1971 Meath Senior Football Championship

November 2019 November 2019 Meath S.F.C. 1971 Kilbride 5th Senior Championship Title Drumree Leinster SCFC Kilbride All Ireland SCFC n/a Winning Captain Pat Bruton (Kilbride) Man of the Match 40 1970 1972 The 1971 Meath Senior Football Championship is the 79th edition of the Meath GAA's premier club Gaelic football tournament for senior graded teams in County Meath, Ireland. The tournament consists of 15 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. This season saw Dunderry's return to the top flight after claiming the 1970 Meath Intermediate Football Championship title. It was also Syddan's return to the top flight after their application to be promoted from the 1970 I.F.C. was granted, even though they had failed to reach the knockout stages of the competition. Kilbride were the defending champions after they defeated Navan O'Mahonys in the previous years final, and they successfully defended their title to claim a 3-in-a-row of titles and their 5th in 8 seasons when beating Skryne 1-8 to 0-9 in the final in Pairc Tailteann. It was also their 7th final appearance in 8 seasons, a feat achieved by no other club to date. Pat Bruton raised the Keegan Cup for the Dunboyne parish outfit. Drumree applied to be regraded to the 1972 I.F.C. at the end of the campaign. 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 1970 championship season. To S.F.C. Promoted from I.F.C. Dunderry - (Intermediate Champions). Syddan From S.F.C. Regraded to I.F.C. Oldcastle Group stage Group A Team Pld Played W Won L Lost D Draw PF Points For PA Points Against PD Point Difference Pts Points Kilbride761000+012Dunderry761000+012Duleek761000+012Gaeil Colmcille734000+06Navan O'Mahonys734000+06Walterstown 734000+06St. Patrick's 716000+02Drumree707000+00 Round 1: Dunderry 1-8, 0-7 Walterstown, Kells, 18/4/1971, Kilbride +12, -12 Drumree, Dunshaughlin, 25/4/1971, Duleek w, l Gaeil Colmcille, Seneschalstown, 25/4/1971, Navan O'Mahonys w, l St. Patrick's, Duleek, 9/5/1971, Round 2: Walterstown 2-15, 1-4 Drumree, Trim, 9/5/1971, Dunderry 1-6, 1-4 Kilbride, Dunshaughlin, 9/5/1971, Duleek 0-10, 1-6 Navan O'Mahonys, Seneschalstown, 23/5/1971, Gaeil Colmcille 2-12, 0-6 St. Patrick's, Pairc Tailteann, 23/5/1971, Round 3: Kilbride 0-12, 1-6 Walterstown, Dunshaughlin, 23/5/1971, Dunderry 2-10, 1-5 Drumree, Summerhill, 23/5/1971, Duleek w, l St. Patrick's, Dunshaughlin, 6/6/1971, Gaeil Colmcille 2-8, 0-5 Navan O'Mahonys, Athboy, 20/6/1971, Round 4: Kilbride 2-11, 1-8 Duleek, Dunshaughlin, 13/6/1971, Dunderry 2-13, 1-5 St. Patrick's, Seneschalstown, 20/6/1971, Navan O'Mahonys 3-10, 2-7 Drumree, Kilmessan, 4/7/1971, Walterstown 0-13, 0-2 Gaeil Colmcille, Pairc Tailteann, 4/7/1971, Round 5: Kilbride 3-7, 2-8 St. Patrick's, Duleek, 4/7/1971, Duleek w, l Drumree, Seneschalstown, 18/7/1971, Dunderry w, l Gaeil Colmcille, Pairc Tailteann, 18/7/1971, Navan O'Mahonys 1-12, 1-9 Walterstown, Pairc Tailteann, 15/8/1971, Round 6: Kilbride 1-12, 0-10 Gaeil Colmcille, Pairc Tailteann, 15/8/1971, Dunderry w, l Navan O'Mahonys, Martry, 22/8/1971, Duleek w, l Walterstown, Stamullen, 22/8/1971, St. Patrick's w/o, scr Drumree, Round 7: Kilbride 1-12, 0-5 Navan O'Mahonys, Skryne, 29/8/1971, Duleek 2-9, 1-11 Dunderry, Skryne, 29/8/1971, Gaeil Colmcille w/o, scr Drumree, Walterstown w/o, scr St. Patrick's, Semi-final playoff: Kilbride 0-10, 1-7 Dunderry, Pairc Tailteann, 5/9/1971, Dunderry 2-14, 1-3 Duleek, Pairc Tailteann, 12/9/1971, Kilbride 1-8, 1-6 Duleek, Kilmessan, 19/9/1971, Group B Team Pld Played W Won L Lost D Draw PF Points For PA Points Against PD Point Difference Pts Points Skryne 650100+011Trim651000+010Seneschalstown641100+09Syddan633000+06Slane624000+04Ballinlough615000+02St. Vincent's606000+00 Round 1: Syddan 2-7, 0-6 Slane, Kilbride, 18/4/1971, Skryne 1-8, 0-7 Ballinlough, Pairc Tailteann, 25/4/1971, Seneschalstown 0-14, 1-7 St. Vincent's, Dunshaughlin, 9/5/1971, Trim - Bye, Round 2: Trim w, l Syddan, Pairc Tailteann, 9/5/1971, Ballinlough 2-9, 0-11 St. Vincent's, Pairc Tailteann, 23/5/1971, Skryne 1-7, 0-10 Seneschalstown, Duleek, 23/5/1971, Slane - Bye, Round 3: Trim 3-10, 2-6 Slane, Kilmessan, 23/5/1971, Skryne 2-11, 1-9 St. Vincent's, Pairc Tailteann, 6/6/1971, Seneschalstown +10, -10 Ballinlough, Kells, 6/6/1971, Syddan - Bye, Round 4: Trim 4-10, 3-5 Seneschalstown, Pairc Tailteann, 13/6/1971, Syddan w, l St. Vincent's, Seneschalstown, 13/6/1971, Skryne 2-6, 0-3 Slane, Seneschalstown, 4/7/1971, Ballinlough - Bye, Round 5: Syddan w/o, scr Ballinlough, Kells, 20/6/1971, Trim 1-9, 0-9 St. Vincent's, Dunshaughlin, 4/7/1971, Seneschalstown w, l Slane, Duleek, 11/7/1971, Skryne - Bye, Round 6: Skryne w, l Syddan, Pairc Tailteann, 18/7/1971, Slane w, l St. Vincent's, 18/7/1971, Trim w, l Ballinlough, Seneschalstown - Bye, Round 7: Skryne 1-11, 1-5 Trim, Pairc Tailteann, 15/8/1971, Slane w, l Ballinlough, Seneschalstown w, l Syddan, St. Vincent's - Bye, Knock-out Stages The winners and runners up of each group qualify for the semi-finals. Semi-finals Final 50 Kilbride 1-7 Trim 0-7 Skryne 0-13 Dunderry 0-5 Kilbride 1-8 Skryne 0-9 Semi-finals: Kilbride 1-7, 0-7 Trim, Pairc Tailteann, 1/10/1971, Skryne 0-13, 0-5 Dunderry, Pairc Tailteann, 10/10/1971, Final: Kilbride 1-8, 0-9 Skryne, Pairc Tailteann, 24/10/1971, Leinster Senior Club Football Championship Preliminary round: Kilbride 0-8, 0-7 Athlone, Cusack Park, 11/4/1971, Quarter-final: Kilbride v ??? References External links Meath Senior Football Championship Category:Meath Senior Football Championship