Meath Senior Football Championship 2009

Meath S.F.C

Season	2009
Champions	Seneschalstown 4th Senior Football Championship title
Relegated	N/A
Leinster SCFC	Seneschalstown (quarter finals) Portlaoise 3-12 Seneschalstown 1-6
All-Ireland SCFC	N/A
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The Meath Senior Football Championship 2009 is the main tournament in the season for senior clubs in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 16 teams and the winner of the tournament will represent Meath in the Leinster Senior Club Football Championship of 2009. The championship starts with a group stage and then goes on to a knock out stage. In the 2008 final, Navan O'Mahonys defeated Summerhill and St. Ultans were promoted to the Senior division after claiming the Meath Intermediate Football Championship title. In this years campaign, Seneschalstown won the Keegan Cup. After much controversy, with Walterstown appealing for a re-fixture, no team was relegated and the Intermediate Champions became the 17th team in the Senior Football Championship.

Participating Teams

The teams taking part in the Meath Senior Football Championship 2011 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 finshers in Group B and C will qualify for the quarter finals. Thrid place in Group B will play third place in Group C for a quater 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 quater finals to qualify in 2009.

Group A

Team Pld W L D PD Pts Navan O'Mahonys 5 3 1 1 +22 7 St Patricks 5 2 2 1 -2 6 Seneschalstown 5 2 1 2 +7 5 Simonstown Gaels 5 2 1 2 +5 5 Donaghmore Ashbourne 5 2 0 3 -7 4 Duleek/Bellewstown 5 1 1 3 -25 3 Group B Team Pld W L D PD Pts Skryne 4 4 0 0 +20 8 St Peters Dunboyne 4 2 1 1 +5 5 Blackhall Gaels 4 2 0 2 -8 4 St Ultans 4 1 1 2 +4 3 Walterstown 4 0 0 4 -21 0 Group C Team Pld W L D PD Pts Wolfe Tones 4 4 0 0 +22 8 Summerhill 4 3 0 1 +12 6 Dunshaughlin 4 2 0 2 -2 4 Trim 4 1 0 3 +6 2 Rathkenny 4 0 0 4 -38 0 Knock-out Stages Relegation Play Off Team Pld W L D PF PA PD Pts 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 Controversy surrounding the relegation play-off meant that 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   Quarter Finals Semi Finals Final                                Skryne 1-10    Seneschalstown 2-15      Seneschalstown 0-14      Summerhill 1-10    St Patricks  ?    Summerhill ?        Seneschalstown 2-8    Wolfe Tones 1-8    Dunshaughlin 2-6    Navan O'Mahonys 2-12      Navan O'Mahonys 0-8    Wolfe Tones 0-11    Wolfe Tones 1-18    St Peters Dunboyne 0-9   Quarter Finals Skryne 1-10, 2-15 Seneschalstown, Pairc Tailteann, St Patricks ?, ? Summerhill, Navan O'Mahonys 2-12 ,2-6 Dunshaughlin, Pairc Tailteann, Wolfe Tones 1-18, 0-9 St Peters Dunboyne, Pairc Tailteann, Semi Finals Wolfe Tones 0-11, 0-8 Navan O'Mahonys, Pairc Tailteann, Seneschalstown 0-14 , 1-10 Summerhill, Pairc Tailteann, Final Wolfe Tones 1-13, 1-13 Seneschalstown, Pairc Tailteann, Final Replay Wolfe Tones 1-8, 2-8 Seneschalstown, Pairc Tailteann, References [1] [2] [3] [4]