130th Meath Senior Football Championship
Tournament details
CountyMeath
ProvinceLeinster
Year2022
TrophyKeegan Cup
SponsorFairyhouse Steel
Date5 August - 16 October
Teams16
Defending championsWolfe Tones
Winners
ChampionsRatoath (3rd win)
ManagerDavid Brady
CaptainConor McGill
Runners-up
Runners-upSummerhill
ManagerConor Gillespie
CaptainPadhraig Geraghty
Promotion/Relegation
Relegated team(s)Navan O'Mahony's
Other
Matches played38
WebsiteMeath GAA

The 2022 Meath Senior Football Championship was the 130th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior clubs in County Meath, Ireland with 16 teams competing. The winner will represent Meath in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage.

Wolfe Tones were the defending champions after they defeated St. Peter's, Dunboyne in the 2021 final to claim their second S.F.C. crown and their first since 2006.[1]

In 2021, Trim won the I.F.C. to return to the Senior Football Championship for the first time since 2011.[2]

The draw for the group stages of the championship was made on 9 May 2022 with the games due to commence on 5 August 2022.

On 16 October 2022, Ratoath won the Keegan Cup by beating Summerhill 0-12 to 0-11 in the final. This was Ratoath's 3rd third Meath Senior Football Championship in their history and their third title in four years. Jack Flynn was awarded man of the match. Navan O'Mahony's were relegated to the Meath Intermediate Football Championship after losing to Seneschalstown in the relegation playoff final. They will compete at intermediate level for the first time since winning the Intermediate Football Championship in 2003 and only 8 years after their latest Keegan Cup win in 2015.

Championship Structure

The 2022 Meath S.F.C. consists of 16 teams drawn into four groups each containing four teams. The top two teams progress to the quarter-finals, while the bottom two in each group contest the Relegation Quarter-Finals. The losers of each Relegation Quarter-Final then contest the Relegation Semi-Finals, the losers of which will play-off for the right to retain their senior status into 2023.[3]

Team Changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2021 championship season.

Participating teams

The teams taking part in the 2022 Meath Senior Football Championship are:

Club Location Management Pre C'ship Odds 2021 Championship Position 2022 Championship Position
Ballinabrackey Ballinabrackey Aidan Coffey 33/1 Relegation Semi-Finalist Relegation Semi-Finalist
Curraha Curraha Ruairí Murphy 50/1 Relegation Semi-Finalist Relegation Quarter-Finalist
Donaghmore/Ashbourne Ashbourne Mick Deegan 8/1 Semi-Finalist Relegation Quarter-Finalist
Gaeil Colmcille Kells Luke Dempsey 7/1 Quarter-Finalist Quarter-Finalist
Moynalvey Moynalvey & Kiltale John Donoghue 20/1 Relegation Quarter-Finalist Quarter-Finalist
Na Fianna Enfield & Baconstown Cormac Davey 12/1 Quarter-Finlaist Semi-Finalist
Navan O'Mahonys Navan Darren Fay 33/1 Relegation Finalist Relegated
Ratoath Ratoath David Brady 3/1 Semi-Finalist Champions
Seneschalstown Kentstown & Yellow Furze Ciarán Marks 50/1 Relegation Quarter-Finalist Relegation Finalist
Simonstown Gaels Navan Colm O'Rourke 10/1 Relegation Quarter-Finalist Relegation Quarter-Finalist
Skryne Skryne & Tara Davy Byrne 20/1 Relegation Quarter-Finalist Quarter-Finalist
St. Colmcille's Bettystown, Donacarney, Laytown & Mornington Seán Barry & Seán Kelly 25/1 Quarter-Finalist Relegation Semi-Finalist
St. Peter's Dunboyne Dunboyne Trevor O'Sullivan 3/1 Runners-up Relegation Quarter-Finalist
Summerhill Summerhill Conor Gillespie 10/1 Quarter-Finalist Runners-up
Trim Trim Kevin Reilly 20/1 I.F.C. Champions Quarter-Finalist
Wolfe Tones Kilberry, Gibbstown, Oristown & Wilkinstown Michael McDermott 8/1 Champions Semi-Finalist

Group stage

[5]

There are four groups of four teams called Group A, B, C and D. The 1st and 2nd placed teams in each group qualify for the quarter-finals. The 3rd and 4th placed team in each group will proceed to the Relegation Play-Off to determine which team will suffer relegation.

The draw for the group stages of the championship was made on 9 May 2022.

Tiebreakers: If two or more teams were equal on points on completion of the group matches, the following tie-breaking criteria would be applied:

All Football Championships and Leagues shall be run on a combination of a league and knockout basis under Rule 6.21 T.O. Where teams finish equal with points for qualification or relegation process for concluding stages, the positioning shall be decided as follows;

  • (i) Where three teams are involved - the outcome of the meetings of the three teams in their previous games in the competition. If three teams finish level on points for three places and one team has beaten the other two teams that team qualifies in first place and other places are determined by the specified order. If there are two positions and one team has beaten the other two teams that team qualifies and the second place is determined by the specified order. If there is one position and one team has beaten the other two team that team qualifies;
  • (ii) Where two teams are involved - the outcome of the meeting of the two teams in the previous game in the competition;
  • (iii) Scoring Difference;
  • (iv) Highest total scores for;
  • (v) A play-off.

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knock-Out Stage

The 1st and 2nd placed teams in each group qualify for the quarter-finals. Quarter Final pairings were drawn with one group winner and one 2nd placed team in each pair with no repeat pairings from group stages. Semi Final pairings were determined by an open draw. The draw for the quarter-finals and Semi-Finals took place on 5th September 2022.[29]

Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
         
Wolfe Tones 0-11
Gaeil Colmcille 0-9
Wolfe Tones 0-6
Summerhill 1-10
Summerhill 2-19
Skryne 0-8
Summerhill 0-11
Ratoath 0-12
Trim 0-10
Na Fianna 1-10
Na Fianna 0-9
Ratoath 3-11
Ratoath 3-8
Moynalvey 0-10

Quarter-finals

18 September 2022 (2022-09-18) Quarter-Final 1 Wolfe Tones 0-11 (11) – (9) 0-9 Gaeil Colmcille Navan  
16:00 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 0-2 - 0-5) Venue: Páirc Tailteann

Pts: Cian Ward, Saran Ó Fionnagain (3 each), Stephen Sheppard, Caolan Ward (2 each), Thomas O'Reilly (1)		 Report
Pts: Brian O'Hanlon, Conal Courtney (2 each), Martin Barrett, Fionn Reilly, Jonny Quigley, Jordan Muldoon, Barry Farrelly (1 each)


17 September 2022 (2022-09-17) Quarter-Final 2 Trim 0-10 (10) – (13) 1-10 Na Fianna Clonard  
17:00 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 0-5 - 0-4)
Report


18 September 2022 (2022-09-18) Quarter-Final 3 Summerhill 2-19 (25) – (8) 0-8 Skryne Navan  
14:00 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 0-8 - 0-5) Venue: Páirc Tailteann
Gls: Adam Flanagan, John Lavelle (1 each)
Pts: Conor Lyons (8), Conor Frayne (3), Eoghan Frayne, Diarmuid McCabe (2 each), Liam Shaw, David Larkin, Padraig Geraghty, Kevin Ryan (1 each)		 Report
Pts: Niall Finnerty (3), Mark Battersby (2), Paddy Fox, Darragh Campion, Ciarán Lenehan (1 each)


18 September 2022 (2022-09-18) Quarter-Final 4 Ratoath 3-8 (17) – (10) 0-10 Moynalvey Dunshaughlin  
16:00 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 2-5 - 0-5)
Report


Semi-finals

2 October 2022 (2022-10-02) Semi-Final 1 Wolfe Tones 0-6 (6) – (13) 1-10 Summerhill Navan  
14:00 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 0-4 - 1-3) Venue: Páirc Tailteann

Pts: Caolan Ward (2), Cian Ward, Oisín Martin, Tom Gavigan, Niall O'Reilly (1 each)		 Report Gls: Conor Frayne (1)
Pts: Conor Frayne, Conor Lyons (3 each), Eoghan Frayne, Barry Dardis (2 each)


2 October 2022 (2022-10-02) Semi-Final 2 Na Fianna 0-7 (7) – (20) 3-11 Ratoath Navan  
15:45 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 0-6 - 2-5) Venue: Páirc Tailteann
Report


Final

16 October 2022 (2022-10-16) Final Summerhill 0-11 (11) – (12) 0-12 Ratoath Navan  
15:00 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 0-5 - 0-8) Venue: Páirc Tailteann

Pts: Eoghan Frayne (4), Barry Dardis (2), Conor Frayne, Diarmuid McCabe, David Larkin, Padhraig Geraghty, Eamonn McDonnell (1 each)		 Report
Pts: Daithí McGowan (4), Éamonn Wallace (3), Bryan McMahon (2), Bobby O'Brien, Cian Rogers, Jack Flynn (1 each)


Relegation play-off

The Relegation Play-Off consisted of the 3rd and 4th-placed finishers in each group. The winners of each playoff retained their senior status while the outright loser was relegated to the Intermediate championship for 2023. The draw for the relegation playoffs took place on 5th September 2022.[29]

Relegation Quarter-Finals

17 September 2022 (2022-09-17) Relegation Quarter-Final 1 St. Colmcille's 0-14 (14) – (17) 1-14 Curraha Seneschalstown  
17:00 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 0-11 - 1-6)
Report


18 September 2022 (2022-09-18) Relegation Quarter-Final 2 Navan O'Mahony's 0-13 (13) – (20) 3-11 St. Peter's Dunboyne Skryne  
18:30 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 0-7 - 2-5)
Report


18 September 2022 (2022-09-18) Relegation Quarter-Final 3 Donaghmore/Ashbourne 2-15 (21) – (13) 2-7 Seneschalstown Donore  
12:00 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 2-7 - 1-5)
Report


18 September 2022 (2022-09-18) Relegation Quarter-Final 4 Ballinabrackey 1-18 (21) – (21) 3-12
(a.e.t.)
(4-5 pen) 		Simonstown Gaels Trim  
15:00 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 0-4 - 1-4)
Report
    Penalty shootout
 

Relegation Semi-Finals

30 September 2022 (2022-09-30) Relegation Semi-Final 1 Seneschalstown 0-16 (16) – (21) 1-18
(a.e.t.) 		St. Colmcille's Skryne  
20:00 IST (UTC+1)


1 October 2022 (2022-10-01) Relegation Semi-Final 2 Ballinabrackey 0-13 (13) – (4) 0-4 Navan O'Mahony's Trim  
16:00 IST (UTC+1) (HT: 0-5 - 0-3)
Report


Relegation Final

Relegation Final Seneschalstown 4-9 (21) – (16) 3-7 Navan O'Mahony's Ashbourne  
(HT: 4-5 - 2-3)
Report


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  2. ↑ "IFC final: IFC final: Trim triumph with style and substance". hoganstand.com. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
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