2007 Meath Senior Football Championship

The 2007 Meath Senior Football Championship was the 115th 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.

Meath S.F.C.

Season	2007
Champions	Seneschalstown 3rd Senior Football Championship title
Relegated	Ballinlough
Leinster SCFC	Seneschalstown (Quarter-final Replay) St Vincents 1–12, Seneschalstown 0–10
All Ireland SCFC	N/A
Winning Captain	Cormac Quinn (Seneschalstown)
Man of the Match	Brian Clarke (Seneschalstown)
← 2006 2008 →

Wolfe Tones were the defending champions after they defeated Navan O'Mahonys in the previous years final.

Rathkenny were promoted after claiming the 2006 Meath Intermediate Football Championship title, their first Intermediate win since 1934.

On 4 November 2007, Seneschalstown claimed their 3rd Senior Championship title when they defeated Navan O'Mahonys 0–15 to 0–9 after a replay. Captain Cormac Quinn raised the Keegan Cup while Brian Clarke claimed the 'Man of the Match' award.

Ballinlough were relegated after 16 years in the senior grade.

Team changes

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

To S.F.C. Promoted from I.F.C. Rathkenny – (Intermediate Champions)

From S.F.C. Relegated to I.F.C. Cortown

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 Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts Dunshaughlin 5 4 1 0 65 52 +13 8 Summerhill 5 3 1 1 76 46 +30 7 Simonstown Gaels 5 3 1 1 71 58 +13 7 Blackhall Gaels 5 3 2 0 82 60 +22 6 Duleek 5 1 4 0 51 86 −35 2 Ballinlough 5 0 5 0 43 86 −43 0

Round 1: Dunshaughlin 0–11, 0–8 Duleek, Pairc Tailteann, 15 April 2007,[1] Summerhill 0–20, 1–6 Ballinlough, Longwood, 15 April 2007,[2] Blackhall Gaels 1–14, 1–9 Simonstown Gaels, Kilberry, 15 April 2007,[3] Round 2: Simonstown Gaels 3–7, 0–14 Dunshaughlin, Pairc Tailteann, 4/5/2007,[4] Summerhill 2–9, 0–9 Blackhall Gaels, Pairc Tailteann, 6/5/2007,[5] Duleek 2–12, 1–7 Ballinlough, Pairc Tailteann, 6/5/2007,[6] Round 3: Summerhill 1–7, 0–10 Simonstown Gaels, Dunsany, 24 July 2007, Blackhall Gaels 4–13, 0–7 Duleek, Ratoath, 24 July 2007,[7] Dunshaughlin 1–12, 0–6 Ballinlough, Pairc Tailteann, 26 July 2007, Round 4: Dunshaughlin 1–10, 0–12 Blackhall Gaels, Ratoath, 26 August 2007,[8] Summerhill 2–15, 0–6 Duleek, Dunsany, 26 August 2007, Simonstown Gaels 0–14, 1–2 Ballinlough, Athboy, 26 August 2007,[9] Round 5: Dunshaughlin 0–12, 0–10 Summerhill, Dunderry, 8/9/2007,[10] Simonstown Gaels 1–16, 1–9 Duleek, Skryne, 8/9/2007, Blackhall Gaels 3–10, 3–4 Ballinlough, Walterstown, 9 September 2007,[11]

Group B

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts Skryne 4 3 1 0 46 36 +10 6 St Peters Dunboyne 4 2 1 1 56 48 +12 5 Navan O'Mahonys 4 2 2 0 48 42 +6 4 Wolfe Tones 4 1 1 2 48 47 +1 4 Kilmainhamwood 4 0 3 1 41 65 −24 1

Round 1: Skryne 1–12, 0–7 Kilmainhamwood, Walterstown, 15 April 2007,[12] St. Peter's Dunboyne 0–12, 1–9 Wolfe Tones, Pairc Tailteann, 15 April 2007, Navan O'Mahonys – Bye Round 2: Wolfe Tones 1–10, 3–4 Kilmainhamwood, Nobber, Navan O'Mahonys 0–12, 0–11 St. Peter's Dunboyne, Dunshaughlin, Skryne – Bye, Round 3: St. Peter's Dunboyne 2–14, 1–9 Kilmainhamwood, Pairc Tailteann, Skryne 0–8, 0–7 Navan O'Mahonys, Seneschalstown, 28 July 2007,[13] Wolfe Tones – Bye Round 4: Wolfe Tones 1–11, 0–11 Navan O'Mahonys, Pairc Tailteann, 26 August 2007, St. Peter's Dunboyne 0–13, 1–9 Skryne, Dunshaughlin, Kilmainhamwood – Bye, Round 5: Skryne 1–8, 0–9 Wolfe Tones, Pairc Tailteann,[14] Navan O'Mahonys 3–8, 0–9 Kilmainhamwood, Carnaross, St. Peter's Dunboyne – Bye.

Group C

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts Rathkenny 4 2 1 1 41 44 −3 5 Seneschalstown 4 2 2 0 46 41 +5 4 St Patricks 4 1 1 2 46 48 −2 4 Trim 4 2 2 0 47 51 −4 4 Walterstown 4 1 2 1 47 43 +4 3

Round 1: Trim 0–15, 1–7 St. Patrick's, Dunshaughlin, 16 April 2007,[15] Seneschalstown 0–14, 0–8 Walterstown, Pairc Tailteann, 16 April 2007, Rathkenny – Bye, Round 2: Rathkenny 0–11, 0–10 Trim, Kilberry, St. Patrick's 1–8, 1–5 Seneschalstown, Skryne, Walterstown – Bye, Round 3: Trim 2–7, 0–9 Seneschalstown, Dunshaughlin, Rathkenny 0–8, 0–6 Walterstown, Pairc Tailteann, 24 June 2007,[16] St. Patrick's – Bye, Round 4: Walterstown 2–15, 1–6 Trim, Kilmessan, Rathkenny 1–10, 1–10 St. Patrick's, Pairc Tailteann, Seneschalstown – Bye, Round 5: St. Patrick's 1–9, 0–12 Walterstown, Duleek, Seneschalstown 1–12, 0–9 Rathkenny, Pairc Tailteann, Trim – Bye,

Knock-out Stage

Relegation Play-off

Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts Kilmainhamwood 2 1 1 0 32 26 +6 2 Walterstown 1 1 0 0 21 17 +4 2 Ballinlough 2 0 2 0 5 15 −10 0

Game 1: Walterstown 2–15, 1–14 Kilmainhamwood, Kilberry, /9/2008, (AET) Relegation Final: Kilmainhamwood 1–12, 0–5 Ballinlough, Kells, 6/10/2008,

Finals

The winners and runners up of each group qualify for the quarter finals along with the third-placed finisher of Group A.

Preliminary Quarter-finals Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final Navan O'Mahonys 0–11   St. Patrick's 1–4     Dunshaughlin 1–6           Navan O'Mahonys 1–14             Navan O'Mahonys 4–12             St Peters Dunboyne 2–7           St Peters Dunboyne 3–10           Rathkenny 1–6             Navan O'Mahonys 0–9           Seneschalstown 0–15         Simonstown Gaels 1–10           Skryne 0–10             Simonstown Gaels 1–9             Seneschalstown 3–6           Seneschalstown 2–11               Summerhill 0–11

Preliminary Quarter-final: Navan O'Mahonys 0–11, 1–4 St. Patrick's, Pairc Tailteann, 19 September 2007, Quarter-final: St. Peter's Dunboyne 3–10, 1–6 Rathkenny, Pairc Tailteann, 23 September 2007, Simonstown Gaels 1–10, 0–10 Skryne, Seneschalstown, 23 July 2007, Seneschalstown 2–11, 0–11 Summerhill, Pairc Tailteann, 23 September 2007,[17] Navan O'Mahonys 1–14, 1–6 Dunshuaghlin, Walterstown, 30 September 2007, Semi-final: Navan O'Mahonys 4–12, 2–7 St. Peter's Dunboyne, Pairc Tailteann, 7/10/2007, Seneschalstown 3–6, 1–9 Simonstown Gaels, Pairc Tailteann, 7/10/2007, Final: Seneschalstown 1–8, 0–11 Navan O'Mahonys, Pairc Tailteann, 21 October 2007,[18] Final Replay: Seneschalstown 0–15, 0–9 Navan O'Mahonys, Pairc Tailteann, 4/11/2007,[19]

References

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2. "Summerhill vs Ballinlough". Hoganstand.com. 15 April 2007. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2007.
3. "Blackhall Gaels vs Simonstown Gaels". Hoganstand.com. 15 April 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2007.
4. "Simonstown Gaels vs Dunshuaghlin". Hoganstand.com. 6 May 2007. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 6 May 2007.
5. "Summerhill vs Blackhall Gaels". Hoganstand.com. 6 May 2007. Retrieved 6 May 2007.
6. "Duleek vs Ballinlough". Hoganstand.com. 6 May 2007. Retrieved 6 May 2007.
7. "Blackhall Gaels vs Duleek". Hoganstand.com. 24 June 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2007.
8. "Dunshaughlin vs Blackhall Gaels". Hoganstand.com. 26 August 2007. Retrieved 26 August 2007.
9. "Simonstown Gaels vs Ballinlough". Hoganstand.com. 26 August 2007. Retrieved 26 August 2007.
10. "Dunshaughlin vs Summerhill". Hoganstand.com. 9 September 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2007.
11. "Blackhall Gaels vs Ballinlough". Hoganstand.com. 9 September 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2007.
12. "Skryne vs Kilmainhamwood". Hoganstand.com. 15 April 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2007.
13. "Skryne vs Navan O'Mahonys". Hoganstand.com. 28 July 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2007.
14. "Skryne vs Wolfe Tones". Hoganstand.com. 9 September 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2007.
15. "Trim vs St. Patrick's". Hoganstand.com. 15 April 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2007.
16. "Rathkenny vs Walterstown". Hoganstand.com. 24 June 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2007.
17. "Seneschalstown vs Summerhill". Hoganstand.com. 23 September 2007. Retrieved 23 September 2007.
18. "Seneschalstown vs Navan O'Mahonys". Hoganstand.com. 21 October 2007. Retrieved 21 October 2007.
19. "Seneschalstown vs Navan O'Mahonys". Hoganstand.com. 4 November 2007. Retrieved 4 November 2007.

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