11, 0-8 Navan O'Mahonys, Pairc Tailteann, 18/10/2009 ^[26]

Final

• Wolfe Tones 1-13, 1-13 Seneschalstown, Pairc Tailteann, 1/11/2009, AET ^[27]

Final Replay

• Wolfe Tones 1-8, 2-8 Seneschalstown, Pairc Tailteann, 5/11/2009,^[28]

References

• Rathkenny still waiting – Sport – GAA – Articles – Meath Chronicle
• Senior Football Championship
• Schedule takes heavy toll – Sport – Roundup – Articles – Meath Chronicle
• Seneschalstown prevail – Sport – Matchreports – Articles – Meath Chronicle

1. Web site: Duleek/Bellestown vs Donaghmroe/Ashbourne. 19 April 2009. Hoganstand.com. 19 April 2009.
2. Web site: St. Patrick's vs Seneschalstown. 1 May 2009. Hoganstand.com. 1 May 2009.
3. Web site: Simonstown Gaels vs Duleek/Bellewstown. 3 May 2009. Hoganstand.com. 3 May 2009.
4. Web site: Navan O'Mahony's vs Duleek/Bellewstown. 14 June 2009. Hoganstand.com. 14 June 2009.
5. Web site: Donaghmore/Ashbourne vs Simonstown Gaels. 19 September 2009. Hoganstand.com. 19 September 2009.
6. Web site: Seneschalstown vs Duleek/Bellewstown. 20 September 2009. Hoganstand.com. 20 September 2009.
7. Web site: Blackhall Gaels vs St. Ultan's. 19 April 2009. Hoganstand.com. 19 April 2009.
8. Web site: Skryne vs St. Peter's Dunboyne. 19 April 2009. Hoganstand.com. 19 April 2009.
9. Web site: Skryne vs Blackhall Gaels. 5 September 2009. Hoganstand.com. 5 September 2009.
10. Web site: St. Peter's Dunboyne vs Walterstown. 6 September 2009. Hoganstand.com. 6 September 2009.
11. Web site: St. Peter's Dunboyne vs Blackhall Gaels. 18 September 2009. Hoganstand.com. 18 September 2009.
12. Web site: Trim vs Rathkenny. 18 April 2009. Hoganstand.com. 18 April 2009.
13. Web site: Summerhill vs Dunshaughlin. 19 April 2009. Hoganstand.com. 19 April 2009.
14. Web site: Dunshaughlin vs Rathkenny. 3 May 2009. Hoganstand.com. 3 May 2009.
15. Web site: Wolfe Tones vs Trim. 4 May 2009. Hoganstand.com. 4 May 2009.
16. Web site: Wolfe Tones vs Summerhill. 14 June 2009. Hoganstand.com. 14 June 2009.
17. Web site: Dunshaughlin vs Trim. 14 June 2009. Hoganstand.com. 14 June 2009.
18. Web site: Wolfe Tones vs Rathkenny. 13 September 2009. Hoganstand.com. 13 September 2009.
19. Web site: Wolfe Tones vs Dunshaughlin. 19 September 2009. Hoganstand.com. 19 September 2009.
20. Web site: Dunshaughlin vs Blackhall Gaels. 25 September 2009. Hoganstand.com. 25 September 2009.
21. Web site: Wolfe Tones vs St. Peter's Dunboyne. 24 September 2009. Hoganstand.com. 24 September 2009.
22. Web site: Seneschalstown vs Skryne. 27 September 2009. Hoganstand.com. 27 September 2009.
23. Web site: Seneschalstown vs Skryne. 4 October 2009. Hoganstand.com. 4 October 2009.
24. Web site: Wolfe Tones vs Navan O'Mahonys. 11 October 2009. Hoganstand.com. 11 October 2009.
25. Web site: Seneschalstown vs Summerhill. 11 October 2009. Hoganstand.com. 11 October 2009.
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27. Web site: Seneschalstown vs Wolfe Tones. 1 November 2009. Hoganstand.com. 1 November 2009.
28. Web site: Seneschalstown vs Wolfe Tones. 5 November 2009. Hoganstand.com. 5 November 2009.