1981 Meath Senior Football Championship

November 2019 November 2019 Meath S.F.C. 1981 Navan O'Mahonys 10th Senior Championship Title n/a Leinster SCFC Navan O'Mahonys (Semi-final 3rd Replay) Raheens 2-13 Navan O'Mahonys 1-7, All Ireland SCFC n/a Winning Captain Ben Tansey (Navan O'Mahonys) Man of the Match Finian Murtagh (Navan O'Mahonys) 40 1980 1982 The 1981 Meath Senior Football Championship is the 89th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 13 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. Walterstown were the defending champions after they defeated Syddan in the previous years final. However, they lost their crown when losing to eventual champions Navan O'Mahonys at the semi-final stage. This was Nobber's first ever period in the senior grade after claiming the 1980 Meath Intermediate Football Championship title. On 18 October 1981, Navan O'Mahonys claimed their 10th Senior Championship title, when defeating Skryne 1-14 to 0-5 after a replay in Pairc Tailteann, Navan. This was the 6th time an S.F.C. final was decided after a replay. Ben Tansey raised the Keegan Cup for O'Mahonys while Finian Murtagh claimed the 'Man of the Match' award. Team changes http://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA.Edu/Default.aspx#panel=document Meath Chronicle Archives 16 January 2018 Irishnewsarchive.com 16 January 2018 17 May 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200517081432/https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/#panel=document deadhttp://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/Olive/APA/INA.Edu/Default.aspx#panel=document Meath Gaelic Football Champions Roll of Honor 16 January 2018 Hoganstand.com 16 January 2018 17 May 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200517081432/https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/#panel=document dead The following teams have changed division since the 1980 championship season. To S.F.C. Promoted from I.F.C. Nobber - (Intermediate Champions) From S.F.C. Regraded to I.F.C. Duleek Group stage Group A Team Pld Played W Won L Lost D Draw PF Points For PA Points Against PD Point Difference Pts Points Walterstown54018039+419Seneschalstown53025929+308St. Patrick's53114029+117Trim52304753-64Dunshaughlin51402369-462Gaeil Colmcille50502656-300 Round 1 Walterstown 3-6, 1-8 St. Patrick's, Dunshaughlin, 12/4/1981, Trim 1-6, 0-6 Dunshaughlin, Kilberry, 12/4/1981, Seneschalstown 1-11, 0-7 Gaeil Colmcille, Kilmessan, 12/4/1981, Round 2 St. Patrick's 3-4, 0-3 Dunshaughlin, Duleek, 17/5/1981, Trim 2-13, 0-7 Gaeil Colmcille, Kilberry, 24/5/1981, Walterstown 0-10, 1-7 Seneschalstown, Stamullen, 21/6/1981, Round 3 Dunshaughlin 1-7, 0-6 Gaeil Colmcille, Martry, 14/6/1981, Seneschalstown 0-6, 0-6 St. Patrick's, Duleek, 5/7/1981, Walterstown 1-12, 1-6 Trim, Martry, 5/7/1981, Round 4 St. Patrick's 1-7, 0-5 Trim, Dunshaughlin, 19/7/1981, Seneschalstown 1-11, 0-1 Dunshaughlin, Kilmessan, 19/7/1981, Walterstown 1-10, 0-6 Gaeil Colmcille, Martry, 29/7/1981, Round 5 Walterstown 5-12, 0-3 Dunshaughlin, Skryne, 24/7/1981, Seneschalstown 2-9, 0-5 Trim, Dunshaughlin, 23/8/1981, St. Patrick's w/o, scr Gaeil Colmcille, Seneschalstown, 24/8/1981, Group B Team Pld Played W Won L Lost D Draw PF Points For PA Points Against PD Point Difference Pts Points Skryne65017734+4311Navan O'Mahonys64117750+279Summerhill642067*55*+27*8Syddan622229**47**-18**6Nobber62316455+95Martinstown/Athboy615033*86*-53*2Castletown60513757-401 Round 1 Skryne 6-7, 0-1 Syddan, Pairc Tailteann, 12/4/1981, Navan O'Mahonys 3-8, 0-12 Summerhill, Trim, 12/4/1981, Martinstown/Athboy 1-8, 0-7 Castletown, Kells, 12/4/1981, Nobber - Bye. Round 2 Syddan 1-8, 1-2 Nobber, Castletown, 26/4/1981, Summerhill 1-17, 0-5 Martinstown/Athboy, Kilmessan, 3/5/1981, Navan O'Mahonys 1-12, 0-5 Castletown, Martry, 17/5/1981, Skryne - Bye. Round 3 Skryne 2-4, 1-7 Nobber, Pairc Tailteann, 10/5/1981, Summerhill 1-11, 3-1 Castletown, Pairc Tailteann, 24/5/1981, Navan O'Mahonys 2-12, 1-3 Martinstown/Athboy, Trim, 24/5/1981, Syddan - Bye. Round 4 Summerhill 0-14, 2-5 Nobber, Pairc Tailteann, 21/6/1981, Navan O'Mahonys 1-6, 2-3 Syddan, Castletown, 28/6/1981, Skryne 0-18, 0-5 Martinstown/Athboy, Dunshaughlin, 3/7/1981, Castletown - Bye. Round 5 Navan O'Mahonys 0-7, 0-6 Nobber, Kilberry, 5/7/1981, Syddan 2-2, 0-8 Castletown, Kells, 5/7/1981, Skryne 1-9, 0-7 Summerhill, Pairc Tailteann, 19/7/1981, Martinstown/Athboy - Bye. Round 6: Nobber 1-6, 0-7 Castletown, Kilberry, 19/7/1981, Syddan w, l Martinstown/Athboy, Martry, 19/7/1981, Skryne 1-9, 1-8 Navan O'Mahonys, Duleek, 26/7/1981, Summerhill - Bye. Round 7: Nobber 3-14, 0-6 Martinstown/Athboy, Martry, 24/7/1981, Summerhill w, l Syddan, Skryne w/o, scr Castletown, Navan O'Mahonys - Bye. Knock-out Stages The winners and runners up of each group qualify for the semi-finals. Semi-finals Final 50 Walterstown 2-4 Navan O'Mahonys 0-13 Skryne 1-10 R Seneschalstown 1-3 R Navan O'Mahonys 1-14 R Skryne 0-5 R Semi-finals: Navan O'Mahonys 0-13, 2-4 Walterstown, Pairc Tailteann, 30/8/1981, Skryne 0-10, 1-7 Seneschalstown, Pairc Tailteann, 30/8/1981, Semi-final Replay: Skryne 1-10, 1-3 Seneschalstown, Pairc Tailteann, 13/9/1981, Final: Navan O'Mahonys 0-7, 1-4 Skryne, Pairc Tailteann, 27/9/1981, Final Replay: Navan O'Mahonys 1-14, 0-5 Skryne, Pairc Tailteann, 18/10/1981, Leinster Senior Club Football Championship Quarter-final: Newtown Blues 1-4, 2-13 Navan O'Mahonys, Drogheda Park, 22/11/1981, Semi-final: Raheens 0-10, 0-10 Navan O'Mahonys, Parnell Park, 27/2/1982, Raheens 0-15, 1-12 Navan O'Mahonys, Parnell Park, 13/3/1982, (AET) Raheens 0-11, 0-11 Navan O'Mahonys, Parnell Park, 20/3/1982, (AET) Raheens 2-13, 1-7 Navan O'Mahonys, St. Conleth's Park, 28/3/1982, References External links Meath Senior Football Championship Category:Meath Senior Football Championship