2010 Meath Senior Football Championship Explained

Competition:	Meath S.F.C
Season:	2010
Winners:	Skryne 13th Senior Football Championship title
Relegated:	St Ultans GAA
Continentalcup1:	Leinster SCFC
Continentalcup1 Qualifiers:	Skryne (semi finals) Rhode 2-11 Skryne 1-10
Continentalcup2 Qualifiers:	N/A
Continentalcup3:	Winning Captain
Continentalcup3 Qualifiers:	Aidan Tuite (Skryne)
Continentalcup4:	Man of the Match
Continentalcup4 Qualifiers:	Paddy O'Rourke (Skryne)
Biggest Home Win1:	Winning team
Biggest Home Win2:	Aidan Tuite
Matches:	49
Prevseason:	2009
Nextseason:	2011

The 2010 Meath Senior Football Championship was the 118th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 17 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 Wolfe Tones, after a replay, in the previous year's final.

Oldcastle were promoted after claiming the 2009 Meath Intermediate Football Championship title, their first year in the senior grade since being relegated in 2002.

On 26 September 2010, Skryne claimed their 13th Senior Championship title when they defeated Seneschalstown 0-21 to 4-8 in a very entertaining final. The game looked like it would go to extra time, but with the last kick of the game, Skryne's Paddy O'Rourke scored a 45 and sealed the win for Skryne. Aidan Tuite, the Skryne captain, lifted the Keegan Cup while Paddy O'Rourke claimed the 'Man of the Match' award.

St. Ultan's were relegated after just 2 years as a senior club.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2009 championship season:

To S.F.C.

Promoted from I.F.C.

• Oldcastle - (Intermediate Champions)

Participating teams

The teams that took part in the 2010 Meath Senior Football Championship were:

Club	Location	2009 Championship Position	2010 Championship Position
Blackhall Gaels	Batterstown	Non Qualifier	Non Qualifier
Donaghmore/Ashbourne	Ashbourne	Non Qualifier	Quarter Finalist
Duleek/Bellewstown	Duleek	Relegation Play Off	Quarter Finalist
Dunshaughlin	Dunshaughlin	Quarter Finalist	Non Qualifier
Navan O'Mahonys	Navan	Semi Finalist	Non Qualifier
Oldcastle	Oldcastle	Intermediate Champions	Relegation Play Off
Rathkenny	Rathkenny	Relegation Play Off	Semi Finalist
Seneschalstown	Kentstown	Champions	Finalist
Simonstown Gaels	Navan	Non Qualifier	Relegation Play Off
Skryne	Skryne	Quarter Finalist	Champions
St Patricks	Stamullen	Quarter Finalist	Non Qualifier
St Peters Dunboyne	Dunboyne	Quarter Finalist	Semi Finalist
St Ultans	Bohermeen	Non Qualifier	Relegated to Intermediate
Summerhill	Summerhill	Semi Finalist	Non Qualifier
Trim	Trim	Non Qualifier	Non Qualifier
Walterstown	Navan	Relegation Play Off	Quarter Finalist
Wolfe Tones	Donaghpatrick	Finalist	Quarter Finalist

Group stage

There are three groups called Group A, B and C. The three top finishers in Group A and B; and the first and second placed teams in Group C, qualify for the quarter-finals. The three teams that finish last in their groups go through to a round-robin relegation play off. The loser gets relegated to the Intermediate Division.

Group A

Team
Rathkenny	5	4	0	1	47	42	+5	9
Walterstown	5	4	1	0	66	51	+15	8
Seneschalstown	5	3	2	0	61	59	+2	6
Blackhall Gaels	5	2	2	1	62	53	+9	5
Dunshaughlin	5	1	4	0	65	54	+11	2
St Ultans	5	0	5	0	45	86	-41	0

Round 1:

• Seneschalstown 3-12, 0-13 St. Ultan's, Pairc Tailteann, 17/4/2010,^[1]
• Walterstown 2-11, 2-10 Dunshaughlin, Pairc Tailteann, 18/4/2010,^[2]
• Rathkenny 0-9, 1-6 Blackhall Gaels, Pairc Tailteann, 18/4/2010,^[3]

Round 2:

• Blackhall Gaels 1-19, 0-9 St. Ultan's, Skryne, 28/4/2010,
• Seneschalstown 0-11, 1-7 Dunshaughlin, Ratoath, 1/5/2010,^[4]
• Rathkenny 0-10, 0-8 Walterstown, Pairc Tailteann, 2/5/2010,^[5]

Round 3:

• Blackhall Gaels 0-6, 1-9 Walterstown, Ashbourne, 28/5/2010,^[6]
• Dunshaughlin 3-12, 0-3 St. Ultan's, Pairc Tailteann, 28/5/2010,^[7]
• Rathkenny 0-9 , 0-8 Seneschalstown, Simonstown, 30/5/2010,^[8]

Round 4:

• Walterstown 2-8 , 1-9 St. Ultan's, Simonstown, 17/7/2010,
• Rathkenny 1-7, 1-6 Dunshaughlin, Pairc Tailteann, 18/7/2010,^[9]
• Blackhall Gaels 1-9, 2-8 Seneschalstown, Ashbourne, 18/7/2010

Round 5:

• Dunshaughlin 0-9, 1-10 Blackhall Gaels, Summerhill, 6/8/2010,^[10]
• Rathkenny 0-9, 0-8 St. Ultan's, Meath Hill, 8/8/2010,^[11]
• Walterstown 0-15, 0-7 Seneschalstown, Pairc Tailteann, 8/8/2010.

Group B

Team
Wolfe Tones	5	3	1	1	67	55	+12	7
Skryne	5	3	1	1	75	66	+9	7
St. Peter's Dunboyne	5	3	2	0	73	72	+1	6
St Patricks	5	1	2	2	72	83	-11	4
Trim	5	1	3	1	63	72	-9	3
Simonstown Gaels	5	1	3	1	56	62	-6	3

• Simonstown Gaels finish bottom of Group B because of their head-to-head result against Trim

Round 1:

• Wolfe Tones 1-8, 1-10 St. Peter's Dunboyne, Skryne, 17/4/2010,^[12]
• Skryne 0-11, 1-8 Simonstown Gaels, Seneschalstown, 18/4/2010,^[13]
• St. Patrick's 4-6, 2-12 Trim, Walterstown, 18/4/2010,

Round 2:

• Simonstown Gaels 1-11, 2-13 St. Peter's Dunboyne, Skryne, 1/5/2010,^[14]
• Wolfe Tones 0-11, 1-3 Trim, Pairc Tailteann, 2/5/2010,^[15]
• Skryne 0-17, 1-6 St. Patrick's, Ashbourne, 2/5/2010,^[16]

Round 3:

• Skryne 1-6, 1-13 Wolfe Tones, Pairc Tailteann, 29/5/2010,^[17]
• Trim 1-8, 0-12 St. Peter's Dunboyne, Summerhill, 30/5/2010,^[18]
• Simonstown Gaels 0-15, 1-6 St. Patrick's, Donore, 30/5/2010,

Round 4:

• Skryne 2-16, 4-6 Trim, Dunsany, 18/7/2010,^[19]
• Simonstown Gaels 2-5, 1-10 Wolfe Tones, Pairc Tailteann, 18/7/2010,^[20]
• St. Patrick's 2-14, 2-11 St. Peter's Dunboyne, Ratoath, 18/7/2010,

Round 5:

• Skryne 2-10 , 2-6 St. Peters's Dunboyne, Waltertown, 8/8/2010,^[21]
• Simonstown Gaels 0-9, 1-7 Trim, Dunderry, 8/8/2010,^[22]
• St. Patrick's 2-10, 2-10 Wolfe Tones, Seneschalstown, 8/8/2010.^[23]

Group C

Team
Donaghmore/Ashbourne	4	3	1	0	60	48	+12	6
Duleek/Bellewstown	4	2	1	1	49	46	+3	5
Navan O'Mahonys	4	2	2	0	52	44	-8	4
Summerhill	4	2	2	0	49	59	-10	4
Oldcastle	4	0	3	1	42	55	-13	1

Round 1:

• Oldcastle 0-10, 2-9 Navan O'Mahony's, Athboy, 18/4/2010,
• Summerhill 0-17, 2-6 Donaghmore/Ashbourne, Dunshaughlin, 18/4/2010,^[24]
• Duleek/Bellewstown - Bye,

Round 2:

• Duleek/Bellewstown 0-9, 1-9 Donaghmore/Ashbourne, Donore, 30/4/2010,^[25]
• Summerhill 1-4, 3-8 Navan O'Mahony's, Dunsany, 2/5/2010,
• Oldcastle - Bye,

Round 3:

• Duleek/Bellewstown 1-7, 1-7 Oldcastle, Pairc Tailteann, 30/5/2010,^[26]
• Navan O'Mahony's 1-7, 2-9 Donaghmore/Ashbourne, Pairc Tailteann, 30/5/2010,^[27]
• Summerhill - Bye,

Round 4:

• Oldcastle 0-12, 2-13 Donaghmore/Ashbourne, Pairc Tailteann, 16/7/2010,^[28]
• Summerhill 2-8, 1-15 Duleek/Bellewstown, Dunshaughlin, 18/7/2010,^[29]
• Navan O'Mahonys - Bye,

Round 5:

• Duleek/Bellewstown 1-9, 0-10 Navan O'Mahony's, Skryne, 8/8/2010,^[30]
• Oldcastle 0-10, 1-8 Summerhill, Pairc Tailteann, 8/8/2010,
• Donaghmore/Ashbourne - Bye,

Knock-out Stage

Relegation Play Off

Team
Oldcastle	1	1	0	0	19	9	+10	2
Simonstown Gaels	1	1	0	0	17	15	+2	2
St Ultans	2	0	0	2	24	36	-12	0

Game 1: St. Ultans 1-12, 0-17 Simonstown Gaels, Kilberry, 21/8/2010,^[31]

Game 2: St. Ultans 2-3, 2-13 Oldcastle, Ballinlough, 29/8/2010,

Finals

Quarter-Finals

• Donaghmore/Ashbourne 1-8, 2-11 Skryne, Pairc Tailteann, 21/8/2010,^[32]
• Rathkenny 1-11, 0-11 Duleek/Bellewstown, Pairc Tailteann, 22/8/2010, AET^[33]
• Seneschalstown 2-12, 2-7 Wolfe Tones, Pairc Tailteann, 22/8/2010,
• Walterstown 0-11, 0-13 St. Peter's Dunboyne, Ratoath, 22/8/2010,^[34]

Semi-Finals

• Rathkenny 0-8, 0-10 Seneschalstown, Pairc Tailteann, 12/9/2010,^[35]
• Skryne 2-9, 2-8 St. Peter's Dunboyne, Pairc Tailteann, 12/9/2010,^[36]

Final

• Seneschalstown 4-8, 0-21 Skryne, Pairc Tailteann, 26/9/2010,^[37]

References

• https://web.archive.org/web/20100723140322/http://meath.gaa.ie/fixtures-results.htm
• https://web.archive.org/web/20100723140322/http://meath.gaa.ie/fixtures-results.htm
• https://web.archive.org/web/20100723140322/http://meath.gaa.ie/fixtures-results.htm
• http://www.meathchronicle.ie/sport/gaa/articles/2010/11/24/4001761-rhode-trip-up-skryne-and-earn-final-ticket/
• https://web.archive.org/web/20120928162056/http://www.gaainfo.com/club.php?co=meath&club=nobber

Notes and References

1. Web site: Seneschalstown vs St. Ultan's. 17 April 2010. Seneschalstowngaa.com. 17 April 2010 .
2. Web site: Walterstown vs Dunshaughlin. 18 April 2010. Hoganstand.com. 18 April 2010 .
3. Web site: Rathkenny vs Blackhall Gaels. 18 April 2010. Hoganstand.com. 18 April 2010 .
4. Web site: Rathkenny vs Blackhall Gaels. 1 May 2010. Hoganstand.com. 1 May 2010 .
5. Web site: Rathkenny vs Walterstown. 2 May 2010. Hoganstand.com. 2 May 2010 .
6. Web site: Walterstown vs Blackhall Gaels. 28 May 2010. Hoganstand.com. 28 May 2010 .
7. Web site: Dunshaughlin vs St. Ultan's. 28 May 2010. Hoganstand.com. 28 May 2010 .
8. Web site: Rathkenny vs Seneschalstown. 30 May 2010. Hoganstand.com. 30 May 2010 .
9. Web site: Rathkenny vs Dunshaughlin. 18 July 2010. Hoganstand.com. 18 July 2010 .
10. Web site: Blackhall Gaels vs Dunshaughlin. 6 August 2010. Hoganstand.com. 6 August 2010 .
11. Web site: Rathkenny vs St. Ultan's. 8 August 2010. Hoganstand.com. 8 August 2010 .
12. Web site: St. Peter's Dunboyne vs Wolfe Tones. 17 April 2010. Hoganstand.com. 17 April 2010 .
13. Web site: Skryne vs Simonstown Gaels. 18 April 2010. Hoganstand.com. 18 April 2010 .
14. Web site: St. Peter's Dunboyne vs Simonstown Gaels. 1 May 2010. Hoganstand.com. 1 May 2010 .
15. Web site: Wolfe Tones vs Trim. 2 May 2010. Hoganstand.com. 2 May 2010 .
16. Web site: Skryne vs St. Patrick's. 2 May 2010. Hoganstand.com. 2 May 2010 .
17. Web site: Wolfe Tones vs Skryne. 29 May 2010. Hoganstand.com. 29 May 2010 .
18. Web site: St. Peter's Dunboyne vs Trim. 30 May 2010. Hoganstand.com. 30 May 2010 .
19. Web site: Skryne vs Trim. 18 July 2010. Hoganstand.com. 18 July 2010 .
20. Web site: Wolfe Tones vs Simonstown Gaels. 18 July 2010. Meathchronicle.ie. 18 July 2010 .
21. Web site: Skryne vs St. Peter's Dunboyne. 8 August 2010. Hoganstand.com. 8 August 2010 .
22. Web site: Trim vs Simonstown Gaels. 8 August 2010. Hoganstand.com. 8 August 2010 .
23. Web site: St. Patrick's vs Wolfe Tones. 8 August 2010. Hoganstand.com. 8 August 2010 .
24. Web site: Summerhill vs Donaghmore/Ashbourne. 18 April 2010. Hoganstand.com. 18 April 2010 .
25. Web site: Donaghmore/Ashbourne vs Duleek/Bellewstown. 30 April 2010. Hoganstand.com. 30 April 2010 .
26. Web site: Duleek/Bellewstown vs Oldcastle. 30 May 2010. Meathchronicle.ie. 30 May 2010 .
27. Web site: Donaghmore/Ashbourne vs Navan O'Mahonys. 30 May 2010. Meathchronicle.ie. 30 May 2010 .
28. Web site: Donaghmore/Ashbourne vs Oldcastle. 16 July 2010. Hoganstand.com. 16 July 2010 .
29. Web site: Duleek/Bellewstown vs Summerhill. 18 July 2010. Hoganstand.com. 18 July 2010 .
30. Web site: Duleek/Bellewstown vs Navan O'Mahonys. 8 August 2010. Meathchronicle.ie. 8 August 2010 .
31. Web site: Simonstown Gaels vs St. Ultan's. 21 August 2010. Hoganstand.com. 21 August 2010 .
32. Web site: Skryne vs Donaghmore/Ashbourne. 21 August 2010. Hoganstand.com. 21 August 2010 .
33. Web site: Rathkenny vs Duleek/Bellewstown. 22 August 2010. Hoganstand.com. 22 August 2010 .
34. Web site: St. Peter's Dunboyne vs Walterstown. 22 August 2010. Hoganstand.com. 22 August 2010 .
35. Web site: Seneschalstown vs Rathkenny (Semi-Final). 12 September 2010. Hoganstand.com. 12 September 2010 .
36. Web site: Skryne vs St. Peter's Dunboyne(Semi-Final). 12 September 2010. Hoganstand.com. 12 September 2010 .
37. Web site: Skryne vs Seneschalstown(Final). 26 September 2010. Hoganstand.com. 26 September 2010 .