2004 Meath Intermediate Football Championship

The 2004 Meath Intermediate Football Championship is the 78th 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.

Meath I.F.C.

Season	2004
Champions	Wolfe Tones 1st Intermediate Football Championship title
Relegated	Curraha
Leinster ICFC	Wolfe Tones (Final), Naas 0-8, 1-10 Wolfe Tones
All Ireland ICFC	Wolfe Tones (Semi-Final), Pomeroy Plunketts 1-7 0-7 Wolfe Tones
← 2003 2005 →

This was Ballivor's first year in this grade since 2002, after just 1 years in the Senior grade since being relegated in 2003. .

Wolfe Tones were promoted after claiming the 2003 Meath Junior Football Championship title, their first year in the intermediate grade since being relegated in the 1980s and only their 2nd ever period as an intermediate club, and in 2004, Wolfe Tones claimed their 1st ever Intermediate championship title when they defeated Duleek 2-10 to 1-12 .

Curraha were relegated after 3 years as an Intermediate club.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2003 championship season.

From I.F.C. Promoted to S.F.C. Navan O'Mahonys - (Intermediate Champions) Relegated to J.A.F.C.

To I.F.C. Relegted from S.F.C. Ballivor Promoted from J.A.F.C. Wolfe Tones - (Junior 'A' Champions)

Group stage

There are 2 groups called Group A and B. The 4 top finishers in Group A and B will qualify for the quarter finals. The 2 teams that finish last in their groups will play in a relegation play off.

Group A

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts Wolfe Tones 7 7 0 0 119 69 +50 14 Nobber 7 5 2 0 111 74 +37 10 Carnaross 7 4 3 0 99 83 +16 8 Ballivor 7 4 3 0 90 76 +14 8 Drumconrath 7 4 3 0 79 84 -5 8 Na Fianna 7 3 4 0 95 89 +6 6 Drumree 7 1 6 0 63 111 -48 2 Curraha 7 0 7 0 49 118 -69 0

Round 1: Wolfe Tones 1-5, 0-4 Curraha, Duleek,[1] Nobber 2-13, 0-5 Drumconrath, Meath Hill,[2] Na Fianna 1-14, 0-6 Carnaross, Dunsany, Ballivor 2-9, 0-9 Drumree, Summerhill, Round 2: Wolfe Tones 1-7, 0-9 Ballivor, Dunderry, Nobber 3-19, 0-8 Curraha, Slane Drumconrath 0-11, 0-8 Carnaross, Kilmainhamwood, Na Fianna 2-12, 2-6 Drumree, Summerhill, Round 3: Wolfe Tones 5-10, 0-10 Na Fianna, Dunderry, Nobber 0-13, 1-8 Ballivor, Pairc Tailteann, Carnaross 2-13, 2-3 Drumree, Bective, Drumconrath 2-12, 0-8 Curraha, Rathkenny, Round 4: Wolfe Tones 2-11, 2-6 Carnaross, Kells, Nobber 1-8, 1-7 Na Fianna, Dunsany, Drumconrath 1-10, 1-6 Drumree, Walterstown, Ballivor 1-10, 0-8 Curraha, Dunsany, Round 5: Wolfe Tones 3-16, 0-7 Drumree, Skryne, Carnaross 1-12, 1-8 Nobber, Carlanstown, Ballivor 1-12, 0-7 Drumconrath, Simonstown, Na Fianna 2-13, 0-6 Curraha, Dunsany, Round 6: Wolfe Tones 1-12, 2-6 Drumconrath, Castletown,[3] Nobber 2-8, 0-6 Drumree, Bective, Carnaross 2-15, 0-8 Curraha, Kilberry, Ballivor 2-11, 1-8 Na Fianna, Round 7: Wolfe Tones 2-13, 2-9 Nobber, Castletown, Carnaross 2-12, 0-10 Ballivor, Kells, Drumconrath 0-12, 1-7 Na Fianna, Bective, Drumree 1-8, 0-7 Curraha, Dunshaughlin,

Group B

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts Duleek 7 5 1 1 86 61 +25 11 Syddan 7 5 2 0 82 75 +7 10 Oldcastle 7 5 2 0 84 57 +27 10 Castletown 7 4 2 1 80 68 +12 9 St. Colmcille's 7 2 4 1 62 66 -4 5 Rathkenny 7 2 4 1 65 91 -26 5 Slane 7 1 4 2 71 88 -17 4 Donaghmore/Ashbourne 7 0 5 2 58 82 -24 2

Round 1: Duleek 0-12,0-6 Rathkenny, Donore,[4] Oldcastle 0-9, 0-7 St. Colmcille's,[5] Syddan 0-11, 0-6 Donaghmore/Ashbourne, Duleek,[6] Castletown 1-12, 0-6 Slane, Rathkenny,[7] Round 2: Duleek 1-8, 0-8 St. Colmcille's, Stamullen, Oldcastle 0-11, 0-6 Slane, Simonstown, Syddan 1-9, 1-8 Castletown, Drumconrath, Rathkenny 0-12, 1-6 Donaghmore/Ashbourne, Round 3: Duleek 0-11, 0-11 Slane, Donore, Oldcastle 1-13, 0-8 Castletown, Rathkenny 1-6, 0-8 Syddan, Slane, Donaghmore/Ashbourne 2-5, 0-11 St. Colmcille's, Duleek,[8] Round 4: Duleek 1-9, 0-10 Oldcastle, Kilberry,[9] Syddan 0-11, 1-6 St. Colmcille's, Duleek, Slane 1-11, 0-11 Donaghmore/Ashbourne, Duleek, Castletown 2-11, 0-9 Rathkenny, Syddan,[10] Round 5: Castletown 2-5, 0-9 Duleek, Rathkenny,[11] Oldcastle 0-12, 1-5 Donaghmore/Ashbourne, Syddan 2-11, 2-8 Slane, Rathkenny,[12] St. Colmcille's 1-9, 0-10 Rathkenny, Duleek,[13] Round 6: Duleek 0-13, 0-4 Donaghmore/Ashbourne, Ratoath, Syddan 0-12, 1-5 Oldcastle, Kells, Slane 1-12, 1-12 Rathkenny, Kilberry, Castletown 1-6, 0-7 St. Colmcille's, Round 7: Duleek 1-15, 1-8 Syddan, Donore,[14] Oldcastle 2-12, 0-4 Rathkenny, St. Colmcille's 0-8, 0-5 Slane, Duleek, Castletown 1-6, 1-6 Donaghmore/Ashbourne,

Knock-out stage

Relegation play off

The two bottom finishers from the group stage qualify for the relegation final.

Relegation final:

• Donaghmore/Ashbourne 0-10, 1-4 Curraha, Ratoath,

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.

Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final                   1 Wolfe Tones 1-13 (AET) 8 Castletown 1-11 (AET) Wolfe Tones 3-11 Nobber 1-6 5 Nobber 2-11 4 Oldcastle 1-9 Wolfe Tones 2-10 Duleek 1-12 3 Carnaross 2-9 6 Syddan 0-13 Carnaross 0-9 Duleek 0-16 7 Duleek 1-12 2 Ballivor 0-7

Quarter-Finals: Duleek 1-12, 0-7 Ballivor, Dunsany, 5/9/2004, Nobber 2-11, 1-9 Oldcastle, Kells, 5/9/2004, Wolfe Tones 1-13, 1-11 Castletown, Nobber, 5/9/2004, (AET) Carnaross 2-9, 0-13 Syddan, Moynalty, 5/9/2004,[15] Semi-Finals: Duleek 0-16, 0-9 Carnaross, Pairc Tailteann, 19/9/2004, Wolfe Tones 3-11, 1-6 Nobber, Pairc Tailteann, 19/9/2004, Final: Wolfe Tones 2-10, 1-12 Duleek, Pairc Tailteann, 3/10/2004,

Leinster Intermediate Club Football Championship

Preliminary Round:

• Wolfe Tones 1-10, 2-5 Ballymore, Kilberry, 13/11/2004,

Quarter-Final:

• Wolfe Tones 2-6, 0-6 Parnells, Kilberry, 20/11/2004,

Semi-Final:

• Wolfe Tones 2-13, 1-7 Avondale, Kilberry, 28/11/2004,

Final:

• Wolfe Tones 1-10, 0-8 Naas, Kilberry, 4/12/2004,

All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship

Semi-Final:

• Pomeroy Plunketts 1-7, 0-7 Wolfe Tones, Breffni Park, 20/2/2005,

References

1. "Wolfe Tones vs Curraha". Independent.ie. 19 April 2004. Retrieved 19 April 2004.
2. "Nobber vs Drumconrath". Independent.ie. 19 April 2004. Retrieved 19 April 2004.
3. "Wolfe Tones vs Drumconrath". Hoganstand.com. 8 August 2004. Retrieved 8 August 2004.
4. "Duleek vs Rathkenny". Hoganstand.com. 19 April 2004. Retrieved 19 April 2004.
5. "Oldcastle vs St. Colmcille's". Independent.ie. 19 April 2004. Retrieved 19 April 2004.
6. "Sydan vs Donaghmore/Ashbourne". Independent.ie. 19 April 2004. Retrieved 19 April 2004.
7. "Castletown vs Slane". Independent.ie. 19 April 2004. Retrieved 19 April 2004.
8. "Donaghmore/Ashbourne vs St. Colmcille's". Independent.ie. 29 May 2004. Retrieved 29 May 2004.
9. "Duleek vs Oldcastle". Hoganstand.com. 27 June 2004. Retrieved 27 June 2004.
10. "Castletown vs Rathkenny". Independent.ie. 27 June 2004. Retrieved 27 June 2004.
11. "Castletown vs Duleek". Hoganstand.com. 13 July 2004. Retrieved 13 July 2004.
12. "Sydan vs Slane". Independent.ie. 13 July 2004. Retrieved 13 July 2004.
13. "St. Colmcille's vs Rathkenny". Independent.ie. 13 July 2004. Retrieved 13 July 2004.
14. "Duleek vs Syddan". Hoganstand.com. 8 August 2004. Retrieved 8 August 2004.
15. "Carnaross vs Syddan". Hoganstand.com. 5 September 2004. Retrieved 5 September 2004.

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